ESSENCEtial Conversations

Episode 267, Lucca and Rebecca with a Dose of Hope by with Lucca Hallex and Rebecca Mears

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Stephanie Ostler is a Vancouver designer, teacher and entrepreneur. She is the owner/founder of Devil May Wear which makes ethical clothing and lingerie by hand in Vancouver. She is also a teacher at SFU for Make Change Studio, a business and design course based on textile sustainability. She is excited about creating change in the world through small business and sustainability in Vancouver. Originally aired April 17, 2020

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Matt Woodford is an audio producer and musician from Vancouver Island. It's been an interesting year of change for him and he has been working diligently to make himself aware of the potential energy which he stores. Recently he has been making attempts to unveil myself from the past constraints he has built, exploring the notion that he longer has to try, he can just be. Originally aired on April 3, 2020

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“GLOW is my life's work - my soul's calling. My story is far from linear. What I can generally say, is chocolate found me. It lured me - like the pied piper. This sacred plant is very much a part of a very personal journey of discovery, healing, death and re-birth. Cacao is my master teacher and so much more." Julie Beyer is the Founder and Principal at GLOW Chocolate. She studied holistic nutrition at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, and holds a bachelor degree in Economics and International Relations from the University of British Columbia. Julie’s other passions include cooking (and eating the best of foods!), Vedic astrology, languages, yoga, and getting outside as much a possible in the Pacific Northwest rainforest. Julie says her recipes are a co-creation with something bigger than her. She has zero training as a chocolatier, chef or anything related, and considers herself more of an entrepreneur, artist and alchemist. Her chocolates are created from divine inspiration, instinct and intuition. Well if that doesn't sound like fertile territory for Lucca and Rebecca to explore, what DOES? We dig in - quite literally, to her chocolates - and to learn more of her non-linear story.

Cat Webb is a Catalyst and Resident Crossroad Community House Curatrix and they are opening their home to create a sober intergenerational queer community centre and event space catering to LGBTQ2SIA+ individuals and their extended networks of allies. Lucca and Rebecca talk through what Cat's dreams are for the Crossroad Community House, and what fuels them!

Adina is a heart-led leader dedicated to empowering women, especially moms, to show up and be their best. She’s a clean beauty advocate and a Discover Your Sacred Gifts Guide. As a Founding Member, consultant and Executive Director at Beautycounter, she’s an award-winning sales leader, educator and champion of the clean beauty movement. Adina is a business coach who supports women (and a few good men) to connect with their own unique sacred gifts and lean into life to feel more on purpose and fulfilled. She’s on a mission to help moms love themselves more so they can show up feeling empowered in their lives and create a ripple effect in their circles and beyond. Lucca and Rebecca dive deep with Adina to learn more about her sacred gift training and how all aspects of her work feed into each other!

Ricky Castanedo Laredo is a Mexican-immigrant, living on Unceded Coast Salish territories. He is primarily an artist and graphic designer, but has been heavily involved in the Vancouver punk scene for close to 10 years, and plays in a bunch of local bands. He's also the art director of Discorder Magazine, based out of CiTR 101.9 FM, and is the music director at CJSF 90.1 FM! Lucca and Rebecca love interviewing our CJSF contemporaries to see what brought them to community radio, and to explore all the facets of who they are. We take some time with Ricky, getting to know the man behind all the music at CJSF!

Jen Lang guides spiritually-conscious women in business to become compelling and confident communicators so they can connect with and grow their community. She has two main focus-areas in her coaching business: Public Speaking & Communications and Reiki & Sound bowl therapy. Both lend themselves well to group and individual guidance and experiences and there is often over-lap with clients within these two main areas. Using her training in martial arts, Reiki, and opera singing, she works with the complete person in a method she is developing around embodied communication. Currently she works with clients in a 1:1 or small group mastermind format around speaking, communication, spirituality, and presence. Her life theme, in a few key words, would probably include “constantly curious”. She is a life-long learner, but that is closely connected to her curiosity and need to try many different things! She's also a great connector, so she is able to pull together her experiences to provide her clients with a variety of tools and experiences to support their growth and transformation. This woman has travelled the globe and found herself and her crown: Lucca and Rebecca talk through the impetus behind her choices and what they led her to!

(Khenpo) Lobsang Tenzin is a multi-disciplined production artist, TV Creator and arts philosophy teacher. His sculptures, paintings and word posters can be found on film sets, in homes and offices around the world. He currently serves as an Executive Producer (Bhutan Projects) with the award winning film company Real by FAKE and where he is in pre-production on a Bhutanese feature film shooting next year and developing a VFX Editing outpost for the Kingdom. On sunny days Khenpo Lobsang can be found playing hooky from work by painting outside the postal depot on Vancouver's Commercial Drive. Apart from the above, Khenpo has a pole-poster campaign ongoing around Vancouver, created in partnership with his students and sponsored by The POSTER GUY

Marissa Wong is a Vancouver-based dance artist who has presented, hosted, and produced choreographic works in San Francisco, Montreal, Vancouver, and Ottawa, including at TEDxSoma and Dance in Vancouver. In 2015, she founded TWObigsteps collective, a platform where she continues to create, explore, and research alongside other inspiring artists. In addition to performance, Marissa engages in the community through workshop facilitation, teaching, and mentoring. Interested in sharing dialogue, she seeks growth through the language of movement, and expansion in a practice of continually challenging assumptions. Lucca and Rebecca discuss the origins and aims of Marissa's collective, and see where her growing edge is!

How do you claim and create hope and joy for yourself? How do you navigate life when it is throwing curveballs at you, and regain charge of your emotions and perspective about it all? Rebecca and Lucca talk about the signs and symptoms of when we're a bit lost, and what kinds of actions they find helpful in taking charge of their brainspace and what is controllable around them to facilitate greater ease of spirit, and an increase in joy. First aired on November 15, 2019.

Mehrdad Rahbar was born in Iran, moved to Canada in his teens. He studied Architecture at McGill University. and specialized in Community Development and Affordable Housing. He is the founder and principal of Vernacular Group, a design and land development company in BC. Rahbar is also the recipient of a number of BC's design awards. With his company he has been involved in many affordable and innovative residential projects working with Canadian federal, provincial and local governments, and First Nations. In addition, he is a celebrated artist who has installed two major public art sculptures. His most recent sculpture "When Women Rise" was installed at the UBC Campus in 2018. As a painter, his works have been exhibited in Canada and the United States. Rahbar is also the Spokesperson for Phoenix Academy for Arts & Culture for Iran. Lucca and Rebecca explore how Mehrdad thinks outside the box and calls for awakening! First aired on November 8, 2019.