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Complex Disability Requires Creative Solutions
Posted on May 6, 2012 | No CommentsTrish’s guest this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Kristeen Hughes, an assistive technology specialist who provides training primarily to persons who are blind or visually impaired who want to have greater access to computers and other devices. “Believe that there are ways... -
Diet Stroeh’s Story: A Guidebook and a Love Story for Caregivers
Posted on April 22, 2012 | No CommentsTrish’s guest this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be J. Dietrich “Diet” Stroeh, author of “Three Months: A Caregiving Journey from Heartbreak to Healing”, offers personal insight, practical tips and guidance to anyone dealing with terminal illness, especially for caregiving spouses. You can... -
The “Happiness Factor” of Your Life with Chronic Illness
Posted on April 15, 2012 | No CommentsTrish’s guest this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Michael A. Weiss, a man who has been hospitalized over 200 times and has endured approximately 20 major surgeries while battling the chronic incurable auto-immune illness, Crohn’s Disease. Michael practiced Entertainment and Health Law... -
Dr Glen Depke Promotes Optimal Health – Naturally!
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsTrish’s guest for this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Dr Glen Depke, a Traditional Naturopath and a leader in hormone balancing, customized nutrition and enzyme therapy. After coping with seizure disorder for ten years with no answers from conventional medicine, Glen Depke... -
Working with a Disability – Tips on Self-Advocacy
Posted on March 4, 2012 | No CommentsTrish’s guests for this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Annette Bourbonniere, an Accessibility & Inclusion Consultant who has had a disability for over 40 years, provides training to businesses and persons with disabilities and advocates for the rights of people with disabilities.... -
Trouble Breathing? Coach Peg’s got Solutions!
Posted on February 26, 2012 | No CommentsTrish’s guest for this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Coach Peg Ball, Associate MOH-Club Coach and Health/Life Coach who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, uses a power wheelchair as well as a respirator. Are you seeking answers for breathing challenges? Are concerned about... -
Dropbox Can Now Automatically Sync Your Android Photos (And It Has More Up Its Sleeve)
Posted on February 24, 2012 | No CommentsLast year, Dropbox raised a whopping $250 million funding round at a valuation in the ballpark of $4 billion. The raise had been rumored for months so it didn’t come as a huge surprise, but it still raised plenty of eyebrows. Because while Dropbox is... -
Transforming Chronic Illness into Chronic Wellness
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsTrish’s guests for this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Sue Ingebretson, author of “FibroWHYalgia: Why Rebuilding the Ten Root Causes of Chronic Illness Restores Chronic Wellness“. Sue is not only an author, she is also a speaker, certified holistic health counselor, and... -
Looking for a talented writer
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 1 CommentShirley Edwards, Founder and CEO of Open Mind Coaching Services, www.openmindcs.com is looking for a writer to develop and/or update website content, social media activities and communications materials and assist with articles and blogs to target the key market – Caregivers and people affected by... -
Come to a New Migraine Webinar on Wed. Nov. 16th!
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsTrish Robichaud, Disability Awareness Coach, Presents a Complementary Webinar “Migraine Sufferers — How to Turn the Page and Build a Great Life” With special guest expert: Gerry Fryer, MA, ACC Please click and register here for this evening session. ———————————————————————– If you have had... -
Pacing & Acceptance – A Shifting, Dynamic Recipe for Managing Chronic Illness
Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsA client came to me today just devastated that she’s been in a pain flare for over 2-months now, worse than she’s seen in years. Prior to this flare up, she’d been doing everything right; committing to a couple of days per week of down... -
In Sickness and in Health – Couples and Chronic Illness
Posted on October 23, 2011 | No CommentsTrish’s guests for this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Jamey July-Lacy & Dr William Lacy, returning to the show to talk to us about how to manage our intimate relationships while living with chronic illness. Dr William July, a nationally bestselling relationship... -
Real Wisdom from Steve Jobs
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsHere we see Steve Jobs delivering his commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. In it he talks about getting fired from Apple in 1985, life & death. I believe this is one of the most real and inspired talks I’ve seen... -
Jason Reid is “Sick with Success”
Posted on October 2, 2011 | No CommentsTrish’s guest for this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Jason Reid. Award-winning journalist, producer and television news director Jason Reid was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and arthritis at an early age. Today he runs “Sick with Success“, a professional coaching organization helping... -
Chiropractic Combines Science, Philosophy & Art for Health & Wellness
Posted on September 11, 2011 | No CommentsTrish’s guest for this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Dr Bob Pike. Dr. Bob Pike is a practicing chiropractor with over 31 years in practice. He has been excited about chiropractic as a form of true health care from the moment he... -
Healing & Chronic Illness in the Company and Lessons of Sled Dogs
Posted on August 21, 2011 | No CommentsTrish’s guests for this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Liz Parrish and Barb Schaefer. Liz Parrish, had three goals for running the 2008 Iditarod: train her own team, complete the race to celebrate her 50thbirthday, and have fun! Mission accomplished. From a... -
He Beat the Odds & Doctor’s Diagnosis – Finding a Cure for a Fatal Disease
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsTrish’s guest for this week on OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS Radio will be Jerry Smith. His grandmother died giving birth, his mom was born deaf & mute and abandoned. Later in life, his mom was raped, he was born and abandoned. Jerry grew up in foster... -
Teresa Joyce: Opening Pandora’s Box to Heal the Past
Posted on August 7, 2011 | 3 CommentsTrish’s guest for this week will be Teresa Joyce, a woman who has come face to face with the evil men do and lived to tell about it. Her’s is a story about child abuse, mental illness and recovery. OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS’ RADIO, airing Sundays... -
OHS Radio – Mitch Rappaport: ADA Advocate & a Force to be Reckoned With
Posted on July 31, 2011 | No CommentsTrish’s guest for this week will be Mitch Rappaport who will be talking to us about his acquired closed brain injury and his passion for legislative advocacy fighting for the rights of people with disabilities. OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS’ RADIO, airing Sundays at 4pm Eastern, is... -
OHS Radio – Loren Lockman: The Importance of Hydration
Posted on July 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsTrish’s guest for this week will be Loren Lockman who will be talking to us about the health benefits of hydration; having a high enough water content in our bodies to effectively flush out toxins that lead to disease.. OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS’ RADIO, airing Sundays... -
OHS Radio – Loren Lockman: Achieving Vibrant Health Through Fasting
Posted on June 5, 2011 | No CommentsTrish’s guest for this week will be Loren Lockman who supports people from all over the world in achieving vibrant health through supervised water fasting. OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS’ RADIO, airing Sundays at 4pm Eastern, is an online radio show that educates, inspires and empowers people...
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OHS Radio – Toni Bernhard: Teaches us “How to be Sick”
Posted on May 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsTrish’s guest for this week will be Toni Bernhard. Her book “How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers” will inspire you to live a fuller, mentally healthier life by teaching us to love ourselves despite our illnesses. OPTIMAL... -
It’s Official… Trish is Booked for Coronary Bypass Surgery
Posted on February 10, 2011 | 4 CommentsI may have mentioned in a previous post that I started having chest pains back in the fall. Well, after numerous tests, they’ve discovered (the white coats at the cardiac clinic at the hospital) that I have 5 blockages ranging from 70% to 95% affecting... -
Your Vote is Our Voice! Please Sign This Petition for Service Animals!
Posted on February 7, 2011 | No CommentsCRTASA has launched a petition to help support a Centralized Registry for Therapy and Service Animals in Canada and the USA and to establish a Universal Photo Identification Card for Therapy & Service Animals. . Please sign this petition and share it with your friends,... -
OHS Radio – Dr Bob Segalman – Phone Service for People with Speech Disabilities
Posted on February 6, 2011 | 21 CommentsTrish’s guest for this week will be Dr Bob Segalman. Born in 1942 with Cerebral Palsy, his parents insisted on mainstreaming him several decades before inclusion was even conceptualized. As an end result, Dr. Bob received two doctoral degrees and is the founder and central... -
OHS Radio – LauraBeth Young – From Disabled to Dazzling
Posted on January 30, 2011 | 96 CommentsTrish’s guest for this week will be LauraBeth Young, an inspirational poet, writer, singer, motivational speaker, Achievement Life Coach, and the owner of ~Cheerful Hearts~ at www.CheerfulHearts.org. Her journey from disabled to dazzling took her from the depths of despair to the passion of empowerment.... -
OHS Radio – Jeff Roth – Independence Equals Empowerment!
Posted on January 23, 2011 | 5 CommentsTrish’s guest for this week will be Jeff Roth, a Physical Therapist with over 10 years experience practicing in the home health care field. He also operates a website built to assist families in their medical equipment purchases www.WalkersAndWheelchairs.com. He’s married with 2 children and... -
OHS Radio – Carol Shinde – Spirit of the Phoenix
Posted on January 16, 2011 | 1 CommentTrish’s guest for this week will be Carol Shinde, a divorced single mom who has allowed herself to mourn the loss of the life she once knew prior to chronic illness. Today, she recognizes the possibilities for growth and renewal that have come her way... -
OPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS’ RADIO – Inaugural Show!
Posted on January 9, 2011 | 9 CommentsOPTIMAL HEALTH SEEKERS’ RADIO, airing Sundays at 4pm Eastern, is an online radio show that educates, inspires and empowers people seeking to find their own personal level of optimal health. Host Trish Robichaud brings a voice of compassion, logic and humour to those who are... -
Ontario to launch welfare review
Posted on December 17, 2010 | 11 Comments“Former StatsCan head and ex-United Way chief to take charge” Ontario is launching what it has billed to be the biggest review of social assistance programs in more than 20 years, with the goal of getting more people jobs and financial stability. Social Services Minister... -
Life And Business Coaching For People With Disabilities
Posted on November 29, 2010 | No CommentsDo you… Live with a health condition that presents lifestyle or quality of life limitations for you? Find that you’re challenged by your health or experiencing stress-related symptoms? Have a diagnosis of a chronic illness or a disability? Need some motivation to be more proactive...
