How many of you have thought of mindfulness? Meditation, yoga — all of those core buzzwords — as not just acts of relaxation, but acts of leadership. This is the stance of my guest today, Paula Pyne. Paula is a consultant in the mindfulness space and her stance on the matter is that all of these elements — all of these things that cause us to focus on ourselves and who we are and to slow down — are not just tools to help accelerate the success of teams and new startups but are also acts of personal leadership.
I thoroughly enjoyed this interview with Paula because it took an entirely new position on this notion of mindfulness. If you’re the person who rolls their eyes at yoga and are really challenged to slow down in your busy life — then this interview is for you!
Key Takeaways:
[3:57] What a mindful leadership coach is and the journey that led Paula to this position.
[6:38] What is integral theory?
[8:09] The new leadership paradigm.
[10:33] Are we all born with the capacity to be leaders or is there an intuitive capacity or skill set that positions people to be more natural leaders than others?
[13:24] What do we need to tap into efficiently as individual leaders to combat a style of leadership that is focused on bullying and posturing of power?
[15:57] How the platform of leadership is shifting and what we need to do, as women, to help step into it.
[17:26] How do we gather the courage to start making change in our lives and take action?
[21:20] The challenge as a leader of creating an environment that respects patients while also remaining amply competitive in the business space.
[26:47] Paula’s advice to the young, bold, ambitious individuals that need to work on their leadership development before diving head-first into a project or career.
[28:09] What it’s like working in the discipline of positive psychology, and what Paula teaches in terms of self-care.
[30:36] Achieving health optimization through biohacking?
[31:18] How Paula defines mindfulness.
[32:50] Paula walks us through a beginner’s mindfulness exercise!
[40:43] What came up in Meghan’s heart during Paula’s mindfulness exercise.
[41:45] How Paula defines health.
[43:24] Paula’s key performance indicators!
[47:18] Where to find more about what Paula is up to.
Feel the Fear ... and Do It Anyway®: Dynamic Techniques for Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger into Power, Action, and Love, by Susan Jeffers
More About Paula Pyne
At Uplift Consulting, Paula serves a diverse array of coaching and organizational clients. Whether in Transition, or as a leader investing in their Workplace, each develops greater clarity, better tools for performance, resilience and a sense of deepened awareness for sustainable change. Outside of Uplift, Paula is an associate and member of the Telfer Executive Programs, Community of Practice, where she teaches her signature workshop, Wellbeing for Leadership Resilience. She’s a member of the facilitation team, with Wilfred Laurier’s Positive Psychology Certificate Program, where she teaches Self Care. She also shares her wisdom and compassionate spirit online as part of the Huffington Post community and teaches yoga and meditation in her community in Ottawa, Canada.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: UpliftConsulting.com
Email: Info@UpliftConsulting.com or Paula.Pyne@gmail.com
Social Links: Twitter and Facebook
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CALL TO ACTION
This week, I want to challenge you to incorporate a daily mindful practice into your routine for the next 7 days. This could be journaling, starting a gratitude practice or meditation. Whatever it is, share it with our Entrepology Podcast Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Today was so much fun! I had the pleasure of sitting down with Abigail Hopkins. Abigail is the Co-Founder of That Clean Life — an online, meal-planning platform for both consumers and healthcare practitioners. Abigail’s goal for That Clean Life is to make healthy eating as simple and fun as possible. She wants everyone to feel incredible in their body, once and for all.
This was such a perfect interview for me because it not only gave me the opportunity to explore health, meal-planning, and spiraling up in terms of how you are feeling — but also to explore the notion of being a woman and an entrepreneur in technology. Whether you are interested in health, entrepreneurship, or how to trailblaze — this interview has it all!
Key Takeaways:
[1:47] Introduction to the guest for today — Abigail Hopkins!
[3:12] Abigail takes us through her journey of creating That Clean Life.
[10:17] What Abigail’s journey has been like as a female tech Founder.
[12:27] Abigail’s engagement in the health and wellness and entrepreneurial communities in Toronto.
[15:45] Tips and tricks to start integrating meal-planning into your everyday life.
[18:06] That Clean Life’s platform, on both the individual and practitioner side.
[20:18] The most common diets people often gravitate towards on That Clean Life.
[22:35] What Abigail wants to bring to light to other wellness professionals.
[24:49] Abigail’s basic principles of nutrition that she wishes everyone would include in their diet.
[26:58] Some key components in Abigail’s health that require more upkeep.
[29:19] Where Abigail sees the health landscape shifting over the next 5-10 years, in terms of health technology and food trends.
[31:33] The trend Abigail is most excited for right now: eating for your microbiome.
[33:33] Trends Abigail sees coming our way with respect to health technology and consumer access.
[34:58] Apps and technology Abigail uses in her everyday life that help her sustain her health goals.
[36:22] When did Abigail know she was an entrepreneur?
[39:43] What it is like working with your spouse in your business.
[41:59] What Abigail would like her legacy to be.
[42:21] How Abigail defines health.
[44:33] Abigail’s KPIs!
[50:33] Where to find more about what Abigail is up to.
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More About Abigail Hopkins
Abigail Hopkins is the co-founder of That Clean Life, a meal planning platform that helps both individuals to meal plan for themselves and wellness professionals to meal plan for their clients. Abigail is a Registered Nurse and a Culinary Nutrition Expert who is on a serious mission to teach the world that eating healthy can be simple and fun.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: That Clean Life
Email: abigail@thatcleanlife.com
Social Media: Twitter and Instagram
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CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action is to create a meal plan for the week. Food plays a fundamental role in how well you perform so it’s time to empower yourself in the kitchen. Keep it simple and make sure it is something that you can realistically accomplish. It may seem like another task to add to your long list of to-dos but I promise it will save you time and energy in the long run and fuel you for success. Share your commitment, recipes, tips and tricks in our Entrepology Podcast Facebook Group. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
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I am so honored to have all of you here and to have had this podcast as an outlet over the past year. So, for this 50th episode, I’m going to explore some of the ideas and themes that have percolated to the surface as a result of some of these incredible conversations that we’ve had together with my guests and patients over the last 50 episodes.
In today’s episode, I go over the top five lessons that have become both important and intrinsic to me this year, as a result of these conversations. I take a moment to reflect on some of the lessons that have surfaced during the duration of my podcast and really direct it back to you — to really figure out which pieces of information are going to be most valuable for someone on a mission, that values their health.
Key Takeaways:
[1:24] Celebrating our 50th episode!
[3:22] Top five lessons that I’ve learned over the last year’s worth of episodes.
[4:11] Realization #1 What you do daily matters.
[6:02] Realization #2 Health is a means to an end, not an ends to a mean.
[8:10] Realization #3: You deserve individualized medicine.
[10:30] Realization #4: Doctors of any persuasion do not get the final say in your health.
[13:25] Realization #5: Your actions inspire people every single day.
[16:17] Looking at my own Key Performance Indicators!
[23:40] Thank you for all of your support!
“Episode 001: Welcome to The Entrepology Podcast”
Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Retention, by John Ruhlin
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff
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CALL TO ACTION
It’s time to tackle the daily habits that are holding you back from greatness. What is one thing you do every single day that may not be serving you in the most optimal way? Whether you hack your daily coffee routine or start going to be 30 minutes earlier, share your commitment to improving your habits in our Entrepology Podcast Facebook Page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
I was nervous for this one. I fancy myself as a pretty decent communicator, but there is nothing like inviting a communication consultant, to put that confidence to the test. Mary Shores is the author of Conscious Communications and has been working as a CEO and serious badass for the last 20 years. Her interest in language is not relegated to simply one’s vocabulary, she is equally fascinated with the neurological implications of tone and intonation. Seriously cool stuff.
Mary teaches people how to harness the power of words to change their own mindset and the mindset of those around them. This was a super-fascinating conversation because all of us are in a position of influence — all of us are out there trying to change the world on a daily basis. If we don’t have our words to back us up, we miss out on the opportunity for greater impact.
Key Takeaways:
[3:08] About Mary Shores’ journey and how she developed an interest and curiosity in the power of communication.
[4:08] Mary’s process in coaching others in conscious communication.
[5:15] What Mary considers a negative word and her tips on how to replace these negative words.
[7:03] How do we say ‘no’ when it is appropriately respecting our boundaries and not shutting down things emotionally?
[9:20] How to harness the power of Mary’s teaching while setting out to embark on your goals and resolutions in the new year.
[10:57] Mary’s process for getting people to see what they’re grateful for.
[13:07] What is happening on a neurological basis when we engage in negative self-talk.
[15:55] The power of affirmations and why sometimes people are resistant to them.
[19:32] The important tool that is journaling and the key to patience.
[22:25] Tools in communication that Mary uses in her own life.
[24:25] Questioning the systems we create that evaluate a person’s success.
[25:20] The communication styles in adults that make Mary cringe.
[26:11] Challenge yourself to go on a complaint diet!
[27:44] The business side of things: the things leaders need to keep in mind when communicating with their team.
[31:35] How Mary transitioned from being a communication specialist to compiling everything she learned into her book.
[37:09] What Mary would like her legacy to be.
[37:43] How Mary describes health.
[39:48] Rapid-fire questions; Mary’s KPIs!
[45:18] Where to find more about what Mary Shores is up to.
Conscious Communications: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Harnessing the Power of Your Words to Change Your Mind, Your Choices, and Your Life, by Mary Shores
Aspiring Authors Online Workshop on MaryShores.com
The Book of Knowing and Worth: A Channeled Text, by Paul Selig
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People, by Vanessa Van Edwards
Fearless Ambition Facebook Group
‘New Year, New You’ Free Workbook
More About Mary Shores
Mary is an author, speaker, and developmental consultant, who strives to help people create the lives they’ve always dreamed of. She’s the author of Conscious Communications: A Step-by-Step Guide to Harnessing the Power of Your Words to Change Your Mind, Your Choices, and Your Life.
Mary is recognized as a leader of innovative thought and has spent over a decade teaching businesses and individuals how to identify their goals, create new ways of thinking, and take action to create meaningful results. She travels across the nation giving lectures and teaching courses and has been featured on local and national radio and television shows, podcasts, and blogs.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: MaryShores.com
Her most recent publication: Conscious Communications
Fearless Ambition Facebook Group
‘New Year, New You’ Free Workbook
Social Links: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.
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Have you ever wondered if everything is determined by your genes or if you have some element of control at all? There’s a 50/50 split with all patients sitting in my office; half of them really wish that they could explain all the things that are awry in their life and health through their genes, and the other half are begging for the opportunity to garner more control. The reality is: The truth lies somewhere in the middle. And that’s what we talked about today with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald.
Dr. Fitzgerald is a naturopathic doctor that I was absolutely thrilled to have on my podcast. She has extensive knowledge on the concept of epigenetics; the things we can do to change our predetermined D.N.A. and in this episode, we got into simple hacks that you can use on a daily basis to shift your entrepreneurial mindset, increase your energy, and improve your overall health. You definitely don’t want to miss this one!
Key Takeaways:
[2:05] All about my guest today, Dr. Kara Fitzgerald.
[3:47] Dr. Fitzgerald tells us about her background and how she got where she is today.
[7:46] What Dr. Fitzgerald’s personal mission is what gets her up in the morning every day.
[9:50] What is Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s primary focus from a consumer perspective?
[12:10] The interesting case of adults reacting with an immediate hypersensitivity to foods they’ve never reacted to before.
[18:38] What epigenetics is and why we all should care about it.
[24:00] Are there things that we do on a daily basis that we should or shouldn’t do that have a profound effect on the epigenetic environment within your body?
[34:30] Do you think people can do it with diet and lifestyle alone or do they need supplementation?
[38:14] Dr. Kara Fitzgerald recommendations to entrepreneurs to add to their list of habits every day.
[41:33] Dr. Fitzgerald’s initiatives to further explore these concepts and some of the programs she runs with IFM.
[50:21] Dr. Fitzgerald’s Key Performance Indicators.
[56:15] Where to find out more about Dr. Fitzgerald and the initiatives she’s got going on.
Institute for Functional Medicine
Methylation Diet and Lifestyle eBook
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More About Dr. Kara Fitzgerald
Dr. Fitzgerald is on the faculty at IFM, the Institute for Functional Medicine. She’s been teaching functional medicine to both consumers and practitioners for the greater part of her career. Her area of expertise is in epigenetics and also understanding the implications on the microbiome — meaning all the trillions of bacteria that are hanging out in our system.
Connect with my Guest:
Website: DrKaraFitzgerald.com
Programs:
Functional Nutrition Residency Program — Make sure to sign up by Jan 22nd!
Clinical Development Program — Make sure to sign up by Feb 19th!
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Welcome to 2018, everyone! I wanted to kick-start the front of January by having a little solo time with you, so this is just a short little podcast. We’re into that second week of January and this is when all those New Year’s resolutions start to dwindle, lose their fizzle, and it becomes hard to keep going.
If this is something you can relate to or you work with clients that could relate to this then this is for you! So what I want to talk about in today’s episode is: What are the things that distinguish people who consistently hit their goals from those who cannot?
Key Takeaways:
[1:23] The classic paradigm of the New Year’s resolution.
[2:04] People with a sense of purpose can get to where they want to go; the strategy behind sticking to goals.
[3:25] The challenge of January — the greatest time of the year to take a look back, reset, and refocus your goals for the coming year.
[5:19] Really good goals require really strong planning. I challenge you to do some tweaking on your goals.
[6:00] Divide your goals; creating goals that fit separate categories.
[6:21] The two types of goals: Goals that define our means, and mission-based goals.
[8:06] The main distinction between people in my practice that get better quickly from those that get stuck — purpose.
[9:53] Means-based goals vs. mission-based goals.
[13:33] My call to action to you!
Mentioned in This Episode:
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CALL TO ACTION
Whether it is related to the impact you want to have in the world, how you want to parent, or the dress size you were hoping to have by the end of this year — you need to pair that means with a mission if you want to see it happen. You guys are go-getters, you have a mission. Lay it down in our Entrepology Facebook Group, create some clarity, and you will understand the next right step.
The guest for today’s interview is a badass, hands down. Jenn Pike is all about helping people find their inner simplicity. Finding the core things that are important to you and making decisions every day that make your life easier and how that impacts — not only your health — but the health of your kids and the people around you.
As most of you already know about me, I get really excited at this notion of health legacy — that the way you live your life has an impact on the people in your immediate surrounding — and this is what Jenn is all about. She’s an accomplished author, speaker, yoga instructor, holistic nutritionist, and she’s a passionate advocate for people moving upstream to find out how to find their true sense of wellness through everyday decisions. Jenn is full of wisdom; she’s one of those speakers that can stand on stage and draw from an inner depth of experience in such a way that you are compelled to take action.
We had an incredible conversation about some of the things we need to do on a daily and hourly basis to find the simplicity in our lives. Join the conversation as we talk about what YOU can do, right now, to initiate simplicity into your life, how to recognize your dopamine triggers, learning to be honest with yourself, and how to dismiss the notion of ‘should.’
Key Takeaways:
[1:40] All about my badass guest today, Jenn Pike.
[3:30] Jenn takes us through the journey of how she has become this woman with a lot of great things to say.
[6:32] ‘Being’ and not ‘doing’; How Jenn brings this notion into everyday parenting.
[11:00] The culture of ‘should’ and obligation — how we break down this concept and how The Simplicity Project helps achieve this goal through learning the fundamentals.
[16:00] The importance of being honest with yourself and taking the first steps to simplicity.
[17:13] Learning to acknowledge then dismiss the ‘rules’ and beliefs that we carry and pass down to our children.
[20:43] Recognizing dopamine triggers to get back into our ‘zone’ and defining a clear sense of purpose in your life.
[23:53] How these lifestyle elements and decisions impact our hormonal health, in turn affecting our daughter’s.
[29:16] What YOU can do right now to initiate simplicity in your life.
[31:28] The generosity of ‘no.’
[32:10] About Jenn’s mother/daughter Hormone Project.
[37:06] The extra layer of toxicity in the environment and birth control today that can affect our daughters.
[43:32] What Jenn would like her legacy to be.
[44:10] How Jenn defines health.
[45:26] Jenn’s KPIs; several rapid-fire questions!
[47:46] Where to find out more about what Jenn Pike is up to!
Mentioned in This Episode:
The Awakened Family: A Revolution in Parenting, by Shefali Tsabary Ph.D.
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More About Jenn Pike
Jenn Pike is a Holistic Nutritionist, Physical Trainer and Holistic Lifestyle Expert. She is the bestselling author of The Simplicity Project and specializes in optimizing nutrition, hormones, and fitness for women. She has 20+ years experience in personal training with athletes, instructing yoga, owning her own studio, to eventually selling her studio and taking her business online. She supports women from around the world through her coaching programs, books, talks, and appearances in publications, television, and radio. By decoding the stories of clients' bodies, she is well equipped with her knowledge and experience to create unique diet and exercise plans that cater to each individual's needs. Ultimately Jenn uses her approach to introduce more Simplicity and Ease in your lifestyle!
Connect with my Guest:
To contact Jenn or book an appointment email her at jenn@jennpike.com
Follow Jenn on Twitter @simplicityjenn
Like her on Facebook The Simplicity Project
Visit her website JennPike.com
MONTHLY QUIZ
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Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters.
CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action is to determine the ‘why’ behind your intentions/goals/new year’s resolutions. Dig deep and find the root reason why you want to accomplish that goal. Rooting yourself in your intention will help drive you forward in your pursuit. Share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
I was really excited to sit down with our guest today, Dr. Andrea Maxim. She’s an entrepreneur, naturopathic doctor, and unapologetically interested in driving her entrepreneurial spirit and finding ways to have a massive impact on her profession.
In this episode, I was lucky enough to get her take on a few things: the trends she has been seeing within entrepreneurialism, where she thinks we should be investing our time and energy as we move into 2018, and the common elements that she has seen — both in her journey as well as her clients — in terms of successful outcomes.
This is a great interview because it’s that balance between business through the lens of someone who’s in healthcare — who understands the need to have boundaries and limitations in terms of how far we push. We also talk about what it means to really be an overnight success and the 10 years of work it takes to get to that place. This is an interview for people who are interested in understanding how you can become passionate about looking for a career in helping others and the type of hustle and strategy and self-investment that goes along with it.
Key Takeaways:
[3:43] Dr. Andrea Maxim takes us through the journey that got her to where she is now.
[7:04] The concept of ‘endgame’: what it means to Dr. Andrea.
[10:39] Where Dr. Andrea’s mindset of “I just know I can do it” came from and how to think optimistically.
[17:31] The importance of failing to achieve success.
[18:59] Detaching yourself from others’ opinions and Dr. Andrea’s obliger tendency with a side of rebel.
[22:20] Straddling the line between healthcare practitioner and hustling entrepreneur: Dr. Andrea’s predictions for key marketing trends for small businesses in 2018.
[26:30] Finding the balance between finding personal touch-points with clients while also limiting your access and taking a step back.
[29:11] Where Dr. Andrea plans on moving forward this coming year, where she plans to invest her time and money in terms of personal growth, and what her best personal investment has been in the past.
[34:01] An important exercise in gaining — and being open to — personal insight.
[36:13] How to filter out the noise of advice and suggestions, to process it and find the one, clear path to take.
[39:36] What Andrea would like her legacy to be.
[40:39] How Andrea describes health.
[42:03] Andrea’s key-performance indicators!
[45:05] Where to find Andrea online.
Mentioned in This Episode:
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More About Dr. Andrea Maxim
Dr. Andrea Maxim is one of Southern Ontario’s leading naturopathic doctors and the creator of ‘The Maxim Movement’; a movement helping people move towards MAXIMizing their Digestion, MAXIMizing their Hormones, MAXIMizing their Weight Loss and of course MAXIMizing their Health!”
Dr. Andrea graduated from McMaster University, completing an Honours Degree in Biology and Pharmacology. After another four years of rigorous training at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Andrea completed her degree as a licensed Naturopath in Ontario and is proud to be serving the Haldimand and Burlington Community.
*From Andrea’s website.
Connect with my Guest:
Andrea’s podcast: The Profitable Practice Podcast
Visit her website: Booking links, blog, and store.
Follow her on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
MONTHLY QUIZ
See where you stack up and take this month’s quiz right here!
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CALL TO ACTION
What is one thing that you have been wanting to do but have been too scared to take action on? This week’s call to action is to step outside of your comfort zone, take the leap, stare that fear right in the eyes and get sh%$ done. Share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Today is a super fun interview because it was all about money — our attitudes towards it and our core beliefs about it. We segued right into the concept of ‘how do you go about spending your money, guilt-free?’
My guest today, Shannon Simmons, the author of Worry-Free Money — which just released today. She also owns The New School of Finance and she runs a series of programs online to teach the notion of financial acumen. As a new mom, she gets the pressures of the millennial, emerging entrepreneurial lifestyle and the shift that we’re seeing in our society — that is we’re moving away from the idea that everything is secure and easy to the fact that we need to have a new idea and paradigm as we approach money.
I can’t have a podcast or a business that focuses on producing healthy outcomes for people if we don’t talk about money — and that’s exactly what we did today and why I’m so excited to share this interview with you, between myself and Shannon Simmons.
Key Takeaways:
[1:46] About the interview today with Shannon Simmons.
[2:38] The consistent sources of stress I see when people come in for their intakes with me.
[4:00] How Shannon became not only an expert on finances but how she’s positioned that knowledge in a totally unique way.
[5:46] Shannon’s book on guilt-free spending and the simple things we need to look at when it comes to having a happier financial life.
[9:20] The first step to saving to appease that fear-based scarcity mindset.
[10:24] The most important side: cutting out traditional budgeting.
[13:13] What Shannon insists you do: Spend your money for you!
[15:53] Why Shannon thinks we have such complicated emotions in the relationship we have with money.
[17:57] Everyone’s inherent need to ‘keep up’ and how Shannon maintains a healthy grip on the ‘comparison game.’
[23:43] The fundamental basics of financial literacy.
[27:23] Ratios and benchmarks people should be aware of when it comes to debt.
[30:16] Allocating cash flow and paying yourself first.
[33:56] How to get that dopamine fix without spending money and avoiding that ‘f*ck it’ moment.
[36:12] Keeping open and honest with friends, family, and children in the conversation of money.
[38:35] The negative ways parents transmit their beliefs to their children about money.
[40:39] The importance of transparency.
[41:57] The first step to changing our relationship with money.
[44:45] The sentiment of success: changing your paradigm.
[46:01] What Shannon wants her legacy to be.
[46:58] How Shannon defines health.
[48:22] Rapid-fire questions for Shannon!
[55:44] Where you can find out more about Shannon.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Worry-Free Money:The guilt-free approach to managing your money and your life,
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More About Shannon Simmons
Shannon Simmons is the author of Worry-Free Money: The guilt-free approach to managing your money and your life. She also owns The New School of Finance and runs a series of programs online to teach the notion of financial acumen.
Shannon is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Investment Manager (CIM), media personality, personal finance expert and founder of the New School of FinanceTM. She is widely recognized as a trailblazer in the Canadian financial planning industry. She was named one of Canada’s Top 30 Under 30, the Notable Award for Best In Finance and New School of Finance won the 2016 Wealth Professional Award for Digital Innovation. She is a regular financial expert in the media and has a monthly column for Globe and Mail and is a personal finance columnist for CBC’s On the Money and Metro Morning.
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CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action is all about creating momentum towards a healthy & happy financial situation. I challenge you to open up a savings account and commit to contributing $25 or more each month to it. This money may not change your world right now, but as it grows, your confidence and momentum will too. Share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
I had so much fun with this interview today because it was the perfect coming-together of themes that I’ve been talking about with clients and patients all week long: the notion of confidence and finding your authentic self.
Our guest today, Razi Berry, is a mother of three, health advocate, badass entrepreneur, business woman, and a role model to me and so many others. She is the editor of the naturopathic news and review website NDNR and the host of the website Natural Path — and together they receive over one million hits a year!
As you listen to Razi, you’ll realize she’s an incredibly gentle soul with a fierce purpose. This interview is full of nuggets about finding your inner badass, driving your business, and how to really find that reconciliation of someone who’s not always the loudest voice in the room, but can be just as powerful.
Key Takeaways:
[2:37] About my guest today, Razi Berry.
[4:14] Overcoming illness — Razi’s journey and background.
[6:22] How Razi became involved in naturopathic medicine.
[7:55] The breadth of evidence for naturopathic medicine.
[10:30] The mysterious vital force that guides all of our lives and the uniqueness of naturopathic medicine.
[13:10] The unique framework and power of naturopathic medicine.
[14:14] Evaluating opportunities as an entrepreneur through intuition and instinct.
[17:25] Managing her busy lifestyle; tapping into intuition daily to stay balanced.
[20:57] Rising above the occasion and serving as a role model for her children.
[21:39] Always learning — homeschooling, traditional education, and learning outside the classroom with her children.
[24:25] Razi’s ‘aha’ moment in her health journey.
[27:24] Emerging health trends to come and continue in 2018.
[32:56] The commonalities among thought-leaders and the lessons Razi has learned from hosting Dream Business Summit.
[32:32] How to accelerate confidence growth.
[41:00] How Razi manages and sets boundaries in a negotiation or a contract with a person or business in a position of power.
[48:05] What Razi would like her legacy to be.
[48:30] Razi’s definition of health.
[49:00] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[49:20] Six rapid-fire questions! Razi’s KPIs.
[52:30] Where to find Razi online.
[53:48] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Love is Medicine Facebook Page
MORE ABOUT RAZI BERRY
Razi Berry is the founder and Publisher of the award-winning publication Naturopathic Doctor News & Review, (NDNR.com), The international Journal of Naturopathic Medicine and the authoritative naturopathic medical resource for patients, NaturalPath.net
She is host of the successful consumer health events The Natural Cancer Prevention Summit, TheHeartRevolution.org and The Sugar Free Summer.
She co-owned a successful naturopathic practice for 14 years and in 2017 was awarded the prestigious title of Champion of Naturopathic Medicine by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
Razi lives in Scottsdale, AZ where she homeschools her two daughters and works as a natural medicine advocate and consultant. This year she has launched the first Mastermind for Naturopathic Doctors called the Vis Network Mastermind, where she mentors and empowers physician's to take there business to the next level.
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CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action is to get focused. When you are hyper-focused on a particular area, your growth is so exponentially faster than when you are hanging out as a generalist. What is one area of your life where you feel the need to buckle down and make real changes? Commit to giving 110% to that area of your life and share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
As entrepreneurs, we get caught in the mindset that we can out-work or out-hustle everyone to get to the next level. When we hear that it’s important to focus and be mindful we feel that we are different. We have to hustle.
The reality is that running around like a crazy person, trying to be everything to everyone at all times, ultimately leads to burnout and ineffectiveness. Today I’m sitting down with Dave Ruel to look at the simple things — the operations of a business — to be effective and to stay healthy.
Key Takeaways:
[3:30] Dave began his first health business by selling cookbooks.
[6:25] Dave wanted to launch his own business in order to have more freedom, but he became overworked and experienced burnout.
[8:56] How do you know if you are caught in a burnout phase?
[14:38] You don’t have to hustle and grind to be a successful entrepreneur.
[16:29] You may need to go through the “burnout recovery program.”
[21:13] You must learn to manage yourself.
[23:16] This is how Dave structures his day.
[29:43] How can you connect with people without letting email take over your life?
[36:00] What software does Dave use for project management?
[37:57] There are so many options for planners and journals for entrepreneurs. Choose one that helps you prioritize.
[47:04] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[47:26] Let’s look at Dave’s key performance indicators!
[54:09] Here’s how to follow Dave.
[55:35] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
First Things First, by Stephen R. Covey
Effic * Use the coupon code “ENTREPOLOGY” for 10% off!
MORE ABOUT DAVE RUEL
Dave is a serial entrepreneur who has founded several 7-figure online companies (many of them in the health and fitness space). He specializes in creating businesses that maximize profit and freedom (what he likes to call Self Driving Businesses).
Dave has sold over 50,000 fitness books published in 4 languages and brought a supplements company from $100k to $3.2 Millions in annual sales. He is also the the founder of Effic, a company specialized in entrepreneurial efficiency.
Amongst his peers, he is known as the architect, the man who can create highly efficient and sustainable business structures. Learn more about Dave here.
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CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action to prioritize & organize. Because when you fail to plan, you plan to fail. What are some areas of your life that require some structure? What is one thing you can do right now to make things run more efficiently? Whatever it is, share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Today’s episode is super fun. I’m hanging out with Shari Caplan, a traditionally trained medical doctor who has come to embrace functional medicine and the role that adequately balanced hormones play in our lives. She has an incredible clinic in Toronto that integrates medicine, meditation, movement, and all of the things that make us healthy, all under one roof.
In our interview, we get into the nuances of hormones and how hormones influence your neurology, your digestion, your vitality and your capacity to think clearly. We also took a spin on this that is supported by medical literature but is infrequently spoken about, namely the effects of concussions and brain trauma on your hormonal health.
If you know someone who has a traumatic brain injury, have kids that are playing sports, or you yourself have ever bumped your noggin, this is the interview for you.
Key Takeaways:
[3:00] Dr. Caplan’s personal hormonal health concerns led her to functional medicine.
[7:26] Dr. Caplan loves treating the root cause and whole person.
[10:29] We tend to dismiss the most important steps to good health. Do we need to change the compensation model to encourage more MDs to incorporate functional medicine?
[15:16] How can traumatic brain injury be related to hormone imbalances?
[22:31] Brain inflammation shuts down the ability to produce hormones.
[26:34] Hormones help with repair and regeneration.
[31:20] What hormone tests should you have done?
[33:07] Conventional medicine overlooks the gut-brain connection.
[36:38] Eat real food. Manage stress. Balance your hormones and replace deficient nutrients.
[39:36] Dr. Caplan’s legacy is to shift people’s health for the better.
[40:15] Health is more than the absence of disease.
[40:40] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[41:01] Let’s look at Dr. Kaplan’s key performance indicators!
[43:36] Here’s how to follow Dr. Kaplan.
[44:33] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
MORE ABOUT DR. SHARI CAPLAN
Dr. Caplan excels at whatever she does and has always been ahead of her time.
She graduated Medicine with Honours at the age of 24 from the University of Toronto. From there, Dr. Caplan went into Family Practice at the Women's College Hospital where she was the Chief Resident.
She was the only Resident to do a 3 month Obstetrical Fellowship within her Family Practice training. She was the first F.P. Resident to go directly to a staff position at Women’s College Hospital, where worked for over 20 years as Family Practice Inpatient Attending, delivering babies, seeing Outpatients, and teaching residents and medical students . Dr. Caplan is also a Lecturer at the University of Toronto.
As a result of her expertise in Women's Health, Dr. Caplan was given a GP Focused Designation in Gynecology in 2011.Her areas of expertise are Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Low grade Infertility, Breastfeeding counseling, Postpartum depression, PCOS, PMS, Perimenopause and Menopause.
She is amongst a few Canadian physicians to have become Board Certified in Anti Aging and Regenerative Medicine and formalized her training in 2011 with a Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative and Function Medicine (FAARM).
On top of it all, Dr. Caplan has a Fellowship in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine with the Metabolic Medical Institute. It is her intent to use this knowledge and experience and help optimize your health.
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MONTHLY QUIZ
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CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action is to support brain and hormonal health by implementing strategies for stress management. What is one thing you can incorporate daily to help your body manage stress? An extra hour of sleep, taking a mindful minute or asking for help. Whatever it is, share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Have you ever felt like you just need a detox? Like maybe you should stop eating for three days or down a boatload of charcoal or something? People come into my office every day asking for help with detox.
I wanted to bring someone onto the podcast who understands detox. Josh Gitalis understands exposure and deals with the process of detox on a daily basis in his own practice. He has developed a series of online programs to help you identify exposures in your own life. Josh is also a holistic nutritionist and has a background as a trainer.
This is a fantastic interview because we balanced practicality and what you can do on a daily basis with the detox strategies that you can implement several times per year to really cleanse your system.
Key Takeaways:
[2:46] When Josh was a personal trainer he realized that many of his clients were only interested in “fitness” and not in true health. He found holistic nutrition at a personal training conference.
[5:47] Toxins will prevent healing.
[8:17] Parents need to be aware of all the sources of toxins that their children can be exposed to very early on in life.
[9:47] What is a detox?
[12:26] Not everyone has the same capacity for natural detoxification.
[14:29] Should we all be doing targeted detoxes?
[15:38] There are things that you can do to support detoxification daily.
[17:29] Emotions can become toxic.
[18:53] We must be drinking good, clean water.
[19:59] Josh can help his clients design a personalized detox protocol.
[25:53] Josh uses activated charcoal for acute situations, not for long term detox.
[28:33] What about juice cleanses?
[30:34] Fasting has many benefits, but you should be intentional about it.
[33:18] Josh believes that some fashionable detox methods are not effective.
[35:31] What time of year should you do a detox?
[36:42] What does Josh want his legacy to be?
[37:39] Health is a continuum.
[39:48] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[40:09] Let’s look at Josh’s key performance indicators!
[45:42] Here’s how to follow Josh.
[46:57] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine, by Candace B. Pert
Tweetables:
“If you are a human, and you engage on the planet, this episode will clarify things for you across the board.”
“We’ve introduced more than 80,000 chemicals into our environment ... and very few of them have been tested for safety.”
“If you’re not detoxing you’re retoxing.”
MORE ABOUT JOSH GITALIS
Josh Gitalis, Clinical Nutritionist, is a recognized expert in the fields of clinical detoxification and therapeutic supplementation. He runs a Toronto-based private practice, with a worldwide client base. As a leader in his field, Josh teaches Clinical Nutrition for several natural health colleges and is the first Canadian nutritionist to become an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). Josh is a noted expert for various media outlets including CTV News and CityTV.
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CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action is to incorporate 1 daily habit to support detoxification. Whether it is drinking more water, quitting smoking or supporting digestion, share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
If there is one topic that is a taboo pertaining to women’s health, it is our reproductive rights. More specifically, the birth control pill. This is a topic that I have tried to pull guests into in past episodes, but no one quite wants to touch it. Well, there is one person that I knew would be brave enough to go there. Dr. Jolene Brighten’s area of expertise is understanding the hormonal environment of the women she treats and the impacts of their medications, including the birth control pill. Dr. Brighten is a naturopathic doctor that practices on the West Coast of the United States. She has written several books and has made a career of understanding women’s hormonal health. In today’s episode, we talk about the pill, the good and the bad, to give you a balanced and informed approach. We talk about Post Birth Control Syndrome, some of the symptoms you should be watching for if you are on the pill and some natural alternatives if you decide this is not the approach to birth control that you want to take.
Key Takeaways:
[3:12] Dr. Jolene was working in DNA technology when she found naturopathy.
[9:00] Dr. Jolene wrote a book about postpartum healing, as well as several others.
[10:56] Women need more healthcare options.
[12:07] Why did Dr. Jolene decide to self-publish her first book, and go through a publisher the next time?
[14:24] Understanding what drives her has been key to Dr. Jolene’s success.
[16:00] The birth control pill has been instrumental in how women have been able to progress in society.
[20:01] The pill has a dark history.
[22:00] What health issues can be caused by the birth control pill?
[29:17] Is it bad if you’ve been on the pill for a long time?
[35:52] If you aren’t ready to come off the pill, there are some things to watch for.
[41:35] There are natural alternatives to the pill.
[47:40] Health is feeling in alignment with yourself.
[48:25] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[48:47] Let’s look at Dr. Jolene’s key performance indicators!
[53:24] Here’s how to follow Dr. Jolene.
[54:13] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
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The last time I had a chance to chat with this particular guest we were on a bus on our way to Banff because we sit on a medical advisory committee together. Dr. Leigh Arseneau has the capacity to take any health concept and dig deeper and deeper. We went off on tangents; we found ourselves in holes but the key thing that happened in our conversation today was that we managed to consistently paddle upstream. If you are looking for the answers and the pill that matches the outcome, this is not the interview for you.
Today we went up the stream and around the corner to my favorite place to hang out: we tried to understand why disease develops in the first place. We got into the functional medicine matrix, we talked epigenetics, we looked at molecular and cellular biology, we talked about precision medicine as the future of medicine and we looked at some of the predictive biomarkers that we need to understand in order to predict disease decades before it comes into play. If you are interested in performance and health from a preventative standpoint, this is the interview for you.
Key Takeaways:
[3:16] Dr. Arseneau got into functional medicine because it fit a vision that he had.
[5:10] How is functional medicine different from conventional medicine?
[9:29] We must consider immune and inflammatory markers. The gastrointestinal system is central to health.
[12:03] Hormone imbalance is an effect, not a primary cause.
[13:13] Look beyond your diagnosis.
[17:19] To prevent disease, you need to become informed.
[19:16] What are the three most important lifestyle factors you need to be aware of to stay healthy?
[20:40] Multi-tasking is not healthy.
[25:52] The future of healthcare is precision medicine.
[30:04] Prevention medicine is cost-effective.
[30:21] It’s important to ask why it is that right now the focus is kept on treating diseases rather than preventing them.
[30:39] It takes commitment to maintain your health. You must invest in yourself and in your family.
[35:46] Should everyone be on supplements?
[37:49] What does everyone need to upregulate in their systems?
[39:35] Some people will need extra detoxification support.
[40:37] Avoiding electronics at night is beneficial.
[43:21] Dr. Arseneau wants his legacy to be making an impact on humanity through his God-given gifts. He hopes that others will do the same.
[44:55] Health is a state of mind. Health is a choice.
[46:09] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[46:31] Let’s look at Dr. Arseneau’s key performance indicators!
[50:34] Here’s how to follow Dr. Arseneau.
[51:40] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
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This was a very compelling interview because of the story it opened with. James Erdt transitioned from a place of darkness and crime in his youth to a way of living that inspires entrepreneurs and everyone around him to be better. This interview is somewhat like a self-help novel, but most importantly it speaks to the truth that each of us has a story of our own, and our stories enable us to do the work we are meant to do in the world.
Key Takeaways:
[2:31] When James Erdt was just fifteen he made the decision to use drugs, which changed the course of his life forever. Fifteen years later his daughter made a comment that inspired him to turn his life around.
[6:15] Bullying was influential in James’s decision to use drugs.
[8:09] We are prone to want to abuse power. As parents, we can influence our children to use their power wisely.
[10:39] How can someone with such a dark past have such a positive energy?
[12:37] People love to be listened to.
[14:11] James’s mom inspired him to work to empower women.
[16:37] People will pay money to get out of pain.
[19:22] James works with entrepreneurs who pay it forward and know how to treat money with respect.
[24:15] James has started a ranch for at-risk teen boys to help them turn their lives around like he has.
[29:53] Get comfortable being uncomfortable. To succeed, you must be willing to fail.
[31:41] What does James do on a daily basis for his health?
[35:34] Water is crucial.
[37:16] How can you start to give back and live out your mission?
[38:01] James wants his legacy to be providing a better legacy for the youth of the world.
[40:05] Good, clean water is the best symbol of health. Balance is important.
[41:48] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[42:09] Let’s look at James’s key performance indicators!
[45:24] Here’s how to follow James.
[46:25] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Our Emotional Guidance System, by Esther Hicks and Jerry Hicks
Tweetables:
“When you choose to make a good choice every single moment, you can turn your life around at light speed.”
“The very best life coach is one that rarely talks.”
“This is the best time ever, in the history of the world, to be an entrepreneur.”
“Nobody is coming to save you. The only person that can save you, is you.”
“[Youth] will be inspired by what their parents are doing, not by what they are saying.”
MORE ABOUT JAMES ERDT
James Erdt is a sought-after speaker, award winning author, success coach and philanthropist plus the public TV Host of ‘The DYNAMO Show’. He has been featured on Rogers TV, CBC, CBS, BT, City TV, Muchmusic and in the Toronto Star, Mississauga News as well as numerous fitness magazines and websites. James is the ‘Chief Architect of WOW’ for DYNAMO Entrepreneur, which is an innovative, socially responsible organization, dedicated to guiding people of all ages, predominantly visionaries, thought-leaders and game-changers. By creating leading edge products, popular social networks and engaging events, he consistently strives to better people and inclusively enhance the world for all. Paying it forward, James is the CHAIR of the REVIVER Rejuvenation Ranch for at-risk youth supporting teens, to make positive and proactive decisions to live healthier, safer and better lives especially for those who have lost their way. James Erdt's mission statement is “Sustainably empowering people, prosperity and planet!”
Want James to speak at your event? Reach out to him here.
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CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action is all about taking inventory of the amazing gifts we have in this world. Gratitude turns what we have into enough. I’d like to challenge you to start a daily gratitude practice. Whether it starting a journal to give thanks or taking 5 minutes in the morning to express gratitude to your family, share your commitment to in our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Today’s interview is with a fellow Naturopathic Doctor, Marie Matheson. Marie practices in Ottawa and the almost exclusive focus of her practice is Lyme disease and associated chronic infections. While you may at first glance think that this doesn’t apply to you, I couldn’t disagree more. You see, at the end of the day, when we back up and try to understand where disease comes from, it usually comes from two sources: infections and exposures. We don’t just talk about Lyme, we talk about this notion of stealth infections, the idea that we gain exposures at times that we don’t even recognize; and those organisms lie dormant in our systems until we are tired, until we go through trauma, until our immune systems can no longer keep them at bay. If you are a citizen of the world, then this interview is for you.
Key Takeaways:
[2:35] When Dr. Matheson’s niece was bitten by a tick it made her realize that she didn’t have the adequate knowledge to treat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
[4:40] What is a stealth infection?
[6:13] What is Lyme disease and how does an acute manifestation differ from a chronic manifestation?
[9:20] Other insects besides ticks can carry Lyme, and it can also be sexually transmitted.
[10:55] How can you prevent these infections? Are certain people more susceptible?
[15:40] Dr. Matheson treats a lot of truck drivers. Here’s why.
[16:39] Due to lack of education, there are some controversies about Lyme and its treatment.
[20:47] Naturopathic doctors look at illness holistically. Most conventionally trained doctors won’t do that.
[24:03] How should you test for Lyme?
[26:00] A vaccine for Lyme would not be effective at preventing the illness.
[28:24] What is a spirochete? What is a biofilm?
[30:32] Lyme is a much more imminent threat than Zika.
[32:32] If you feel you have been misdiagnosed or your treatment isn’t working, you should consider that you may be dealing with Lyme.
[36:39] Treatment for acute Lyme is totally different than that for chronic Lyme.
[40:43] Prevention is the best cure for Lyme.
[42:34] How should you remove a tick?
[45:00] Health is physical, emotional, and spiritual balance.
[47:33] Dr. Matheson wants her legacy to be that she helped to reduce suffering from chronic illness.
[53:48] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[54:08] Let’s look at Dr. Matheson’s key performance indicators!
[1:00:47] Here’s how to follow Dr. Matheson.
[1:01:37] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Tweetables:
“You can eat really well and be a stressed-out person and you’ll be sick all the time.”
“A stealth infection is persistent and is resistant to a lot of treatments.”
“We’re talking about a real epidemic here. I think this exceeds the seriousness of HIV.”
“It’s not the bug, it’s the terrain.”
“The absence of proof is not proof of absence.”
“There is hope for all of us with chronic illness, we can get better.”
MORE ABOUT DR. MARIE MATHESON
Dr. Matheson has a professional interest in infectious causes of chronic and complex autoimmune illnesses. She has a specialization in Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses caused by co-infections. Her family practice focuses on patients with Chronic Parasitic/Fungal/Viral Infections, PANDA’s/PANS, Autism (ASD), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, SIBO, desensitizing to severe environmental and food allergies and other severe digestive disorders.
Dr. Matheson believes in preventative medicine and the importance of determining the causal chain of illness by addressing toxicities at a cellular level. Using her assessment tool of Auricular Medicine, Dr. Matheson uncovers blockages and underlying imbalances that have created symptoms, to allow the body to self-heal and auto-regulate.
Dr. Matheson is a licensed ND in the province of Ontario. After completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa in 1998, Dr. Matheson completed her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine in 2005 at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in B.C. and was honoured with the Award for Acupuncture Excellence.
She is registered with the College of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO), the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND), the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND), and the Canadian Society of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (CSCMA). She is also a member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), and completed their Physicians Training Program with Dr. Charles Ray Jones, MD in Connecticut, who is arguably one of the top Lyme Disease practitioners in the US.
Learn more about Dr. Matheson here.
CONNECT WITH MY GUEST
Website: http://hamptonwellnesscentre.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HamptonWellness/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hamptonchiro
MONTHLY QUIZ
Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters. This month, the focus is on balancing blood sugar.
SEE WHERE YOU STACK UP AND ACCESS THE QUIZ RIGHT HERE
CALL TO ACTION
In the spirit of supporting the terrain, I challenge you to take one step towards supporting your overall health. The best defence is a good offence. What is the one thing that you’ve been meaning to do to better your health but have managed to continually put off? Getting to sleep earlier? Eating healthier? A new exercise routine? It’s time to step up. Share your commitment to in our Entrepology Facebook page, because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Today’s guest is someone I met at the gym, at a conference for health entrepreneurs. I had the fortunate experience of running into Dr. Vincent Pedre there at the gym and then later that day at a cocktail party, where we struck up a fascinating conversation about his transition from practicing internal medicine to practicing functional medicine, and how he healed his own digestive issues.
In today’s conversation, we go from discussing disease and the influence of the gut on chronic disease and autoimmune conditions, to discussing performance, the brain health axis, and the way that the health of our gut influences our ability to think clearly and execute profoundly every single day. This interview is not just relevant for people with digestive issues, it is relevant for anyone who is on a mission and wants to know where to start to improve their performance.
Key Takeaways:
[3:23] Dr. Pedre realized that he couldn’t offer his patients an exit strategy from the treatments he was giving them, and that drove him to functional medicine.
[6:19] Dr. Pedre realized that he could resolve his own IBS.
[9:21] Dr. Pedre mostly practices functional medicine, but he still performs screenings and recognizes his background in conventional medicine.
[10:34] This is where you can hear it from an MD: The food you eat affects your health, “100 percent!”
[13:18] Should everyone quit eating dairy and gluten?
[15:48] Changing your diet can be overwhelming, but you can do it. Find a doctor who empowers you.
[20:17] How are autoimmune conditions related to gut health?
[25:31] If you have elevated thyroid antibodies but still have normal thyroid function, you can prevent disease with lifestyle.
[28:22] How do you assess gut health? You might have gut issues and not know it.
[35:15] We think with our gut.
[39:27] Our current society is completely imbalanced.
[42:24] It’s important to learn to manage stress and cultivate supportive relationships.
[45:39] What does a healthy gut like to eat?
[48:23] Health is having the energy and the drive to do the things that you love.
[48:56] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[49:17] Let’s look at Dr. Pedre’s key performance indicators!
[54:42] Here’s how to follow Dr. Pedre.
If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
One Spirit Medicine: Ancient Ways to Ultimate Wellness, by Alberto Villoldo
Functional Nutrition Training
Tweetables:
“I can feel optimal 98% of the time.”
“The biggest choice I have that influences [how I feel] is what I eat — why would I stray from eating the right things?”
“When I took dairy out of my diet I found that I quit getting sick so often. … ‘We’re not being taught this.’”
MORE ABOUT DR. VINCENT PEDRE
Dr. Vincent M. Pedre, Medical Director of Pedre Integrative Health and President of Dr. Pedre Wellness, is a Board-Certified Internist in private practice in New York City since 2004. His philosophy and practices are a blend of both Western and Eastern medical traditions. He is a Clinical Instructor in Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, as well as certified in yoga and Medical Acupuncture. His unique combination of medicine is best described as integrative or defined by a functional, systems-based approach to health. With his holistic understanding of both sides of the equation, he can help each patient choose the best course of action for their ailments to provide both immediate and long-term relief. His holistic approach incorporates positive, preventative health and wellness lifestyle choices.
Dr. Pedre is a sought-after speaker and writer on sustainable health, prevention, and integrative and functional medicine. His expertise and informative commentator style has taken him beyond the boundaries of his private practice to appearances on the Martha Stewart Show, where he presented a segment on "The Top Medical Screening Tests" everyone should have, and to features on Sirius XM Radio's "Doctor Radio" show, interviews on "The Gary Null Show" on Progressive Radio Networks, and guest blogs on Ecomii and Yahoo! Green, Yahoo!'s leading wellness blog platform.
CONNECT WITH MY GUEST
Facebook: @DrVincentPedre
Twitter: @DrPedre
Youtube: DrPedre
Instagram: @DrPedre
MONTHLY QUIZ
Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters. This month, the focus is on balancing blood sugar…
SEE WHERE YOU STACK UP AND ACCESS THE QUIZ RIGHT HERE
CALL TO ACTION
This week's call to action is all about optimizing your diet. I challenge you to go gluten free for 2 week. Start reading labels, get familiar with what you need to look out for and monitor how you feel. Share your commitment to going gluten free in our Entrepology Facebook page, because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
A few weeks ago I was speaking at an event called Mind Body Reset, and one of the speakers that came before me was Sylvie Tetrault. Sylvie is a holistic nutritionist, a trainer, and the host of the Championship Lifestyle Podcast. The focus of Sylvie’s career is getting all of us to execute as high performers. Sylvie shared so much great wisdom that I approached her after the event and asked her to come on the podcast and talk to my audience.
Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with her and we covered all sorts of elements but most importantly we talked about how to go from that place where we’re sort of floundering with what we eat and how we exercise, to the types of strategies we should implement in order to get a plan in place. Whether you’ve been wanting to get going or you already have a program and want to take it to the next level, this conversation is for you.
Key Takeaways:
[2:56] Sylvie became interested in strength training after she realized that she couldn’t do a pull-up. She has now had the opportunity to train a lot of high performers.
[6:42] What does an appropriate recovery time look like?
[15:03] You can learn to make healthy recipes, and it doesn’t have to take a long time. Eating well needs to be a priority.
[16:35] Eating right will help you in all areas of your life.
[17:35] Start by increasing your movement rather than adopting an “exercise plan.”
[23:01] What’s the right way to do cardio?
[26:25] What elements will the best exercise plan incorporate?
[31:42] Sometimes you have to think outside the box to find the right solution for your health.
[33:45] How can you find a good trainer?
[37:00] Sylvie focuses on helping people find their individual path to wellness.
[37:36] Health is knowing your body and its needs.
[38:13] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[38:35] Let’s look at Sylvie’s key performance indicators!
[42:50] Here’s how to follow Sylvie.
[43:42] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
On Friday I gave a talk at Mind Body Reset entitled “What Diabetes and Hurricanes Have in Common.” This episode, based on that talk, is a call to action for all of you. I can’t think of a better audience to speak to on this topic because those of you who are listening are the doers of this world. You’re not people who are okay or satisfied with fine, and you are people who are willing to pick up a call to action and do something. We need to do something good for this world. I honestly believe that when people are well, they can change the world. I do what I do because I know that if teachers and parents and CEOs and entrepreneurs are strong and healthy, then they can invoke change in their communities with their ideas, inspiration, and actions.
In the next few minutes, I’m going to tell you what diabetes and hurricanes have in common, and what you can do to move the needle on one of the most important issues we are facing as a collective group of people.
Key Takeaways:
[1:39] This episode is a call to action.
[3:47] Mother Nature is angry.
[4:56] Diabetes takes years to develop, and we must take deliberate action.
[7:23] Nature is beginning to buckle under the pressure we are applying against it.
[7:58] So what do hurricanes and diabetes have in common?
[8:24] People use sugar for a rapid energy boost.
[12:28] Sugar is particularly problematic if a system is already challenged.
[13:39] If you abuse your body, your cells may stop listening.
[16:42] Most pre-diabetic people think they are fine.
[18:06] Drugs to lower cholesterol complicate blood sugar problems.
[19:55] Right now is the prime time for a change, for our health and the health of the planet.
[23:50] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[24:11] Please join our Facebook group, Legacy.
[27:20] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Tweetables:
“When you push, and push, and push against a biological system, eventually that system will begin to push back.”
“I honestly believe that when people are well, they can change the world.”
“Mother Nature is angry.”
MORE ABOUT DR. MEGHAN WALKER
Dr. Meghan Walker is a naturopathic doctor, serial entrepreneur and mother. She graduation from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and completed a science degree, with a focus in reproductive physiology from the University of Waterloo. As an entrepreneur, Meghan started and sold her first business while in University and went on to found the Canadian Chapter of a national Youth Engagement Organization called Millennium Kids. Millennium Kids, taught responsible social activism in schools across Canada, Australia and South Africa.
Meghan is a Co-founder and past CEO of the digital health media start-up, Bright Almond, and she has most recently launched ‘The First 18’, an online incubator for new clinician entrepreneurs and Legacy, a community of go-getters looking to optimize their health and performance. Meghan maintains a boutique practice in Downtown Toronto, catering to entrepreneurs and inspired individuals looking to maximize their body and brain. When not satisfying her entrepreneurial itch, she is hanging out with her three little girls and super supportive husband.
LET’S CONNECT
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IG: @drmeghanwalker
MONTHLY QUIZ
Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters. This month, the focus is on balancing blood sugar…
SEE WHERE YOU STACK UP AND ACCESS THE QUIZ RIGHT HERE
CALL TO ACTION
This week's call to action is all taking action. I challenge you to start a conversation and commit to taking action to make the world a better place. Ditching plastic, packing a healthy lunch, riding your bike to work or starting a car pool, etc. Share your commitment to empowering your plate in our Entrepology Facebook page, because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Join our Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/belegacy/
Like the Page: https://www.facebook.com/entrepologypodcast/
Today’s interview was a real pleasure for me. I had the opportunity to interview someone that I both admire and consider a friend, Lori Kennedy. Lori is a holistic nutritionist by background and has gone on to build an online business where she teaches other practitioners how to scale their impact and their message in the online space.
What’s remarkable to me is not necessarily the business that Lori has built, but the life she has built. Far too often we sit back and envy what other people have, but Lori has gone out and built her life on purpose.
Today’s podcast is all about how to do that for yourself, and how you can give yourself permission to take your life and your purpose to the next level.
Key Takeaways:
[3:12] Lori is a writer and an empowerer of women.
[5:10] As an entrepreneur, you do the hardest work on yourself.
[7:29] How can you own and harness the power of traits that others might see as negative?
[11:26] Societal expectations can hold women back.
[17:00] Think about how you want to feel rather than what you want to do.
[22:25] Delegation can be your secret weapon.
[25:25] People are going to judge you no matter what, so you might as well live the life you want to live.
[27:23] Entrepreneurs need continuous momentum.
[30:44] What is the first step in scaling your wellness business?
[34:31] School is not always conducive to creative and entrepreneurial children.
[37:49] Lori is already living out her legacy.
[39:20] Health is consistency.
[40:01] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[40:22] Let’s look at Lori’s key performance indicators!
[46:02] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Reveal: A Sacred Manual for Getting Spiritually Naked, by Meggan Watterson
Tweetables:
“It is my goal in life to delegate every possible domestic duty.”
“I had to filter the way that I behaved because I didn’t want to come across as a bossy bitch.”
“Not asking for help or support at home is one of the biggest ways that women hold themselves back.”
“Structure equals freedom.”
“Anytime you can reduce stress, everybody wins.”
“My legacy is walking my talk.”
MORE ABOUT LORI KENNEDY
With over 13 years of experience in the fitness and nutrition world, Lori is the founder and CEO Director of The Wellness Business Academy and the producer of The Wellness Business Summit.
Since founding the WOW! Nutrition System in 2007, Lori has transformed thousands of clients globally and sparked her 1 million mission: to improve the lives both physically and emotionally for 1 million people by 2022.
Lori transitioned out of her brick and mortar business and took her entire company online in 2011. Since producing The Wellness Business Summit and founding The Wellness Business Academy she’s trained thousands of health practitioners, healers, coaches and fitness professionals to start-up and grow their own purpose driven businesses. She goes by the motto #mylifemyterms
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CONNECT WITH MY GUEST
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorikennedyinc/ or https://www.facebook.com/groups/takeyourhealthpracticeonline/?fref=gs&dti=450825361664421&hc_location=group
Instagram: @lorikennedyinc
Website: www.thewellnessbusinesshub.com
CALL TO ACTION
This week's call to action is to take action. What is one task or goal that you have been putting off? It's time to step into your power and start NOW! Share your commitment in the Entrepology Podcast Facebook page to inspire others and create accountability. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Today I sat down with a friend and colleague, Dr. John Dempster, ND. Over the last several years, Dr. Dempster has developed a real passion for addressing mental health, both within his patient population and in the broader entrepreneurial world through some of his online summits.
We got into some of the things that we both feel are missing in the lives of our patients that set them up to be more at risk for inability to manage anxiety and depression on a daily basis. John goes on to talk more about how he evaluates new patients that come into his practice looking to find more stability in respect to their mental health. What we discovered as we delved deeper into our conversation is that there are significant and consistent tenets that actually set up for success when it comes to our mental health, and there are certain habits and social norms that tend to pull us down.
This interview was insightful because it was personal. There’s not a single person listening who isn’t touched by mental health problems through their patients, clients, friends or family. This is something that we can all relate to and information that we can all use.
Key Takeaways:
[3:24] Dr. Dempster lost two of his uncles to chronic disease when he was very young and watching them go through conventional treatments that failed really affected him.
[4:47] Dr. Dempster realized the importance of nutrition and root cause resolution.
[6:36] What is functional medicine and how does it differ from naturopathic medicine?
[7:55] How did Dr. Dempster become passionate about mental health?
[11:42] Almost a quarter of Dr. Meghan’s patients are on antidepressants.
[13:47] Mental health is related to gut health.
[16:02] Healing doesn’t happen instantly. We need to reevaluate our environments and relationships.
[17:46] Dr. Dempster’s priorities shifted when he became a parent.
[21:02] How does Dr. Dempster manage anxiety?
[24:40] How does busyness contribute to adrenal fatigue?
[28:14] Naturopathic physicians have more tools at their disposal than MDs.
[31:05] A sense of community is really important to health.
[32:21] We need “Vitamin N.”
[33:23] Dr. Dempster hopes that he will be known as someone who really cared and who listened to his patients.
[34:28] What is health?
[35:40] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[36:08] Let’s look at Dr. Dempster’s key performance indicators!
[41:55] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Tweetables:
“Exercise daily is really a must.”
“We have this thing in our society right now where we pride ourselves on being busy.”
“What are you doing that you love?”
MORE ABOUT DR. JOHN DEMPSTER
Dr. John Dempster is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and is the medical director/founder of The Dempster Clinic – Center for Functional Medicine, located in Toronto, Canada. He focuses on a functional medicine model to treat a variety of patients ranging from high performance individuals to those with, or wanting to prevent chronic illness. In addition he has a strong passion for helping patients embrace an Optimal Aging philosophy to help them achieve a long, healthy, vibrant and fulfilling life.
As an avid seeker in integrative and evidence based medicine, he has furthered his studies by completing an advanced fellowship in Functional, Regenerative, and Anti-aging medicine. In addition to his busy practice, he writes regularly for a number of publications and speaks to corporations on a variety of health & wellness topics. In addition, he is also featured frequently on national television, radio, newspapers and magazines.
Aside from treating patients and teaching those how to improve their health and lifestyle, Dr. Dempster prioritizes living a balanced life. He is extremely passionate about the outdoors and is an avid downhill skier, fly fisherman, and white water canoeist paddling throughout Canada’s arctic. Dr. Dempster and his wife, recently welcomed the birth of their daughter, of whom he enjoys spending all of his free time with.
For more information on Dr. Dempster you can visit his website www.thedempsterclinic.com.
CONNECT WITH MY GUEST
Website: www.thedempsterclinic.com and www.mentalwellnesssummit2.com
CALL TO ACTION
This week's call to action is all about self care. It's time to ditch the badge of busyness and take some time for yourself. How do you plan on taking care of your number one asset (aka- YOU)? Share your commitment on the Entrepology Facebook Page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
Alex Charfen first became an entrepreneur during his teenage years and learned some very important lessons about business through early failures. At his peak of his financial success, he found himself incredibly unhealthy and stressed out. Understanding he needed to change, he created a wildly successful real estate business with his wife and began living life on his own terms.
Finally, when Alex was ready to sit down and write his own book to help entrepreneurs, he had to take a step back and ask himself, who exactly, is an entrepreneur? What makes someone want to even become an entrepreneur? This is how his book, Entrepreneurial Personality Type, came to be. He realized through all the years of working with entrepreneurs and wildly successful business people, they all had one thing in common. They were outliers. They were risk takers, and society thought they were just strange.
On this week’s episode, Alex discusses his book, why entrepreneurs are wired differently, and their beneficial purpose to society, and how entrepreneurs can use this knowledge to prosper in their own professional and personal lives.
Key Takeaways:
[2:25] Alex has spent his career trying to figure out what makes entrepreneurs tick and, through that, he’s found that there are key entrepreneurial personality types that make us who we are.
[3:20] How did Alex first get started as an entrepreneur?
[6:15] When you read books about successful people, there are very clear distinct patterns for why these people became successful.
[9:55] Life sometimes throws you curveballs. At 22 years old, Alex became a fortune 500 consultant.
[11:25] At 32 years old, Alex was unhealthy and he had to make a shift in his lifestyle. He ended up opening a real estate business with his wife.
[13:00] One day, Alex decided to sit down and write a book about all the things he’s learned about business over the years, but when he sat down to write his target audience, aka entrepreneurs, he couldn’t figure out who they really were. This shocked him. He’s worked with entrepreneurs and highly successful people all his life, how could he not know who they were?
[14:30] So, instead of writing about the book he had initially intended to, he wrote Entrepreneurial Personality Type.
[17:00] What is the Entrepreneurial Personality Type book about?
[18:00] Personality type one: The Caretakers.
[19:20] Personality type two: The Communicator.
[20:35] Personality type three: The Coordinators.
[22:35] Personality type four: The Hunters.
[23:55] The hunter group is the smallest group out of those four. The hunters are entrepreneurs. They are the trendsetters, but they’re also seen as intimidating and scary.
[27:25] What kinds of differences has Alex noticed between male and female entrepreneurs?
[38:45] Alex mentioned at the height of his financial success, he was at his unhealthiest. What has his health journey been like over the years?
[42:05] If you’re not optimizing yourself, then you’re not optimizing your business.
[46:25] What does Alex want his legacy to be?
[50:10] Take this month’s quiz at meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.
[50:50] Let’s look at Alex’s key performance indicators!
[59:30] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Entrepreneurial Personality Type, eBook by Alex Charfen
Momentum Podcast for the Entrepreneurial Personality Type
Tweetables:
“We are the smallest part of the human species. The Hunters make up the smallest group, and the rest of the world simply doesn’t understand us.”
“They call us risk takers, intimidating, frightening, and scary. We do things that just don’t make sense and are illogical.”
“We’re fundamentally different from the rest of the world. We get up everyday and demand that the world improve.”
MORE ABOUT ALEX CHARFEN
Alex has studied greatness for decades and here is what he has found: All of the notable entrepreneurs down through history have a great deal in common with each other, and, quite frankly, very little in common with the rest of the world. They share The Entrepreneurial Personality Type (EPT) with all of its quirks and idiosyncrasies. They are a restless bunch with an intrinsic need to move and build and strive. His own remarkable entrepreneurial journey reflects that.
His professional career started at the tender age of eight. Economic factors forced the emergency sale of his family’s business, making it necessary for him to start working, selling things with his dad at a local flea market. He quickly found that, unlike the rest of the world he lived in, the business environment felt safe. He innately understood it. The exchange of money for goods and services made sense. He grew and continued to learn about commerce, reading voraciously about the great business minds down through the ages. In his teen years, he began to launch and build businesses of his own, sometimes failing and sometimes wildly succeeding. His high flying Florida real estate business became a victim of the 2008 downturn, but he rebounded by turning that tragedy into a thriving business built around helping others in real estate understand the world of distressed properties, of which there were many at the time. For that, homeowners and real estate experts are eternally grateful. In fact the U.S. Treasury Office has data that shows that Alex’s CDPE process shortened the recovery of the foreclosure crisis in this country by at least five years.
Now, Alex has turned his attention and resources to what is without a doubt the most important work he believes he will ever do- helping other EPT’s prosper and understand themselves so they can make the difference that they are intended to make. His book, The Entrepreneurial Personality Type, published in 2016, has become the handbook for his restless tribe around the world looking for answers. He has obviously struck a resonant chord with his findings and his continued learning and discoveries on the subject. He’s spoken on the biggest stages, appeared on TV and in print for major media outlets such as MSNBC, CNBC, FOX News, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily and AmEx OPEN Forum to provide his unique views and insights. His next book, Momentum, will publish in early 2018.
CONNECT WITH MY GUEST
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/alexcharfen
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/charfen
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alexcharfen/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/charfen-social
CALL TO ACTION
Understanding your personality type, helps you take steps forward so you can make the world a better place. Discover your personality type and share your findings in our Entrepology Facebook Group. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.