boobs, bods & brains

In order to create a world that is equal for everyone we need to understand how to make changes. We need to understand how to provide resources, encouragement and support especially to the young people in the world. As Pride Month is celebrated internationally, we are honoured to have Jacki Yovanoff join us to talk about how far we have come and how far we have yet to go. With individuals like Jac...

You spend your life doing all of the things that everyone has always told you that you should aspire to do. You have been the person you have been told you were supposed to be. You go to school, you get married, you have children and tick all of the boxes. And then you realize that you are not living your authentic life. This week we are proud to welcome Cynthia to our program. Cynthia transitione...

Sam Leeson-McCoy - babyREADY & working with 2SLGTQIA+ people Cofounder and co-creator of this boobs, bods & brains podcast, Sam Leeson-McCoy, first began helping people have babies 23 years ago. Over the last 2+ decades her business has grown and evolved to include fertility guidance, doula care, lactation support, prenatal classes, parent coaching and more. Within the last 10 years she ha...

While the last several decades have found more and more women and those assigned female at birth in the workspace there is still an overwhelming majority of individuals who struggle to see that those same women are able to successfully balance being an entrepreneur and being a parent. Enter Lianne Kim. This week our guest, Lianne, is not only a parent of two beautiful children but is also a highly...

Becoming a parent and going through the process of pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum can be one of the most amazing and exhilarating times in someone’s life. It can also be a time when there are more questions than it feels that there are answers. Knowing that your care provider will take the time to sit with you and answer your questions and let you make decisions about your own care is a g...

For as long as most of us can remember all television shows, movies, advertising and promotional material has included images of women being depicted and illustrated as young, vibrant, long-haired, thin and engaging individuals. It is therefore not surprising that so many of our youth start off their lives with self image issues and that those issues just continue to age with them over time. This...

Many people who are assigned female at birth spend time dreaming about the time in their lives when they will carry and birth a baby. There are also those who want to go out of their way to avoid conception and yet they don’t know anything about their own fertility. This week we have the honour of discussing fertility with Dr. Jessica Liu, ND. She will talk about charting for ourselves, how we emb...

Have you ever been so drawn into a powerful, physical scene in a movie or on the stage and wondered “how did they DO that?” We are not just talking about the sex scenes, although they can be provocative for sure but poignant domestic disputes, racially charged interactions and more. All of these types of depictions of real life actions require respect, patience, understanding and compassion. And f...

You are in a profession that you love to your core. At the same time you see the flaws in the system and the vulnerabilities within the population that you work with. You want to do whatever you can to help make those vulnerabilities turn into strengths AND you want to avoid the wandering hands of those who feel entitled. What do you do? Well, if you are Joanne then you create an app wherein you l...

As we sit down it is not lost on any of the three of us that we are recording this conversation on March 21st, the day Ontario is lifting the mask mandate. Today we are talking to Grief Recovery Method coach, Kirsten Frey about how we have been conditioned, from childhood, to push down our sadness, anger, anxiety . . . truly any strong “negative” emotions to the point that we live in a world where...

What is meditation? What is mindfulness? Are they the same? Are they linked? Do I have to zone out to do both? This week we are joined by Annabel who will provide us with some description of both words, some examples of how the two are linked and explanation about how very different these two activities are. Annabel lays it out on the line for us and let’s us know that we don’t have to stop everyt...

When we talk about the risk and likelihood of concussion we tend to think of elite and high level athletes. We think of being checked into the boards in ice hockey or being knocked back to hit our head on the court in basketball. We don’t think about how tripping, falling and hitting our heads in our bathroom could have the same life changing effect. Yet it can be equally traumatic. This week we h...

According to John’s Hopkins the current statistics surrounding those affected by endometriosis is between 2 and 10%. The challenge with that number is that there are some who don’t experience pain, many who are diagnosed with other issues (like PCOS) and are left with the one diagnosis alone and even others who are dismissed for being hypersensitive and therefore no follow up is ever done. This we...

When we talk about health and wellness we often assume to speak about physical and emotional states of being. We frequently dismiss the overwhelming value of our financial health and the peace of mind that comes from planning for our future and for after we have gone. This week we are speaking with Nicole Barrett about the need for all of us to plan for ourselves. Nicole is the Marketing Director...

Does it feel as though you have been living in a fog since becoming a parent? Or, since working from home? Or, since March 2020?? While all of us know that there are significant health benefits from getting adequate rest, with the obstacles life throws at us it can be truly difficult to find the healthiest balance. Join us as we chat with Good Night Sleep Site founder, Alanna McGinn. To learn more...

As parents all of us want our children to live their dreams and be successful.  This is something the Olympic Gold Medal Hockey winner and Team Canada’s MVP Brianne Jenner can relate to; both as a parent and as someone who has dreamed about being a gold medal hockey winner since she was very young. In spite of the challenges that high level female athletes face being “taken seriously” in the...

Crank up the music and dance alone in the living room. Run a bath and light some candles. Finish your coffee while it is still hot. None of us can tell anyone else when and how to best make time for ourselves, to give us the kind of “me time” that most of us crave. This week we are excited to explore the conversation about “self love” and making time for ourselves with Life, Neuro & Holistic W...

You deserve to be fully happy. All too often coupled relationships serve one person more than the other and today Michelle explains the value of a “secure functioning“ relationship. She  describes how critical it is to make sure that you and your partner are equals in all aspects of your connection. To learn more about Michelle, visit her website: https://www.raecounselling.com boobs, bods &a...

Grief is an incredibly powerful emotion! We typically associate grief with the loss of a physical being. If the last two years have taught us anything it is that grief or loss can be felt related to family dynamics, health, employment status and so much more. In this episode Kirsten provides us with some of the tools needed to accept and slowly process some of the guilt and grief that we may feel...

Fast food. Fast medicine. Fast service. This disposable world we live in does not encourage us to spend the time to nurture and grow our bodies and our brains on an ongoing basis. Our conversation with Michelle highlights how invaluable it is to slow down, ask questions, and listen for answers in order to achieve our best mental and physical health.  To learn more about Dr. Michelle visit her...

We have all heard that it takes a village to raise a child. During times of crisis, isolation and sometimes physical, geographic distance it can be very difficult to find that village for yourself. Join us as Joanne talks about the MamaSoup app and describes why she knew the world needed an app and a community like hers. To learn more about Joanne, visit her website: http://www.mamasoup.ca/ boobs,...

Sam Leeson and Laurel Crossley know a thing or 2000 about women’s wellness! In this inaugural episode learn about their independent health journeys and why they’re demanding more resources and supports to fuel this revolution! Don’t miss a minute of their dynamic strategizing and elevating of the conversation surrounding women’s health and wellness by subscribing today! And tell all of the women y...