The Sister(s) Strain

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe. Tara Greenway is the Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Team Lead at the Chatham-Ke...

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe. Sarah St. Pierre is the Support Services Supervisor at Chatham-Kent Victim Servic...

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe. Linda Soulliere is the Executive Director of the Chatham-Kent Sexual Assault Cris...

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe. Shaide Pallister is a Detective Constable and Vulnerable Person Investigator with...

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe. Karen Hunter is the Executive Director of the Chatham- Kent Women's Centre. **Kar...

The Sisters Strain hosted the Red Carpet interviews at Blood in the Snow Film Festival Thursday November 20th, 2025 in Toronto! Join them as they meet many of the talented filmmakers from this years festival lineup. Come along for the fun AND FLASHING LIGHTS as we hear what the best of Canadian Genre filmmakers have to say about their selected projects and being a part of the fabulous Blood in the...

For the final episode of our 5 part "Care to Share" series, we sit with Chatham-Kent resident Tammy Gross. Tammy shares with us her lived experience as a mother who has had two sons who've struggled with substance abuse disorder-one of whom passed from the condition. We didn't know Tammy prior to this conversation- and so we learned a LOT during this episode. Some moments we're quite heavy to hear...

The fourth podcast in our 5 part "Care to Share" campaign, this week we talk with Brian Knowler- a local police veteran, author, motivational speaker and mental health advocate. We discuss his personal journey with substance abuse, the importance of considering the housing crisis through a trauma informed lens, and clarify certain legalities of the Canadian charter rights.  We hope you w...

Episode number 3 in our 5 part "Care to Share" campaign is here! This week we talk with Leslie Raitt, a Chatham-Kent citizen who has a loved one who has struggled with addictions and houselessness. We invite her to share about hers and a bit of her sons journey as he has found his way to recovery. Leslie talks with us about her and Renee from R.O.C.K. joining together to create a support group for...

The second podcast in our 5 part "Care to Share" campaign, this week we talk with Jordynne Lindsay who is part of the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health team, our community Drug Strategy Coordinator and also works closely with R.O.C.K. Missions. We talk all things harm reduction- what it is, why it's necessary to our community and who mandates it! We hope you will follow along and "Care to Share" this in...

The first in our 5 part "Care to Share" campaign, this week we talk with Renee Geniole from R.O.C.K Reach Out Chatham-Kent. There have been so many questions and concerns swirling around our community in light of the encampment movement and bylaw proposals. We sat down with Renee to learn a little more about R.O.C.K.- where they get their funding, what their funding is intended for...and even the...

Summer is almost here and so it seems like the perfect time to do a final episode to punctuate the first season of The Sister(s) Strain. The Sisters are hard at work on multiple documentary film projects. They will share with you a few summer reading recommendations and hopes to return next season with many new faces and voices to share. Stay curious this summer, stretch outside your comfort zones...

There has been a LOT of talk about this floating around the internet as of late and the Sisters took their time to really contemplate the issue and to dig a little deeper for a few unique perspectives on it. Why are we seeing this shift, how are social media and masculinity influencers affecting it and what work do we need to do face it as a society?! Join us for a dialogue on Season 1, episode 9...

Season 1, Episode 8 of the The Sister(s) Strain invites in special guest, actress and filmmaker, Ann Pirvu. The ladies discuss women in comedy, the need for our media to represent/promote a wider array of unique perspectives/voices, and how to be authentic to your truth and intentions as an artist. Although there were more stats and data about the current climate of women working in the comedy gen...

Episode 7 takes a deep dive into the meaning of words...one word more specifically...CUNT! While the sisters explore the lost meanings of many female oriented words and our societies current attachments to them, they'll be focusing on the etymology of the word cunt and where it has most notably appeared in our literature. You can't believe everything you have come to know about the words you use.....

Episode 6 is a personally MONUMENTAL one!!! As we gear up for Mothers Day this weekend the Sisters Strain get to celebrate the coming birth of their beautiful creative baby!! Their Directorial debut feature film "Call of The Blackbird" is set to release next Tuesday, May 13th on streaming platforms all over the World!! Tune in to hear the story of how this film came to be and the fears they overca...

Season 1, Episode 5 is a fun one...and perhaps a bit brazen...as The Sisters do best hehe Patriarchy loves to take points of feminine pride and turn them into an insult. Today we're reclaiming one of them...PUSSY!;) Join us on this pleasure-filled podcast and take your curiosities further by following the resource links provided/reading the books suggested below: Books: Pussy: A Reclamation by Reg...

Season 1, Episode 4 is a topic very near and dear to The Sisters hearts- the pursuit of female filmmaking. Studies show that the number of males and females studying filmmaking is at an even divide so why are the numbers of women directing films so low??!! The sisters will take you on a journey through time, exploring the past, present and hopeful future of female filmmakers! Links attached provid...

The Sisters are joined by their long time friend Meg as their first guest! The ladies explain why their group chat is titled "Daddy Issues" and dig into the deeper meanings behind the expression-where it came from and what it presently represents-in our society.

Menstruation is a topic the sisters are very passionate about! As they wrap up a period product campaign they've been conducting for the month of March they share a few things they've learned along the way and shed some light on global period inequity stats. A few resources they used for this episode: The book "It's Only Blood: Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation" by Anna Dahlqvist A MUST READ!!!...

The Sisters Strain host their introductory podcast episode in which they share more about their twin bond, dig into the reasoning women struggle with self-compassion and encourage more women to forge strong bonds of sisterhood.

No one despises a woman standing fully and firmly in her truth, taking up space, and using her voice, like a misogynistic man who believes women owe him their youthful beauty and exist entirely to appease his superficial/patriarchal male gaze... We we're so excited to launch the intro to our upcoming podcast, finally pressing record on the feminine conversations we discuss daily, eager to share in...

Coming Soon!!! Join your favorite, feisty, feminist filmmaker duo in this fun yet informative dialogue on all things the feminine experience!