Episode Notes

Pamela's six-word story: “Peace. Courage. Proud. Independence. Support. Dream." Listen in to hear more of Pamela's story!

“The best part of our stories is that I tend to pull out stuff in an effort to relate to people close to me, people going through things, people sharing, or people I’m working with, and I think that’s the beautiful thing about life and keeping our stories nice and close to us, is it’s probably going to offer something to someone else, or an opportunity to connect with someone, help a community or help yourself.”

This week, Mikaela speaks with Pamela Fitzgerald. After 15 years in the fitness industry studying and teaching human anatomy, wellness and nutrition, Pamela left a life in the city to fully embrace nature and rediscover her childhood obsession with horses.

Her purpose in this space is to inspire each person to connect deeply to what makes you feel passionate, alive and joyful. She hosts retreats in Canada and Costa Rica so that you can step outside of what you "do" and take time to connect with who you are.

Pamela is a certified yoga instructor with very extensive knowledge of the human body and nervous system. She teaches regular classes and continually explores yoga philosophies to help her and her students live a mindful and joyful life.

Pamela offers experiential learning, wellness, mindfulness, and connection opportunities with our equine friends. Horses offer a very different lens with which to take in this world and she invites you to experience this magic.

In this episode, we reflect on re-defining exercise & movement, horses, being aligned creatively, honouring your courage, building a life soundtrack, and creating safe spaces and so much more! Here are a few tidbits of our conversation:

There is a difference between keeping the peace and creating peace in our lives.
Recognize what support looks like from other people & who you want to collaborate on a support system with.
Build a creative reality that you’re aligned with!
Just because we’re comfortable sharing our stories doesn’t mean everyone will be comfortable hearing them or ready to receive them.
It’s okay to not take the path that is expected of us (we don’t need to step into spaces just because others value them).
Some stories become less prevalent through time, though we will carry them with us forever. You’re not defined by any one story.
Redefining exercise: movement is an expression of your soul, spirit, and mind.
There is a difference between physical fitness and using your body as a vehicle to connect to everything you’re thinking & feeling.
Connect with land, movement, and animals.

Connect with Pamela here!

Website: pamelafitzgerald.ca
@pamelafitzgerald.ca on Instagram
@pamelafitzgeraldwellness on Facebook

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