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The Hope For Today Cafe

by The Hope For Today Cafe

This is a virtual coffee house that delivers wit and wisdom to your day. Your comedy baristas are Robert Hawke and Deborah Kimmett both motivational speakers who are improv experts and know that the secret to life is saying yes to uncertainty. After surviving cancer, Hawke co-wrote a play called Norm vs Cancer which has been a success on an international level and lead him to do laughter workshops with hospitals across Canada. He is the author of Kicking Cancer's Ass. Deborah Kimmett, has been a comic for 30 years and is a popular performer on CBC Radio ( The Debaters) and travels across North America on the speaker circuit especially communication in health care. She has a video called Talking To Sick People Both have years of personal experience with loss and experience on how to deal with uncertainty with grace and humour. So pour a cuppa, have a laugh on us and know you are not alone. And if you wish you might want to book us to emcee and offer an inspirational day of laughter, le

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Episodes

  1. Anne Mer - Leveled

    Anne Mer - Leveled by The Hope For Today Cafe

  2. Eileen in The Soup Kitchen

    The soup cupboard at the mission, is filled with cans and cans of soup, and other non-perishable goods the public has donated during food drives. And even though its sorted on a regular basis there are hundreds of cans of food that have expired. On the day I volunteered I asked the team leader if…

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  3. What Eileen Taught Me in The Soup Cupboard

    The soup cupboard at the mission, is filled with cans and cans of soup, and other non-perishable goods the public has donated during food drives. And even though its sorted on a regular basis there are hundreds of cans of food that have expired. On the day I volunteered I asked the team leader if…

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  4. How to Use Storytelling To Rock Your Business

    Lisa Sansom and Deborah Kimmett sit down and talk about how to use storytelling to help and keep engagement with the workforce.

  5. Deborah Kimmett The Year Of The Suddenly Picton Radio Show

    Heralded Comedian and storyteller Deborah Kimmett (The Debaters, DNTO, The Second City) brings her poignant, uplifting, and hilarious one-person show The Year Of The Suddenly to The Second City's John Candy Box Theatre for a limited two-night run, October 17 and 18. The story chronicles the...

  6. Cathy Cleary's CBCBMorning Podcast - How I Convinced Angelina Jolie to Chat about Africa

    Cathy Cleary had a secret desire to meet Angelina Jolie. See Cathy has been caring for women in the Congo for years. She knew that meeting Angelina would help bring awareness ( and financial support) to her projects. This CBC interview on Sept 12, 2017 is an inspiring example of how when we ask…

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  7. Deb's Latest Stand Up!!! A Car Accident and an Accident In the Car

    Deb Kimmett's Pee Your Pants Funny!!! Stand up act about careless driving and careless bladder control. All from Our Hope For Today Show in Napanee. Please share!

  8. Having the Palliative Care Conversation

    Today Robert and I had the discussion about the words, Palliative Care. What it means to people. How to have the discussion and breaking down some preconceived notions ( It doesn't mean you've given up. It does mean you will get CARE) We taped it a couple of times. Because we wanted it get the…

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  9. The Hope For Today Live Show

    Live Show on How to Deal With Illness and the stress it can take on you and your family Sponsored by CBK Architects. To Sponsor us contact [email protected].

  10. Accepting Even This.

    Acceptance is the answer to lot of things. After a rough year I did this wee reading of a piece I wrote. Its not a podcast. Its more of a piece of slam poetry. About Accepting the good bad and even this. Please support our work: https://www.gofundme.com/hopefortoday

  11. How To Take A Day Off From Cancer

    A diagnosis changes everything!! There are tests and appointments and people trying to help. Some days it seems that all you have become is the illness. in this podcast humour Baristas Robert Hawke and Deborah Kimmett will discuss how important it is to take a break from cancer! Listen and learn....

  12. THINGS ARE GOING TO GET WEIRD- HOW TO DEAL WITH FEELINGS AFTER A DIAGNOSIS

    When you get diagnosed with a serious illness your life changes quickly. Everything changes on a dime. And as the ground shifts beneath your feet you are going to find your emotions all over the map. This week Robert Hawke and Deborah Kimmett deal with how to deal with crazy emotions -- all with...

  13. How To Ask For What You Need

    Robert Hawke and Deborah Kimmett are motivational speakers who have teamed up to bring you a little hope for today. Today they talk about how to ask for help when you are going through difficult times. Grab a coffee, a tea and come into the virtual cafe.

  14. Gather Your Tribe of Supporters!

    Robert Hawke and Deborah Kimmett are motivational speakers and your comedy baristas in this podcast on how to deal with folks when they don't show up the way you want them to. Dare to ask, Look toward those that are supportive and evict all the negative thoughts. SPONSORED WITH GENEROUS DONATIONS...

  15. Talking to Your Friend when they get Sick ( You will put your foot in mouth)

    Deb Kimmett and Robert Hawke are your comedy baristas. Today motivational speakers and comics Deb Kimmett and Robert Hawke how to listen better and how to be more present when someone you love is sick. Sit back. Laugh. And learn how to remove that foot from your mouth. GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY...

  16. Humor REALLY Is The Best Medicine

    Robert Hawke and Deb Kimmett are your comedic baristas! This episode zeros in on Rob and his journey with cancer and what inspired him to bring laughter and joy to those suffering with life threatening illnesses. Have a cup of laughter in our cafe. Laugh, learn, and know you are not in this thing...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This is a virtual coffee house that delivers wit and wisdom to your day. Your comedy baristas are Robert Hawke and Deborah Kimmett both motivational speakers who are improv experts and know that the secret to life is saying yes to uncertainty. After surviving cancer, Hawke co-wrote a play called Norm vs Cancer which has been a success on an international level and lead him to do laughter workshops with hospitals across Canada. He is the author of Kicking Cancer's Ass. Deborah Kimmett, has been a comic for 30 years and is a popular performer on CBC Radio ( The Debaters) and travels across North America on the speaker circuit especially communication in health care. She has a video called Talking To Sick People Both have years of personal experience with loss and experience on how to deal with uncertainty with grace and humour. So pour a cuppa, have a laugh on us and know you are not alone. And if you wish you might want to book us to emcee and offer an inspirational day of laughter, le

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This is a virtual coffee house that delivers wit and wisdom to your day. Your comedy baristas are Robert Hawke and Deborah Kimmett both motivational speakers who are improv experts and know that the secret to life is saying yes to uncertainty. After surviving cancer, Hawke co-wrote a play called...

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