VALENTINE
THOMAS

SPEARFISHWOMAN, CHEF, SPEAKER, AUTHOR, ENTREPRENEUR

" Pushing beyond limits, environment, culinary "

Valentine holds a law degree from the Université de Sherbrooke. She worked in finance in London for 6 years. Chef, author, speaker, and advocate for sustainable ocean consumption.

A two-time TEDx speaker, named a Change Maker by Forbes Magazine, and guest on the Joe Rogan podcast (2x), she travels the world catching her own food sustainably and breaking taboos about where our food comes from.

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THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD SOURCING

With almost 8 billion people to feed on the planet, how do we survive without comprising our oceans?
Valentine discusses what sustainability really means, what are the issues we are facing and what can we do, as consumer and society to provide better solutions.

Extrait: “There is however an extensive consensus that an ecological focus alone isn’t sufficient to have a long-term guaranteed regenerative ecosystem of seafood for our consumption. We must consistently consider a socio-ecological perspective if we want to effectively have a positive impact across cultures. “

FACING YOUR OWN SHARK: HOW I LEARNED TO GET OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE

The inspiring journey of Valentine Thomas, who faced severe anxiety, bullying and a fear of the ocean.

By working on her mental strenght, she took the plunge into the bumpy road of entrepreneuship and self-sufficience as a spearfisher woman and advocate of sustainable seafood sourcing.

Extrait: “I learned that you cannot become a better person by staying in your comfort zone, and indeed, I had to place myself in the zone that made me LEAST comfortable in order to find real meaning in my life.”

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The inspiring journey of Valentine Thomas, who faced severe anxiety, bullying and a fear of the ocean.

By working on her mental strenght, she took the plunge into the bumpy road of entrepreneuship and self-sufficience as a spearfisher woman and advocate of sustainable seafood sourcing.

Extrait: “I remember sitting at my desk, imagining spending the next 40 years of my life doing the same thing. And I got scared. I got scared to be wasting my while life. The future was making me claustrophobic. I had the impression that, like in most spheres of my life, I didn’t belong where I was. […] so I packed my shit and I left.”

THE HAPPINESS OF THE MONKEY

And if innovation wasn’t insuring our future and happiness? Imagine if the past was a better guarantor to make us happy?

Valentine Thomas discuss the effect of our ADN on our hapiness and the dangers of technocological advancement creating a lack of proximity between humans and nature.

Extrait: “Our level of hapiness didn’t increase with technology, it actually declined. People are more and more unhappy and miserable. If a return to the basics can seem regressive for certain people, it is crucial in order to find personal happiness and to live inharmony with our environment.”

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CULINARY WORKSHOP

Everything you need to know about buying, storing and prepping fish and seafood

BREATHING FOR COURAGE AND BETTER HEALTH

Discover the power of breath through several aspects of you life. 1- How to breathe better for better sleep 2- How to breathe for anxiety 3- How to breathe to increase sharpness of the mind 4- How to hold your breath to build resilience. 5- How to breath to increase fitness.

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