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Welcome to the very first episode of the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! This episode has been brought to you by mygratitudeattitude.com come over to the website to read blog posts and gather inspiration. Join the mailing list to get newsletters and first hand information on upcoming events. If you don’t yet know me, please let me introduce myself. My name is Lindsay Lesage and I wear many hats. I am a fairly new mom to my 8 month old baby girl and we live along the shores of Georgian Bay Ontario with my husband and our little Maltese Poodle Jean Luc. I am a French Immersion Teacher, a Yoga and Meditation Teacher and I am also a trained Psychotherapist. I have a lot of experience in the mental health and wellness field and I myself have struggled to cope with my stress response in difficult times which has resulted in anxiety and depression.  The purpose of this podcast is to inspire, educate and have fun with our over arching theme of gratitude. Be sure to go to http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com to sign up for my newsletter and receive my 5 super easy ways to start a gratitude practice. Also come on over to the My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group and join in on our discussions, challenges and daily inspiration.  If you know me, you know that I LOVE restorative yoga and meditation. Next to having a gratitude practice, restorative yoga and meditation is my favourite way to change my brain. Join me along with Stephie Massey for the emPOWERed Rest retreat in Hockley Valley. Not only will we have yoga and meditation but world famous chef to the stars Joanne Gerrard Young is coming to teach us about the power of raw food and Megan Marie gates will be performing a beautiful crystal bowl sound ceremony.  Resting doesn’t have to be boring! It can be invigorating and powerful and we want you to learn how to incorporate these life changing practices into your daily life.  Thank you so much for joining me on this very first episode of the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast. If you enjoyed the show please leave a review and let me know what other kinds of things you would like to hear about. For more information check out the Empowered Rest Facebook Event or go to the My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group to find out more.  This podcast was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions.  Shelly produces podcasts, videos and various other media products for Yoga teachers and creative entrepreneurs.  Contact Shelly at shellyaaron.com for more info!  

This week on My Gratitude Attitude we welcome Stephanie Massey to the show. Stephanie is Lindsay’s sister who inspired this whole Gratitude thing in the first place! She talks about her cancer treatment, her ability to work through pain and tough stuff using yoga and meditation and the inspiring journey to the 109 World Retreat in Sweden between chemo and radiation. Lindsay and Stephanie talk about their version of yoga and of course when Stephanie had to dig deep to find gratitude.  Find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Find Stephanie Massey at www.stephiemassey.com. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com  

This Brain Changing Episode is all about how to squash those fear gremlins that want to keep you small. Learn a few tips and tricks on how to work past those fears and move into a space of shining your authentic gifts out into the world.  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat! 

This week I am so grateful to have Heather Larson on the show. I first met Heather on social media actually which I feel like is a funny place to meet friends but - never the less I am happy that we connected this way. I had been looking for some inspiration for a more plant based lifestyle and wasn’t sure what that might look like with a new baby and once she started eating solid foods. I searched around and came across her instagram and then checked out her web page and found it really helpful to read her blogs and stories. We started messaging and became friends while traveling this sometimes bumpy road of motherhood.  Heather has been through some of the most difficult things that the human spirit should ever have to endure. The loss of her first child has played a monumental role in how she lives life today. Her grit, resilience and quite frankly her sense of humor are so inspiring that I feel so grateful to have made this connection with this wonderful human being. She goes by Veganish mama and tells us about the tough stuff and also gives us some ideas of plant based snacks. Let’s take a deep breath in….exhale….and hear from Heather.  Follow Heather at https://www.veganishmama.com or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/veganishmama/. You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat. 

If you’re like me then you might be on the Marie Condo decluttering train right now, trying to tidy up your life and make sure that all of your belongings spark joy. In this Brain Changer episode I'll be sharing tips for decluttering your brain by helping you clear the negative thoughts that may be holding you back. Tune-in to hear how gratitude can help set new, empowering thought patterns. Come listen and learn how to let your mind spark joy!  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.   

This week on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast I welcome Joanne Young of The Healing Cuisine. Joanne has been loving and creating gluten and allergen-free plant-based foods for over 25 years. She is an International Chef, Conscious Entrepreneur and raised her two children with her husband, in the jungle of Costa Rica. In addition to providing easy access to healthy lactose/dairy free, gluten free, live superfoods, and macrobiotic recipes Joanne has expanded her services to include online plant-based cooking courses and her Raw Food Chef Certification are available to anyone with internet access.  I first met Joanne while taking one of her Raw food classes where we learned how to make vegan cheeses using nuts and seeds. The class was so amazing that I signed up again for her desert class and have also since gifted her classes to family and friends. She truly turns food into art and makes the healthiest foods taste so delicious that you don’t feel as though you’re sacrificing anything.  I am so excited to have Joanne on the show today and also SO excited that she is going to be coming to our emPOWERed REST retreat in April.  For more information relating to this week's episode, go to:  https://www.facebook.com/TheHealingCuisine or https://www.joannegerrardyoung.com, https://thehealingcuisine.tumblr.com,  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

In this episode, Lindsay interviews Olivia Rothschild who is a humanist at heart and a hopeless diplomat. She is the co-founder of the non-profit organisation 109 World and has experience within PR and communications. She believes that every individual has the power to change the world when given the right tools and guidance. To donate to the Panzi Hospital Foundation go to: panzifoundation.org  If after hearing this episode you feel compelled as I do to make a difference in the lives of so many women and children in Congo who are affected by the warfare due the minerals that we use on a daily basis then please visit panzifoundation.org. Your donation provides critical front-line support for survivors of sexual violence in Congo, healing bodies, minds, families, and communities.  You can find Olivia Rothschild at https://www.instagram.com/orothschild or at www.109world.com podcast:  Imagineaworldpod.com  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  

If there is anything you can take away from this Brain Changing episode it is this: Your energy is precious and it makes sense to protect it. In this episode you’ll hear how to use visualization, smudging and a few other energy-protection techniques that will keep you free of those sneaky energy vampires that you may have in your life.  https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-smudge-your-house-1274692https://negativeionizers.net/negative-ions-benefits/  Book: Dodging Energy Vampires by Christiane Northrup M.D.  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

“My life’s philosophy is to treat all beings with love, kindness and compassion for we are all connected and deserve equal respect.”  —Jewels I am so so grateful to have Jewels Wilkinson on the podcast today. She is one of those human beings that you instantly want to stand next to so that you can try and absorb some of the light and good energy that is coming out of her. I first met her in Sweden at a 109 World Women’s Yoga Retreat and we later traveled to Denmark together with a bunch of the other girls from the group. The unexpected death of her father made Jewels realize how short life is and that she no longer wanted fear to run her life. So Jewels achieved her dream of becoming a yoga teacher. Her personal struggles and healing taught her how resilient the human soul is and inspired her to help others find their truest authentic selves through the connection of the mind, body and soul with yoga and meditation. She has a fascinating story and has found so much gratitude in some really really difficult struggles. Let’s a deep breath in and a long exhale out and we’ll hear from Jewels herself.   You can find Jewels Wilkinson at @gypseafullofjewels You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

In this Bonus Episode, Lindsay and her sister, Stephie, discuss everything from Stephie's experience teaching her first Yoga class to Lindsay's recent cross-country skiing accident.  They're also very excited to share the details of their upcoming Empowered Rest Retreat, April 5-7, 2019.    You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Find Stephanie Massey at www.stephiemassey.com. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

On this week's My Gratitude Attitude Podcast, I have a conversation with Lindsay Mundy, a certified nutrition coach and creator of her Eat. Move. Live blog.  When we headed to Europe this past Holiday season I was panicked to get the ins and outs of how to do this baby travel thing right - and thankfully I found Lindsay Mundy's blog and read all about how she and her husband Dave packed up their family when their baby girl was 4 months old and took off to Europe!  Join-in to hear all about Lindsay's incredibly inspiring journey of packing up their things, renting out their home and traveling abroad with their baby girl. You can find out more about Lindsay Mundy at http://www.lindsaymundy.ca/about.html   Thank you to our MGA Sponsors: Find out more about Rasa Koffee at http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Prana Vida Style:  https://www.pranavidastyle.com Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA https://mogamoms.vhx.tv  Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga.  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

In this brain changing episode, Lindsay shares how the intention of gratitude propels you into the very things you want to bring into your life. Listen-in to hear how a highly visual mindset can either 'make it' or 'break it' in getting us to our goals. When we visualize things, we can do one of two things: we can perpetuate fear, worry, or upset or... we can focus on visualizing the very things that we want to draw into our lives.  We really do have the power to attract what we want into our lives with the perspective that we choose to focus upon! “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” - Henry Ford  Find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Prana Vida: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.  

This week I chat with the amazing Megan Marie Gates!  Megan is a sound practitioner / yoga teacher / passionate poet / ecstatic dance facilitator living in the fields and forests of Prince Edward County, Ontario. Coming from a career in music theatre + dance, the fusion of both creative + yogic practices led her to the healing arts.    Megan is also the the co-founder of WILD HEART HEALING ARTS: a holistic, creative gathering space in Prince Edward County and she splits her time between this space and running around Ontario offering movement + sound medicinals. She is headlining the Toronto Yoga Show and will be our musical aspect of the emPOWERed REST Retreat this coming April.  We talk about growing up in the Prairies, doing her own thing, and we even get into the cultural appropriation of Yoga. This episode is worth listening to if you are a white woman practicing or teaching yoga. You can find out more about Megan Marie Gates at: meganmariegates.com Instagram:  flow.alchemy  To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Prana Vida: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

I get it, you’re busy. We all are. It seems like there is never enough time and you have a never ending list of things to do.  Have you ever stopped to think of it this way: that your overwhelm might very well be a privilege? Listen in to see how changing your perspective about your list of things to do can help you to re-frame your daily challenges.  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

This week I chat with Amy Rauscher of MOGA. MOGA was born from Amy’s frustration of not being able to find a mom community around her so she started her own. She began teaching Mommy and Baby Yoga classes for free for a year and recognized the value in this support system. Amy talks about the struggles of motherhood and what it’s like to start an entrepreneurial venture as a single mom.  mogamoms.com  Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA!  Motherhood is a marathon you want to prepare for. • Prenatal Yoga is a powerful tool you can use to prepare for the hardest marathon your body will ever go through, and connect with your little one before they enter the world. • Mom & Baby Yoga is Sensory Yoga for your baby! With sounds, songs and movement, your yoga class helps them with important brain and emotional development. • Birth Your Power: During this journey you will work with professionals that will meet you on your level and help you out of the darkness. Often when moms do seek help, there are limited resources available to support them. They may be faced with waitlists, financial barriers, or other obstacles preventing them from accessing the help they need. And, these women often don’t want to leave the house and interact with other people. Our 12-step online program is a resource that women can use in the comfort of their homes, on their own time. Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga.  Find out more about Rasa Koffee at http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. Go here to learn more about our upcoming EmPowered Rest Retreat.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.  

"Our brains are like Teflon for positive thoughts and Velcro for negative ones." - Rick Hanson, Ph.D. In this MGA podcast, we will be talking about how practicing gratitude daily can have major benefits for your mental and physical health.   Simply dropping in to a grateful state of being just a few times a day can dramatically reduce your stress levels and activate your parasympathetic nervous system, leading to a more peaceful, balanced state of mind and body.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Prana Vida: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.com You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.  

For today’s podcast I had the fortunate opportunity to have a conversation with my friend Diane Liska about her journey and mission as a therapist who uses holistic healing methods including yoga and psychotherapy to help people work through their own healing process.  Diane has been practicing psychotherapy for over 10 years and has learned and grown so much through her own healing practice, as well as in her work.  In our conversation today, we got to talk about so many beautiful topics from how Diane began her journey and how she has changed through the process, to how she managed her family life with her work, and so many more eye-opening experiences that she went through along the way.  We will also learn about some of her own practices for cultivating gratitude, self-compassion, and connection.  Working and living in a state of flow has changed Diane’s life so much since she took a leap of faith and stepped into her heart's path.  We hope you feel the light and wisdom that Diane shared with us to be enlightening and healing.  If you enjoyed this podcast please like, comment or share with a friend; and we hope you will join us next week for another episode of My Gratitude Attitude! If you would like to connect with Diane, please visit: www.dianeliska.com To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html Enter Gratitudeattitude to receive 20% off your first order.   Prana Vida: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter Lindsay15 to receive 15% off. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.com You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.    

In today's MGA podcast, I sat down for a conversation with the owner of PranaVidaStyle, Amelia Barnes.  A hardworking mother, wife, and entrepreneur, Amelia's dream started in her basement where she hand cut all the fabric for her designs herself, and would have them put together by a seamstress while she worked on marketing her business.  Originally inspired to start her clothing label by working as a yoga instructor, Amelia's company has grown exponentially. From hand cutting in her basement, to a fully manufactured clothing line where she uses eco-friendly textiles to create her unique and highly valued designs.  In our conversation today, we touched on a number of subjects relating to how Amelia manages her work and family life, as well as plant-based living, and how she has used gratitude to heal and grow in her own life. I hope you really enjoy today's conversation!   If you are interested in learning more about Amelia's business, check her out on Pranavidastyle.com, or Instagram @pranavidastyle, and @ameliakyoga.   As always, we hope you enjoyed this podcast, and if you did, please like, comment, and pass it along to someone you know it could inspire.   To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.   This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

On today's episode of My Gratitude Attitude podcast we met with Cassidy the owner of The Daisy Market in Thornbury, ON.  Cassidy's mission is to help promote environmental awareness by giving people the tools and opportunities to reduce, reuse, and recycle the containers we use daily.  The Daisy Market is a refillery where you can take your used containers, glass or plastic, and refill them with the products that you use everyday such as shampoos, conditioners, lotions, soaps, and many other products you enjoy.  Cassidy's goal is to help people to live more sustainable and healthy lives by reducing their consumption and waste. Her store has a wide range of products from all different vendors that she loves and uses regularly. Cassidy's commitment to living a sustainable lifestyle has given her the opportunity to help her community, her family, and the world.  Today, we are thankful to have her on the show, and learn about some of the lifestyle changes she has made to live more sustainably; and how we can implement these ideas in our own life to show our gratitude for our beautiful planet!    If you would like to learn more about The Daisy Market, visit www.daisymarket.ca.  Or check it out on Facebook and Instagram @TheDaisyMarket   Thank you for listening to this week's episode of the my gratitude attitude podcast. If you enjoyed this show please like, comment, or share with a friend!   If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html Enter Gratitude Attitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

On today's My Gratitude Attitude podcast, we enjoyed a very deep discussion of holistic healing with Melanie Phillips, a Clinical Ayruvedic Specialist who has studied medicine in the Ayruvedic tradition for over a decade.  Melanie is the co-author of Your Irresistible Life: 4 Seasons of Self-Care through Ayurveda and Yoga Practices that Work and the author of bestselling book: Living After Loss: A Soulful Guide to Freedom.   Melanie helps people to heal and balance the mind, body, spirit connection by using yoga and Ayrudeva, as well as many other natural healing techniques.  In today's conversation, we talked about a variety of concepts and practices that can be used to enhance your quality of life, encourage growth, and promote overall healing in all areas of life.  Using Ayruveda, we can find our own personal way to live a more freeing lifestyle, rid ourselves of self-limiting ideas of who we are, and ultimately liberate ourselves from our eternal suffering.  Using gratitude, we can rewire our mind, body, and spirit connection and find more peace and joy in the moment.  We really appreciated hearing about all of Melanie's ideas and practices, and we hope you do too!   If you need support and would like to get into contact with Melanie, please visit her website: www.madhurimethod.com   Thank you for listening to this week's show!  If you enjoyed this episode of the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend!     You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.   To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude Attitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv  

This week on the MGA podcast I chat with Lopa Van Der Mersch.  Lopa is a lifelong health seeker and founder & CEO of Rasa Koffee, the first coffee alternative to offer functional health benefits through adaptogenic herbs. She is also a mother of two children under 3, and credits her ability to do All of The Things in large part to the help of adaptogens, herbs that help your body adapt under stress. Lopa co-founded Rasa Koffee two years ago, and spent much of that time shoring up the complicated logistics and operations back-end, before fully launching Rasa to a wider audience. Rasa is founded on the belief that by bringing life-giving adaptogenic herbs into your morning beverage ritual, you can actually transform your days; and this effect has been seen time and again as customers relay how Rasa has genuinely changed their lives. If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! You can find me, Lindsay Lesage, at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude Attitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

This week on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast, I chat with Luke Smith Adams.  Luke is a social service worker in Toronto. He works with families and individuals leaving the shelter system into long term affordable housing. He has training and experience in community development, psychotherapy, restorative justice, spiritual and philosophical healing modalities and a long history of working with marginalized communities and individuals experiencing poverty, mental health concerns and substance use issues.  He has a passion for equity driven support, trauma-informed and client-centred care, harm reduction, animal rights, and spiritual development. You can follow Luke on Instagram:  residentwitch If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude Attitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private MGA Facebook Group.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.      

In today's Brain Changing episode... Overall, the main message I want you to walk away with is that we don’t need fixing. We honestly don’t. And if we feel like we do - we will more often than not go out and get the fixing that we feel is right for us at that moment in time. When we stop trying to fix someone else, we instead allow space for relationships to blossom and flourish. We can laugh and enjoy each other when we stop trying to fix problems that don’t exist.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude Attitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

Robyn Liechti is the author of guided journals - The Making of a Grateful Heart and The Making of a Grandparent. She resides in Simcoe County, Ontario with her partner and two boys. When Robyn isn't writing she is making memories with her family, traveling, hiking or reading. Through her journals Robyn hopes to encourage others to find joy in writing while discovering untold moments, and to be happy, just because.  You can find Robyn Liechti at:  https://robynliechti.com   *Enter Gratitude Attitude to receive free shipping with purchase of any 2 or more (mix or match) journals!  Plus, receive complimentary gift wrapping with the purchase of The Making of a Grandparent, specially wrapped by Robyn Liechti. You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.

This week I talk with Shannon Crow, the host of The Connected Yoga Teacher podcast and consultant for yoga teachers. She shares what she has learned (and continues to learn) as a yoga entrepreneur. Shannon is passionate about this work so that yoga teachers have more time and energy to share the yoga that lights them up. She became a yoga teacher in 2006 and continues to teach weekly private classes in Owen Sound, Ontario, specializing in Yoga for Pelvic Health. Shannon is dedicated to helping yoga teachers define their niche (share their unique yoga) and developed the Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training. We talk a lot about pelvic health in this episode hoping to shed light on this still somewhat misunderstood and unknown topic.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  This My Gratitude Attitude Podcast episode was produced by Shelly Aaron Productions. You can find Shelly at: www.shellyaaron.com.  

This week on the MGA Podcast I talked with Lucy and Emma of Fleek Retreats, sustainable and conscious slow living events that empower the participant to find time to do more of what they love - all in a beautiful villa in Verona, Italy.  Lucy is a chiropractor, and wellness consultant, who helps people of all walks of life to improve their wellbeing and she works with people during these bespoke retreats, to help integrate healthy postural and ergonomic choices into their everyday living.  Emma is an events guru and travel extraordinaire. Working in the travel industry for nearly a decade.  She is passionate about creating incredible experiences - fusing her knowledge of travel and events to create and co-found Fleek Retreats. You can find Lucy and Emma at www.fleekretreats.com If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. 

Welcome to this episode of the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast. This episode is a meditation and is a bit different from our weekly interviews and Brain Changers. I hope that this meditation will find you when you need it most.    In this meditation practice we ask that our hearts may open so that we may allow new loving possibilities and fresh ideas to arise from our most heartfelt desires. You can come back to this Heartfelt Meditation whenever you'd like to find a place to land and return to some quiet space to connect to your heart.   If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group, My Gratitude Attitude.     

Welcome to this Brain Changing episode of the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast!  In this bonus episode, I share tips, tricks and tools to live your best life!  Do you ever feel like it's a serious struggle to stay positive?  Or, do you ever feel like you get completely paralyzed or overwhelmed by a situation or an anxious thought? I totally get it.  In fact, in this episode I share how the five P’s (Pause, Permission, Perspective, Peace & Positivity) help guide me to get back to a positive mental mindset. Listen-in to hear how the five P’s can help you work through those pesky, unwanted feelings so you can move forward to living as your best self.  It’s not easy navigating through the turbulence of life’s sticky situations but I’m here to guide you all along the way. You’ve got this.  I believe in YOU. If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.   

This week I am joined by Lisa Avery as she shares her 5 tips for making your dreams turn into reality!  Lisa is a Teacher who along with her husband and two sons took a year to travel to Whistler, BC, Hawaii and Arizona! Lisa will be featured in the MGA Teacher Series that is coming up at the end of Summer 2019 but I just couldn’t wait to share with you her 5 tips to making your dreams reality so here is a sneak peak into her epic interview.  Lisa Avery started her career in teaching with the Simcoe County Board of Education in 1999.  Currently, she is a Kindergarten teacher at Worsley Elementary School in Wasaga Beach.  She and her husband Paul have two sons; Luke is 10 and Sawyer is 3.  As a family, they enjoy spending as much time as they can in nature hiking, biking, and traveling.   They just returned home from a year long adventure where they lived in Whistler, Hawaii, and Arizona.   You can check out their adventures on their YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/jpavery If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.   

Amy C. Willis is a certified holistic Health Coach, soon to be certified Life Coach and the founder of HOL + WELL, a brand that focuses on all things holistic wellness. Amy is in recovery from alcohol use disorder and has been sober for over 2.5 years. Through her own journey in recovery, she's been inspired to support other women in their path to sobriety and does so through her coaching practice. Amy is an avid reader, loves writing, travel, community-building and moving her body. When she's not coaching, hanging out with friends or spending time outside, she's teaching indoor cycling. Amy lives in Toronto and works with clients globally.  Books mentioned:   Smart Women Finish First, by David Bach Happy Go Money, by Melissa Leong You can find Amy at:  www.holandwell.com or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msamycwillis/ You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv      

I recently went to an event called the Atelier where I heard a number of inspirational entrepreneurial women speak and one of those women happened to be Melissa Leong. Now Melissa is the financial adviser to The Social and has been featured on many media outlets and has written for the financial post. She had such great wisdom to share that I bought her book at the conference and even stood in line like a groupie to have her sign it!   As soon as I saw what she wrote in my book I was so excited to dig into the pages - she signed it Make Life Rich. And I just knew that somehow gratitude would be somewhere in her book. I was right.   Now yes you could take stock of all of the “things you have” but in Leong’s book Happy Go Money she doesn’t point us in that direction. In fact, she touts study after study that demonstrate that true happiness comes from social connections and community with others.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group.     

On this week's episode of the My Gratitude Attitude, I speak with Thordis Elva.  THORDIS ELVA is an award-winning writer, public speaker, journalist and activist. Her books, films and campaigns against gender-based violence earned her the title Woman of the Year 2015 in her native Iceland.  In 2017, she wrote the book South of Forgiveness with a man who sexually assaulted her, which has been published in 14 countries. Their TED talk has been viewed 5 million times.  Thordis Elva became one of the frontrunners of the #metoo revolution in Iceland, accepting the Person of the Year Award 2017 on behalf of the movement.  Thordis Elva currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden with her partner and their three sons. If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. 

Veronica Santaguida is an Entrepreneur, Mother, and Wife and she just happens to be a close personal friend of mine.   I have always admired how Veronica has used her time so wisely even from when we were university students right up to now as a mom of 2. Veronica has an extensive background in Brand Marketing and Innovation. Her passion for travel and the desire to spend more time with her family pushed her into her Time Management journey. After exploring an extensive amount of literature on the topic, she decided to share her knowledge with others so that they could also find happiness in doing more of what they love.   Everyone has the same amount of time in a day, what matters is how you use it.   timemanagementminimalist.com - Use coupon code Gratitude to receive 20% off of an online course with Time Management Minimalist.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. 

On this week’s episode of the MGA Podcast, I am interviewing Ashley Collette. Ashley joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2002. She completed her undergraduate degree at Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, ON. Following her graduation, she served as an Infantry Officer in the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment in Petawawa, ON. Ashley deployed on Operation ATHENA as a platoon commander in Afghanistan from May to December 2010, and was awarded the Military Medal of Valour for demonstrating front line leadership that was critical to her soldiers' success during intense combat. Following her redeployment to Canada, Ashley was posted to Meaford ON, where she served as the training officer until she returned to study a Master of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University in Kitchener, ON. Ashley was posted to Edmonton in 2015, where she works currently as a Social Work Officer. Her role focuses on providing therapeutic interventions for soldiers, in addition to clinical and administrative supervision of 14 mental health clinicians within the psychosocial department at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton. Ashley is currently completing her PhD at Royal Roads University part time, where she is focusing her research in the field of Posttraumatic Growth. In addition to her work in the Canadian Armed Forces, Ashley is the director of training at the Institute of Inner Source, a school offering education in yoga, meditation and embodied practices of wellbeing.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on My Gratitude Attitude! To find out more about our wonderful sponsors: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. Prana Vida Style: https://www.pranavidastyle.com Enter: Lindsay15 to receive 15% off of your PranaVida order. Sign up for Mom and Baby Yoga with MOGA Use coupon code GRATITUDE to receive 20% off of the online mommy and baby yoga. https://mogamoms.vhx.tv   You can find Lindsay Lesage at www.mygratitudeattitude.com and our private Facebook Group. 

Shut up about Gratitude Already!  Okay, so here is the thing I need to address before we get going too far into season 2. You guys I cannot believe the amount of people in my life who I absolutely LOVE and adore, like I’m talking they are my friends and family who don’t even listen to my podcast because they think it’s too positive and happy and that they just can’t live up to it.  Oh my GOSH you guys! I need to clear this whole misconception up!  Yes the title of the podcast is My Gratitude Attitude but dude, that does NOT mean that we are all about perfection and positivity over here! No freakin’ way!  I am all about realistic expectations people.  But here’s the thing. This summer I received one of the most touching direct messages through facebook by a gal who had attended our emPOWERed Rest Retreat earlier this year and she literally asked me and my sister if there was something special about us because we seemed to always have a positive perspective on things. She believed that she was a negative person and didn’t have it in her to change her mindset and wanted to know our thoughts on this.  I was so flattered that she thinks I have a positive mindset because I work REALLY hard at this almost hourly - like I’m not joking. But also I had to write her back straight away and clear up this myth about me and the positivity thing.  Here is the truth. There was about a ten year span in my life starting in my late teens running into my mid-twenties where I was miserable and so negative. I thought that I was too cool for any of the positivity stuff and that it was all hocus pocus. I honestly did not even TRUST a person who seemed too cheery and positive. If you had told my mid-twenty year old self that in ten years time I would be recording a podcast about gratitude and other mindset shifting stuff I would literally have laughed in your face and probably flipped you the bird.  I hate that it took some really challenging and life threatening stuff to shake my brain into this space but truthfully that is what did it. If you don’t know the whole story head back to the first episode of season 1 to get a better understanding of why I chose gratitude and how my life view shifted, but the list of it is that we had major health scares with both my mom and my sister and I realized that life is too short to waste feeling shitty or being negative. We have NO clue how long we are here on this planet for a) and b) this planet that we are here on is pretty freakin’ spectacular and if you don’t believe me go and book a trip to somewhere you’ve always wanted to go or if that’s not possible then check out a planet earth episode or just go to youtube and search “amazing things about planet earth”. Like, we literally get to be here one time that we know of, and I just realized that there is so much beauty and wonder and awe here that I wanted to live my life looking through that lens so I ditched the whole negativity thing. I ditched being super judgy of other people and places and instead I leaned into seeing the best in people and trying to find the silver lining in situations. Does that mean that I don’t acknowledge or understand that there are really crappy things going on on our planet? Absolutely not. I am fully aware of it. But I am realistic and this is how - I know that if I continuously dwell on the negative events or injustices that take place here on earth that I will be of absolutely no service to others because my own depression and anxiety will take over. So, instead I have chosen to work extremely hard at changing my own brain chemistry using tips and strategies that I share in both season one and two in order to better myself and you so that we can serve this world with our gifts and unique talents. And honestly that is one of my favourite things about this podcast is that we really examine different practical ways that we can physically and mentally change your thought patterns. I mean how freaking cool is that??? Who would have thought that you can change your brain?! In the same way that you can tone a muscle and change it’s shape you can do this to your brain and your own thoughts, beliefs and habits. I truly think that this fact is REMARKABLE and in this way, I whole heartedly believe that we can change this world. So, I hope that you are with me. I hope that you agree with me that realistically, life is just so much more enjoyable when you’re feeling happy and joyful and are able to have a laugh instead of dwelling on the negative. I hope that if you are struggling to get to that place that you know that you are NOT alone and that I am totally here to support you with this podcast and my mentorship program. I know that you have unique and special gifts within you that want to shine through, so stick with me, do the work and have fun along the way!  I cannot wait for season 2 to get rolling! Thank you SO so much for being here!  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! 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Getting Organized with Jane Stoller Welcome back to My Gratitude Attitude Podcast. In today’s episode, your host Lindsay Lesage interviews Jane Stoller, a Swiss-Canadian author, speaker and life-biz organizer. Jane’s passion is to de-clutter spaces and to organize business processes. Jane wrote her first book, Organizing for Your Lifestyle: Adaptable Inspirations from Socks to Suitcases in 2016 to help friends get more organized, but it ultimately gained international attention allowing Jane to turn her passion into a profitable business, Organized Jane. Jane travels all around the world working with clients ranging from individuals looking to revamp one space, to large corporations needing a complete business overhaul. Episode Recap: length 36:12 What is a Life Biz Organizer? Jane shares her passion for helping individuals declutter their spaces, as well as organizing businesses and processes for entrepreneurs and small businesses. (3:00) Why has organization become so trendy, especially in North America? (4:30) “Clutter in your space is Clutter in your mind.”  (5:25) Jane shares how she works with individuals by drilling down into their individual specific needs and lifestyle by way of a lifestyle questionnaire. (6:45) What is a Time Cube and how does it help organize your time and keep you on task? (7:10) Switzerland is truly an organized country in every aspect. Hear Jane and Lindsay talk about their favorite organized systems in Switzerland.  (9:48) Jane is now writing the Decluttering for Dummies book.  This reference tool will include practical terms for all to use.  Janes shares her biggest takeaways from writing this upcoming book. (11:40) Janes shares three general tips to help you get started with being more organized. (13:48) Lindsay asks Jane how to navigate around our loved one’s who’s love language is all about giving gifts to our children. How do we navigate around all of the gifts without being overwhelmed? (16:45) Jane and Lindsay discuss organizational tips and strategies for school teacher’s resources. (20:30) How a laser-focused closet can help eliminate laundry hassles and 60 hours of wasted time in our closets per year!  (23:40) Jane shares her journey on how she became an expert in organization & entrepreneurship along with beneficial tips to help you get organized in your own business. (26:08) Jane’s cool take on resourcing tasks such as accounting & marketing.  (28:40) So much to be grateful for.  A special share from a failed business to today’s book & Organized Jane’s success. (29:25) Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group www.organizedjane.com Organizing for Your Lifestyle: Adaptable Inspirations from Socks to Suitcases Decluttering For Dummies https://mygratitudeattitude.lpages.co/mgaideafilter  Rasa Coffee: www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  

Kyla teaches primary full-time and can often be found teaching her science or health lessons outside in the school’s vegetable garden that she, of course, initiated and helped quite literally get off the ground. Kyla is a hands-on teacher who is gifted in her craft. Not only is she all of these awesome things but she is also a dear friend of mine. I’m so excited for you to hear the inspiration that Kyla brings through starting a large scale garden project at school. Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order.

In today's episode, Lindsay interviews Jenn Harper, founder of Cheekbone Beauty. Jenn was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and relocated to the Niagara Region where she was raised and developed a passion for cosmetics.  For Jenn, make-up has become a means of expression that she feels has amazing power.  There needed to be a brand that was made in Canada, that was never tested on animals, free of all the junk and that gave back to the First Nations community.  The brand did not exist, so Jenn created it!  Through countless hours over the past two and a half years, Cheekbone Beauty was born! In addition to Cheekbone’s mission, Jenn strives to educate as many Canadians as possible about the Residential School System and the effects it has had on her family and friends through decades of generational trauma.  Jenn speaks regularly to university, college and high school students about social entrepreneurship, empathy and the history of her First Nations family.   Jenn has also been invited to speak to various entrepreneur groups, women in business associations, Apple Canada, and First Nations organizations across Canada.    Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group cheekbonebeauty.ca instagram.com/cheekbonebeauty If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order.

This week, I speak with Caroline Stewart who is a self proclaimed dream chaser, adventure seeker, teacher, student, and lover of the quiet.  She is all about sitting with it, writing about it and practicing BEFORE she preaches it. As founder and Director of Inspiration for InspirED Me, Caroline loves working in creative and transformative ways, with people who share a passion for joy and authenticity.   Caroline shares this message of inspiration openly and authentically through her 200hr Meditation Teacher Training Program, Retreats, and the written word. I have been a student of Caroline’s 200Hr meditation teacher training and it is absolutely fabulous. And if you are interested in taking this course online with her you can use the code meditationislove to receive 10% off of your tuition.  Show Links: Caroline Stewart: www.inspiredme.ca FB/Insta - @theinspiredme www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order.

  Lindsay interviews Dr. Michelle Dickie and learns all about how her book, Giving Thanks: A Children's Guide to Daily Gratitude came about and how resourceful this book can be to help children practice daily gratitude. Do you want to give your children the edge? Do you want to help them: -get better grades -improve their quality of life -become healthier -improve their self-esteem -boost their life skills -have more joy and pleasure -build better relationships - and much more? Then the #1 thing you can do is to help your child develop the habit of daily GRATITUDE. Gratitude has been shown to help with your physical, mental, social and spiritual health, as well as overall life skills such as decision making and productivity.  Michelle’s passion lies in taking a holistic approach when working with families to encourage lifestyle changes, healthy habits and a practice of gratitude. Check it all out at: www.drmichelledickie.com Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group https://www.instagram.com/drmichelledickie/ www.drmichelledickie.com If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order.  

It’s About Time with Veronica Santaguida  In today's episode, I am joined by Veronica Santiguida, a time management specialist and my friend. She's also a mom of two living in Montreal. If you haven't already listened to Veronica's full episode, head back to episode number 33 to listen to that show because it is a fantastic full episode. But for today, Veronica shares with us five time management tips that help you to increase time in your life, to do the things that you love and that bring you joy. “Everyone has the same amount of time in a day, what matters is how you use it.”   Use coupon code Gratitude to receive 20% off of an online course with Time Management Minimalist.  Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group timemanagementminimalist.com  If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order.

Emily Piercell was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at 27 years old, a couple months after she graduated from law school. After a year of active cancer treatments, Emily articled at a law firm and was called to the Bar the following summer. Since her diagnosis, Emily has been an active member of Rethink Breast Cancer and Pink Pearl Canada, both charities that support young women who have been diagnosed with cancer. She now devotes her life to helping other women navigate life after a cancer diagnosis through her work with both charities. In addition to supporting cancer patients to live their best life, she is inspiring them through her passion for running. A firm believer that anything is possible when you put your mind to it, Emily continues to push boundaries with her fitness goals and running shoes.  Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group Emily Piercell Rethink Breast Cancer Pink Pearl Canada But I'm Not a "Caregiver" If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of your first order.

Welcome to the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast!  Today I am joined by the amazing Diane Liska as she helps us distinguish the difference between burnout and compassion fatigue.  Diane is a registered Psychotherapist with a wealth of knowledge and wisdom about nervous system health. If you have ever felt overwhelmed at work, this episode is essential to gain insight and understanding about what is going on inside and when to access support. Honestly, I wish that this episode had been available to me back in 2015 when I had to go on leave from teaching due to a tapped out nervous system. We often just think that we are stressed at work but the truth is our bodies and minds are paying the price. Once we gain a better understanding of what is going on we can start to move forward to healing our stress and overwhelm and get back to doing what we do best which is teaching! Diane is a Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Yoga Teacher with a private practice in Owen Sound, Ontario, offering her Yoga-Informed Psychotherapy. She also provides online consulting to support bodyworkers and other healers in navigating their own personal work to cultivate healthy therapeutic relationships, expand scope of practice and increase effectiveness in client-related work.  Diane is particularly passionate about nervous system health, healing from trauma and cultivating resiliency against compassion fatigue. Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group Dianeliska.com If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order.    

This week I have the pleasure of speaking with two of my former colleagues and now retired teachers Jill Calvert Goetz and Wendy Calvert Morris. These two ladies are veteran teachers who are not only best friends but sisters. I wanted to have them on the show because they have been so influential in my own teaching career and with this rapidly changing school system and the teaching job itself I have found it so valuable to have mentorship and advice from colleagues who have more or less seen it all. My favourite take away from this episode is the advice that both Wendy and Jill give to newer teachers. If you enjoyed this episode with Wendy and Jill head over the comments section and leave a review and if you’re a teacher let us know the advice that you would give to a new teacher; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314966379339575/ To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order.

Brandy Edwards is a Texas attorney turned Empowerment Speaker and Coach with an emphasis on self-love. She created The Self-Love Challenge to motivate, empower and challenge women, as well as young girls, to love themselves while they work on themselves, in all aspects of their lives and without conditions. She is a health and fitness enthusiast that embraces self-love as a lifestyle, is obsessed with the color pink and considers herself to be a structured free-spirit that lives in the moment.   Her self-discovery journey led her to follow her happiness, to be strong and courageous and to take action despite fear to a create a life that she loves.  Brandy and I had so much fun talking together in this episode realizing how much we have in common especially with helping other women feel happier, more motivated and comfortable in their own skin.  Links: Brandy Edwards:  https://brandymwilson.wixsite.com/theselflovechallenge Instagram: @theselflovechallenge www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314966379339575/ To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of your first order.

You have more time than you think! Have you ever said “I’d love to do that but I just don’t have time right now?”  I know I have.  But I have a question for you - do you really not have time to do the things that you love or that bring you joy?  In this week’s episode, the point is to strive to create more time for the things you want to do and that bring you joy. As I’ve said before on this podcast, we only have one life that we know of - so why not spend as much time as we possibly can doing the things that bring us joy?   Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314966379339575/ To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast!

This week I speak with Maxine Iharosy who is a yoga and meditation teacher connecting students with nature. Her focus is on teaching students to reflect inwards as well as outwards connecting both the body and mind to the physical world around us. She is an explorer and nature adventurer and also works with the Sarana Insitute as faculty helping young adults to connect deeper within themselves and nature.  Show Links: Maxine Iharosy Sarana Institute:  Mindfulness in Nature - 6 Day Retreat My Gratitude Attitude My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group:  Rasa Koffee Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order. If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast!

Welcome to this season of the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast. We are entering season 3 and this comes just on the cusp of the podcast’s one year anniversary. I can’t even begin to explain to you how many life changing things that have take place for me since starting on this journey.  I am so grateful and feel very privileged to have had the honour of meeting and interviewing some of the most incredible people, in my opinion, who are changing this world through their commitments to the earth, to humanity and by being grateful along the way. If you haven’t heard season 1 or 2 I strongly encourage you to circle back and check out some of the many amazing episodes that will truly serve up so much motivation, inspiration and of course gratitude.  As we enter into this new chapter in 2020 I want to pause and take a few moments to challenge you about some limiting beliefs that I hope you will leave behind as we move forward.  Consider this - what do you tell yourself about yourself that is keeping you small. What are you telling yourself that is keeping you from potentially missing out on living the life of your dreams?  I challenge you to take some time to really think this through, maybe journal about it and decide what limiting beliefs you’re going to leave behind in the last decade. And instead, what new beliefs about yourself are you going to solidify so that you can be the best possible version of yourself in 2020?  Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314966379339575/ To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee:  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order.

This week, we are lucky enough to talk again with Brandy Edwards, who is a Texas attorney turned empowerment speaker and coach. She has a huge emphasis on self-love. She created the self-love challenge to motivate, empower, and challenge women. Honestly, we had so much fun connecting and realize we have so much in common. We just couldn't cut this episode short, so we had to make it into two pieces. I hope that you will enjoy part two of Brandy's episode, and if you haven't checked out her first episode, circle back and be sure to listen to episode #49 too. Links: Brandy Edwards:  https://brandymwilson.wixsite.com/theselflovechallenge IG: @theselflovechallenge www.mygratitudeattitude.com My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314966379339575/ To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of your first order.

This week on the My Gratitude Attitude podcast, I am beyond thrilled to have Melissa Leong as she shares with us some important financial information and advice. Melissa Leong is one of Canada’s best-loved authorities on personal finance. She’s a sought-after speaker, best-selling author and award-winning writer. She’s the author of the feel-good finance guide, Happy Go Money and is the resident money expert on Canada’s leading daytime talk show, The Social on CTV. Her articles have appeared in newspapers across the country, including as the personal finance writer for the Financial Post. She’s also a go-to money expert for radio and television programs, appearing on BNN, CBC Radio, Breakfast Television, CP24, to name a few.  She's also the host of The Money Moves, a podcast by the Globe and Mail's Content studio. I honestly cannot wait for you to hear this episode. It is fantastic. You will feel empowered after you listen to Melissa's episode. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to the comments section and leave a review; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! Links: Melissa Leong:  Instagram, Facebook, Happy Go Money: Spend Smart, Save Right and Enjoy Life www.mygratitudeattitude.com  The Beginner’s Guide to Burnout Course My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314966379339575/ To find out more about our wonderful sponsor: Rasa Koffee: http://www.mygratitudeattitude.com/rasa.html  Enter Gratitude to receive 20% Off of Your First Order.

Dr. Leigha Saunders is a naturopathic doctor and the owner and founder of Uxbridge, Ontario’s premiere wellness clinic, True Roots Healthcare. She maintains a private practice with a special interest in helping busy women gain energy, balance their mood, regulate hormones and sleep deep. Her ultimate mission is to help women transform from tired and turned off to energized and excited! Dr. Leigha is a graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, holds general, IVIT and therapeutic prescribing certification with the College of Naturopaths of Ontario and is a member of the Ontario and Canadian Associations of Naturopathic Doctors. Dr. Leigha believes that when you have your health, you have everything. Website: www.leighasaundersnd.com Instagram: @drleighasaundersnd Facebook: LeighaSaundersND Additional info: Ready to start sleeping better tonight? Grab Dr. Leigha's top 7 tips for a better night's sleep here: https://leighasaundersnd.activehosted.com/f/3 True Roots Healthcare website – www.truerootshealthcare.com Book Recommendations:   – Estrogen Matters by Dr. Avrum Blooming – Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD   If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to the comments section and leave a review; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast! Find Lindsay Lesage at:  www.mygratitudeattitude.com and on the My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314966379339575/

Do you ever feel like you’re juggling 17 balls in the air and you just can’t seem to get a handle on things? Or have you ever been so sleep deprived that you can’t formulate a clear sentence? Or maybe you are so anxious about bedtime with your toddler because it hasn’t been going well for the past few months so every evening at around 6pm a giant ball of tension sits in your chest?  In this week's episode of the My Gratitude Attitude podcast, I'm sharing my personal experience around stress and burnout and how I overcame it. Links: www.mygratitudeattitude.com Beginner's Guide to Burnout Course My Gratitude Attitude Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314966379339575/ If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude podcast.

With over 12 years of experience in the beauty industry, Jillian has a well-rounded approach on esthetics. Training with major brands like Aveda and Yonka to just name a few, Jillian has created a foundation in her career that is second to none. After being in service for ten years, Jillian climbed the corporate ladder and managed a large spa in the Blue Mountains. Realizing quickly the hours conflicted with her family life balance, she kicked her creativity into high gear to create her best life and Voila!... The Spa Truck was born!  Jillian's business philosophy is all about creating a healthy and positive environment for her clients and colleagues.    If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, comment, or share with a friend; and tune in next time for more game changing tips on the My Gratitude Attitude podcast. Links: Instagram: @thespatruck Website: www.thespatruck.ca Facebook: The Spa Truck My Gratitude Attitude  Instagram: @my_gratitude_attitude_podcast Facebook:  My Gratitude Attitude Group