Daily Dose Podcast with Benji

After surviving head trauma and a heart attack, Brandon Archer realized life had a different path for him. Since his heart attack, he's become a Men's Coach that helps them better communicate with the women in their life. His practice is focused on ways to improve how men can communicate with his spouse. His clients change their lives by implementing these learnings in his one of a kind program. This episode touches on a ton of great subjects including: Sharing our own experiences with toxic masculinity What our parents didn't know about gender, and what we should know The responsibility men have in our society to be better How emotional trauma manifests in our relationships, including the way we communicate Masculine and feminine energies, including toxic versions of both What men (and women) can do today to improve relationships with their partner

This week on the Daily Dose Podcast we have Emma Krebs, host of the Curious One Podcast where she holds space to learn from her guests and in turn, herself. We chat about how the common ground between selfishness, selflessness and self-care is 'self', how she used to spend her lunch hours doing 'loser laps' and how patience has allowed her to appreciate the journey that has led her to discovering her true calling and the community it brings. Emma is someone everyone can learn from and I'm excited for you to meet her! If you love this episode, make sure to give the Daily Dose Podcast a follow and check out more from Emma and The Curious One Podcast.

On this week's episode, I have Zack McGill. Right now, Zack is focused on helping companies improve their customer journey but it has been an adventure in itself discovering his true calling. He coasted through high school but underestimated the university workload and quickly landed on academic probation. From there, he transferred from Business into Economics, graduating with a degree in Applied Energy. After completing post-secondary, he turned down 5 different opportunities from large oil and gas companies before finding his true calling in sales and customer service. Tune in this week to hear how he's turned an Arts degree into a dream job, sharing some great insight on being successful in customer service, sales and all of his lessons along the way.

On this week's episode of the Daily Dose podcast, my partner Hannah and I are bringing you Part 2 of Two Jews Walk Into a Bar - where we play a communication game designed to go into the depths and ask those questions we are often afraid to ask but never afraid to answer. Interested to hear what happened in Part 1? Make sure to take a listen! If you are interested in the game we played, you can click here to check out {THE AND} Couples Edition and other great offers from The Skin Deep group.

On this week's episode of the Daily Dose podcast, I have my partner Hannah Blass. The title of the podcast say's how we met, but that's really only the tip of the iceberg. For the first 10 years of her life, she was raised a Christian - going to church every Sunday and even being baptized. It wasn't until her early teen years when she began identifying as Jewish to honour her family name and the millions that perished in the holocaust. In this episode, we discuss the paths and lessons we have learned from our community and religion, the lessons we've learned to have a thriving relationship, a true partnership...and of course the (hilarious) story of how we met.

In todays conversation, I have Nesreen Ali. I want to say she has a Masters in Public Policy, but she is so much more than her education. She is the Manager of Government Relations at YW Calgary, where she researches and writes policy submissions that support the longest serving women's organization in Calgary. She is also the owner of Dihya Healing, offering tarot readings and aroma therapy to her clients. With more than 10 years of experience in public service and community development, she brings us an inside look into the policies that govern us. In this episode we touch on a variety of topics including: How to integrate the mind, body and spirit with our public policy Designing the street of your dreams and how to lead the life you want to live Why we need compassion in our decision making How moving environments has always given her a fresh take on life and her experience being raised in a new immigrant family And so much more! Nesreen is a self proclaimed policy nerd, facilitation geek, social innovator and I am excited for you to meet her!

In todays conversation, I have Aaron Ashley - he is a colleague of mine with over 10 years of experience in health and wellness. Aaron focuses on the foundations of health to offset the problems we deal with from our modern lifestyle, understanding that movement and nutrition are the basic building blocks of good health. In this episode we touch on a variety of topics including: The 5 keystones of health to live a more balanced life How everyone is in some sort of pain and why everyone deserves to be pain free Why it is more important to understand a person than to understand the disease How movement changed his life and what it can do for yours Why we both feel gratitude for growing up overweight How injuries and mentorship led him to a career in health and wellness And so much more! I don’t doctor any of the recordings and didn’t want to start now - so this weeks episode is longer than usual. Aaron is a wealth of knowledge and I know if you stick it out - or use the skip 15 seconds button - there is something everyone can learn from this conversation.

On today's episode, I have Jared Salekin. Jared is a mental health advocate, entrepreneur and host of the Journey with Jared podcast. We touch on a variety of topics in this podcast including: What a quarter life crisis looks like and how to navigate it What does a strong man even look like? The opportunity we have as twenty-something year old males in a patriarchal society How the things we love and don't love about ourselves as a child manifest in our adult life How to discover passion and motivation when re-writing your values and beliefs How self worth influences the paths we choose and how therapy has helped rediscover our true purpose Why everyone needs someone in their lives to see them as they really are ...and so much more! Most people would say Jared and I met by chance, but I trust our paths were meant to cross. Every stranger is just a friend we haven't met yet - but he is a kindred spirit and I am so excited for you to meet him.

In todays episode, I have Susan MacCulloch - a registered psychologist of more than 40 years. Her practice focuses on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, early childhood abuse, post-accident trauma and much more. She calls herself a brain wise therapist, educating her clients on basic brain function so they can better understand their behavior and how to change it. As I mentioned in the podcast, someone once told me people come into your life for a reason, season or a lifetime. Susan came into my life during a transitional season but is someone I have built a unique and lifetime connection with. We touch on a variety of subjects like: How she keeps her work separate from her personal life including an inside look at daily practices that keep her grounded and better able to serve her clients How I ended up in the chair across from her How letting go and being herself kickstarted her career The growth of her field and the integration of the body into therapy How she overcame the academic patriarchy

In Episode 2, I had the chance to sit down with Taylor Stewart to talk about her experience managing a COVID outbreak in a long term care facility and her experience in leadership as a young woman. Some of the other things we will talk about during in the hour are: What it's like being a younger woman in a power position An insider look at senior care homes during COVID-19 and what it was like during an outbreak in her facility What is a second paycheck and how can I earn one? How is senior care structured in Alberta and what are some of the current gaps in our model? How can we improve the quality of life for health care aides and other essential workers post COVID-19? Taylor and I have known each other for more than 10 years now, and although it's been from a distance I've seen a kid athlete grow into a strong woman each of us can learn from.