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Ditching my career as a TV director in favor of a more holistic health approach to my leadership was not something I did overnight. Going all in on your spirituality doesn't have to mean sacrifice! If you find yourself feeling like you have to choose between your personal growth and the "matrix", I am here to tell you that you can, and should - have one foot in the spiritual realm an...

We all have habits or go-to responses in life that we adopted as a result of our upbringing. No matter how picture perfect our childhood seemed, as we’re growing up not every experience we have is perfect. As children we really just seek to have our needs met. That’s what our existence is about. And if one (or more) of these needs are missed by our caretakers, if they’re not met - then a rupture o...

My Book with the working title “Wine, Solitaire & Tears” (or, “Bankruptcy, Bulimia, & Polyamory”- what do you think?) has been a work in progress since 2012. Since we are 10 years into this project of mine, I thought I would begin to share some of the pages on the pod, since goddess only knows if I’ll ever get it done! Today I share about my initial experience with the Akashic Records. Hav...

I have done a lot of coaching trainings - in integrative nutrition, as a culinary nutrition expert, fertility coach, child birth education, spiritual coach, NLP & Human Design coach; you name it! While these certifications have helped me and my clients in many ways; what was missing for them and what was long missing for me on my personal transformational journey; was the ENERGETIC component....

While it is inevitable that relationships come and go through a lifetime, and as some best friends seemingly fall off the face of the earth as we navigate transitions and moves, it is OK to feel sad. It is fully OK to be in all the feelings that can come up when our community collapses.   Today on the show I am sharing a bit about my experience with this in my most recent transition to M...

As many of you know, I shaved my head for many years and when I caught wind that my sister Danika was planning to do so as part of her spiritual path this month, I wanted to speak to her about it! I had been following her journey online as she went from deciding her breast implants were no longer serving her to having the actual explant surgery, and we decided we would talk once both her boobs and...

How do you make your Ego your amigo? And WHY should you? In this solo episode I dive right into the Ego's role in creating our reality. Many people beginning on the spiritual path believe that the goal is to obliterate the ego and dissolve it into nothing. When in fact, what we need to focus on is creating a more understanding and mutually beneficial relationship; one that allows us to use its les...

Can NLP & Plant Medicine Work Together? Julyet Berlen sure thinks so! Today she and I get into what neuro linguistic programming is, but more importantly what it did for her and what it can do for YOU! Especially if you are on the medicine path to boot.   Go to episode website for the link to Julyet's book, website, and Instagram! Connect with Meg: Snag a FREE 11 minute Breath Work practi...

Is sleep training all it's cracked up to be? I have Candace St John, MPH back on the show (listen to her also in episode #55 when we discussed Adverse Childhood Experiences and their effects on parenting) this time wearing her Pediatric Sleep Specialist hat! Candace believes much of the mainstream advice we see surrounding infant & child sleep is limiting, inaccurate and lacking proper evidenc...

Do you have a picky eater at home? I sure do! Today I have returning guest Poppy of Low Stress Motherhood on the show! After almost a decade of working one-on-one with babies and toddlers in a home environment, feeding them breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner; this twin toddler mom, licensed childcare provider, and owner of a Montessori-inspired family daycare has heaps to share about picky eating...

You guys! We finally did it! We had our baby boy Ozzy. AND we finally got around to recording our birth story to share with you all. I am so excited to be offering this out into the world, and I am thrilled that my fiancé, best friend, partner, lover, and teacher Levi Moodie was able to join me to share his perspective on things as well. Go to episode website for links and show notes! Connect with...

What are the 2 main reasons for common issues like blocked ducts, painful feeding and mastitis? I have International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Taya Griffin back on the show to tell us as well as what makes IBCLC certified professionals different. She also shares what she sees as the 2 main reasons for common issues like blocked ducts, painful feeding and mastitis. ⁠ Taya's Website Taya...

Have you thought about how you can honor sacred transitions in life like pregnancy, birth, and the entrance into and through matrescence?  This week on the show I have Kirstin B Ford, ceremonialist & Ayurvedic Wellness Coach. Kirstin's mission is to create safe spaces for women to return to themselves and witness their divine potential through ceremony. Today we dive deep into the importa...

⁠Why is offering our baby food important before age 1? Or is it? I have returning guest, pediatric dietitian Priscila Cleary on the show again! ⁠ ⁠On today’s episode we discuss the old adage that "food before 1 is just for fun" PLUS and we go over 8 common mistakes that parents make while starting their baby on solids. ⁠ About Priscila Cleary, RDN, MS, CSOWM Pri is the Pediatric Dietitian and foun...

I have returning guest Stephanie Levich on the show to take us deeper into the conversation surrounding alternative methods of family building. ⁠ ⁠On the heels of the release of her brand new book”From the Start: A Book about Love and Making Families” we discuss further the importance of this inclusive & heartfelt children’s book for any parent who has created their family through adoption, IV...

Fertility Food!  What is it? And how strict do you really need to be in order to conceive? Sabrina Virdee is a registered holistic nutritionist specializing in pre and post natal care and family health. Today we dive deep into what we can do from trimester zero through to conception when it comes to diet , but with no “Good vs Bad” mentality. ⁠ Sabrina walks us through the 6 foods that should...

Human Design as a support in our parenting! What do YOU know about this fascinating tool? This episode was SO fun for me as I have been in my own HD experiment for a couple of years now!  My guest today is Melissa Leithwood; Women's Mentor, Certified Gene Keys Guide, and 6/3 Emotional Projector in Human Design. She is a mother to two Generator type girls whom she homeschools. She mentors wome...

Do you even THINK about your pelvic health? Many of us don't; UNTIL something goes awry. And get this - leaking urine after giving birth is NOT normal! Today on the show I speak with Teresa Luu, a Toronto-based physiotherapist specializing in women's health.  We discuss why pelvic floor health SO important to consider when planning to become pregnant, why she thinks so many people dismiss thi...

How parents use behavioral interventions on children is often rooted in the fact that many don't want to face their own shit.  This week on the show I have Candace St. John, a Public Health Practitioner & Pediatric Sleep Specialist who, after the birth of her own child in June 2020, she was floored by the amount of unsubstantiated evidence that most mainstream parenting techniques and ide...

Want to WEAR your breast milk in a beautiful way? Alyssa Jenkins is the creator and founder of “The Simple Olive”, an online shop specializing in breast milk jewelry! Today we talk about what brought her to start her super successful small biz, what other types of jewelry she makes (think umbilical cord, placenta, ashes, flowers), and she offers tips for other mamas wanting to follow their entrepr...

What is Peaceful Potty Training? Can we REALLY get our kids to use the loo in a low-stress way? Poppy is a wife, a no-frills twin toddler mom, licensed childcare provider, and owner of a Montessori-inspired family daycare and preschool just outside of San Francisco. In our conversation today we we talk about how this amazing mama transitioned from a background in fashion design and marketing to ow...

What does living an EMPOWERED life look like to you? To me, much of it is about living in TRUTH, walking my most authentic path, and being integral in my words and actions. This has meant that I have changed course in my life, many, many times - so that I could honor the calling and evolution of my soul. Today I am sharing about the 5 Things I’ve Learned through REINVENTING MYSELF time and time ag...

How do we know when we should we start offering solid food to baby? My guest today, Priscilla Cleary RDN, MS, CSOWM is a mother of 3 under 3(!) and is also a pediatric dietitian and founder of Baby to Table Nutrition.  On today’s episode we get right into a conversation about the three main methods for introducing solids to our babies, the pros and cons of each, and we also touch on the impor...

Celebrating 1 year of Episodes! As a busy working mama (of almost 2), I am humbled and grateful to have the capacity, time, space and support to do what I love - which is being in service. Fertile at 40 Podcast has been an evolution over the last 49 episodes; what was once simply a space to share the wisdom of healers and the tools I have learned from over the years as I healed from an eating diso...

Today on the show I have another real life birth story this time with 30 year old Canadian mama, Michelle Woke. At the time of this recording her first child Hadley was 5 1/2 months old and you’ll probably hear her making her adorable baby sounds during the recording. Michelle lives in a rural area in northern Canada and birthed in hospital in a nearby city. She shares about the research and prepa...