Meet Elicia McMullen, registered dietician, fitness coach, and mother to twin boys. Elicia has been on a remarkable health journey since 2017 when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer throughout four plains of her body. Within a year, after several rounds of chemotherapy, Elicia found herself in remission, celebrate, and went back to living life.

However, several months later in 2018, Elicia was re-diagnosed when doctors found a tumor in her rib cage. Fueled by the love for her children and a tenacious spirit, Elicia underwent a stem cell transplant at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and is currently cancer-free.

In this episode, you’ll hear Elicia tell her courageous story and the changes she’s made in her life to cope with cancer treatment, the trials of motherhood, and stress. You will be undoubtedly moved by her survival story and why it’s important to invest in self-care.

Let's talk getting fit and men's health with Keith O'Dell. Keith is a World Class powerlifter and nutritionist. He discusses his fitness journey and how a health scare and the book The Secret helped him along the way.

Keith's Takeaways:

1. It's never too late to start lifting

2. Men need to get their blood work done and know their hormone levels as they age

3. Don't let ego intimidate you from going to the gym

4. Slow down! Embrace the fitness journey and don't rush it

Meet Dr. Veerle Van Tricht, a medical doctor, ophthalmologist, and holistic life coach. Dr. V worked as a volunteer for Doctors Without Borders and other non-profit organizations in Africa and Australia, doing cataract surgery in rural villages between 1993 and 2006.

Dr V is a talented public speaker who is fluent in several languages, including English, Dutch and French. She has taught medical students and registrars and speaks at numerous conference all over the world.

Dr. V has also been a Reiki master since 2005 and studied many alternative forms of healing, including life coaching at the internationally certified coaching institute in Melbourne, certified Angel Therapy and Tarot card reading with Doreen Virtue in Maui, Hawaii, and intuitive life coaching with Christie Marie Sheldon.

In Episode 45, Dr. V offers a look into the two facets of her background: scientific and holistic. Her unique journey found her communing with angels at a very young age, which ultimately influenced her work as a medical surgeon and led to the creation of her Angel School. After experiencing burnout early in her career, she now helps other professionals work through anxiety, stress, depression, and perfectionistic tendencies.