Constance Wang a young professional in Toronto got the Delta variant and came close to death. She spent days and days in the ICU, made it out and is with us to tell her story.

Blakie Sahay (she/her) BA, BscOT., MEd., is an occupational therapist, psychotherapist, and mindfulness facilitator. She holds certifications in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for anxiety and depression management, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for chronic stress and chronic health conditions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and various trauma-informed approaches. At the Centre for Mindfulness Studies (Toronto, Canada), Blakie facilitates mindfulness-based group programs for mental health and overall health and wellness, develops course curriculums and delivers professional development programs. She also has the honour of mentoring new mindfulness facilitators-in-training. She provides tailored mindfulness-based workshops for various organizations and businesses from community-based groups to universities and large corporations. Blakie has a private occupational therapy practice working with veterans and first responders with mental health, trauma and/or addictions challenges. She is also a certified yoga teacher and is currently a student in a 2-year Community Dharma Teacher Training program with True North Insight. She is a parent to two really funny kids and a really silly dog. She also sits on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies.

Episode #7

Michael O’Sullivan is the author of ‘The Levelling: What’s Next After Globalization’, which examines what’s next in politics, economics, finance and geopolitics in the post globalization era. He sees recent political events, personified in the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump, as signalling the end of modern Western politics. Over the next century, Michael predicts a levelling of income gaps, of regional power hierarchies, and that large multi-national institutions, such as the WTO and IMF, will be divested of power.

Episode #6

We love wine. However we don't know much about it, in comes Annette Bruley, Manager and Wine Director at Midfield Wine Bar!

Having enjoyed a solid pizza slinging career at Pizza Hut back in the late 80s, a decade in the corporate communications & design industry, and then a stint in the cruise ship industry, Annette decided to jump back into food & wine in 2008 at the inspirational Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar. Since then she has been mentored by some of the top sommeliers in Toronto including Jamie Drummond, Christopher Sealy and Svetlana Atcheva of Pearl Morissette, as well as managing some of the most fun and dynamic minimal intervention and natural wine lists in the city. She has been managing the wine list at Midfield Wine Bar since 2018, the longest-running natural wine bar in Toronto, established in 2012.

See below for Annette's top picks and the wines we sampled during the podcast. Better yet reach out to Annette directly at Midfield in Toronto and get started curating your perfect at home wine list!

Annette's Top Picks:

This is our top selling skin contact white wine:

https://www.midfieldwine.com/delivery-takeout-1#!/2019-Fleurs-Mac%C3%A9ration-Domaine-Brand-&-Fils/p/217937436/category=0

This is a house favourite:

https://www.midfieldwine.com/delivery-takeout-1#!/%E2%80%8B2018-%E2%80%98Earth-&-Sky%E2%80%99-Naoussa-PDO-Thymiopoulos/p/202904518/category=50234397

Probably one of the loveliest muscadets I've ever had at this price point and not just great for sipping, it's an amazing seafood pairing:

https://www.midfieldwine.com/delivery-takeout-1#!/%E2%80%8B2018-%E2%80%98Selection-des-Cognettes%E2%80%99-Muscadet-Sevre-et-Maine-Sur-Lie-Stephane-&-Vincent-Perraud/p/205980475/category=50234397

This is a "giant" in Beaujolais...it's a wine producer who leads the pack over there.

https://www.midfieldwine.com/delivery-takeout-1#!/2019-Morgon-Cuvee-Tradition-Marcel-Lapierre/p/278479066/category=50234397

One of my favourites! So juicy and tasty...it's hard not to gulp.

https://www.midfieldwine.com/delivery-takeout-1#!/2019-Contre-Pied-Domaine-Plageoles/p/294704182/category=50234397

Here's what we tried:

White:

This is our cheap and cheerful Sauvignon Blanc blend from France. Nothing overly special about it but it's a great table wine.

https://www.midfieldwine.com/delivery-takeout-1#!/2018-Vendanges-Nocturnes-Blanc-Laurent-Miquel/p/249272942/category=50242198

This is a wild card. It's Sauvignon Blanc from Australia, made with skin contact ("orange wine") and also made using a method called "carbonic maceration"

https://www.midfieldwine.com/delivery-takeout-1#!/NV-Jum

Episode #5

At 52 years old, Funk Roberts is owner of Funk Roberts Fitness Inc. - The Over 40 Alpha Brotherhood and Funk Supplements Inc

Funk’s dedicated mission is to help over 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.

In 2010, Funk transformed his own body from a puffy 215lbs to 185 lbs lean ripped and over the past 10 years has been able to naturally maintain his body, health and youthfulness

He is a former Professional Beach and Indoor Volleyball Player turned Certified Personal Trainer, Certified MMA Conditioning Coach (MMACA) NESTA, Certified Master Metabolic Trainer, Nutrition Specialist, Core Conditioning Specialist- NESTA, Kettlebell Training Specialist, TRX Approved, Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach

Epiosde # 4

EP# 3 - In this episode Kathleen speaks with Jenn Pike.  She is a Functional Nutritionist and Medical Exercise Specialist.

She specializes in women’s health and hormones and is the Bestselling author of

“The Simplicity Project” as well as her two cookbooks The Simplicity Kitchen and The Simplicity Body.

 She is the founder of the global and revolutionary women’s health programs The

Hormone Project, Synced and her Simplicity Body Movement series. 

These programs are dedicated to teaching women what they should have

known about their bodies all along; the incredible healing abilities, wisdom and power their bodies hold and how to bring them to life.

 You can catch her weekly tips and tools on her podcast The Simplicity Session and her youtube show Simplicity TV. She sits on the Advisory Board for STRONG Fitness Magazine and contributes to CHCH Morning Live, CTV, Global, CP24 and Breakfast Television.

 As an inspired Wife and Mom of two, she understands that true well-being is a journey to be enjoyed not a struggle to be forced.

EP # 2 - Peter Reitano in an entrepreneur and founder of Gwella (Psychedelics and functional mushroom CPG).  He joins us to talk about psychedelic experiences, the benefits of mushrooms and how Gwella is using  all types of mushrooms to bring mental and physical health benefits to anyone who needs it.

Peter is a serial entrepreneur and consumer marketing expert with over a decade of experience in scaling some of the world's top brands. Peter has built, advised, raised for, and sold multiple ventures, including  High12, one of Canada’s top cannabis CPG companies.

www.gwellamushrooms.com/

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