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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 Canada’s 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.
Positive Psychology is the...
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Episode 14 - Practical tools for feeling good and bouncing back better, expert interview with Kari Gormley
In this expert interview with Kari Gormley, we not only hear about her incredible story as a mother being resilient and pursuing her big, audacious dreams, but we also get some really practical, researched back ways...
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Episode 13: what to do when self care is taking the back burner with Lina Braun
Lina Braun is such a gentle and loving mom who is so easy to identify with. Having taken care of everyone for so long and neglected herself, she has a complete transformation of mind and body and starts to dream big...
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Episode 12: When your big, audacious dream comes as a surprise with Jenelle Wakeman
In this episode I interview Jenelle Wakeman, a mom who overcame many challenges to get back to her best self and find a new big, audacious dream in the process. Jenelle is a working mom of two young kids who is...
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Episode 11 - Permission to want to be mom and more
In this episode I talk about how so many of us mothers, myself included, have this often secret desire, craving, a whisper even, to be mom and more. We discuss mattering, purpose, meaning, and why it is so important...
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