Lets Not Sugarcoat It

In this episode we ‘get into it’ with Boulevard Magazine’s very own Carien Wessels. After her house in South Africa was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, like a Phoenix, Carien rose from the ashes and built a new life for herself and her boys. Listen to her story of resiliency, courage, love and empowerment. Carien mesmerized us with her accent, kept us on the edge of our seats, and le...

In this episode we “get into it” with Kisten Olsen, Holistic Nutritionist and Culinary Nutrition Expert, and owner of Green Thumb Nutrition in Kelowna, BC. Kirsten tells us all about keeping our families and ourselves nourished so that we can show up energized and nourished. We loved talking to Kirsten about all things health and nutrition, and learning her tips for ‘picky eaters’ or ‘selective ea...

In this episode we “get into it” with Dr. Ali McMillan a licensed Naturopathic Doctor who practices in Kelowna, B.C. Dr. Ali tells us all about burnout, why it happens, and how to recognize the signs before you’re in it too deep. We loved talking to Dr. Ali about her approach to understanding the health issues her patients face and learning more about her practice focused on education, nutritional...

In this episode we “get into it” with Journey Henkart, public speaker, published author, Soma breathwork specialist, and the host of Kelowna’s well loved heart-based networking events. Journey is passionate about bringing people together through meaningful connections and authentic conversations, and we loved picking her brain on all things, life, motherhood and business

In this episode we “get into it” with psychic life and business coach Bonita Kay Summers. Bonita tells us all about how she teaches people to learn to hear and trust their own intuition in order to fall back in love with all aspects of themselves, and transform their limiting beliefs and fears into motivation and creativity. In this episode we go deep and Bonita accurately brings all of our curren...

In this episode we “get into it’ with Danica Dutt, Okanagan raised mom, wife, and wealth advisor. Danica tells us all about how she went from living life in an unhealthy marriage, and a body she didn’t love to becoming financially independent, and married to her soul mate. Danica’s biggest passion in life is to help women to become money confident. She serves as the Kelowna Women in Business Presi...

In this episode, we “get into it’ with Katharina Kunz, Personal trainer and owner of the company Personal Evolution. Katharina tells us all about her holistic approach to wellness, her business, and her journey to becoming a full-time stepmom. She shares how her workshops, retreats, 1-1 coaching, and membership programs offers opportunities for people to explore news way of being and feeling empow...

Shannon Christensen (born Kimmitt) was born and raised in Kelowna, BC and lives here with her husband of 18 years and her 2 young boys. With a BA in Psychology and Masters of counselling psychology specializing in forensics, she has a passion for working with marginalized populations and used this drive to start Mamas for Mamas. This grassroots project has since become a national non-profit organi...

In this episode, we ‘get into’ motherhood and entrepreneurship with our good friend and guest, Reena Yost. Reena grew up in foster care and has since gone on to be one of the top realtors for Remax Canada. Reena shares her story of resiliency and talks to us about what it was like growing up in the foster care system, how she navigated losing her brother to a tragedy and her experience as a single...

In this episode we “get into” all things mental health with Lisa Moore owner of Crossroads Collective in Langley and Kelowna. We talk about grief, parenting, counselling for kids and well just about everything. From Bella’s dad’s passing, to  trauma in children, and separation, there wasn’t a dry eye in the room. 

In this episode, we ‘get into’ all things academic with Shannan Schimmelmann, co-owner of Prep Academy Tutors of Interior BC. We cover it all, from homework to the pros and cons of the private and public education system, with no holds back on our opinion on the school system in BC. We hope you learn as much as we did from this driven mompreneur.

In this episode ‘we get into” the secret world of acronyms that kids use to hide what they are talking about in texts and online from their parents. We are blown away by the double meaning of common emojis and what to look for when it comes to protecting your kids from using hidden apps and more

Find everything about Lets Not Sugarcoat It here:  linktr.ee/letsnotsugarcoatitpodcast In this episode, we 'get into' all things skin and lasers with Crystelle Gordon, Director of a surgical import company and owner/operator of the new Body Bar Laser Clinic in Kelowna. Crystelle tells us all about how her theory that although "there may not be a holy Grail of eternal youth, there sure...

 In this episode we ‘get into it’ with reiki master and homeopath Jen Bishop from Joyful Healing. Jen tells us all about how to protect our energy and what our favorite colors mean about what we might have to work on in our lives. Jen is full of knowledge and calm, powerful energy that had us enthralled

In this episode, we 'get into' what it's like to raise kids in this era of materialism and question all our life choices around parenting and the fact that we're raising pretty entitled kids. We answer big questions like 'how much is too much' and 'why are they so ungrateful when it feels like we're giving them the world? Is it us? Is it them? Or is it a little bit...

In this episode we get into all things relationship with Gottman trained relationship and growth coach who works with couples to create their own version of “easy love” filled with healthy communication, effective conflict resolution & connection. Jaime tells us the tips and tricks to a healthy relationship and talks about what it’s like to work with women who've been through divorce let g...

Find everything about Lets Not Sugarcoat It here:  linktr.ee/letsnotsugarcoatitpodcast  In this episode we “get into” all things business, beauty, and entrepreneurship with guest Amy Coehen. Amy is an entrepreneur and beauty expert, and the CEO and Founder of Chic Studios School of Makeup. She started her very first makeup school business out of an apartment in Brooklyn, and has been growing sinc...

Find everything about Lets Not Sugarcoat It here:  linktr.ee/letsnotsugarcoatitpodcast  In this episode we “get into” all things nutrition with certified weight loss and holistic nutrition coach Ania Trimble. Ania is the owner of Balance Holistic Nutrition. She focuses on gut health, hormone imbalance and helping women feel great. We cover everything in this episode from kid diets to our own and...

In this episode we “get into” navigating difficult transitions with kids. Having each moved to Kelowna a little over a year and a half ago, this episode focuses on navigating the many changes and emotions that came along with moving cities and schools and making new friends

Find everything about Lets Not Sugarcoat It here: linktr.ee/letsnotsugarcoatitpodcast In this episode we “get into” marital role division and touch on the challenges that come along with traditional and non traditional roles. We touch on the mental load of motherhood and how despite balancing full time careers there’s still a tendency to take on a lot of the household and kid activity scheduling r...

Find everything about Lets Not Sugarcoat It here:  linktr.ee/letsnotsugarcoatitpodcast  In this episode we “get into” social media and what it’s like to raise kids in an era where technology is everywhere. We talk about challenges when it comes to monitoring our kids screen time and social media usage and how we set limitations on what our kids can and cannot post. As well as how screen time rule...

Find everything about Lets Not Sugarcoat It here:  linktr.ee/letsnotsugarcoatitpodcast  In this episode we “get into” navigating big emotions with our kids, especially when it comes to all the girl drama! Keeping calm when our kids have big emotions is something we definitely struggle with and we get raw and unfiltered about it in this first episode. We touch on challenges that come along with fr...

We are Alex, Bella and Aimee and welcome to the "Lets Not Sugarcoat It. a podcast about the real, raw and unfiltered side of motherhood.