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This week Dr. Karen Alter-Reid joined me to discuss her work with trans-generational trauma and why EMDR therapy has such a profound impact on those dealing with trauma. We also discuss the differences in minor and severe traumas, and how the COVID crisis created a "hum of threat" throughout the population regardless of how you viewed the pandemic. Dr. Alter-Reid is a clinician, teacher and the EMDR Senior consultant at the National Institute for Psychotherapies. Her most recent work focuses on locating and healing trans-generation trauma but she also works with several other therapeutic modalities from her clinical practice in Connecticut. To watch this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOX_HgLzF78

This week I chatted with Ash Glover-Ganapathiraju about all things regenerative agriculture, food systems, and why Arkansas is more dynamic than you think! About Ash: Ash Glover-Ganapathiraju is the founder of Ojaswe Co. a social enterprise on a mission to creating climate-resilient food systems. In her 15-year career, Ash has launched consumer products for brands like Nestle and Starbucks. Driven by an interest in the Future of Food, Ash went through Terra.do's Climate Farm School experience learning about food systems, upcycled food and regenerative agriculture. About Ojaswe Co. (oh-jus-wee) is a regenerative food company, founded on the thesis that food is the most accessible way for everyone to engage in climate action, from exactly where they are. Their mission is to build a better food system providing a way for people to truly connect with their food.

Andreas Kambanis is the Founder/CEO of Nibble Apps. Nibble Apps have built some of your favourite recipe and meal planning apps in the App store as they continue to innovate and improve their powerful apps. Andreas started his entrepreneurial journey out of university by blogging about biking around London, England and slowly upped his business game and skillset over time. We accomplished all this while never giving up his love of travel and adventure as he moved from country to country and now has set up his life in Lisbon, Portugal. Join me for this fun chat as we discuss the mental health challenges as well as the glory that comes with entrepreneurship. For those of you who think you have to be some version of "ready" or "good enough" to create something let this interview be a lesson that the most important part is just to start as soon as possible to step into your new world. I always appreciate those out there trying to carve their own path. Andreas is a great example of that. Please like, review, and subscribe! See you next time!

Nessa is the author of Hacking the Code of Life, Epigenetics Revolution, and Junk DNA. We cover all 3 of her books in this fun and lengthy chat is equal parts focused and tangential. Nessa has a PHd in virology, did her post-doctorate in Human Genetics and has also lectured on Molecular Biology. In this conversation, Nessa is kind enough to walk me through exactly what epigenetics is, what it isn't, and how it impacts all of our lives. From how epigenetics start in the womb and how our physical and emotional environment can also affect our epigenetics throughout our lifetime. Nessa and I had a wonderful time recording this and I hope you enjoy it too! Thanks for listening! Please rate and subscribe! See you next time!

Adam Kozy is founder of SinaCyber, a consulting firm specializing in Chinese cyber intelligence Adam is former FBI and an alumni of CrowdStrike where he personally assisted in connecting over 20 in-progress cyber attacks to real-world cyber units and entities across China, North Korea, and Russia. He is the author of the forthcoming book "Geeks, Spies & Criminals: How Chinese Intelligence is Hacking its Way to Hegemony." This was a great chat about exactly what cyberterrorism is and what the fight against it looks like. We also discuss the future of cyber crime and how that could potentially shape our world for the worse.

Dutch author Sophie Poldermans wrote one of my favourite books in the last few years entitled, "Seducing & Killing Nazis" the very true stories and first accounts from dutch teenage heroines in WW2. https://www.amazon.com/Seducing-Killing-Nazis-Resistance-Heroines-ebook/dp/B07TMRTVBD/ Freddie and Truus Oversteegen were 14 & 16 when they joined the dutch resistance in the face of Nazi occupation. Along with a slightly older girl Hannie Schaft, these 3 girls carried out an undisclosed number of "liquidations" of Nazi soldiers and officers. Freddie and Truus sometimes ambushed Nazi officers from their bicycles or would lure them out into the woods where they carry out their mission of killing Nazis or dutch traitors. Sophie Poldermans is a renowned speaker and founder of sophieswomenofwar.com where she consults for corporations and foundations. I really enjoyed our chat and I hope you do too!

For my first ever podcast episode I am joined by a close friend, Kendra Hollidge. Kendra is a trauma therapist who works as a private practitioner at Southern Ontario Counselling Centre. She is also on the Mental Health Board of Ontario Kendra joined me on this episode to hear my experience with MDMA therapy and offer her perspective on the potential future of psychedelics in comparison to more traditional psychotherapy models.