Welcome Back! In this episode, Orli and Victoria are joined by Dr. Ana Johnson who is a Public Health Sciences and Health Economics professor at Queen’s University. She has 25 years of experience with Mindfulness and Feng Shui and uses her academic and holistic knowledge in both her research and holistic health practices. Dr. Ana Johnson explains how she got into holistic health and how it connects with her research. We delve into what Mindfulness and Feng Shui is and how they can positively impact your wellbeing! Finally, we discuss natal charts, retrogrates, how they relate to astrology and their significance to our lives. Check out Dr. Ana Johnson’s upcoming mindfulness workshops happening in March and April with the following link! https://www.anajohnsonauthor.com/general-8

In this episode, Orli and Victoria are joined with Amanda from Revved Up. Revved Up is an organization that provides community-based exercise programming that fosters healthy living and better quality of life among people living with mobility impairment and intellectual disabilities. Amanda discusses the ways that you can get involved and the fitness and lifestyle considerations for people with disabilities and/or chronic disease!

In this episode, Orli and Victoria discuss Queen’s Health Outreach and all the amazing experiences and opportunities they have had as Peer Educators and Campus Outreach Coordinators! If you’re interested in health and education, you won’t want to miss it!

In this episode, Maddy and Liv are joined by Michelle, a successful Registered Nurse. Michelle shares her nursing journey disclosing the reasoning behind her career choice, and the many lessons that she has learned in her 20 years of working in healthcare. Ranging from discussing how the pandemic has affected healthcare to how compassion plays an important role in the medical field, this is an episode you do not want to miss!

In this episode, we are joined by Madison Robertson, a current research fellow and PhD Student in Health Quality here at Queen’s University. Her current research seeks to understand the feelings of depression and loneliness for spouses who have been separated due to admission into long-term care. In this episode, we talk more about loneliness, the impact of COVID-19, and the lessons we can learn as students about overall mental health. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode, we are joined by the Co-Directors for QHO 2021/22 – Isabelle Strang and Emma Schotanus. Isabelle and Emma have both been on QHO for several years, and we are so excited to see everything they accomplish this year. They discuss why they joined QHO, their goals for this year, and how the pandemic has changed the way QHO operates. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode, Kate is joined by Jackie Bastianon and Georgia Fox, the co-founders of PlantEd Project. Jackie and Georgia are entrepreneurs, community organizers, foodies, and climate justice activists. Kate discusses with Jackie and Georgia the link between the environment and the food industry, the benefits of plant-based diets and how we can all incorporate more plants into our everyday lives.

Check out PlantEd Project on Instagram @planted.project and/or go to their website https://www.plantedproject.com/