Linda McLachlan
THE ARENA - Living a Courageous Life
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A Canadian, an American and a Brit walk into a bar… for a light-hearted discussion about alcohol. Our experiences of it and our social obsession with it. Are you into it, or over it? Host Linda McLachlan and friends, Vijay Chavda and Ryan Geism
Cindy Villanova is a daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. She’s an author, consultant, entrepreneur and public speaker. She’s also a seventh degree black belt, master instructor and the owner of a martial arts studio in Austin, Texas. Cin
Jean-Sébastien Cournoyer aka ‘JS’. He’s a son, brother, husband and father of 5 children. JS is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He’s the co-founder of Real Ventures and Montreal Startups. Both are early-stage venture capital firms that
Anne Bokma is a daughter, sister and mother. Anne’s also an award-winning journalist, writing coach, workshop leader and author. Anne is also the founder of Hamilton’s popular 6-Minute Memoir live storytelling event which has also become a podc
Amy Conway-Hatcher is a mother, daughter, wife, sister and middle child, attorney and a former Federal prosecutor. After 6 years as a prosecutor, Amy moved to private practice eventually becoming an equity partner in one of several firms that m
J. Paul Nadeau is a brother and father. He’s the son of a violently abusive, alcoholic father. At 7 years old he decided he wanted to be a police officer so he could arrest his own father. Life in school was not much better as Paul was conditio
Niti Nadarajah is a sister, daughter, and Senior Counsel at Philip Morris in Australia. She worked as a lawyer in private practice in Australia and the UK before moving in-house to Philip Morris. She is the mother of four babies. She has a 7-ye
Mr. Gohl passed away peacefully on January 13, 2022. He was 100 years young. He is reunited with his beloved Marjorie and missed by his loving children, grandchildren, former students and friends. Rest in peace, sir.Season 1, Episode 10: 99 Ye
Stefan de Villiers is a son, brother, husband and fur daddy to two dogs, Lola and Lucy. He has a masters degree in clinical social work and he’s a podcaster.He was born in Canada to Afrikaans parents. Growing up, his family moved back and forth
Lohifa Pogoson-Acker is a mother, sister, daughter, entrepreneur, social activist and in Linda’s mind, the unofficial Mayor of Hamilton, Canada.Born in Nigeria, Lohifa came to Canada at 16, via the UK. Her parents were professionals and she’d h
Martin Parnell is a father, husband, grandfather, son, and brother. In 2001, Martin lost his wife Wendy to cancer. Almost a year later, his brothers challenged him to run a marathon. As a highly competitive trio they decided to take it on. He
Beth Riungu is a mother, sister, daughter. She’s been a registered nurse, a chef, administrator and is now developing a business as a soul midwife or death doula. In her twenties she traveled to Africa to learn more about her Kenyan father. As
Ernie Louttit’s a son, brother, father and soon, a Moshum or ‘grandfather’. He’s a Missanabie Cree from Northern Ontario. He grew up in a town call Oba, about 1,000 kilometers or a 12 & a half-hour drive north of Toronto, Canada. While now it i
Dr. Cynthia Miller is a daughter, sister and mother. She’s a designer, visual artist, whitewater river guide, adventurer, healer, author and PhD in Cellular Transformation & the Psychology of Change.She is the daughter of one of the scientists
John Ruffolo is a father, son, a first generation Canadian, an avid cyclist, and member of Les Domestiques a philanthropic cycling team. He is an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur.In the business world, John joined OMERS Pension fund over a decade ag
She’s also the mother of a son who went through 5 cancers: 3 times with childhood leukemia and 2 times with adult tongue cancer. When her son Ryan was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Standard Risk with (CNS) Central Nervous System
Dr. Nadine Kelly is a retired physician, yoga instructor, American Council of Exercise certified Health Coach and Senior Exercise Specialist, founder of YOGI M.D. and host of the YOGI M.D. Podcast. Nadine believes in making yoga accessible to
Ken is a father, husband and lover of all things created or derived by humanity. Like his father before him, he joined the Canadian military at 18 and served almost 13 years before leaving due to a career ending injury, both physical and mental
In 2008, at the height of the ‘great recession’, Laura was at a personal and professional cross-roads.She became involved in the self-help industry, first as a client, then as a coach.Her path took a tragic turn. On October 8, 2009, she was pre
Steve Emery: Season 2, Episode 22.Steve’s work can be found at: https://colorsweettooth.squarespace.com/Akimbo’s Creatives Workshop: https://akimbo.com/thecreativesworkshopLinda can be found via: www.thearena-podcast.com or on her coaching webs
Because of her experience juggling multiple commitments as a non-traditional student, she understood the unique needs of students trying to complete their degrees while working full-time, parenting, care-taking family members, and who are first
Stephan Dyer is a comedian, entrepreneur and co-founder of MalPensando, a bilingual school that helps people become funny, confident speakers. Stephan was previously on the podcast as Episode 18. Stephan has also developed NotWorking to Network
Lyle’s writing can be found via his Substack site: https://lyle.substack.com/The following are further details about some of the stories he shares in this episode:The day his daughter was born: The Hardest Day of My Life Part 1A piece about CO
Gail is a sister, daughter, mother and force to be reckoned with. She’s the author of 19 books. She’s been a regular contributor to the Globe & Mail and Chatelaine magazine, among others. She’s the Gemini award winning host of ‘TIL DEBT DO US P
It would not be easy. She had to push herself forward to find opportunities to shine. She was hired by BP (British Petroleum), and was sent to Wyoming where no one wanted to go. While there, she started an initiative, unprompted called “Leave N
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