Work Hard, Life Hard

It has been ONE YEAR of the Work Hard, Life Hard Podcast! I couldn’t be more proud of the community that we have grown over the past 53 episodes to get us to this point. That being said, I am officially wrapping up Season 1 of the show with today’s episode, and I am going out with a BANG because of this guest. In this episode, I share personal updates and show updates before diving into a Guest Ta...

Happy Wednesday! This week, I have my friend, Jaime Brideau, on the show for an amazing Guest Talk! Jaime is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner (AKA Holistic Nutritionist), Sports Nutrition Therapist, Life Coach, and Metabolic Balance Coach. After experiencing a serious health scare, Jaime’s life was turned upside down. From this experience, she seeks to provide realistic tools for everyone to t...

What’s going on, everyone?! Happy November! In today’s episode, I’m here to chat about a really important life event that happened recently–my champagne birthday! On October 30, I turned 30 on the 30th! And in the days leading up to my birthday, I decided to create a list of 30 Things I’ve Learned By My 30th Birthday. In the creation of this list, I realized EXACTLY what my November intentions wer...

I’m BACK this week with Part 2 of the Guest Talk with my friend, social media coach, Stacey Watts! If you haven’t listened to Part 1, STOP and listen. Then, come back and catch the rest of our conversation! In this episode, Stacey and I talk a lot more about SOCIAL and the biggest “how-to’s” on social media, including being social on social! Then, I check in with her on her rating of how she’s abl...

I have a treat for all of you for the next TWO weeks. I have my friend, social media coach, Stacey Watts, here to talk about social media, entrepreneurship, and work/life balance. While talking to Stacey, I quickly realized that she’s in a very unique situation… she’s a business owner deeply intertwined in the 24-hour industry of social media… how the HECK does she balance that?!? While listening...

I’m BACK this week and finally feeling better! To start today’s episode, I’m being open + honest with you all because my last 10 days have been extremelyyyyyy busy and my balance has been thrown off. I wanted to share this life update with you all because I don’t want you all to think that I have the perfect balance all the time–because I definitely DON’T! Whenever I’m feeling off-balanced, I take...

Hello, gang! Today, I’m reporting to live from my bedroom because I’m SICK! I’ve been working really hard and life-ing really hard recently, and unfortunately, it’s caught up to me. #sadtimes. I debated even telling you all this today, but what’s really important to me is that I show up for all of you really authentically week over week, and so, here I am, exposing myself that my balance has been...

I have a short + sweet episode for everyone today. We are FALL-ing into a new season now that fall is here, and I want to talk about something extremely important–rest, sleep, + recovery. Now, you might be thinking “This isn’t the first time she’s talked about this” and you’re right! It’s not! And, it’s not going to be my last, either! Everyone is looking for that quick fix to feel better, and we...

Last week, my boyfriend Jamal and I went to see Dr. Andrew Huberman LIVE in downtown Toronto. If you don’t know who Dr. Huberman is, you can find out more about him here and down below in the show notes. After listening to him talk for almost 2 hours, I left with many thoughts, inspiration, and opinions, and I wanted to gather all of that information and share it with you. AKA - THIS EPISODE! I sh...

In this episode, I have my friend Charity Elliott, Founder of Charity Elliott Nutrition, on the show! She shows up and is READY to share her journey with her health, which includes chronic health issues from the age of 15. Then, we chat more about her view of nutrition, how to approach health the most effectively, and how to overcome the overwhelm around a healthy lifestyle approach. Of course, al...

Happy September, gang! Can you believe there are only 4 months left of 2023? To kick off September, we’re going to chat today about what these next 4 months will look like FOR YOU. Remember – what you need to better your work/life balance will look different than other people, and that’s okay! So, let’s set some intentions on what “success” will look like for you over the next 4 months. Then, we t...

If you’re in sales, then this episode is a must-listen for you! Today, I have my friend and sales leader extraordinaire Phillip Dantas on the show. Phil and I met working together years ago at a tech company in Toronto, and we’ve been connected ever since. Phil is someone who leads by example, and within the last 2 years, has significantly changed his approach to his work/life balance. In this epi...

First things first: I NEED YOUR HELP! The one-year anniversary of the show is coming up in November, and I’m already starting to plan something BIG! As a result, I need your help to answer this one question for me: what is one thing you are really struggling with in your work/life balance? DM me on IG to share your answer! Now - into today’s episode! I’m here this week with a Tee Talk as we reach...

If you’re looking for your passion in life, you NEED to listen to this episode. This week’s guest is Kristine Munro, and she is a force to be reckoned with. After building a 7-figure, award-winning real estate and finance business, Kristine left it all to start over and find her true calling. We talk about all of this and more, including energy and intention during this episode. Key Takeaways: Ove...

If you wish to solve all of your problems all at once, this episode is for you. This conversation has really come up often in my conversations with guests, loved ones, and friends recently, so I thought it was time to address it! I wish I could snap my fingers and everything would be resolved and I would be “happy.” But, unfortunately, it just doesn’t work that way. Instead, maybe the REAL solutio...

If you’re looking to start transforming your life, this episode is for you! This week, I have marketing guru Tony Wang as the guest on my show where he shares his journey of building 8-figure marketing businesses and not loving what he was doing. Instead of staying in the hustle culture, Tony dove into a spiritual transformation and he shares it all with us in the episode! Then, he talks about how...

I have another Guest Talk lined up for you all with my friend and co-worker, Rebeka Swayne! We’ve been working together for almost a year now, and when Rebeka reached out to me asking to be on the show—I knew I had to say yes. But, probably for a different reason than you think. Rebeka has experienced an extremely significant, emotional, and devastating life event recently, and she wanted to come...

Welcome to the show Brittany Nicholson-Park! Britt, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, is the guest on this week’s episode and she’s READY to share all the details about nutritional health. When Britt first reached out to me, I was pumped to have the first nutritionist on the show because how you fuel your body is directly + seamlessly linked to our work/life balance! We talk about how every day...

In today’s episode, let’s be present with one another to talk about a real work-from-home (WFH) problem–exhaustion. But before we dig into that, I’m talking to you all about THREADS, Meta’s newest social media platform. If you’re on Threads, follow me at @tkoms! But back to the topic at hand–what is work-from-home exhaustion? Well, it’s something that all people who WFH experience at some point or...

Happy Hump Day, gang! Today, I’m back with another Tee Talk where I’m focusing on two topics: The idea of life/work balance (yes, you read that right) The country ranked #1 for work/life balance The idea of life-work balance means that, maybe, we should stop putting the “work” part of work/life balance FIRST, and instead, put the “life” first! Interestinggggg - I talk about how this perspective ca...

In today’s episode, I’m BACK with a Tee Talk focused specifically in our work bucket because I feel like we like to focus on the life bucket because we don’t normally spend a lot of time there. So, if we look at our work bucket, we all know that summer is FINALLY here, which typically can mean a very busy time in your life bucket. So, I want to ask you a question–Have you ever experienced lower mo...

If you’re looking for inspiration, then today’s episode is for you! Today, I have entrepreneur and financial expert Whitney MacKenzie on the show. I was pumped when Whitney reached out to me asking to be on the show. Then, after learning even more about who she is and what she balances, I quickly realized that Whit is a POWERHOUSE. Her perspective on life, balancing her work + her life all while m...

Happy Wednesday, gang! I’m back with ANOTHER Tee Talk this week. Can you believe we’ve been doing this together for 7 months now?! I know… me neither! Today’s episode is short and sweet because I have an insanely busy weekend last week and my balance is feeling completely off. I need to spend some extra time recovering and resting. But, I wanted to catch you all up on the FIRST KEYNOTE that I pres...

Happy June, everyone! I’m BACK this week with a Tee Talk since we are officially halfway through 2023–how the heck did that happen?! My Tee Talk this week is short + sweet, and I’m bringing you back to the basics. I wanted to check in with you all on your current scale (1 to 5) of where your work/life balance is. Then, I wanted to remind you about what your OPTIONS are from there. But, you can’t h...

We’re back this week with a new guest talk featuring Toronto small-business owner, Monica Khalil. I kept seeing Monica come up on my FYP on TikTok, and after checking out her store, I knew I needed to reach out to her. I was inspired by Monica’s passion and drive to succeed as the owner of SnaptureThis , a woman-owned paper goods, gifts and dried floral shop located in the heart of Downtown Toront...