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This week Gareth is joined by Melanie Sodka.

In this conversation the Gareth & Melanie dive into 'Hustle Culture, Burnout and how to manage your personal capacity and thrive in life!
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Melanie Sodka is a human behaviour enthusiast helping overwhelmed people who are over-committed and distracted.

As a TEDx speaker, Award winning Business Professor, Speaker and podcaster, Melanie continues to reach worldwide audiences with her research in Capacity Management, Hustle Culture and Burnout.
Her research and trademarked tools have helped tens of thousands in managing their personal capacity while staying out of burnout and doing more of what they love.

Featured in Forbes, Training Industry Inc., Quantum Magazine, Hamilton Spectator, Momentum Magazine, Dreaming Big Being Bold and many more, this 40 under 40 award winning Entrepreneur has a loyal following and is preparing to release her first book in 2022.
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This week Gareth is joined by Devan Sandiford.
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The pair take a deep dive into being a man, being a father and showing up as authentically as possible in the world!
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Devan Sandiford is a published writer, a five-time New York City Moth StorySLAM champion, and the program manager of community engagement at The Moth. His stories have been featured in the Washington Post, The Moth Radio Hour and Podcast, Speak Up Storytelling, Taking Off the Mask Podcast, Writing Class Radio, and more. Devan has also been interviewed on parenting, race, and identity for The New York Times and Washington Post. He is currently working on his debut memoir—Human, Like You: Confessions of a Six-year-old Father.
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This week Scott & Gareth are joined by Tara O'Brien.
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This show takes a deep dive into parenting and overcoming the challenges that ADHD can place on family life.
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Tara O’Brien has helped thousands of students, teachers, and families overcome the challenges of growing up with ADHD. She’s been successful because she lives it every single day with her husband and children who have ADHD, gifted, and anxiety diagnoses. Between home and school, there’s not much she hasn’t seen, and her approach to living with and loving people with ADHD empowers people to take control of the only thing they can in today’s chaotic world; their own mindset.
Tapping into her formal training in education, graduate degrees, and 20 years of experience, along with thousands of hours of mindset, facilitator, and leadership training, Tara shares practical strategies to use immediately and puts people at ease with a down-to-earth style. When not speaking or coaching, Tara can be found creating delicious gluten and dairy-free vegetarian meals for her family, snuggling with her dog, Maddie, or ticking off her personal quest to visit every National Park in the country.
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This week Gareth is joined by Angela Roth.
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Angela  is both Health Coach and Business Coach; she works with clients to help them break free of emotional eating, through understanding their personal 'food story' and then creating a new one!. She also works with coaches to help them grow and develop their own business by discovering their heart message and turning it into their voice of authority!
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On today's show, Scott welcomes Copywriter and social media strategist Kelly Harris to the show.
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In today’s episode Aliya is joined by sisters, Sara and Parisa who are the founders of Soulect.

 Soulect is a personal development platform devoted to choosing one’s life consciously and intentionally, through support, clarity, community, and accountability. Aliya dives deep with Sara and Parisa to understand their story and Soulect Circles help you become the person you want to be. This episode covers authentic lived experiences, advice on becoming an entrepreneur with a family member, how to let go to heal, and much more!

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This week Gareth is joined by Gaby Mammone.
The pair take a deep dive into embracing gratitude and how it can complete shift our approach to life & how we can learn to see the world through another perspective!

 We also hear about Gaby's story of being diagnosed MS.
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Gabriella Mammone, more commonly known as Gaby with one “b” is an award‐winning  business executive widely recognized as an advocacy leader in the charitable and not‐for‐profit  sectors.  Gaby is a career and speaking coach that provides encouragement and guidance.  She  believes that everyone has a voice and successfully helps individuals transition to a role that  aligns with their passions, skills, and values.  Gaby has won several awards including a Civic Award of Recognition from the City of  Mississauga, International Women’s Day Award from her local MPP, and a Divisional Award of  Merit from the MS Society of Canada.  Gaby is also the Past President of a Toastmasters club  and has earned several awards in her speaking career.  Most recently she placed first in a  Speaker Slam speaking competition in the topic of gratitude and has also spoken on a TEDx  stage.  
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This week Gareth is joined my Lydia Knorr.
Lydia shares her story of grief, acceptance, ownership  and how find true gratitude help her find her true self and is now using the this power to help others! 
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Lydia Knorr has over 25 years in the health and wellness industry as a Registered Dietitian, with the greatest part of her career, working in media.

Following some pivotal life experiences that included being widowed without warning, navigating cancer, and a period of unhealthy coping mechanisms, Lydia turned toward a whole health approach that focused on the nourishment of her body, mind and soul.

The benefits she realized prompted the creation of her signature program, Discovering Y.O.U. (Your Own Uniqueness) where she delivers keynotes and workshops in the areas of personal growth, connection to self and positive change.

She helps people get to the heart of what they truly value, and empowers them to embody a whole-health approach to living that results in a healthy, thriving, purposeful and fulfilling existence.
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This week a little blast from the past.... current hosts Scott and Gareth welcome back previous host, and very good friend Carl Anthony!
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We take a deep dive unpacking the existential question... What's the Point?
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This week Gareth is joined by Gary Martinez Jr.
We take a deep dive into how pretend play can help kids with autism exercise, eat well and be their best version & how it make a better parent in the process!
We also unpack the role of being a father and how ego, pride and vulnerability effect us.
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Gary is a Father of two, Digital Course Creator: S.T.A.R Program, Book Author: Living Life Through Their Eyes, Our Journey Together On The Autism Spectrum & Personal Fitness Trainer.
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This week Gareth is joined by Coach Chris McMahon.
In this incredible conversation we take a deep dive in what a 'Value Driven Life' is, how to show up as the best version of yourself and as a parent. 
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Chris McMahon is a nutrition and fitness expert who loves caffeine and Audible.
After a decade of experience in coaching and training, Chris has seen many of the same patterns within men and weight loss and believes the feel is more important than the look. It is why he created Value-Driven Life to take his experience and expertise to help stuck men like he once was and move them forward to lose weight without diets, pain, or shame.
When he is not coaching, you can find him enjoying a double shot of espresso and running around making memories with his family.
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On the show this week Gareth & Aliya are joined by Elizabeth Rosenberg.
After suffering a major burnout Elizabeth shares health and wellness brought her closer to her purpose.
We dive into prioritizing, setting boundaries and amplifying our purpose!
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Elizabeth Rosenberg is an entrepreneur, charismatic leader and visionary who drives authentic change and purposeful impact through her work. As the founder of The Good Advice Company, a marketing and communications consultancy, and with more than two decades of experience working with some of the most innovative brands and leaders in the world, Elizabeth taps her knowledge, intuition and truths to uncover and amplify purpose and ownable narratives. Based in Los Angeles, Elizabeth is currently writing and speaking about her health and wellness journey and truly believes there is a future where wellness, intuition and the corporate world collide.
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This week Gareth is joined by Tania Lopez.
Tania is a parenting coach so we take a deep dive into compassionate parenting, exploring the role of role of failure, guilt and shame in parenting.
We also breakdown conscious, unconscious and self-conscious parenting and how people can be more aware of the the 3.
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Today Aliya is joined by her friend  Ree - who she has known for approximately 20 years.

Aliya knows her better than she knows herself and takes pride in being the voice of reason in her life. Ree has spent a good chunk of time jet setting across 50 countries, has lived in 6, and is a T. Dot O. Dot, born and bred woman who now calls London England home.

Ree might be a teacher by day, but her nights are filled with one thing - dating. A hopeless romantic, she has been on more dates than anyone we know, has countless stories to tell, and should probably have her own Netflix special called the encyclopedia of dating.

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This week Gareth is joined by Funk Roberts.
Funk shares his incredible journey of early life, drug addiction, low testosterone and a life changing illness!
Gareth & Funk also take a dive into mindset, health & fitness and authenticity.
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At 52 years old, Funk Roberts is owner of Funk Roberts Fitness Inc. - The Over 40 Alpha Brotherhood and Funk Supplements Inc Funk Roberts is known around the fitness industry and world as the guy who helps MEN over the age of 40, 50, 60 and beyond get into the best shape of their lives. With 20 plus years’ experience he has helped over 1 million fitness enthusiast, combat fighters, trainers and coaches reach their fitness goals and improve athletic performance through his over 100 online metabolic workout programs. Funk’s dedicated mission is to help another one million men in their 40s,50s, 60s and beyond to regain their manhood, boost testosterone, build their best body and live a healthy happy and productive life. As Funk turned 40 years old, he struggled with having low testosterone, being overweight and having a puffy, pudge muscle look. After a ton of research, trial and error and putting it into action, Funk has developed a training and lifestyle system for men over the age of 40 who want to get into the best shape of their life
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Aliya is joined by Lynn Catalano who has over 20 years of experience in organizational leadership and is the author of Wrecking Ball Relationships: How to identify, Live with or Leave a Narcissist in your Life. Lynn helps people reframe their thinking in every aspect of their lives; from the workplace to their personal life. She helps people identify the toxicity that’s standing between them and success and develop a plan to thrive. She shares her own lived experiences as well as stories from her research to provide insight and perspective. In this episode, Lynn shares the secrets of what you need to look for in your personal and professional life in order to know if you have a narcissist amongst you as well as what steps you need to take to protect yourself.
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This week Gareth is joined by Paul Levitin.
Gareth & Paul have an amazing conversation about being a Healthy, Happy Human and what this all means?
This episode takes a dive into control vs influence, self sabotage, self talk and why, asking why is so important.....
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This week Gareth & Aliya are joined by Kellina Powell, aka the Deaf Queen Boss!
Kellina is a young entrepreneur with a thirst for life and a passion to make the world a better place, this episode is must listen!
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Kellina has been deaf since the age of 4 and has turned this into a super power, coaching others with disabilities to be heard and improve their mental health.
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Kellina is young entrepreneur, life coach, and activist who loves to help people with disabilities on their journey to personal growth and educate others about the deaf community. Little do people know Kellina a deaf person (hard of hearing).
Her goal is to ensure everybody feels included, especially those who feel challenged with their disability. People with disabilities who struggle with mental health often feel excluded from society, and Kellina is here to change the stigma and redefine inclusivity for all.
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This week Gareth is joined by Christine Yanke
Christine walks us through journey from being a stay-at-home mom to the sole breadwinner for her three sons when her husband was arrested in a police raid and later sentenced to 20 years in jail for his involvement with the Hells Angels.
Gareth and Christine discuss how grief, trauma, addiction & Yoga all played a major part in the journey of her life! Christine became an author and shared her story in the book 'Blinded By An Angel'
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Christine Yanke has been a keynote speaker in mental health conferences, hospitals, addiction facilities, yoga studios, and universities, openly sharing her story of resilience. Her story reached thousands of people in 2018, when she was featured in Canadian Living magazine. She has also been a mentor to many in the field of addiction and recovery. Christine specializes in trauma-informed yoga and is a co-author of clinical research gathered on yoga intervention for women with substance abuse disorder in a residential treatment program. This research was published in 2021 in the Sage Journal. She is a mental health advocate and was the Community Champion spokesperson for the 2021 Run for Women event, which took place in 18 cities across Canada. In 2021, I published my memoir "Blinded by an Angel" ~One woman's inspiring true story of resilience through grief, addiction, and trauma.
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In today’s episode Aliya is joined by Annie Sisson. Annie is a Travel Educator, Consultant, and Community Builder. She helps indie travelers create more authentic experiences by planning their own international trips. She loves helping people see the world their way -- without big organized groups or cruises. As a former teacher, she now channels her passion for education into teaching indie travelers the skills and resources to travel smarter, save money, and hit the road with confidence. Aliya and Annie dive into travel tips, how to achieve your travel dreams even on a budget, how travel can be therapeutic, play a travel game and so much more!
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