SeeWhatSheCanDo

Jess is a Communications professional, medical writer, editor, published author, motivational speaker and adaptive fitness consultant and coach. Jess uses her lived experience as a person with Cerebral Palsy to mentor other individuals with similar neurological conditions using Adaptive Fitness to manage their condition. Jess and her mentor Dimitri Giankoulas join SeeWhatSheCanDo conservations to share their stories, talk about how they met, and the power of adaptive fitness in overcoming adversity and changing lives. Hosts, Tina and Lisa chat with Jess about her memoir Run: An Uncharterd Direction which shares how sports has helped her chart her own course and triumph over heartbreaking bullying and serious physical pain. Jess and Dimitri discuss the ways they are working with sport providers through their non-profit Flex4Access, to change perceptions of Cerebral Palsy and make adaptive fitness accessible for people with neurological conditions in mainstream sports and fitness facilities.

Hosts, Tina Finelli, Lisa Dunbar, and Caroline Wiley talk about who they are, why they started SeeWhatSheCanDo and what you can expect from this podcast. As twins, the hosts share a special connection as neighbors, and community leaders with a passion for building up women. Tina, Lisa, and Caroline Chat about their favourite sport moments, how sport helped them find their community and build valuable life skills. Hear about why they started SeeWhatSheCanDo and their favourite stories from women who are uplifting, empowering and raising the bar on women's representation in sport. The hosts talk about their passion for storytelling and how they aim to use this podcast as a platform to uncover and celebrate stories from everyday active women, gamechangers, and organizations that share their passion for women and girls in sport.

Madeline Amelink was a shy, anxious young girl. Martial arts and her young adult coach Heather Powers helped her gain confidence in sport and life. Hosts Tina and Lisa chat with these young leaders about their journeys to confidence. Madeline and Heather join SeeWhatSheCanDo conversations to discuss creative ways they stay active during COVID-19 - different doesn't mean worse. They share special coaching and life-changing AHA moments that will melt your hearts. Erin Hamilton kicks off the call by telling us how the Town of Aurora is recognizing these young women and 18 others, in their 20 Leaders in 2020 initiative. 

Erin Hamilton is a fellow sport-lover who works for the Town of Aurora and is making a huge impact on helping more women and girls get active. Erin joins SeeWhatSheCanDo conversations to help us think differently about sport as our community slow re-opens its sport doors amidst a pandemic. Hosts Tina and Lisa ask for a sneak peek behind the scenes with sport providers as they prepare to help us get back to playing the sports we love. We get practical tips for a safe return to play and hear about the creative ways organizations are starting back up. We make a call out to Cindy Shaver, mom of two who talks about the impact of COVID-19 on her family and why a new outdoor Play in The Park program hosted by the Town of Aurora has been a life saver.