Sue and Melissa are thrilled to welcome Seth Compton, Founder & Managing Directer of OUTLoud to this weeks episode of OWN YOUR SHIFT!OUTLoud is a community outreach resource and is committed to the health, happiness and full participation of the LGBTQ2S members and allies of North Bay ON and surrounding communities through services, safe spaces and leadership.Today, Seth shares his story of transitioning from female to male that started in the spring of 2019. He offers us insights into the challenges he's faced through this transition and the amazing support systems that OUTLoud has and is continuing to develop and offer to our community. For more information you can follow OUTLoud on FB & IG @outloud_northbayWebsite: www.outloudnorth.comEmail: outloudnorthbay@gmail.comUPCOMING EVENTS:1st Annual Fundraiser @ Best WesternSpring Formal (Inquire about donating formal wear)Documentary production - Premier in Fall 2020 @ Capitol Center& MORE!

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S2 E4 w| Guest Seth Compton

Joining us for our third episode, Joel McLean, school principal at Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord, as well as a Provincial Leadership Coach at the Association des directions et vice assistées des écoles franco-ontariennes AND founder of Inspire Leadership Coaching + host of Inspire Leadership Podcast.Our chat today encompasses our intentions, our mindset and the investments that we make in ourselves. We chat about self talk, the challenges that our youth are facing and how as parents we can take a preventative approach to providing support to our children.Have no doubt that you'll be inspired after today's episode of OWN YOUR SHIFTConnect with Joel and be sure to add Inspire Leadership Podcast to your playlisthttps://inspireleadership.ca/author/jprofnb/Facebook @inspirelifeleadershipcoaching | Instagram @jprofnb

S2E3 w| Guest Joel McLean

Sue and Melissa welcome the one, the only Mr. Arthur John Henry to Own Your Shift!Arthur is a Psychotherapist offering a supportive services for PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Management and much more. You can find him on Facebook @AHCOCS; you can also call his office with any inquiries or to schedule an appointment (705) 493-8416As a guest at our live presentation of Shifted in 2019, Arthur joins us today on our podcast to share some incredibly valuable tools and considerations when coping with mental health. Furthermore, we discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder Syndrome (SADS) and how this particular time of year can present many challenging triggers that can affect our capacity to cope and manage.Thank you Arthur, for your time in chatting with us and all of the support and contributions that you provide to our community. 

S2 E2 with Guest Arthur John Henry

Today Sue and Melissa, with great excitement, welcome Jackson Snelling - Singer / Songwriter from Arkansas Indiana.At only 17 years old, Jackson has had more experience with loss than we can fathom. His challenges with depression started at the age of 12. Loss after tragic loss, Jackson, like many others considered suicide as a means to escape his sadness and loneliness. But with a devotion to care for his mother and brother, he chose to live.And we're so glad that he did! We caught up with Jackson today not only to chat about his personal experiences with mental health but to also discuss how music has helped to support his ability to communicate his feelings and has offered him a renewed sense of passion and purpose in life. His song IF I ONLY KNEW captivates your heart with his emotional expression of pain and loss that is experienced after the loss of a loved one to suicide.You can view the video on YouTube https://youtu.be/dVAfJ3dMFJE. Make sure you  have tissues!Be sure to give him some love on FB @jacksonsnelling02 & IG @snellingjacksonWe wish nothing but the best for this young man as he shares his AMAZING gift with the world and continues to inspire and heal the hearts of those affected by depression and suicide. 

S2E1 with Guest Jackson Snelling

How overthinking and over analyzing can lead to destructive thought patterns

Overthinking

We're so excited to have chatted with Greg Smith today!As a Life Transformation Coach, Greg has an incredible perspective on how body movement plays such an integral role in our mental wellbeing and total body health.Greg was a guest in our first Live Shifted Talkshow in March 2019 @ Nipissing University. As always, our podcasts are candid and unedited ?

Episode 13 Body Movin'

Establishing some foundations for yourself can be the greatest first step that anyone can make to implement new lifestyle habits and practices.Today Sue & Melissa share their perspective and experience with the benefits of establishing foundations in different address of their life.All of our podcasts are candid and unedited ?

Episode 12 Foundations

Emily Breault, Youth Entrepreneurship Coordinator at Head Start in Business and ZUMBA instructor at World Gym joins us today to chat about her role in supporting our youth in Northern Ontario.Please note that OWN YOUR SHIFT Podcasts are published in an unedited format; information shared in our podcasts may be postdated. 

Episode 11 Full Circle

Today we had the most genuine pleasure to chat with Alexandra Albert of Wild Astrology, Holistic Coach & Counselling Astrologer, MScS.Sue and I have both had the incredible experience of an astrological birth chart reading by Alex and today we chatted about the profound affects that this has had on our personal growth and the positive implications that have resulted with our mental well-being. Alex provides us with an explanation of how an Astrological Birth Chart Reading can help to support your wellness journey by providing you with an intimate and personal understanding of who you truly are.Connect with Alex Social Media @wild.astrologyEmail: wildastrologybyalex@gmail.comPhone: 705.626.6589

Episode 10 The Universe Has Your Back

Tammy Chaput (@blessedmumma)  stopped by at The Social Cafe to have a podcast session with Sue and I. Tammy is a local North Bay resident who is sharing her journey as a Stay at Home Mom, the up's, the downs, the trials and tribulations. As she presently enters into a transitional stage in her life she shares with us some of her strategies and mindset tactics for staying on top of her game. 

Episode 9 Making it Work

We all succumb to moments of frustration. And in these moments, we can often become distracted by these feelings that are overwhelming us. When we discover the ability to manage our feelings of frustration we can recover from them quickly and with grace. Today's episode, Caught Up In A Tizzie, is about the different ways that we can approach these inevitable moments in our life.

Episode 8 Caught Up In A Tizzie

Today Sue and Melissa are chatting about the effects that seasonal changes can have on our mental well being. When the seasons change we are inevitably affected in various ways, from our physical health and managing the flux in energies that are presented during these times.Our mental health can take a punch during these shifts; today we share some of our insights as to how we manage and cope with these changes.

Episode 7 Seasonal Shifts

Today Sue and Melissa are discussing expectations.. The expectations we place on ourselves as well as on others and how that affects our mental well-being. 

Great Expectations

Own Your Shift with Sue & Melissa is a series of real conversations based out of North Bay Ontario that discuss all things mental health. Based on our own personal experiences, challenges and revelations, we set the stage to share, inspire, guide and support others on their journey with mental health.We welcome others to join our discussions that provide our listeners with a diverse collection of topics, tools and resources that will support people in varying ways. To be a guest speaker on Own Your Shift, connect with Sue & Melissa on FB or IG @shiftednb

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