EP 13: This One’s for the Boys Back Home – A Raw Talk on Newfoundland, Military Life & Manhood - w/ Rodney Pollard

In this episode, I sit down with my brother Rodney Pollard—a fellow Newfoundlander, veteran, and deep feeler—for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up on the island, serving in the military, and finding meaning after it all. We reflect on what it means to leave home at 18 to serve, to experience culture shock, to be toughened and hardened by systems not designed to nurture boys into men—but also how we’ve come to reclaim a softer, stronger identity through years of self-work. It’s raw. It’s real. It’s two men getting honest about their pasts—and what we still carry today.

💬 What We Explore in This Episode:

Growing up in small-town Newfoundland & what "home" really means

The pull of the military—and what happens after the uniform Culture shock, bullying, and the weight of unspoken emotions

The lost art of community and learning through hardship

Masculinity: The Hunter vs. the Farmer Archetype

Why it’s so rare for men to have both loyalty and emotional support

Our own shame, growth, and moments we wish we handled differently

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EP12: Roots of the Soul: Energy, Identity & Coming Home – w/ Natalie Cormier LaBrie

In this episode, Natalie Cormier LaBrie joins me for a powerful conversation about the body’s wisdom, ancestral stories, feminine energy, and how we can truly come home to ourselves.

As an intuitive energy worker and healer, Natalie speaks openly about her own unraveling—from debilitating menstrual pain to inner peace—through somatic awareness, deep presence, and trust in the body’s communication. She breaks down the spiritual science of nervous system regulation, the energetics of the root chakra, and why identity, safety, and self-acceptance are foundational to real transformation.

We also explore family lineage, Acadian trauma from deportation, same-sex partnership & the parenting dynamic flow, emotional safety, and what it means to live with true integrity and openness.

This episode is a warm reminder: there’s no box to fit into. You are the book. Let your body tell the story.

💡 What We Explore in This Episode:

• The body as a book: how our story lives in our cells
• Healing menstrual pain through intuition & energy work
• The truth about safety, root chakra, & emotional contraction
• Same-sex parenting, feminine roles & identity integration
• Reclaiming Acadian heritage & generational healing
• Masculine/feminine balance in modern relationships
• Why slowing down is the bravest thing we can do

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EP11: From Puppets to Psychedelics: Creating with Purpose - w/ Rebecca E Tremblay

She started in puppetry and teaching, discovered healing in the jungle, and now she’s bringing untold stories to life on screen.

🎬 Actress 🎭 Director 📝Screenwriter 🧠 Coach

In this raw and vulnerable conversation, Rebecca E Tremblay joins me to talk about her journey through film, motherhood, healing, and the unique blend of hats she continues to embody in her life.

She shares her experience working through personal trauma, filming her own projects, healing her womb through ayahuasca, and learning how to shift from overperforming to authenticity.

This one goes deep—on creativity, grief, feminine leadership, psychedelic ceremony, motherhood, coaching, and what it means to claim your voice in a world that often wants to define it for you.

💡 Topics We Dive Into:

The shift from overacting to self-awareness

Becoming a filmmaker to cast herself in roles no one was offering

Using ayahuasca to heal womb trauma and rewrite her story

Directing and starring in “Good Mom” and “Hum”

The reality of acting, motherhood, and building a creative life in New Brunswick

Why feminine-centered stories need more airtime

Channeling grief and transformation into art

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🎙️ Guest Contact - Rebecca E TremblayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaelmire/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090480633770YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rebeccaelmireactressIMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12560590/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

🎥For all Film and Contact Links 👇 Short Films - "Good Mom" & "HUM" Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/rebeccaelmire?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

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