Tag: community

  • How to Use Your Strengths to Build Your Self-belief

    How to Use Your Strengths to Build Your Self-belief

    Kindly leave us a review so other people can find the podcast. Contact Damianne at contact@changesbigandsmall.com Jesse Giunta Rafi is a psychotherapist and certified success coach who’s helped hundreds of young adults who feel lost find clarity and direction in their lives. As a teenager, she struggled with anxiety, depression, and chronic self doubt. Through…

  • Make an Impact Through Immigration Law

    Make an Impact Through Immigration Law

    Kindly leave us a review so other people can find the podcast. Contact Damianne at contact@changesbigandsmall.com Tahmina’s website is https://taminawatson.com In this episode, I have the great pleasure of interviewing a special guest. Tahmina Watson is a Seattle based immigration attorney, podcaster and activist. For her community work, Tahmina was recently recognized as a 2020…

  • How to Apply PACT to Clarify and Pursue Your Purpose

    How to Apply PACT to Clarify and Pursue Your Purpose

    PACT is a four-step process developed by David Hennessey that you can use to clarify and pursue your purpose. David takes us through a role play with lots of questions that you can use to find clarity about what you (still) want. In this episode, I’m speaking with David Hennessy. Twenty years ago, David created…

  • Building a New Life Living with MS

    Building a New Life Living with MS

    Kim Curry got his first gig through his dad who was a radio guy. Thirty-three year later, when running the most listened to radio station in Miami, Kim was forced into retirement with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. In this conversation, I speak with Kim to learn about his journey and how he’s managed this…

  • Educate Yourself and Decide Who You Want to Be

    Educate Yourself and Decide Who You Want to Be

    Samira is a 26 year old mixed race girl born in Czechia. She now lives in London. She is in Prague right now, and she actually came over for us to have the chat. You can see more about her on Instagram at afrikakidsczsk and also at darealsamira. For more information you can visit https://changesbigandsmall.com/38.…

  • Fighting Racism Frame by Frame with Bryon Summers

    Fighting Racism Frame by Frame with Bryon Summers

    Currently, I’m focused on a special series exploring equality, justice, and anti-racism. Today, I’m speaking with Bryon Summers who lives in New Jersey. I contacted Bryon after seeing this photo on Instagram. I explained to him that this is why I contacted him. The podcast starts with his response to my confirmation. Bryon Summers has…

  • Finding Joy in the Time of Coronavirus

    Finding Joy in the Time of Coronavirus

    In this episode, I share an update from last week’s guest as well as several responses from previous guests on how they are finding joy during coronavirus. Last week, I shared an interview that I recorded in March with Deirdre Nelson. I reached out to her to find out how life has changed over the…

  • Life in the time of Coronavirus – in Illinois

    Life in the time of Coronavirus – in Illinois

    In this episode of Changes Big and Small, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Lindsay Pinchuk. Lindsay Pinchuk is the CEO + Founder of Bump Club and Beyond. Bump Club and Beyond is the largest social event company in the country connecting moms and moms-to-be with the best information, resources, experts, products and most…

  • Figure Out Your Purpose for a Superpower to Overcome Challenges

    Figure Out Your Purpose for a Superpower to Overcome Challenges

    In this episode of Changes Big and Small, I chat with Avril Matsui. Born in the UK, Avril has lived in Japan for the past 26 years. We speak about race and prejudice, and what it’s like living as a black woman in Japan. She also shares her purpose and how she discovered it. Listen…

  • Use a Growth Mindset to Learn Anything

    Use a Growth Mindset to Learn Anything

    This week’s guest on Changes BIG and small is Praveen Selvasekaran. Praveen and I have a meandering chat, discussing some of the changes he’s made in his life, from moving away from home, to moving to Canada with his wife, where they are building their family. It’s impossible to resist Praveen’s energy, and hard to…

  • Say Yes to Finding the Possible

    Say Yes to Finding the Possible

    On this episode of Changes BIG and small, I’m chatting with Ryan Mallonne. Ryan currently works as a classroom teacher at an international school in Prague. He loves teaching Grade 4. Having lived in several countries since his early twenties, Ryan shares some fascinating experiences such as serving in the Peace Corps and his two…

  • Find the Courage to Be Yourself

    Find the Courage to Be Yourself

    This week, Changes BIG and small welcomes Annie Koshy. Annie is an award-winning media professional, a multi-talented media and events personality, a trained elite speaker and emcee. As a model with one of the city’s premier modelling agencies, Annie has garnered mainstream attention through her commercial work. Most recently, she was featured in a lead…