What She Said!

My first guest is a mother, but also a black, Jewish woman leading a federal political party. As leader of the Green Party, Annamie Paul is not only passionate about the earth, but about social justice and women’s issues. She’s definitely one to watch as we move towards our next federal election. Anne Brodie joins me with the sweetest mother’s day documentary ever called Duty Free. She also shares...

My first guest brings hope in the form of a new test to detect early Ovarian and Uterine cancers. Dr. Lucy Gilbert is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at McGill University. She and her team have recently developed an innovative genomic uterine pap-test and joins me to share the exciting details ahead of World Ovarian Cancer Day on May 8th. Tanya Hayles brings hope to her on...

Agnes Wainman would like you to let go of all your expectations in life because they are holding you back and down. Agnes is obsessed with expectations and how they affect our lives and even coined the phrase Expectation Discrepancy Syndrome. Full disclosure, I’m a little obsessed with Agnes now after speaking with her and I’m sure you will be too. What happens when a woman tables a federal budget...

In the early evening last July, Kimberley went for a walk in her neighbourhood as she often did and was found 18 hours later lying in a creek with multiple life-threatening injuries, after being assaulted and left for dead. Less than a year later Kimberley is moving forward with her life, and is offering up tales of resilience through her #bpositive initiative to help other women move forward afte...

Dr. Amanpreet Brar wants you to know that although all of this may feel familiar, this is a brand new pandemic and the stakes are higher than ever. Dr. Brar has been an outspoken advocate for paid sick leave, and joins me today to discuss the increased danger with the new variants, if current public health measures are enough, and the importance of staying at home. If you’re waiting for the perfec...

I think about the space I take up in the world a lot as a woman. There is rarely a day that goes by that I’m not acutely aware of how my gender affects the outcome of a lot of the choices I make but like many, I’m so immersed in my experience that I rarely give thought to how the world I interact in actually determines the space I have physically. My next guest has done a deep dive on this matter...

Senator Kim Pate who has spent nearly 40 years working in and around the legal and penal systems of Canada, with and on behalf of some of the most marginalized, victimized, criminalized and institutionalized members of our society. Kim believes that we are staring down the barrel of a poverty pandemic, and that we need to take swift, and immediate action to turn the tide. Kim’s determined efforts...

Robert Pardi radically transformed his life after losing his wife to Breast Cancer by pursuing his dream to become a Certified Life Coach and moving to Italy. He works with clients coping with dramatic life events or desiring tectonic shifts in their lives. In recognition of National Caregiver Day and starting in the month of April, with the support of Teva Canada, Huddol is offering free 30-day u...

If we’re being really honest with ourselves, we have to admit that many of us have got caught up in the “poor me” loop of living through a major pandemic and all the negative effects it’s had on our life. You can certainly colour me “guilty as charged” but when I have those moments, I look for two things, 1 )Perspective or contrast and 2) Uplifting stories, which is why I reached out to my next gu...

My first guest this week joins me to discuss why Sarah Everard’s tragic death has become a such a flashpoint for women around the world. Lauren Dobson Hughes provides advice and guidance on global health and women’s equity campaigns to clients around the world and joins me to discuss some of the alarming statistics with Violence Against Women, why the messaging regarding our safety needs to change...

The Honourable Jean Augustine is a social justice warrior in the truest sense of the word and a hard woman to pin down. A Grenadian-Canadian educational administrator, advocate for social justice, and politician, Dr. Augustine was the first Black Canadian woman elected to the House of Commons and she is absolutely tireless and always working as you’ll hear through the interview with the buzzing an...

Jennifer Reynolds, President & CEO of Toronto Finance International joins me to discuss where women are at as we approach the one year mark of Covid 19 and what we can expect to see as we progress through 2021. If you’re going stir crazy then you’ll be pleased to know that you’re not as from an escape as you might think. 80% of Canadians live within 30 minutes of The Great Canadian Trail, and Elea...

As we near the one year mark of this pandemic, the experts are now debating if the Covid virus can be likened to a wave or a forest fire with variants across the country threatening to roll us back into lockdown and dampening spirits everywhere. Women especially are watching this news with increased trepidation since we’ve already been carrying a heavy load and are unsure how much more we can endu...

Often in life, it’s the biggest disappointments that lead us to find our fire. My first guest is a case study in turning rejection into redirection. Janelle Benjamin is the Founder & Chief Equity Officer of All Things Equitable Inc. a company she founded after suffering her own mistreatment in the workplace. Janelle decided it was time to help others and effect systemic change. She joins me to sha...

By 2030 women will control 65% of the wealth in Canada. This is big news ladies, and I have a mandate here at What She Said to make sure we are all empowered and educated enough to use this transfer of wealth for good and that starts in our own portfolios. Judy Fairburn and Shelley Kuipers from the51, a Financial Feminist™ platform aims to build mutual wealth and social/environmental impact, share...

Over the last year our education model has been flipped on it’s head, and many parents, are finding that the current way public education is modelled is no longer working for them. It’s a huge discussion topic, and over the next few months one we’ll be diving into it deeper as we look at alternative models of schooling and ways to inspire our kids in their education journey. Heather MacTaggart, fo...

We live in a world divided on just about everything. From wearing masks, to left or right politics, and to conspiracy theories. How then do we deal with disinformation, particularly when each side believes their side is right? Equally as pressing, how do we ensure that Canadian news content has a fair shake when global companies are driving the views and news online? Heather Bakken, the Deputy Pub...

Allison Venditti from Moms at Work joins me to discuss pay transparency. If you’ve never heard of pay transparency before, but you’re one of the 1.5 million women who have recently lost their job and you’re now actively seeking employment, you’ll definitely want to know about the tactic used to pay women and people of colour less. Anne Brodie continues to round up the best of the best to keep us b...

Is it even a new year if we’re not taking stock of our lifestyle habits, in particular our diets. My first guest strongly believes that food is medicine and doctors shouldn’t go to medical school but rather health school. A Regenerative Medicine Educator, entrepreneur, author, Doctoral student and speaker Nicolette Richer joins me to share some practical tips for optimizing your health with food....

Dr. Mary Bartram from the Mental Health Commission of Canada joins me to share how they are working tirelessly to ensure all Canadians have access to quality mental health care and about programs you can access now! As we approach a year now of ongoing lockdowns and restricted social gatherings, most of us are feeling a little stir crazy. Travel after all, is an itch that needs to be scratched, bu...

Women around the world sat up and paid attention recently when Scotland announced that all menstrual products would be free so I talk to Jana Gerdoskis of THE PERIOD PURSE. about the possibility of that happening in Canada, what period poverty is and what’s with that blue fluid on TV commercials anyway? From periods to period drama, ANNE BRODIE joins me to share details on Viola Davis’s Oscar wort...

Jennifer Reynolds, President & CEO of Toronto Finance International. I last spoke with Jennifer in August about the state of affairs for women in the economy, and asked her this week to share the good, the bad, and the ugly four months later. Spoiler alert, there is no good and you’ll want to definitely listen to how this could get uglier. Moms everywhere are struggling to figure out what to put u...

Amanda Alvaro, joins me to help keep us all calm when it comes to the Covid19 vaccine. There are massive logistics to figure out of course, but the bottom line is that we have procured enough vaccines for every Canadian citizen, so let’s all take a deep breath and listen to facts that Amanda brings to the show this week. What would compel someone to try and make a mark in the cosmetic industry? An...

Dilys D’cruz from Meridian Credit Union joins me to discuss the problems we create with money silence and how to break free from the consequences of not talking about cash flow in our marriages and other relationships. The facts are important when it comes to keeping your smile bright, and Anaida Deti joins me today to bust some myths about baby teeth, seeing the dentist when pregnant, and teeth w...

November is Diabetes Awareness Month and Reba Redmond, a diabetes and mental health advocate from London, Ontario shares some of the realities around living with Type 1 diabetes and shatters a few myths as well. Aly Pain is back to discuss the issue of your teens privacy and their use of social media. At the heart of the issue is trust building. Aly explains how to start the conversation early, an...