In This New Season

By Kailea Switzer

Learning This Life. Growing, together. With your host Kailea Switzer.

In This New Season launched in September 2022. There are 8 episodes per season, which go live biweekly. Kailea is a Harvard-train... more

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How many episodes does In This New Season have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

In This New Season episodes:

March 20, 2025 Out of Your Head and Into Your Breath with Jenn Mansell
Are you curious about breathwork? If you feel overwhelmed or have a highly stressed nervous system, or if you want to deepen your healing and get out of your head and into your body, this is an incredible tool for you. Jenn Mansell is a certified breathwork facilitator. Breathwork is an accessible tool where simply using the breath in a facilitated way, we can learn to connect deeply with ourselves and move pain through us.
In this episode, Kailea and Jenn discuss:
What is breathwork? Who is it for? How can it help?
What does Jenn’s daily personal practice look like (breathwork for getting more energy, going to bed, etc.)
How breathwork is a tool to help us respond in difficult moments – it is an internal resource we can learn to count on and create comfort and safety inside ourselves
Kailea and Jenn respond to a question submitted from an anonymous PEI high school student: “Why am I always jealous of everyone?”
How jealousy/envy can help us and why naming our insecure feelings (or shadow parts) makes us feel sturdier in ourselves and more deeply connect with others
Learn more about Jenn’s work: www.jennmansell.com
We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:
Mysa Nordic Spa: www.mysanordicspa.com
Nature Space Resort: www.naturespaceresort.com
Made With Local: www.madewithlocal.com
24 Strong: www.24strong.ca
Feetopia: Call (902) 370-2666

Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason.
To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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1h 3min
March 06, 2025 CBC Q’s Tom Power: Living with Anxiety
Kailea talks with Tom Power, the award-winning host of CBC’s Q. Originally from NFLD, Tom has a disarming charm and a great sense of humour. He is candid about his struggles with panic attacks and anxiety, and shares tangible strategies that have helped him. Tom and Kailea also answer an anonymous question from PEI high schooler who is struggling to find a sense of belonging.
In this episode:
Tom shares about his experience with anxiety disorder
What Tom’s inner critic sounds like and how he was able to quiet that voice in a pivotal career interview with Adele
Authenticity – learning to feel safe enough to let the ‘east coast’ in us shine brightly
Tom and Kailea respond to an anonymous question from a PEI high school student. "I'm awkward and quiet and boring. What if I never belong? Why can't I just get over it and be less sensitive? I feel like I'm making a big deal of everything. Ugh - will I ever be able to stand up for myself? Will I ever find my people?"
Tom shares about the loss of his father and his experience with panic attacks

Find Tom on CBC’s Q: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q and his band https://www.thedardanelles.com/

We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:
Mysa Nordic Spa: www.mysanordicspa.com
Nature Space Resort: www.naturespaceresort.com
Infrared Fitness: www.infraredfit.ca
Blossoming Heart Yoga: www.blossomingheartyoga.com

Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason.
To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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1h 11min
February 20, 2025Sensitive Hearts Road Trip with Mary Clements
Mary Clements is a counselling therapist from PEI who now lives in B.C. Mary specializes in anxiety and trauma healing. She loves to work with introverts, empaths, and highly sensitive people. In this episode, Kailea and Mary discuss:

Therapeutic approaches Mary uses including hypnotherapy (working in altered states), past life regression, and helping connect more somatically and energetically by going deeper with the subconscious.

Being a highly sensitive person and how it applies to sensory processing

Building a business as an introvert and defining ‘enough’

Embracing slow and gentle living amidst hustle culture

Self-honouring vs. self-abandoning - how can I get my needs met while being kind and compassionate to others?

How learning to tolerate discomfort can increase our freedom in the world

How do we create more inner safety?

You can learn more about Mary’s work by visiting her website: https://www.maryclements.com/

We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:

Wild Kitchen: www.wildkitchen.ca

24 Strong: www.24strong.ca

Nature Space Resort: www.naturespaceresort.com

Infrared Fitness: www.infraredfit.ca

Made with Local: www.madewithlocal.com

Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason.
To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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1h 27min
February 06, 2025Sarah Beaton: Talking With Kailea’s Mentor
Sarah Beaton is an intuitive coach and sound healer, and she is one of Kailea’s most cherished mentors. In this episode Kailea and Sarah talk about:
How Sarah helped Kailea through an incredibly difficult period of life

Sarah’s use of astrology as a coaching tool

What Kailea most needs to let go of

The shadow side of coaching or of trying to ‘help’ others

Bridging the gap between millennials and baby boomers
You can find Sarah’s work on Instagram @sarahbeatoncoach or by visiting www.sarahssoundtuary.com
We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:
Wild Kitchen: www.wildkitchen.ca

Blossoming Heart Yoga: www.blossomingheartyoga.com

Nature Space Resort: www.naturespaceresort.com

Infrared Fitness: www.infraredfit.ca

Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason.
To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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1h 25min
January 23, 2025 Tara MacLean: Creating Your Own Medicine
Tara MacLean is an internationally renowned and award-winning singer/songwriter originally from PEI. Tara has written and recorded eight solo albums and two with her band Shaye. Her first book, Song of the Sparrow, immediately hit the bestseller list. Tara has received the Senate of Canada Medal for her activist work in the community. She finished a run of three summer seasons with her hit theatre show that she wrote, produced, and directed called “Atlantic Blue – The Stories of Atlantic Canada’s Iconic Songwriters.”
Kailea and Tara discuss how creating art is making your own medicine. They explore the pain and the beauty in Tara’s memoir Song of the Sparrow and how it felt to share her story, and the complexities of sharing her experiences of sexual abuse in a small town.
Other themes explored:
- Her persistence to find the light in dark times
- How Zen practice and inner child work helped her become a safe person for herself
- The difference between revenge and catharsis
- The fall out of being a whistle blower
- What has been the hardest lesson to learn

You can find Tara’s books, music, shows and other ways to connect with her by visiting www.taramacleanmusic.com.

We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:
- Infrared Fitness: ⁠www.infraredfit.ca⁠
- Made With Local: www.madewithlocal.com
- Wild Kitchen: ⁠www.wildkitchen.ca⁠
- 24 Strong: ⁠www.24strong.ca⁠
- Nature Space Resort: www.naturespaceresort.com

Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason.
To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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1h 1min
January 09, 2025Sheena Russell: Can I Handle It?
Sheena Russell is the Founder and CEO of Made With Local. Originally from PEI, she is now based in Nova Scotia. Sheena started her business at local farmer’s markets and has grown it into one of the most sustainable food companies in the world, now offering her incredible granola bars and other products at more than 3000 retailers across Canada. In this heart open and relatable conversation, Sheena shares about imposter syndrome and the fear of not being resilient enough to handle growth as it comes. Kailea and Sheena discuss the notion of ‘capacity’ and tangible takeaways to deepen your self-compassion and self-trust.
Try Made with Local products today by visiting www.madewithlocal.com
We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:
Nature Space Resort: www.naturespaceresort.com

Mysa Nordic Spa & Resort: www.mysanordicspa.com

Infrared Fitness: www.infraredfit.ca

Blossoming Heart Yoga: www.blossomingheartyoga.com
Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason.
To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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56min
July 31, 2024Rich Knox: Creating a Self-Caring Life
Rich Knox is a professional musician who lives on PEI.
He is the drummer for the band Danko Jones, and also offers wellness coaching through his company, Performer’s Health. Rich helps people live healthy lifestyles through nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness coaching. Working with people who live in unpredictable and sometimes chaotic lifestyles (ex: touring musicians), he knows what is required to help you create consistent and sustainable healthy habits in complex circumstances.
In this episode, Kailea and Rich discuss:
Rich’s experience as a touring musician and living and learning what self-care looks like for him (on the road, vs. at home as a dad).

What do we mean by self-care? What do we NOT mean?

How would we care for an animal? Can we go back to basics?

How do we figure out the difference between external (the list of ‘shoulds’) vs. internal (highly personalized medicine) self-care?

Can we notice and release perfectionism in this?

When we are depleted or burnt out, we have trouble knowing where to start or what would feel good. How can we work with this?

Is self-care selfish? How does self-care intersect with caring for others and our community?
Connect with Rich on Instagram @richknoxdrums or by visiting www.performershealth.com
We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:
Mysa Nordic Spa & Resort: https://mysanordicspa.com/

Steff Sullivan Collective: https://www.steffsullivan.co/

Made with Local: https://www.madewithlocal.com/
Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason.
To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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1h 10min
July 10, 2024Megan Sant PART 2: Motherhood and Creatively Reimagining What Freedom Means
Kailea and Megan continue their deep dive into her identity as an artist and a mother. In this episode, they explore fears and insecurities that accumulate over time, and the limiting beliefs and fear of other people’s judgments that hold us back.
This episode explores:
The interruptions and time confetti of having kids – the challenge of working in bursts vs. having open-ended time.

Fear of people thinking, “she’s not a legitimate artist” (feeling like she had to be ALL IN or not in at all).

In early years of parenting, how hard it felt to justify time spent working on art (with no guarantee of earning income).

Feeling knocked off course by the pandemic and by the loss of her mom and realizing there may never be perfect conditions.

Kailea shares some practical tips:
Shifting the mindset of time: Let yourself work for 2 hours daily (and permission to release old requirement of 8-10 hours).

Setting a ‘zoom out’ goal – what would make me proud of myself in a year? (Ex: 10 paintings in a year, 1 painting a month approx. Track progress visually!)

Value identification: “Show my kids that I am brave enough to do it”.

What would success mean? Simplify and quantify it. Ex: I want to hold a show.

The loss of her mom and the sadness of feeling like her mom won’t get to see her succeed.

Can we have the courage to take ourselves seriously? Whose respect matters most?

Find Megan’s art on Instagram @megansantstudio
We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:
Made with Local: https://www.madewithlocal.com/

Mysa Nordic Spa & Resort: https://mysanordicspa.com/

Harvest Clean Eats: https://www.harvestcleaneats.ca/

Steff Sullivan Collective: https://www.steffsullivan.co/

Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason. To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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July 03, 2024 Megan Sant PART 1: Can I Be a Mother AND a REAL Artist?
Megan Sant is a friend of Kailea’s from Los Angeles (and she is married to Jack Shih, another podcast guest from this season). Megan is a trained fine arts painter. She shares her trajectory to becoming an artist, and how her career was impacted when she became a mother to her two daughters (ages 13 and 9). After the pandemic and loss of her mother, Megan has been trying to find her way back to her art. She shares the immense vulnerability required to reclaim this part of herself, and how much flexibility she needs to let it look differently than it once did. Megan is driven by the desire to model courage for her kids - this is something we can all learn from and be inspired by.
Megan’s path to becoming a painter, including attending the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore and attending graduate school at CalArts in Los Angeles.
“Art World” beliefs Megan was exposed to such as: “You can’t be a serious artist before age 40”, “Painting isn’t a legitimate art form,” and “You need to be asked to have an art show”.
The dichotomy in her mind that formed: “You can either be a serious artist OR you can be a mother – you cannot be both”.
Do we want to be a “serious” artist by these definitions? Who makes up these rules? Can we reject them? Who are the gatekeepers of this world and what if we opt out? Can we create our own definition of legitimacy?
Can painting what is in front of me (as a mother) become radical in its own right?
Moving through the fears, insecurity and voices in our heads that tell us why we can’t do it.
We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:
MacArthur’s Appliances: https://www.macarthurappliances.ca/
Made with Local: https://www.madewithlocal.com/
Steff Sullivan Collective: https://www.steffsullivan.co/
Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason.
To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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56min
June 19, 2024 Redhead Roamer: The Grief and Love We Carry
Stephanie McQuaid, also known as PEI’s “Redhead Roamer,” shares her personal experience with grief. Stephanie lost her mom 11 years ago, as well as 3 others who were close to her in the span of 10 months. She shares her beautiful wisdom from the most open-hearted place. It’s an episode we all can learn from and listening to Stephanie feels like a hug to the heart.
-Stephanie shares her experience of losing 4 close people over 10 months, including the loss of her mom.
-The experience of living with grief, and the pain of feeling alone in it.
-How everyone grieves differently and how challenging that can be.
-Stephanie’s experience with what to say and what not to say when someone is grieving.
-What coping for her looked and felt like, and learning to live alongside the pain.
-How we honour them today and signs that help us feel closer.
-How living with grief changes us and can help us live with a different perspective.
We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by:
•Steff Sullivan Collective: https://www.steffsullivan.co/
•MacArthur’s Appliances: https://www.macarthurappliances.ca/
•Harvest Clean Eats: https://www.harvestcleaneats.ca/

Join the conversation over on Instagram @inthisnewseason.
To find out more about Kailea’s practice visit www.kaileaswitzer.com.
In This New Season is recorded and produced by Greg Alsop at Don’t Wake Baby Studio: www.gregalsop.com
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1h 12min

FAQs about In This New Season:

How many episodes does In This New Season have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.