In this show, we explore the exceptional benefits to one's health and well-being of attending a doctor-led wellness retreat. I am thrilled to welcome an outstanding guest to the show, our colleague and friend in wellness travel experiences, Dr. Kelly Barnett. The Women's Wellness Retreat founder, offered in partnership with Balance Medical Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Dr. Kelly shares how a journey of self-discovery devoted to nutrition and well-being can help with creative growth a...

We've all got a story as this show's guest, Evelyn Coggins, Co-Owner of Copper Cayuse Outfitters in Pemberton, British Columbia, shares with us, and it often weaves and turns in ways we least expect. From an early career start as a high school teacher to finding her tribe later in life once kids were launched, Evelyn leveraged her skills as a teacher to study Herbal Therapy as her second act, teaching at a local Naturopathic College of Medicine for over a decade. Evelyn's comment about life: ...

We are so pleased to welcome back one of our favourite people, Wellness Lifestyle Coach Catherine Roscoe Barr, who will offer guidance and recommendations on maintaining our wellness lifestyle when away from home.We're touching on Catherine's experiences in the past six months as she delivered engaging workshops and inspiring keynote presentations to audiences in Whistler, BC, with our wellness travel partner, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, and in Victoria, BC, with our wellness travel partner, O...

Ah, the month of love is here. So, let's embrace February with all our hearts and focus on nurturing and being good to ouourselves. By doing so, we will be better able to care for those we love - our partners, our families, our friends and our colleagues. My guest this week is respected health coach and 'wellness warrior' Alyssa Bauman of Nourished by Alyssa. A former food and travel writer who hails from New York City and now lives in Vancouver, on the west coast of British...

Be Well Celebrating the Holiday Season!From office parties and client appreciation dos, to kids' parties and Christmas plays, it’s the busiest time of the year and the easiest time to derail from a healthy lifestyle. So what's a person to do? Listen as our special guest, Alyssa Bauman, Wellness Warrior and Registered Holistic Nutritionist shares easy tips to help keep us in our wellness groove. Alyssa knows her stuff from years of 'holding the keys’ to New York City’s ...

What a pleasure to have this conversation about wellness and hospitality with Madone Pelan, General Manager of the exquisite Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia. During our time together, Madone shares the history of this waterfront gem, highlighting its Indigenous cultural roots with Coast Salish Songhees, to its modest beginning in 1927 as a small seaside Inn. The hotel's most recent incarnation saw a complete renovation from top to bottom, re-opening in 2012 to m...

My inbox has been filled lately with wellness press releases and newsletters featuring 'sleep.' It is one of the most widely craved comforts, yet it is often so unattainable to fall asleep and stay asleep.My guest, the luminous Catherine Roscoe Barr of The Life Delicious, is quite an expert in rest, aka sleep. In this conversation, we discuss some easy and enjoyable recommendations to help us all find those elusive 'zs.' And yes, we laugh over the perils of functioning without sleep. W...

The Life Delicious Founder, Catherine Roscoe Barr, knows what she coaches as she holds a deep-rooted desire, complemented by education and life experiences that emerged following a neuroscience degree, to pursue fulfilling work to promote health instead of treating diseases. She lives with authenticity and is so incredibly honest in her presentations. Catherine is on a mission to help women and men (there were a few in the wellness retreat she led at Oak Bay Beach Hotel in January...

Finally in the year, 2023, women’s reproductive health is no longer ‘in the closet’.Kicking off the conversation around women, travel, and our sense of well-being, this week we talk about women’s health at all ages. From menstruation to menopause and how the myriad of symptoms are whispered over lunch, at happy hour over too much wine, yet rarely between a woman and her male spouse/partner. Plus, as the lack of public conversations has gone on for several decades now, it is time to address al...

If COVID-19 and the pandemic of 2020 have done any good this year, it has introduced camping throughout British Columbia as one of the best cures for what ails us. This type of travel literally exploded in the summer of 2020, and in fact, the numbers are remaining steady in fall and winter. Camping engages all personalities and knows no age limit. Families, especially multi-gen, to couples, the guys and gals escaping for a few days away without significant others, solo trave...

An inspired conversation with Patrick J. Spencer, Marketing Manager with Halycon Hot Springs Resort, to learn what this means during a pandemic! With bragging rights to some of the world’s most restorative hot springs, Halycon Hot Springs Resort is exceptional. The history of the area as a wellness destination goes back over 100s of years as the Resort sits adjacent to Upper Arrow Lake in the West Kootenays region of British Columbia in Canada. Listen in to the history, the ...

An engaging conversation with a great lady I call the unofficial ambassador for Canada’s Yukon Territory! Deb Ryan of Air North, Yukon's airline, will have you spellbound, then daydreaming about places to discover in this great land and in fact, all across Canada. Territories to provinces, each holds nuggets of wonder that are unique with many a local’s best kept secret. The Yukon Territory is such a place. Deb and her husband, Joe, have spent over 40 years living here...

Join me with my guest, Keith Henry, CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada as we talk health and wellbeing for the Indigenous tourism sector across Canada. Our country has some of the most interesting and culturally diverse tourism providers within Indigenous communities, from province to province and within each territory, than anywhere in the world. Since 2014, the sector has seen unprecedented growth in all Indigenous tourism offerings, resulting in new job creation, inc...

With leadership roles in globally recognized companies such as Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Boutique Hotels & Resorts of B.C., Watermark Beach Resort, Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, Destination British Columbia, and Canadian Vacation Ownership Association, Ingrid Jarrett has a stellar career path with tourism entities in British Columbia. Ingrid’s passion for people and place, complemented by a high level of confidence, integrity, and well-honed leadership skills means her r...

COVID-19 has all but decimated tourism in British Columbia. While industry stakeholders are known for their resourcefulness and resiliency, the unimaginable loss in revenues, staff and in some cases, the return to operations as a direct result of the pandemic could never have been imagined in January 2020. Global travellers are no longer, the meetings and convention guest is paused indefinitely and the cruise industry which has delivered millions of dollars into cities like Vancou...

A favourite getaway for recharging is to the Thompson Okanagan region of British Columbia. Lakes for a quiet paddle, ski hills where the fresh mountain air invigorates, a desert with vistas to calm the mind, to wineries where a small indulgence can stimulate your palate, the area is a haven for all things wellness. Joining me with an update on how tourism stakeholders have been doing through the pandemic is Ellen Walker-Matthews, Vice President. Ellen and her team have pivot...

How things have changed since we launched our site in late November 2019. Opening with podcasts describing a ‘natural high’ wellness getaway only 90 minutes outside of Vancouver, we would never have imagined the changes that lay ahead. In this episode, we welcome back Robert Reyerse, Executive Director of Tourism Harrison Hot Springs to share updates. Good news is, Harrison Hot Springs and its surrounding communities of Agassiz, Harrison Mills, and Kilby are as inviting as ever. The pandemic ...

Rick Antonson, former CEO of Tourism Vancouver (he retired after 20 years leading this world-class DMO), NY Times Bestselling Author, Global Speaker and visionary joins Cheryl for a robust conversation about the future of tourism. Rick’s recent Opinion piece featured in newspapers and online highlights the reality of where tourism and hospitality sit today, and yet ever so positively, where it can be only three short years from now. Citing the work needed to done collaboratively w...

with Ted Swaine, General Manager, Sandpiper Resort – Rowena’s Inn on the RiverSurrounded by one of nature’s purest settings – skyscraping cedars and a gently flowing river that slips by the doorstep of the Inn and its cabins – one can’t help but feel awash in peace at the Sandpiper Resort. Cares and woes of the world seem so far away as you breathe in the heady scent of the forest. There’s nary a sound other than the feathery swish of eagle wings soaring overhead and suddenly, this is all tha...

with Kerstin Auer, Director of Marketing and Sales, Echo Valley Ranch & SpaThink about the last time you turned off your digital ’stuff’ and felt a calm sense of being wash over you. Or when you last leaned against a fence or rock, to simply breathe in deeply, relax and enjoy the beauty of nature. Can’t recall the last time you had the chance to just “be”? Then join us as we speak with Kerstin Auer, Director of Marketing and Sales with Echo Valley Ranch & Spa, located in the rolling h...