Join Sam and Laurel as they commit to welcoming prosperity into their lives in 2024. Prosperity can present itself in many ways; work, money, people, experiences, etc. 

Today we are talking about the Louise Hay, “You Can Heal Your Life” book and are touching on 7 of her key points about how to welcome prosperity into our lives.

With a guideline described for you, we are inviting you to join us on this journey and then gather with us at 7:00 p.m. EST, Monday, January 29th over Zoom so that we can compare how prosperous our lives have been through the previous few weeks.

Want to join the call?  Send Sam a quick message over email: [email protected]

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

NOTE: Sam and Laurel will be back with a new episode next week with a focus on setting our goals and intentions for the new year!

The longest days and weeks of our lives always surround having to wait for news that we know may change the course of our lives. 

Today we have the opportunity to speak with Milka Vujnovic about her journey through detection, biopsy, diagnosis, surgery, and recovery from breast cancer. Milka talks about how and why she made the decisions that she did about her own journey. She also goes on to talk about some of the most effective support networks she found for herself as she transitioned from life before her cancer diagnosis and life after.

You can learn more about these support networks by visiting:  Knot-A-Breast, the Dragonboat team at https://knotabreast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/knot.a.breast/ and the link to one of the Facebook groups she mentioned is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/328465773967406/ (Fabulously Flat; Not Reconstructing Breasts)

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

While Sam and Laurel are enjoying time with their families and friends, we invite you to have another listen to one of our favourite episodes so far this season!

Unless you’ve been told that you have the dreaded C word, then you can’t really understand what it’s like to walk that path. As we launch season three and open with a month of conversations about breast, cancer, breast, cancer For more information about we brave heart heart, please visit 

For more information about not a breast, the Dragon boat team, please visit: 

Unless you’ve been told that you have the dreaded “C” word, you really can’t understand what it’s like to walk that path. 

As we launch season three we open with a month of conversations about breast cancer, specifically breast cancer treatment and breast cancer awareness. 

We welcome today a very special guest to the show, Sam’s wife, Brenda McCoy, a breast cancer survivor. Brenda talks with us about her journey (from detection through treatment and life 6 years on) and she shares a number of resources which she found beneficial throughout. 

For more information about Wellspring, please visit: https://wellspring.ca/

For more information about Wee Braveheart, please visit: https://weebraveheart.com/ 

For more information about Knot-A-Breast, the Dragonboat team, please visit: https://knotabreast.com/

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

There is so much stress that can really take hold (and it isn’t always negative stress) around the holiday season, even though we know that stress can have a negative impact on our personal wellbeing.

What are the things you truly, in your heart, WANT to do and what are the things that you can delegate to someone else so that you can make them feel involved as well as reduce your own stress (financially, with your time, with your emotions, etc).

Just because traditions may have worked in the past doesn’t mean that they don’t need to be updated and/or tweaked over time! Honour yourself and welcome others in.

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

Do you remember being a child and wishing that you had had the chance to take a specific class or learn a new skill but time just ran out and that opportunity never seemed to surface? 

Today we were talking with Nancy MacDonald, who is the owner of the “Art Studio For Children" and we talk about how the classes she runs are really for people of all ages. 

Her focus is to help her students develop skills that they didn't even know that they had, and take pride in the work that they create.

You can learn more about Nancy by visiting: https://artstudioforchildren.com and follow her on instagram @artstudioforchildren

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

This week Laurel and Sam sit back and have an honest and raw conversation about intimate partner violence and domestic assaults, as well as violence against women. 

While all of us know that this is an issue that remains pervasive in the world we live in, it is not something we talk about often enough. This week marks the 34th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre at l’Ecole Polytechnique. 14 women were murdered that day. 10 women were injured and the soul focus of the assassin was to kill women because he perceived them to be a threat against what he thought his future should be. 

If you live in Canada and need emergency shelter support, then please dial  2-1-1. 

If you are in an emergency situation, whereby you need police to attend, then please dial 9-1-1 and order a pepperoni pizza. 9-1-1 operators are trained to understand that this is a call for help so they will confirm your address (as any good pizza place would do) and they will send officers immediately. 

For more resources, please call:

Toronto: 416-863-0511

Elsewhere in Ontario: 1-866-863-0511

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

As the holiday season approaches, so does the avalanche of emotions that we tend to assign to these events.

Many of us circle important dates on our calendars. Dates we want to make sure we never forget. While always important, sometimes those dates hold a lot of sadness, worry and regret for us. Today we have the opportunity to speak with Grief Recovery Specialist, Kirsten Frey about how to navigate the way we feel, why we may feel that way and how to respect where we are and what we need as individuals before anyone or anything else.

You can learn more about Kirsten, and the work that she does by visiting: https://www.tlclifecoaching.com/ and on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/tlclifecoaching/

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

As people who have identified themselves as being female all of their lives, it can be taxing and trying to put on a brave face. From childhood, we are talked at and programmed to believe that being happy is not something we should expect or strive to achieve. 

Today we have the opportunity to speak with Brenda Jasmin about being happy, the “Psychology of Happiness,” and how it is truly okay for us to have expectations of ourselves that we can be happy in our lives. 

Brenda is a speaker, resilience trainer, podcast host (“She Flourishes”) and certified life coach who also holds a Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP). You can learn more about Brenda by visiting her website: www.brendajasmin.com or visit her on Instagram @_brendajasmin.

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

Laurel has been guiding and coaching her clients through life's situations for over 30 years with astounding results. Regardless of age or history, Laurel embraces the story of each person she connects with to help them work towards being the happiest and healthiest version of themselves that they can be.  To learn more about Laurel or to schedule time to work with her, visit her website:  https://www.littlewellnesscompany.ca

Sam has spent over two decades both as a consumer and a professional in the field of women's and children's health. Her extensive experience has made her an expert in assisting families with starting and growing their families. She has observed many of her clients striving to be excellent parents while simultaneously losing their sense of self in the process and her goal is to help them overcome that. To learn more about the services Sam provides, please visit her website at www.babyREADY.info

At this time of year it is not difficult to find people who will tell you that the darkening days and minimal exposure to sunlight has them feeling, fatigued, unmotivated, and often depressed. 

Sure, we know the holidays are coming, but the lack of sunshine and feeling chilled to the bone can often leave a person struggling to navigate their own emotions, not to mention helping their children figure out how and what they are feeling too.

Today we have the opportunity to speak with Jessica, Ingram, Registered Psychotherapist, about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and how difficult transitions can be for all of us, especially if life has been filled with any other additional challenges outside of the changing seasons and clocks.

You can learn more about Jessica by visiting: https://www.jessicaingram.ca and follow her on Instagram @jessica.ingram.psychotherapy

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

Doesn’t it feel like everywhere you turn these days you are hearing your peers talk about burnout?

We are extending ourselves so far that we struggle to enforce the boundaries we know we need to put into place. Couple that with owning your own business,  raising children, having a partner, maintaining a home (not to mention the “sandwich generation”) and you have a recipe for disaster.  **these are only a few of the issues that may lead to burnout**

Today we have the opportunity to speak with Natacha Pennycooke, Registered Psychotherapist, about burn-out and the overall wellness of women-identifying entrepreneurs. 

You can learn more about Natacha by visiting her website: www.natachapennycooke.com or visit her on Instagram at Natachapennycooke.therapy, and on LinkedIn and Natacha Pennycooke. 

boobs, bods & brains is the pairing of the work and interests of hosts Laurel Crossley and Sam Leeson-McCoy.  You can learn more about the podcast, its origins and how to become a sponsor by visiting the website: https://boobsbodsandbrains.wixsite.com/my-site

Laurel has been guiding and coaching her clients through life's situations for over 30 years with astounding results. Regardless of age or history, Laurel embraces the story of each person she connects with to help them work towards being the happiest and healthiest version of themselves that they can be.  To learn more about Laurel or to schedule time to work with her, visit her website:  https://www.littlewellnesscompany.ca

Sam has spent over two decades both as a consumer and a professional in the field of women's and children's health. Her extensive experience has made her an expert in assisting families with starting and growing their families. She has observed many of her clients striving to be excellent parents while simultaneously losing their sense of self in the process and her goal is to help them overcome that. To learn more about the services Sam provides, please visit her website at www.babyREADY.info