Thank you for listening to the StephUp Podcast over the past 2 seasons. I’ve learned a lot over the last few years and so much of that is due to the podcast. I spoke to so many amazing guests who taught me a lot. Speaking out has helped me to be more articulate and figure out who I am as a person. While I've enjoyed doing this podcast and all I've learned, it is time for me to move on. This may be for good or it might just be for a long season. Remember, your feelings and experience are valid. I...
Apr 08, 2022•14 min
Author, life coach & motivational speaker, Randy Spelling returns to close out season 2 of the StephUp Podcast as we talk about fame and personal development. Being rich and famous seems glamorous to the rest of us but it isn’t all it seems. Randy talks about some of the good and bad aspects and what it felt like growing up in this environment. His father, Hollywood producer, Aaron Spelling, created some of our favourite shows: “Beverly Hills 90210”, “Melrose Place, “7th Heaven” and more. Ra...
Mar 28, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 24
On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, join me in a lovely and fun chat with my friend, Vanessa Zellmer, as we talk about growing up as fundie evangelicals. Vanessa shares her experiences of what it was like growing up in a strict Pentecostal sect. We discuss what it was like being raised female in the church. The patriarchal ideas that women are less than men, as well as being told that women are emotional while men are the rational, superior thinkers who are called to be the head of the ho...
Mar 21, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 23
On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, join me in a lovely and fun chat with social worker, behavioural life consultant and coach, Megan McLaren. Megan shares what a day in her life is like working with patients with mental health, chronic disease management as a social worker and then supporting and encouraging people as a life coach. Since there are so many tools and information out there, it can be good but also overwhelming and that is where Megan’s education and social work also helps h...
Feb 21, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 22
On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, join me in a lovely and fun chat with behavioural profiler, dating and life coach, Lily Walford. Lily helps people to understand both written & body language within relationships. She advises that there is a way to tell when people are lying as their language has a certain pattern to it. “A healthy relationship starts with a healthy relationship with ourselves. We can’t connect with someone else if we are not connected to ourselves.” The way we see ...
Feb 14, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 21
On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, join me in a lovely and fun chat with speaker, trainer, coach and author of “The Five Magic Wands”, Tami McMullin. I met Tami on Facebook and loved how open and honest she was in her posts. Tami says she has received so many messages from people who thank her for being herself and sharing those vulnerable things because it helps them to not feel alone. Tami talks about how connecting with people is so important in this world and she loves to do that by ...
Feb 07, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 20
On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, Steph talks with the World’s Fastest Reader, Howard Berg. Howard shares how growing up in a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY led him to the safest place he could find: the library. At the age of 11, he was already reading at college level. While he attended university, he studied Psychobiology and used the information he learned about how the brain works to develop his approach to speed reading. Howard Berg has been teaching and training people all ov...
Jan 31, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 19
On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, Steph talks with motivational speaker and author of “Sustainable Excellence”, Terry Tucker. Terry has been through a lot in his life as he went through a variety of different careers from basketball coach to Hostage Negotiator, but his most challenging battle came in 2012 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Going through treatment, sickness and pain really brought Terry to a place where he wanted to die. In 2018, his left foot had to be am...
Jan 24, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 18
On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, Steph talks with money coach, Dennis Harhalakis. Join Steph and Dennis as they talk about how money is not really about numbers and math, but it is about our emotions and our relationship to ourselves and to money. Dennis explains that since our brains are wired for immediate gratification and to push discomfort to the future, it is important to learn how to delay gratification. Since our finances and our relationship to it have become more and more com...
Jan 17, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Let’s Talk! On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, Steph talks with Art Rios, lawyer, adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law and author of “Let’s Talk…About Making Your Life Exciting, Easier and Exceptional” Join Steph and Art as they talk about the wisdom to be gained from reading Art’s book that includes topics like… - Enjoying the little pleasures in life - Logging off social media - Meditation - Exercise - Taking time for yourself - Taking care of your mental health - KIS...
Dec 13, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Have you been curious about the terms “deconstruction” and/or “evangelical”? What do these things mean and why are people talking about them? On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, I welcome special guest, Tim Whitaker from the New Evangelicals, a group that is “centered on Jesus, driven by our stories and committed to pushing the church forward together.” Deconstruction can mean different things for different people. “One of our core values as New Evangelicals is that we really don’t want t...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Listen in on my conversation with psychotherapist, eating disorder therapist, podcaster and author of “Bulimia Sucks”, Kate Hudson-Hall. Kate shares her own story of how she became bulimic. It started when someone made a suggestion about how she could eat a candy bar without putting on weight if she just made herself sick. The behaviour of her eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, were also the coping mechanisms that Kate was using to deal with her difficult past. In those days, there wasn’t m...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Are people really as toxic as we think? Listen in on my conversation with The Nocturnal Therapist, Harry Turner! Harry is licensed clinical social worker and therapist who helps people remove the barriers that keeps them from living their best authentic lives. There is such an US verses THEM mentality in the world. It is not about good or bad energy but about the balance in between. Steph asks Harry if we are born with more of a propensity towards a negative or a positive mindset. Harry says tha...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Were you frustrated and confused by the response of many of the churches during the Covid lockdown? On today’s bonus episode of the StephUp Podcast, I welcome my pastor, Jon Korkidakis, who is the lead pastor at Village Green Community Church in London, Ontario in Canada. Even before the pandemic, Village Green was starting to venture out into online services as another way to reach people as they asked themselves: can the church also be a virtual community? Many churches that were the loudest i...
Nov 20, 2021•48 min
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! This episode features special guest, Ben Kraker, as we talk about Toxic Christianity. Ben is co-host of the Threads Podcast: Life Unfiltered, which is a space for authentic, transparent conversations about faith, mental health and other uncomfortable discussions. Ben shares his story of growing up in a fundamentalist conservative evangelical environment. He was always told what to believe, so questioning and challenging these beliefs was dis...
Nov 15, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! This episode features just me and the mic as I get real about why certain jobs break us down and why companies need to start paying attention. I also discuss the concept of Ikigai, a Japanese concept that means "a reason for being". Ikigai consists of 4 things, which, if found all together can bring us purpose and fulfillment: 1) What you love 2) What you are good at 3) What the world needs 4) What you can be paid for Follow StephUp Podcast ...
Nov 08, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! This episode features special guest, Shepard from the Deep MC Podcast. Shepard and Steph talk about some of the differences between the US and Canada, racism (is there a middle ground on systemic racism? Why does it have to be conservative vs liberal on this issue?) and how being a black man in the US has affected him. Shepard also discusses why he's not a big fan of Florida. “You’re never going to get a black and white or a yes and no from ...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! This episode features special guest, Chad Peevy. Chad is a speaker, trainer, coach and author of “Break and Untangle”. As someone who grew up gay in a very conservative Christian environment in rural Arkansas, Chad knew he always felt different. He started therapy when he was in grade 4 and over the years has learned how to go from surviving in life to thriving! "I think the overall journey toward good mental health and wellness, therapy is ...
Oct 25, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Emily Thiroux Threatt. Emily is a speaker, retired English professor and author of “Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief”. As someone who was twice widowed, she found writing down her thoughts and feelings was a healing process. In order to help one of her close friends deal with the loss of her husband, Emily’s writings to her ended ...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Louise Heite . Steph starts out the conversation asking Louise for help for herself as she's been struggling lately. Louise advises that the first step is to identify why you want to do something and why it is important. We all have it in us to be a high achiever but many times, it is our limiting beliefs that can stop us from moving forw...
Oct 11, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Mark Tinsley. Steph and Mark begin their conversation by talking about what toxic leadership really means and how an incompetent leader is usually shown as goofy in the media but that incompetency can be many other things. As someone who has had a career in the army, Mark tries to live by their definition: leadership provides purpose, dir...
Sep 27, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Anne Michaud. Anne is veteran political journalist and author. She published "American Czarina" and her new updated edition of "Why They Stay" this year. Anne has focused on social activism for women, political psychology, women's rights, and dysfunctional political marriages. Anne tells Steph how her original book came to be and why the ...
Sep 20, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Clisver Alvarez. Clisver is a mental health advocate and mindset coach. Her business is called Blue Greis Lifestyle. Clisver shares her story about how she came to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder and how it affected her and her family. At the age of 16, she thought it was an asthma attack at first and walked herself to the hospital. As...
Sep 13, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest Heather Ross of Heather Ross Coaching. Steph and Heather begin their conversation by talking about Heather’s background. She is a life coach who mainly works with parents who have children struggling with addiction. She got into this field because she has a daughter who struggles with addiction. Before life coaching, Heather was unsure of ...
Aug 30, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Hello and welcome to the StephUp Podcast! On today's episode, I'll be talking through Judy Dyer's book, "The Highly Sensitive" with stories from my own experience as being a highly sensitive person and finally feeling understood. 0:01 What is an HSP? 0:43 "The Highly Sensitive" by Judy Dyer intro 1:25 Feeling Emotionally Overwhelmed 6:08 Saying No and Setting Boundaries 9:13 My Experience with an Unhealthy Relationship 11:45 Depression: My Experience 15:15 Overstimulation is so challenging for a...
Aug 16, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest David from the Graceful Atheist Podcast. Steph and David begin the episode by talking about the primary theme of the Graceful Atheist Podcast, which is deconstruction and deconversion. David has guests who have varieties of life-altering faith. They have lived this faith out over many years and have come to a point where they can no longer...
Aug 02, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Thanks for listening to the StephUp Podcast and coming back again for Season 2! We've got a great season coming up as we talk about.... Atheism Bipolar Disorder Toxic Leadership Why They Stay (why women stay with their political cheater husbands) Being an HSP.... and so much more! Conversations are so important as we listen to other people's experiences and thoughts so we can learn more about ourselves and more about others! Come join me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Aug 01, 2021•7 min
Welcome to another bonus episode of the StephUp Podcast in which I collaborate with JR Sparrow from WV Uncommon Place. Let's Talk about Coffee and why we love it! Check out our conversation about our favourite blends of coffee, how much of it we drink and why we started in the first place! So grab a cup of your best coffee and sip along with us as we chat about coffee! Follow WV Uncommon Place IG and FB Follow StephUp Podcast on IG and on her website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
Jul 01, 2021•13 min
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest Randy Spelling. Randy is an author, credentialed life coach, and a passionate practitioner of change and result. Today Randy talks to us about getting clear on our boundaries and communicating them to others with confidence. Steph and Randy begin their conversation by talking about how they often both compare themselves to other people. Ra...
May 31, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Welcome to the StephUp Podcast! Join Steph in this episode as she speaks with podcaster, Rita, from the Girl Unplugged Podcast. Steph and Rita discuss feminism from how they perceived it growing up and how they have changed along the way. They also talk about gender roles with regard to chores and is it ok for a woman to be "strong-willed"? Why are women blamed for the actions of men? And are there different kinds of feminism? Come join in the conversation! Check out the Girl Unplugged Podcast: ...
May 15, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 24
