Guides' Own

This week we have our first guest! We talk to a lifelong guider, LA, about her time in guiding and why it is important to her. Fun fact, LA was Marissa's leader when she was in Pathfinders!

LA picked Debbie Reynolds for SWAGGYK, a lifelong Girl Scout who didn’t let fame get in the way of her scouting life.

We wrap up this episode with 'We are One Voice'. It's a song that has been shared the world over this year, thanks in part to the Lebanese Girl Guides who shared their beautiful rendition on YouTube this past spring. Its encouraging lyrics and build up of voices remind us that we are never alone in our struggles!

This week we are talking about all the things we wish we knew when we were younger! From being self-conscious, afraid to asking for help, and everything in between!

In SWAGGYK, we talk about someone who has taken the time to look back on her young life and found ways to make it easier for other kids in her position, as well as other children around the world! We're talking about former girl scout and former first daughter, Chelsea Clinton.

And finally, we wrap it up with a campfire song that gets us to reflect on days past. 'Linger' is a melancholic campfire song that is a favourite amongst many adult members.

This week, we are talking about an award that many girls and young women have gotten while in guiding - the Duke of Ed Award.

Keeping in the royal family, we talk about the Duke of Edinburgh’s daughter, this weeks SWAGGYK, Princess Anne. She is a busy lady who has made service a major part of her life.

And we wrap it up with 'My Bonnie' as our campfire song, a song with a surprising history!

This week we are getting back into the swing of meetings and review Safe Guide and the love-hate relationship that guiders have with it.

For our famous former girl guide, we talk about the award-winning author, Margaret Atwood, who has written some the most thought-provoking books of the 20th century.

And finally, we found a campfire song that Taryn doesn’t like - Alouette, a French classic to help teach children the parts of the body in French.

This week, we talk about values, and how guiding has affected our personal values to make us into the people we are today

In SWAGGYK, we talk about Lamp Chop’s creator, Shari Lewis, a woman of showbiz who created a star!

And finally we talk about The Song that Never Ends in our Campfire, a song that will be in your head all week!

This week we are taking about how Guiding and Scouting can change the world for girls who are homeless.

The girls of Troop 6000 have more struggles than many other members, but in Scouting are building the skills they need to help themselves and their families change their futures! All it takes is a little bit of community, self-confidence, and of course, cookies.

We also talk about a huge supporter of Troop 6000, AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez). She is making waves in Congress, but hasn’t forgotten her roots in Scouting, and won’t let others talk down to her about it.

And finally, as we trek along, shall we sing a song? In our campfire we talk about As We Trek Along, a light song to make a long hike or tough day a little better.

This week, as the guiding and school years start up again, we are talking about setting goals and making them happen!

In SWAGGYK, we talk about Olympian Sarah Wells, a woman who has hurdled over many obstacles to reach her goals both on and off the track.

We get a little silly in this week's campfire and sing all about bananas and coconut cream pies!

This week on Guides’ Own we are hopping back on a plane heading down south to Our Cabaña! Stop number three of our World Centre tour brings us to the wonderful world of Mexico where Taryn shares some of the highlights from her trip and the friends she made.

In SWAGGYK, we talk about Dolores Huerta, a civil rights activist and organizer for farmworkers in the southern US. She fought hard to make sure that everyone has what they need.

And in our campfire, we talk about the Our Cabaña song. It's a song that highlights the importance of international friendship!

This week on Guides' Own, We are talking about Mental Health and how Guiding has taken time to make sure that girls today have the tools to have good mental health and how Canadian compares have been working to destigmatize mental health problems.

We talk about Dr. Joyce Brothers, a TV Psychologist who made waves in the field in the 50s, 60s, and 70s by educating the public about mental health and making it a part of our daily conversations.

And finally we sing a song new to Marissa, but an old fave of Taryn’s, An Irish Blessing.

We are paddling out and into an adventure this week! Since Taryn is off on a canoe trip, we caught up about some adventures or misadventures she has had over the years on different trips, including an encounter with a bear!

We stay on the water as we talk about our Notable former Girl Scout - Barbara McGann, a former Rear Admiral in the US Navy.

We wrap up our wild and wet adventures with a beloved Canoeing song - My Paddle, often sung with Land of the Sliver Birch