For all those that have read my book, Mental Mountains, they may have an idea, how Ema  finally turned to Jesus, independent of religion. On April 7 2009 when she found herself on the floor of her bedroom curled - up in the fe...

We have a tendancy to see failure as a  negative, but in reality it is not.As Albert Einstein cites it – Failure is an accomplishment in progress. Steadiness and challenging work are the critical resources to make progress. Trust y...

If someone had told Ema she would run marathons or become a mountaineer 12 years ago, after turning 40, she would have told that person they were nuts.But when your self esteem gets crushed,  and  sometimes you don't even feel...

Your life is your story. Write it well. Edit often.Three sentences Ema has chosen as in introductory for an upcoming 3 part podcast series about her story.In this introduction, she shares how she spent 12 years of her life, being unable...

Ema talks  Melanie Miller, the founder of Altitude Athletics, in downtown Toronto.Ms Miller  is not just the owner of "another" gym. She is the visionary of wanting to offer the general public the opportunity to train at high alti...

In this special episode, Ema talks to Scott Cutlan, the founder of New Reach Foundation, a Non-Profit Organization focused on organizing and executing global projects and the man  behind Climb 4 Community. "Changing the world requires a mu...

When your life gets derailed from the path you had set it on, it can be crippling. Ema shares us her personal experience and outlook on moving forward.

It was ok, even maybe fun to stay home and have meetings, across town, the country and even the globe, in your living room.But after all most a year, Ema explains why she is over it.Are you?

With all the lockdowns, that do not work and the continued imposed self-isolation, our mental health is suffering. The fact that the majority of people still have a stigma on mental health is concerning, especially when without our mental healt...

In this episode, Ema talks about the raising of her anxiety,  in the face of the constant COVID message,  that we are in this together, or its for our own good. Stating that she feels like a character in George Orwell's, 1984....

Evidence shows that being outdoors in the presence of nature is very beneficial.In Covid-19 times, when we are told to self isolate, Ema talks about the benefits of just going outdoors and being around nature.

Ema shares her feelings on the stigma on Mental Health and how we reference to each other, and how we speak continues to feed the stigma on Mental Health .Its time we re-think Mental Health.

Working from home, with everyone at home can be mentally challenged.Everyone needs space. Things have changed.  Running a business is challenging in the best of times, now it's worse.Ema talks candidly about nothing.

Ema interviews Julia Bowser, a woman, mother, grandmother, daughter, friend, colleague, confident, and a successful professional with many other hats.Julia shares her experience, thoughts, knowledge, and personal life lessons learned on...

Ema today talks about her impression and thoughts about Leslyn Lewis whom is running for the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

According to Justice Canada in 2016, over one-quarter of police-reported violent crime concerned Intimate Partner Violence.  Have we thought about domestic violence as we self-isolate at home?

One of the best things you can do right now is get outside and go for a run.Ema shares today her opinion on why running outside is a great form of keeping fit when you can't access your gym, how running is safe to do during the COVID-19 ...

Anxiety is caused by an out of control thought pattern. I am no stranger to anxiety. Anxiety can settle over our mind like a severe thunderstorm, spewing thunderclouds and casting lightning bolts. Life feels like an airplane in a t...

Why not just start by “doing it badly” and without worrying about how it’s going to turn out?Can this be a new 'motto' to lessen our anxiety?Ema share her thought on the subject.

We all know that the intake of carbohydrates has been a hot topic for a long time when it comes to diets. No Carb diets are not sustainable.  Our brain needs carbs. And everyone needs a cookie or a nice scoop of ice cream once in a while!<...

Coffee is one of the favourite beverages of the majority of us. But it does have negative affects as well.Ema talks about some of them.

Did you know that Anxiety is the most common mental health concern among Canadian’s?Ema shares her experience in managing her anxiety and some of her coping strategies.

Ema Dantas has managed Language Marketplace for over 20 years. As a professional interpreter and translator herself, she talks about what a professional translator and interpreter actually does, versus a machine doing a translation.

Running a small business is challenging enough for entrepreneurs, when you had working with family it becomes another challenge.Ema shares some of the challenges she has faced in her situation, shares advice and invites discussion around th...

Ema posses the question and pounders why is it hard to support causes related to Mental Health.She talks about some of her past activities to raise funds for other illnesses and how difficult it is to raise funds for Mental Health related i...