Disrupting Balance - Episodes Archive

054: Never Too Late: The Journey from Social Work to Technology

September 13th, 2021 | Season 6 | 27 mins 23 secs

entrepreneur, never too late, storytelling

After 20 years in social work, Diane knew she was ready to make a new difference in people's lives and launched a company devoted to telling story through pictures. She experienced fear and being the only woman in the room, but had a resolute belief in her ability to start. Diane took the leap and has never looked back.

053: Why Starting Over is Not Starting From Scratch

September 6th, 2021 | Season 6 | 12 mins 19 secs

faith, perseverance, start

You've been stepping to the starting line throughout your life's journey. You are familiar with the landscape. You are aware of the pitfalls. You have the experience, will, capacity and faith to make your start. Avoid the starting from scratch mentality and you will get ready, get set and GO!

052: The Business of Creation: The Power of Engaging Others While Building

August 30th, 2021 | Season 6 | 12 mins 32 secs

activation, isolation, manifestation

Building something requires just as much external work as it does internal. Why then do we withdraw inward in our phase of creation? Don't mistake yourself for a caterpillar during your building phase. There is much to gain from those around you.

051: Getting to Real: Balancing Permaculture & Badassery

August 16th, 2021 | Season 6 | 31 mins 36 secs

authenticity, entrepreneurship, farming

Finding her place on a 3-acre, 150-year old farm was just the beginning for Helen Tremethick. It is here that she cultivates a life of true and authentic badassery for herself and her clients. Find out how the intersection of permaculture and authenticity is the gift that keeps on giving.

050: Recreating Normal: How Imagination Breeds Manifestation for a a Life Overseas

August 2nd, 2021 | Season 6 | 45 mins 54 secs

caregiver, educator, health

When Kiyra Holt received a globe as a child, she knew she would travel the world. Becoming a caregiver of her parents at age 15, losing her mother and being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, was the recipe necessary to propel Kiyra into the world she had always imagined.

049: The Well-being Ecosystem & How to Split Train

May 24th, 2021 | Season 6 | 22 mins 44 secs

mental health, wellness

How you look, think and feel play a huge part in you being your optimum self. And it's especially difficult after pregnancy/giving birth plus a busy life and everything in between? Split training may help more than you think.

048: Rewind with Tamara Sykes: Reclaiming Myself after Motherhood, Immigration & Entrepreneurship

May 17th, 2021 | Season 6 | 33 mins 29 secs

faith, identity, motherhood, well-being

In this rewind episode with Tamara Sykes, there is so much to learn about reinvention, motherhood and grace. As a Caribbean immigrant, mother of a biracial child, and a successful SEO strategist, Tamara has found a way to make space for what truly matters.

047: Why Representation Matters: Shaping the Conversation of Culture & Community

May 10th, 2021 | Season 5 | 39 mins 54 secs

adoptee, film festival, korean-american

Julie Young is a Korean-American adoptee, recovering lawyer and film festival founder grounding her work and mission in creating culture and community. The wife and mother of two took years to truly connect with her Korean identity; but when she began to discover her story, it revealed more than she could ever have imagined.

046: It's My One Year Anniversary: Lessons Learned

April 26th, 2021 | Season 5 | 22 mins 56 secs

faith, productivity, wellness

The best way to learn about yourself is to listen to other's stories. This year has taught me so much about the things I appreciate and the things I'd rather do without when it comes to my personal being. There is so much blessing in the growth process, even after just one year.

045: Relinquishing Control: The Lessons Learned After Three Miscarriages

April 19th, 2021 | Season 5 | 39 mins 58 secs

faith, motherhood, wellness

When you have two miscarriages in one year, how are you supposed to hold on to your faith and sanity? For Lisette Covarrubias, everything seemed to go exactly right, until it didn't. She was a first generation high school and college graduate two times over, married and faithful believer. But when faced with her own human limitations, Lisette leaned on God and the power of her grandmother's story.

044: Power of Process: An Immigrant's Perspective

April 5th, 2021 | Season 5 | 16 mins 23 secs

growth, process

Long division summers with my Ugandan daddy was no joke! It was there that I learned the power of process.

043: Understanding All of Me: Identity, Profession & Philanthropy

March 29th, 2021 | Season 5 | 36 mins 27 secs

career, culture, identity

Samantha Bobila is a self-identified woman of color (WOC) who leads the charge in the philanthropic space. As a Filipino-American and feminist, the non-profit executive, who started as an assistant to a CEO, Samantha learned and continues to learn how to navigate the nexus of power, privilege and wealth to create a space for other WOC.

042: God is Dope: Finding Certainty in the Crossroad of Culture and Religion

March 15th, 2021 | Season 5 | 14 mins 56 secs

faith, identity

Growing up in a Muslim and Methodist, African household in the south had its challenges and its perks. At the end of the day, I found a walk of faith that worked for me.

041: Knowing Who I Am: How an American-born, Caribbean-bred defined identity and relationship

March 8th, 2021 | Season 5 | 45 mins 10 secs

identity, relationships, wellness

On the surface, Shamair's story may appear to be every woman's story - the search for self and finding clarity in relationships. Digging deeper, her story is one of healing from a long journey to breast cancer and of freedom in discovering a true relationship.

040: Unchecking the box: How a biracial millennial reclaimed her identity and found success in corporate finance

February 15th, 2021 | Season 5 | 34 mins 33 secs

career, family, identity

Melissa Kung is a biracial Jersey girl who has a lot to say about the boxes of identity that people have tried to create for her. The Cuban Chinese-American is often asked, "What are you?" And after years of muddling through her own identity, she has found the answer that aligns with her authentic self.

039: Connecting the Dots: How a Data Scientist Made Sense of her Non-linear Path

February 8th, 2021 | Season 5 | 36 mins 23 secs

career, identity, productivity

Dr. Uohna Thiessen began blazing trails at an early age when she immigrated from Trinidad and Tobago to the U.S. Her pursuit of data science and sheer determination would lead her to finally release the shadow of imposter syndrome and set the stage for her to build a unique business.