What She Said!

From the early days of the pandemic, one thing was crystal clear; women and marginalized communities were being disproportionately affected. It was disheartening to see the loss of income, education, and advancement. But there was a bright spot, because women did what women do best - they pulled together, they got loud, and they demanded change. Support and advocacy groups popped up, feminism had...

Andrea Donsky joins me on behalf of New Roots Herbal. Canadians love their supplements spending nearly $80 million dollars every quarter on them, but many of us have no idea how they work once we swallow them. Andrea lays out all the ways you can get your supplements from orally to topically, and how they break down in your body. Sarah Landstreet retired from engineering at the ripe old age of 23...

Kristina Lao and Raquelle Roodenburg from Bombshell Brunches, a community where women can access real people doing big things, making changes in their lives and taking strides in this complex world. Real, raw, and funny, these ladies keep it real. Strong believers in representation, social impact, and internal revolution, they LIVE to highlight, normalize and glamourize the many different ways to...

Commissioner Kadie Ward joins me for the third installment of Level The Paying Field. Today we jump into the gender wage gap and how to close it for good. As usual, Kadie comes to the conversation armed with information you need to know so you can advocate for yourself. Ageism is something we’re not talking about enough, especially when it comes to women in the workforce. Incredibly, in all of the...

Ruslana Wrzesnewskyj, founder and driving force behind Help Us Help The Children (HUHTC) which as been helping orphans in Ukraine for 30 years now., Deeply passionate about saving Ukraine’s children and nurturing a new generation that will deliver a prosperous future for Ukraine. Ruslana has been working tirelessly the last two weeks to help all the orphanages she works with, and to find safe pass...

Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. Andrea joins me to discuss the issues that truly matter, no matter where you live. Child Care, education, women in the workforce and health care. Calm and measured, Andrea is worth listening to no matter where you sit on the political spectrum. Anne Brodie has distractions galore with entertainment this week, and once again she joins us t...

If there is one thing that most female entrepreneurs can agree on its that your network truly is your net worth when it comes to forging a successful path in business. And while it’s not always the case, that network is primarily comprised of other women because we get it. We understand gender bias and other struggles that only women face when it comes to entrepreneurship. When covid struck, many...

Caryma Sa'd who has been on the ground in Ottawa, sharing stories and news from the occupation there since it began on January 28th. Caryma has been documenting COVID-denialism since 2021, and knew that she had to be on the ground to document the Ottawa Occupation in real time. Her coverage, largely shared on Twitter has resulted in a dedicated following of people who want to know more on everythi...

This week my first guest is Dr. Prachi Srivastava, who will be joining me monthly until June to discuss the state of education in Ontario. Prachi will be sharing facts and data on everything from financing to school governance, and how it impacts the education our kids receive. In June, we’ll take a look at each political parties education platform and how it will move the needle or not. Today we...

Allison Venditti from Moms at Work who how the Moms at Work job board offers employers the opportunity to showcase their policies, benefits, and cultures, and how they support working families and advance women’s careers. Seanna Thomas from Hockey Snacks is here with budget friendly solutions for keeping the bottomless pits AKA your kids, well fed with nutritious eats that won’t break your bank ac...

We’re all trapped in a wasteful convenience-based cycle, but my next guest offers an alternative: an approach to reducing waste that emphasizes progress over perfection. TARA McKENNA is passionate about sustainability and created The Zero Waste Collective lifestyle blog and community to inspire people from all walks of life to live with less waste and more joy. In here new book, DON’T BE TRASHY, T...

Commissioner Kadie Ward from Ontario’s Pay Equity Office. Over the next three months Kadie will be joining me to share information women need in today’s workplace on everything from ensuring equitable pay to developing new skills. Today we kick things off by taking a closer look at a woman’s worth. Clare Kumar is a bright, happy, light in a very cold world, both literally and figuratively right no...

Clare Kumar is a bright, happy, light in a very cold world, both literally and figuratively right now. Clare loves inspiring massive shifts by inviting people to pay attention to the little things that make a big difference in their life. In this podcast, Clare shares her Productivity CPR and her 8 productivity table stakes with us all, and before you run away screaming, we are not propping up hus...

First up, The Honourable Jean Augustine joins me to share details from her appearance this week at The Canadian Congress on Inclusive Diversity and Workplace Equity and with information about the Jean Augustine Centre for Young Women’s Empowerment. Rishma Govani is passionate about creating real positive change especially in areas of diversity, equity and inclusion. She joins me to share the inspi...

I rarely get nervous interviewing someone but when you speak with a Canadian broadcast legend, you can’t help but get a little bit flustered. Valerie Pringle, the former host of Canada AM is now working tirelessly behind the scenes to raise awareness for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation, and candidly shares some details of her own experience helping her three children with the...

COVID-19 has led to the largest mass disruption of education in modern human history. Ontario, in particular, has suffered the longest school closures in Canada, and amongst the highest in North America and Europe comparing regional averages. Protecting education as an essential service is a policy choice says my first guest today, Dr. Prachi Srivastava. Prachi will be joining What She Said from n...

Prior to March of 2020, many of us were on our "game", working within a system that we thought we understood. Then everything we knew came tumbling down, and it wasn’t long before we started to see that the system was largely an illusion. On everything from work to home management, women learned that many of the choices we had were not really choices at all. Crushed under the weight of home learni...

Dilys D’Cruz joins me to wrap up for the Meridian Credit Union masterclass on personal finance we ran all year plus results from a recent consumer insights survey that found that most Canadians have money hang ups from childhood that still affect them today. We all know that first responders and those who serve in our military cope with a tremendous amount of stress and mental health issues. The v...

No matter where you fall on the financial spectrum my first guest is here to help us all prepare for 2024 when women in Canada will control just over half the wealth in this country to the tune of #3 trillion dollars. Kelley’s new book Rich Girl, Broke Girl hits bookshelves December 14th and she joins me today to share some of the topics she covers from discussing finances with your partner, to ne...

Vaccines are the topic of my first interview. Few issues in our society are more divisive right now than vaccinations and sadly things may only get worse now that vaccines have been approved for children. Cathryn Carruthers is a double vaxxed mom in Calgary, who along with her husband will soon face the decision to vaccinate her children. She is the founder of Families for Choice, a group comprise...

The link between social media and depression, anxiety, body image issues, and sadly, suicide is undeniable. That’s why my first guest Keisha Simpson, along with her sister Teagan created the #AsSheIs challenge. Since 2019 the campaign has spread to 60 countries and has had a potential reach exceeding well over 100 million. Today Keisha joins me to share some ways that we and our kids can push back...

The diet industry generates $78 billion dollars a year in revenue, but research shows that 95% of all diets fail. Victoria Welsby, a world-leading expert on dismantling fatphobia and diet-culture, joins me to discuss their journey from homeless and abused, with self-esteem that was achingly low into the courageous fat activist and change maker they are today. They also join me over on the podcast...

Imagine visiting your doctor and being prescribed a pill with a 95% failure rate and then being told it was your fault when it didn’t work? That, in a nutshell is the diet industry. And that is just a small part of the discussion in this podcast. Victoria Welsby (they/them) is a world-leading expert on dismantling fatphobia and diet-culture, TEDx speaker, and best-selling author. They went from be...

According to Statistics Canada, Canadians enjoyed dining out prior to the pandemic, spending $2,775 or just over one-quarter of their total food spending at restaurants in 2019. Eating out had become a way of life. Flash forward to today and over half (51.2%) of food services and drinking places do not know how long they can continue to operate before considering closure or bankruptcy. Saddled wit...

Ritu Bhasin, recently found herself the target of online hatred after a pundit on Fox News featured her in one of her diatribes. President of bhasin consulting inc., an award-winning speaker, author, and expert in diversity and inclusion, Ritu joined me recently to discuss her experience receiving hate for trying to teach loving principles. Ritu shares some of the disturbing details with me, plus...