When Traditional Approaches Fall Short, Experience-Based Education and Training Makes the Difference
1-on-1 Naturopath Consultation – Emotional Fitness®
Military veteran turned naturopath consultant • Personal and professional trauma survivor • 12+ years helping others transform their lives
Meet Darren Duguay
From Personal Trauma to Professional Healing: After 27 years serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, including deployment to Afghanistan, Darren returned home facing his own battle with complex Post Traumatic Stress (C-PTS). Instead of letting it define him, he chose transformation—and now helps others do the same.
Lived Experience + Professional Training: Darren combines his Bachelor degrees (BSc, BEd) from Mount Allison University, Army Operations Course from Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC), Naturopath Consultant designation, and 2 years intensive Emotional Fitness® Institute licensing with the deep understanding that comes from personal and professional recovery.
For over 12 years, Darren has helped individuals, families, teams, and organizations build resilience. As a veteran Toastmaster, co-author, two-time Boston Marathon finisher, trauma-addiction-suicide-survivor interventionist, leadership professional, and entrepreneur, he practices what he teaches—because he’s been where you are.
Addressing Life’s Most Complex Challenges
Sometimes recovery requires more than clinical expertise—it requires someone who has faced their own darkness and found the way through. Darren understands both personal and professional transformation, as well as leadership challenges from lived experience.
TASL Support
Trauma • Addiction • Suicide Ideation • Loss
Common Struggles:
⚠️ Feeling stuck in cycles of pain and reactivity
⚠️ Overwhelming emotions that seem impossible to regulate
⚠️ Isolation and difficulty connecting with others
⚠️ Loss of hope and purpose in daily life
⚠️ Physical symptoms manifesting from unprocessed emotional distress
⚠️ Fear of seeking help or being judged
Our Specialized Approach:
✔️ Trauma-informed listening tools that create safety
✔️ Addiction recovery support through inner wisdom activation
✔️ Suicide intervention through connection and hope restoration
✔️ Grief processing using experiential healing methods
✔️ Crisis intervention with immediate support availability
✔️ Holistic healing addressing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual body
Leadership & Culture Support
Leadership Development • Organizational Culture
Leadership Challenges:
⚠️ Imposter syndrome and self-doubt in leadership roles
⚠️ Difficulty having courageous conversations
⚠️ Burnout from constant pressure and responsibility
⚠️ Struggling to build trust and psychological safety
⚠️ Managing team conflict and dysfunction
⚠️ Balancing authenticity with professional expectations
Leadership Development Focus:
✔️ Emotional intelligence building for authentic leadership
✔️ Communication tools that foster trust and openness
✔️ Conflict resolution through listening-based approaches
✔️ Organizational culture transformation strategies
✔️ Personal resilience and stress management
✔️ Values-based leadership development
THIS IS WHERE CHANGE HAPPENS
Your Personalized Support Program
Our approach is rooted in experiential education—not passive advice. Through the Emotional Fitness® approach and time-tested listening tools, we help you uncover what’s already within. As a result, you’ll gain insight along with practical strategies that stick.
What's Included
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Comprehensive assessment and personalized plan
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1-on-1 sessions (Zoom or in-person)
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Email support between sessions
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Crisis intervention protocols when needed
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Experiential exercises tailored to your situation
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Progress tracking and adjustment tools
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Optional SMS/voice note check-ins
Specialized Tools & Techniques
- 5-stage Listening Power framework
- Emotional Fitness® tools in alignment with your personal and professional development plan
- Trauma-informed emotional regulation
- Leadership communication strategies
Investment & Coverage
- Flexible payment options available
- Free discovery call to assess fit
- No long-term contracts required
- Crisis support included in program
- Professional development credits available
Customized Workshops & Masterclasses (Available Upon Request)
- Tailored sessions focused on leadership, resilience, and Emotional Fitness®
Partially Covered by Your Naturopath Benefits
The Emotional Fitness® Difference
Listening-Centered Approach
No advice-giving. Instead, we equip participants with powerful listening tools that help you access your own inner wisdom and find your authentic solutions.
Experiential Learning
Real transformation happens through experience, not just talking. Our methods engage your whole being for lasting change.
Personalized Support
Programs are customized to your specific needs, challenges, and goals. One-size-fits-all doesn’t work for complex issues.
Evidence-Based Methods
Our Inner Balancing methodology has been refined over 40 years and proven effective for thousands of individuals in multiple countries in the languages of English, French, and Arabic.
Ready to Begin Your Healing Journey?
Start with a no-pressure discovery call to explore whether this specialized support is right for you.
Crisis Support Available: If you’re experiencing thoughts of self-harm, please reach out immediately or contact your local crisis line.
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Clients Say about the 1-on-1 Naturopath Consultation
“Darren’s coaching transformed how I lead. As an entrepreneur who measures everything by results, I can confidently say his approach delivered: stronger relationships with myself, my family, my team, and my clients. The ROI on personal growth is unmeasurable—and unmistakable.”
“I came to learn how to help others grow, but Darren showed me something more powerful: how to truly listen. This one skill changed everything—my relationships, my leadership, my life.”
Why Emotional Fitness Academy?
At Emotional Fitness® Academy, we don’t offer band-aid fixes. Instead, we provide practical tools through experiential education that empowers individuals and leaders to transform their lives—by tapping into the wisdom already within.
This is Emotional Fitness®.
Let’s Connect
Have questions or need more info before getting started? We’d love to hear from you.
QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU COMMIT?
Frequently Asked Questions About
Emotional Fitness® Academy
1. Why should I engage the services of Emotional Fitness® Academy?
The Emotional Fitness® Academy is equipped with professionally licensed educators, facilitators and faculty members with life experience that align with their licensed Emotional Fitness® training. The Emotional Fitness® Academy offers specialized just-in-time experiential education & training tools aligned with professionalism, accreditation and leading-edge educational pursuits. Emotional Fitness® provides one of the best, most effective and longest lasting “soft skills” experiential education and training.
2. What’s the difference in the Emotional Fitness® Academy’s educational approach & what can I expect?
We use a unique approach & tool-kit, developed by Warren Redman over forty years ago. Our triple bottom line (People, Planet, Profit) ensures we put people and the planet first. Our Mission is to educate people through Emotional Fitness® tools in order to use their personal and professional strengths while experiencing their growth & development so they are in turn empowered to educate others. There is no advice given with the Emotional Fitness® Approach. The Emotional Fitness® Approach allows you to discover your own truth and your own inner wisdom. This is the best way for you to achieve your own personal & professional goals while living your life more authentically.
3. What does this experiential education & training bring me?
The Emotional Fitness® Academy is your “Centre of Excellence” in experiential education and training with personal and professional development specializing in E-Fitness (Emotional Fitness®) facilitated in large part over a digital platform and on a global scale. The Emotional Fitness® Approach and tools of Emotional Fitness® have been in place since 1984. It brings you tools to engage your own innate wisdom and experience.
4. What are the primary focus areas for the Emotional Fitness® Academy?
We offer:
- Leading-edge experiential Emotional Fitness® tools
- A tool-kit for life in the 21st century
- An investment focus on People, Planet, Profit
- An innovative approach to personal and professional development
At this point in time, based on the needs & request of our clients, we have focused increased resources in the following two (2) areas:
- Emotional Fitness® Intervention for TASL (Trauma, Addiction, Suicide ideation, Loss)
- Emotional Fitness® Intervention for LOC (Leadership & Organizational Culture)