HER - Honest Everyday Ramblings

It’s a solo episode today and CJ and Megan are in the hot seat chatting about the shifts and changes they have both been making to support themselves in managing anxiety. They share the things they have been adding to - or removing from - their daily routines, what tools and supports they have found that are making a big difference and the impact the changes have on them physically and emotionally...

Today we are sitting down with media personality, mother, and public speaking coach Heather Morrison. Heather is also the founder of Deliver Your Best, an online public speaking program that helps people learn to overcome fears and challenges tied to public speaking - and communication in general!  We chat with Heather about HOW she overcame her fear of public speaking, and used her methods and pa...

Today we are sitting down with CULT chocolat founder, multi - passionate entrepreneur and mother of two Ying Tang. We are talking about how she got started in business, what made her choose to learn all things chocolate, and she shares her story of being blindsided in business. Ying shares with us her story of being in business with family, how she was pushed out of the business she built with her...

Today we are sitting down with women’s fitness specialist Colin Jackson and talking about all things women’s fitness and hormones, how to work WITH your hormones to support your body and find the correct physical exercises to support you - and not overwhelm you OR your schedule. Colin shares WHY he focuses on helping women over 35, why hormones and nutrition are the building blocks of fitness for...

It’s a SOLO episode today friends, and we are digging into the topic of comparison on social media! We get into all things Imposter Syndrome, navigating the noise of social media, the push and pull of instagram, the emotions involved and the power of the MUTE button.  We are talking about being intentional with your time on socials, using it as a tool or with a purpose vs getting stuck in the “scr...

Today we are sitting down with infertility advocate, mother, content creator and Bachelor alum Astrid Wendt. We are talking all about how Astrid met her now husband Kevin on Bachelor in Paradise, moving to Canada for love ( and the climate shock involved!), navigating trying for a baby during the pandemic, working though infertility and her IVF journey. She walks us through their infertility journ...

Today we are sitting down with entrepreneur, life coach and mama, Courtney Quinn aka @coachingwithcourt. Courtney shares what led her to her path as a life coach, how her childhood impacted her life choices, and how exactly she helps her clients remove blocks and live their best lives through her signature Aligned Action Method. We are talking about micro habits, morning routines, thriving in moth...

Today we are sitting down with Conner Curran and Dustin Paisley, owners and founders of Canadian apparel brand Local Laundry. Get ready to laugh a lot while learning a TON, these two are hilarious and deliver so much value all at once!  Conner and Dustin are sharing valuable insights with us about entrepreneurship, navigating business partnership, building community and the importance of having cl...

It’s a solo episode today friends! We put Erika in the hot seat and are chatting about WHY she isn’t your average farm wife and what that means to her, how she found her voice and identity as a wife, mother and entrepreneur and how she navigates the old school culture of the farming community. Erika shares why she actively resisted the “farm wife life” at the beginning of her marriage, the dynamic...

Today we are sitting down with mother of 3, content creator and family influencer Heydy Lopez. We talk about Heydy’s journey of motherhood, the challenges of becoming a teen mother at age 16, how the closeness in age to her oldest son has made their bond super strong, and how it feels that he is currently the same age she was when she became a mom. She gets into what it was really like being a tee...

We have a solo episode for you today, where we are getting real and raw about business partnerships. CJ and Erika are taking the hot seats on this one, and sharing all about what it looks like behind the scenes as business partners in their company Carousel Media Management. They are sharing the ups and downs the highs and lows, and the learnings and growth that they have moved through together ov...

Today we are sitting down with founder of Devon + Lang, Tyler McCombs. We are talking with Tyler about leaving a secure career he loved at Apple and taking the leap into entrepreneurship, how COVID flipped his business on it’s head from the start, what the behind the scenes of creating a product in the apparel industry looks like, and why he is passionate about making “life changing underwear” - a...

Today we are sitting down with mother of two, contnet creator, and former Miss Universe Canada Siera Bearchell. We are chatting with Siera about how life changed for her after competing in Miss Universe, how she navigated the media blitz that followed her, how the learnings and experience from her pageant journey impacted her choices, values and career path as an adult and what is is REALLY like b...

Today we are sitting down with grief, coach and mother of three Tanis Mitchell. We are talking with Tanis about how she navigated her daughter Lukah’s traumatic medical journey, how being a medical mama has impacted her and shifted her perspective on life, the empowerment of feeling through grief and refusing to be a victim of the pain, and how her journey has led her to walk alongside others thro...

It’s a solo episode today and we have Erika in the hot seat sharing all about her journey with ADHD. Erika takes us through how and when she realized she may have ADHD, what prompted her to take the steps to receive a proper diagnosis, the changes, the freedom AND grief she felt upon being diagnosed, the tools she has implemented for support and why she considers having ADHD a superpower.  She sha...

Today we are sitting down with mindfulness coach, podcaster and speaker Marie Barker. Marie shares with us her journey of how she found somatic practices while searching for healing after a sexual assault, we talk about what somatic practices actually ARE -  and how they can help with anxiety, ADHD and whole body health, the challenges of meditation and leaning into the uncomfortable, and why we n...

Today we are sitting down with Julia Penner, and she openly and vulnerably shares her story of living in and leaving an abusive marriage, the shame and confusion of enduring marital rape, the battle she had with her religious beliefs and her marriage and what changed for her when she became a mother. Julia shares how she navigated multiple forms of abuse from her ex- husband, how he used love bomb...

Today we are sitting down with content creator and mother of 3 Joselyne Effa and chatting ALL things content creation, why she left her full time career as an Operating Room Nurse to go all in on content creation, and how she navigates brand deals, collaborations and community in the social media world as a woman of colour. Joselyne brought the ENERGY to this conversation, we laughed so much with...

Today on the podcast, we are sitting down with non-diet dietician and owner of Food To Fit Nutrition Brooke Bulloch! We talk with Brooke about restricted eating cycles, the effect trauma can have on your body, nutrition, and overall health, and how your mood and capacity affects your ability to nourish yourself. Brooke answers our questions on what gut health entails, and how functional gut issues...

It’s a SOLO episode today friends, and Megan is getting open and honest about her relationship with alcohol. She shares about how she was exposed to alcohol as a small child, the trauma that was inflicted upon her during childhood as a result of her parents alcoholism and growing up with dishonesty, evasiveness and shame around alcohol. She shares about having her first drink at age 12, how drinki...

Today we are sitting down with Physiotherapist and owner of STILL PHYSIO Kim Fraser. Kim passion for women’s health and sport performance is at the forefront of her practice, and she shares SO much information with us about WHY. Kim lays all the pelvic floor information out for us, including what exactly our pelvic floor is and does, what a pelvic floor exam looks like, why the pelvic floor plays...

Today we are sitting down with Darren Anderson, founder of the Love My Mind Initiative. Darren founded Love My Mind after losing his brother Mark to suicide amidst his battle with alcoholism, in order to provide a voice, support, education and resources to those who struggle with mental health. Darren vulnerably shares about the events of, and leading up to the day Mark passed, the immediate role...

It’s a SOLO episode friends, and we are going all over the place today! We talk about the idea of “fake it till you make it”, what it used to mean for us and what it means to us NOW, using a fake it till you make it mentality as a mechanism to pump yourself up and channel the energy you want to feel, and not wanting to push through and put on a face anymore. We cover the layers of AUTHENTICITY, th...

Today we are talking with Toxic Relationship Expert + Women's Coach Anika Castaneda about navigating trauma and finding healing after leaving a cycle of abusive relationships, beginning at age 13. She vulnerably shares with us her personal story of the physical, emotional, mental and sexual abuse she experienced in her romantic relationships throughout her teenage years and into adulthood, and...

Today we are chatting ALL thing boundaries with Ashley Breland, aka @ashley_theboundarytherapist. Ashley shares what her favourite definition of boundaries is and talks us through HOW to set and hold boundaries with yourself and others - and how to accept and support the boundaries other people set. We talk about what a boundary actually is (and what it isn’t ), she gives us insight into how bound...