Today I’m bringing you a story of positivity and gratitude that will leave you feeling really inspired. My guest is Rashmi Sanjay, Talk Show Host, Motivational Speaker and Thriver who says that Her positive attitude and approach to life define her. Rashmi and her family’s life changed forever a few years ago when she received a devastating medical diagnosis. In this episode you’ll hear how she navigated this terrifying ordeal and how her outlook on life drastically changed as a result. Rashmi is also a fellow podcaster and hosts the show In Conversation with Rashmi, which she started in 2019 a ..read more

Todays’ guest is Victoria Cornell, the author and voice behind Motherhood Life Balance, a blog and IG account that helps women turn their mindset into their superpower. Victoria is also a mom of 3, navigating this pandemic like the rest of us, so it was nice to sit down and chat mom-to-mom with someone I’ve followed online for a while yet never chatted in real life. In this episode, Victoria talks about: How she’s managing during the pandemic, and how she’s using mindset work to help cope. Exactly what mindset work is, how she got into teaching it Advice for those people who are just sta ..read more

Welcome to this week’s episode of the podcast everyone. You may or may not know today’s guest by name but if you are a mother in the Waterloo Region, chances are their work will influence your children’s education. I’m talking to Teneile Warren an Intersectional Equity Educator and Consultant. Teneile is a Nonbinary, Queer Black-identifying immigrant settler to Turtle Island. They are the Equity and Inclusion Office for the WRDSB and is also co-founder of insideWaterloo, a founding member of ReallocateWR, and a steering committee member of the African, Caribbean and Black Network of Waterloo R ..read more

This week I have another double interview with lovely duo Jinny Song and Katrina Tioco of Gayuma Catering. I was immediately drawn to the love and energy that Jinny and Kat exude on social media, and then I signed up to be part of their secret menu club, which you’ll learn more about in the episode, and have had the opportunity to enjoy their amazing and unique take out food. Right from the beginning of our interview, I felt like I was chatting with old friends. Jinny and Kat are as down-to-earth and kind-hearted as they come and we had such a great conversation. We talked about: How the two ..read more

This week's episode deals with a topic that is very near and dear to my heart and my brain, which is the intersection of sleep and mental health. More specifically, how a child’s sleep habits, particularly in the early days, have an impact on a mother’s mental health and her ability to cope.    To help explore this topic, I’m talking to Kayla Ginsler, a Child Sleep Consultant with Goodnight Sleep Site, who also happens to have her Masters in Social Work. Kayla is passionate about empowering families to feel confident in helping their baby or child achieve better sleep, and is well-ve ..read more

Melissa Durrell is the President and Chief Communications Strategist of Durrell Communications, founder of Roseview Global Incubator former City Counsellor, a fierce community activist with involvement in everything from Women’s March Global, the Uptown BIA and Waterloo Park boards among others, a women’s rights advocate and a mom of 2. In fact, her resume is so impressive that I encourage you to check out her LinkedIn profile for a full bio.    Melissa is taking this community by storm and  I am so impressed with her passion for the Waterloo Region and her drive to make a chang ..read more

Crystalle and Chloe Kruis, are the mother-daughter team behind Ekko reuse - a Waterloo-region based organization focused on creating a more sustainable take-out experience. I think it’s fascinating to think about the possibility of starting a business with one of my kids one day, so I really wanted to pick Crystalle and Chloe's brains on how their relationship developed from mother-child into business partners.   Both Crystalle and Chloe are just lovely and we had a great conversation. We talked about:   - their relationship - what it was like when Chloe was little and what it’s like ..read more

Sheena Bounsanga is a mindfulness coach, literacy educator and dyslexia specialist. She wears a lot of hats, but today’s episode is focused on her work with kids and mindfulness. Sheena runs mindfulness workshops in schools, classes from her home and she even runs a mindfulness summer camp each year.   We had a lovely conversation — my first in-person one in quite a while — and I love how Sheena was able to break down exactly what mindfulness is, why it’s so important for kids and most importantly how to get kids on board with it. She really stresses the importance of making mindfulness y ..read more

Today I’m interviewing Ivonne Hammoud, mother of 2 and owner of New Moon Counselling. Ivonne is a Registered Social Worker and holds a Masters of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University; and specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship conflicts, and life changes/stressors. She has definitely seen an increase in couples coming to see her throughout the pandemic and she has some great insight into what’s happening in marriages, why it’s happening and what couples can do about it. In this episode we talk about: How the pandemic has been really hard on some marriages but strengt ..read more

This week’s episode is a solo episode and I’m talking all about mom guilt. More specifically, the guilt that moms feel when they take time for themselves (and away from their children). This is something I used to deal with, but over time I’ve realized that taking time away from my kids is so important in order for me to show up as the best parent possible. So I don’t feel guilty anymore!    So let’s talk about mom guilt, shall we? In this episode, I discuss why it’s so important for moms to take time for themselves, why we feel guilty about it, and some strategies for conquering mom ..read more