The Superwoman Code

Are you forgetting things? Stumbling over your words? Feeling exhausted? Not wanting to do anything but feeling wired all the same?

Turns out, your pandemic brain has been firing on all cylinders and this, right now, is the result. It's called languishing, and it's a form of Burnout.

Today on the podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Dayna Lee Baggley, Ph.D., Registered Psychologist, to discuss exactly why we're feeling how we're feeling and what we can do about it.

Plus, she let us in on a little forward information about her 6 week online course launching July 16th that is designed to help you go from languishing to flourishing.

This workshop uses evidence-based techniques to address pandemic fatigue, burnout and languishing and how to move forward successfully through the next stages of the pandemic (e.g., "post vaccine"). In particular it addresses the issue that the antidote to burnout isn't rest, it's re-igniting a sense of meaning and purpose (e.g., "value-based living"), re-connecting socially, and integrating our experiences from the pandemic into our understanding of ourselves. Participants will be introduced to some of the latest empirically based skills and techniques that have been shown to improve well-being and sense of purpose. The workshop provides real-life, applicable skills to move from languishing to flourishing.

To sign up, or to receive more information please contact [email protected] and use the code SUMMER2021 for 100$ off

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965

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When you want to understand vaccines, you go straight to the woman in Nova Scotia, if not Canada, who understands their impact the most.

Superwoman, I have never cried on a podcast before. I cried at the end of this podcast. It was so real, so human, and so full of empathy that my soul was touched. If there is a time to support women who are doing amazing things, this is it. And Shelley Deeks is the woman.

Dr. Shelley Deeks is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health at the Department of Health and Wellness in Nova Scotia and an Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. She is the Vice Chair of Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization and a member of the World Health Organization's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts Polio Working Group. Dr. Deeks holds Fellowships in Public Health in both Canada and Australia.

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965

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I think Suzi Fevens may be one of my favourite people in the world. She's energetic, charasmatic, sarsastic, witty and obsessed with helping people move their bodies. She is a fitness, Zumba & yoga instructor living in the lovely Annapolis Valley, Canada. Her life revolves around yoga, tea, cats, lattes, her family and reading (not necessarily in that order!)

Today on the podcast Suzi and I sat down and talked about her health journey, her passionate commitment to community, and how she is adapting to an online and in person world.

You can find Suzi online at www.confessionsofafitnessinstructor.com where you can connect with her work or any of the amazing links listed below. Plus, you might see me online at her next Monday night online themed night! I LOVE it.

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to have an informed conversation with your medical team about a public health choice?

Dr. Sarah Fraser does.

She's a family doctor and hospitalist here in Nova Scotia who has been front line on the COVID-19 Ward in Antigonish and Halifax. She thoughtfully gave us some of her time today to help us understand what that has been like, what she has learned, and more importantly to explain what informed consent means.

She also breaks down the conversations you should be having with your doctor and medical team about how to gauge your risk of both contracting COVID and/or the vaccine.

I am so thankful to Sarah for this conversation, because it helped me understand so much better the conversations we truly should be having. I hope you get the chance to have these same conversations with your medical team too!

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965

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The answer is; sort of, we think.

Shockingly, this has not been well researched; and as we enter into our Five-Part Covid Wellness Series sponsored by the Nova Scotia Government, we decided it was an important conversation to discuss.

The gist of it? Your menstrual cycle responds to changes in your immune system, including your stress reactivity, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. And in response to a vaccine (which we discuss) think of potential menstrual irregularities as a side effect like fever, it's a sign the immune system is being activated. And in the same way that fever doesn't make people permanently hot after a vaccine, menstrual irregularities will not be permanent either.

Research: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887012/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6737540/pdf/dmz018.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11041226/ https://www.britannica.com/science/mast-cell https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7816615/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.26826 http://www.biology.arizona.edu/immunology/tutorials/immunology/page3.html#:~:text=Innate%20immunity%20refers%20to%20nonspecific,foreign%20cells%20in%20the%20body https://europepmc.org/article/med/21586343 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-020-00468-6#:~:text=Coronaviruses%20(CoVs)%20are%20a%20highly,sense%20single%2Dstranded%20RNA%20viruses. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine.html

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965

Do you feel stuck in a land of labels?

"Mom." "Partner." "Daughter." "Business Owner."

You are much more than your labels. You are a sacred human being first and foremost… with dreams, desires, and the divine right to live your life authentically.

On your terms.

However, it's easier said than done, right? That's why Heather Chauvin's new book, "Dying to Be a Good Mother" is so timely.

Heather's life-changing (and life-threatening) diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer at the young age of 27 was the rock-bottom from which she rebuilt her life.

And with "Dying to Be a Good Mother," she can show you how to rebuild yours, too.

Join me, and Heather, today as we dive into her own conversation with burnout, her story, and why we should aim to be women without labels.

You can find "Dying To Be A Good Mother" wherever books are sold online Follow Heather on Instagram Here Join Heather Online Here Learn More About "Dying To Be A Good Mother" Here

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There is nothing worse than being exhausted throughout the day, only to climb into bed and "bing!" finally find that energy that plagued you all day.

It's a second wind, and it's brought to you by an imbalance of your cortisol creation. This is one of the hallmark signs of (longstanding) burnout.

Tune in to find out: What the wired but tired feeling is How the wired but tired feeling is caused How to prevent it How to stop it

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There is only one woman I will talk to about my skin, face to face, - and she happens to live in Toronto, Ontario ... so it's a bit of a hike. But when I'm having a skin flare, the person I call is Jen Newell.

Jen is a Naturopathic Doctor in Toronto, the Co-founder and Healthy Beauty Curator at the Natural Derm Store and magic behind Connected Health And Skin on Queen Street in downtown Toronto.

This episode is FILLED with how to test your hormones to understand your skin, why skin mapping isn't really a thing, how to support your skin when it needs it the most and more.

Enjoy, Superwoman!

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It's time to talk about sex... or at least your bottoming out sex drive.

You and I both know that when you're burnt out, exhausted and just in need of not being touched, that you don't want to have sex. Today I'm going to walk you through the actual physiological reason as to why this happens, and how you need to cut yourself some slack as you recover from burnout.

Also, I talk about one of my favourite tools for getting you in the mood... and it has to do with a to-do list. Trust me.

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One of the loneliest times in our lives can come during fertility conversations; especially if you are one of the 1 in 6 couples in Canada experiencing infertility.

On today's episode, and in a special episode for Infertility Awareness Week (April 18-24, 2021) I'm sitting down with the Executive Director of Fertility Matters Canada, Carolynn Dubé. She and I get into an amazing discussion around information, community and Fertility Matters work to support all potential parents with their fertility. This is a needed conversation for couples experiencing infertility, people in the LGBTQ2S+ community and single people wanting to start a family.

To learn more about the work Fertility Matters does please visit: https://fertilitymatters.ca/

To find out more about Fertility Matters' Community Facebook Groups please visit: https://fertilitymatters.ca/find-a-support-group/

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