Pave Your Paradise

I’m thrilled to be featuring licensed therapist, coach, blogger and author John Kim a.k.a. The Angry Therapist on this episode! His passion and energy for helping and leading others down a path of healing is powerful, and his work in the world of relationships, profound. Our conversation is FULL with golden nuggets of wisdom to help you transform your trauma into triumph!

John Kim is a licensed therapist who after going through a divorce, pioneered the online life coaching movement,. This led to him to working with teens struggling with addiction in a nonprofit. There, after learning that the common thread was no one had a dad – we live a fatherless nation, he discovered his passion to create a dialogue about men.

John started a blog called The Angry Therapist & built a devoted following of fans who loved the frank and authentic insights that he freely shared on social media. He became known as an unconventional therapist who worked out-of-the-box by seeing clients at coffee shops, on hikes, & in a CrossFit box.  John went on to build a coaching team of his own and launched a sister company called JRNI, and created a new way to help people help people & change the way we change.

I’m elated to be featuring him and his powerful work! I’ve included a link below for you to check him out outline! Also, check out his amazing content – I’m a fan MYSELF – to live a purpose driven life.

EPISODE Takeaways:

• John’s journey  (3:47)
• John on “dating himself” (5:28)
• The concept of dating yourself (6:35)
• How to attract a life partner (12:28)
• How to accelerate the process (20:42)
• John’s biggest revelation about relationships (24:56)
• Reacting versus responding and how to change it (33:54)
• Open relationships (35:51)
• John’s upcoming projects, including a new dating App (48:55)
• What paradise means to John (49:35)

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Happy holidays! Since this is my last episode of this year…and decade I wanted to create something extra sweet for you. Given that I’m releasing it right before the New Year, I feel so inspired and excited to share some of my biggest lessons learned this year as well as helping you have your best 2020 a.k.a. best year yet!

This episode is on how to raise your standards for your best 2020! I’ll be breaking the episode down into 5 ways to do that, sharing some of my experiences and tools and techniques you can use and implement to set yourself up for success in the next 12 months and beyond!

If you want to feel like you’re thriving next year -- tune in and enjoy this episode!

EPISODE Takeaways:

· Holidays Feels (3:13)

· Standard one: investing your time (4:52)

· Standard two: “life detox” and letting go (6:58)

· Standard three: allowing yourself to fully feel (14:10)

· Standard four: cultivating high self worth (17:14)

· Standard five: prioritizing alone time, self care and slowing things down (20:20)

·  Biggest lesson learned all year (27:44)

· A year end message and extra goodies (28:19)

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* My Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/mandyjross

Thank you so much for tuning in. It’s a privilege to have you here and I’d be so grateful if you could share it, subscribe and take 2 minutes to leave me a 5-star review on your podcast player platform, to continue sharing the goodness of this with the world.

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I’m thrilled to be featuring Believe Nation’s Evan Carmichael, entrepreneur, author, speaker and social media inspiration sensation with over 2M subscribers on YouTube on this episode! His passion and energy for helping others through overcoming their limiting beliefs, living on purpose and to serve is powerful and the work he does in the fields of entrepreneurialism and self-growth; profound. Our conversation is PACKED with golden nuggets of wisdom to help you create a meaningful and impactful life overcome what’s really plaguing you from progressing and ultimately cultivating a deeper connection to yourself.

Evan believes in entrepreneurs. At 19, he built then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist helping raise $500k to $15mil. He now runs the biggest YouTube channel for entrepreneurs with 2M+ subscribers, wrote 4 books & speaks globally. He wants to solve the world's biggest problem. He's set 2 world records, uses a trampoline & stand-up desk, owns Canada's largest Salsa Dance Studio & has a giant Doritos bag in front of him all day long to remind him that he’s stronger than the Doritos. Toronto is his home. He's a husband, father, TSM fan & Teemo Main.

I’m elated to be featuring him and his powerful work and I also get to share his long list of resources with you! I’ve included links below for you to check them out! Also, check out his amazing content – I’m a HUGE FAN MYSELF – to live on purpose and to make a appositive impact in your world.

EPISODE Takeaways:

• Evan’s Master Morning Routine (00:52)
• The making of Evan Carmichael and his evolutionary journey (3:48)
• What Evan at an old age would tell himself today (5:22)
• His failures and lessons learned (6:34)
• How to overcome your limiting beliefs and fear (8:31)
• Evan’s life changing moment (12:02)
• Living on purpose: creating a big why and little why (15:01)
• Why you’re not happy and how to change it immediately (18:44)
• The elements of a successful relationship (19:36)
• How to make working with a partner, work (25:55)
• What paradise means to him (29:59)

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In this very candid episode, I’m helping solve a problem that so many of you have reached out about – how to create space between you and a toxic person. Toxic (or unhealthy, manipulative, narcissistic, emotionally or psychologically abusive) people can make your life a living HELL. They can create so much unnecessary stress and drama and trauma and let’s be real - ain’t nobody got time for that. I’m creating this episode to help you navigate life with one in it, especially if it’s someone who you love or have to be around. I want to help you to avoid the heartaches and headaches I’ve endeared first-hand what it’s like to be in an intimate and vulnerable scenario with a toxic person. In today's episode, I’m openly sharing about my experience being in an unhealthy intimate relationship with a toxic person.

Life with one can be a far from paradise and you deserve to be happy! So just as it’s important to talk about ways to pave your path to paradise, it’s equally as important to have conversations around things that could delay, diminish and/ or hurt your process or progress. By knowing how to handle one, you can avoid a lot of drama, wasted time and energy, disappointment, losing yourself, heartbreak and headaches in your life.

EPISODE Takeaways:

· Toxic people: identified and their impact on you (1:57)

·  My story: being in an unhealthy relationship with a toxic person (4:53)

·  When you leave a toxic partner (5:34)

·  The acceptance factor (8:11)

· How to become hyper self aware (9:22)

· An absolute MUST do when dealing with toxic people (11:41)

· One thing not to do around them (14:23)

· A way to measure your growth in dealing with one (16:08)

· How to determine if you should keep them in your life or let go (17:50)

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I’m thrilled to be featuring Food Philosopher and Founder of the Sweet Freedom Project Sherry Strong on this episode! Her passion and energy for helping others through overcoming their addiction to sugar and creating freedom in every area of their lives is powerful and the work she does in the fields of healing, nutrition and self-growth; profound. Our conversation is PACKED with golden nuggets of wisdom to help you create a healthy relationship with food, nourish your body, mind and spirit, overcome what’s really eating at you and ultimately cultivating a deeper understanding of, compassion for and connection to yourself.

Sherry is a food philosopher, nutritionist, chef & Founder of the Sweet Freedom Project, dedicated to helping one million-plus people beat sugar addiction.

She is the former Victorian Chair of Nutrition Australia, the past President of Slow Food Melbourne, and was the Curator & Co-Founder of the World Wellness Project.

She has taught at universities here in Canada and Australia as well as consulted to government on nutritional policies.

Her book 'Return to Food - the life-changing anti-diet' details the philosophies and strategies that helped her halve her dress size without dieting.

When’s she’s not working you’ll find her at farmers markets, cooking, painting or writing a novel and script for a romantic comedy.

I’m thrilled to feature her and her amazing work, and to offer you 33% off the cost of her life changing Sweet Freedom program! If you want to ditch the yo-yo diets, break free from sugar addiction, and still be able to walk past your favourite treats (that used to be irresistible to you!) without experiencing any sugar cravings, this program is for you! Most importantly, if you are craving freedom in your life, please check out Sherry’s incredible support and resource systems created for you to live the sweet life. (Links below to join.)

EPISODE Takeaways:

· A calming morning practice (00:17)

· Her waking inspiration (00:34)

· How her sugar addiction started (1:18)

· Malnourishment in body, mind and spirit (4:55)

· Eye opening findings in her research (9:41)

· A revelation in living your truth (14:00)

· Live the sweet freedom philosophy (20:22)

· Healthiest sugar sources (26:40)

· Identifying a sugar addiction (29:02)

· What’s natural is not always best (35:18)

· How to start the healing process TODAY (29:28)

· How to start breaking through what’s eating away at you (40:22)

· Her daily habits for success and morning routine (44:49)

· Her failures and lessons learned (52:50)

· A life-changing hurdle and how she overcame it (57:35)

· A limiting belief that she blasted through (1:01:04)

· The elements of a successful relationship (1:06:51)

· A life changing book (1:10:54)

· Her guilty indulgences (1:15:36)

· Her one food only choice for life (1:17:47)

· What paradise means to her (1:29:48)

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* Sherry Strong: Sweet Freedom Life Program

Life is a constant ride of ups and downs. When road bumps come up, it’s important to know how to adapt well so that it doesn’t derail you for long. Resilience and the ability to adapt is imperative in order to move ahead, keep going and to stay on top of your game, as you are susceptible to things happening at any time so you need to be “game face” ready.

In this episode I dive into a variety of ways to develop and build your “resilience muscle,” what to do when obstacles come up, how to overcome them and rise STRONGER. If you want to be able to ease through situations of significant stress, then you won’t want to miss this episode!

EPISODE Takeaways:

· Significance of an athlete attitude (3:30)

· Struggles and self-worth (4:50)

· Facing adversity with a smile (8:47)

· A shift in mindset (12:15)

· Training your brain (14:50)

· Flexibility mechanism (15:40)

· Turning grief into gratitude (18:50)

· Sink or swim analogy (23:55)

· Being your own super hero (25:40)

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* My Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/mandyjross

Thank you so much for tuning in. It’s a privilege to have you here and I’d be so grateful if you could share it, subscribe and take 2 minutes to leave me a 5-star review on your podcast player platform, to continue sharing the goodness of this with the world.

What did you love in this episode? Drop me a line to let me know and let’s connect on social media: @MandyJRoss

P.S. If you’re looking for an advantageous marketing opportunity for your business and are interested in becoming a sponsor for the Pave Your Paradise podcast, please email mandy@mandyjross.com for more information.

“Fit” is not just your physical ability. It is a mindset and way of life. When you treat your body well, your body reciprocates by performing optimally. Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to feel near to impossible… if you have the inside scoop on ways to make it easier.

So today’s show is all about health hacks for busy bodies -- ‘cuz I know you have a jam packed schedule but want to take care of yourself too! I’ll be discussing all sorts of ways to “hack” yourself into a healthier body, mind and spirit.

If you want to feel like you’re thriving -- with minimal effort but maximum results -- tune in and enjoy this episode!

EPISODE Takeaways:

· Kick start your internal engine (3:27)

· Junk food be gone (4:00)

· FAT advice (4:41)

· Using social media for good (5:46)

· Cheers to H2O (6:29)

· Routine is your bestie (7:16)

· Quick fix breakfast (7:51)

· Magical effect of mushrooms (9:29)

· Importance of sleep (10:16)

· Healthy Snacks (10:56)

· Delicious and nutritious food alternatives (11:44)

· Create a shopping list… now (15:53)

· Big shops, more impact (17:19)

· Chopped veggies (18:08)

· Salad bars to the rescue (19:01)

· Shopping local (20:37)

· Meal Prep 101 (21:02)

· Upgraded family favorites (21:47)

· Leftovers save time (22:35)

· Up your veggie intake in seconds (22:59)

· Easy way to eat more salads (23:28)

· What to always have in your kitchen (24:20)

· Protein pacing (25:35)

· Intermittent fasting (27:03)

· The impact of stretching (29:25)

· Dance, dance baby (30:02)

· The power of sound (30:18)

· Routine and consistency (30:48)

· How to have all day energy (31:24)

· Community influence (31:58)

· Fitness challenges (32:40)

· Goals and rewards (34:02)

· Attitude of gratitude (35:19)

· Growth factor (35:54)

REFERENCES

* My Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/mandyjross

Thank you so much for tuning in. It’s a privilege to have you here and I’d be so grateful if you could share it, subscribe and take 2 minutes to leave me a 5-star review on your podcast player platform, to continue sharing the goodness of this with the world.

What did you love in this episode? Drop me a line to let me know and let’s connect on social media: @MandyJRoss

P.S. If you’re looking for an advantageous marketing opportunity for your business and are interested in becoming a sponsor for the Pave Your Paradise podcast, please email mandy@mandyjross.com for more information.

Episode Twelve: Interview With Doctor Russell Kennedy: Stop Believing Everything you Think! How To Overcome Anxiety and Stress With The Anxiety MD

I’m thrilled to be featuring The Anxiety MD a.k.a., Dr. Russell Kennedy on this episode! His passion and energy for finding solutions to overcome anxiety and helping others through a variety of methods is uplifting and the work he does in the fields of healing and self-growth; profound. Our conversation is PACKED with golden nuggets of wisdom to help you blast through your blocks, decrease stress, overcome your anxiety in the NOW and ultimately cultivate a deeper understanding of, compassion for and connection to yourself and others.

Dr. Russell Kennedy, aka The Anxiety MD, is a part medical doctor, part brain science geek, part rebel, and part stand-up comic (no joke). His passion lies in helping people get more true feeling and less false thinking in their lives. A recovered stressed out, burned-out medical doctor, Dr. Russ wants to show you that healing stress and anxiety has much more to do with the body than the mind. His experiences with LSD, Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, and MDMA have given him insights into his own anxiety and provided non-traditional ways of understanding and alleviating our worries and fears.

Dr. Russ is finishing a book tentatively called "The Anxiety Rx" to be published in late 2019 and is designed to show anxious, stressed-out people how to SEE their stress so they don't have to BE their stress. For those committed to changing their feeling state, Russ offers personal and group sessions and can easily be found all over social media by searching "The Anxiety MD".

EPISODE Takeaways:

· A calming morning practice (00:20)

· His waking inspiration (02:31)

· His game changing book on anxiety (03:00)

· Challenges of having a parent with mental health conditions (04:40)

· His onset of anxiety (06:00)

· His breakthrough with plant medicine (09:00)

· His experimental healing journey for anxiety (10:44)

· The impact of parent-child trauma (12:55)

· How to know where your anxiety comes from (16:25)

· Anxiety as a coping mechanism (19:49)

· Anxiety: what really happens in your mind and body (23:00)

· The significance of mind-body connection in your healing (30:00)

· How to get out of your head and into your body (35:26)

· How to build resistance to anxiety and panic attacks (44:17)

· What he wishes he’d known when he started (49:21)

· His daily habits for success (55:05)

· His morning routine (1:01:12)

· A question that could entirely change your intimate relationships (1:13:20)

· His failures and the powerful role they play in your life (1:09:12)

· The elements of a successful relationship (1:10:28)

· His recommendations for dealing with and healing anxiety (1:18:00)

· A life changing book (1:20:00)

· Quote he lives by (1:20:46)

· What he isn’t very good at (1:21:50)

· His guilty indulgences (1:22:20)

· His one food only choice for life (1:23:00)

· What paradise means to him (1:25:30)

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Interview With Michela Quilici On How To Re-Write Your Story, Learning To Speak Up and Honing And Owning Your Authentic Voice

I’m thrilled to be featuring Award- Winning Business Growth Coach, Author, Speaker and Self-Leadership Advocate Michela Quilici on this episode! She’s sharing her story of tragedy early on in her life, turned into triumphant success today. It’s incredibly moving to hear and one that will leave you feeling inspired and empowered. Her work in the fields of coaching, healing, self-growth and leadership is profound. Our conversation is packed with golden nuggets of wisdom to help you re-write your story, SPEAK UP and create a powerful and authentic voice to speak and live your truth.

Michela is a Business Navigator, Award-Winning Business Growth Coach + Marketing Consultant, Self-Leadership Advocate, Speaker, Author and Creator & Host of the Podcast: Q Your Business Success.

She works with CEOs and Business Owners to help them bridge the gap to their next level of business growth and mindset using strategy, systems & self-leadership, so they can authentically market and strategically grow their business with purpose and confidence.

Over the past 19 years she has coached and consulted hundreds of entrepreneurially minded, growth-stage companies to take their business to the next level of excellence. Michela has been featured in USA Weekly, Canadian Living Magazine and Profit Magazine. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and is a contributing author in the bestselling book Conscious Business. She is the recipient of numerous marketing and entrepreneurship awards.

EPISODE Takeaways:

· Her day’s first order of business (00:35)

· Her waking inspiration (1:07)

· The power of the RIGHT connections (2:36)

· Michela’s powerful story (6:04)

· Awareness of your inner voice (12:12)

· Childhood Imprint, Adult Impact (14:48)

· Speaking up (15:42)

· Why you’re not progressing at work (23:47)

· What your business really is (28:37)

· What she wishes she knew when she started out (31:02)

· Her daily habits for success (35:52)

· Her morning routine (44:13)

· One behavior she practices that can change your life (47:40)

· Tapping into your inner voice (53:59)

· The art of (and resources for) quieting the mind (57:12)

· What’s piquing her curiosity (1:00:56)

· Her failures and the powerful role they play in your life (1:05:31)

· Overcoming perfectionism (1:08:45)

· Band-Aids on bullet wounds (1:13:42)

· Tools in your healing toolbox (1:16:16)

· Her radical life shifting moment (1:17:50)

· Having tough, honest conversations with yourself (1:21:35)

· The key to experiencing ultimate empowerment (1:22:31)

· A life changing book (1:23:10)

· Quote she lives by (1:24:03)

· What she’s grateful for right now (1:25:22)

· The person she would LOVE to have lunch with (1:26:11)

· Her guilty pleasures and foodie talk (1:26:18)

· What paradise means to her (1:28:43)

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Episode Six: Doctor Nima Rahmany - How To Heal Your Inner Childhood Wounds and Create Healthy Relationships

I’m thrilled to be featuring Dr. Nima Rahmany on this episode! His passion and energy for creating healthy relationships, starting with yourself is infectious and the work he does in the fields of healing and self-growth; profound. Our conversation is PACKED with golden nuggets of wisdom to help you next level yourself and the connections in your life.

Dr. Nima Rahmany, DC, CCWP is both a Chiropractor and an educator, specializing in helping individuals and professionals get to the ROOT CAUSE of their physical and emotional challenges, from stressed, depressed, and anxious to living Powerfully Aligned and on Purpose. After building a successful Chiropractic practice in Maple Ridge, BC, Dr. Nima sold his clinic in June 2016 to pursue his passion of teaching and coaching professionals to transform and have their best year ever— in both a private and corporate setting.

Aside from being in practice part time at Limelight Wellness, Dr. Nima has integrated all the mind-body tools in his quest for healing stress-related disorders into one, simple to follow method called “The Overview Method”, which is “the adjustment above atlas" that he teaches one-on-one and in groups all over the world, including a weekly Live Facebook Broadcast show called “Trigger Proof” with engaging and “edutaining" content filled with inspired authenticity.

  EPISODE Takeaways:

· What stumps him (00:30)

· His waking inspiration (1:40)

· Client breakthrough in his healing process (5:03)

· Diving into his Overview Method (9:25)

· Triggers, distractions and social media (18:14)

· How to reduce anxiousness (22:02)

· What anxiety really is… and is not (27:04)

· Playing the victim role and different stages of your spiritual evolution (30:35)

· What everyone in therapy is essentially trying to accomplish (34:59)

· What really happens when you’re triggered (39:34)

· What he wishes he knew when he started out (42:43)

· His daily habits for success (46:08)

· His morning routine (47:10)

· One yearly ritual he swears by that’s helped him achieve his goals (48:24)

· His go-to spiritual and self-care practices (51:00)

· What’s piquing his curiosity (55:40)

· His failures and the powerful role they play in your life (56:52)

· Overcoming major hurdles (1:00:43)

· Healing remedies for your body and mind (1:03:40) 

· The shocking experiment that lead to his groundbreaking results (1:04:48)

· Limiting beliefs and how to rewrite your story (1:07:50)

· Health, happiness and inner harmony resources (1:09:30)

· The elements of a successful relationship (1:11:58)

· A life changing book (1:13:10)

· How close to a Unicorn he is (1:14:16)

· Quote he lives by (1:13:33)

· The person he would LOVE to have lunch with (1:14:33)

· His one food only choice… and a hook up (1:14:53)

· What paradise means to him (1:16:11)

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