City Girl Talks

Did you know your skin is the largest organ of the body? Do you know what you're putting on it? This week's guest is blogger, clean beauty advocate, and fitness motivator Tara Butterwick. She breaks down the beauty industry for us, gives some wellness, fitness and beauty tips for women on-the-go, and gets real about her pregnancy journeys.  Based in Calgary, Tara is one of the Canadian l...

This week's episode features the gorgeous and PR savvy Janelle Saccucci. Janelle opens up about an event that changed her life forever, we get deep into self-reflection and self-care, chat about how marketing has changed, and the importance of being authentic to ourselves. Also, anyone else remember Britney Spears saying that she used toothpaste to treat a blemish?  Janelle is a marketing and...

Thank goodness for technology that enables this podcast and allows for keeping in touch with lovely friends all over the world. Like this week's guest, Irish travel-bug and digital marketer Orla Corrigan. We met on Instagram when she was moving to Vancouver a couple years ago, and have been proper friends ever since. Orla dialled in from Melbourne, where she and her Aussie fiance have moved b...

Acupuncturist Mika Ennis drills down the three things you should know about acupuncture -- aside from the fact that it's amazing. (This is also a friendly reminder for you to book those appointments now, before the mad rush of "oh shoot, need to use up my benefits" takes all the open spots with your favourite wellness practitioner!) Mika and I also chat about going with our gut with...

Digging deep into embracing change and finding confidence in the body we have now with Kellie Inglis from Soul Restyled. Kellie and I chat about body image, dressing the body we have now, going out with rollers in our hair (shout out to Reese Witherspoon's Whiskey in a Teacup and this hilarious Jennifer Garner video !), styling ourselves from the inside out, and needing tissues during a close...

This week's guest is photographer Jana Josue-MacLaren. Based in Vancouver, Jana loves to work with natural light and photograph people to create images that communicate their most authentic selves. Knowing from a young age that she wanted to be a teacher, Jana thought her path was very clear. But suffering from burnout created an interesting shift that made following her side-hustle dreams a...

This week's guest is Meagan Murtonen, one of my lovely friends in Victoria. Meagan is a wedding planner (no, I'm not getting married), florist and lifestyle blogger who moved to Victoria around the same time I did last year---how has a year go by so fast?! We met at a networking event and became friends shortly after that. We chat about moving cities, money mindset, and the importance of...

On another recent lightning-quick trip to Vancouver (to see Elton John!), I had a chance to sit down with real estate dynamo and fellow yogi, Dylan McCansh. Dylan shares her thoughts on rent vs. buy in Vancouver, why female relationships are so important for women, and why she's grateful for her resilience. We also touch on why everything IS figureoutable---thank you Marie Forleo ! A fellow b...

When I was last in Vancouver, I popped into Hervana Coworking Collective to to get some work done, and settled in for some girl talk with Hervana founder, Meredith Garritsen. Hervana is an environment for female entrepreneurs to accelerate their success through community--- and I love to spend time there. We chatted about building community, NOT keeping up with the cool kids, and learning to be a...

For this first(!) full episode, I sat down with my lovely friend Emily Kiloh from the podcast Cool Mom 101. Emily is a PR and marketing professional who's worked with brands like lululemon and Eminence Organic Skin Care. A new mom to baby Leo, Emily has her hands full...but that hasn't stopped her from launching a podcast, and continuing to have adventures with family and friends. She’s...

City Girl Talks is a podcast about the real, the fun, and the in-between things in life that every 21st-century woman needs and wants to know about. Every week, Yasmine Hardcastle from West Coast City Girl chats with an inspiring friend or female thought leader to share candid girl talk about their journey so far. Wherever you are in the world, grab your glass or cup of something lovely and settle...

Introducing City Girl Talks, a new podcast about the real, the fun, and everything in between—what women want to know and talk about—hosted by Yasmine Hardcastle, a Canadian 30-something millennial-cusp female with the goal of empowering women of all ages. (And who is super happy to have found a medium where it doesn't matter that she talks with her hands!) First episode drops at the beginnin...