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Cynthia is a meditation enthusiast and an advocate for total mind-body wellness. She is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator and a teacher of mindfulness for kids and teens. Goldminds Canada is a mindfulness for kids organization that creates a safe space for kids to talk about their emotions and participate in fun exercises that introduce them to deep breathing, gratitude and self-love. 💕

Cynthia believes in the power of teaching mindfulness to children at a young age to equip them with the tools they need to be resilient, self-regulate, and build self-confidence. Her goal is to support the next generation of leaders who will change the world and to help them recognize the joy that is already waiting inside of them. 💪

We learn all about her journey and how she got into what she is doing today, her experience with teaching kids mindfulness techniques, and a few book reco's for fun! ✨

This work is so incredible and important, especially in the kind of world we live in today. 🌎

Connect with Cynthia:

Golminds Instagram: @goldmindsca

Goldminds website: www.goldmindscanada.ca

Cynthia's Instagram: @cynthiaastirling

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Monica Gold is a FIERY, energetic Canadian dancer, choreographer, content creator and the Founder of Find Your Fierce (FYF). FYF is a dance & fitness company known for its empowering dance choreography and signature Cardio Party classes best described as Zumba meets Beyonce on a Triple Shot Espresso. That means RIDICULOUS ENERGY, and a heck of a lot of sweat! The power of social media brought Monica a dedicated following of fans and participants leading Monica to become a major force in the dance world. If you scroll her feed of endless videos you'll get lost in a sea of good vibes and girl power, characteristics which brought on collaborations with record labels Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group. Her classes and influence have also led to partnerships with fitness giants Asics, Skechers, Reebok and Canadian retailer Urban Planet. Beyond that she has lent her voice and talents to numerous non-profit female focused groups across the city advocating the mental health benefits associated with dance. She looks forward to continuing to use her content, influence and voice to positively impact all the people, and specifically the women and young girls it reaches.

Connect with Monica:

- Donate to Stella's Place: https://stellasplace.ca/

- Personal Instagram: @monicagold1

- FYF Instagram: @find.your.fierce 

- FYFTV: https://findyourfierce.tv/catalog

- Website: https://findyourfierce.ca/

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Resolve was founded in November 2018, and today offers 10 unique CBD products across 5 product lines with varying applications.

"We believe in creating and offering the highest quality CBD products to provide natural relief and wellness, as well as taking the responsibility to effectively engage our community as a brand to educate and raise awareness around health and wellness topics as well as social issues and causes".

In this episode we chat with JP & Mike about their own backgrounds and what brought them and third founder JT together to create Resolve. They help to define CBD and talk about all the amazing benefits. We also chat about branding and marketing, specifically in the cannabis industry as well as how COVID has impacted the business. Of course we also chat about wellness and appreciating the little wins in every day,

We know you are going to love this episode! Tag us @teamwellnesssto and @resolvecbd on instagram with your thoughts :)

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Saran James- Vaughan is a Holistic Nutritionist and Women’s Wellness Coach. She integrates a variety of modalities including Holistic Nutrition, Herbal Medicine and strategies for personal alchemy. Her focus is on helping individuals determine the root cause of their health concerns, whether it is a result of exposure to toxic elements in their physical, mental or emotional environments. She considers herself a facilitator of healing, teaching individuals how to tap into their own innate ability to heal and move through debilitating illness to wellness.

We had an extremely powerful conversation with Saran, starting with her own journey from having nocturnal seizures to discovering nutrition and wellness. We chat about all of her services and experiences, including reproduce health. Additionally, we chat about the need for wellness to become more accessible, and how BIPOC communities have different experiences when it comes to wellness, and specifically birth experiences. You’re going to want to grab your notebook and get ready to learn and absorb all of what this episode has to offer! 

Topics Covered:


Nocturnal seizures
Discovering a Naturopathic Dr. and a different approach to health
Saran's experience in the food service industry and it sparking an interest in Nutrition
Saturn returns
Discovering Holistic Nutrition
A passion for Herbal Medicine
Personal Alchemy & Spiritual Transformation 
Wellness accessibility
The challenging intersection of wellness and business
Sliding scales and payment plans
Putting yourself first
How stigmas placed on BIPOC effect wellness experience
Black women's differing treatment in birth experiences with a personal example
How doulas can support and advocate for clients 

CONNECT WITH SARAN:

https://www.wellnessbysaran.com/

https://www.instagram.com/wellness_by_saran/

Blog Post Referenced:

https://www.wellnessbysaran.com/internalized-racism-its-effects-on-wellness-sexual-reproductive-health/

Wellness Survey:

 https://www.wellnessbysaran.com/reproductive-wellness-survey/

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Chloe emerged in 2013 as the winner of the MUCH VJ Search and has since brought her fresh perspective and outgoing personality to her role as ETALK Reporter. Chloe brings viewers into the heart of events such as TIFF, Toronto Fashion Week, and THE IHEARTRADIO MMVAs. She has also interviewed some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Julianne Moore, Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Downey Jr., Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kings of Leon, Zac Efron, Joan Rivers, David Foster, and Tori Kelly. Following her MUCH VJ Search win, Chloe became the host of E! before arriving at Canada’s #1 Entertainment Show ETALK as a Reporter. 🔥

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On top of all of this, Chloe is such a huge advocate for health and wellness and launched her own online community, @healthyishot in 2018. Healthy Is Hot creates a real, raw and supportive space for open conversations on difficult health-related topics and tips and tricks for living one’s best life. Healthy is hot started as a hashtag, moved onto and continues to be a blog, podcast and now a TV show on Crave! 📺

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In today's episode we talk about:

✅Burnout

✅Gratitude towards her burnout and how the learnings helped shape her life today

✅How a commercial changed her life

✅Facing our fears

✅A day in the life of Chloe

✅Her newest health venture

✅and so much more!

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Her story and lessons as an entrepreneur are so inspiring and we hope you enjoy! ✨

Chloe's Insta: @thechloewilde

Healthy is Hot Insta: @healthyishot 

Healthy is Hot website: https://www.healthyishott.com/

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TeamWellnessTO:

Your one stop shop for information about the entrepreneurs that work to build a healthier Toronto everyday.

Connect with us:

Instagram: @teamwellnessto 

Website: https://www.teamwellnessto.com/

In the past few weeks, we have felt more anger, outrage and sadness than perhaps ever before. And that is the problem we want to address today. As two white females, we feel shame and guilt over not leaning into our privilege, and using our voices before. We realized that if we are going to be true allies we need to PUT IN THE WORK ourselves, and speak up using our voice and privilege.

In today's episode we address the actions we have taken so far, and the actions we plan to take as individuals and on this platform, moving forward.

We will also address some learnings around the disparities black communities face when it comes to health.

First, we define and talk through a few definitions that will be the anchor for our conversation. Then, we chat about the connection between racism and health, resources we have discovered lately and our action plan moving forward. Throughout we will discuss our own personal experiences of white privilege, and other thoughts along the way.

To find all of the resources and links we mention in this episode, please check out the description under the podcast episode itself. Link is in our bio as always.

We realize even though we're learning, we are going to make mistakes along the way, and acknowledge and apologize for any mistakes that have been made previously. Please feel free to reach out to us. We want to keep an open dialogue. This fight isn't over until all humans are treated equally. Keep working team. ✊🏾✊🏼✊🏿✊🏽

RESOURCES:

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

http://blackhealthalliance.ca/

Sociology of Racism Paper (Clair, Matthew, and Jeffrey S. Denis. 2015): https://scholar.harvard.edu/matthewclair/publications/sociology-racism

Cineplex movies, free to rent: https://store.cineplex.com/promo/understandingblackstories

What is White Privilege Article: https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2018/what-is-white-privilege-really

Anti-Black Racism & Mental Health: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/get-involved/community/toronto-for-all/anti-black-racism-mental-health/

Map of Toronto - Covid cases & Black Communities: https://globalnews.ca/news/7015522/black-neighbourhoods-toronto-coronavirus-racism/

Article on reallocating police funds in Toronto: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/what-defunding-the-police-could-look-like-in-canada-s-largest-city-1.4977969#:~:text=In%20Toronto%2C%20the%20police%20service,city%20that%20were%20previously%20defunded

Toronto Mississauga sociology professor we referenced: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah

1619 Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1619/id1476928106

Code Switch Pod: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch

Brene Brown Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bren%C3%A9-with-ibram-x-kendi-on-how-to-be-an-antiracist/id1494350511?i=1000476611079