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Black History Month begins in a few days and with that we know there will be a rush to book interviews and keynotes with black leaders across Canada on a variety of topics. Knowing this, there needs to be an awareness that we are portraying and sharing black history and stories responsibly. Selam Debs is an antiracism educator, and anti-oppression coach. She joins me today with some advice for org...

If you haven’t used ChatGPT or similar AI platforms yet, trust me when I say, you will. AI is here to stay and with it comes a host of concerns for your privacy and security. Thankfully we have Cat Coode on the case. Cat helps individuals and corporations better understand cybersecurity and data privacy and joins me today to discuss what we all should be thinking about when using artificial intell...

It’s no secret that women in media are often subjected to criticism about their looks that their male counterparts rarely hear. It’s 2023 and this needs to stop. My first guest today is an award-winning journalist with over two decades of experience in the industry and while we should be celebrating that part of the story, we’re not. Sadly despite all of Tess van Straaten’s hard work committed to...

Michelle Nadon's company, mediaINTELLIGENCE.ca, links today’s businesses with top talent through innovative talent acquisition and recruitment models, and cutting-edge career enrichment programs. She joins me today to share some tips for making a career shift in 2023. How much do you know about your Facebook friends? Amy Daughters began writing handwritten letters to an old camp friend Dana when s...

Public education is essential to a civilized society. It provides individuals with the knowledge and skills they need to fully participate in and contribute to their community. It also helps to create a more equal and just society by providing everyone with access to education, regardless of their socio-economic status or other factors. Public education helps to promote critical thinking and probl...

We all know, productivity advice is crucial in today's fast-paced world, but it's equally important that we also develop our capacity for calm. By finding calm, we not only feel more relaxed and at ease, but we also build a deeper, more expansive reservoir of energy to draw from throughout the day. Chris joins me today to discuss a range of topics, including how the analog and digital worlds affec...

Do you ever feel like you're stuck in a rut, unable to make progress or achieve your goals? Are you tired of feeling stagnant and unsure of how to break free and move forward? If so, this is the podcast for you. In this episode I’m joined by Jennifer John and Denise Chand from The Sacred Space coaching for a look back on all the lessons we’ve reviewed in 2022, and a look forward to what we should...

In the week leading up to Christmas many of us find ourselves in panic mode because we often feel like we haven’t bought enough, or maybe that we should expand our giving list by adding obscure people we don’t really know. Nancie Taylor, Senior Wealth Advisor at Meridian Credit Union is here to encourage us to press pause on the present panic button so that we can roll into 2023 without the oversp...

Since January The Sacred Space Coaching has been joining What She Said to help get us unstuck so that we can step into our power and live full rich lives. In the final segment of the year Jennifer John joins me to discuss cultivating an attitude of gratitude and how to leverage that to get unstuck and to enjoy our lives fully. Samanta Krishnapillai from OnCanada Project is back and this week we lo...

What if this year we vowed to do things differently? What if instead of plowing through December either depriving ourselves of delicious food, or indulging in it all anticipating starving ourselves in January, we parked all our hangups and misconceptions, and took a fresh look at how we nourish ourselves. What if before we signed up for that diet plan or invested thousands of dollars in meal plans...

You’ve likely seen the viral Signal for Help that women have been sharing on social media since the pandemic started but you probably don’t know that this initiative was created by the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Pamela Di Pinto is the manager of the Signal for Help and joins me today to share how it started, some very public success stories of it working, and more importantly how you should resp...

Over the last few months we’ve been chatting finances for generations with Meridian Credit Union and this week we’re looking at Millennials who often get a bad rap when it comes to finances. So today we’re leaving behind the ridiculous narrative that says they’re broke because of avocado toast and expensive lattes, and diving into the matter seriously with Maryam Mahdavifar from Meridian Credit Un...

Just hear those sleigh bells ringing, along with the alarm bells in your head as your stress levels move into overload the closer the holidays get. This year though The Sacred Space wants you shift your mindset early so the holidays not only leave you feeling rested but prepared to hit the ground running in 2023. Denise Chand joins me to discuss. What happens when one risk adverse person meets a d...

It’s possible you missed the news about Pierre Poilievre’s use of the #MGTOW hashtag on his YouTube channel or perhaps you’re not sure what all the fuss about it is for, so Samanta Krishnapillai from OnCanada Project joins me to discuss why women across Canada, no matter where they sit on the political spectrum, should be concerned about it. This week, we saw unions across the country unite in a s...

When Loblaws announced last month that they were freezing prices on their no name brands, the response wasn’t favourable. The public, already at or past the financial breaking point, saw it for what it was, a PR stunt meant to distract from the fact that they are making record profits at the same time that food banks are seeing their higher demand ever. Melissa Silber, aims to educate the Canadian...

Theatre took a blow during the pandemic, but who better to tackle the challenges than a creative crew. Laurie Steven is an award-winning director, playwright, dramaturge, and the founding Artistic Director of Odyssey Theatre who joins me to share how her theatre group has embraced the growing genre of audio dramas with The Other Path, a unique collection of modern folklore that tackles today’s big...

More financially educated than Baby Boomers, but less so than Millennials; GenX has found their way into a vast range of high paying careers, and have earned (and spent) an exuberant amount of money. Today Kavaughn Boismier from Meridian Credit Union joins me to discuss the unique challenges this cohort is facing and how to navigate through it all. For parents of teens there is often nothing more...

I welcomed my first guest Amanda Jetté Knox onto the show three years ago to discuss their book Love Lives Here. Today they join me to discuss the alarming rise in transphobic hate and why 2022 was the first year they feared for their life doing their job as an advocate for the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Lindsay Sealey, author of Made for More is back to discuss Gen Z women and girls and this week we ta...

Human Trafficking is often thought of as something that only happens in foreign countries, or to those who are uneducated, perhaps poor. These are dangerous concepts to hold on to. My next guest grew up in suburbia in an idyllic neighbourhood. A straight A student, self-described nerd, a young activist, no one would have thought Alexandra Stevenson would end up the victim of human sex trafficking,...

Truth and Reconciliation Day has passed and Orange shirts have been packed away for another year. This does not mean we can move on for another year. Only 10 of the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission have been addressed, which means activism needs to be less performative and more constructive. Samanta Krishnapillai from On Canada Project joins me to share what that sho...

Whether the opponent is a financial hardship, a difficult boss, being in a manipulative relationship, or emerging from a pandemic, my next guest’s new book The Art of Badassery (unleash your mojo with the wisdom of the dojo) teaches readers how to flex their mental muscle, how to rise above fears, and how to reclaim their power. I received an advance copy of Jennifer Cassetta’s book and tore throu...

Iran is experiencing feminist led protests after the death of a 22 year old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the so-called Morality Police. Women in Canada want to help but it’s hard to know what we can do. Mehry Hadi, a Iranian-Canadian who has been fighting the regime from Canada for 24 years, joins me to share steps we can all take to ensure women’s voices are heard and change happens in Iran. It’s...

Aging as a woman is complex. Typically as we enter our 40s, and into our 50s and 60s, our confidence and general contentment soars, but on the flip side we struggle with physical changes that shouldn’t detract from our contributions or worthiness to society but often do. Case in point, Lisa LaFlamme. At the peak of her career, trusted by Canadians for decades as an exemplary newscaster, she was du...

Meridian Credit Union is back baby for a four part series on finances during different stages of women’s life. We kick things off today with Kerri Anderson, Senior Practice Management Coach with Meridian Credit Union and it’s all about retirement, and we’re asking the question, is Freedom 55 still a thing? Who’s up for some Good Clean Fun? Sarah Kate is a former wine-loving mom of two on a mission...

A new national survey conducted by the Canadian Women's Foundation, reveals the top challenges parents and caregivers believe their children, aged nine to 19, have faced over the past two years. Andrea Gunraj, Vice President of the Canadian Women’s Foundation joins me to the alarming results and how best we an address these issues with our kids and others in our community. Ever wonder about the SW...