The girl out there

Today I share just a few thoughts of what life is like one year later "layered" and how my life has shifted and changed. I am forever changed and humbled by the ugly gift of cancer.

Tara is a writer, entrepreneur, and grief advocate whose life changed forever in September 2020, when her husband, Darcy, left for a few hours and never came home. Faced with sudden, unimaginable loss, Tara turned to the tools that had always carried her through hard times — writing, connection, and radical honesty — to navigate widowhood while raising her two kids. A devoted journaler and lifelon...

July 2026 is bringing a powerful shift in energy and it's time to pay attention. After months of planting seeds in the dark, this month invites you to watch them begin to sprout. In this episode, we explore the collective energetic forecast for July, diving into the themes of patience, introspection, and the exciting new beginnings that are unfolding all around us. We'll unpack the signifi...

Luke holds belief that you are God - not “a” God in the inflated, egocentric sense although that's certainly true of some more than others - but as One, inseparable from that which created and connects everyone and everything. Luke is a modern seeker whose life was transformed by a spontaneous Kundalini rising that dissolved the boundaries of who he thought he was. His one secure long-term lov...

Happy Friday, friends! Pull up a chair, grab your drink of choice, and let's close out this week together. Today's episode is a little bit of everything — which honestly feels just right for a Friday. First up, I'm taking a moment to celebrate my son's birthday. There's something about watching your kid hit another milestone that makes you stop, look around, and just feel grateful. I'm sharing a f...

What if the pain you've been carrying is actually gold in disguise? This week on The Girl Out There, I'm sitting down with AnnMarie McKenzie: Soulful Business Strategist, Professional Numerologist, and the Architect of Energetic Leadership, for a conversation that will completely shift how you see yourself, your story, and your business. AnnMarie has built an entire movement around one pow...

One year ago, she finished her last round of chemo. This week, she celebrated by jumping out of a plane. Dear Diary sits down with The Girl Out There to mark a milestone worth shouting from the sky — literally. Together, they strapped in, counted down, and leapt into the blue to celebrate one full year of The Girl Out There being on the other side of cancer treatment. In this episode, the two shar...

Gold Bells & Red Stickers One year ago I finished chemo. Nobody hands you a guidebook for what comes after — the strange, beautiful, disorienting life on the other side. In this episode, I share what the pamphlet never told me: how you can hold gratitude and grief in the same two hands. How the world feels both extraordinary and completely foreign. And how I spent months dreaming of ringing a...

Lesley Fornelli is a perimenopausal psychic on a mission: helping women step through the peri portal into more wealth, visibility, freedom, and full self expression. Through energetic attunement and embodied leadership, she's showing midlife women that this season isn't a slowdown it's a power up. You don't want to miss this one! I loved how this conversation has reframed so much o...

This episode is a conversation about noticing what’s changing, what’s getting louder, and what we can’t ignore anymore. Dear Diary shares what it’s like living with chronic headaches, and how that shapes her days in ways most people don’t see. I talk about stepping into a new career, not as a reinvention story, but as part of paying closer attention to what feels right now and what doesn’t. We als...

This week, I welcome my cousin Mandy Ryan to talk about the deep work behind The Room . What began as my own healing process; writing my life story and stepping onto the stage to share it became something much bigger than either of us expected. We unpack what actually happens when you move through your story in this way… not just reflecting on it, but embodying it. From that experience, we’ve crea...

This episode is a simple check-in from right where I am. We talk about hair growth, speed dating, pickleball, preparing for my upcoming performance—and whatever else happens to surface along the way. Nothing is planned and nothing needs to make sense. It’s just a conversation rooted in the moment, noticing what’s here without turning it into a lesson. This episode isn’t about insight or outcomes....

In this episode, I sit down with Chantel Funk @chantel.funk salon owner, master hairstylist, and mom—to talk about navigating seasons of life that don’t come with a roadmap. Chantel shares her experience moving through personal loss, supporting her child through a bone marrow transplant, and running a business while feeling stretched thin. We talk honestly about burnout, learning to slow down, and...

Today’s conversation is one I want to have more of. It’s the kind of chat that moves effortlessly between the seen and the unseen: between career, creativity, motherhood, intuition, energy, and the moments in life that quietly change everything. My guest today is Stefanie McAuley a writer, marketing strategist, and the founder of Broad World . On paper, she’s worked with some of the biggest brands...

Welcome to another chat with Dear Diary and I...just a reflection of the weeks that have just passed with light discussion of two women going through it all!

Mariel Heather is a shamanic guide, intuitive healer, and breast cancer survivor who has spent years helping others decode their body's messages and heal from the inside out. After defying a terminal diagnosis by trusting her intuition over conventional medicine, Mariel committed her life to teaching others how to access their own inner wisdom and create profound healing transformation. Her mi...

In this Season 6 opener, Cindy and Dear Diary catch up after life’s latest turns — exploring how to return to yourself after change. They talk about healing through humour, noticing everyday energy, finding joy in simple things, and creating balance that actually feels like living . If you’ve ever had to rebuild, restart, or just get back up again — this one’s for you. #TheGirlOutThere #PodcastLau...

July energy was all about taking a leap for ourselves. Saying what we want and what we don't want. Dear Diary and I have been fully embracing this energy and finally get a chance to catch up with each other on the last day of the month!

Meet Jessica Dasler—stage 4 colorectal cancer thriver, mom, and advocate from North Vancouver. Diagnosed at 37 after a year of being dismissed by the healthcare system, she was told she was incurable and had just two years to live. But Jessica refused to accept that. She built her own care team, pursued advanced treatments across Canada, and focused on thriving—not just surviving. She’s undergone...

Simple and easy reflection for where I am right now. Isn't it powerful that we carry pieces and stories of ourselves always. It is just important that we can make space within us in an understanding way. I am here with such gratitude and sharing so much love for my friends and family. WE DID IT!

Meet Alison Calder today who has been a part of the Bliss Community since the beginning and such a big Pillar of this business and very close to my heart. She is a 20 plus year Theatre teacher with her masters in SEL and leadership, cognitive coach looking to change the narrative around teenage mental health by building community and connections

Life is looking very different these days and I am LOVING it. My surgery is complete and I sitting with all the information that has just poured into my heart. Today I reflect on what I continue to learn NOW

Suzanne Chilton is an artist, healing facilitator, educator and Registered Foot Reflexologist with the Reflexology Association of Canada (RAC). She founded Foot Guru Reflexology, a private mobile practice for women and children in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and most recently in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Through her viral tutorials, online courses, foot maps and trainings for wellness professiona...

In today’s episode, I openly discuss my ongoing breast cancer journey—sharing the fatigue, the emotional waves, and the quiet strength that is carrying me through. I talk about the power of community, the magic of numerology, and how a new home can hold new energy for healing. I also reflect on aging with grace (sort of), letting go of appearances, and reconnecting deeply with myself. It’s a conve...

Welcome back, beautiful listeners! I’m so excited because Jessica Cerato is back on the podcast today — and we’re diving into the energy of the year: ENERGY 9 . This number brings themes of completion, letting go, and soulful reflection — and we’re breaking down how it’s probably been showing up in your life so far. I love that we’re having this conversation midway through the year — it’s the perf...