Meet Kinia Romanowska, powerhouse entrepreneur, mother of three, founder. I left my conversation with Kinia uplifted and refocused on what matters, hearing her advice exactly at the time I needed to hear it. 

Kinia runs and owns the company, Pros & Babes, helping professional STEM mothers find work / home synergy (not balance), helping them to find career, wealth and family abundance and alignment. She has successfully grown her business to a full-time career, employing staff to help her make the magic happen. 

In our conversation, Kinia reminds listeners (and me) about the importance of our language. That using phrases like "the motherhood penalty" shifts our focus to the negative vs the incredible wonder and joy of being able to work and mother. She reminds us that "we get to do this" and that not so long ago, this wasn't an option for most women. 

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Any time with Kinia is time well spent and I'm so grateful she does what she does, supporting other women to reach their full potential in all facets of life. 

https://www.prosandbabes.com/

My conversation with Karemi was so fascinating, we had to do it in two parts - one conversation wasn't enough. 

Karemi shares her journey as a mother of four, former delivery nurse, the transition to homeschooling and how beneficial it has been for her family, and her connection to nature through her garden. Karemi also dives into her experience supporting one of her children and family navigate cancer and, her own recent journey with cancer. 

I was struck by Karemi's grace, and her thoughtful, humble reflections. She seems to take everything in stride, moving like water through the endless twists and turns of life. Perhaps it is the intentionality behind her decisions that help enable this mindset and fluidity, the trust that she and her husband are making the right choices to best support their family. 

Thank you, Karemi, for sharing your wisdom with us and inspiring others to consider their choices and perhaps, become more intentional in their thoughts, energetics and actions. 

Today on the podcast we meet Kirsten Eeuwes, Engineer, Creative, Mother & Artist. 

What struck me about Kirsten is her unrelenting, yet calm commitment to making intentional choices everyday related to her parenting and working to maximize her energy and wellbeing. Kirsten highlights the importance of her mindset which guides how and when she checks her phone, how she manages her calendar and all the structural shifts she has made to best support her work, family and herself.

Kirsten speaks to her use of water colours for her painting and "not being perfect", allowing the colours to blend and merge, a perfect parallel to working and parenting. She shares openly about leaving the dirty dishes if the tradeoff means more sleep and better energy and alignment the next day, something we could all benefit from once and a while!

There are so many nuggets of wisdom in this short conversation - I am so grateful to have learned from Kirsten; I walked away inspired and infused to better manage my mindset and the structure of my days to better optimize my energy levels. 

Thank you, Kirsten!

Meet Tiffany Faught- an incredibly thoughtful, honest and soulful mother of three. I was struck by Tiffany's ability to lean into the incredibly awful while simultaneously remaining grounded and authentically connected to the present moment. And connected to the present moment she must be for Tiffany is the firefighter for her family as they move through a never-ending blaze of medical facilities, practitioners and treatments. Her young son has cancer and treatments will continue for another few years. 

My path crossed with Tiffany at the Kick Ass Mothers Retreat, hosted in at the incredible Camp Kindle just outside of Calgary. This retreat, geared towards mothers who have children moving through cancer or who have lost children to cancer, offers mothers a moment to relax, unwind, paint, drum, walk and rest. 

When Tiffany shared her piece at the workshop, a forest fire, shivers ran down my spine. I was deeply moved by the piece and the story Tiffany had to share, hoping that one day to better understand how one still has the hope that regrowth after the fire will come. 

Thank you, Tiffany, for sharing a piece of your soul, for highlighting the losses that come with a diagnosis, and not always the losses you expect, and the profound impact it has had on you and your family. I am so grateful for this conversation and your willingness to have it.  

In this episode we meet Nathalie Rasmussen, a woman who wears many hats - sustainability expert, lecturer, lawyer, mother and artist. 

We were honoured to have Nathalie as our guest speaker at our first international Vernissage in Copenhagen, Denmark. She spoke about her journey finding part-time work in a full-time country; working and mothering is less a question and more an expectation in Denmark (and they have the systemic support to make it happen). 

On the podcast, Nathalie expands on her experience, sharing that while difficult to make part-time palatable, she thankfully found an employer willing to try a different model. From what we can tell, Nathalie has always been a strong advocate for what she believes in and this arrangement is no different - it enables Nathalie to balance home and work the way she wants to.

She shares about the sacredness of those early days, how you are one heart with that little being, so small, precious and perfect. It was a beautiful discussion about a truly transformative period of her life (and the lives of all mothers, we have no doubt).  

I hope you enjoy the discussion as much as we did - thank you, Nathalie, for all you have done to help WME move international. 

Meet Nekolina Lau, and listen to her and (sometimes) host, Angela, talk about using values to guide us, why we all experience imposter syndrome and how to get over it, mothering, creating art, and her published works!

We hope you enjoy. 

Meet Arwen, a 9-year old girl who is a sister to a younger brother and sister, lover of highland dance and piano, and daughter of our founder, Morgan. In this conversation between mother and daughter, they discuss what it's like to be a kid, an older sister and a daughter to a career-minded mother. No holds barred. 

Arwen shares many nuggets of wisdom - what it feels like when her parents are on their cell phones, how she feels when her mom is occupied on her work computer and she simply wants a hug, and how to start a daily pen pal relationship with your child. 

We couldn't think of a more fitting way to celebrate Mother's Day in Canada, showcasing the love, silliness and extraordinary bond between a mother and child. 

Do you set an annual word? Resolutions? Well, we do! And today on the podcast, we are sharing the words that will guide us through 2025 (well, we hope they will). 

We talk about the wins and words of 2024 and what we are excited about in 2025 both personally, professionally and in regards to this amazing project. 

Please join us and have a few laughs, reflect and perhaps, feel inspired to generate your own word to guide you in 2025. 

In this episode we connect with Juli Rohl, an entrepreneurial, creative, and brilliant human being and mother. 

Juli created her piece in October 2023 at our first exhibit and live workshop, but it wasn't until now that she felt ready to share more about her piece, what it means (hint - fertility), and what's unfolded for her since. 

To being ready isn't just about sharing readiness to speak to her art, but about Juli's entrepreneurial journey, her pregnancy and parenting journey. Juli is an intensely deep thinker and shares exceptional insights about herself and the experience of living that will unquestionably resonate with our listeners. 

It's always such a pleasure spending time with Juli. From book club to dream analysis to partnering together on work projects, I always enjoyed time with Juli. 

We hope you enjoy!

Check out Juli here --> https://www.linkedin.com/in/juli-rohl/?originalSubdomain=ca

Meet Dr. Rose Asgharzadeh, an inspiring, thoughtful and incredibly deep thinker. Rose is an Assistant Professor at Mount Royal University, a mother of a university student, and recent newcomer to Canada from Iran. 

Rose shares about her Iranian heritage through her art, describing how the symbol of the mandala aligns so beautifully with the experience of being a working mother. She describes her experience of creating the colours we see in the piece and how their creation is yet another parallel with motherhood. 

Rose believes that motherhood is about GROWTH - she shares a beautiful acrostic poem describing her beliefs of motherhood to inspires other mothers as they move through their journey. Personally, we love 'W', where Rose encourages mothers to 'Water their own garden'. She reminds us that we only have 24 hours in a day and "how important it is to plan for it, every single hour."

We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we did. Thank you, Rose. 

https://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/Business/FacultyStaff/RoseAsgharzadeh.htm