The Kitchen Table Care Chats

What does person centred care truly look like in practice? In this episode of Kitchen Table Care Chats, Steph and Sam are joined by  Daphne Noonan  and  Jana Jones  from Person Centred Universe to discuss creating meaningful connections, empowering care teams, and putting people at the heart of every care experience. Tune in for an inspiring conversation on compassion, dignity, and the future of p...

Jan Seely shares her perspective on the current state of New Brunswick's special care home sector, from staffing and sustainability to advocacy and innovation. We explore what's working, what's changing, and what the future of senior care could look like.

What happens when the demands of healthcare and parenthood collide? In this episode of Kitchen Table Care Chats, Steph and Sam have an honest conversation about exhaustion in healthcare, the challenges of balancing caregiving at work and at home, and why supporting healthcare professionals matters more than ever. Sponsored by Surge Learning and Carelynk.

What does increased funding for long term care actually mean at the bedside? In this episode of  Kitchen Table Care Chats , we sit down with Victor Shea, Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Baptist Housing, to discuss the realities facing long term care in New Brunswick and across Atlantic Canada. We explore funding announcements, workforce pressures, aging in place, innovation in seniors care, an...

What will healthcare look like in 2030? In this episode of  Kitchen Table Care Chats , we make our predictions for the future of healthcare. From AI-powered hiring and automated scheduling to wearable technology, digital credentials, and aging in place, we explore what may be coming next for healthcare professionals, organizations, and the people they serve. What do you think healthcare will look...

AI is everywhere in healthcare right now. In this episode, we break down some of the technologies being used across the sector, what they actually do, and how they are impacting care, operations, and decision making.

When a loved one enters long term care, families carry hope, fear, and high expectations. In this episode, Charbel Daniel sits down with us to talk about what happens when those expectations meet the realities of the system. We explore the tension, the misunderstandings, and the difficult moments on both sides.

In this episode of  Kitchen Table Care Chats , we sit down with Lesley Hirst to explore The Compassion Advantage, starting with the one place most leadership conversations avoid: the self. This is not about fixing teams. It is about understanding how your internal state, emotional awareness, and personal patterns directly shape how you lead. Lesley introduces her 4E Framework, a practical approach...

The conversation around long-term care staffing just got very real. With the CUPE strike impacting LTC starting today, we sit down with Ty Loppie—a Personal Care Worker with six years of frontline experience and the Young Worker VP for CUPE—to talk about what this moment actually means inside our homes. This isn’t policy talk from the outside. This is lived experience from the floor. We get into:...

In this episode of  Kitchen Table Care Chats , we step away from the clinical and into the deeply personal. We share the moments in care that have stayed with us — the ones that shaped how we lead, how we show up, and why we do this work. These are the stories you don’t forget.

Safety in healthcare starts long before the first shift. Elizabeth Steel, Safety Officer at NSCC, joins us to talk about preparing the next generation of healthcare workers to recognize risk, speak up, and prioritize safety from day one.

With over 30 years of experience as an LPN, Cheryl Nickerson brings a powerful blend of hands-on clinical expertise, adult education, and trauma-informed mental health training to the kitchen table. In this episode, we unpack burnout through the lens of real frontline experience — what it actually looks like in practice, how trauma shows up in care environments, and why education and self-awarenes...

Retention isn’t about forcing people to stay — it’s about creating a place they don’t want to leave. In healthcare, when staff feel supported, valued, and able to do meaningful work, turnover drops and care improves. Retention isn’t a staffing metric — it’s a culture signal. Pull up a chair and let's chat.

Healthcare burnout is everywhere — yet so few people feel safe naming it. In this episode, we explore why healthcare professionals stay silent despite rising workloads, moral distress, and exhaustion. From fear of professional repercussions to a culture that rewards self-sacrifice over self-preservation, burnout has become normalized rather than addressed. This conversation challenges listeners to...

🎙️ Kitchen Table Care Chats — Trailer Out Now Real conversations. Honest reflections. The care system, unpacked. Kitchen Table Care Chats  is a new podcast creating space for candid, human conversations about caregiving, healthcare, burnout, and the systems we work within — and live within — every day. In this trailer, we set the tone for what’s to come: unfiltered dialogue, lived experience, and...