31 - Lynne Everatt: Author and wellness expert on how to improve your physical and mental health

31 - Lynne Everatt: Author and wellness expert on how to improve your physical and mental health

Lynne Everatt calls herself a recovering MBA. Today, she’s an author and wellness advocate who has a massive following on her social media platform of choice: LinkedIn. She’s the author of Emails from the Edge, Drink Wine and Giggle and The 5-Minute Recharge. Her most recent book is Acts of Friendship: 47 ways to recharge your life, make real connections and deepen your relationships.

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27 - Jay Robb: Communicator, business book reviewer and hard-core walking enthusiast

27 - Jay Robb: Communicator, business book reviewer and hard-core walking enthusiast

Jay Robb is the Manager of Communications at the faculty of Science at McMaster University. He's also the business book reviewer for the Hamilton Spectator - a role he's had for more than 20 years, reviewing more than 500 books over that time.

I’ve been fortunate enough to get to know Jay over the past few years and one of my favourite stories about him is how he went from a relatively sedentary lifestyle to being someone who all of a sudden starting waking up at 5 am every day and doing some hard core walking - like 20,000 to 25,000 steps a day. It’s a habit that had a number of positive impacts on his life. It’s also an activity that’s accessible to everyone.

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26 - Gary Direnfeld: Strategies for managing stress and anxiety around COVID-19

26 - Gary Direnfeld: Strategies for managing stress and anxiety around COVID-19

Gary Direnfeld is a veteran social worker with decades of experience under his belt helping people from all walks of life. He’s also been a columnist, author, conference speaker and more. I spoke to Gary about how people can manage the stress and anxiety around the current pandemic, as well as how they can help their children to better manage anxiety during these trying times.

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