Broken Open: the podcast

Please enjoy this conversation with the great Cathlyn Melvin (originally recorded in December 2021). Hear how Cathlyn took a 90 degree turn off her well laid out path of going to law school on a scholarship to becoming an entrepreneur whose mission is to help others get their message out into the world in the very best way possible.  And please don't forget to watch her TEDx Talk "The Brave Leap Sideways".  If you've ever dreamed of delivering your very own TED Talk, be sure to reach out to her - she can help you get there! https://www.rightcatcreative.com/ Find her TEDx talk at: https://www.rightcatcreative.com/braveleapsideways

Sheldon Crocker has taken his experience of growing up with a physical disability and abuse and turned it into an inspirational message.  He shares his message is his book "Keep On Walking" and in his keynote speaking.   I hope you enjoy our conversation.  Find his book "Keep On Walking" at https://www.amazon.ca/KEEP-WALKING-Transformative-Inspirational-Journey/dp/B09L4X5NQ8/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= fb: @sheldon.r.s.crocker.speaker Linkedin: @sheldon-r-s-crocker [email protected] twitter: @SheldonCrocker1

Mike Govoni wandered into the forest feeling hopeless; he was highly allergic to almost everything, and had debilitating digestive inflammation. He was at the point that functioning in society was beyond him.  He was highly reactive to our everyday surroundings.  It was there, with the trees that he experienced a spiritual awakening that put him on the path of true healing and recovery from a life riddled with trauma.  Hear how he helps people who may be sober, but who have yet to find what they have been so desperately been seeking - healing beyond recovery!    https://www.mikegovoni.com https://www.instagram.com/mikegovoni/ https://www.facebook.com/MikeGovoni23 https://www.mikegovoni.com/podcast https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCEsUQ1sCrhMA2413ZspP-7A

Leona deVinne is all about JOY.  And not in a trite, 'just be positive' way; she is a student of neuroscience, behaviour change, and overcoming trauma.  She walks the talk - she's experienced serious hardships and now uses what she has learned first hand, as well as all the courses and training she's had, to help people like you and me find real, life changing joy.  Her NEW BOOK Finding Your Joy Spot was released last week (July 5, 2021).  Get it, read it, and rate it on amazon (please!) to help get the book in front of those who need it most.   website: http://www.leonadevinne.com  FB and IG @thejoyspot Book website www.findingyourjoyspot.com - released July 5, 2021 Part of the proceeds from the sale of each book will go to Joy Socks and we will donate fun, gift-wrapped socks to patients in adolescent mental health units in local hospitals. (They love them!) www.joysocks.ca

Jean McCarthy is articulate, honest, and very talented.  She has chronicled her alcohol-free lifestyle since her first day of sobriety in 2011. Thousands of readers credit her blog, UnPickled, as a motivating factor in their decision to quit drinking. Jean joined The Bubble Hour podcast as a co-host in 2013 and took over the weekly program as its sole producer and host in 2016. The show has a devoted and enthusiastic listenership with more than 75,000 monthly downloads, so you know she has a message worth hearing!  I hope you enjoy our frank conversation about addictions, sobriety, and healing. http://www.jeanmccarthy.ca IG @jeanmccarthy_writes FB @thebubblehour and @unpickled Blog: UnPickled www.unpickledblog.com Podcast: The Bubble Hour www.thebubblehour.com Books: UnPickled Holiday Survival Guide (2019) and The Ember Ever There: Poems on Change, Grief, Growth, Recovery and Rediscovery (2020)

I feel like I could chat with John Loxley for days.  I love his insight and easy way of articulating complex recovery concepts.   John Loxley (also known as Ren Koi) is a certified Life Coach, Author and Host of the Life in Recovery Podcast. As a DJ and music producer he spent over ten years drinking alcoholically and using drugs before starting his recovery journey in 2010 when he hit rock-bottom. He has since tried to carry the message of recovery to still-suffering alcoholics and addicts by helping them help themselves to a better life. Life in Recovery is John Loxley’s movement, which helps people to recover from mental health issues and substance and behavioural addictions through publications, podcasts, social media and life coaching.  John hosts a podcast of the same name.  His books can be found on his website and were published under the pen-name RenKoi.  Watch for a new book coming in 2021 under his real name!  Find him on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JohnLoxleyLifeCoach/ Check out his website - https://www.lifeinrecovery.co.uk

Hear about how Veronica's family of origin story (trust me, your won't want to miss it) inspired her to aim higher than she thought possible.  It made her passionate about helping women become "Empowered and Unapologetic" (also the name of her podcast) in the pursuit of their dreams.  This 'take no crap' woman comes by her attitude honestly, and she's taken some tough moments as opportunities to examine how she shows up in relationships.  She can help you do the same!   Enjoy our very real conversation. https://www.empoweredandunapologetic.com Fb: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredandunapologetic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredandunapologetic/

Kanchan gets real in our conversation about her move to England and then back to Ontario, and how that experience had her examining who she was and what really mattered to her.  Kanchan believes that your power comes from knowing who you are. The cost of not owning who you really are is not living a full life and feeling cut off from your true self. The gift of this is that when you truly own who you are from the depths of gender and culture you came from you are being more honest, more real and people trust you. More importantly you trust yourself. Power emerges when a woman embraces herself, her culture and makes it a part of her leadership. Website - http://www.kapriconsulting.ca Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanchanprinsloo

Dr. Lotte Valentin is an N.M.D., author, evidential medium, spiritual educator and an international keynote speaker! She teaches several different spiritual workshops as well as offering one-on-one sessions for mediumship, ancestral healing and as a medical intuitive. She has experienced two out of body near-death Experiences, NDE's which led her to start medical school at age of 54. Dr. Lotte also hosts her own podcast Dr. Lotte: Science with Soul to help people create a path to healing their own life physically, emotionally and spiritually, and bridge the gap between science and soul. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where she operates Center for Integrative Medicine as well as her Spiritual Center, Divine Spiritual Essence. www.drlotte.com www.DivineSpiritualEssence.com Facebook and Instagram @ Dr.LotteValentin 8 week course - Souls Journey, Hearts Way, Open the Doors to Your Divine Potential, starting March 27th https://www.divinespiritualessence.com/workshops

If you are a parent who could use some help with your relationship with your teen, or a teen struggling with your parent, this episode is for you!  Aly Pain empowers parents to end the baffling blowups with their tween/teens by creating respectful, honest relationships.  She is honest, authentic and vulnerable in her work, and in this conversation.   Hear how her personal experience as a teen contributes to the work that she does today.   Website: www.alypain.com IG @alypain TikTok @alypain Clubhouse @parentingteens Pinterest @alypain