How They're Doing It

Pushing Through The Pain (ft. Homayra Ahmed)

Today's episode is with Homayra Ahmed, an emergency nurse who graduated from McMaster University. In this episode, Homayra talks about how she navigated some of her most difficult experiences- 3 part time jobs, personal hospitalization, homelessness, the pandemic- all while supporting her family and working to obtain her nursing degree. We also talk about how she used her experiences to create opportunities and help support those who might be going through a similar path. Listen in to learn about how Homayra’s doing it! Learn more about Homayra: linkedin.com/in/homayraahmed [https://www.linkedin.com/in/homayraahmed?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BBZCBfDx4Qc6WOdOG0LizDA%3D%3D] Follow How They’re Doing It on Instagram: @htdipodcast Or send us an email: htdipodcast@gmail.com

Conquering Self-Doubt (ft. Jayne Huhtanen)

Today's conversation is with Jayne Huhtanen, an Engineering and Management graduate from McMaster University. Listen in to learn about Jayne's journey working in a male dominated field, finding her passion in business coaching and supporting women entrepreneurs and professionals. We talk about how she learned about her passion, how she conquered her biggest challenge (self-doubt) and the importance of building a community of cheerleaders while also learning to become your own. Learn more about Jayne: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jaynehuhtanen Follow How They’re Doing It on Instagram: @htdipodcast Or send us an email: htdipodcast@gmail.com

Moving Forward With Trauma (ft. Samra Zafar)

In this week’s episode, Samra Zafar [an award winning international speaker, author, scholar, and human rights advocate] talks with Lana about her journey to becoming the person she is today. In this vulnerable and eye-opening conversation, Samra shares about her experience escaping an abusive marriage, living in poverty, healing from the trauma, raising her two wonderful daughters, relieving her past due to the pandemic, making her way into medical school and so much more.  Follow Samra Zafar @iamsamrazafar Follow How They’re Doing It on Instagram: @htdipodcast Or send us an email: htdipodcast@gmail.com

Combating The Unexpected Consequences of Early Success (ft. Peter Yang)

Although he has yet to explore his options, Peter has experienced great success at a very young age. His journey started when he became an international best-selling author at the age of 15 and later founded Reviewrly. His book, The Art of Writing, sold more than 4,000 copies worldwide and his company has been featured on the Global News Radio, the Hamilton Spectator, Cable 14, and the front page of Product Hunt. One would assume that someone as successful as Peter, especially this early in his journey, has his entire future all figured out and opportunities are lined up for him right outside the door. However, is that actually the case?  In this episode, Peter gives us deeper insight into what goes on behind the scenes. We talk about his ambitions, the sacrifices he had to make to reach his goals, his regrets, dealing with imposter syndrome, grappling with his own mental health, the pressure of living up to everyone’s expectations and so much more. To learn more about Peter, check out his website: peteryangauthor.com    Follow How They’re Doing It on Instagram: @htdipodcast Or send us an email: htdipodcast@gmail.com

Connecting Passion With Purpose (ft. Shilbee Dhalla-Kim)

In this week’s episode, Lana is joined by someone whose passion is so contagious that she channeled her passion towards helping others find theirs. Shilbee Dhalla-Kim is a passion coach for entrepreneurs, community builders, and change makers. She supports leaders in clarifying their passions, leadership approaches and business models. You can explore her work and the amazing projects she’s done at www.shilbee.com [http://www.shilbee.com] Shilbee gives us deeper insight into her journey to becoming a passion coach and beyond. As an Asian immigrant to Canada, we talk about the hate and discrimination her family faced, how the frustration and anger she felt was channeled into a passion project in university, and despite not knowing what career she wanted to pursue and years of circling back and forth between a variety of different positions, she found her passion in coaching others to find theirs. However, deciding to step out of the ordinary path is not as easy as it sounds. With the label of being a passion coach comes buckets of reactions, financial dilemmas and fears. Did Shilbee ever overcome those obstacles? If she did, how did she overcome them? In addition to Shilbee’s journey, she shares concrete advice on the importance of community (who may or may not be a part of it), being honest with oneself, and the concept of Ikigai, which is a Japanese framework that helps people identify their reason of being (one that Shilbee uses during her coaching sessions).   Follow How They’re Doing It on Instagram: @htdipodcast Or send us an email: htdipodcast@gmail.com [htdipodcast@gmail.com]