What happens when a successful entrepreneur’s life changes overnight — and everything you’ve built can no longer protect you?

In this episode of CAMP Conversations, Dayna Conway sits down with Tim Parkes, chief innovator, builder, breaker, and fixer at Maple Leaf Realco, to share his experience of being wrongly convicted in the U.S., sentenced to a maximum-security prison, and spending over two years incarcerated before receiving a full acquittal.

This conversation goes beyond the story itself and into what it truly takes to endure extreme uncertainty, loss of control, and isolation — and how resilience is built moment by moment when the future is unclear.

Tim Parkes is the Founder of Canmark Automotive , Remington Industries, Remington Manufacturing, Remington Global, and the Maple Leaf Realco Development companies

In this conversation, they discuss:

• Defining the problem when money and success can’t fix it

• Separating emotion from decision-making under extreme stress

• How focus and discipline became survival tools

• The role of relevance and belonging in resilience

• Faith, reflection, and rebuilding after incarceration

• Returning to a world filled with noise and overstimulation

• Why relationships matter more than status or achievement

What if relationship conflict isn’t about communication skills—but about misunderstood needs?

In this episode of Camp Conversations, Dayna sits down with Rebecca Mullen, Relationship Coach, Life Coach, author, and host of the podcast Habits for Your Happily Ever After, for a grounded and deeply relatable conversation about how relationships actually function under stress.

Rebecca introduces her practical framework of the three roles present in every relationship: Partner, Lover, and Friend—and explains how tension builds when couples are operating in different roles without realizing it. Through real-life examples drawn from marriage, parenting, friendship, and adventure-driven lifestyles, Rebecca and Dayna explore why resentment forms, how invisible labor impacts connection, and what it looks like to slow down before communication turns reactive.

In this conversation, they discuss:

• Why conflict is often about the needs behind the needs

• How Partner, Lover, and Friend roles can unintentionally compete

• What happens when adventure, caregiving, and responsibility collide

• Why naming how you’re communicating matters as much as what you’re saying

• Simple language shifts that reduce defensiveness and build understanding

• How caregivers can protect connection without over-functioning

Rebecca also shares the personal experiences that shaped her work—from growing up with divorced parents to navigating marriage and parenting with deeply different needs—and reflects on insights from her TEDx Talk The Vegetarian & The Hunter: Creating Peace at the Dinner Table and her book 6 Steps to Better Marriage Communication.

Listeners are invited to explore additional resources and podcast episodes from Rebecca related to each relationship role in the show notes, with more tools and step-by-step communication practices coming in a follow-up episode.

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Dig Deeper into the 3 Roles on Rebecca's podcast:

Partner - Listen to Episode 5

Lover - Listen to Episode 7

Friend - Listen to Episode 6

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In this insightful conversation, elementary educator Rachel shares the lived experiences that drew her into teaching and the values that continue to guide her in an increasingly complex school landscape.

From struggling as a student herself to working at Boys and Girls Club and now navigating today’s post-COVID classrooms, Rachel’s story highlights the compassion, creativity, and resilience that shape truly meaningful teaching.

She reflects on:

• How her own learning challenges inspired her to help students who “don’t see the steps” the way others do.
• Why relationship-building—not pressure—is at the core of effective learning.
• The shift from traditional resource rooms to in-class supports, and why teachers feel stretched.
• The rise in learning needs, mental health challenges, and behavioural complexities.
• Why making mistakes is essential to learning—and how she builds safe, joyful classrooms.
• What burnout looked like for her, and why stepping out of the homeroom helped her rediscover her spark.
• How teachers and parents can better communicate to support children without overwhelming one another.

Rachel also shares the practices that keep her grounded—setting boundaries, embracing fresh perspectives, spending time on her family farm, and learning to leave work at work so she can show up fully for her students.

Her honesty offers a powerful reminder that great teaching comes from humanity, not perfection—and that supporting educators is essential to supporting kids.