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Women on the Brink
Welcome to Women on the Brink - Are you a woman who feels stressed out and overwhelmed in your everyday life? This website and podcast is designed to support and encourage women dealing with different types of stress and adversity. We're here to provide tools that can be used to raise self-awareness and build resilience, so you can step away from the edge of the cliff that you may be teetering on. Join your host, healthcare practitioner and stress & wellness coach, Chris Jeffrey, and move your life from diving to thriving, from chaos to calm.....
Women on the Brink
Latest Episodes
The Messenger on the Seawall
Lately, I've been thinking about messages. Not because I've been receiving many, but because perhaps I haven't been paying enough attention. After hearing beautiful stories from a hospice nurse practitioner about unexpected messages, I found my...
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None of Us Can Truly Be Without "We." Ubuntu, Indinewemagadenoog, and the Wisdom of Belonging
What if two cultures separated by continents arrived at the same profound truth? In this episode, I explore the African philosophy of Ubuntu alongside the Ojibwe teaching of indinewemagadenoog,"all my relations", while sharing my own j...
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What Anthropology Taught Me About Racism, Drugs & the Stories We Tell Ourselves
I thought I was taking a course about drugs at University. Instead, I learned about race, power, history, and the stories we tell ourselves about addiction. In this episode of Women on the Brink, I share the lessons that shocked me the...
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Are You Standing in Front of a Threshold?
Today on the show, I explored the idea of threshold addiction, our tendency to pull back just as we're about to experience meaningful change. Whether it's pursuing a dream, sharing our work, starting a business, or stepping into a new ...
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Madonna, Aging, Relevance, and Evolution
This week on the podcast, we explore a question that goes far beyond Madonna, Pamela Anderson, or celebrity culture: What is the next song of our lives? As we age, evolve, and face changing identities, we're all challenged to ask whether we're ...
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