Your Inner Advocate

Content Warning: Child sexual abuse and suicidal ideations. 
I believe that the greatest, most compassionate and caring people have been through incredibly difficult things and they become who they are because of how they have survived the hardships.
This is my story. In this episode, I share the one big thing that shaped me, the reason I care so much, and why I cannot stand by when someone is suffering.

Content Warning: Talk about toxic work environments, violence, and narcissistic behaviours.
Many people have found themselves in toxic work environments, in this episode I talk about some of the strategies I use when I have to deal with issues like these.

Isn't it Ironic how, sometimes fighting something just keeps the thing you are fighting in place and how the things you know to be true about yourself limit you...

I never thought I was Resilient until I realized that  feeling stress, fear and anxiety had really nothing to do with Resilience.... Resilience means you feel what you feel and you keep doing what you need to do anyway and every time you do this you build more Resilience.

In this episode I talk about strategies I have used to combat stress, anxiety and a negative internal dialog

In this episode, Patricia and I share how we met and the challenges we have encountered in our 18-year relationship. We talk about the importance of doing our own healing work so we can show up for each other and not repeat our parents' unhealthy marriages. We also share the non-negotiables in our marriage. 
Give up everything you think you know about relationships, and listen to your partner.
Patricia's website
Kimen's podcast

In this episode I talk about my challenges with my weight. If you are having challenges with an eating disorder there is help and you can access resources by contacting your local crisis line.

Another very short Kimen Shorts:  What do you have to lean into when your main thing goes wrong?

Another Kimen shorts: I spent many years wondering why things happened the way they did... why me. But, over time, I started to see how everything was happening to teach, guide and sometimes just help me make it through

Have you ever met a person who asks incredible questions?  The kind of questions that make you pause and state that is an amazing question, I am going to have to think about that... Kiana is one of those people as well as an accomplished athlete and a student in the Dietitians program at UBC