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Human Being ProjectE32 | Healing Yourself: Exploring the Power of Energy and Intuition to Heal with Angela ChapmanE32 | Healing Yourself: Exploring the Power of Energy and Intuition to Heal with Angela Chapman
Angela Chapman, a holistic energy practitioner, explains how she uses science and intuition to bypass cognitive resistance in her clients to help them resolve past traumas and release deeply ingrained negative belief systems. Discover your innate power to heal yourself and the role of belief systems in wellness.
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How to Connect with Angela Chapman
To connect with Angela, visit aligningserenity.com.
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Human Being ProjectE31 | Science vs. Woo: A Comedian's Unfiltered Take on the Ridiculousness of Spirituality with Niall MackayE31 | Science vs. Woo: A Comedian's Unfiltered Take on the Ridiculousness of Spirituality
Get ready for an irreverent one-on-one conversation between Janelle and comedian, Niall Mackay, about the validity of spirituality. Niall doesn't hold back, dismissing spirituality as something that can't be proven and isn't real, while Janelle argues there may be a synergy between science and spirituality in crafting a meaningful life. Is science the only answer or does spirituality play a role in our human existence?
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How to Connect with Niall Mackay
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Human Being ProjectE30 | From Pastor to Therapist: Exploring the Role of Spirituality in Modern Therapy with Brent PeakE30 | From Pastor to Therapist: Exploring the Role of Spirituality in Modern Therapy with Brent Peak
Former Baptist minister Brent Peak discusses his transition from religious leader to therapist. Throughout the episode, we examine the shifts, challenges, and insights encountered along the path away from organized religion and shed light on the intricate interplay between faith and inner healing in modern therapy and coaching.
How to Connect with Brent Peak
For great free resources and to work with Brent, visit brentpeak.com and/or northvalleytherapy.org.
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Human Being ProjectE29 | Small Wins, Big Impact: Crushing Goals with Baby StepsE29 | Small Wins, Big Impact: Crushing Goals with Baby Steps
Setting and achieving goals can feel daunting or even pointless, especially if you've let yourself down before. But when you learn to approach the process with grace and self-awareness, you find that taking small, measurable steps toward your big dreams, celebrating your progress, and staying open to alternate paths gets you there eventually - and right on time.
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Human Being ProjectE28 | Proving Your Worth: How Small Choices Shape How You See Yourself with Ryan Bush, Author of Become Who You AreE28 | Proving Your Worth: How Small Choices Shape How You See Yourself with Ryan Bush
Ryan Bush, author of Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture and Become Who You Are: A New Theory of Self-Esteem, Human Greatness, and the Opposite of Depression shares why depression and anxiety are easier to overcome than you think - just by being a person you respect and doing things you consider admirable. Plus, Ryan candidly discusses being diagnosed with Autism—a neurobiological condition often labeled as a disorder or disability, but he believes is a rare and special gift.
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Human Being ProjectE27 | Break the Pattern: A New Approach to Holiday GatheringsE27 | Break the Pattern: A New Approach to Holiday Gatherings
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Key Topics in this Episode
Dynamics of Social GatheringsPerception and Control in RelationshipsMaking memories and traditions during HolidaysConflict during Family GatheringsPositive Approaches to Holiday GatheringsGratitude and Eye ContactLove Languages and Gift-GivingVolunteer ExperiencesBeing Present during Holidays
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Human Being ProjectE26 | The Pay Now Play Later Philosophy: Balancing Being and Doing with Josh ThiessenE26 | The Pay Now Play Later Philosophy: Balancing Being and Doing with Josh Thiessen
Josh strictly adheres to a Pay Now Play Later philosophy, but his productive lifestyle and responsibility to plan for everyone and everything doesn't leave him much time to enjoy the moment. In this family episode, we look for a balance between doing and being. Can we be both future-focused and present in each moment?
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Human Being ProjectE25 | Finding Freedom in LESS: Is Minimalism the Path to Your Well-being? with Brian GardnerE25 | Finding Freedom in LESS: Is Minimalism the Path to Your Well-being? with Brian Gardner
Brian Gardner is an advocate for living a minimalistic lifestyle, not just by reducing what he owns or buys, but by being intentional about what he devotes time and energy to. He is also a Chicago-based entrepreneur, designer, and WordPress expert.
I reached out to Brian to join us as a guest after reading an article he wrote for Becoming Minimalist called "We Are Defined By The Things We Don't Do."
In this episode, Brian shares the...2023-11-0941 min
Human Being ProjectE24 | The Vulnerable Leader: Exploring the Impact of Authentic LeadershipE24 | The Vulnerable Leader: Exploring the Impact of Authentic Leadership
In this open conversation, Ron shares why he's felt the need to maintain a veneer of aloofness to protect his professional edge and dives deep into his desire for productivity. We confront the notion that, if you're always expected to have the answers, you might start feeling like you can't ask for help yourself.
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Human Being ProjectE23 | Leaders Need Mentors Too! A Search for the Perfect Mentor with Chantal Kozar: The Follow-upE23 | Leaders Need Mentors Too! A Search for the Perfect Mentor with Chantal Kozar: The Follow-up
In this follow-up to E22, Chantal shares how her perspective has shifted in the following weeks. After some reflection, she believes that mentorship can come from anywhere and that it's important to stay open and receptive to wisdom and guidance from the most unlikely sources.
Chantal is an integral part of The Mothertree Collective, a supportive community and resource center for expectant mothers and new parents here in Kelowna, BC. She is also an energy worker who off...2023-10-2610 min
Human Being ProjectE22 | Leaders Need Mentors Too! A Search for the Perfect Mentor with Chantal KozarE22 | Leaders Need Mentors Too! A Search for the Perfect Mentor with Chantal Kozar
Chantal Kozar is a natural leader who is exploring the idea of mentorship. While she values her friendships with women and the bond of sisterhood they share, she longs to be challenged and supported by someone she doesn't feel responsible to serve.
For more on what happened after this episode, listen to the follow-up, where we touch base with Chantal a few weeks later to see how her search for a mentor is going.
Chantal is an integral part of ...2023-10-1946 min
Human Being ProjectE21 | Self-Perception and External Validation: The Struggle with Weight and Body ImageE21 | Self-Perception and External Validation: The Struggle with Weight and Body Image
In this therapist/client style interaction, Janelle talks openly about her twenty-year struggle with weight and body image. Together, we explore why she cares about the extra weight and its impact on her health and lifestyle. Most importantly, we work to pinpoint where the pressure to do something about the extra weight is really coming from.
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Human Being ProjectE20 | Embracing Uncertainty: Finding Opportunities in ChallengesE20 | Embracing Uncertainty: Finding Opportunities in Challenges
In this episode, we talk about the fear of uncertainty and how it makes us do boring things, like staying firmly planted in our comfort zone even though we're miserable. But if we can learn to roll with it, uncertainty almost always brings powerful opportunities for growth and expansion. Of course, it's uncomfortable to take a risk and trust the process, but that discomfort is often an indicator that you're in the right place at the right time, having the experience you need. If you don't understand why t...2023-10-0517 min
Human Being ProjectE19 | Creating A Safe Space For Self-Exploration with Lina HeidE19 | Creating A Safe Space For Self-Exploration with Lina Heid
Lina Heid, a passionate advocate for youth, has experienced profound personal growth in the last few years. As a young child, she lacked the support and guidance she desperately needed from the adults responsible for raising her. But, despite her painful upbringing, Lina managed to accomplish big things. Although driven to pursue her dream of a career in social work, it didn't take her long to realize that true happiness and purpose aren't necessarily found in fancy degrees and big paychecks, but in being present a...2023-09-2846 min
Human Being ProjectE18 | Mastering Intuition: Unlocking The Power Of Silent KnowledgeE18 | Mastering Intuition: Unlocking The Power Of Silent Knowledge
What is intuition? It's that inner voice that nudges you in a certain direction, sometimes gently, sometimes persistently. Referencing Malcolm Gladwell, Carlos Castaneda, Wayne Dyer, and even the movie Yes Man, we explore the relationship between intuition and logic and the fine line between intuition and fear. How do you hear, trust, and use your intuition? When making important decisions, which should have the last word: your intuitive gut or your logical brain?
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Human Being ProjectE17 | How Do I Communicate With The People I Love? with Cristy Slozka: The Follow-upE17 | How Do I Communicate With The People I Love? with Cristy Slozka: The Follow-up
Cristy returns (from episode 5) to share her progress in communicating more effectively, specifically with her spouse. She talks about key observations she's made that have completely changed how she responds, what she takes on, and what she lets go of. She shares different techniques she's experimented with to create open lines of communication, like addressing a problem head-on before it escalates, and how doing so has helped her see that miscommunication and an unwillingness to get clarity have often been t...2023-09-1421 min
Human Being ProjectE16 | Nurturing Mental Health Through Creative Expression with Tyler LemcoE16 | Nurturing Mental Health Through Creative Expression with Tyler Lemco
Tyler Lemco is an artist who doesn't attach himself to just one medium. He has a career in comedy but also loves painting, music, acting, and writing. Currently fascinated by the flow state, Tyler has experimented with bouncing from one creative outlet to another on any given day and has not only gained a deeper understanding of himself but has also fully embraced being "kinda bad" at many cool things.
In this episode, Tyler tells us how creative expression, without the expectation of it...2023-09-0743 min
Human Being ProjectE15 | Your Presence Is Your Purpose with Debb Latwat: The Follow-upE15 | Your Presence Is Your Purpose with Debb Latwat: The Follow-up
In this follow-up episode, Debb shares how she's shifted her perspective, embraced a new attitude, and found joy in life's everyday moments.
She's discovering that she's already doing enough just by being present and intentional with her actions.
Through the use of little experiments, her outlook on her effectiveness as a human being at work and at home has changed. She's realizing that joy and fulfillment are attainable without the need for external validation.
How does Debb's journey comp...2023-08-3134 min
Human Being ProjectE14 | Finding The Path To Wholeness with Annie Chevalier: The Follow-upE14 | Finding The Path To Wholeness with Annie Chevalier: Part 2
In this follow-up with Annie just three weeks after our first conversation, she talks openly and honestly about her battle with anxiety. As she mentally prepared for the experiments we suggested in last week's episode, she admits that the anxiety was even more of a hurdle than her pain.
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Human Being ProjectE13 | Finding The Path To Wholeness with Annie Chevalier: Part 1E13 | Finding The Path To Wholeness with Annie Chevalier: Part 1
Sometimes you feel stuck, and that's okay.
Because, well, life.
You're busy coping with the latest emergency, struggle, or high-stakes situation, and by the time it's resolved, you've developed unhealthy habitual patterns of being that are hard to shake.
Our guest this week, Annie, was on track to live the life she wanted. She had a thriving career, a happy marriage, and a newborn son.
But then a car accident derailed everything.
Not only did h...2023-08-1745 min
Human Being ProjectE12 | Dreams Unleashed: Letting Your Heart Drive And Your Mind ThriveE12 | Dreams Unleashed: Letting Your Heart Drive And Your Mind Thrive
If I were to ask you what you dream about, like who you want to be or what you want to accomplish, what would your answer be?
Are you working toward that dream, or have you let it go because it's not "realistic?"
Maybe you don't even have a dream because surviving is more pressing right now.
If we asked younger you what you imagined for yourself, what would that innocent, hopeful, trusting version of you say? What dream...2023-08-1020 min
Human Being ProjectE11 | Running On Empty Trying To Keep Everyone Happy with Mathias Woronchak: The Follow-upE11 | Running On Empty Trying To Keep Everyone Happy with Mathias Woronchak: Part 2
We're following up this week with Mathias, an overworked and burnt-out small business owner looking for greater fulfillment in his work and personal life. Just four weeks after our first conversation, we reconnected to discover his biggest takeaways and how they've affected his life since we spoke.
One thing I've noticed about Mathias is he's a doer. He takes all of his responsibilities seriously, including the little experiments we asked him to try in last week's episode.
The purpo...2023-08-0312 min
Human Being ProjectE10 | Running On Empty Trying To Keep Everyone Happy with Mathias Woronchak: Part 1E10 | Running On Empty Trying To Keep Everyone Happy with Mathias Woronchak: Part 1
In this week's episode, we talk with Mathias, who feels restless within the confines of a life he admits he freely chose - thirty years ago. Although he owns and operates a thriving small business, he wonders if his time and energy would be more impactful elsewhere.
The pervading theme of this episode seems to be Mathias's sense of duty and a perceived lack of freedom to do what nurtures and renews him.
He's a dutiful son, active in his com...2023-07-2742 min
Human Being ProjectE9 | I Identify As Myself: Learning Self-AcceptanceE9 | I Identify As Myself: Learning Self-Acceptance
How much of yourself do you close off, edit, or reframe to make other people feel more comfortable? How important is the approval, validation, and acceptance of others?
Do you even know who you are deep down?
If you don't truly know yourself enough to know when you're being authentic and when you're not, or you don't feel safe or comfortable fully expressing yourself, you probably have some inner work to do with self-acceptance.
Being authentically you means you're the same person regardles...2023-07-2020 min
Human Being ProjectE8 | Connecting To Your Spirit Through Big Life Transitions with Elena Borrega: Part 2E8 | Connecting To Your Spirit Through Big Life Transitions with Elena Borrega: Part 2
This week, we welcome back Elena for part two of Connecting to Your Spirit Through Big Life Transitions. In this episode, Elena shares five powerful ways to recalibrate when you feel rocked by a new experience happening in your life.
For Elena, the catalyst for her deep spiritual growth journey was the process of retirement. For you, it might be the ending of a relationship or the start of a new one. It might be the birth of a child, the...2023-07-1319 min
Human Being ProjectE7 | Connecting To Your Spirit Through Big Life Transitions with Elena Borrega: Part 1E7 | Connecting To Your Spirit Through Big Life Transitions with Elena Borrega: Part 1
Today's episode is part one of a two-part discussion with Elena, a former daycare director who has recently retired from a career she loved for over forty years.
During our discussion, we examine something we don't talk openly about in society - the emotional toll of big life transitions like retirement. The truth is, it's not unusual to experience grief, deep sadness, loss of identity, and depression.
A big life transition can be any major event that challenges who you be...2023-07-0624 min
Human Being ProjectE6 | The Benefits Of A Daily RitualE6 | The Benefits Of A Daily Ritual
Do you ever feel like the day gets away from you? Like you're scrambling to keep up with the demands on your time and energy?
When your head hits the pillow, do you feel discouraged because you didn't accomplish what you'd hoped to?
In today's episode, we talk about a daily ritual, which is one of the most impactful things you can do to start (or end) your day aligned and connected to your purpose and intuition.
So, what's a daily ritual?
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Human Being ProjectE5 | How Do I Communicate With The People I Love? with Cristy SlozkaE5 | How Do I Communicate With The People I Love? with Cristy Slozka
In this latest episode of the podcast, our guest (and my friend), Cristy, is becoming more aware of her communication patterns, specifically with her husband. For the last few years, she's been working hard in her professional relationships and with friends to become a better listener and collaborator, making space for the perspective and opinions of others.
But, like many of us (me included), she still struggles to communicate effectively with her husband and kids. Which makes sense because these are the...2023-06-2246 min
Human Being ProjectE4 | Change Is Happening For YouE4 | Change Is Happening For You
Have you ever gone through a transition that forced you out of your comfort zone, clawing at the walls, kicking and screaming?
What about right now? Are you experiencing something you'd really rather not be going through and wondering, "Why me??"
Sometimes, situations come up that hit us like a two-by-four to the face making us question what on earth we did to deserve them.
So, to prevent experiencing uncomfortable or painful things, we might avoid making any moves at all. If everything stays t...2023-06-1540 min
Human Being ProjectE3 | How To Master The Art Of Letting Go (When You're Ready)E3 | How To Master The Art Of Letting Go (When You're Ready)
In this week's episode of the podcast, Ron and I talk about letting go - what it means to let go, when to do it, and how to know when you need to give yourself a little more time to "process."
"Letting go" is a broad term for shedding whatever isn't serving you, like:
🔷 Expectations
🔷 Personal preferences
🔷 Hurt feelings
🔷 Fear
🔷 Grudges
🔷 Guilt
🔷 Shame
🔷 Toxic relationships...2023-06-0846 min
Human Being ProjectE2 | Your Presence Is Your Purpose with Debb LatwatE2 | Your Presence Is Your Purpose with Debb Latwat
This week we had the opportunity to speak to Debb, who feels a little lost. She longs for purpose and meaning, mostly in her work, but no matter what she does, something is still missing.
Sound familiar?
She wonders why she's here, what she's meant to do, and why nothing seems to light her up the way it used to.
Feeling trapped in a routine she doesn't love and wrestling with her own overwhelming expectations of what she should be doing w...2023-06-0143 min
Human Being ProjectE1 | Who Are You Trying To Impress Anyway?E1 | Who Are You Trying To Impress Anyway?
The Human Being Project explores the difference between being and doing. Together, we'll examine how we as humans can prioritize being in a doing culture.
It's easy to get swept up in to-do lists, meetings, deadlines, commitments, and distractions. But it begs the question:
What are you doing it all for?
Who are you trying to impress, support, or pacify, and why?
By slowing down and sinking into the present moment, you connect with the essence of who you are - a powerfu...2023-05-2534 min
Human Being ProjectHuman Being Project : TrailerThe Human Being Project by The Change Evolutionist is hosted by father-daughter team, Ron Thiessen and Janelle Thiessen. It’s a podcast about how to be and share your magnificent self. Our guests talk about what holds them back and what spurs them on in their quest for a meaningful life.
Want to be a guest on the podcast? Just visit thechangeevolutionist.com/podcastguest to apply.2023-05-1902 min