In this episode, Shauna and Leah talk about being the first born and each one gains insight by chatting with her family. Memories, foibles and fables that shaped their place in the home and eventually, their place in the world.

***Special thanks to Derek, Dayna, Shane and Fin for sharing their thoughts and their time. WE LOVE YOU!***

Prompted by a listener comment, Shauna and Leah share their own experiences with the fear that can come with doing things on your own, the need for 'alone time' and the unnecessary pressure we put on ourselves to 'do something' with time alone.

This is not one of the lighter topics in the "Kitchen".

In typical gritty Leah and Shauna style, they tackle a topic that affects us all - cancer. Each shares her own personal journey and what each has learned having come out the other side. If you feel like you can share your own experience, or you have any questions for us, our community is here for you.

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Leah and Shauna are obsessed with books! So in this episode, they talk about books of their childhood and youth, phases and influences through puberty, adolescence and post-secondary. And they talk about the books that changed them and the books that shaped the people they are and the people they are becoming..

What books had an influence on you?

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After ranting about the things people do that drive them to distraction (Give Episode 10 a listen!), Shauna and Leah decide to make lists of things that they LOVE and that make them happy. They craft their lists separately, then discuss them together.

What's your list?

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We all have things that get under our skin but in this episode, Shauna and Leah talk about specific things some folks do that reserve them a special place in Hades. Plus, they are hosting a poll! Go to their Facebook or Instagram page to participate!

This is the second part of 'Having it all", prompted by a listener letter from Sophie from Leeds, UK! Shauna and Leah have another chat with Sophie and In this continuation of Part 1, they talk about their professional lives, managing a career and a family, their thoughts after pandemic lockdown and the way forward.

Leah and Shauna get mail! In this episode, they dug into the mail bag and into Sophie's letter(all the way from Leeds, UK!) 'Having it all'. They had so much to talk about, they had to split the topic into two parts. Part one is about early life and the influences Shauna and Leah had that formed their goals and aspirations. *When asked by a guidance counsellor what Leah wanted to do, she simply said, "I want to be in charge."

Shauna and Leah started a podcast but have yet to meet in person! This episode, they interview each other, Jeopardy-style, and hilarity ensues!

*This is the Adam Grant WorkLife podcast Leah mentions in the introduction: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/reinventing-the-job-interview/id1346314086?i=1000472139819

*This is the man she mentions who inspired her, Greg Quinn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinng2two/?originalSubdomain=ca

* Here is the Maytag Repairman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deqPT8yA7dI

Leah and Shauna are back after a 'learning sabbatical'. They talk about their experience awakening to racism, the practise of allyship and especially, as they do best, talking about how they've been vulnerable, fucked up and got back up on the horse!

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REFERENCES:

* White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson (Foreword)

*Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad