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The I Choose Life Podcast documents intimate stories by restorative justice author and consultant Victor Jose Santana. The podcast centers on his experiences as a Black Indigenous Queer Person of Color (BIPOC). Each episode will be written into a chapter that will go into a book. Themes related to the LGBTQ community, mental health, spirituality, healing and wellness are discussed.
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Nothing brings people together like ice cold beers and good stories. So put your beer goggles on and get ready for talking under the influence!
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Welcome to But Not Alone, a series that sheds light on the careers of different professionals and social media influencers! Every episode we welcome a guest who's been thriving in their industry and we talk about their personal life, their personal development and most important their mental health. These series are recorded with the intentions to uncover the tips and tricks of these individuals and how they are coping with self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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What are traumatic stress, resilience and triggers?
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This chapter and episode will focus on traumatic stress and resilience. We often confuse stress with trauma and misuse the word trigger. This episode dives into trauma from a personal and academic perspective. The impact of trauma on the brain and youth development is discussed via personal experiences and research.…
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My coming out story - Saliendo del closet continued...
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In the second episode of Victor Jose's coming out story he invites his aunt Tia Melo. This is an insightful and touching exchange between two relatives impacted in the process of coming out. In this episode topics include religion, spirituality, suicide prevention and love.
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My coming out story - Saliendo del closet
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This is my coming out story - Saliendo del closet. This first episode on Victor Jose's coming out story includes perspectives from his mother, Josefina Santana who is a Dominican born activist, artist and painter. There are sections in this episode that are in Spanish and are intentionally documented in this way as a resource to Spanish speaking pa…
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My Dominican American Horror Story episode update. This episode documents my families experience living in a 200 year old house haunted by the ghost of a man that died in our family room. It includes updates on some of the stories discussed in the first Nightmare on Chestnut Street episode.
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Grief, Identity & Healing continued
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In this episode Victor Jose talks about his brother Victor Enrique "Bebe" and the impact of raising and loosing a sibling. Through his stories about his brother this episode continues to go deeper into the grief, healing and coming out.
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My Dominican American Horror Story episode. This episode documents my families experience living in a 200 year old house haunted by the ghost of a man that died in our house. Boo!
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My story of being taken in and raised in the life by Drag Queens that practice the African spiritual tradition of Santeria. This episode also includes some of my childhood experiences growing up with an Abuela who ran a very successful hair salon in Dominican Republic.
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This episode reviews some of my journey and stories about dealing with grief, loss and healing. This episode is also specific to my experience as a member Black Indigenous Person of Color and also shares some tips on how to move from suffering towards healing.
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Ep. 7 : Dailyn Santana - Mental health Advocate-Spoken Word Artist
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This episode we side down with the only and only Dailyn Santana and we discuss mental health, bipolar disorder and poetry!
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On this episode we are hanging out with Gabriel the owner of Godspeed BBQ. For all your catering needs/ orders picked up call; 469-968-3223Special shoutout to Jesusa Aka A_hoppyheart for making this happen, please follow her IG: https://www.instagram.com/a_hoppyheart/Follow Godspeedbbq:Website | https://godspeedbbq.com/Facebook | https://www.facebo…
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This episode we are hanging out with Tripp NTX Brand Manager with Great Raft Brewing and Dom the owner of False Idol Brewing.Follow Great Raft Brewing:Website | https://greatraftbrewing.com/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/GreatRaftBrewingInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/greatraftbeer/Twitter | https://twitter.com/greatraftbeerFollow False …
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Ep.6 : Jean Victor Mukama - Professional Basketball Player
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In this episode we are chatting with the one and only (also a former teammate of mine) Jean Victor Mukama! JV is a professional basketball players with an impressive resume from high school through university! JV and I discusses his as a pro athlete and we talk about the impact mental health has on athletes and youth! Come listen to his tips and tr…
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In this episode we are chatting with Joy Chiekwe! She is one of the only few Certified Exercise Physiologist in Canada and a personal trainer! Join us and learn more about her career as a health expert ant the importance of cardiovascular exercises during the pandemic! Welcome to Home But Not Alone, a series that sheds light on the career of differ…
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Welcome BACK to Home But Not Alone, in this episode we are chatting with the one and only Jojo Mason! He is one of Canada's newest and most successful country artist with multiple records reaching the top 10! Join us and learn more about his experience in the music industry, his struggle with mental health and his overcoming. We discuss self care r…
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Ep.3 : Why Officers Need A 4 Year Policing Degree
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For the past week there has been a series of ongoing protest and riots against police brutality around the world, the protests were sparked after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man whose life was taken while being arrested by police officers in Minneapolis. These senseless death at the hands at police officers have us question whether …
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Ep.2 : Megan Neaves - Systemic Racism & White Privilege
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In today’s episode we will focus on Systemic racism and White Privilege with Megan Neaves. Megan Neaves is the Executive Director of Impowered Community Engagement & Consulting, an organization that aims to empower people to break the cycles of systemic racism in Nova Scotia. Megan is also a jr. high teacher with the Halifax Regional Centre of Educ…
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Kate Walker is a well decorated individual in the entertainment industry. She has experience in acting, as a radio show host and now she's currently a news reporter for CTV news atlantic! Tune in and learn more about her experience in the media industry, her current personal development and her mental health - self care routine during this self iso…
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