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She’s kind, smart, strong, determined, funny, resilient, and a  champion for accessibility and inclusion! In this episode, I’m in talks with Canada’s first accessibility officer, Ms. Stephanie Cadieux. 

In this episode, I get cozy with my friend Sadhna and talk about karmic connections, learn about her life story and her perspectives on education, migrating to a new country, and becoming more spiritual.  

Jag Nagra (She/Her) is a queer South Asian visual artist working and raising a family with her wife on the traditional and unceded territory of the Katzie First Nation. She is passionate about community development and ending the stigma against LGBTQ+ people within the South Asian community. Jag focuses her art practice on South Asian concepts that depict a sense of confidence and fearlessness—she unapologetically celebrates darker skin tones and South Asian garments and motifs. Her work has been featured in the public realm throughout Metro Vancouver and she has recently collaborated with brands such as the Vancouver Canucks and Tim Hortons. She is currently serving as the Vice Chair of Vancouver’s Punjabi Market Collective.  Through art, she has found her voice and a new appreciation for her culture and identity.In this episode, we learn about Jag's journey of coming out as a South Asian queer woman and discuss her passion for art and how she uses creativity to promote inclusion for all. #anuvision #jagnagra #pride #resilience #love #equality     

Interacting virtually has become a way of life, especially over the past 2-years as a result of the pandemic. In order to ensure that online platforms are inclusive and accessible for all, it is important to understand what accessibility means in an online environment. Leah Chang is a leader in instructional design and an advocate for accessible learning.https://www.leahchanglearning.com/about.html 

In this episode, you will meet my mentor, inspiration, and friend, Betty Nobel. Betty shares her journey of living with complete vision loss and talks about living life through positivity and a glass-half-full attitude!

In this episode, Anu and Ira discuss the future of the A-Nu Vision podcast, set the tone for the next season, and go deep with Anu to learn about her vision loss journey.#KeepSmilingKeepShining...#A-NuVision...#VisionLoss...Gratitude...#Resilience...Inspirational...#Blindness...Accessibility         

In this episode, Ira and I share what has been going on in our lives since the last published episode, share our reflections and life lessons, and talk about the future of the podcast.  

In this episode, we share our personal feelings and experiences of how we are coping during the current pandemic and share some suggestions to stay positive and build resilience.   

In this episode, we speak with registered counsellor, Sinead, Neary, from Surrey Women’s Centre, about its private counselling program, Dignity Counselling Services and how receiving counselling from a trauma informed lens differs from other forms of counselling. 

In this episode, we speak to Mac Le Minh about the value and benefits of working with a financial planner to learn how to set ourselves up for success.

In this episode, we speak with 14-year-old, Tavisha Kochhar, about her passion for creating positive change in the world through creativity, volunteerism, and saving the environment. Tavisha recognizes the value of giving back to her community and actively does this through her charity, Tavisha’s Helping Hands. https://www.tavishahelpinghands.com/aboutus

In this episode, we continue the conversation with Alex Sangha, registered clinical social worker, registered clinical counsellor, founder of Sher Vancouver, and documentary film producer, about the attitudes and misperceptions of the LGBTQ community and discuss the importance of practicing self love and the importance of creating inclusion for all.

In this episode, we speak with Alex Sangha, registered social worker, registered clinical counsellor, founder of Sher Vancouver, and documentary film producer, about his journey of living as a gay man, and learn about the positive impact he has made in the LGBTQ community.  

In this episode, we speak with Alisha Gori, registered counsellor with the Surrey Women's Centre, to help us understand the complexities of suicide and discuss the various layers that play a role in these choices. 

In this episode, we talk about the benefits of planning and share our own strategies on balancing life.

In this episode, we speak with Coneitia McKim, Art Therapist and Registered Clinical Counsellor, to learn about art therapy and how it can be used in counselling as a modality for healing.Coneitia runs her own private practice in Kitsilano called West Coast Art Therapy& Counselling and is a counsellor at Surrey Women’s Centre.www.westcoastarttherapy.com#keepsmilingkeepshining     

In this episode, we speak with Tanya Cowie, EAL instructor, board member of Society of Intercultural, Education, Training, and Research, (SIETAR BC), and activist, about white privilege, racism, and allyship. Through SIETAR, Anu and Tanya help to promote positive and inclusive cross-cultural relationships and build racial equity.      https://www.sietar.bc.ca/ #blacklivesmatter #anuvision 

In this episode, we speak with Kailey Henderson, coordinator of the crisis team at Surrey Women's Centre in Surrey, BC. We discuss the services that SWC provides to women who have experienced violence and learn about the impacts of trauma.   

In this episode, we talk about the attitudes and misperceptions around different abilities and how to create wins out of losses.

In this episode, we share our knowledge and experience about the art of practicing mindfulness and talk about the benefits of incorporating it into our life.