Mom Camp: Around the Campfire

In today's episode I am chatting with Natalie Perkins, founder of Bella Ballerina. Natalie created Bella Ballerina as a result of not being able to find a suitable dance studio for her daughter, and the company is now franchised across the United States. From her beginnings with one location to a passion for empowering hundreds of other moms to create their dreams, Natalie's story is so inspiring....

Working at home while parenting AND trying to facilitate online learning is a huge juggling act. It's so new for most of us, and I don't know about you, but I basically feel like I'm failing in ALL the areas. In today's episode I chat with Tara Cooper from Dancing with Chopsticks, about her best tips on how to work from home AND school from home in this challenging time. Tara is a long-time homesc...

This is a weird time we are living in. The words “unprecedented,” “uncharted,” “uncertain,” and “PIVOT” are swirling around multiple times a day. I am still grappling with the fact that the world has shifted so completely in just a few weeks. We no longer walk down the street the same way. We don’t just get into an elevator and push a button without care. Grocery shopping is slightly terrifying, n...

In today's episode I chat with Marilena Grittani, a clinical pharmacist and host of The Legal Drug Dealer podcast. Her mission is to provide people with excellent information about traditional professional treatments, as well as newer methods to improve their health. We chat about what a pharmacist does, beyond the people we see at the drug store when we pick up our prescriptions. We also chat abo...

Today’s guest is Ashley Adams, a working mom of three who spent her last maternity leave writing a memoir on the down and dirty of life with an alcoholic. Ashley shares her story of her years-long struggle to decide if it was better to stay and support, or to go and love from afar. With two toddlers at home, she began her next chapter of life as a single mom. With no resources to be found, she sta...

In today's episode I chat with Shelly Longenecker, founder of Dinner for a Dollar. Shelly is a wife, mother of 4, and author. When her son was diagnosed 10 years ago with several food allergies, she felt completely overwhelmed, believing the myth that she had to spend a fortune on food and all day in the kitchen to feed her family safe, whole foods. She couldn't find anything on the market that ta...

In today's episode I chat with Katherine Wintsch, founder & CEO of The Mom Complex, and author of Slay Like a Mother. The subtitle of the book is "How to destroy what's holding you back so you can live the life you want." It's all about slaying your inner dragons, recognizing that inner monologue that often seems like it's trying to take you down. She talks about the mask we wear when we say e...

I can talk about Mom Camp: The Camp until I'm blue in the face, but I'm the organizer so of course I love it. I want you to hear from some of the people who were there with me at the very first Camp, so you can hear their perspectives. What brought them to Camp, their first impressions, their favourite moments and biggest takeaways. In today's episode we speak to Magdalena, Anya, Alisa, Riva and C...

In today's episode I chat with Shannon Teguh, founder of Motherhood Union. Shannon's passion is the Montessori Method, and she teaches moms how they can introduce the method at home without it becoming overwhelming. We talk about how she discovered Montessori, why she believes in it so strongly, and how she has incorporated it into her own home. If you've ever considered Montessori for your own ki...

Rachel Van Kluyve is the mama behind the beautiful Crate and Cottage, her platform for all things home design and DIY. She’s a stay at home mom turned mompreneur, and in this episode we chat about how she manages it all – not only is she a mama to two boys, two dogs and four cats, she’s a wife, she runs a real estate business in addition to Crate and Cottage, she just built her first Air BnB, AND...

Alison Tedford is a mom, a freelance writer and content marketer. We talk about how she transitioned from her government job into the full-time entrepreneurial life, but one of the most incredible things about Alison is a condition she lives with every single day. Alison is diagnosed with a connective tissue disorder which causes her joints to dislocate from the slightest movement, and has her liv...

My guest today is Louise Green, founder of Big Fit Girl. Louise has made it her life’s work to change the narrative and idealistic standards of fitness culture. We talk about plus-size fitness and the barriers that exist in society, the body positivity movement, and how it’s almost always our mind that holds us back and not our bodies when it comes to fitness and physical activity. Louise shares h...

Moms helping moms. Moms creating community. Moms who met on Instagram and became friends in real life. This is what today's episode is all about. This one is a bit different, because my guests were right in front of me, sitting around our coffee table. I even had a candle burning, so this is as close to "around the campfire" as we've been so far. Christina and Carolyn are sisters and the founders...

How do you chart a course for your own life? Today we have turn by turn directions in the palm of our hands, helping us navigate to a destination. What happens when we begin to travel over the sea? The sea presents a constantly shifting, changing, and unpredictable environment. This is like life. It doesn’t stagnate. In order to arrive safely, successfully, and swiftly we need to chart a course. W...

Mabel's Labels literally created their own industry, changing the lives of moms everywhere. They created their personalized, innovative, dishwasher and laundry-safe labels so that all that stuff didn't go missing as frequently. But what's the story behind the labels? In today's episode I chat with Julie Cole, Co-founder of Mabel's Labels. Back when her son was diagnosed with autism at the age of t...

Allie Casazza is known as “The Life Minimalist,” and is passionate about helping moms declutter their homes and their lives. She’s a mom of four kids and has figured out rhythms and routines to make like simpler and more flexible. Her family lives a life of simplicity while still living a life of total abundance. She shares simple ways to think about home maintenance, schedules, and routines. By a...

This has been a big year. Truth be told it didn’t feel big for most of the time, because I was doing things I truly enjoyed, but when I take a moment to stop and look back, a LOT happened this year. In addition to momming, wifing, working a full-time job and the daily activities of running this platform, I planned and hosted the first ever Mom Camp: The Camp , and the following week I launched the...

Have you ever felt stuck in a negativity spiral? Falling victim to stress and overwhelm? Busy seasons like the holidays can bring a mixed bag of emotions, obligations and pressures. There's a feeling that it's supposed to be the "most wonderful time of the year," so how do we turn this around? In today's episode, I share three things that have helped me flip my mindset in challenging situations, t...

If you've had kids, chances are that once in a while a sneeze, a jump or a cough might cause you to get a bit nervous. You know what I'm talking about. But did you know that you can actually take steps to stop those moments? Kim Vopni is known as the Vagina Coach. She is a pelvic health specialist and she helps women improve their pelvic floor health. Before I discovered Kim I had NO idea that you...

Do you feel like the clutter will never end, as long as you have kids living at home? More papers, more special works of art coming home, more sizes of clothes being handed down...how do you manage it all? In this episode I chat with Randeep St. Jacques, a certified KonMari consultant. She takes us through the process of how she helps her clients using Marie Kondo's method, the thoughts behind the...

Have you ever had it happen that you finally get away for a much needed vacation, and you immediately get sick? It’s like you’ve been running on adrenaline and the second you even think about relaxing, the germs attack. It’s your body’s way of forcing you to slow down.  In this solo episode I talk about how to make time to be in intentional recovery mode. To make time for your body, mind and...

Lisa Druxman is a an author, a podcaster, a speaker, a mom, a wife…oh, and founder of a little fitness empire called FIT4MOM. This episode contains SO much incredible wisdom and advice. We talk about how she got started as an entrepreneur, how she managed (or didn’t) as a mama in the early years of building her business, and how she discovered what it means to be an Empowered Mama.

Natasha is a busy mom of three, a full-time realtor and an Enneagram-based coach. We chat about what the Enneagram is, how it works and how it can help you improve your life. She found this work after coming through a toxic work situation, where she had lost her sense of self and who she was. Through her own work to understand herself, she discovered her passion for helping other moms understand t...

Leisse Wilcox is a force of nature, but in the most calming, loving way possible. She is a self-described emotional alchemist, coach, and professional human. In this episode we dive in to how the concept of emotional alchemy has helped her, as well as her clients. We chat about finding yourself again in the midst of working mom life, when your identity can get wrapped up in who you are at work and...

In this episode I chat with Veronica Harris, a Registered Clinical Counsellor who is passionate about promoting maternal mental health in her community. She believes in bringing mothers together to build a support network as a preventative measure against the mental health challenges that can arise in the throes of mom life. We talk about finding the calm amidst the chaos, and she shares just how...