Today we are launching the Stress Less Habits Challenge, so I want to share with you how we actually make habits stick. According to James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits, there are four key principles you need in place, otherwise making or breaking habits will be unbelievably difficult. 

It's not too late to join the challenge, you can join at any time, at http://stresslesshabits.com 

In today's interview I'm joined by my friend and former coworker, Kelsey Merkeley. Kelsey is an insanely talented artist and goldsmith, makes the most beautiful jewelry, is strategic beyond compare and travels the world to hone her craft. We talk about what it was like growing up in small town BC, what apprenticeship looks like in the world of jewelry, balancing her artistic work and the nonprofit sector, and what she learned from her time in Italy working with world renowned goldsmiths. 

Check out Kelsey's ATB Boostr campaign here: https://app.atbboostr.ca/offerings/view/1029

For full show notes go to http://girltrieslife.com/podcast 

Cassandra Arnold has lived a truly fascinating life. At 34 years old with a young son, she decided she was going to go into medicine. The end goal? To become a doctor with Doctors Without Borders. After many years of working in emerg, working across Africa, retiring and moving to Canada, Cassandra has captured her experiences in books and in her artwork. 

We talk about taking on a challenge like medicine as a single parent, the resilience required to work in hard hit countries, how doctors have been expecting a pandemic for quite some time and how we need to be more creative in our problem solving (in all areas of life).

For full show notes go to http://girltrieslife.com/podcast 

Today on the podcast I'm joined by my fellow mastermind member and co-founder of Bessie Box, Shanika Abeysinghe. Shanika is startup savvy and a communications expert. She also shares my experience of massive burnout. We talk about what it takes to be resilient, work life flow instead of that elusive 'balance', how to keep healthy while growing a business, communicating during COVID and more. 

For full show notes go to http://girltrieslife.com/podcast

Today on the podcast we're talking about all the good reasons for not getting what we want. We all know what we could be doing, 'should' be doing, need to be doing, or the action we'd like to take... but we often get in our own way. We're going to talk about why that is and HOW TO CHANGE IT!

To take part in Cohort 3 of Don't Just Survive - Thrive: Building Resilience During COVID-19 email me. 

Today on the podcast we're joined by Shifrah Gadamsetti to talk about advocating for your health, getting into politics from a policy level, what it's like to work on a political campaign and fairly simple ways that you and I can affect change. 

If you're an essential worker, please head to http://stresslessladies.com/frontline to get free access to Don't Just Survive - Thrive: Building Resilience During COVID-19. 

Whether or not we're in a pandemic, limbo is a feeling most people hate. You're one foot in two paths and struggle to make a decision or commit. It sucks. I've definitely been in emotional limbo of late and hate to dig deep into the strategies that help propel me into action, so I hope these four strategies help you as well. 

For more self-care during self isolation strategies go to http://stresslessladies.com

Today on the podcast we're joined by Naturopathic Doctor, Cassandra Wilder, to talk all about how we can better match our cycles to our energy so that we can knock it out of the park. Ever notice that some weeks you're sluggish and others you're riding high on creativity? Well, let's start to better align our work flow to our other flow (pun intended) and you'll see some magic happen. 

For full show notes go to http://girltrieslife.com/podcast-159 

Today on the podcast I'm joined by previous guest and an incredible mentor of mine, Hannah Cree. Hannah is the co-founder of CMNGD linens and shares the intense changes their business has undergone through COVID-19, how they are adapting, the most important thing for entrepreneurs to reflect on, advice for managing stress and much more. 

For full show notes go to http://girltrieslife.com/podcast 

Dr Jody Carrington is an expert in creating connection, emotional regulation and how we can walk each other home, so it only made sense to have her come on the podcast to talk about how we can approach the challenges of COVID-19. She's witty, funny and relatable. If this is your first time hearing from Dr Jody, I guarantee you will love her as much as I do! 

For full shownotes go to http://girltrieslife.com/podcast-157

Make sure to check out Dr Jody's book Kids These Days.