On this episode my husband, Brian, and I provide an update of our journey. It has been over a year since we have sat down and shared our story of infertility so we wanted to update listeners on what is happening in our lives. If you haven’t listened to our full story you can start at episode one and two.

On this episode of Pieces of Us I am talking about all things Covid-19. During these unprecedented times Dr Sarah Fraser shares her perspective on the Covid-19 pandemic. She talks about what it is really like to be in physical isolation; she provides tips for maintaining positive mental health; and she answers questions about what Covid-19 is and how we should respond.

This week on “Piece of Us” I talk with Jillian Muise, who is a teacher, a wife, and a mother of three. Jillian shares her heartbreaking story about losing her son Samuel 20 days after his birth. She talks about her difficult journey through grief and provides insight on how to be supportive to someone who is going through the painful grieving process.

In this episode I speak with Jess Neary, a mother of three and a successful Feng Shui consultant. Jess shares how she had always battled with anxiety and depression and how it really manifested after her first child was born. She talks about how she has been able to fight her anxiety by getting the help she needed. Jess explains how once she got this help it led her down a path where she was able to find her passion and, in turn, live a truly authentic life.

Jessie Berthiaume discusses what it is like living with the crippling pain caused by endometriosis. Endometriosis plagues 1 in 10 women. It is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood. Jessie shares her lonely battle with this common yet seemingly unknown disease.

On this episode of Pieces of Us I talk with Laura Himmelman who discusses her journey with mold toxicity. She explains how on her lonely journey to a diagnosis and her path to healing she had to trust her intuition.

On this episode I had the pleasure of talking with Jesse Thistle author of the riveting memoir "From the Ashes." Jesse is Metis-Cree, from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and he currently is an assistant professor in Metis Studies at York University in Toronto. "From the Ashes" is a memoir about the effect of intergenerational trauma, the struggle to find an identity, and the impact of childhood abandonment. For Jesse, these factors led to the self destructive cycle of drug and alcohol abuse which resulted in a path of homelessness and incarceration. Jesse unpacks his memoir and discusses the institutional injustices many indigenous people face.

Nicole Spence is a wife, a mother, an educational assistant, and an author of the captivating memoir: “Somewhere North of Where I Was.” This memoir portrays a child’s loss of innocence through poverty, neglect, and abuse; and it depicts the journey of Nicole transcending the trauma she had endured. On this episode of “Pieces of Us” I talk with Nicole Spence who discusses her memoir which she began at the age of fifteen. She takes us through her long difficult road to forgiveness. Nicole discusses the writing process and how it became her way of dealing with her traumatic childhood.

When we are younger we often view our parents as immortal beings who will forever be part of our lives. When we lose a parent we lose a part of who we are; it changes us forever. On this episode of “Pieces of Us” Evan Dahl talks about losing his Dad when he was only 16 years old. He shares how it took years of struggling with a gambling addiction before he realized he was not dealing with the death of his father.

Imagine learning your father has a heart condition, then finding out your brother has it as well, then taking a genetic test and discovering you also have it? On this episode of “Pieces of Us” I talk with Natalie Westhaver who discusses living with a hereditary heart condition called Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Natalie opens up about her struggles and coming to terms with a lifelong hereditary disease that has impacted her and her family’s lives.