City Girl Talks

In this episode, I chat with the gorgeous ray of sunshine that is Alexandra Hockey-Parmenter. Alex is a marketing professional and style influencer based in Melbourne, Australia. On her rapidly growing Instagram account @ldy.alx she shares tips for finding your polished, authentic style through content that is thoughtful and well-researched, as well as full of personality and humour. She is passio...

(Recorded Autumn 2022) Well, it’s been a minute. But the good news is that you finally get to listen to this episode, featuring my lovely friend, brand strategist Emily dos Santos (formerly Kiloh). Like me, Emily recently followed her heart and ambitions to move abroad. I went east to England and she went south to Brazil. In this episode, we have a good chat about our experiences of an internation...

What will you read over a cup of something lovely this year? In this short and sweet first episode of 2023, I share my initial reading list and book recommendations for the year.  With a mix of fiction and inspiration and everything in between, it's a list I'm particularly excited about. Have a listen for some 2023 book inspo! Click here for the list of books I chat about in this episode...

Back in July, I thoroughly enjoyed (virtually) meeting and recording with with Seattle-based author, Janis Wildy. Janis is a fellow West Coast city girl, Anglophile and tea lover. Earlier this year she self-published The English Bookshop , a delightful novel about rediscovery, family, and staying open to possibilities.  This episode's girl talk: Janis’ top 3 tips for someone wanting to write...

In this episode, I catch up with one of my absolute favourite people, voiceover artist and digital nomad Claire Lindsay. It's been a while since we had a proper catch-up, but our Libra-Saggitarius connection is as strong as it ever was. It's an episode filled with laughter and fun, where we chat personal development, yoga, surviving divorce and changing the relationship we have with our...

And... welcome back to City Girl Talks! It's been approximately 525,600 minutes and I've missed you! After a little hiatus, the podcast is back. To start us back up in style, I caught up with a past guest, the lovely Meredith Garritsen. Meredith is a savvy business consultant and the founder of the Hervana Coworking Collective in Vancouver. In this episode, Meredith shares how she's...

In this episode, my lovely friend Lindsay Dent from  Have Your Met Her Yet ?   podcast and Pink Crown Creative is back for another round of girl talk. Back in January, we had a New Year's catch-up and 2020 decompress for a double-header with her as a guest here and me as a guest on HYMHY . (You can catch that episode here .) This episode's girl talk:  Pandemic entrepreneurship  Expectati...

(Recorded on November 11, 2020) Let's unblock our chakras with the energy of colour! In this episode, Kellie Inglis from Soul Restyled is back and we get deep and geeky about clothing colours, the chakras they relate to, and what we're looking forward to overall in 2021. This episode's girl talk: How our clothing colour choices can revitalize our body, mind and soul Kellie breaks do...

Happy New Year, everyone! We did it — we got through 2020 (mostly) intact and I am SO PROUD of all of you for showing up for yourselves in whatever fashion that was for you in that dumpster fire of a year. I'm so excited to share the first episode of 2021 with you because it's a conversation with coach and Goalden Girls Podcast host (and fellow curly-haired gal) Lisa Michaud. In this epi...

(Recorded October 25, 2020 ) For the last episode of 2020, I chat with my lovely friend, savvy digital strategist and foodie, Melissa Ariganello. Melissa moved to London in late-2018 and was looking forward to living her best London life in 2020. And then... lockdown. Melissa shares what she's been doing to keep her spirits up and the lessons she's taking into her 30s — she turned the bi...

(Recorded September 30, 2020) PR maven and wine lover Leeann Froese from Town Hall Brands is back for some girl talk about wine, supporting small businesses and California dreaming. Topics in this episode include: The effect of COVID on the BC wine and hospitality industries Pandemic public relations  A reminder to drink responsibly  What it's like to be an employer in 2020   Finding balance...

(Recorded August 26, 2020) In this episode, small business accountant Harmik Cacace is back for some girl talk about pandemic pregnancy and moving, what we're looking forward to when we can properly travel again, and being okay with saying "no". For anyone like myself who has jumped feet- or head-first into entrepreneurship this year, Harmik also shares some key tips for keeping you...

(Recorded September 9, 2020) October 18-24 is Small Business Week and on this last day of that, I'm thrilled to share this episode featuring the mother-daughter team of Ativo Skincare, Tracy Castro and her daughter, Jayda Khan. Ativo Skincare, a Vancouver-based clean beauty brand. Natural skincare is their passion and kindness is their ethos. In this round of girl talk, we chat about: Natural...

(Recorded Sep. 16, 2020) It was so nice to catch up with Anita Dunn who owns one of my favourite boutiques, Mila + Paige in New Westminster, BC. In this episode of City Girl Talks we dig into the following topics: Dating after divorce Single motherhood and mompreneurship Running a small business during the pandemic The power of community  And more! Anita Dunn was born and raised in New Westminster...

(Recorded August 16, 2020) Back in August, I had a really great conversation with rap artist Monica Morong (Mommy Rapper). Monica and I chat about when life echos our doubts, finding purpose, her mission to create family-friendly rap, redefining success and focusing more on the journey than the destination. Mommy Rapper, Monica Morong, is the mother of four girls. She's creating family-friend...

(Recorded September 21, 2020.) In this episode, I sat down for some girl talk with Crystal Battagliola from the Hustle with Luster blog. Crystal gives some tips for starting a blog, and we chat about the perspective of age, the joy of silence, her experiences of mid-life motherhood, raising daughters, and getting through 2020 in one piece. Crystal Battagliola is a Vancouver-area mid-life mom of tw...

(Recorded August 12, 2020.) In this episode, I sit down for some girl talk with Metro Vancouver-based tea blogger and full-time registered nurse Michelle Owens from the One More Steep tea blog. We chat all about tea, the 2020 iteration of nursing (her opinion, not her employer’s) and grocery shopping, and her experience of moving, getting married and buying a house during the pandemic. (Phew!) Mic...

(Recorded on August 26, 2020.) In this episode, I sit down for some girl talk with beautiful soul and clothing designer Shamiza Ali from Vancouver-based Edna Smak. We chat about opening our arms to greatness, learning from our wrong turns, feeling GOOD in our clothes and flourishing despite the adversity of 2020. Shamiza also shares how fate and a moment of panic led her to her wonderful partner....

(Recorded July 16, 2020) In this episode, I was so happy to have a virtual chat with my lovely friend and fellow travel bug Nina Bader. Nina is Swiss ex-pat city girl living in Vancouver and we met via the blog pod our friend Orla Corrigan put together a few years ago. We chat positivity and couple dynamics in 2020, turning 30, moving abroad, and finding work-life balance when working from home. N...

In this episode, I have a great chat with global citizen, smart cookie and tech boss-babe Humaira Ahmed from Locelle. Humaira talks about her experiences growing up in Pakistan, overcoming adversity, following her ambitions, and breaking boundaries as a female Person of Colour in tech. We also dig into gender stereotypes, and she shares the story of her father standing up for her at two pivotal mo...

(Recorded July 26) In this episode, I have some great girl talk with radiation therapist and wine blogger Deborah Murray. Deb shares her pandemic experience as a healthcare worker, her favourite #GetThrifty wines for summer, and why it's been so important to live in the moment. We get nerdy about wine, and also chat carbs, photography, confidence and our mutual love of Scotland. Deborah Murra...

(Recorded July 17, 2020) It's a double-episode week! My guest for this episode is Caylen Baker from Canvas Candle Co. Caylen and I chat about our mutual love of hygge, and she gives insight on the candle making process and why phthalates are a big no-no. Caylen also shares the emotional ride COVID-19 has taken her on as an entrepreneur, and we talk about how a business decision she recently m...

In this episode, I sit down for a virtual chat with Pearl Cicci, a Vancouver-based Nutritionist and Health Coach. We talk about how she keeps her positive energy up, growing up in Vancouver as a Black person, plant-based eating, and why we need to go with our gut. Pearl also gives some tips for incorporating more plants in our diet and shares some insight on supplements. Pearl Cicci is a Nutrition...

(Recorded on June 10) Marketing maven, and lovely human, Stefanie McAuley is back for another round of girl talk. Stef first came on the podcast back in January, and the world has completely changed since then. In this episode, we dig into privilege, authenticity, good (and bad habits) gained during COVID, and Stef also shares some savvy marketing tips for our current climate. (Stef's neighbo...

This episode's guest is Business Babes Collective founder, lovely soul and fellow extroverted-introvert, Danielle Wiebe. We dig deep into values and faith, the power of community, and Danielle shares the experience of shifting her business to a digital platform during the pandemic. Danielle is the founder of Business Babes Collective , a global community for female entrepreneurs. Through mast...