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In this captivating episode of "Fascinating Women" with host Mark Laurie, we journey through the life of Dana McIntosh, a woman whose story is as diverse as it is inspiring. Born in Winnipeg and raised in England, Dana's life took a turn when she visited Calgary during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Years later, remembering how she fell in love with the city, she made a bold move, leaving her life in London to start anew in Canada. Dana shares her experiences of working in the high-octane world of advertising in London during the 80s, her transition to life in Calgary, and the stark contrasts between the two cities. She reflects on the influence of Margaret Thatcher, her core values of respect, continuous learning, and hard work, and the importance of kindness in her life. Kindness has always guided her.

Dana's journey is not just about professional success; it's about adapting to life's challenges, embracing opportunities, and the joy of retirement. Her story is a testament to the power of resilience, adaptability, and the courage to follow one's heart.

Dana McIntosh Bio

‘Den Mother/Cat Herder’ – that’s me!  These endearing and apropos monikers were bestowed on me by colleagues years ago. As a career Executive Assistant supporting the highest echelons of international organizations, I became a self-styled ‘Moneypenney’ supporting entire C-suites and their Boards of Directors. My overarching performance objective was always to stay two steps ahead of the game - anticipate the need and have the solution(s) on hand, often before my execs themselves even realized what they needed.

My finely-honed administrative and management skills garnered over 4 decades were employed in high-profile international marketing and ad agencies (BBDO), in project and property management firms, and in the brewing(Big Rock), distilling (Eau Claire), and grocery (Co-op) industries. I additionally have served on Community Boards, Health & Safety Committees, and volunteered with the ‘Girl Guides of Canada’ for a 12-year period. 

Although Canadian-born, I was entirely educated in the UK, worked in central London for 8 years, then Calgary, which has now been my home these past 35 years. Away from the Boardroom, we hobby-farmed and later built our family-owned ‘Canal at Delacour Golf Club.’  Naturally, when the sun shines, golf is my ‘happy place’.  Fore!

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is Inner Spirit Photography.  
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/

Join us on "Fascinating Women with Mark Laurie" as we dive into an inspiring conversation with Wendy Winder, a beacon of positivity and a master of marketing strategy. Wendy shares her life's guiding principles, including the power of positivity, the importance of giving generously, the pursuit of continuous learning, and the joy of collaboration. Discover how her mentors shaped her journey, the influence of her family, and her approach to overcoming challenges with a growth mindset.

Wendy's journey from corporate roles to entrepreneurship is a story of resilience, adaptability, and the pursuit of personal and professional fulfillment. She opens up about balancing work and family life, the impact of travel on her worldview, and her passion for helping businesses make an impact.

This episode is not just a narrative of success; it's a roadmap for anyone aspiring to blend optimism with practicality in their personal and professional lives. Wendy's insights into marketing, the evolving business landscape, and maintaining a work-life balance are invaluable.

 Tune in to this episode of "Fascinating Women" for an uplifting and enlightening conversation with Wendy Winder, where every story shared is a lesson learned.

Wendy Winder Bio

Wendy is a senior marketing leader with 25+ years of experience in all aspects of marketing, brand management and strategic planning. Her ‘let’s get it done’ attitude, creative vision and aptitude for building teams with a foundation of trust have served her and the wide variety of B2C and B2B companies she worked for with positive results. As Founder and Chief Strategist of Ray Strategic Marketing, she knows how to get to the heart of her client's business objectives, craft a strategy that works, pull out the unique talents of their team and set the plan into motion. Wendy has a passion for helping companies grow.

www.raystrategicmarketing.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendywinder/

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/

Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

Discover the captivating journey of Charmaine Muzyka on this week's episode of "Fascinating Women with Mark Laurie." Charmaine, an embodiment of creativity and resilience, shares her inspiring story from childhood challenges to becoming a successful entrepreneur and designer. Raised by a single mother and influenced by entrepreneurial parents, she navigated through life with a blend of independence and creativity. From her early experiences on a Saskatchewan acreage to her adventures in art and design, Charmaine's story is a beacon of inspiration for women everywhere. Her insights into balancing personal life with a thriving design career are not just enlightening but deeply relatable. This episode is more than an interview; it's a narrative of empowerment, creativity, and the pursuit of passion. Tune in to hear how Charmaine Muzyka turned her dreams into a vivid reality. Listen now and be inspired to chase your own dreams.

Charmaine Muzyka is an independent Creative Strategist and Graphic Designer with 16+ years of experience helping businesses launch, grow and thrive with strategic design solutions. After a decade of working as an in-house designer by day and then freelancing for agencies and business owners by night, she decided to break out on her own and start CM Designs in 2019. Since then, she's been helping companies stand out, reach their target audiences and grow with strategic branding, high-performance websites and effective marketing material design. Her skills are vast, and her passion for design is clear in everything she touches, making her an excellent partner for companies that aren't ready for an in-house design team. Charmaine and her network of creative professionals set up businesses to reach that next level and elevate their company's impact.

Contact info:
charmuzyka@gmail.com | charmainemuzyka.com | FB & Instagram: @charmuzyka | LinkedIn: charmainemuzyka

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/

Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

This is a fun conversation with Victoria, as the unearths where her optimism was born from a tragedy. How she went from being an active athlete to emerging from a car accident that has her testing new limits. Her energy, enthusiasm, her desire to engage with anyone in interesting conversations and avoid filler conversations. You may well find some inspiration and admiration in this young woman's revelations.

Victoria Givlin is a Storyteller and a Community Builder. She is a 3-time magazine publisher and entrepreneur, running a business with her business partner - her mother. Their approach to marketing and long-term relationship building is effective and unlike any other option out there. She also hosts networking events, is an actor and a model while helping the actors and industry grow in Calgary. Currently producing a TV show and supporting local publishers in South Calgary, she's all about building great connections and finding out where she can help others.

vgivlin@bestversionmedia.com

www.instagram.com/viigivlin

825.484.4414

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/

Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

Joanne has an interesting arc; she has entwined her entrepreneurship into her love of helping people. More of a passion. She explains how that works, how she grew through the loss of a marriage—taking us on the road of avoiding being a biz person to finding a way to make it fit. She has some of her own personally created quotes to keep her focused.

Joanne Neweduk
Joanne Neweduk is the CEO and Podcast Host for Fabulous at 50 a community of women changing the aging narrative, and Founder of FabulousHealth.  

She’s a registered nurse, author, speaker, facilitator, and integrative health practitioner, certified in multiple healing methods, including Metabolic Balance, Belief Re-patterning, and Sound Wellness.

Joanne empowers women in midlife who want to feel fabulous at 50 and beyond by giving them the tools to navigate menopause with ease, lose unwanted weight and release the emotional stress that is weighing them down so that they can confidently enjoy life. 

Joanne is all about having the courage to choose adventure, accept support, and know you deserve to be cherished.  Nothing makes Joanne smile more than supporting a client to move from feeling stressed, wired and tired to relaxed, calm and energized.

You can contact Joanne: Joanne@fabulousat50.com
https://fabulousat50.com/
Website has live chat/text direct to Joanne. 

Free Gift: Make Mine Fabulous - 21 Ways to Energize Your Life https://lp2.fabulousat50.com/emailList
Podcast LinkTree. https://linktr.ee/_fabulousat50

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is Inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/

Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

Special Podcast on Long-term Pain Management
Pain, what a pain pain is. Carol has had several life events that triggered long-term pain. It has been a lot for one person. That she is remarkably outgoing, positive and smiling speaks to what she has learned so tricks and approaches to living with pain, even overcoming it enough that she can live a life, laugh often and engage the world. 
This is a conversation you can apply to your pain now.

Carol Pedersen:
I was born and raised in Calgary. I grew up in an environment of sexual and emotional abuse.  I survived Ovarian Cancer at the age of 20. I had 11 more abdominal surgeries to remove scar tissue and adhesions. I was on Morphine for 20 years to manage my pain; it was a living death.  I have lived with debilitating illness and severe chronic pain for over 30 years. 

In my youth, I was a ballroom dancer and Ice dancer. I became a hairdresser at 18. In my 30's, I went back to school and earned my legal secretarial degree. 

At 50, I chose natural methods to combat my pain and CBD cannabis oil was my miracle. I was doing well, getting my life back. Then in 2020, I was sexually assaulted, which derailed my recovery and left me with permanent damage.

I have endured decades of severe chronic pain and illness, which will limit me for the rest of my life. No matter how many challenges I encounter, I conquer them with a never give up attitude. I face each day with gratitude, humour, courage, faith, love, compassion, happiness, joy, a positive attitude, a strong mindset, hope, and strength. God built me into a warrior.

I have been so blessed with so many gifts in my life. Mark Laurie, and my photoshoot with him was one of them. It changed my life. It helped me to remove years of trauma and shame. 

I hope by sharing my story I can help others out the darkness I was trapped in for so many years.

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/

Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

Hi, this is a very interesting conversation with Megan. She talks about how a chance encounter with a man changed her life 180 degrees instantly and how her youngest daughter's health issue changed her life direction again.  She talks about two women, complete opposites in most ways; role models gave her a template on how to shape her own character.  

There is a rare gem on building life long friendships.

Megan brings such enthusiasm and insights to our conversation. I think you will really enjoy listening in on our chat.  

About Megan Barefoot:
Megan graduated with a BSc. in Science from the University of Windsor and worked in downtown Calgary as a professional geologist for over ten years.

After having children, she discovered the power of nutrition to get herself and her family to optimal health. She attended and graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York, where she learned innovative coaching methods, practical lifestyle management techniques and over 100 dietary theories. She also studied at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, the most established science-based Canadian natural health school, where she learned to connect the symptoms experienced to the systems of the body and then balance the systems through whole foods to help clients achieve their health goals. 

Megan was fortunate to train with Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride to become a Certified Gut and Psychology Syndrome Practitioner. While studying and working with clients to change their intestinal health, Megan has become passionate about all foods that feed the microbiome and loves to introduce clients to “gut goodies”.

As a nutrition expert, mom and seasoned practitioner, Megan knows how difficult eating ‘healthy’ can be in real life. Megan strives to make the process of learning how to feed you and your body’s needs as simple as possible with small changes that make a BIG impact. When you start working with Megan at No Shoes Nutrition, she will do a full nutritional assessment and ask you question after question to learn as much as possible to get to the root of what might be holding you back from reaching your health and wellness goals.  

 Website - www.noshoesnutrition.com
Facebook/Instagram @noshoesnutrition
LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-barefoot-4576a164/ 

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/

Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

Adriana is a bundle of enthusiastic energy. She talks about how growing up in communist Romania, an abusive family; perfectionism shaped her. How it never squashed her curiosity. Her path to a form enlighted woman has not been easy, but her reflection on it all reveals her optimism. She talks about twice turning away from suicide; survival has made her grateful. Adriana talks about how she used that experience to grow herself. She brings so many insights and skills to change your perspective. Of course, she talks about how small we think and why it is so important to think big, huge! She shares how a Romanian got a Dutch name but lives in Canada
This is a delightful conversation I feel you will enjoy listening to.

Adriana is an accomplished certified mindset and trauma coach who empowers individuals to conquer self-limiting beliefs and realize their aspirations. Drawing on her profound understanding of the transformative power of mindset, Adriana has guided numerous clients in creating profound and lasting changes in their lives. Born and raised in Romania, Adriana embodies a vibrant spirit with a rich European heritage. As an eternal student of life, she continuously evolves, seeking wisdom and growth. Her passion lies in sharing her invaluable experiences and insights with the world, equipping her clients with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adriana.vandermerwe?mibextid=LQQJ4d
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-van-der-merwe-94baa967
Instagram https://instagram.com/diana_coachingbc?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/

Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

Carol Pedersen:
 I was born and raised in Calgary. I grew up in an environment of sexual and emotional abuse.  I survived Ovarian Cancer at the age of 20. I had 11 more abdominal surgeries to remove scar tissue and adhesions. I was on Morphine for 20 years to manage my pain; it was a living death.  I have lived with debilitating illness and severe chronic pain for over 30 years. 

In my youth, I was a ballroom dancer and Ice dancer. I became a hairdresser at 18. In my 30's, I went back to school and earned my legal secretarial degree. 

At 50, I chose natural methods to combat my pain and CBD cannabis oil was my miracle. I was doing well, getting my life back. Then in 2020, I was sexually assaulted, which derailed my recovery and left me with permanent damage.

I have endured decades of severe chronic pain and illness, which will limit me for the rest of my life. No matter how many challenges I encounter, I conquer them with a never give up attitude. I face each day with gratitude, humour, courage, faith, love, compassion, happiness, joy, a positive attitude, a strong mindset, hope, and strength. God built me into a warrior.

I have been so blessed with so many gifts in my life. Mark Laurie, and my photoshoot with him was one of them. It changed my life. It helped me to remove years of trauma and shame. 

I hope by sharing my story I can help others out the darkness I was trapped in for so many years.

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/

Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

Jessica van der Hoek is a young woman who has risen above a very troubled traumatic past into a woman with a huge vision. She talks about her use of psychedelics to heal her trauma, Family can really be a test, it made her grow up fast. She talks about the power of horse therapy. She gives some great insights on why and what her tattoos mean to her. She relates to them every day on journey forward. She has a big dream that would be life changing for her and for the people who it would help. 

I think you will get some incredible insights from our conversation.

Jessica Bio
Jessica grew up on a small farm in Southern Alberta before pursuing a career in Emergency Services as an Advanced Care Paramedic. She started the charitable organization Prairie Sky Equine Assisted Therapy in 2010 which provides equine facilitated wellness services to adults and kids with disabilities, youth at risk, and first responders and military personnel with PTSD. After her own long battle with PTSD, major depressive disorder and developmental trauma, Jessica dove into the field of psychedelics.

 After finding profound healing here, she became an advocate to bring psychedelics to those who need it and is currently the Director of Programming for a Psychedelic Assisted Therapy clinic".  

www.pseat.ca

Www.wayfound.ca

Instagram is @jessicavander_hoek

And email is jessicavanderhoek30@gmail.com 

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, and expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/


Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

My Chat with Marlene went places we don't normally go. We explored how she so easily shifted careers, Quotes and people who still inspire her. What makes her strive to help people. We got into where her curiosity has taken her, which took us into some interesting and useful deep concepts on being centered, authentic and personally accountable. I think your curiosity will enjoy this conversation.

Marlene Cameron, MBA, CFA, CPC

Marlene had always been someone that from the outside looked like she had it all together.  A six-figure interior design consulting business owner at age thirty, later a business and financial analyst, and then an award-winning business coach.   She shifted into the leading-edge field of energy psychology and become a master trainer, certifying coaches and therapists in a world-renown tapping technique.  

Behind closed doors, she felt like an impostor, attempting to hide her self-doubt and need to present an image of confidence and self-assurance that did not feel authentic.  She realized she needed to do her own work in order to help others discover their true essence, inner wisdom and personal power.   In her quest to support her clients’ emotional well-being and resolve her own anxiety, she discovered what for her the missing piece to freedom from her own insecurity.   The Three Principles represent new understanding of our innate capacity for insightful clarity, natural confidence and unwavering resiliency that are at the core of every human being.

She now shares this knowledge with women in business so that they too discover unshakeable confidence and trust in themselves, and an unwavering capacity to take risks that bring freedom and success.

When not learning, working with clients or being coached herself, Marlene is a golfer by day and tango dancer by night.

 Reach out to Marlene

E-mail | marlene@marlenecameron.com
Business Website | https://marlenecameron.com
Social Media Links
https://linkedin.com/in/marlenecameron 
https://instagram.com/marlenelcameron
https://facebook.com/marlenecameroncoaching

Giveaway – Free Gifts
7 Secrets to Unshakeable Calm, Clarity and Confidence
https://marlenecameron.com/7-secrets

The Impostor Syndrome Quiz
https://marlenecameron.com/impostor-quiz

   
About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/


Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com  

In this chat with Amanda, I was surprised to learn she had gone through Calgary firefighter training but was too young to follow through so she trained with the Calgary Police Academy, passed before she decided that too was not for her. She talks about the evolution and start of her drawing passion, How her values or definition of what success is for did a complete flip.

She is a new mom so we explore how that has changed her life and her viewpoint.   Her modelling, which I started off with an early photo session of her.  How she made her obsessive drive work for her. I think you will enjoy listing to this young woman setting her life out.       

Amanda Wilkinson Bio
This talented Canadian artist specializes in hyper-realistic portraits. Amanda creates art in multiple mediums from acrylic and oil paints to charcoal and pastel pencil crayon. Her work deeply displays human emotions. She captures the subject's innermost feelings in their eyes which she believes are the windows into the Soul. Amanda is a self-taught artist who has been influenced by Robert Bateman and has aspired to emulate this style. As Amanda grew, so did her artwork, taking on a life and form of its own.

Reach out to Amanda
Instagram: @amanda_art007
Tiktok: @art_by_amandawilkinson
Email: amandawilkinson007@yahoo.ca

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/


Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com

This conversation with Dee is unique in how deep our conversation goes into being an immigrant, what it meant to leave even though family is everything, her core. Her positive energy pours through. She is a woman who embraces what ever comes at her or comes her way. She talks about going deep within herself, her joy and how she keeps it. It is a conversation that goes into some unexpected places. I think you will enjoy it. 

Dee Mago Bio:
Born in Venezuela, Dee moved to Canada in 2001, mother of three very active kids who keep inspiring her to be better every day. Dee discovered her love and passion for fitness, personal training, and living a healthy life, and since then she has focussed on transformation.

The reason being is that she loves and enjoys very much transforming people’s lives focusing on the Body, Mind, and Soul, through exercise, nutrition, and emotional healing, and other activities to help people move to bring vitality, longevity, and more energy into their lives

This is a journey of having an extraordinary lifestyle. Dee believes she can change your world by providing you with the proper tools to support this new chapter in your life. It's time to find equilibrium between your body, mind, and soul.

Dee is the founder of Dee Health n’ Fitness, online program “NakedFit” and author of “Happy Naked: A straight-forward, five-senses guide to loving the skin you're in and feeling that energy in every area of your life. She is also a podcaster and YouTuber bringing taboo/fitness/health conversation to light in order to elevate the vibration of our planet through positive experiences and lifestyle

Dee is a certified personal trainer, reiki master, and sound wellness partitioner. She works with people in small group setups as well as one-on-one – online and in-person

website: http://nakedfit.online
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVhT6DDhovZsZuWQH9DwqQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deemago_happynaked/
NakedFit: https://www.facebook.com/NakedFit
Happy Naked: https://www.facebook.com/DeeMagoHappyNaked

Dee's Book: Happy Naked - A straight-forward, five-senses guide to loving the skin you're in and feeling that energy in every area of your life.  https://amzn.to/3cHKLbZ

 Happy Naked The Lifestyle Journal: Keep Track of your well-balanced life https://amzn.to/3aAj5TG

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/


Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com

I had a delightful conversation with Laurie, she is insightful, light and engaging. We talked about her childhood dinner conversations where she learned to advocate for herself, quotes that moved her, her transition from a  New York City prosecutor to a legal commenter on news channels into her leap to becoming a communications coach in a whole different state. Laurie shares how she found the focus to chase her a new vision of her future  and she grew both personally and professional as she found her way. Laurie shared all this, including the important role her family has always played with warmth and humour.

Laurie Gilbertson is a former New York City sex crimes, organized crime, and homicide prosecutor, television legal analyst, educator, and entrepreneur. As the owner of Tribeca Blue Consulting, she helps professionals communicate with clarity, confidence, and creativity in their public speaking, presentations, trial work, and media appearances.

Links:
www.tribecablueconsulting.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegilbertson/

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/


Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com

Adele Engel had an interesting chat. She is 66 yet keeps getting reborn. Decades ago she choose a path of healing when confronted with a life changing devastating illness.  In our conversation she explains how she had an audience with the Dali lama, only to find he was not the most interesting, life changing person in the room.

We chat about how she found healing, how music with art has become therapy. She grins to say it is a bit woo woo, doesn't care and it all works. Our conversation travels over her curiosity, how she embraces a new thing, remains open and active with new possibilities.

She talks about how breathing can induce psychedelic states and of course about her nutritional blend that I use.  I think you will enjoy our new age conversation. Have a listen.

About Adele Engel
Adele Engel is a Master Teacher/Facilitator in Spiritual Psychology, is a Soul Centered Certified Coach, Certified Yoga Instructor, Biofeedback Therapist, Aura Soma Level 3 Colour Specialist , and Certified Breathwork Teacher plus a student of many Shamanic Schools.  She is also a certified Health Coach and Nutrition Coach, a superfood formulator and biohacking researcher and is a medical EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique aka tapping) facilitator.  Adele holds University degrees in History, Arts Education, English Literature and Language Arts Education.

 She supports her clients, friends and family in emotional healing, spiritual evolution, practical action, physical movement and energetic awakening. 

Adele sees the breath as our life force and a portal to  the healing and transformation we are looking for. We all struggle with traumas and challenges of the past and present, and we all search for ways to move through the stress or pain they cause. Tapping into our breath, along with movement, music, rhythm and visuals and using breathwork as a tool to unlock stuck emotions and let go of past traumas and limiting beliefs is one of the most powerful healing modalities available.  Adele combines this with “right” thinking, movement, hydration, nutrition and service.

 Adele also reaches deeply into  mystical and psychological studies mixed with Art and Music Therapies as a way to access  insight and feedback into who we are, how we operate, and what we came to this life to do. A little woo woo, a lot of fun, highly educational, deep work mixed with a lot of ancient and current wisdom = any given day in Adele’s world.  

 She just completed editing a book on breathwork to be released in 2022.  

In her mountain home set in the boreal forest, Adele is surrounded with musical instruments, colour therapy tools, crystal beds, Pulsed Electric Magnetic Field equipment, Vibration Sound Healing Bed, Mind Art Colour Experiences, Essential Oil Blending Lab, a Superfood Pharmacy, Laser Healing Equipment: in essence all things healing through light, colour, vibration, sound and movement.

 Currently, she is working with an enlightening team, on a new superfood blend to be released shortly in 2500 health food stores as an initial “drop” into the market: a market that is flooded with superfood powder blends.  So stay tuned, because this one is finely tuned into an elevated nutritional and shen (spirit) enhancer.  There is no point in re-creating the wheel.  In short: expect a heightened quality with all things eco-friendly.

 Oh:  Adele considers herself retired!  That is laughable.

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography.  
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphoto

Calli has her vision. She is launching an online services that will lift the economics of women. We talk about the powerful negative forces, cancer, hostile job, the loss of everything, financial and focus rebirth. She had her 70 year old mom move in with her, to help her build this new business. Along the way, she has fought demons, written a best seller. All with an optimistic with a vision. She is a serial entrepreneur, even now she is involved with other businesses.

I think you will enjoy her energy and her story. Have a listen.

Callie talks about her every morning inspiration video that kicks off her day here is the link.
it is called WHEN IT HURTS - Best Motivational Video Speeches by Coach Pain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX8GgC3pKDo&t=1275s

Calli Jensen, Bio

Calli Jensen is the CEO and founder of our Beauty Squad. She has extensive business experience both in sales and owning and running respective fashion and beauty businesses for many years. she has also taught people globally how to run profitable businesses in the fashion and beauty industry very successfully. Today Calli is focused on giving back to the community by assisting beauty, fashion and health and wellness business owners to create more for themselves by having access to her wealth of experience knowledge, and hands-on expertise when it comes to making their business profitable long term. Calli has chosen to do so by developing the online platform called Our Beauty Squad Inc.
Contact her or learn more:
info@ourbeautysquad.com
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourbeautysquad/?ref=share
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About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/


Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com

Chelsea Jones, what a delight to chat with. Her easy smile and quick laugh arrive before you realize how sharp and creative her mind is. The thread of her life so far has been helping those disadvantaged restoring bodies and minds.  She has big goals, achieves them in what she calls small bits, yet for most people they would be considered long strides. Chelsea is humble in relating her Occupational Therapist work with the Canadian Armed Forces members. I believe the members of our forces deserve all the support we can give them for what they do for us, proud of her for that.

  Her photography will take your breath away, as it has many judges.

We chat about her systems for reaching her big goals, how she balances her life-work ratio, which is hard when you love both so dearly.  She relates the influences in her life; how she has embraced her path from that. It is a cheery conversation that I think will give you some rich insights that you can use yourself.

Chelsea Jones Bio

Chelsea is a diverse woman accomplished in both medical and artistic fields. She is brilliant in both. Having just earned her Ph.D. at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. Now she is a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Leiden University,  Netherlands going deeper into trauma-affected populations and novel interventions. She started and remains working with military and veteran personnel as an Occupational Therapists.  Even her dogs play their part as comfort dogs. 

 Her artistic expressions earned her PPOC’s Master of Photographic Arts (MPA). The crown is the rare award of a Fellow of PPOC with her thesis on Diversity and Inclusion in the Photographic Community. Her images frequently win regional and National salon awards. Chelsea holds 20 Accreditations in diverse photographic genres. 

 In front of all these accomplishments is a warm, caring woman easy to laugh and smile. Based in Edmonton with her family she has just started her stride to improve our world. She is the chair for PPOC’s National Accreditation program, a member of the PPOC National Diversity effort and PPOC-AB’s chair for their Inclusion effort

 Chelsea is the owner and award-winning principal photographer for Vitality Images. 

 You reach her here
Twitter: @Caffeinecamera
Website: http://www.vitalityimages.ca
Instagram: @vitalityimagesphotography
LinkedIn: @chelseajonesOT

 Some of her articles are here:

Articles: : https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2021/06/phd-grad-finds-her-calling-serving-those-who-serve-their-country.html

 https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2020/09/digital-mental-health-treatment-just-as-effective-as-in-person-therapy-study.html

Studies referred to in the podcast:

https://www.researchprotocols.org/2020/10/e20620/

 https://mhealth.jmir.org/2020/9/e22079/

  About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/


Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com

Grace Yan is my guest. rather than the usual speaking points, we talked more about her character what drives her, how she got her values. What future she sees for Calgary, the impressive challenge of running for Mayor in Calgary, why would someone want to who is not a career politician.  
I think you will find some insights on Grace, where she comes from, why she is running, what it takes; all those behind the scenes type of info.

 Grace Yan
More about Grace on her website
https://graceyanformayor.com/about-grace-yan

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/


Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com

Sara De Raaf is a young woman with focus. Her go-to phrase is "Just give 'er" When she focuses on something it pretty much happens. 

She is driven by accountability and responsibility. She really carves out her own path, accepting and working with whatever comes her way. With all that, you would be surprised she is quiet and rather bashful. She works full time in a metal shop, but side hustles with a self-published magazine, models while increasing getting behind the lens in her new photography angle. In the middle of COVID, she leased studio space.. 

This mom of two has a  relationship with her two children, 21 and 11 that is open and honest. Sara cultivated the no topic is out of bounds, no judgement (although she does bit her tongue) and guidance.

Oh, and she lost the bodyweight of an entire person over the last 18 months. That changed a lot in her life.    Sara has not had it easy, doesn't really care, just pushes ahead with her dreams and plans. 

Sara DeRaaf Bio
I am a 37-year-old model from the small town of Brooks, Alberta, Canada, born and raised. I have always grown up in small towns most of my life and a few farms. So I am not afraid to get dirty. I consider myself a bit tomboy/redneck, but always have that girly side to me. Love to get out and have fun and get dirty. I graduated high school a year yearly and continued onto college after that, graduating with a Business and Accounting Diploma. And have been working since. I currently run a large machine shop in my hometown and love the hard work and getting my hands dirty and putting in any and all effort to get the job done. 

 I also have been working as a model for 6 years now and am looking to expand my modelling portfolio.  I have expanded further and taken up photography as well and have been doing that now for two years. Just recently opened my own studio located in Brooks.

 I am all inked Girl with 13 Tattoos (including sleeves) and three piercings and always adding more tattoos. I have grown to love adding artwork to myself and believe that our bodies are our temples, and I am just decorating the walls. I am plus size and tall. I am a hard-working mother to two kids, from ages of adult to just mid-school age and enjoy every minute of it. I love to work hard and keep busy. I currently run the machine shop with some modelling on the side, always looking to expand more with my modelling. I want to show others that size does not matter, everyone is beautiful and takes confidence to show the world.

 See her photography, her magazine  and her here:
Her website:  https://insonicphotography.mypixieset.com/
Instagram: @saraderaaf   @insonic_photography     @insonic_boudoir   @shazzlesmag      @shazzleslifestylemagazine     

Facebook: www.facebook.com/insonicphotography www.facebook.com/groups/Stella.Pearl www.facebook.com/theshazzles

About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/innerspiritphotography/


Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com

High Conflict Divorce is exactly as it sounds. A relationship has or is on the way of not only a complete angry collapse it but a fight on many destructive levels. It takes a lot to get through it. Trish gives clarity on what it is and means. How a woman entering this level of conflict can be prepared.

Trish Guise goes deep, the signs of when you are in a dangerous relationship that will likely end in this divorce style. She talks about what to expect, how to handle it, the resources available to you.

She talks about the words to watch for, the words to express what is going on. Why it is so important to leave this type of relationship. The importance of getting safe first, what to set up before you even start talking to professionals who will help to extract you.  She talks about escape plans before you even move towards divorce.

Powerful, life-saving perhaps, steps to take before the divorce action is put into action. Questions you should ask your lawyer. 

Trish Bio
Trish brings the face of reality and experience, she has gone, successfully but bruised, through her own high conflict divorce. She is trained in communications with high conflict individuals, copping with Cluster B personality disorders, post-separation abuse Business Coach.   

n addition to running her own practice Trish is:

• An associate at Supporting Wellness psychological & Family Services.
• A certified New Ways for Families® (NWFF) Coach, trained by Bill Eddy, Esq., co-founder of the High Conflict Institute.
• The Canadian Ambassador for Contemporary Family Magazine.
• A member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC).
• A btaining her certification in Brain Story.
• A Universal Women's Network™️ Women of Inspiration 2021 Award Nominee 
• A contributor and feature in Universal Women's Network™️ 100 Women of Inspiration 2021 Book coming Sept 2021.
• featured in Universal Women's Network™️ Driving Change - Women Seen, Heard, Valued campaign which celebrates leaders from a variety of industries that make an impact on a local, national and global scale.

Reach out to Trish:

Website: www.trishguise.com. Email:  trish@trishguise.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trish-guise-b01756204/

5 things you need to know to survive and thrive after a divorce:
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/divorce-co-parent-coach-trish-guise-5-things-you-need-to-know-to-survive-and-thrive-after-a-b425b9a3ea1fHuffPost


About Mark Laurie - Host.
Mark has been transforming how women see themselves, enlarging their sense of sexy, expanding their confidence in an exciting adventure that is transformational photography. His photo studio is inner Spirit Photography. 
http://innerspiritphotography.com

Sound Production by:
Lee Ellis  - myofficemedia@gmail.com
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