30 years of family, food and refusing to cut corners. Hear the story of a family that works together, takes care of eachother and grounds the local community.

Nick and Andrew have been running Bella’s Boys Italian Kitchen, a family-run Italian restaurant in Ottawa, for three decades. Their parents still show up every day to prep food. Their mom used to hum her way through the Friday dinner rush. That kind of love for food is what built this place.

In this episode, we talk about what it really takes to survive in the restaurant industry, one of the toughest small business environments out there. From working side by side as brothers without losing their minds, to why they give away so much free coffee, this conversation pulls back the curtain on life behind the line.

You’ll hear about:

• Their toughest moment, closing their original restaurant while a 100+ year-old building literally fell apart around them in the middle of winter

• How COVID forced a pivot that actually improved their quality of life

• Why “how long will it take?” is the question that drives Nick crazy

• What customers don’t see, including slow-cooked sauces, high-quality ingredients, and standards they refuse to compromise

• Their honest advice for anyone thinking about getting into the food industry (spoiler: don’t)

• What success really looks like after 30 years in a family business

This episode spotlights a family-run Italian restaurant in Ottawa and the stubborn refusal to give up when things get hard. It’s a story about Calabrian roots, generational recipes, small business ownership, and understanding that some things just can’t be rushed.

Bella’s Boys Italian Kitchen | Ottawa, ON

What if healing trauma didn't have to take years? In this episode, we sit down with Judy Hawley, a clinical social worker and trauma therapist, to explore brainspotting - a powerful therapy technique that's changing lives in just 3-8 sessions.

Brainspotting uses specific eye positions to access the deep parts of your brain where trauma, anxiety, and emotional blocks are stored. Developed in 2003, this relatively new therapy isn't widely known yet, but the results speak for themselves.

In this conversation, Judy breaks down:

• What brainspotting is and how it actually works
• The neuroscience behind why it's so effective
• Real client success stories, including her daughter's premature birth trauma resolved in one session and clients breaking decades-long addictions
• What a session feels like - from finding your "brainspot" to processing with bilateral sound
• Why this therapy can heal in weeks what talk therapy takes years to address

Whether you're struggling with trauma, anxiety, addiction, or feeling stuck in life, this episode will introduce you to a therapy modality that accesses the hidden parts of your brain where healing happens.

Connect with Judy Hawley:Instagram: @ManifestationTherapyWebsite: manifestationtherapy.com