Past Talks
The Little Coochie Snorcher that IS: ME & My Trauma RePurposed
Anjela shared her story of how she discovered her true STRENGTH to not just survive but truly HEAL her Complex-PTSD and raise awareness of Family Sex-Trafficking. She invites you to LISTEN to her Journey of Surviving her trauma and be INSPIRED by her Ongoing Healing.
Brighter Days Ahead: Making the World a Brighter Place with Very Ordinary Light
Whether it’s changing diapers or closing deals, the light you have to offer the world may surprise you. Hear the story of how one diaper-slinging mom set out to make a difference at one child welfare office, and how her light of Mothering leant itself to illuminate the darkened world of child welfare. Be inspired to find the one thing about YOU that cannot and should not be hidden. The world NEEDS the light that only you can offer.
Uncomfortably Safe in the Workplace
Utilizing the experiences of the past to get uncomfortably safe for the future. Why doing this in workplace not only helps us achieve better success at work, but translates to better success in the rest of life. Why therapy is one of many tools that helps us discover who we really are and what we can really achieve in life.
The promise of change vs the process of change
It took years to break my mindset bondage. We must move from our past experiences that cripple our confidence, to allow those adverse challenges to catapult our actions and engage in the process of change.
12 minutes to Save the World – A Guide to a Clean & Fair Energy Future
It’s critical we not only achieve a clean energy future, but one that is reliable and affordable. The path is narrow. Here’s how to do it in a smart way.
A journey to authenticity
A man’s search for significance through the modern social ideology leads him down a road of pain and destruction. In times of him being broken down to where he believes he is nothing, convinced that he has no value, he then finds what he was truly looking for, Himself.
Beyond change is the invitation into transformation
Multiple Sclerosis brought her to the door of change. What she didn’t expect was that there was a choice to be made. Beyond change was the invitation into transformation.
Taking Off the Mask: Pandemic Epiphanies From the Other Side
COVID came with many unexpected surprises for me to unpack, but I wasn’t in the mood for that. I wanted my life back. After the initial shock, the added time and space allowed me to re-examine my priorities. I now have a sense of clarity in a way I never experienced before.
The Journey from Fear of Failure to Self-Confidence: It Takes a Village
Life is filled with both good and challenging moments, that dependent on how you respond and who you surround yourself with, can help to empower you to be your best.
Daring Daily: Affirming Self Through the Use of Counter narratives
How can we use counternarratives to reject various forms of rejection which infiltrate our souls daily distracting us from gifting the world with what we were created to leave on this.
How being an underdog is your secret superpower to success
Rejection, self-doubt, and comparison almost stole the life I was meant to be living...and how one question can stop it from stealing yours.
Our Park: Esther Short Park and the Relationship between Place, Story, and Self
Esther Short Park, the heart of Vancouver, has witnessed over a century and a half of history. It provides a perfect lens to examine story, place, and ourselves as a…
Becoming a Professional Blind Man by Learning to Look at the World in a Different Way
After a suicide attempt at age 16, I lost my sight. Using my humor and my other senses, I learned how to navigate the world in a new way.
The Worst Thing Imaginable: The Secret to life after survival.
In his career as a reporter, writer and story teller, Steve Becker recorded and presented profiles of hundreds of people. Two of those stories in particular forced him to reexamine.
Yes there is Life after Stroke!
May 10 , 2018 I awoke at Peace Health Medical Center, having suffered a near fatal stroke losing close to 400 million brain cells. Learn how Nueroplasticity and Nuerogenesis helped.
We are 1 and We are 0: What Virtual Reality May Mean for Ourselves and Our Future
You don a headset and enter a Virtual Reality environment to play a game. The system tracks your body––your head wearing the headset and your hands manipulating the controllers––as you
A Leg Up On The Competition
It was the first day I’d ever been skiing and I was laying on the snow struggling to get back up. I was tired because all I did all day
I’m just pulling my Little Red Wagon… A story from Welfare to the White House
I remember the day I yelled at my children. It was a hot day I was pulling two huge loads of laundry with my two youngest children sitting on top
Creatures of Love: The battle for the hearts and minds of our youth
In certain times, the world can seem like a dark place, divided by war, hate, and isolation. In these moments, we can make one of two choices; shake our heads
How We Become Us
A story about togetherness, bursting hearts, and the hidden secrets of caterpillars.