The Morning Meeting with Sarah & Jess

This week, we’re sitting around the table with professional makeup artists Melissa Sifnakis & Toula Joseph to chat about all things beauty, creativity, and feeling good in your own skin! 💄✨ They share their thoughts on what’s happening in the beauty industry right now, their favorite go-to products, and the artistry behind their craft; showing us how makeup can be a true form of self express...

Let’s talk  conscious parenting ! Is it just another parenting trend? Do we agree with it? Is it one in a long list of others meant to make us feel bad about ourselves and our current parenting styles? What does it even mean to be a 'conscious parent'? WE had QUESTIONS (& skepticism) so on this episode of The Morning Meeting we sit down with Conscious Parenting Coach, @theconscious_ishmom, She...

The 5 stages of grief?! MYTH. Inequities in the workplace due to pregnancy & pregnancy loss? TRUE. Bereavement & Grief? NOT the same thing! Dr. Stephanie Gilbert has her doctorate in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and is an Associate Professor at Cape Breton University & in this episode she sits down with us to chat about how her current research focus was inspired by her o...

A thriving community starts with a strong foundation . Money in, Money Out. The support is great, the need is greater, & until no patient needs them, the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation (CBRHF) will not rest. Aiming to eliminate barriers to health care in Unama'ki-Cape Breton, The Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation (CBRHF) is a registered charity responsible for raising funds to...

If Nike emailed you to work with them, would you think it was a scam?! Emma sure did! Emma Flynn is an influencer in the running scene who is dedicated to shattering stereotypes and encouraging individuals of all body types to believe in their capabilities. In this episode, she's around the table discussing how "action creates energy" has helped her create simple, actionable, and sustainable habit...

Did we just become best friends?! We may have just met (in person) but we laughed until our bellies hurt chatting with Percy and Clary Ager, aka the Zucchini Wives!! The owners and operators of Ager Lane Flower Farm and Event Space and partners in marriage, business, and most importantly - dreaming! From Vancouver Island to Cape Breton Island - they moved across the country to start an inclusive a...

We are back with our first S&J Session of Season 4. We are taking you back to the holy day of June 13th in this episode (Jess' Birthday and Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 release day!!!) As we prepared for Summer, we sat down and chatted growing older, our predictions for the season (Spoilers!), and the complexities of friendships & relationships inspired by all the anonymous thoughts and...

Ashley Hareguy joins Sarah & Jess around The Morning Meeting table to discuss her journey since receiving a brain cancer diagnosis in March of 2020. The world was changing for most of us then, but for Ashley, in a different way. After learning of her cystic glioblastoma, Ashley decided she would face every part of this journey with humour and positivity. Not once did she waver in the fact that...

On this episode of the Morning Meeting, Sarah & Jess sit down with Danielle Patterson & Danielle Johnson, AKA "The Danielles", owners of Anchored Ideas, Anchored Recruiting and City Print Plus, to chat about navigating business, partnerships, parenthood, and leadership on our island and beyond these past 7 years. We go back to the beginning - from payroll on napkins, to almost lo...

Patrick & Daniel are back around the table, and this time, we are actually airing it. The Husbands join us for an everyday chat where we discuss the deep cuts of parenthood & marriage: household chores, budgeting, school lunches, kids' sports schedules, birthday parties and more. This episode of The Morning Meeting has been sponsored by: Sampson McPhee Lawyers. Looking to do some estat...

You may hear a familiar voice on this one, as Jess flips the script & puts Sarah in the 'guest' seat to answer all of your communication questions. We discuss some elements of interpersonal relationships, share some public speaking tips, highlight the importance of active listening, decide that Jess may be a 'defensive listener', and share why Sarah strongly believes that '...

We are turning the table on this episode of The Morning Meeting with Sarah & Jess, with co-host turned guest as Jessica takes a turn in the hot seat! As the owner of Jessica Levangie Sleep Consulting, Jess gives us the scoop on sleep training. What is it? Do we have to do it? Do all babies need it? Do kids become 'too old' to sleep train?! What’s her take on it all? She answers questio...

S&J are back on the mic for an honest catch up to kick off the New Year! We are discussing how August turned to December in the blink of an eye, the chaos of life and how we've been doing with various transitions, our take on new year's resolutions and much more! Keep your heads up - we never know when that pendulum is swinging back around! PLUS we share some first deets on upcoming da...

S & J SESSIONS.Isn't Summer just starting?! Where.does.the.time.go?! We are back behind the mics for a quick catch up now that September is over and we can breath again (sorta).  We chat about the start of the 'new year', changes and transitions and how life feels lately with a new level of busy. But, 'put the kettle on' because what we couldn't wait to share with you is how frickin' grea...

Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, mom of SIX and Co-Founder and Senior Director of Mabel’s Labels. She is an award winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, and sought after speaker, moderator, keynote and emcee and on this episode she joins Sarah and Jess to discuss what she's learned through her journey in entrepreneurship and motherhood and why the kids' are doing alright. We chat all about ho...

Sarah is a planner - but this is one plan she hasn't yet made.. until now. Sarah & Jess are joined around the table by Kelly O'Brien, Associate Lawyer at Sampson McPhee Lawyers. Kelly talks about the importance of estate planning; who it's for, where to start, what to include, and why it's important to think about it now! If you have kids, if you're currently in a common-law partnership, if yo...

Sarah & Jess are back around the table with the good doctor - Dr. Gillian MacMullin (OBGYN) - chatting  all things contraception on this third installment of our Wine & Gyne series. We dig into our own experiences, the various options available to you depending on your goals, and our perceptions & misconceptions of contraception options on the market. Are you trying to prevent pre...

Introducing our brand-new series: Tid-bits for Bottom bits. In this reccuring segment, Sarah and Jess will explore the Pelvic Floor with Alana and Melissa, from Cabot Physiotherapy.  We will discuss specific areas of pelvic floor health in each episode, but first, lets chat the basics. What is the pelvic floor? You have one and you've probably been paying little attention to it. Who...

From Hallmark, Netflix, BET Centric, Wellversed Entertainment and Global to The Morning Meeting table, Samantha Gracie, Actor, Singer/Songwriter and Acting Coach, sits down with Sarah and Jess from her home in Toronto,  Ontario to chat all about her career as an artist and what she's learned about herself along the way. We laughed, we cried, we learned, we were inspired and encouraged to say...

FRESH BRAND, NEW SEASON, SAME US! Sarah and Jess are back, up close and personal baby! A little chit-chat to kick off our third (!) season together, a quick review of what we've been up to and what TMM Season 3 has in store - including  a brand new segment and some live events! We discuss getting 'Anchored' by "the Danielle's" and the dream team, how smells and sounds jog our memories, a...

Good food is a good mood! In this special bonus episode, Sarah, sits down with Emma Jerrott, Program Coordinator of The Good Food Bus (@goodfoodbuscb). Emma chats all about The Good Food Bus programming, their work in food security and their goals of making nutritious food more accessible and affordable to our Cape Breton communities. In simple terms, Emma tells us to think of the Bus as the "prod...

Happy 'Grading Day' or 'Last Day of School', whatever you call it - school is out for the Summer and we thought there was no better way to celebrate than to share this insightful, funny, and interesting conversation we had with French immersion teacher and TikTok star - Mme. Rad aka the @radblondeteacher! Learn more about how pandemic lockdowns led Lisa to trying a new creative outlet, that has si...

We let the Husbands back!! Patrick and Daniel join Sarah and Jessica around the table for a long overdue double date. We chat about yesteryear - learning a thing or two about one another we didn't know before and we answer some questions from some Morning Meeting Members. Who was the bigger teenage delinquent? Has Jessica been backing the vehicle in? Has marriage changed our relationships? Are we...

Well, we still aren't sure if it was a good idea to give these two the mics, but in the spirit of Mother's Day - HERE WE ARE! We sat down with our Moms, Margaret (Jessica) and Cathy (Sarah), for a fun light-hearted chat about motherhood, raising us (and our siblings), the challenges, the proud moments, the differences and similarities in our parenting styles, and the things they still don't k...

You asked, we hoped, she delivered! Sarah & Jess finally got to sit down with highly sought-after guest, Dr. Anna D'Intino. Naturopathic Doctor. Fertility-Helper. Hormone-Optimizer. Women's Health Advocate. Sarah & Jess asked all the things and Anna's (she said we could!) delivery of knowledge had us laughing until we cried. Take a deeper dive with us into naturopathic medicine,...