Author name: Gissele Taraba

Gissele Taraba has an Masters in Epidemiology from McMaster University as well as an MSW from Laurier University. She is a published author as well as a researcher and co-owner of Maitri Centre for Love and Compassion

Ep.13 Dr. Steve Hickman – Compassion in those who identify as men

Tune in to hear Dr. Steve Hickman and Gissele discuss compassion work with Men. In this interview, we talk about toxic masculinity, the messaging men have received about self-compassion and self-love.

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Ep.12 Michael Braithwaite – Compassion in Homelessness

Tune in to hear Michael Braithwaite discuss the importance of compassion in homelessness as well as redefine how we look at individuals experiencing homelessness.

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Ep.11 Barbara Klein – Self Love and online Dating

Tune in to hear Barbara’s wisdom around the importance of loving yourself while finding and maintaining a healthy relationship.

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Ep.10 Kara Latta-The Power of Play in Awakening our Inner Child

Are you thinking of adding more play to your life?  Do you think playing as an adult is childish and indulgent? Listen to Kara Latta share her story of how through adversity she was inspired to reconnect with her inner child.  Find out how by tapping into the “Power of Play”, you can begin your journey of coming home to yourself. 

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Ep.9 Susan Stephens – Nutrition, Self-Compassion and Self-Love

Tune in to hear how Susan’s experiences with addictions led her on a journey of self-love and empowerment.  Her experiences with loving her inner child, as well as how nutrition is an act of self-love.  Listen to her wisdom on how the impact of healthy nutrition can be maximized by a positive self-outlook and compassionate behaviors. 

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Ep.8 Chief Joseph – Compassion and Reconciliation: Faith, Hope and Healing

Tune in to hear Chief Roberts’ wisdom around how we can move towards reconciliation with Indigenous people in a compassionate way. From his experiences in residential school and his struggles with addictions, to his amazing work offering leadership to create a nation where love and compassion for all, including nature, are values embodied by all.

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Ep.7 Gabrielle Hartley – Compassion During Divorce

Gwyneth Paltrow called her book, “Better Apart”, the uncoupling “how-to”.  Tune in to hear how Gabrielle Hartley’s journey as a child of divorced parents, lead her to reshape and reimagine the divorce process to make it more compassionate for all. 

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Ep.5 Blake D. Bauer – Unconditionally Loving Ourselves

You were not born to suffer: Tune in to hear how to heal the root causes of insecurity, fear, shame, guilt, self-doubt, low self-esteem, low self-worth, and low self-confidence in order to live a more full and loving life.

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Ep.4 Nicole Brown Faulknor – Compassion in the face of Global Trauma

Tune in to hear Nicole’s advice on how COVID is triggering a collective trauma and how fear keeps us stuck. Listen to her thoughts around how we can shift away from fear, and move towards more compassion for ourselves and others.

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Re-imagining Child Welfare as a Loving and Compassionate Place: Creating Empowering Organizations

Can child welfare be a place where children, families and even workers feel loved? What is the role of compassion in the administration of child welfare? Can child protection be “re-imagined” as a service that truly empowers others? Child welfare has always been near and dear to my heart. Since I was 15, I wanted to work for an organization that helped children and their families have better lives. I was born in Peru, and even as a young child, I was witness to the many injustices endured by children. I now work for a child welfare agency, and for

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Ep.3 Erica Wright – How can we create more loving and compassionate systems for youth?

Tune in to hear Erica’s journey through numerous systems to learn about how she overcame trauma in her past, navigated through the school, the youth justice system and child protection system and thrived after being in care. Listen to her thoughts on how we can create systems that focus less on fear and more on love.

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