Tend and Befriend

Send us Fan Mail Friends sometimes divulge things to each other what we wouldnt dare admit to anyone else!  Jaclyn and I have been friends for alot of years, we laugh about each others faults and the stupid things that run through our minds as women, wives & especially as Mothers! NOTE - We are friends and this conversation is not how we feel as professionals, we have to laugh at each other wi...

Send us Fan Mail Ever get all the balls in your life rolling smoothly, only to have them all go crashing to the ground?   Yeah me too! Here's what the %#@*  happened to all of the balls I was juggling last year!!  Please join us today as I have a very vulnerable conversation with one of my closest friends about life, injury, mental illness & loss.  While this story is about failure, at no...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what the process is like to discharge your OBGYN?  Listen to Casey tell her story of having difficulty with the rules at her OBGYN's office during the pandemic and what steps she took to get the birth she wanted.   Casey is a fireball about her views on the pandemic and the guidelines involved at our local hospital during birth.. she feels like everyone should b...

Send us Fan Mail Can you imagine travelling all over the world teaching and mastering your craft?  Thats exactly what Renee Meloche from Jelly Fish Pilates in Tecumseh Ontario did before deciding to settle down here in Windsor, Essex County and open her own studio.   Renee started her journey with Pilates in 1997 and has a full certification with STOTT Pilates, and has travelled all over the world...

Send us Fan Mail Becoming a single mother by choice is an increasingly  popular path to motherhood.  As more women are making the decision to have a child on their own, whether through artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization,  adoption or other means, we are asking more and more questions.    What happens when you make the decision to do this alone?  How do you choose a donor in Canada?  W...

Send us Fan Mail We can all use help with finding the right way to speak to our medical professionals of choice. Todays episode I make 5 suggestions that have helped me and others be a better case manager of their health.  Hope you find them helpful and can put them into play for you and your health!  Good Luck!!  Support the show 🎙 Thanks for Tuning into Tend & Befriend ! 🌿 Learn More &...

Send us Fan Mail For some people, motherhood comes naturally, it’s almost like they were born to be moms.  This is the case with today's guest Leigha Moravac.  Leigha has always known she wanted to be a mom and it's easy to watch her with her children and see that being a mom is a natural instinct for her.   Despite all of this - Parenting isn't always a clear and easy path, especia...

Send us Fan Mail This episode I speak with one of our local hospitals Radiographic Imaging Experts Milena Lewis .  Milena has been in this field for over 20 years and is highly skilled when advising patients on the risks and benefits and how to ask for advice when X-rays have been requested by your Health professional.  Milena helps shine some light on what you can do to be more informed when you...

Send us Fan Mail Melissa Bishop Nriagu is a Canadian Professional Athlete from Eaganville Ontario,  she is a  2 time Olympic Athlete for the 800 metre distance.  She is only the 3rd woman to achieve a time under 2:00 minutes and is currently the record holder for this distance at an amazing time of 1:57.01.  Melissa is here to talk about Training and Exercise during pregnancy, as well as Postpartu...

Send us Fan Mail Giving birth carries a lot of emotions for families, and moms sometimes have difficulty processing all of these feelings and emotions if they feel they didn't have a birth with choices.  Today we are talking to Nour Hachem Fawaz as she dives into her first birth that ended with a cesarean delivery and the feelings she had postnatal that she felt were connected to her feelings...

Send us Fan Mail Most women are struggling with hormone issues in one way or another. Every woman is different and has a different story.  It is important to understand your overall health and why your hormones may be disrupted. Dr. Kristen Kupeyan at B Medical in Windsor Ontario, is certified in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and is highly sought after for her care with womens and mens...

Send us Fan Mail Deborah is a RMT in the province of Ontario and the CEO and founder of Pelvic Love Massage Therapy.  Deborah has owned her own business for 16 years.  The purpose of her podcast is try to bring awareness to the standard of care for women by sharing beautiful and traumatic stories of pregnancy, birth and health related issues.  We will be sharing stories by women willing to share t...