Podcasts by Life Happens with Ema Dantas

28 - Your Life is Your Story. from 2021-12-01T20:00

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 sha...

27- Altitude Athletics. When there is no option for failure as an entrepreneur, even in a pandemic! from 2021-08-31T19:00

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 g...

26 -Climbing, Charity, Empowerment and Devotion - How are they related? from 2021-08-10T19:00

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...

25 - Moving Forward - it is not easy, but part of life. from 2021-07-21T17:00

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.

24 - Zoom Fatigue from 2021-02-03T15:00

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. Listen

23 - There is no vaccine for our mental health from 2021-01-07T14:00

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 co...

22- Could we be characters in 1984? from 2020-10-21T13:00

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 cha...

21- The benefits from being outdoors in the presence of nature. from 2020-10-06T15:00

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 ...

20 -Rethinking Mental Health - Ema shares a rare moment about her feelings on the Stigma on Mental Health from 2020-09-03T14:00

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...

19 - The Podcast of Nothing - just rambling on from 2020-07-02T16:00

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.<...

18 - Dealing with Anxiety and Finding Comfort in Jesus for Guidance from 2020-05-09T07:00

Ema interviews Julia Bowser, a woman, mother, grandmother, daughter, friend, colleague, confident, and a successful professional with many other hats.

Julia shares her experience, thoug...

17 - Hoping for Change - Politically from 2020-04-28T10:00

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

16 - Domestic Violence and COVID-19 implications from 2020-03-30T08:00

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 ...

15- Running Outside plays a vital role in our mental health from 2020-03-22T17:00

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 y...

14-Anxiety and Fear: How to Understand the Downward Spiral from 2020-03-20T09:00

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 ligh...

13-"do it badly" from 2020-02-11T16:00

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 subj...

12 - Carb Cycling Diet - A diet that may work long term from 2020-01-28T12:00

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 o...

11- There is more to coffee than meets the eye. from 2020-01-11T13:00

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.

10 - Anxiety is the most common mental health concern from 2019-12-13T16:00

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.

9 - Speaking another language - Translators and Interpreters for Business from 2019-11-24T11:00

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,...

8 - Some possible challenges of working with family in a small business from 2019-11-06T14:00

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 situat...

07 - Why do we have a hard time supporting Mental Health Awareness causes? from 2019-10-14T08:00

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 difficu...

06 - You will love many times but one love will burn your soul forever from 2019-09-30T22:00

Do you ever wonder about all the great love stories and writers how they became great because all their hearts were truly love sick and they longed for companionship?

These  great love ...

05 - Ema is Interviewed About Mountaineering from 2019-08-27T16:00

Ema Dantas has climbed 6 mountains to date to raise money for Mental Health. She is determined to change the stigma surrounding mental health one mountain at a time.

In this episode, J...

04 - Personal Stories&Truth from 2019-08-27T16:00

03 - Becoming the First Portuguese Woman to Summit Denali from 2019-08-13T09:00

In July 2019, Ema became the first Portuguese woman to summit Denali, Alaska.

02 – Perceptions&Assumptions from 2019-01-06T11:00

Ema talks about the perceptions and assumptions we make about others and that others make about us. How does this affect us and our self esteem? 

01 – Introduction from 2018-11-16T20:00

Ema gives a brief summary of some topics that will be discussed in the podcast series.

01 – Introduction from 2018-11-16T20:00

Ema gives a brief summary of some topics that will be discussed in the podcast series.