January, the great transformation chamber. After the holidays we are so often feeling the blues of indulding over the holidays. Having to go back to the hustle of life after enjoying a break and combinging all these realities with sugar & alcohol withdrawals.

As we apporach the year of the horse, which is to bring action, movement, vitality and freedom, this episode is just about that, finding happiness in the "simple" things in life and turning the "blues" into inspiration

Book References"

"Do Less" - Kate Northrup
"You Money or your Life" Joseph Dominguez & Vicki Robin

Chef David has been an important part of the Kamloops community for a long time. His kind, calm and confident demeanor flow through this conversation as we talk food industry, purpose, passion for food, tradition, integrity of labour, food security and connecting our kitchen to the local farming industry.

Book Reference:

Vandana Shiva "Earth Democracy"

Christine is a professor of communications at TRU, has a masters of linguistics and is overall and exceptionally well read human.

In this conversation we go all over the map of language, political speeches, art therapy, meditation, grief, burnout, concussions and social interactions.

Christine has a gift for interpeting the human experience from an internal perspective and bringing to light what matters in life. Please enjoy this conversation, we certainly have!

Book references:

Pema Chodron "When things fall apart"
Parker Palmer "Let your life speak"
David Allen "Getting things done"
Eleanor H. Porter "Pollyanna"
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi "Flow"
Daniel Kahneman "Thinking Fast & Slow"
Stephen Pressfield "The war of Art"
Foundation of Inner Peace "A course in Miracles"