Coffee Connection

Today's guest on Coffee Connection is one of Julie's oldest friends, Susie Dalgleish. Julie and Susie have known each other for over 30 years, but as you'll hear in this episode, their friendship hasn't always been simple. On this episode, Susie and Julie chat about coffee routines, the difference between their childhoods, the importance of healing conversations, and hairstyles gone wrong.Thank you Susie, for shining bright and vulnerably sharing your story! For more information about Julie, check out her out on Instagram or at her blog: www.letlovein.ca.Support the show (https://pod.fan/coffee-connection)

Today’s guest on Coffee Connection is the wonderful Jess Ireland. For over 30 years, Jess has been studying and performing dance. Now, she runs workshops for people with little to no experience, who feel called to express themselves through movement. This is where Julie had the pleasure of meeting her. On this episode, Jess and Julie discuss a wide array of topics, including but not limited to, their need for thoughtful gifts, Jess’s love of tea and donuts, the value of checking in on those they care about, Enneagrams, and Jess’s new relationship with dance. Thank you Jess, for giving the gift of your vulnerability and storytelling during this beautiful chat.For more information about Julie, check out her blog at www.letlovein.ca. Support the show (https://pod.fan/coffee-connection)

Today on Coffee Connection, you'll hear Part Two of Julie's conversation with Chantelle Diachina. On this episode Chantelle shares her perspective on the healing and humility necessary for racial equality to be achieved. She also discusses the importance of safe spaces for people to imperfectly show up and be seen, heard, and valued. Thank you Chantelle, for giving us the gift of your wisdom and story. For more information about Julie, check out her blog at www.letlovein.ca. Support the show (https://pod.fan/coffee-connection)

Today on Coffee Connection, Julie sits down with Chantelle Diachina to talk about race and racism. Chantelle shares her experience as a bi-racial (mistakenly referred to as Black in the episode introduction, and very thankful to have been corrected by Chantelle!) woman in this world, and how her healing journey has affected the way she is showing up for the current movement. It has always been Julie's mission to share vulnerable stories and unique perspectives with the listeners of Coffee Connection, and she is truly grateful that Chantelle was willing to do just that. Conversations around race and racism are not easy. But they are absolutely necessary, if the equality that is rightfully deserved by all human beings, is ever going to be fully attained. For more information about Julie, check out her blog at www.letlovein.ca.Support the show (https://pod.fan/coffee-connection)

Today on Coffee Connection, Julie sips on a nice cool iced tea while chatting about her history of mental illness. In this second episode of the two part series, she shares all that it took for her to find her way back to herself while in the depths of anxiety, panic, and depression. She shares the things that worked, the things that didn't, and everything in between. She hopes that by sharing this part of her story, she can illuminate that we have options when it comes to working with our mental health, and that there’s many different routes we can take to help ourselves feel better.For further information about Julie, check out her blog at www.letlovein.ca.Support the show (https://pod.fan/coffee-connection)

Today on Coffee Connection, Julie sips on a dirty chai latte while providing an in depth look at her history of mental illness. In the first episode of a two part series, she discusses what it was like for her to experience anxiety, panic, and depression. She hopes that by sharing her story she'll help others who have struggled with similar conditions to feel a little less alone and a little more connected.To check out Julie's blog, head on over to www.letlovein.ca. Support the show (https://pod.fan/coffee-connection)

It's been a month since Covid-19 took over our lives, and Julie thinks it's time to discuss the important roles grief, gratitude, and resilience play in our current reality. She also chats with you about the lie we've all been sold, the one that told us "life is supposed to be easy," when in fact, humans are built for both the best of times, and the hardest. To check out Julie's blog, head on over to www.letlovein.ca. Support the show (https://pod.fan/coffee-connection)

Over the last few months Julie mapped out her podcasting journey. She taught herself how to record and edit, she created a list of people she knew she wanted to hang in the studio with, and developed an episode outline (chat about coffee, get vulnerable about life, finish with James Lipton’s famous 10 questions), but all of that went out the window when our lives were taken over by the Covid-19 pandemic. So instead, for now, she’ll be taking it one day at a time and creating episodes that feel right and necessary based on our current situation.In this first episode she shares her thoughts and feelings on our current reality, as well as how the pandemic is affecting her personally. The world is making its way through a very unusual time, but despite how scary and challenging it is, Julie believes we'll all be okay, and maybe even better off, as a result.To check out Julie's blog, head on over to www.letlovein.ca. Support the show (https://pod.fan/coffee-connection)