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Latest episodes
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13 min
35 - From the Mountain Peak to My Knees
Sometimes we hit the highest peaks of our lives and still feel lost at sea level. In today’s episode, I open up about what happened after Everest, why success didn’t fill the void,…
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25 min
33- Integrating Mindset Into Traditional Wealth Management
My guest today is Francesca Rea. She is redefining what it means to be a wealth advisor by integrating mindset into traditional wealth management. As a leader in her field, Frances…
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10 min
32 - Let's Talk with Ema
On May 13th 2022, Ema stood on top of the world—Mount Everest. That moment marked the end of one journey, and the beginning of something much deeper. As the first Portuguese person…
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7 min
31- Why do I believe in Jesus? Fair Question.
For all those that have read my book, Mental Mountains, they may have an idea, how Ema finally turned to Jesus, independent of religion. On April 7 2009 when she found herself on t…
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8 min
30 - Why Failure is a good thing
We have a tendancy to see failure as a negative, but in reality it is not.As Albert Einstein cites it – Failure is an accomplishment in progress. Steadiness and challenging work ar…
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18 min
29 - Your Life is Your Story - Part 1
If someone had told Ema she would run marathons or become a mountaineer 12 years ago, after turning 40, she would have told that person they were nuts.But when your self esteem get…
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5 min
28 - Your Life is Your Story.
Your life is your story. Write it well. Edit often.Three sentences Ema has chosen as in introductory for an upcoming 3 part podcast series about her story.In this introduction, she…
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31 min
27- Altitude Athletics. When there is no option for failure as an entrepreneur, even in a pandemic!
Ema talks Melanie Miller, the founder of Altitude Athletics, in downtown Toronto.Ms Miller is not just the owner of "another" gym. She is the visionary of wanting to offer the gene…
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33 min
26 -Climbing, Charity, Empowerment and Devotion - How are they related?
In this special episode, Ema talks to Scott Cutlan, the founder of New Reach Foundation, a Non-Profit Organization focused on organizing and executing global projects and the man b…
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5 min
25 - Moving Forward - it is not easy, but part of life.
When your life gets derailed from the path you had set it on, it can be crippling. Ema shares us her personal experience and outlook on moving forward.
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8 min
24 - Zoom Fatigue
It was ok, even maybe fun to stay home and have meetings, across town, the country and even the globe, in your living room.But after all most a year, Ema explains why she is over i…
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4 min
23 - There is no vaccine for our mental health
With all the lockdowns, that do not work and the continued imposed self-isolation, our mental health is suffering. The fact that the majority of people still have a stigma on menta…
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14 min
22- Could we be characters in 1984?
In this episode, Ema talks about the raising of her anxiety, in the face of the constant COVID message, that we are in this together, or its for our own good. Stating that she feel…
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7 min
21- The benefits from being outdoors in the presence of nature.
Evidence shows that being outdoors in the presence of nature is very beneficial.In Covid-19 times, when we are told to self isolate, Ema talks about the benefits of just going outd…
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11 min
20 -Rethinking Mental Health - Ema shares a rare moment about her feelings on the Stigma on Mental Health
Ema shares her feelings on the stigma on Mental Health and how we reference to each other, and how we speak continues to feed the stigma on Mental Health .Its time we re-think Ment…
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7 min
19 - The Podcast of Nothing - just rambling on
Working from home, with everyone at home can be mentally challenged.Everyone needs space. Things have changed. Running a business is challenging in the best of times, now it's wors…
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27 min
18 - Dealing with Anxiety and Finding Comfort in Jesus for Guidance
Ema interviews Julia Bowser, a woman, mother, grandmother, daughter, friend, colleague, confident, and a successful professional with many other hats.Julia shares her experience, t…
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6 min
17 - Hoping for Change - Politically
Ema today talks about her impression and thoughts about Leslyn Lewis whom is running for the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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5 min
16 - Domestic Violence and COVID-19 implications
According to Justice Canada in 2016, over one-quarter of police-reported violent crime concerned Intimate Partner Violence. Have we thought about domestic violence as we self-isola…
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5 min
15- Running Outside plays a vital role in our mental health
One of the best things you can do right now is get outside and go for a run.Ema shares today her opinion on why running outside is a great form of keeping fit when you can't access…