Mom Camp: Around the Campfire

In today's episode I am chatting with Amber Trueblood, a licensed marriage and family therapist. She's a best selling author, speaker, and mom to four boys. Our chat today is about anxiety, and her brand new book "The Unflustered Mom" is all about this complex topic. In her book and in this chat, Amber takes us through the different categories or anxiety identities, kind of like...

In today's episode I am chatting with Jenna Hermans, author of Chaos to Calm . Jenna has a background in psychology and human resources, with years of experience in building high functioning teams at work. She has taken this experience into establishing teamwork, efficiency, and effective communication in her home and developed a five pillar framework to help others do the same. Jenna takes us...

In today's episode I am chatting with Catherine Roscoe Barr, neuroscience-based wellness coach and founder of The Life Delicious. I am so inspired by this conversation, she is the perfect person to chat with about wellness. Not only does she have all the background and experience, but she has such an awesome way of sharing info and ways to incorporate wellness into your life, that you are imme...

In today's episode I am chatting with Miranda Lee, about micro moments of mindfulness and meditation. Miranda is the author of The Five Minute Meditation Journal, a certified mindful schools meditation educator, and a yoga instructor. Her passion is connecting moms to mindfulness, self compassion, and meditation - but not in the "sit cross-legged for 20 minutes with your eyes closed"...

In today's episode I am chatting with Nellie Harden. Nellie is a family life and leadership coach, and her primary focus is helping parents of teen and tween daughters. Our chat isn't so much about the kids, but about how we as moms have the confidence to go into that next phase of parenting - the "second half of childhood" - and what that can look like. This can be a huge transi...

In today's episode I am chatting with Andrea Gibson, founder of The Unconditional Movement. We are talking all about self-compassion and self-love, two topics that can sometimes seem hard to fully embrace. Andrea talks about how you can frame these concepts for yourself, so that they truly land and can be incorporated into your own life. It is absolutely a process, but as Andrea shares, 100% w...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In today's episode I am chatting with Stephanie Florian, who shares her story of the loss of her husband Rod last year.  Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the U.S., and the fourth in Canada. Steph talks about Rod's diagnosis and what followed, and how she and her two boys are living day to day now....

In today's episode I am chatting with Jill Wright, from Grow Like a Mother. In her first few years of motherhood Jill was experiencing a lot of challenges, so she dug into a lot of personal growth work. While it helped, she discovered that most of the personal development and self-help thought leaders aren't accessible for moms - either their programs are too expensive or what they teach doesn't w...

In today's episode I am chatting with coach Christelle Pillot, founder of the Freedom Catcher Academy. Christelle's specialty is working with moms to recapture their freedom and remember who they are, alongside being a mother. She helps women navigate career changes, life changes, and find ways to reconnect to what brings them joy and ignites their passion. I love the work she is doing, and she re...

In today's episode I am chatting with Brittany Dixon, a minimalist business strategist and productivity coach. A mom of two busy twin girls, Brittany specializes in helping business owners reduce overwhelm by "minimalizing" their systems and processes. Her background is in home organization, and she shares about the systems she has put in place both at home and in business. She is a master at...

In today's episode I am chatting with an amazing human, my friend Jennifer Carlyle. Jenn has been part of Mom Camp since the very beginning, and leads our movement classes at all the Camp weekends. Jenn is committed to helping moms reconnect with themselves, and in this episode she is sharing about one of her favourite tools - POPs. These "pockets of peace" are a quick and easy way to check back i...

It's been a while since I've done a solo episode, but I felt the need to do a quick check-in and talk a bit about how I am processing the year that has just closed. I share how I am looking back, and why. I usually rush right into the new year full of new intentions and big ideas, but this year I am taking more time to close out the year that's just happened before I leap into the next 12 mon...

In today's episode I am chatting with Lindsay Kay, founder of 100 Days to Slay. This is a 100-day movement challenge, that encourages you to get at least 30 minutes of movement in every day for 100 days. Lindsay is passionate about movement for self-care and mental health, and shares how finding time for you and prioritizing yourself will help make you a better partner/mother/human. She is speakin...

In today's episode I am chatting with Elise Knox. We are talking about the magic of parenting teens...or at least how you can make sure you take care of YOU during these years. It's just like the instructions about putting your own oxygen mask on first. Kids are going to have some very big feelings and taking care of you ensures that you are more ready to hold space for them when those feelin...

In today's episode I am chatting with Kelly Ryan, founder of Nerd Mom Nutrition. Kelly is a certified holistic nutritional consultant, a certified culinary nutrition expert, and a coach. Her focus is healthy food in a fun and simple way, helping families find ways to make their meals more nutritious but not more complicated or time consuming. If making your family meals more nutritious seems...

I today's episode I am chatting with parenting specialist Rachel Bailey. Rachel has a podcast called Your Parenting Long Game, and she works with families with kids who have big feelings and big emotions. Every household and family looks different, and Rachel supports parents through various challenging situations that  can come up at home. Our chat focuses on how parents can reduce the...

In today's episode I am chatting with Nicole Smith, founder of Flytographer . I am obsessed with this company and totally inspired by Nicole as a mom and entrepreneur for creating such an incredible service. If you don't know about Flytographer, it's kind of like AirBnB for photo shoots, anywhere you travel. She has created a massive network of photographers in 400 cities around the world, and a s...

In this episode I am chatting with Dr. Missy Gryder. We are chatting about burnout and emotional wellness for moms - where burnout comes from, how to recognize it in yourself, the stress response, and how to recover from it. Burnout is hitting moms at a record rate in the last two and a half years, and Missy shares how we can rebuild our resilience and create emotional wellness for ourselves. She...

In this episode I am chatting with Amy Beeman, about a major life shift that happened to her about six months ago. Amy shares how she is processing, and in some ways experiencing a loss of identity. She is now figuring out who she is, beyond the career she knew for so long. Ironically, Amy published a kids' book right around the time this transition started called "Unwrap Your Dreams," and she is...

In this episode I am chatting with registered clinical counsellor and professor of psychology Natasha Ghosh. Our chat is all about demystifying therapy and how to find the right therapist for you. Natasha compares the process to bra shopping, and has some really helpful tips about how you can ensure you find the right "fit." What to look for, things to think about, and questions you can ask i...

In this episode I am chatting with writer Anneliese Lawton. We are chatting about all things motherhood, maternal mental health, and losing yourself in motherhood. Anneliese shares about her book coming out this Fall called Welcome to the Jungle: A Frantic Journey Through Motherhood and Self-discovery . It's an open, raw, honest discussion about what brought her to write the book, and we talk abou...

In this episode I am chatting with Julie Cole, co-founder of Mabel's Labels. Julie recently published her book Like a Mother: Birthing Businesses, Babies and a Life Beyond Labels . As a mom of six, a successful entrepreneur, a mentor in so many things, Julie has an incredible perspective to share. Her book is a blend of personal stories, sage advice, life hacks, and humour. It's awesome....

In this episode I am chatting with Certified Professional Coach Ashley Kim about the subject of rage. Ashley works primarily with moms, helping them to address rage and reframing the emotion and associated guilt into something more aspirational - a call to adventure. Ashley explains what she means by that phrase, and how you can use those moments of rage as signals to teach you about your inn...

This week I am chatting with Terry Cralle, RN. Terry is a sleep hygiene expert, and we are talking about all things sleep and sleep health. Sleep is foundational when it comes to mental and physical health. We chat about how challenging it can be for moms to get that recommended 7-9 hours a night, and Terry shares some tips for changing your perspective on how you think about sleep.  Sle...

In this episode I am chatting with Taran Conwell, host of the Undomestic Mom podcast. We've all heard the saying "it takes a village to raise a child," and today we are talking about how you can intentionally build your village. Taran is passionate about the concept of a mother's helper, she explains what this is, how to find one, and she has some great tips for when it comes time to hire som...