Emotional Fitness® Academy Blog
Welcome to the Emotional Fitness® Academy blog, your destination for personal growth, transformational insights, and real-life stories from the Emotional Fitness Academy community. Here, you’ll discover reflections that invite deeper self-awareness, as well as practical tools to support emotional well-being. In addition, each post highlights unique perspectives from our coaches and ambassadors. Ultimately, our goal is to inspire transformation—both personally and professionally—so that you feel empowered to create change in your life.
And When I Listened
And When I Listened By Luciano Onichino, BA, RMT, Emotional Fitness® Coach, Ambassador While away for Labor Day weekend, Angie and I had the luxury and privilege to steal away around Cape Breton, choosing accommodations which provided solace and disconnect from all...
How financially fit are you?
On a scale of 0-20, how financially fit are you? by Dr. Richard Vaillancourt, B.Comm, MBA, DBA, CHRP Financial fitness is not just about income. It is about clarity, control, resilience, and long term strategy. In this insightful presentation, Dr. Richard...
Homelessness & Taking Action
Homelessness & Taking Action Homelessness & Taking Action by Bill Lane, community advocate for humanity and our environment! Homelessness is a growing concern that affects individuals, families, and entire communities. In this short yet powerful educational...
Co-Creating the More Beautiful World
Co-Creating the More Beautiful World What is more important to you being right or pursuing Truth? These two goals can often come in conflict with one another and far too often our desire to be right can be the barrier to deeper connection. Some of the greatest social...
My Last Chapter
My last Chapter As I approach my 56th birthday I find myself reflecting on the road behind me and anticipating the road in front of me. While the one behind is much longer I am hopeful the one in front will be the most meaningful and well spent. Youth is wasted on the...
Truly, Who Am I?
Truly, Who Am I? Illusions of free will, perceiving control over various circumstances, presuming successful navigation through the conditions of his ‘destiny’, Luciano was repeatedly reminded; by two failed marriages, no financial security and lacking a sense of...
Fear – False evidence appearing real?
By Keaton Van Bryce, ‘The Authentic Maverick’ We are only born with two fears: the fear of falling, and the fear of loud noises. The rest of the worries, fears, and doubts we experience and carry around with us have been learned from other people or through actual...
Peeling Back the Layers
Peeling back the layers to reveal the real me. What will emerge? A beautiful flower? Am I delicate? Will I be able to withstand the harsh environment that will surely come from time to time? Will I be strong enough? Is the world ready for me – am I ready for the...
A Self-Examined Life
I sit facing the divided-up screen on my laptop while in the comfort of my kitchen, the fire crackling, hot tea steaming on the table, a myriad of resources litter my table; a scribbler, a journal and pen and my instruction manual, “The 9 Steps to Emotional Fitness by...
Trauma Is Our Friend
Connect Within:Trauma Is Our FriendDarren Duguay, BSc, BEd, EFI, CD1, n.d. __________ Darren is a former Community College instructor of eight years and has completed 27 years service in the Canadian Armed Forces. He earned his Emotional Fitness® Coach and...
Loving Myself Means Letting Go of My Fears
My first icebreaker of 2005 was “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway”. That was a good omen… and quite possibly part of my life journey. To deal with the fears, over the past few years, I have chosen to look inside of myself, to find out what my emotions are and what...
Emotional Fitness® Storytelling
I Am Covid! I’m here to help all of humanity remember how to live a healthy life.I’m here to help my mother earth heal from her wounds.I’m here to help all of the human species find inner balance again. Some say I was created by man.Some say that I came out of...
Organizational Culture & Emotional Fitness®
Dr. Richard Vaillancourt During my doctoral studies, an arduous period of almost seven years, finishing up early in 2016, I researched and wrote several academic papers related to organizational culture. I leveraged my role as a Credit Union CEO to apply my...