Ebb and Glow

#22: Our guest today, Katherine Wong, a former PWC Consultant talks to us about how she recently quit her job as a Consultant to launch her own fashion brand. Katherine talks to us about the struggles of leaving a stable job during a pandemic, how she let her corporate career validate her, and how hard it was to tell her parents she was jumping into entrepreneurship. We also talk about the truth behind sustainable clothing brands and how the world of corporate fashion is going to change....

#21: Our guest today, “Six”, talks to us about his experience serving in the military for 15 years and the struggles he went through when transitioning out of military life and into normal civilian life. Six gives us insight into the gruesome realities of being in the military and how he currently battles with PTSD. We also talk about how there isn’t much support when transitioning out of the service and how having a supportive family has really helped.Six has served all around the world...

#20: Natascha Hebell talks to us about her struggles with infertility and how being childless not by choice affects you your whole life. She talks about how hard it was watching her friends and family members have kids and losing connection with her friends because she did not have a child. We talk about various infertility treatments and how common it is with women but because it’s so taboo to talk about, we don’t realize how common it is. Today, Natascha helps women childless not ...

#19: Kelsey Reidl talks to us about her experience getting laid off from a dream job, not once, but twice before the age of 30 and how that affected her confidence and ego at the time. She tells us what it’s like putting your everything into your job and to no fault of your own, how quickly that job can be taken away from you. Fast forward almost 10 years later, Kelsey finally stopped handing over her best creative ideas to some of Canada’s top brands and started taking matters into her ...

#18: Chef Kibby talks to us about shutting down his catering business due to the pandemic. He tells us the struggles both emotionally and financially and how he inevitably pivoted his career to sharing his expertise online. Chef Kibby is also a biological, foster, and adoptive dad and tells us how cooking with his kids has allowed him to be more vulnerable as a dad and allows him to build strong emotional connections with his kids. Now, Chef Kibby has created his brand, Cookin’ with Kibb...

#17: Francisco Oller Garcia has a very similar life as many other young professionals in their 20s, however there’s one difference, he has done it all while being in a wheelchair. Today we talk about what it was like growing up in your teens in a wheelchair, Francisco’s overcompensation with achievements and perfection, and also how this affects his dating life.Francisco Oller Garcia has been recognized as a 2020 “Rising Star” by Employee Benefit Adviser, a “Top 10 Marketing Operations Leader...

#16: Divorce is tough. But getting divorced three times? Now that’s tougher. Jennifer Ironside joins us today to chat about the trials and tribulations of getting married young and how that inevitably led to divorce. She then goes on to tell us stories of her other two divorces. She chats to us about self worth, validation, and loving yourself. Jennifer is candid in her story telling and shares with us so much relationship wisdom.Jennifer Ironside is a transformational coach, speaker, and aut...

#15: Today's episode highlights short clips from all interviews on the Ebb and Glow podcast since it launched in October 2020. This episode touches on topics including: accidents, religion, depression, gratitude, toxic workplaces, cancer, real estate, divorce, sexual abuse, dwarfism, obesity, blended families, job loss, and more. This is a great episode to give you a taste on what this podcast is all about!Connect With Our Guests:David Hollingsworth: www.holliworks.comKayleen Johnson: @scars....

#14: Have you ever understood the difference between situational and clinical depression? My guest, David Anderson, had no idea there were two different types until he was diagnosed with clinical depression. David always felt an underlying level of sadness but never really thought there was anything that abnormal. David chats to us today about his road to recovery and how his faith and religion made him feel a lot of shame because of his diagnosis. In David’s faith community, depression is of...

#13: Getting furloughed or laid off this year is a common theme for many of us. My guest, Sophia Lorena was impacted by this as well. During her 10-week furlough, Sophia created her own podcast and realized that there’s truly no such thing as job security. Between that and being in a car accident all in 6 months, Sophia really saw her life put in perspective and developed a “fuck it” theory where she decided to finally start going after everything she wanted in life and to stop playing small....