Ripple Effect

Ripple Effect

By April MacKinnonAlternative HealthHealth & FitnessEducationSelf-Improvement
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Ripple Effect episodes

  • An Exploration of Matrescence

    Coach, doula, and author Jessie Harrold shares her knowledge and wisdom of matrescence, the birthing the of the mother and how it often catalyses huge life changes. We explore ways to cope with feeling stuck, how looking back can help us move forward and explore her new book, Mothershift.

    35 min
  • Mentorship, Mirroring, and Moving Forward
    Moving forward in life or in business takes a lot of emotional work, and often requires an outside perspective. Heather Chauvin, business leader and coach speaks to why we are so comfortable in emotional discomfort while Chantal Brine, founder of EnPoint Mentorship shares the steps she took to find her own path forward and why an objective outside voice - like a mentor - is so important in that journey.
    22 min
  • The Mama Movement
    Martine Chiasson is a kinesiologist, mom of three children, and the owner of the Mama Movement. Martine's passion s in supporting pregnant and postpartum people on their fitness journey. Martine does not coach weight loss but instead leads conversations around what it means to move our bodies, help uncover the “why” of exercise for YOU and how exercise can support your whole being through all of the seasons of life. She helps people of all fitness levels continue to move in ways that feel good during pregnancy and in preparation for birth. During the postpartum journey and motherhood, she guides and supports the return to exercise while honouring all physical, mental, and emotional aspects so you can return to doing things you love.
    35 min
  • Feeling Burnt Out
    Dr. Sarah Hardy Walsh, ND, IBCLC joined us in episode 4 where we talked about feeling connected and confident in new parenthood. Her messaging resonates in reflection on the last two years of a pandemic and the overwhelm many people, particularly parents of young children, are feeling.  We discuss how to determine your core values and how they can help guide decision making in a time of burn out, being flexible on outcomes, particularly unpredictable times, and how to tune in to what you need in this moment.
    22 min
  • Preparing Your Body for Birth
    Katie Kelly, B.Sc., M.Sc., PT shares how a pelvic floor physiotherapist can help you prepare for an empowered birth. We cover perineal massage, positioning, and non-pharmaceutical pain management along with a suprising fact about Kegels.
    32 min
  • A Deep Dive Into Past Episodes, Part 2
    Diving into previous episodes and exploring the takeaways. In this episode, we explore being empowered about our reproductive health, specifically: 

    1. You do not have to live with urinary incontinence or pain with intercourse. Ramona Kieser teaches us the basics of pelvic floor physiotherapy and how it can empower you and improve not only your health but your quality of life.

    2. Scar rehabilitation and the role pelvic floor physiotherapists can play in C-section recovery with Katie Kelly.

    33 min
  • A Deep Dive into Past Episodes, Part 1

    Diving into a previous episodes and some of the limiting beliefs best left behind as we move into a new year. In this episode, we explore the following:

    1. We should strive to feel our best in all aspects of our lives. Heather Chauvin and Dr. Saira Athar, MD on learning to value our existence.

    2. It's Never too late. Katarina Reed encourages us to let go of the stories that keep us playing small and Robyn Berman's incredible journey to change careers in midlife.

    37 min
  • The Non-Diet Resolution

    Happy New Year! Let's resolve to change the mindset around weight centered resolutions. Dr. Jennifer Salib-Huber returns to explain why restrictive resolutions and diets not only don't work but can be harmful, and why ADDING a fun activity or joyful movement - without weight loss specific outcomes - to your life may be the mindset change you've been looking for to set you up for success. 

    32 min
  • Breakfast Club of Canada

    In New Brunswick, 20% of families experience food insecurity. Breakfast Clubs of Canada provides funding to schools to run school food programs. When schools closed in March 2020, an incredible pivot by and for our local community provided access to food in a safe, trauma informed way. Salem Elementary School Breakfast Club Program Coordinator Lindsay Cary shares the story of the impact school food had on families at the height of lockdowns and volunteers came together to ensure kids didn't go hungry.

    35 min
  • Taking a Pause

    In the early months of the pandemic, Sarah Evans and Alan Barbour closed their popular and successful cafe, the Black Duck. In the weeks and months that followed Sarah realized the path forward could only be found by stepping back and out of the business completely and laying every option on the table before finding the path forward. 

     

    35 min

About Ripple Effect

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April MacKinnon dives into how reframing our self-limiting beliefs and behaviours and bravely chasing our dreams ripple out to change the world, one action at a time. And how, sometimes, it is the…