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MEMBER PROFILE

‘Be the change that you want to
see in the world’ was the quote
Andrea Mondoux selected to
tack on the bottom her first
‘professional’ email signature
she created as part of a class
assignment while attending
Conestoga College.
These words, attributed to the
legendary leader of India’s
independence Mahatma Gandhi,
resonated with the young student as
she pursued a career in social service.
“I have always lived out that mission,
whether it was consciously or
unconsciously in big ways and small
ways,” says Andrea, a professional
transformation coach, speaker and
author who began operating her
company Balance + Bliss full time three
years ago. “I’m really passionate about
helping people to see their potential
and what they’re capable of giving.”
However, before she was able to hone
her skills at assisting others, the
Kitchener native admits she needed to
embrace on her own personal growth
regarding her own body image which
she began working on while in college.
“My professor once said you have
to unpack your own sh*t before you
help other people unpack theirs,”
says Andrea, adding it’s taken nearly
20 years to reach the point where she
can comfortably assist other women
understand the true concepts of
wellness and fulfillment.
“If I can help somebody get their sooner
than I’ve fulfilled my life’s mission.”
Growing up, Andrea did not have the
easiest of childhoods – navigating a
‘I’m really passionate divorced family, blended families, and
being raised by two moms.

about helping people to “Something that I’ve learned along my
own growth journey is that our parents
were only doing the best they could at
that time with how they were raised
see their potential’ and developed,” says Andrea, who has
two young daughters.
“I definitely feel like I’m in the
- Balance + Bliss generation or in a place where I am
breaking a lot of cycles that I grew up
with for my kids.”

PHOTOS BY BRIAN RODNICK

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