Mom Halo

Sacha Welsh is a certified health coach specializing in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum, a mom of three beautiful girls and the founder of Welsh Wellness. She specializes in fertility nutrition, but she aims to help pre- and post-natal moms become happier and healthier in all areas of their lives by building healthy new habits and creating sustainable lifestyle changes for themselves and t...

Katie Watkins is a PR professional, a mom of three and @ConfidentiallyKatie on Instagram and TikTok. She shares what her real life is like online and is an advocate for self-love and body confidence who likes to remind the women of the world (especially mamas) that they are worth it should be at the top of their priority list.    Topics discussed:  What inspires Katie right now Her journey online—...

Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, mom of six and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels. She has helped her company bring their product to a world-wide market, gain media recognition and win countless entrepreneur awards. Julie is a regular television contributor, a sought-after speaker and parenting expert. She is a syndicated blogger and the author of her new book Like A Mother: Birthing Businesses, Babie...

Laura Wood is a mom of two who works with pre- and postnatal people in a variety of ways. Coming from a background as a birth doula, she now teaches yoga and Pilates and also is the co-founder of The Mama Reset, a subscription-based fitness site online that focuses on workouts for moms and people who have birthed children to strengthen the pelvic floor and get them moving.  Topics discussed:  What...

Paige Walker is a former teacher turned education consultant who helps parents advocate for their kids in the school system and works with them to find which private or independent school would work best for their children, depending on their individual needs.  Topics discussed:  The difference between a private and an independent school and how they differ from public school Privilege and access...

Lianne Kim is a mom of two kids, an author and business coach for mom entrepreneurs (like Alana Kayfetz herself!). She helps moms build profitable, successful businesses so they can live both their wildest dreams and their best lives.  Topics discussed:  The difficulty of starting a business, especially as a mom Haters, the fear of judgement and resilience The key to attracting your dream clients...

ia Slightham is a mom of two boys, a parenting coach and owner of Tia Slightham Parenting Solutions and the Parenting with Purpose Method. She takes parents from exhaustion, overwhelm and frustration to a place where they can parent feeling calm, confident and connected to their kids.  Topics discussed:  What we can do to help our kids listen better Emotional needs buckets—what are they and how to...

Michelle Barron is a mom of two and an optometrist in North York. She’s been in practice for about a decade with a focus is pediatric and family care and has recently transitioned into ocular aesthetics as well—helping people with what they can do to enhance their eyes, the beauty of their eyes and how they feel from a confidence point of view in a safe and healthy way. Topics discussed:  Screenti...

Shantelle Bisson is a self-proclaimed messy human being who is just trying to get through life without losing her cool and who likes to jump into things headfirst. She’s been married to her husband, actor Yannick Bisson, for 34 years and is a mother of three and grandmother of one. Shantelle has authored three books, hosts a podcast called Without Losing Your Cool and, fun fact, also own a marina....

Lisa Weeks is a mom and a naturopathic doctor in Toronto who’s been practising more than 15 years and who loves working with moms who are burnt out, suffering from postpartum conditions and fertility challenges. She has a podcast called Perimenopausal Mamas to support women in that transition phase, who are often overlooked, in order to feel their best.  Topics discussed:  How stress and burn out...

Melissa Giller is a Winnipeg-based life coach, business consultant (with an MBA) and mentor with the mission of helping other women wake up to their inner confidence, big dreams and best selves. She’s a wife and a mother of two who’s an empath, an old soul, a deep thinker and a big feeler. She offers coaching and workshops virtually to women around the country and around the world.   Topics discus...

Chana is the owner and pelvic clinic director at Vital Physiotherapy & Wellness, a women’s health and pelvic health physiotherapy clinic in mid-town Toronto. Her interest in women’s health developed during her pregnancies with her four beautiful children. Chana provides prenatal and postpartum physiotherapy as well as rehabilitation for all forms of pelvic pain and dysfunction. She’s also a perfor...

Allison Villa is a wife and mother of two, an author and registered psychotherapist who specialized in relationships, but more specifically in supporting couples after they’ve had children. She has an honest approach to parents in love because she knows there’s a shift after you bring a child into the mix. She has a virtual, online private practice for individuals, couples and families. Topics dis...

Melissa Cash is the co-founder and CEO of Pok Pok, a digital company based in Toronto whose mission is to help raise the next generation of creative thinkers through digital play experiences. She has, since this episode was recorded, given birth to her first child and is excited to see what parenthood has in store.  Topics discussed:  What Pok Pok is and why the company was created Melissa’s exper...

Marlene Spence is a wife and mother of two energetic, playful kids who challenge her daily. She’s a psychology graduate with a specialty in behaviour science with almost two decades of experience working in schools providing educational resources and support to children and youth with behavioural challenges and special needs. Through her business, Cornerstone Family Services, she helps parents of...

Liat Horovitz is an Israel-born, South African-bred mom who now lives in Toronto with her husband and three kids. She’s a results coach who works with people to help them fulfill their best life, whether it’s a change in career, or a lack of joy in an area of your life, or just a feeling that something is missing.    Topics discussed:  The three main reasons people come seek her out as a coach How...

Jenny Hazan is a mom of three kids with big emotions and the founder of Cam & Leo’s Emotion School, a program that helps parents and kids learn about core emotional competencies together from the comfort of their home.   Topics discussed:  What is emotional intelligence? How an emotion manifested in her and her kids lives at home before her new venture Whether it’s normal to not be calm all the ti...

Libby Ward is a mom of two and a former educational assistant that is now a digital creator, speaker and mental health advocate with a deep commitment to breaking the cycles of trauma through her persona of Diary of an Honest Mom. Every week, Libby’s content reaches millions of women around the world and she has grown a dedicated community of over 700K on social media in just two years. As a thoug...

Robyn Vanpee is a mom to a three-year-old daughter, a former educator and customer service expert, as well as the founder of Bywood Media, a digital management and strategy company. She works with businesses and individuals to grow their digital media presence across multiple platforms with content customized to their business or project. One of Robyn’s most sought after skills is her ability to b...

Marissa Stapley is a mom of two and has worked as a newspaper journalist and magazine editor, and is now the internationally bestselling author of the novels Lucky, a Reese’s Book Club December 2021 Pick, The Last Resort, Things to do When It’s Raining, and Mating for Life. Her work has been published in fifteen countries and two of her novels, including Lucky, have been optioned for television. S...

Connie Huson is a playroom consultant with more than a decade of experience in the kindergarten classroom. She started her business in order to share her experience and expertise to help families support their own child’s learning and creativity. Connie works with parents to set up play spaces in their homes and offers workshops on related topics. Parents’ lives can be so busy, so she wants to mak...

Chernell Bartholomew is a mom of three, a certified health coach, a Ritz-Carlton award-winning RMT and a personal trainer who’s been in the health and wellness industry for more than 15 years. She’s also an energy coach and the founder of Vitality MVMT, which was created to help tired moms eliminate exhaustion and create a healthy life that’s full of energy, good food and connection—without endles...

Best friends, influencers, podcasters, co-founders of The Common Parent and moms with seven kids between them, Cat and Nat know a thing or two about the way motherhood turns your life upside down. Cat & Nat's rapidly exploding community of like-minded moms tune in every day to watch them rewrite the paradigm of “the perfect mom.” With honesty and humor, Cat & Nat dismantle the unrealistic portraya...

Lily Horbatiuk is a mom of two, a Toronto-based pediatric sleep consultant and founder of Lil Baby Sleep, which provides customized sleep solutions that are family-centered and evidence-based. Her mission is to educate parents on how establishing healthy sleep habits can create a home environment where rest can take place and parental connection and bonding can still be allowed to flourish. She’s...

Jessica Sennet is a prenatal and postpartum fitness expert with several high-level certifications including FIT FOR BIRTH Corrective Exercise Specialist, Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism and INCORE Diastasis Recti Expert. She has also trained hundreds of women over the past nine years in the fitness industry. She is the founder and CEO of MIGHTY MOM in Toronto, offering private sessions, class...