On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by Honey Jam Founder and visionary and now member of the Order Of Canada Ebonnie Rowe, as well as legendary and acclaimed celebrity Vocal Coach, Elaine Overholt.

Throughout her career, Ebonnie Rowe has been dedicated to the growth of others and the support of causes with a positive community impact. Born in Montreal and raised mostly in Toronto, both of her Barbadian parents had a commitment to voluntarism and involvement in the community and raised the family in that tradition of service and helping others.

While studying at the University of Toronto, a friend of hers died suddenly. The loss was devastating; it made her realize the shortness of life, and the silent despair suffered by many. This fueled her need to do something that meant something, and to leave a significant legacy. Determined to have a constructive influence on the lives of others, she went on to volunteer with many organizations that cater to some of society’s overlooked groups, eventually founding a mentorship program - “Each One Teach One”, which matched black youth with Black professionals, the idea being that the youth needed to see themselves succeeding in places that they aspired to be, in order to combat the negative stereotypes they were seeing of Black people portrayed in the media.

She also started PhemPhat Entertainment Group, a dynamic, non-profit company that provides promotional, mentoring, networking, educational and performance opportunities for emerging female Artists.

Ebonnie is the producer of the Honey Jam concert and artist development programme for young female artists from across Canada, of all cultures and musical genres. Artists such as Grammy Award winners Nelly Furtado and Melanie Fiona, along with Juno winners Kellylee Evans, Jully Black, Haviah Mighty, LU KALA and many others, performed early in their careers. Rowe has organized impactful experiences for the artists such as songwriting camps, industry workshops, mentor cafe's, tickets to major artist concerts, opportunities to attend the Polaris, Juno and Grammy Awards, and sessions to learn from major artists such as Jessie Reyez, Serena Ryder, Deborah Cox, Marsha Ambrosius, Destiny's Child original member LeToya Luckett, Elle Varner, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae and more. The programme creates a welcoming, supportive sisterhood and a safe space to be vulnerable, to learn, to build self esteem and long-lasting relationships. It is for her a total passion project.

Featured in the book “Canada 150 Women - Conversations with Leaders, Champions & Luminaries”,

listed in the Who’s Who of Canadian Women, Ebonnie was also featured in TD Bank’s Canada-Wide Black History Month promotion in their branches featuring the initiatives they support led by members of the Black community. She was selected as one of 1000 women photographed by Parisian photographer Pierre Maraval for an exhibit co-produced by Luminato and L’Oreal Paris. Titled “Mille Femmes”, it captured inspirational women who embody the passion and heritage behind Toronto's artistic community. And when Michelle Obama spoke at the Conscious Economics event sponsored by the Economic Club of Canada, she was chosen by the How She Hustles Women’s Network as part of a group lauded for their impactful work, benefitting women and girls to be a specially invited guest.

Ebonnie’s work with has earned her many awards and nominations, including:

2025, Member Of The Order Of Canada, awarded on April 17th, 2025

2025 Women in Music Canada Entrepreneur of the Year Award

2024 Billboard Canada Inaugural Women in Music Awards Industry Honouree

Nomination for Women in Music Canada Honours category Excellence in Live Music

Ontario Black History Society’s inaugural Cultural Leadership Award

Trailblazer Award from the Canadian Independent Music Association

Roy Thompson Award of Recognition

100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women Recognition

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On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by documentary filmmaker and producer Alan Schwarz.

Alan graduated with a degree in Mass Communications from Carleton University in the first year the degree was granted. He spent two years working at MTV-Channel 47, and then went to The Life Network. During his time at the Life Network, he noticed there were no programs targeted to women in the mature market. He discussed it with his Mom and Sister and they formed a company together and produced The Bubbie Break - A Grandmother In Any Language Means Love. The series about Grandparenting ran for five seasons. It was hugely successful.  After the Bubbie Break, the team went on to Produce a documentary called CHASE K9 HERO about a Police Handler and his Dog, and Righteous Humour - A look at the role of humour when it comes to religion. When Mad Cow Disease stopped the export of Canadian Dairy Cattle to the United States, Alan left the production scene to work with his Dad, who was a huge exporter of Dairy cows, to the States and who was stuck with a large number of cattle. Alan returned to the production industry when his Dad passed away and then started working on new production projects. He is currently a partner in The Cultural Epicurean Network. It is a Food Network geared to the Black community in the United States, featuring Black Chefs and Home Cooks. Alan is also extremely proud of Tracking The Ten, about 10 Jewish Boys who had their Bar Mitzvahs in Oshawa. As well, he is very proud of his docuseries The Grandmother Who Tried To Save The World, about the successful run of The Bubbie Break and Marion Schwarz.

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On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by Canadian Icon—Award-winning and acclaimed Stage, Film and Television actress, Sonja Smits. Join us every Saturday at 1 PM on Zoomer Radio. You can follow us @theblissminute on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Or you can visit our online magazine at findingyourbliss.com and take one step closer to finding your bliss.

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This week on Finding Your Bliss, we have a show full of summer entertainment, from movies to music. Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by Film Critic and Author Thom Ernst. Also on the program, we have Singer/Songwriter Sara Kae talking about her new music.

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On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer Judy Librach is joined by the Producers and Creative Team of the upcoming KidsFest musical "Playground," featuring the music of 4-time Juno-Award-winning children’s entertainer Jack Grunsky. Opening at this year’s Toronto Fringe Fest, Playground is a true passion project for Mother and Daughter producing team, Elly and Olivia Daniels.

Elly Barlin-Daniels is the Founder and President of Barlin-Daniels Productions Inc., Elly is a theatre producer; publicist, mentor; writer and sought after advisor to the arts’ community. She is co-producer, with her daughter Olivia, of the Toronto Fringe KidsFest musical Playground, and the author of a forthcoming children’s book from Cormorant Press. 

A children’s music and media expert, Elly ran the multi-year national media campaign for the children’s publishing initiative I Read Canadian on behalf of the Ontario Library Association; CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers), and the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC). Elly is the sole sponsor of CANSCAIP’s yearly Packaging Your Imagination Conference; and on behalf of the CCBC, where she served on the board of six years, endows the annual Arlene Barlin Award in Science Fiction and Fantasy in honour of her late sister. For decades, Elly has guided the careers of Juno-award winning children’s recording artists Jack Grunsky and Martha Johnson (Martha and the Muffins). She is a judge of the annual B’nai Brith Diverse Minds writing competition for children, and a former judge of the Children’s International Emmy Awards.  

An investor in the Broadway production of Matthew Lopez’s Tony, Olivier and Drama Desk award-Winnipeg play "The Inheritance," in addition to several Canadian theatre productions, Elly has worked with many of Toronto’s non-profit theatres, including Theatre 20 where she was associate producer of Stephen Sondheim’s Company starring Brent Carver; Louise Pitre; and childhood friend Nia Vardalos. She currently serves on the board of Crow’s Theatre, where she recently co-chaired the company’s 40th anniversary celebration; and on the advisory boards of Chilina Kennedy’s Eclipse Theatre, and the Harold Green Jewish Theatre, where she created and endows the Barlin-Daniels Emerging Artist Initiative. Elly is the sponsor of the Art of Time Ensemble’s upcoming tribute to Joni Mitchell, and is a season sponsor of Toronto’s Factory Theatre; Coal Mine Theatre; Crow’s Theatre; The Musical Stage Company; and the Verbatim Theatre company, Project Humanity. Elly’s largest endeavour is the musical she is working on in New York City. 

Elly is an advisor to, and a founding supporter of the Canadian Human Rights Museum; sponsor of the Hyeman Barlin Scholarship, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba in memory of her father; and primary sponsor of the Hyeman and Zelda Barlin Digital Beit Midrash at Toronto’s Temple Sinai congregation (named in honour of her parents). Together with her husband Peter, Elly is a founding sponsor of the University of Toronto New Jewish Press; the publishing sponsor of Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations, March of the Living (Polish Edition) from Second Story Press; a construction sponsor of The Bishop Strachan School’s Theatre; sponsor of the Koffler Centre for the Arts Vine Book Awards; fundraiser and major contributor to Mt. Sinai Hospital’s Panov Program for Precision Chemotherapy research; Toronto General Hospital; and Toronto Western Hospital.

A past board member of Canada’s Walk of Fame, World Literacy Canada and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Elly has served as Chair for the Royal Conservatory of Music’s gala featuring Audra McDonald; Chair of the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s luncheon honouring Ryan Reynolds; Chair of the Children’s Broadcast Institute gala; and for several years, Elly was a member of the National Ballet of Canada’s Mad Hot Ballet committee.

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On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by author Matt Bobkin!

Matt Bobkin is a Toronto-based arts journalist and music critic. Most of his work uses music as a lens to explore global issues such as identity, gender, disability, and gentrification. Matt was the Features Editor at Canadian music magazine Exclaim! from 2016 to 2022, and his work has also appeared in the National Post, VICE, and Brooklyn Magazine. His first book, In Too Deep: When Canadian Punks Took Over the World, co-written with fellow Toronto-based music critic Adam Feibel, was just released this June 2025 via House of Anansi Press.

Also on the program, we have dancer/choreographer and Founder of Boogie Babies, Deb Weir!

Deb has been dancing since the age of four and hasn’t stopped moving since. She started teaching dance at just 14, and continued sharing her love of movement throughout high school and university. Over the years, she’s taken on a variety of roles in the performing arts world—from choreographing and performing in eight productions with the Unsung Heroes troupe, to creating dances for CHAT productions, to working with the Chicken Coop Theatre Company, where she led the kids’ division for five years.

In addition to her dance background, Deb holds an Honours Degree in Kinesiology from Western University (2001) and a degree in Occupational Therapy from Queen’s University (2005). She brings this strong foundation in anatomy, movement, and body mechanics into every class she teaches—always with a focus on helping others feel capable, strong, and supported.

During her university years, she volunteered in lactation clinics, NICUs, and maternity wards, helping new mothers navigate their journeys with confidence and support. When Deb became a mom (she now has two teenagers and three step-kids in their 20s), she taught mom-and-baby dance classes during both of her maternity leaves—and absolutely loved it. That experience eventually sparked the creation of Boogie Babies, a dance-based fitness program for parents and their little ones. Through Boogie Babies, Deb combines her passion for dance, her knowledge of movement, and her deep belief in the power of community to help parents connect, get moving, and have fun with their babies.

Join us every Saturday at 1 PM on Finding Your Bliss. You can follow us @theblissminute on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Or you can visit our online magazine at findingyourbliss.com and take one step closer to finding your bliss.

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On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by founder of Re: Books Publishing, Rebecca Eckler!

Rebecca Eckler is one of Canada’s most well-known journalists. She has been a columnist with the National Post, Canada’s national newspaper, for five years, including a stint as a New York–based columnist and feature writer. Her work has also appeared in such publications as Elle, Fashion, Lifestyles, Canadian House and Home, and Mademoiselle.

She was the host of the television show “Modern Manners” and has appeared on CTV and CBC television, on Global television as a reporter, and on radio shows across Canada and the United States. In 2021, Rebecca founded the publishing house RE:BOOKS, where she helps authors make their dreams a reality.

Also on the program, we have Bronwyn Brennan, who is a writer and hockey instructor based in Toronto. A recent graduate of the University of Toronto, she has published short fiction in student-run journals all across Canada. When she's not writing, she can often be found at the rink, coaching the next generation of hockey players. “The Boy from Dublin” is her debut novel!

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On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by entrepreneur and mindset coach, Carina Groombridge.

Carina Groombridge is a seasoned Business and Mindset Coach, speaker and host of the You Are Your Biggest Asset Podcast. She’s empowering women to break free from their own limits and scale their businesses to six figures and beyond. 

With over six years of experience, Carina specializes in helping her clients overcome the need to please people-please, put in place boundaries, scale their businesses, and create a lifestyle that balances success with family life.

She believes in crafting tailored strategies and mindset shifts that align with each woman’s unique goals, industry, and personal circumstances—no one-size-fits-all solutions here. Whether it’s scaling revenue or building a more flexible schedule, Carina is dedicated to helping her clients achieve sustainable success on their own terms.

Carina started her business with 3 kids in diapers and a full time corporate job. Now she runs her international coaching business that allows her to support her family. She is a retired Engineer and brings over 15 yrs of experience in problem solving skills merged with coaching and personal development training to support her clients in discovering what is holding them back then taking the necessary steps to move forward. Carina helps you tap into your limitless potential because you are your biggest asset.

Also on the program, we have Erapreneur founder Leslie Gottlieb!

Leslie, or as she likes to call herself, your new Biz Bestie, Is a 45-year-old, mama and wife with two young kiddos and a lifelong love for comedy, community, and entrepreneurship.

In her most recent Era, she’s had the honour of connecting with incredible female entrepreneurs and women in business, hearing their stories and watching how they've built businesses with heart, grace, and purpose.

What she noticed was that two things kept coming up: how lonely and isolating the journey can feel and how joy and fun often get lost under the weight of stress.

Those feelings really hit home for Leslie. Having owned and operated her own Film/TV/Commercial video production company, she understood how easy it was to get caught up in the grind, feel alone, and forget about fun and joy.

After countless conversations with female entrepreneurs and reflecting on her love for connecting people, celebrating women in business, hosting events, and leading with laughter and joy, her purpose became clear: To build a safe and supportive community where female entrepreneurs can come together to connect, grow, and thrive and have fun every step of the way. 

Leslie is the creator of a wonderful new community called “Erapreneur”, she is also the host of the show “The Leslie Lives” and Judy Librach is also her Bliss Coach.

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On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by Stephanie Valentine!

Stephanie Valentine, B.A., CNP, MHWC, kicked off her wellness journey by building healthy meals that are so tasty, her family could hardly wait to dig in. Now a holistic nutritionist, culinary nutritionist, clinical hypnotist, and mental health coach, she guides people to love what’s on their plates—both literally (at mealtimes) and figuratively (in life). Tune into her wellness brand SV Living (svliving.com), as she regularly shares her tips and tricks to help you shine from the inside out. Love What’s on Your Plate, her widely anticipated debut cookbook, will be released in June of 2025.

You can follow us @theblissminute on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Or you can visit our online magazine at findingyourbliss.com and take one step closer to finding your bliss.

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On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, we have a show devoted to surrogacy! Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by Founder and Director of the Create Fertility Clinic, Dr. Clifford Librach.

Dr. Clifford Librach, MD, FRCS(C), FACOG (REI)​​

Dr. Librach completed his Medical School and Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency training at the University of Toronto, followed by fellowship subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Librach is the founder and Director of the CReATe Fertility Centre in Toronto. He is a Full Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Librach has made significant contributions to current fertility practice in Canada and Internationally. He has served on provincial and national committees for the development of standards for the practice of REI in Canada. Dr. Librach is a past president of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS).

Dr. Librach is a leader in the field of reproductive biology research. From a clinical research standpoint, Dr. Librach has been a pioneer in the study of the medical and psychosocial aspects, as well as pregnancy outcomes, related to IVF and third party reproduction. Some of his major basic science contributions include uncovering important factors indicative of embryo quality, developing methods to improve embryo implantation, improving andrology diagnostic testing, and developing new methodologies in preimplantation embryo genetics, Dr. Librach has published over 150 peer-reviewed publications, over 750 abstracts, and 8 book chapters. Dr. Librach has been an invited speaker at more than 50 international and national meetings.  

Also on the program, we have the founder of Not My Tummy, Baden Colt!

Baden  is a passionate storyteller, award-winning fertility change-maker, mom-by-surrogacy, and the founder of Not My Tummy. A master's degree in health communication has led to over a decade of experience working in health care as a writer, marketer, and social media expert.

 In 2017, Baden began her journey into the surrogacy world when doctors confirmed she would be unable to safely carry a pregnancy.

Using skills honed from the corporate world, she began sharing her surrogacy journey online. Her story quickly went viral, reaching millions of people - most importantly, her surrogate Ashley. After years of heartbreak and hope, Baden and her husband welcomed their daughter Scottie in the summer of 2023. 

When intended parents from around the globe began asking for her help telling their own stories, she saw an opportunity to put her experience into practice. From there, Not My Tummy was born.

We also have Catherine Lane, five-time surrogate on the show! As well as dads, Dr. Michael De Jager and Dr. Matthew Brockman, who are here to talk about their experience being married with children by surrogacy.

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