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Episode 26 - How to change careers even when you don't know what you want to do with Elspeth Fimpel
Sometimes, we're not sure what our big, audacious dream is until we simply start. In this episode, Elspeth Fimpel shares her story of leaving her corporate job before knowing exactly what she wanted to do. Instead,...
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Episode 25: What Happens When Mothering Is A Verb
This mini episode is an insight into what can happen when we think of mothering as a verb, as well as a noun. What if mothering is exactly who we are meant to be and what we are meant to do...but not only our children...
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Episode 24: How the simple act of breathing can help manage the hardest times with Sarah Ariaudo
In this episode I speak with Sarah Ariaudo about her journey into motherhood, how she managed to avoid a panic attack during birth, and how the simple act of breathing can be monumentally helpful in our self care...
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Episode 23 - How to believe in your dreams even when the people around you think you're crazy
When we dream big, when we dream audaciously, there are bound to be people, many of which are those who love us most, who will worry for us or think we are thinking too big. In this episode, Mel Findlater digs into...
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Episode 22 - How to retrain your brain to see possibility
When we feel stuck, it's hard to see possibility. When our brains are so full of, well everything, it's hard to see possibility. When we are in fight or flight, it's hard to see possibility. But what we want and crave...
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Episode 21 - Permission to feel overwhelmed - the Motherload
Permission Granted Series: Do you ever feel like you are exhausted? Like your brain isn't working anymore? Overwhelmed? There's a reason, and I call it The Motherload. Have a listen to what it is, why you could be...
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Episode 20: I wanted to go out and change the world but I couldn't find a babysitter with Catherine Edsell
This is a behind the scenes interview with Catherine Edsell, whose TedX talk inspired Mel at exactly the right moment in her journey through motherhood. Catherine speaks of the shift into this new role and how she...
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Episode 19 (Permission Granted) - Permission to stop planning
This is the first in our new series of Permission Granted. Have you ever stopped and thought about why you are hesitating to do something? Or why you feel guilt? So often it's because we as women have been taught to...
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Episode 18: Practical wellbeing tips from the founder of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association Louisa Jewell
In this episode we hear from Louisa Jewell about all things wellness, even in hard times, dreaming big, not caring what others think and so much more. Louisa Jewell is one of Canadaâs leading experts on the science of...
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Episode 17: Being a Dreamer while being a Mama, with Emily Felt
In this episode I speak to Emily Felt about her journey into motherhood, living the two country life, and how to come back and learn from burnout. Emily says: My dream is to learn to live wholeheartedly in the present...
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Episode 16: Identity, shedding should and finding your support circle with Michelle DeKeyser
In this episode we hear from Michelle DeKeyser - mother and founder of Connecting Mamas. Michelle envisions connecting mamas by building a support system to remove the loneliness and isolation that can be felt in...
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Episode 15 - We Are Nature, learnings from the IPPA World Congress
In this episode your host, Mel Findlater, updates you on her experience at the International Positive Psychology Association's World Congress, which was recently held in Vancouver, BC.Â
Positive Psychology is the...
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