Dana is a long time friend, a trailblazer of the Slow Food Movement in the Okanagan as well as an epic Chef and Baker.

She lives and bakes by these principles:

1) Eat locally & seasonally
2) Shop at farmers markets
3) Plant a garden
4) Conserve, compost and recycle
5) Engage all of your senses
6) Cook together & eat together
7) Remember that food is precious

• Alice Waters "The Art of Simple Food"

which she quoted at every iconic Farm to Table dinner, hosted at Gods Mountain in Penticton when she and her husband Cameron Smith were running Joy Road Catering.

Onto a new project, Dana has just opened "the Grist" a microbakery in Penticton, using organic and freshly milled grains by a local miller.

Her craft, enthusiasm for the craft of artisan baking, the ethics of the local food scene and the quality of her products are a reflection of this conversation recorded in beautiful Kelowna, B.C.

Find her at:

https://gristmicrobaker.ca/

Instagram @dana.bakes.cooks

January, the great transformation chamber. After the holidays we are so often feeling the blues of indulding over the holidays. Having to go back to the hustle of life after enjoying a break and combinging all these realities with sugar & alcohol withdrawals.

As we apporach the year of the horse, which is to bring action, movement, vitality and freedom, this episode is just about that, finding happiness in the "simple" things in life and turning the "blues" into inspiration

Book References"

"Do Less" - Kate Northrup
"You Money or your Life" Joseph Dominguez & Vicki Robin

Chef David has been an important part of the Kamloops community for a long time. His kind, calm and confident demeanor flow through this conversation as we talk food industry, purpose, passion for food, tradition, integrity of labour, food security and connecting our kitchen to the local farming industry.

Book Reference:

Vandana Shiva "Earth Democracy"

Christine is a professor of communications at TRU, has a masters of linguistics and is overall and exceptionally well read human.

In this conversation we go all over the map of language, political speeches, art therapy, meditation, grief, burnout, concussions and social interactions.

Christine has a gift for interpeting the human experience from an internal perspective and bringing to light what matters in life. Please enjoy this conversation, we certainly have!

Book references:

Pema Chodron "When things fall apart"
Parker Palmer "Let your life speak"
David Allen "Getting things done"
Eleanor H. Porter "Pollyanna"
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi "Flow"
Daniel Kahneman "Thinking Fast & Slow"
Stephen Pressfield "The war of Art"
Foundation of Inner Peace "A course in Miracles"

More is never enough, right? When it comes to meeting the basic requirements to fullfill our needs in this current society we are expected to "hustle".

Insomnia, digestive issues and mood disorders are often the pay off for dysregulation and overwork. Pushing oneself past the physical signs of the bodies need for rest, sleep and proper nutrition a normal expectation of our culture.

This podcast is about hustling and looking at making adjustments to ones life, changing patterns of behaviour and possibly finding new ways to make change.

Book Reference:

"Your Money or your Life" Joseph Dominguez & Vicki Robin

Did you know that glucose spikes aka blood sugar spikes have a huge impact on your mood, energy level, skin issues and sleep?

Jumping down the rabbit hole of chronic fatigue, metabolic health, mental health and how massively what you eat affects your daily life experience.

Therese Guiguet, a dear friend, opens up in this episode on her journey of being diagnosed with pre diabetes and high cholesterol. Stablilizing her bloodwork and loosing 30 lb within a few months of changing how and what she put in her body.

Needless to say a very inspiring episode. No matter what your daily routine of eating, looking at your sugar spikes is a very easy way to improve your overall health and life experience.

Book References:

"Glucose Revolution" Jessie Inchauspe
"Change your Diet, Change your Mind" Dr. Georgia Ede

Low Glucose Soaked Muesli Recipe:
(4-5 portions)

2 tbsp flax - grind in you blender
1/2 cup almonds
2.5 cups of water - blend water, flax, almonds and seasonings
salt, citrus zest, vanilla, cinnamon - to taste

in your jar:
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1/4 cup chia seeds
pour almond milk mixture over seeds, stir and soak overnight

How do we relate to each other? Why are romantic relationships so difficult and families such a trigger? How we relate is a direct reflection of our internal world, how we learned to attach in early childhood and our patterns of behaviour in our current environment.

Book References:

Attached (Amir Levine & Rachel Heller)
Liberated Love (Kyle McBeth & Mark Groves)
Brene Brown (Atlas of the Heart)
A Course In Miracles (Foundation for Inner Peace)
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Games People Play (Eric Berne)

This episode is estrogen heavy "literally". Dr. Melissa Bradwell is a Naturopath and expert in all things female hormones.

She sheds light on the four stages of the female cycle. The balancing act between our liver, kidney & thyroid and what happens when things are not working correctly and the body compensates.

How hormones are affecting our every day human experience, our relation to others, our energy level, physical capacity and brain function.

You can find Melissa at the Total Health Clinic in Kamloops:

https://www.totalhealthclinic.ca