Bohdanna Diduch

09/23/2024

How did we as a society become comfortable shackling ourselves to an electronic bracelet that only prisoners once used to wear?

If you value your health over fitness, you may want to read this article, and learn:

How did watches evolve to what they are now?

Why digital fitness devices make us less healthy

What a chiropractor has discovered about smart watches

How to measure radiation from an Apple watch

Let us know what you think about your smart tracking device after reading this article!

Sundials to Smart watches: Competitive roots of timekeeping

03/15/2024

https://www.facebook.com/romansshapoval/posts/421851597009328

How we can adapt to the modern Age of EMF by learning from Nature.

02/19/2024

On Friday Feb 16th Bohdanna Diduch and I did an episode with Jonny Pardoe on The Self Esteem and Confidence Mindset on self confidence and holistic well-being, plus how affects our health and .

You can find it here on multiple platforms: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonnypardoe

If you're considering starting your own podcast, as a top 1% Podcast Host with over 2.7 million downloads, Jonny has also provided this free simple to follow 5 step guide to you here so you can launch to grow your brand and make an impact on the world by podcasting with ease:

jonny-pardoe.mykajabi.com/5-steps-to-launch-your-podcast

We are more powerful than we know.

A simple podcast if you want to boost your self esteem, confidence and mindset. I've designed this podcast to allow you to make a shift in your confidence. I'm Jonny your Podcast Host and a Podcast Strategist, sharing my personal stories and journey around self esteem, confidence and mental health.....

02/19/2024

Did you know that the electrical wiring of our home can damage our DNA?

What is "dirty electricity" and how can we protect against it?

Our bodies produce and electrical field at 60Hz, which is the same frequency of our power outlets.

There's a catch- our home wiring runs on AC, which pulses.

Our body runs on DC (direct current) and gets confused by AC, not being able to communicate and repair like they need to.

This has been proven by a plethora of researchers going back to 1974, and correlates with research from The HeartMath Institute.

https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/matty

We are more powerful than we know,
Roman & Bohdanna Diduch

Wireless history | The 1-2 Punch of ELF + RF | How we can use our heart EMF to heal

01/18/2024

Honored to be on the Medical Truth Podcast by James Egidio

Check out our interview where we discuss:

What you need to know about

What is "dirty" electricity?

Plus:

Why we are more powerful than we know.

In my last episode, titled "Biological Dangers of 5G and EMF Radiation", I interviewed Dr. Martin Pall, a retired Biochemistry and Science Professor from Washington State University who has researched

01/15/2024

Please share with anyone who has breast implants:

How ultra wideband radiation affects our health & privacy | How 5G penetrates our skin

03/17/2023

What if the solid ground you walked up suddenly shattered into thousands of little pieces?

I had a hard time being grounded most of my life, but I’ll always remember the day when my clay earth exploded right in front of me as I stood helpless.

I was eighteen, and had finished molding a clay mask in my high school art class. Even the perfectionist in me was impressed.

The final step was for the mask to be “fired” in the kiln. I cautiously handed it over to my art teacher, who put it inside the oven.

Boom!

As I stood shell-shocked, glaring at the destruction of all that I saw as perfect in the world, I allowed myself to have a true teaching moment.

Actually, let me rephrase that:

I was livid and crushed the moment my art teacher opened the kiln and I saw my artwork shattered.

Only now, in hindsight, with the work that I’ve done on my mindset, can I say this was a teaching moment.

As I stood there, my perfectionist Self feeling extremely dejected...

to continue reading, please check out my article on Substack:

https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/which-mindset-leads-to-freedom

You are more Powerful than you know.

Bohdanna Diduch

my co-host of The Power Couple podcast: Roman Shapoval

03/10/2023

⚡ Today is THE day!



My husband and co-pilot in life, Shapoval, and I have launched our very FIRST episode of –

The Power Couple Podcast!

Take a break and let’s get to know each other…

On our first episode we discuss –

Our backstories – where we’ve been and how we arrived at the life we have today.

Our very different stories of childhood, individual challenges, and how our marriage got off to a rough start.

The hard decisions we had to make for our physical and mental health as individuals and as a couple.

Transcending our old patterns, programming, and stories, so we could live a simpler and yet more empowered life.

Open up the first chapter of our Power Couple journey and come along for the ride.

We’ve reserved your seat.

⚡

You are more powerful than you know.

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If you enjoy the episode, please leave us a 5-star review!

The Power Couple podcast is available on the following platforms (links in comments)

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The Power Couple’s mission is to help regenerate modern day humans by repurposing the Power of the past.

We take a back-to-common-sense approach to health and wellness by focusing on three fundamental pillars – ancestral living, circadian fitness, and relationships.

Connect with us! Diduch Shapoval

03/08/2023

The heartache, challenges, confusion… The depression, anxiety, burnout… The introspection, hard work, growth. What did it all amount to?...

A Podcast.

Hello Again!

I took a hiatus to dig down into my , and now I'm back to share many of those spiritual nuggets of wisdom with you.

Our Greatness starts the moment we choose to believe in ourselves.

The moment we truly become present with ourselves and listen.

When we listen to our voice of authenticity that’s been quieted for much too long and take action.


I’ve been listening for a while now and it’s time to share my voice with others. Literally.

If you’ve been walking along with me on my journey,

Here’s where the path takes a new turn…

Friday, March 10th

My husband and co-pilot Roman Shapoval and I are launching a brand-new podcast!

The Power Couple.

We’ve joined forces as holistic wellness coaches and life partners to share our journeys as individuals and as a couple in navigating life’s many challenges.

We discuss our back-to-basics approach to adopting a healthy lifestyle by harnessing the power of circadian fitness and ancestral living.

Embracing the healing strength of sleep, sunlight, nutrition, and mindset, transformed us from our -

Late-night
High strung
Ben & Jerry-aholic
Netflix binging
Former selves of many years ago.

We’ve gone from just living to powerfully living the life of which we are capable.

And so can you.

The key?

Recognizing that our Greatness begins the moment we cultivate the relationship we have with ourselves.

The journey of our Greatness can be fun and exciting, but also challenging and scary.

Don’t worry – we’re right there with you.

Have a listen and join us for the ride!


Friday, March 10th

Subscribe on Substack

Listen on Apple iTunes and Anchor/Spotify – to the premier episode of

The Power Couple.

⚡

You are more powerful than you know.

06/17/2022

Feeling STRESSED? 😬
I’m thinking of putting together a free training that teaches you how to WIN the battle with burnout.
Interested?👇

03/01/2022

I am heartbroken.
If you’ve taken a look around the world lately, you’ll know exactly why.

I’ll be very honest with you. It’s been extremely difficult for me to show up online sharing messages of strength, hope and health –

When my thoughts are consumed with worry, fear and the “what if’s”…

I cannot give what I do not possess. And I cannot act as if everything is right with the world, when it isn’t.

I’m emotionally exhausted and hold back tears as I write this.

Ukraine.

My grandparents’ homeland for which they fearlessly fought and suffered.

Their love and pain have always coursed through my veins.

I have seen this beautiful land with my own eyes.

I have felt its soil beneath my feet.

I have listened to my ancestors’ whispers on the wind.

In Ukraine, I laughed with friends and strangers.

I celebrated with family.

I loved deeply.

Love.

Love is the balm for my broken heart.

And Love, I have come to realize, is my ultimate weapon in these most trying times.

A true warrior doesn’t seek out war, nor do they allow for fear and anger to blind them.

I have witnessed this incredible warrior spirit in so many of my loved ones who now find themselves staring straight into the unforgiving eyes of war.

Their collective reply to my anxious messages has been inexplicably calm:

“Все буде добре. З нами Бог. / All will be well. God is with us.”

I am stunned and humbled. They have reminded me of an important and fundamental lesson.

No matter how justified we may feel in them – anger, spite, rage and revenge only feed the fire of division and hate in this world.

Greatness in spirit does not stem solely from “loving thy neighbour” with whom you see eye to eye, but more so from “loving thy neighbour” who spits in your eye.

Loving them and having compassion for them as fellow human beings who too are suffering in their own ways.

The wounds of suffering weep not only today in Ukraine. They have been weeping for a long time the world over.

In the wars that we see and don’t see, and in those to which we choose to turn a blind eye.

In the wars waged with weapons, and in those waged with words and actions.

Open your eyes and see…

Our world is heart broken.

Humanity is heart broken.

But we can heal.

As humans we possess the precious gift of choice.

And so, I ask you my brothers and sisters, from this moment forward, what do you choose?

Which sword will you take up?

Will you brandish the steel of hate to condemn and wish death upon your neighbour – giving of yourselves to that which diminishes and destroys?

Or will you choose to hone and honour your greatest strength – Love, giving of yourselves to that which heals the world’s wounds?

Will you embrace the call to be peaceful warriors –

Warriors of Light?

All can be well. It is possible. We have the choice to make it so.

Photo credit: S. Dhivakaran

01/18/2022

Schools shut down, garbage wasn’t picked up, roads weren’t traversable, and the plows were working over time…

We were slammed with a hearty winter storm yesterday.

I’m talking almost 2 feet of snow! That’s a lot of white stuff for Southern Ontario.

As my husband and I peered outside at first light, we realized that we were literally snowed in.

The snow on the streets was up to our knees! Absolutely no exaggeration.

We weren’t going anywhere, but we knew what the day had in store for us…lots of shovelling!

Now, our reactions could’ve gone two ways.

Lots of grumbling over the work ahead or embracing it as an opportunity.

I’m betting that not many people would say that they love digging out after a fierce winter storm.

It’s a huge chore, it takes time, and inevitably just as you’re finishing clearing your driveway, the snowplow zooms by, dumping more snow at your feet.

That’s the point where you throw your shovel in frustration, while your eyes blaze with irritability, enough to melt the snow in your path…but only if it could!

Nope. Back to shovelling and grumbling.

That could’ve been my husband and I yesterday, but we decided to take another route.

For years, I’ve kept this Ukrainian saying, written out on a piece of paper, in my wallet.

My maternal grandfather Ivan Opariek mentioned it often:

"Немає нічого злого щоб на добро може вийти.”

There is nothing bad that cannot work out to the good.

Indeed.

It’s all in our mindset.

So, although we had a fairly mammoth task ahead of us, my husband and I embraced this opportunity…

…to use our new snowshoes gifted to us this past Christmas!

And did they EVER come in handy!

We trekked over to my parents place to help them clear their driveway first.

A couple of hours later the job was done, we had an excellent, sweaty workout, and then spent some quality time with mom and dad over some warm conversation and a dram of Georgian cognac.

Could we control the snowfall or streets that weren’t plowed?

No.

But we could control how we reacted to the situation.

And we made the absolute best of it.

01/08/2022

You get to celebrate two Christmases?! Well, it doesn’t exactly work that way…

My cultural background is Ukrainian. All four grandparents either escaped or were forced from their homes in Ukraine during World War II.

They survived the war and like many at the time, started new lives in new lands.

My grandparents were fortunate to be accepted for immigration to Canada. All the more so realized in the freedom they experienced upon arriving in their newly adopted homeland.

Freedom to speak their native language, to practice their religion, to celebrate their culture and traditions, and to pass al is this on to their children and grandchildren.

Today, I am a benefactor of this freedom.

My family continues to celebrate many of the traditions that my grandparents brought with them from Ukraine, including Orthodox Christmas observed by the old Julian calendar.

I won’t lie, it was tough at times when I was a kid to not celebrate Christmas at the same time and in the same way as my friends.

For the most part our family preserved the ancient Ukrainian rites of this holiday.

On Christmas Eve, wearing our traditional embroidered shirts and blouses, we sing Ukrainian carols and feast upon 12 traditional Ukrainian meatless dishes symbolizing Christ’s 12 apostles.

The hospodar (head of the family) brings a sheaf of wheat (the Diduch - now you know what my last name means) to the table. A symbol of our ancestors.

As a result of our deeply entrenched cultural traditions, I grew up to have immense respect and appreciation for other cultures. In fact, I love learning about and experiencing everything that I can about other nations, their histories and people.

There is such beauty to be found in a myriad of differences within our human race.

On this note, to those who like myself still celebrate Christmas on January 6th and 7th, I pass on my best wishes and greetings! Христос Народився!

And to all of my fellow human beings, I celebrate you for who you are and the richness in diversity you bring to this earthly realm.

May we all honour each other, and be blessed with love and peace.

01/05/2022

New Year’s Resolutions.
I’ll be honest with you. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen any of them through. How about you?

Well, this year is going to be different! (That’s what we always say isn’t it?)

No really, because this year my New Year’s resolution is to not have a New Year’s resolution. I’m throwing in the towel.

But am I giving up on my goals, desires, and dreams? Not a chance!

Over the last several weeks, in reflecting on 2021, I realized that so often we feel that we either have to “go big or go home” when it comes to accomplishing goals in life.

In my opinion, it’s a recipe for disaster that sets us up for failure, not success.

I believe that one of the long-term catalysts behind my burnout 6 years ago was this “all or nothing” thinking.

I would take on big projects and goals in the new year without thinking them through and pacing myself.

Then it would be a mad rush to complete them, or I’d just give up because the mountain that I had created seemed too overwhelming to climb. And I hated failure.

Neither scenario was good for my physical or mental health.

So, what’s the solution?

Bite-size resolutions!

I realized that the key to my success is in appreciating my every-day achievements.

Finding joy in the small tasks and actions that will lead to accomplishing my bigger goals.

Truly appreciating the little things in life. Those little things add up to make great things.

Being mindful and intentional with one of life’s most precious gifts – time.

So, January 1st no longer marks the starting point for a new goal or chapter in my life.

Why should it when I have 365 glorious days every year to be resolute in accomplishing something meaningful and beautiful?

Imperfectly Yours,
Bohdanna

12/08/2021

Eleven years ago, I remember holding my newborn niece and quietly crying, wondering if I’d ever have a child of my own. Perhaps part of me always knew…

At the time of my burnout 6 years ago, just after marrying my husband, motherhood was not an option.

It took me several years to recover and grow – to restart my life on a healthy keel in body and mind.

But by that time, when I might possibly have been ready to take the step towards parenthood, it no longer felt right to do so.

By that time, life had taken a different direction.

However, I fiercely struggled with my choice. It was now or never.

Either way, my decision would alter the course of my life.

Wasn’t I supposed to want to have children? Wasn’t it the next, natural step to take in my life?

It was a hard choice to make to not be a mother.

It was an internal battle, but also a battle with the outside world.

In accord with societal conventions, I feel that as women we put a great deal of pressure and expectations on ourselves to check off all the boxes of life’s accomplishments, including motherhood.

But if I had adhered to this thinking, I would have brought a child into this world without my full commitment to its wellbeing and future. I was not well or strong enough to do so.

What kind of life would I have given my child right off the bat?

This was my painful truth.

But by seeking this truth I realized that doing anything in life merely because I felt it was expected of me, was doing it for the wrong reasons.

This only serves to draw you away from your true self, who knows exactly what you need to live a healthy life, and can potentially lay a damaging path for those affected by your life choices.

This I speak from my own experience based on my own challenges, beliefs and mindset.

I’m certainly not saying that one shouldn’t check off all of those boxes in life. If you want to do it all, if that’s what speaks to your heart and soul, then go for it!

What I’m preaching is that we’re not meant to thrive in a one-size-fits-all world when it comes to our life’s desires, goals and accomplishments.

When we acknowledge this, we also acknowledge that there is no place for comparison, shame, or judgement in following our own unique paths.

Not one of us has an identical checklist. This should be celebrated and not condemned!

Don’t ever curb your dreams. But be sure they’re your dreams.

Go after the stars if you want them, the Universe is yours to discover and conquer!

But choose the constellations that you desire, not someone else’s ideal.

And although my Universe wasn’t blessed with my own children, I know that my life has taken its intended course where nevertheless two stars shine very brightly for me – my beloved niece and nephew.

Be Bodacious. Be You.

12/01/2021

Have you ever had a song or lyric stick with you? Did it connect with you at a deep level or perhaps even define your life profoundly?... I have and I bet you wouldn't guess what it is...

Some music is simply timeless. It appeals to our hearts, minds and souls regardless of our age or when the music was composed.

Personally, I have loved The Beatles since I was a teenager!

My father always marveled at how I knew the lyrics to practically all of their songs – and he’s the one who actually grew up listening to them in the 1960s. I was only born in 1979!

But one song lyric written by John Lennon has always stood out in my memory.

Last night the wife said
Oh boy, when you're dead
You don't take nothing with you but your soul –
Think!
~ The Ballad of John and Yoko, 1969

But why do these words speak to me?...

Growing up I became trapped in a perfectionist loop that constantly fed my fears of failure and how others perceived me.

It created self-doubt, lack of confidence, later leading to bouts of depression, and debilitating insomnia, while shooting my anxiety through the roof.

And then one day 6 years ago, I finally burnt out.

I was a shell of my former self.

It took me several years to recover with a great deal of introspection and personal growth.

But I can now reflect on my experience and clearly see that being a perfectionist had always made me live as a shell of my true self.

This drive for perfectionist has been slowly ingrained in the very fabric of society.

Its pattern woven by the mass media, social media, big business, educational institutions and even our own families, all touting the importance of performance, winning, wealth, success, and social status.

But what do we actually get out of this pursuit of perfection?

Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting abundance, but the question is – how does it add to our lives?

Will the bigger house, faster car, newer phone, better grades, top school, higher paying job prove to us our life’s worth?

Or are all of these desires just pieces of an empty shell that we build up as a way of filling our emotional and spiritual voids created by our fears and failures?

And so, I return to my original question about music defining us.

It is this profound Lennon lyric that has often made me think about what is truly important in my life.

And I realize that I have the choice to live it as I will, on my own terms, in the pursuit of peace over perfection.

11/26/2021

Gratitude?... I rolled my eyes impatiently. How is gratitude going to change my life?!

I was 37 years old, recovering from burnout. It had been a year since my world came crumbling down around me, paralyzed by my depression and anxiety.

But I was fighting. Fighting to get my life back.

What helped me in this battle was arming myself with knowledge about my mental health and the incredible workings of the brain.

I found it fascinating, and it helped me to feel more empowered in the face of my struggles.

So, when I was presented with an opportunity to participate in a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program, I jumped at the offer.

But still being my over-achiever self, I wanted to explore and undertake the more difficult courses, which focused on dealing directly with my anxiety and depression.

I was prepared to work hard to banish them from my life for good!

As I reviewed the courses on offer, it was suggested that I also take one called Happy Habits, which focused on gratitude.

I distinctly remember sitting there annoyed, thinking to myself, “How the hell is gratitude going to help me to recover from this burnout?”

I wanted to dig into the deep stuff, not waste my time on fluff!

Begrudgingly, I attended the Happy Habits classes…

Which ended up changing the course of my recovery and my life forever.

What I pre-judged as being a useless waste of my time, ended up providing me with priceless lessons in kindness, self-compassion, and the preciousness of life.

The teachings of gratitude that I learned in those weeks were the healing balm for which I had been searching.

Through the lens of gratitude, my outlook on my past, present and future – the sources of my worries, anxieties, anger, and frustrations – shifted.

I could, for the first time in my life, truly see all of the gifts and blessings that surrounded me.

That veil of darkness, which I had unknowingly wrapped myself in for years, finally started to lift.

Life’s lessons and equally its gifts come to us in all manners and forms. Sometimes they’re evident and sometimes they’re disguised as “fluff”.

But what I learned is that there is no such thing as “fluff” when we open ourselves up fully and completely to gratitude.

Next to love, gratitude is one of the greatest powers in the Universe. In fact, it fuels love.

I’m forever grateful to my instructors Erin and Kelsey for opening my eyes to gratitude and my heart to even greater love.

And wishing my American friends all the gifts of gratitude on this Thanksgiving weekend.

11/24/2021

What’s WRONG with you?!... WHY did you do THAT?!... That’s NOT GOOD ENOUGH!... You’re so STUPID!... I HATE YOU!!

Everyone knows the old adage our parents and teachers taught us, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”

Well, I’ve come to learn that this well-meaning saying is dead wrong…especially when you use your own words against yourself.

The above was a typical narrative (albeit often peppered with many expletives as I grew older) that played on repeat in my head from childhood and well into adulthood.

This picture of me at 5 years old, the manner of my expression, embodies those words.

Although I didn’t recognize it at first, this negative chatter grew up with me over the years and became my constant companion.

…Then my abuser and my jailor.

My parents always told me that I was my own worst critic, and being the perfectionist that I was, I certainly lived up to that title.

I berated myself for mistakes and ruminated over them…over and over again.

That little voice inside my head never let me forget my shortcomings. Over the years, it chipped away at me relentlessly and destroyed my self-confidence and sense of self-worth.

It also filled me with anger, frustration, and disappointment, eventually pushing me to the brink of my mental health.

Why did I do it? Why did I allow that little voice in my head to talk to me in this way?...

That’s a great question.

And I wager that many of you reading this post right now might be wondering the same thing about yourselves… Why do we do it?

I would never treat someone else with such disdain, so why treat myself in this inexcusable way?

It is said that we often take our anger out on those closest to us…Well, I suppose in truth, those closest to us would be ourselves?

This negative narrative stemmed from what we saw, heard or learned – the roots are all common, and yet different for each of us.

However, the solution is always the same – compassion and love.

Now, I understand that this may sound over-simplistic, but it isn’t.

Rewiring my thoughts and beliefs about myself to embody self-compassion and self-love was one of my greatest battles.

I had waged a war inside my head, allowing my worst enemy to rule my life for over 30 years!

But there came a point 6 years ago, when I realized that I was paralyzed by this psychological war and if I didn’t change, if I didn’t stand up to my abuser, that I would inevitably self-destruct.

If I wanted to move forward and embrace the gift of life, I had to take on this fight and win.

And I did.

And the fact is, you can too.

You don’t have to live the rest of your life as a prisoner of your mind.

You have the power of a warrior to destroy the negative narrative that paralyzes you, and to ultimately change your life.

The choice is always yours.

If you’re ready, let’s take that step towards change together.

Be Bodacious. Be You.