The Self Advocate is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Julia Maria, who is joined by health and wellness specialists and everyday people about their personal struggles and how they overcame them. It’s a platform for everyone, to share knowledge about self care, and to learn how to be better advocates for ourselves.
Julia chats with Melanie Pederson, the Founder and Designer of FREE REIGN. Melanie shares her story of battling widespread chronic pain from several injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in 2014, which occurred nine days following the birth of her son. A journey that had taken her to dark, lonely, and harrowing places.
This week on “The Self Advocate…” Julia chats with Yasaman Madanikia, a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Play Therapist, and Art Therapist.
This week on “The Self Advocate…” Julia chats with Mike Sebib, a divorce mediator at Fairway Divorce Solutions.
This week on “The Self Advocate…” Julia chats with Joyelle Brandt, a speaker, mothering coach, and multi-media creator who works to break the silence that keeps childhood abuse survivors stuck in shame and self-hatred.
Julia chats with Maureen Towns and how one mother’s journey to support her children’s mental illnesses led her to creating a business that helped reclaim her life, and that of others.
