Where Work Meets Life™ with Dr. Laura

In this episode, I continue speaking with Dr. Steve Hunt (Chief Expert, Work & Technology) and Robert Richardson (Human Experience Advisor) from SAP , about how to humanize work and the workplace. As the world of work continues to evolve, leaders must develop more human-centric organizational processes. This is Part 2 of our conversation.  Steve & Robert discuss how the pandemic has influenced the...

I speak with Dr. Steve Hunt (Chief Expert, Work & Technology) and Robert Richardson (Human Experience Advisor) from SAP , about how to humanize work and the workplace. As the world of work continues to evolve, leaders must develop more human-centric organizational processes. This is Part 1 of our conversation.  What does it mean to humanize work? Steve and Robert discuss the many factors involved...

In this episode, I continue my conversation with Dr. Mary Rensel , neuroimmunologist, and Ali Hively , life coach with an MA in education. These two brilliant woman have joined forces and founded Brain Ops Group , where they teach busy, stressed professionals brain resiliency tools to improve productivity and focus.   In Part II, we focus on work-life wellness, what this means to Mary and Ali, and...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Mary Rensel , neuroimmunologist, and Ali Hively , life coach with an MA in education. These two brilliant woman have joined forces and founded Brain Ops Group, where they teach busy, stressed professionals brain resiliency tools to improve productivity and focus. This is Part 1 of our conversation.  We discuss Mary's vast knowledge of the brain and Ali's experti...

In this episode, Steve Foran and I continue our conversation about gratitude, exploring the intersection of work and life, and gratitude’s impact on work-life wellness.  Steve emphasizes the importance of taking time for yourself, especially when working from home. He shares his own tips for maintaining work-life wellness, including practical strategies, as well as techniques for adjust your minds...

In this episode, Steve Foran and I discuss how gratitude operates in the workplace, and how leaders can foster gratefulness to promote health, happiness, and success in work and in life. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Steve. Grateful Leadership is a passion that Steve Foran has had for many years. Steve founded Gratitude at Work in 2007, and started hosting conversations in his community w...

In this episode, we learn about how racism operates in today's western society, and how we can transform our society to become more accepting of people from all backgrounds. Our guest is the fabulous Adora Nwofor, Co-Founder and President of Black Lives Matter YYC. We discuss the many ways that our western society casts non-white cultures aside, contributing to years of discrimination. Adora is a...

Welcome to the seventh episode of my podcast, Where Work Meets Life™: Walking the Talk on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. In this episode, we are joined by Julie Carignan. Julie is a Partner at Humance, with a cutting-edge expertise in leadership and team development. https://humance.ca/ She holds two master's degrees in Organizational Psychology. During her studies, Julie was involved in a rese...

Welcome to the sixth episode of my podcast, Where Work Meets Life™: Writing the Career You Love. In this episode, we are joined by Suzy Vadori. Suzy is currently a Book Coach, Editor, Public Speaker and bestselling author of The Fountain Series - a fantastical Young Adult series which has received two Aurora Nominations for Best Young Adult Novel, as well as Five Stars and a bronze medallion from...

Welcome to the fifth episode of my podcast, Where Work Meets Life™: Second Chances: An Interview about Surviving and Thriving with Kerry Gladue. In this episode, I am joined by Kerry Gladue - Author, Counsellor, Speaker, and Survivor. This episode is about survival and resiliency, and how telling a story can inspire others to find healing and hope in the worst of circumstances. I had the pleasure...

Welcome to the fourth episode of my podcast, Where Work Meets Life™: Finding Meaning in Work for 2021 and Beyond. In this episode, we are joined by Tom Morin - Consultant, speaker, and author of the book Your Best Work: Create the Working Life That’s Right for You. Tom Morin was nearly killed twice at work, and then a third time trying to escape unfulfilling work: he was shelled in the former Yugo...

Welcome to the third episode of my podcast, Where Work Meets Life™: Work-Life Wellness – Building Mental Fitness to BE WELL and EXCEL in work and life. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Karen MacNeill - Performance consultant, psychologist, speaker, and advisor. Dr. Karen has the unique experience of having both competed and consulted on the World Stage. She has over 20 years of experience, ha...

Welcome to the second episode of my podcast, Where Work Meets Life™: Work-Life Wellness – How we can stay resilient during challenging times. In this episode, we are joined by April Dyrda - Workplace Consultant with Work EvOHlution and Registered Provisional Psychologist with Calgary Career Counselling and Synthesis Psychology, which Dr. Laura founded.  April has six years of experience in the rea...

Welcome to the first episode of my podcast, Where Work Meets Life™ : Why does it take a catastrophe to change the way we work and live? In this episode, we are joined by Philip Vanhoutte - Author of "The Smarter Working Manifesto", Founder of Ozadi, and Board Chair for multiple companies (one of them being Work EvOHlution, which Dr. Laura Co-Founded). Philip is passionate about accelerating the re...