This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we switch things up from the usual interview format. I’m solo (hence the monologue tag) and I chat about how I deal with depression for a little less than 15 minutes.

I’ve touched about the subject before in a blog but this is probably the most honest and raw I’ve been on the podcast. I touch upon 5 topics that helped me when I’m feeling down in the dumps including:

• Exercise/nature
• Community/talking it out
• Structure
• Vices
• Gratitude

You can find me on Twitter. And you’re on my website so enjoy!

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This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we have another special guest, Barb Cartwright chatting about the joys of pet ownership.

Barb is CEO of Humane Canada (formerly the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies) and represents the largest animal welfare community in Canada, promoting the humane treatment of all animals. In this wide-ranging chat, we talk about cats vs dogs, the science behind loving pets and what to look for in a pet. And we also chat about some of the pets in our lives!

You can find out more about Humane Canada on their website. They’re also active on Twitter.

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This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we have another special guest, Dr. Clare Sullivan chatting about digestion.

Dr. Clare Sullivan has always been brought up with a natural outlook on life, especially in the nutrition realm. That led her to the field of naturopathic care, where she studied to become an ND. Now she’s treating people of all stripes with the holistic approach. In this episode we talk about the profession, her tools and spend a lot of time talking about the good, the bad and the ugly about digestion.

You can find out more about Dr. Sullivan on her personal website and her clinic site.

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This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we have another special guest, Bhante J chatting about Buddhism and meditation.

Bhante J was born and raised in Sri Lanka and knew at a young age that service was his path. He joined the monastery at a very young age in order to continue his training. He’s been travelling to spread the gospel for the past decade. He now loves to teach meditation and other Buddhist traditions to local school kids and neighbourhood adults. We talk about his upbringing, the main tenets of the religion and what meditation means to him.

Bhnate J’s active through their website at buddhisttempleottawa.org.

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This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we have another special guest, Amanda Loudin chatting about running and journalism.

Amanda is a journalist who followed her heart. She managed to merge her two passions of writing and running to make a living. She’s been featured in Runner’s World and Outside Magazine and many others. We also talk about cool interviews and that it’s not always about puppy dogs and unicorns being a freelancer!

She wants you to buy a newspaper or a magazine to support good writing. Amanda’s active on Twitter and has her own website.

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This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we have another special guest, Eben Britton, chatting about the NFL, life after it and cannabis.

Eben is a former NFL lineman who’s become an advocate for the healing powers of cannabis. He’s seen the good and the bad from pro football and is an open book about it all. He’s always had multiple interests and majored in creative writing in university. Now he gets to do it all while leaving the football persona behind. We chat about it all including manhood.

Eben’s active on Twitter and on Instagram. He’s also the co-host of the Mindful Warrior Podcast.

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This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we have another special guest, Alex Bernier, chatting about the carnivore diet.

Alex is a kinesiologist who went to McGill to learn more about the body after a career in hockey. He’s been a personal trainer and strength coach for close to a decade. He’s become a human guinea pig, and has been living the carnivore lifestyle for close to 4 months after experimenting with many other diets. We talk about it all including social media, ketosis and digestion.

He’s active on Twitter and on Instagram.

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This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we have another special guest, Mark Sisson, chatting about the importance of play and metabolic flexibility.

Mark is an icon in the world of fitness and nutrition, and a big influence on me and my health. He’s a former top end runner and triathlete and the author of 8 books including the Primal Blueprint. He’s a pioneer of the Paleo movement and also getting rid of sugar, grains and junk miles. Now he’s leading the charge to get North Americans healthier by going Primal.

He’s active on Twitter and blogs often on Mark’s Daily Apple. He’s also the brain behind the Primal Health Coaching movement, for which I’m a certified coach.

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This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we have another special guest, Ben Dionne, chatting about being diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Ben was a seemingly normal kid growing up in the boonies before he headed off to the big city for college at 17. Some more stress and some less than stellar daily habits led him to being diagnosed with schizophrenia. This candid conversation will cover it all, including emotions you might not expect. Now off meds and clear of the diagnosis, we chat about how this transformation happened.

He’s active on Twitter and you can find out more about his podcast and his work on his website.

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This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we have Alex Hutchinson again, this time chatting about his new book:  Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance.

As we chatted in part one, Alex is a journalist and writer who does the Sweat Science and Jockology blurbs in various publications. In this episode, we talk about the insights he got from this book, its main takeaways and how he got Malcolm Gladwell to do the foreword.

He active on Twitter and you can find most of his writing on his website.

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