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✨ In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Helene Bertrand shares how 37 years of low back pain led her to uncover a physical cause that many people have never heard of.💚 Melissa and Helene talk about pelvic alignment, sacroiliac joints, simple exercises, pain relief, and why surgery is not always the only path forward.🌿 Helene also shares the story behind QR Cream and her mission to give people effective tools for pain relief that are accessible and practical.🔥 A powerful episode for anyone living with low back pain or searching for new options to support healing.NOTE: Dr Helene’s QR Cream is available on Amazon Offers:Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDpQuantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolIntroduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewThe Light Circle Membership:https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-coreMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month.Episode SummaryIn this fascinating Podapalooza episode, Melissa speaks with Dr. Helene Bertrand about her decades-long personal and professional journey with pain, especially low back pain. After graduating from medical school in 1965, Helene developed severe low back pain during her first pregnancy and lived with it for 37 years. Despite her medical knowledge and a long list of conventional and alternative approaches, lasting relief stayed out of reach until she uncovered a physical cause that had been widely overlooked.Helene explains that a large percentage of low back pain may come from misalignment in the pelvic bones and sacroiliac joints. She shares how this simple mechanical issue can create ongoing pain, why it often goes undetected, and how a quick assessment using the hands can reveal what scans often miss. From that discovery, she developed a simple two-minute exercise that helped many people find fast relief and inspired her book, Low Back Pain: Three Steps to Relief in 2 Minutes.The conversation also explores her work with QR Cream, a mannitol-based topical cream she developed after seeing rapid pain relief through mannitol injections around irritated nerves. Helene shares how the cream performed across many painful conditions and why she is passionate about giving people accessible options beyond medication and surgery. This episode is a hopeful reminder that pain has causes, solutions exist, and simple tools can create life-changing results.Key TakeawaysLow back pain is often labeled “nonspecific.” Helene explains that this can leave many people receiving care that never addresses the actual source.Pelvic alignment may be a major hidden cause. Misalignment in the sacroiliac area can create persistent low back pain.Hands-on assessment matters. Helene highlights the value of physical examination and how much can be learned through touch.A simple two-minute exercise can create significant relief. Her method helped many people quickly reduce pain.Surgery is not always the best first step. Helene encourages people to explore root causes before moving toward invasive procedures.Pregnancy can set the stage for low back pain. Hormonal changes, shifting weight, and ligament laxity can all affect pelvic stability.Support tools can make a real difference. Seat cushions, pelvic support belts, orthotics, and regenerative approaches can all help reduce strain.Topical pain support can be powerful. Her QR Cream showed strong results across many pain conditions.Pain relief improves quality of life. When pain eases, people can walk, move, sleep, and live more freely again.About the Guest:In the last 12 of her 55-year medical practice, Dr. Hélène Bertrand concentrated on treating painful conditions. She developed a mannitol containing cream able to calm the nerves that send pain and itch messages to the brain, QR cream. She found new solutions to many painful conditions including low back pain. Her newest book addresses that pain with a simple 2-minute exercise anyone can do to solve their low back pain without surgery or medication.Contact:Website: https://drhelenebertrand.comQR Cream – purchase on Amazon.About the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you!Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_linkMelissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler.Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourneyThanks for listening!If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!Subscribe to the podcast!If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device.Leave us a review!We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

This is a powerful conversation on reclaiming your relationship with your body. 💫 Anne Poirier shares her journey through anorexia, yo-yo dieting, and body shame that finally shifted at a breaking point after knee surgery. The episode introduces body neutrality 🌿 as the path to healing—moving away from self-judgment and toward gratitude by focusing on what the body does rather than how it looks. It dives into breaking the “when I, then I” trap ⛓️, reconnecting with intuition 🧠, and taking back personal power from diets and external authority, while reframing movement as a tool for independence and living fully now ❤️‍🔥.Gift:E-book: Unlocking Body Confidence: https://shapingperspectives.com/confidence/ Offers:Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDpQuantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolIntroduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewThe Light Circle Membership:https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-coreMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary: Key TakeawaysPersonal Journey to Purpose: Poirier's 30-year struggle with anorexia and yo-yo dieting, fueled by childhood body-shaming, ended after a knee replacement forced a "breaking point" and a career pivot to helping others.Body Neutrality as the Path: The core philosophy is to shift from body hatred to gratitude by focusing on function over appearance. This creates a neutral middle ground—an "inner ally"—that enables healing.Reclaiming Personal Agency: A key theme is reclaiming power from external authorities (doctors, diets) by listening to one's own body and intuition. Poirier's anger at the lack of public education on diet science (e.g., the 1944 starvation experiment) fueled her mission.Movement for Independence: Exercise should be reframed from a weight-loss tool to a means of maintaining independence and quality of life, enabling activities like playing with grandkids.TopicsPoirier's Personal JourneyEarly Programming: Childhood messages ("chubby," "sturdy") and a doctor's weight warning created a belief that her body was "wrong."Anorexia & Yo-Yo Dieting: A 3-year battle with anorexia was followed by a 30-year cycle of yo-yo dieting and compulsive exercise.The "Breaking Point": A knee replacement forced a pause, revealing the cycle's futility. This led to journaling, self-reflection, and a career pivot to help others.The "When I, Then I" TrapSocietal Conditioning: The "when I lose the weight, then I'll be happy" mindset is a trap based on external validation.Internal Work First: True change must start internally. Poirier's "don't wait for your wake up call" philosophy means living life fully now in one's "here and now body."Body Neutrality & GratitudeThe Middle Ground: Body neutrality is a neutral space between hatred and forced love, which is often unattainable.Function Over Appearance: The key is shifting focus from appearance to function (e.g., heart pumping, breathing, digestion).The "Good Gift" Analogy: Treat your body like a "good gift" (your only home) to care for it, rather than a "bad gift" to be neglected.Reclaiming Personal AgencyPower of Intuition: Reclaim power from external authorities (doctors, diets) by listening to your body's signals (hunger, fullness, energy).Advocacy is Essential: Advocate for yourself, especially when medical advice feels dismissive.Movement for Independence: Exercise should be reframed as a tool for maintaining independence and quality of life, not for weight management.About the Guest: Anne Poirier, CSCS, is a nationally recognized Body Image Expert, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and author of The Body Joyful: My Journey from Self-Loathing to Self-Acceptance. With a degree in Exercise Science and over 30 years in health and wellness, Anne has turned her own recovery from eating disorders and body shame into a mission to help others find freedom and peace with food, movement, and themselves. A pioneer in the body neutrality movement, Anne’s insights have been featured in Shape, Women’s Health, The New York Times, Washington Post, HuffPost, ABC, FOX, CBS, and NPR. Her major accomplishments include publishing The Body Joyful, Not a Fat Annie and The Body Neutrality Playbook, and partnering with researcher Kayla Nuss on the NoWeigh app. She also served on the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Lived Experience Task Force and leads Shaping Perspectives… A Woman’s Way to Joy.Contacts:Shaping perspectives website. https://shapingperspectives.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/annepoirier11 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/annepoirier11/ Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-poirier-72b66344/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@annepoirier114About the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_linkMelissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourneyThanks for listening!If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!Subscribe to the podcast!If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device.Leave us a review!We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

In this powerful re-run, we open the door to one of the most life-changing truths… your Unconscious Mind is running the show 🔑Most people are taught to rely on willpower to create change… and then wonder why nothing sticks. That’s because willpower operates in the conscious mind — the part responsible for only about 10% of your awareness.Meanwhile… your Unconscious Mind holds the other 90% 💡It’s where your habits, beliefs, emotional patterns, and automatic behaviors live.So what happens when you rely on willpower alone?You end up repeating the same cycles… feeling stuck… and wondering why change feels so hard.In this episode, you’ll discover:✨ Why willpower fades (and what actually works)✨ How your Unconscious Mind shapes your reality every moment✨ The hidden patterns keeping you in loops✨ How to shift what’s no longer serving you — at the root level✨ Simple ways to start working with your mind instead of against itThis is your invitation to stop forcing change… and start creating it from the inside out 🌿Join the FREE Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop and start unlocking the patterns shaping your life:👉 https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umOffers:Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDpQuantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolIntroduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewThe Light Circle Membership:https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-coreMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month.🔑 Key Takeaways💭 Your Unconscious Mind controls the majority of your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors⚡ Willpower alone is not designed for lasting transformation🔄 Repeating patterns come from unconscious programming, not lack of effort🌱 Real change happens when you shift patterns at the root level✨ You are creating your reality every second through your internal programming🚀 Working with your Unconscious Mind makes change feel natural and aligned🌟 Ready to Go Deeper?Join the FREE Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop and start unlocking the patterns shaping your life:👉 https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umAbout the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you!Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_linkMelissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler.Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourneyThanks for listening!If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!Subscribe to the podcast!If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device.Leave us a review!We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

Lawrence Ellyard, shares his powerful journey that began with a simple parking ticket 🚗⚡, sparking a life-changing shift into a 3-year Buddhist monastery experience and a deeper path in wellness. With 40 years in martial arts, the conversation explores beginner’s mind 🧠, collective growth 🤝, and the expansion from “me” to “we.” Along the way, aligned moments connected this mission to global voices like the Dalai Lama, Masaru Emoto, Jack Canfield, and Richard Branson. Rooted in Japanese concepts of ‘Ikigai’ (when living your mission, there is no need to retire)🔥, ‘intoku’ (giving without being seen) 🌿, manifestation 💫, and compassion ❤️, this episode highlights how purpose-driven living can evolve into global impact of shifting our view on human health and through initiatives like the “The New Woo” Documentary coming out in late 2027. 🌍✨.Offers:Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDpQuantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolIntroduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewThe Light Circle Membership:https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-coreMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary:Lawrence Ellyard's Journey & PhilosophyOrigin Story: A parking ticket for facing the wrong way served as a metaphor for a misaligned career. This prompted a job change and a 3-year stay in a Buddhist monastery, shifting focus to wellness.Martial Arts: 40 years of training (Taekwondo, Aikido) taught key principles:Beginner's Mind: Humility and the understanding that more learning reveals more to learn.Inclusive Pride: Celebrating collective achievement ("from me to we").Key Endorsements & Wisdom:Dalai Lama: Wrote the foreword for Lawrence Ellyard's book, Everyday Buddha, after a request made during a prayer at a stupa in Spain.Masaru Emoto: Co-authored The Spirit of Water after meeting Emoto on his Australian tour. An experiment in the book showed positive intention transforming Tokyo tap water into a beautiful 7-sided crystal, reflecting the 7 participants.Jack Canfield: Endorsed The Spirit of Water and helped cast "The New Woo" by connecting Lawrence Ellyard with his network.Sir Richard Branson: Lawrence Ellyard will meet Branson at the Iconic Leaders Summit in June to discuss "The New Woo" and philanthropic partnerships.Core Philosophies:Ikigai: Living one's purpose as a fulfilling alternative to traditional retirement.In Toku: The Japanese concept of "doing good in secret" for the sake of contribution, not recognition.Manifestation: Thoughts create reality; consistent, positive belief is essential.Compassion: Service to others shifts focus from personal problems to collective contribution, making one's own issues feel smaller."The New Woo" DocumentaryVision: A global movement (film, book, podcast) to elevate wellness consciousness.Goal: Bridge allopathic and complementary medicine, not create an "us vs. them" narrative.Casting: Features both established thought leaders and new talent (e.g., AI innovators) to showcase the future of wellness.Timeline: Currently in casting; projected release is late 2027.About the Guest: Lawrence Ellyard Founder, Innovator; Executive Producer - The New Woo Lawrence Ellyard is the visionary force behind The New Woo documentary. As the film's Founder, Producer, and Casting Director, he brings more than three decades of experience as a wellness practitioner, educator, and global industry leader. He is the Founder and Director of the International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT) - a global organization representing more than 36,000 wellness professionals and over 1,400 modalities across 37 countries. Over his career, Lawrence has become renowned as a master connector and innovator, someone who can see the future of wellness before most can articulate it, and bring together the people and ideas capable of moving that vision into the world.Lawrence is a celebrated author, speaker, podcast host, and thought leader whose work has received endorsements from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Jack Canfield, Dr Masaru Emoto, and Sir Richard Branson. His expertise is grounded in a diverse background that includes a Master's qualification in Transpersonal Medicine, decades of training as a martial arts practitioner and Sensei, and extensive experience in Tibetan Buddhism and indigenous shamanic traditions. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Lawrence is a devoted father, weaving family, purpose, and spiritual practice into every facet of his leadership. His life's work has been dedicated to elevating the global impact of wellness practitioners and expanding the world's access to natural therapies. With The New Woo, Lawrence unites his entrepreneurial vision, spiritual depth, and global network to create a documentary that aims to spark a worldwide movement in modern wellness. Contact:www.lawrenceellyard.comwww.myiict.com instagram: lawrence_ellyard About the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_linkMelissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourneyThanks for listening!If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!Subscribe to the podcast!If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device.Leave us a review!We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

✨ In this heartfelt episode, Jan Janzen shares her incredible journey of leaving a high-control religion, rebuilding her life from scratch, and turning her experiences into wisdom for others.💡 Melissa and Jan talk about decisions, courage, business systems, gratitude, fun, purpose, and why life is too short for maybe.🌿 This conversation is a beautiful reminder that every choice shapes our future, and it is never too late to begin again.🔥 A powerful episode for anyone ready to stop waiting, trust themselves, and take aligned action.❤️ Jan is a return guest on this show, if you liked this episode, check out episode #210 when we talked about Getting Off The Merry Go RoundOffers:Our Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDpQuantum Life Mastery School: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolIntroduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewThe Light Circle Membership:https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/thelightcircle-aligned-coreMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month.Episode SummaryIn this powerful conversation, Melissa sits down with author and decision expert Jan Jansen to explore the life-changing impact of making clear decisions. Jan shares the deeply personal story behind her book Devil with a Briefcase, including how her experience leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses after 38 years shaped her understanding of courage, structure, resilience, and reinvention.Jan opens up about what it was like to leave a high-control religion, lose her entire support system, and rebuild her life from the ground up. From learning everyday life skills most people take for granted to navigating heartbreak, homelessness, grief, and starting over later in life, her journey is a profound example of what becomes possible when someone chooses courage over fear.The episode also dives into the importance of decision-making in business and life, the role of systems and structure, and why Jan believes “Life is too short for maybe.” Melissa and Jan also reflect on health, gratitude, fun, purpose, philanthropy, and creating a life with intention instead of waiting for the “perfect” moment.This is an inspiring episode about choosing action, trusting your path, and building a meaningful life one decision at a time.Key TakeawaysIndecision is still a decision. Staying stuck is its own choice, and awareness creates the power to choose differently.Courage often begins with starting over. Jan’s story shows that even after massive loss, reinvention is possible at any age.Systems matter. Success in business, health, and life often comes from structure, consistency, and preparation.Fun is essential. Joy, laughter, and connection are not extras. They are part of a healthy, meaningful life.Gratitude rewires your perspective. Focusing on what is working shifts your energy, your mindset, and how you move through the world.Purpose keeps us alive and engaged. Having a mission gives life direction, meaning, and momentum.Money can become a force for good. Jan powerfully shares how greater income creates greater capacity for philanthropy and impact.Do not wait for someday. Life is unpredictable, and the time to decide, act, and live fully is now.About the Guest:Jan Janzen is an author and decision expert who writes about the choices that shape business and life. Her upcoming book, Devil with a Briefcase: Stop Winging It. Start Winning, is built around 101 decisions entrepreneurs must make to move from chaos to structure and results. After decades in business, Jan’s work focuses on clarity, conviction, and building something that works without second-guessing.Contact:Website: Janjanzen.comAbout the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you!Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world. Guests on this podcast are invited to donate to this important cause. Learn more here in this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/view?usp=share_linkMelissa is also the winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Awards in the “inspiration & motivation” category and the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022, 2023 & 2024 for Whistler.Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 90 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourneyThanks for listening!If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!Subscribe to the podcast!If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device.Leave us a review!We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!