On this episode of Love and Compassion podcast with Gissele, we talk to Nina Thiara about her lack of boundaries and how sitting with her difficult feelings, led her to heal her physical symptoms, and her life of chasing love.
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Ep. 113 – Creating Healthy Boundaries to Heal Ourselves and Our Lives Read More »
What happens when someone who feels invisible is finally seen? In this extraordinary conversation, a man who came dangerously close to becoming a school shooter reflects on the people, experiences and compassion that changed his trajectory.
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On this episode, I speak to Braidon Johnson about his experiences with homelessness and how that lead him to create the Kindness Project in order to help others in need. Through feeding the unhoused, the elderly and students, he is creating community and showing what it takes to create a world filled with compassion and love for all.
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Ep. 111 – The Kindness Project: How One Man is Loving People One Meal At a Time Read More »
In this episode, Gissele talks to Maria Belanic about navigating the loss of her son and her father. We discuss how to have compassion for ourselves and others during difficult moments. We also chat about the possibility that joy and grief can co-exist in the same space. If you are struggling with grief, check this episode out.
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Ep. 110 – Can Grief and Joy Co-Exist Together? Read More »
On this very special episode, I speak to Megan Fuccarelli about why it is so difficult to be authentically ourselves in this world. We talk about how to speak our truths even when faced with difficult people and how to address micro aggressions with compassion and patience. Additionally, we talk about how to raise more authentic children.
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Ep. 109 – How to Be Authentically Ourselves Even With Difficult People Read More »
Listen to this powerful episode as Gissele chats with Celestin Gariyunka, ED of Prison Fellowship Rwanda who are actively working on creating long lasting peace by bringing together victims and perpetrators of the Rwandan Genocide. Celestin shares his secret to creating true harmony and how housing enemies together brings greater unity.
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Ep. 108 – Can Enemies Live Together? How One Organization Is Creating True Lasting Peace Read More »
On this amazing conversation, Caroline Jose and I talk about the roots of her people pleasing persona and why she believed that kindness did not pay off. On this episode she talks about all the adversity she has faced including illness, financial instability, divorce, death and loss of identity. She discusses what keeps her going and how generosity and focusing on giving hope to those in the Autism community give her hope of a brighter tomorrow.
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Ep. 107 – No More Hiding: Being Authentic and Stopping People Pleasing Read More »
For this episode I speak to Barbara With, who channels Einstein and many other key figures. Her work focuses on compassion and how to resolve conflict by using her conflict revolution strategy. We discuss the importance of compassion, and why it is so needed in today’s world. We also speak about why it is so difficult to practice it.
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Ep. 106 – Can Self Compassion Help Us Create A Better World? Read More »
On this powerful episode, I speak to Adam Guzman-Puell about how to unconditionally love ourselves, others and even our enemies. We talk about how we have to consciously choose love every day and some of the struggles I have faced living up to those ideals.
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Ep. 105 – Want More Peace In The World? Try Unconditional Love Read More »
What does it take to become truly happy, joyful and at peace? we have heard that happiness is an inside job, but how often do we depend on external circumstances to to determine how happy we are. On this episode I chat with Karen Olson, who despite having an accident where she lost her ability to walk, she is one of the happiest people you will meet. She shares why she has always cared about others and how despite her inability to walk, she lives a full life.
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Ep. 104 – How helping others can help us become happy when we are struggling Read More »
In this conversation I speak to the CEO of SIGN, Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours, which focuses on caring for all members of their community, especially the most vulnerable. We talk about SIGN’s humble beginnings, and the impact of their services on their community. In particular, how free mental health has enabled men who haven’t previously access mental health supports to get what they need. After this conversation, you will be left wondering why we didn’t start these services sooner!
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Ep. 103- Can We Truly Create a Community Where We All Care About One Another? Read More »
What happens when love challenges the prejudices of an entire family, and what can that teach us about the world we live in today? In this powerful conversation, Annie Waxman shares her experience of facing intense anti-Black racism from her family in the 1960s after falling in love with a Black man, and reflects on the pain, courage, and forgiveness that shaped her journey. Together, we explore what happens when societies choose to “let things lie,” why confronting difficult truths matters, and whether we have truly moved forward on race relations, or whether history still has lessons we have yet to learn.
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Ep. 102 – Have We Really Changed? Love, Race, and the Prejudice We Still Refuse to Face Read More »
