About us

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  Heather Rurka graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Alberta in 1997. She has over 20 years’ experience as a clinical hospital pharmacist at the University of Alberta Hospital and the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre. Through these clinical roles, she has dealt with many areas such as palliative care, dementia, pain control, cardiac and respiratory conditions, as well as longterm care and all the life changes that occur for the client, and their family, as they age, or are unable to care for themselves. She is a Certified SRT (Subconscious Release Technique) Practitioner, Certified Emotion Code Practitioner, Certified Body Code Practitioner, Certified Coach through the CCF, and has completed the first 2 levels of Relationship Coaching from the Gottman Institute. Through her personal and work experiences, she has realized that medications can only do so much to treat certain conditions. She feels society has become so fast paced, with families where both parents work, or where parents are separated or divorced, or where there is only one parent, where there are so many actual and perceived expectations from others and those put on ourselves to “keep up”, that society has, in many ways, lost the ability to cope with change, with stress, with life in general sometimes. She sees that many times, people have lost connection with others because it is perceived that there is not enough time, or the little voice in their heads tell them they are not enough. She believes, in essence, people are living in a world of scarcity with thoughts of not enough time, not enough money, not enough sleep, not enough love……………..Her discovery has been that we live in a world of ABUNDANCE, and we simply need to discover how to see it and claim it. Heather has discovered that for herself, and now it is her passion, through PHASCO’s programs and services, to inspire and guide others to find Peace, Happiness, Abundance, Significance, Connection and Open-Heartedness so they can love and be loved.  

   Patrick graduated from the University of Alberta in 1998 and spent the first years of his career working at the University of Alberta Hospital as an inpatient pharmacist. He and his family moved to Rimbey in 2004 and took over ownership of the local drug store, Rimbey Value Drug Mart. Patrick worked full time in the drug store and in his spare time ran a local quitting smoking program empowering many people to become tobacco free. In 2017, after almost 20 years of professional practice,14 years of community practice, and filling close to a million prescriptions, it was time for a change.

Patrick had determined that although medications can help heal illnesses, they do a very poor job of preventing disease and maintaining good health or improving happiness. With an altruistic attitude of helping people, beyond just medications, Patrick started researching alternatives to medications for healing the Mind, the Body and the Soul. In 2017 Patrick and Heather sold the pharmacy to pursue the journey of helping others find their path to happiness. Phasco Health was born. PHASCO is an acronym for Peace, Happiness, Abundance, Significance, Connection (love), and Open Heartedness (vulnerability).

Phasco Health provides education based programs that provide people with an assortment of tools and actions that will allow the individual to take control of their health and ultimately their life. Benefits of these programs may include weight loss or management, better sleeping, healthier relationships, more peace, more energy, and a redefining of life purpose. Their original 12 week program is now a web based platform available for self directed learning. Much of Patrick’s time is now spent working with clients 1:1, helping them overcome blocks and barriers to their personal and professional goals and dreams.

Patrick is currently enrolled at Quantum University in Hawaii working on his masters and PhD in Integrative medicine.  He is a CCF certified coach, completed Level 2 of Gottman Relationship Coaching, is certified in SRT (Subconscious Release Technique) and Emotion Code.  As a teacher, speaker and coach, he helps his clients break through their limiting beliefs and release old emotions that aren’t serving them to empower them to further step into their greatness.