Life is meant to be uncertain, otherwise life would be awfully boring. Endings are a part of life. Some things work out, some don’t. We are meant to explore our place in this world, and in this season one finale, you’ll hear from Positive Existentialist Yannick Jacob how to do just that. Yannick shares his insight on how to deal with endings in life, the difficulties of choice making, the search for meaning and ways to embrace the uncertainties in life. You will also learn what positive...

Physical movement and exercise are still being perceived to be “so much work, and no fun” by quite many people. However, Mindset and Motivation Coach Louisa Strain is here to challenge that thought pattern and show you an alternative way of perceiving physical movement and exercise.In this dialogue, you’ll learn how to find a way to move your body that feels good to you, and understand the role of intrinsic motivation to add movement into your daily routine. You will know the importance of...

Resilience is found within us all and it can be our best companion in times of change, stress, trauma and adversity. Dr. Aarti Anhal shares her personal story of resilience after losing her father when young, tells why resilience actually is a muscle you train and how the stories you tell relate to resilience as well. For day-to-day struggles, working in a high-stress environment to losing someone, Aarti offers tips how to tap into your resilience within. This episode of moving dialogue is...

Do you feel overwhelmed, anxious and uncertain about your next step in life? Have you ever had a time period in your life where there’s so much rejection despite your best efforts? In this episode, your host Essi and her assistant producer Usha discuss the difficulty of their times of change graduating from college, and share their wisdom to deal with the difficult emotions, setbacks and uncertainties. We hope our heartfelt conversation will give you strength to transition smoothly to the...

What creates a good connection? In this episode of Moving Dialogues, your host, Essi Auguste Virtanen and Ana Castillo share the story of their strong friendship despite never having hung out with each other in person! Through their experience, you will learn some elements needed to create a friendship of a lifetime, and understand that ultimately, great friendships are about being there over the hardships, joys, excitements, and transitions of life through the shared experiences - and how...

From almost being expelled at below 2.0 GPA to defending his PhD, Dr. Jonathan Mike is an embodiment of resilience, adaptation and evolvement.To move forward in life, you have to reinvent yourself as you go, and in this episode, Dr. Mike shares his personal story of how he kept on moving through failures and successes in the fitness and exercise science industry. He shares how he learned to see his failures, differentiate passion from purpose, and most importantly: to walk in his truth.To...

Pain is universal for all of us and we are all connected. Nadine Dash shares in this second part of the interview the importance of learning to be in the discomfort of their pain. In her words, pain can open up your life. She also speaks about the importance of honoring and treasuring your body, mind and soul, and making that a priority.As Nadine said: Pain is there “to teach you a lesson, so you can receive a blessing.”Through this podcast episode, you can also receive tangible tools that...

Imagine having to endure pain so high that you cannot even get out of bed? Imagine going through pain that is beyond anything you have ever experienced? Now, imagine living with the realization that this pain is going to be a continuous part of your life.We have all experienced some degree of pain, but for Nadine Dash, pain is very different. In this episode, Nadine shares her story of coming to terms with a chronic illness, fibromyalgia. This is her powerful journey of resilience and path of...

In this life, there are things we can control and things we have no control over. Challenges, loss, insecurities, broken heart, separation are an inevitable, natural part of life that we can’t control. We can, however, decide how to treat ourselves in those moments.When you are going through something difficult, what language do you choose to speak to yourself? Is the voice of criticism really helping you to move forward or vice versa?In this dialogue, Self-Compassion Coach Usha Hamal tells...

In this episode the host Essi Auguste Virtanen reads a story she wrote back in 2017 that changed everything for her. Sometimes in life it takes a series of bad incidents and experiences that take you to the darkest part of life, where you lose sight of who you are, to find something bigger than yourself, to find your potential, your strength, and your purpose. Even in the moment of hurdles life throws your way, when your life turns upside down, you still have a choice, the question is: which...