What She Said!

My first guest has a massive social media following around the globe, and is the author of two bestselling books, The Vagina Bible and The Menopause Manifesto. Dr. Jen Gunter joins me to discuss why feminism needs to be a part of any discussion we have around menopause, and she shares her thoughts on hormone replacement therapy.

RBC’s She’s the Boss this week is talking with Monique Chan from Bruized. Bruized, wants to create change within our community, promote low-waste living + inspire healthy discussions about how we as individuals can mitigate food waste in our daily lives, all while you enjoy their delicious 100% plant-based products that keep great food out of landfills.

Anne Brodie zooms in this week with a very quick wrap up of can’t miss movies and shows, PLUS a quick interview with Rebecca Ferguson and Danny Villeneuve from the much anticipated remake of Dune.

Staying healthy is top of mind for all of us right now, so I’m thrilled that New Roots Herbal is joining us for a series of sponsored segments on common health issues women face. Today we’re taking a closer look at the benefits probiotics can have in your life, and it goes far beyond just taking them after a round of antibiotics. Dr. Darcie Pawlick joins me to share what probiotics are, the many benefits to our microbiome, and what you should look for before you purchase.

When Dr. Kristina Dervaitis took a step back from her duties in the delivery room, she didn’t realize that an album was about to be born. With all of the raw emotion that accompanies a midlife in transition, Kristina’s debut album tells a story of a self discovery that is better late than never. She joins me to discuss why she chased a dream, while keeping her day job.

Finally, we all have a story to share but many of us don’t know where to start. Tanya Gough is the founder of StoryBilder, a creative writing platform for new and aspiring writers that will help you take your story out of your head and on to a page.

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Dr. Jen Gunter

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Bruized

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New Roots Herbal

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Dr. Kristina Dervaitis

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Storybilder

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When I first started experiencing hot flashes, I went to Facebook, as one does, to ask my hive what they did to manage their symptoms. I received over 100 comments, and the most obvious consensus was there was no consensus. In fact the more I tried to understand menopause, the more confusing it became. Should I take hormones? Would they cause cancer? Was I developing early onset Alzheimers or was putting the milk in the cupboard normal? How long was this going to last? I called my family doctor to discuss, and she recommended I read The Menopause Manifesto. Game changer. As with most things in life there is power that comes with knowledge, especially when it comes to our health. Dr. Jen Gunter has become the defacto leader of feminists everywhere tired of medical misogyny and joined me to discuss everything from why feminism is such an integral part of the menopause conversation, the latest on hormones, and even a bit of a trip down memory lane.

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My first guest is Dr. Paula Gordon from Dense Breasts Canada, who shares details of a new report that provides insight into how outdated and inconsistent breast screening practices across Canada are resulting in confusion over how and when women should get screened, dismissal of women’s concerns by healthcare practitioners, and tragic late diagnoses of breast cancer.

This week on RBC’s She the Boss, I speak with Leigh Joseph from Sḵwálwen, an Indigenous skincare brand that honours cultural knowledge, Indigenous plant science and self care. Leigh combines ancestral traditions with modern beauty rituals, empowering people to connect to themselves and the natural world.

Anne Brodie has entertainment you don’t want to miss this week including Canadian Indigenous filmmaker Danis Goulet's Night Raiders, the Wild West film Old Henry, starring Tim Black Nelson, HULU’s delicious Baker’s Dozen, and the highly entertaining one-off look at the dozens of bare-faced movie tropes we've endured as a society over the past 100 plus years on Netflix, called Attack of the Hollywood Cliche hosted by Rob Lowe.

This week’s explosive news about Facebook and Instagram has us all questioning how much division social media platforms are creating in society. Sherilynne Starkie from the Being Human is Good for Business podcast joins me to specifically discuss the issue of vaccines, and you may be surprised to hear that she thinks social media is not driving us apart on this issue.

Denise Chand & Jennifer John Founders of The Sacred Space Coaching join me to share a few tips for breaking free of the rut this pandemic has placed many of us and how to embrace your life to become unstoppable.

Finally, Rose Powell from Zealous Baby Care wants to ensure that everyone in the family, from baby to mom, dad and siblings, are getting the rest they need so they can all be at their best. Rose shares how she helps families achieve that.

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Paula Gordon

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Skwalen

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Sherilynne Starkie

Website: www.sherrilynnestarkie.com

Twitter: @sherrilynne

Instagram: @sherrilynne7

Facebook: @sherrilynne.starkie

Podcast: Being Human Is Good for Business https://being-human-is-good-for-business-leaders.simplecast.com/

The Sacred Space

Website: www.the-sacredspace.com/getunstuck

Twitter: @chand_denise @JenniferJohn

Instagram: @denisechand_clc @jenniferjohn_clc @single_hatingit

Facebook: @thesacredspacecoaching

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Zealous Baby Care

Website: www.zealousbabycare.com

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Women have carried the brunt of the economic, social, and labour consequences of the pandemic inspiring new ideas like “she-cession”, “she-covery” and my recent favourite, “mandemic”. With governments and business leaders talking about a “feminist post-covid recovery”, Ontario’s Pay Equity Office wants to level the paying field. Kadie Ward, Commissioner and CAO of the Ontario Pay Equity Commission joins me to share details about their six part series Level the Paying Fieldthat explores issues related to economics, equity, women, work and money.

During the pandemic, many Canadians experienced something they never experienced before….drug shortages. With supply chain and manufacturing issues, even the most basic medications were difficult to keep in stock. In underdeveloped countries, drug shortages have been a reality for much longer with 1.6m preventable African deaths per year from Malaria, HIV/AIDS, and Tuberculosis - all treatable ailments. Morenike Oláòṣebìkan shares how her Pharmaceutical Factory in a Box is poised to change all that.

Anne Brodie is taking a well deserved hiatus this week to recover from TIFF, but she isn’t leaving us high and dry because this lady NEVER stops. You’ll definitely want to hear her interview with Ashley Zukerman who stars in The Lost Symbol, the origins series of the Dan Brown symbologist character (The DaVinci Code, Angels & Demons) that kicks off on  Corus' Showcase Oct 11.

With divorce rates rising by as much as 30% during Covid, there was no way we couldn’t address it as part of our ongoing personal finance Masterclass with Meridian Credit Union. In the 6th of our 8 classes, Teresa Valenti, Senior Wealth Advisor with Meridian Credit Union joins me to share what women can expect when going through a divorce.

Graydon Moffat, a local Torontonian, founder, and superfood mixologist is behind Graydon Skincare. Often referred to as a “Skincare Chef,” Graydon is re-imaging the beauty industry in a way that’s more nourishing than ever before. Graydon joins me to share how she’s keeping beauty for the earth and us, in the beauty industry.

Finally, what we all need in our life right now is more music. Caroline Marie Brooks joins me to discuss her new album Everything at the Same Time and closed out the show with To the Waves, one of the singles off her new album.

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Pay Equity Office

Website: https://levelthepayingfield.ca/

https://www.payequity.gov.on.ca/

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Morenike Ọláòṣebìkan

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Instagram: @arewacanada

Meridian Credit Union

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Graydon Moffatt

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Caroline Marie Brooks

Website: https://carolinemariebrooks.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/carobrooksmusic

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Erin Kelly from Advanced Symbolics Inc joins me to share what Polly AI has been hearing from women across the country during this election cycle and what is the reason behind the neck and neck race between the Conservatives and Liberals.

This week on RBC’s She’s the Boss we’re spotlighting MySuppli, a reusable takeout container service in Toronto that’s on a mission to provide takeout without the waste. MySuppli partners with local restaurants so customers can experience guilt-free takeout! Co-owners Megan Takeda Tully and Julianna Greco join me to share details about this company that is forging a brave new path in the green economy and why it matters.

Anne Brodie is suffering from TIFF fatigue and joins me today with new movies and shows we won’t want to miss including Benedict Cumberbatch who goes against the grain as Phil, a psychotic rancher in the Wild West circa 1925 in The Power of the Dog, and the return of the series I’ve been impatiently waiting on since last fall, The Morning Show with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon on Apple+TV, plus a whole lot more to keep you entertained as the days get shorter.

Money is the longest relationship we will ever have in our lives -from birth to death, and like all good relationships, the ones that flourish are nurtured. Zena Amundsen, iFounder of Astra Financial Services, and author and podcast host of The Heart of Your Money joins me to share what she believes are the three key aspects to ensuring a positive relationship with money in your life.

Marya Zarif was born and raised in Aleppo, Syria, and is the creator, writer, designer and co-director of "Dounia”, an animated story of a little girl and her grandparents, who have to leave in search of a new home when war breaks out in their country. Airing now on CBC Gem, Marya joins me to share the story behind this award-winning series.

Finally, female health is a grey area in medicine that can lead to poor outcomes. But if you understood your hormones from a genetic lens things become very black and white. CEO of The DNA Company, Kashif Khan and company spokesperson Monika Schnarre join me to share what your DNA can reveal about your health and how you can address concerns before they become problems.

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Erin Kelly

Website: https://advancedsymbolics.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Polly.ASI

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Suppli

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Twitter: @my_suppli

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LinkedIn: @my_suppli

Zena Amundsen

Website www.astrafinancial.ca

Instagram zena_amundsen

Facebook Astra Financial | Facebook

Other Podcast – The Heart of Your Money

Marya Zarif

Website: https://gem.cbc.ca/media/dounia/s01

Monika Schnarre and Kashif Khan

Website: www.tjhednacompany.com

Instagram: @Kashkhanofficial @thednaco @monikaschnarre

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If raising kids is priceless, why does it cost so much? That’s the question we’re diving into today for the 5th in an 8 part Masterclass with Meridian Credit Union. Nancie Taylor, Senior Wealth Advisor at Meridian Credit Union joins me to discuss the price tag that comes with kids, and how with a little planning you can avoid some major pitfalls. It’s all part of our big plan to get you financially fit in 2021.

In a world seemingly divided on just about everything, there is one ability that can inspire and connect, and is repeatedly being hailed as a superpower. That skill is empathy and my next guest, Erin Thorp, is on a mission to help all leaders learn this powerful skill and implement it in their leadership. She joins me to share how mastering empathy can get you further ahead at work and in life.

This is the time of year that Anne Brodie works around the clock with TIFF in full swing. This week she joins me to share the best of the capsule reviews she’s seen so far including Night Raiders, a disturbing story in its own right paralleling the traumas of the residential school system for generations of First Nations. Plus some new movies and shows you won’t want to miss in theatres and at home.

The negative thoughts we have about our body are not our fault. They are learned from the culture we live in where we’ve been conditioned to believe that our worth is in our appearance, SPOILER (it’s not!). Summer Innanen, a professionally trained coach specializing in body image, self-worth and confidence joins me to share ways to break free of the noise.

When the pandemic first hit, women across the country were forced into their homes and into their kitchens. After cooking roughly 1 MILLION Meals or at least it feels that way, we want a break. Thankfully Jannine Rane, co-founder of Zing, a Toronto based company that makes chef- prepared pantry shortcuts to help home cooks bring a meal from your fridge to your table in 15 minutes or less joins me to share the inspiration behind the company making cooking easier for at home chefs.

Finally, Play is an essential part of child development, exploration and how we learn about the world and how it works. Sadly, it is often dismissed. Frances Fishman is the founder of The Play Base, a behavioural services provider that helps kids grow through what they need most: play. She joins me to share why play is so crucial in development and how to get more of it in your life.

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Meridian Credit Union

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Erin Thorp

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Summer Innanen

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SummerInnanenCoach/

Zing

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LinkedIn @cookwithzing

Frances Fishman 


Website theplaybase.com

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Annamie Paul is on the campaign trail and on What She Said this week. As you might expect from the leader of the Green Party of Canada, she has strong opinions about the environment, but Annamie also shares her thoughts on women’s rights, the economy, the timing of this election and more.

In this week’s RBC’s She’s The Boss we’re profiling Red Girl Rising and the Matriarch Resistance. Ivy Richardson and Lisa Kenoras founded their business on empowering Indigenous women and femmes through sisterhood relations, connection, and movement. It's time to pick up your medicine and collectively hold each other up in our strengths and power.

Anne Brodie has new entertainment this week starting with Together starring James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan which takes a close look at a marriage with too much togetherness during the pandemic, The Lost Leonardo, a thriller documentary which Anne has declared one of her favourites of 2021, and the diminutive but mighty Marie Kondo is back on Netflix with Sparking Joy.

York Region is one of the wealthiest regions in Canada, so it was surprising to hear that the area could see an expansion of its homeless ranks over the next year at 75 times the national average. Alina Turner from help seeker.org joins me to share what their AI found across the country but specifically for York Region, Ottawa, and Surrey.

Spending like there’s no tomorrow may not be the wisest idea. Stephanie Chabot from The Finance Diaries, joins me to discuss YOLO spending, what it is, how to do it smartly, and where to put away for the future.

Finally Aly Pain, our expert on all things to do with teenagers joins me to discuss The Four Horsemen of relationships and how to avoid these pitfalls with your teens so you can end baffling blowups and painful disconnection from your teens to create respectful relationships without giving up or giving in.

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Erica Ehm, the voice of a generation of teens in the 80s joins me to discuss how her new Inside Out Initiative aims to give a voice to the teens of today, with the acadeME Bootcamp that is running from August 30 to September 3rd online, This empowering 5 day bootcamp is an introduction to the academe framework that help teens design the life the way they want to.

This week’s for RBC’s She’s the Boss Segment we’re talking to Meg Tucker from Cook with Meg. When Covid struck, Meg brought her years of experience and talents together through her online learning community to create Cook with Meg. Meg creates and teaches live and on-demand cooking classes, camps and special events for kids, teens and adults spanning the globe.

In entertainment this week Anne Brodie is raving about Spike Lee’s new four part documentary on Crave/HBO called NYC Epicenters, shares her thoughts on Hulu’s limited series Nine Perfect Strangers with Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy, and has the goods on the return of Sandra Oh to TV in Netflix’s The Chair, a comic, dramatic wagonload of social and cultural issues of the day in the halls of academia.

Infertility is not only heartbreaking but can be incredibly isolating. Samantha Diamond and Breanna Hughes know all too well how devastating infertility can be, and have created Bird & Be with the goal of making the fertility journey a better experience for everyone going through it.

If you’ve ever found yourself at a funeral and been struck by the giggles, then you know that sometimes there is comedy through grief. Shohana Sharmin runs a happy-ish podcast about a sad topic I.e. grief and loss called Finders Grievers and joins me to share why she started it.

Finally, Kortney Kutsop from Universum, a global leader in employer branding joins me to share the results of a survey conducted with students across Canada in business, engineering, law, health and medicine and  what these young adults are looking for when they enter the workforce.

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Erica Ehm

Website: https://www.ioi.live/

https://studio.disco.co/academe-bootcamp

Meg Tucker

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Instagram @cookwithmegtoday

Facebook @cookwithmegtoday

Bird & Be

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Shohana Sharmin

Twitter @findergrievers

Instagram @soleahm

@findersgrievers

@thesonarnetwork

Kortney Kutsop

Website https://universumglobal.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/UniversumGlobal

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Catherine McKenna joins me, who announced earlier this summer she was stepping away from politics to focus on the two things that matter to her most, her children and the environment. Catherine doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to calling out climate change deniers and delayers, and wants us to do the same. She shares what we can do at a personal level and what we should be demanding from our government.

Anne Brodie joins me with this week’s entertainment releases which includes the incredibly moving and thoughtful Nine Days which is a love letter to the gift of life, the funny and heartwarming Swan Song starring Udo Kier and the hilarious Jennifer Coolidge. Plus the return of Modern Love on Amazon Prime.

Money and stress often go hand in hand unfortunately, so this week Dilys D’Cruz from Meridian Credit Union joins me for the 4th segment in a series on taking control of your personal finances, and ways to alleviate stress caused by money woes.

Pregnancy, while a joyous time in most women’s lives, can also bring about drastic changes to our bodies, right down to our dental health. Anaida Deti from DentalX has some tips for ensuring that you keep your smile in tip top shape for when baby arrives.

Finally Two-time Canadian Juno Award nominee Suzie Ungerleider officially opens a new chapter of her already distinguished and highly successful career with the August 13 release of her new album entitled My Name is Suzie Ungerleider. She joins me to share the single Summerbaby with us and the sweet story behind the song.

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Catherine McKenna

Twitter: cathmckenna

Meridian Credit Union

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Instagram: @meridiancreditunion`

Anaida Deti

Website: https://www.dentalx.ca/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DentalXSmiles

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dentalx.ca/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dentalx.ca/

Suzie Ungerleider

Website https://suzieungerleider.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/suzungerleider

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Tara Teng is an Embodiment Coach who works in the intersections of spirituality and sexuality. She helps people find their way back to their bodies, overcome shame, and dismantle purity culture in a way that is in alignment with their values and beliefs so that they can build a healthy, sexual ethic and thrive in freedom and wholeness.

RBC’s She’s the Boss this week is profiling Ambre Cadoux from Beblue Bijoux. Beblue Jewelry was born from the conviction that wearing jewelry, designed with mind and meaning is an expression of our own personality and is one of the most empowering accessories a woman can wear and every single piece that Ambre creates is made right here in Canada

Anne Brodie has entertainment for days this week starting with the long awaited Jungle Cruise with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. Plus the intriguing crime thriller, Playing God, Sonia Kennebeck's chilling documentary Enemies Of The State and the second season of Apple+ TV’s Ted Lasso.

When it comes to women in leadership roles, there is a damaging misconception that women are too emotional. The reality though is that we are masters of emotional intelligence, that is the ability to manage our own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict. Corina Walsh a certified coach, author, speaker and the CEO of Shift People Development Inc joins me to share how we can sharpen our EQ.

The women’s labour force participation rate has hit the lowest level in over 30 years across Canada and three entrepreneurs are responding with free support for female job seekers to fix the problem. Leigh Mitchell , Verity Dimmock, and Sue Christensen have designed a ‘She-covery Plan’, a rapid assessment tool to help unemployed women significantly speed up their job search and land the right jobs.

Twelve-year-old Ainara Alleyne is Telling Tales’ Junior Ambassador and is on a mission to inspire kids to explore diverse characters and diverse creators. In her new role she will be introducing kids and families to some of Canada’s best authors and illustrators in an interview series called “One Big Question”.

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Tara Teng

Website: tarateng.com

Twitter: @misstarateng

Instagram: @misstarateng

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarateng

RBC Beblue Bijoux

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Instagram @bebluebijoux

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Corina Walsh

Website www.shiftpd.com

Twitter @corinawalsh

Instagram @shiftpdcorinawalsh

Facebook ShiftPDInc

Linkedin – Corina Walsh (best content)

Leigh Mitchell & Sue Christensen

Website http://www.womeninbiznetwork.com

http://www.beehappyhr.com

For the 7Qs Assessment:

https://mailchi.mp/81b86474e299/7questionstosuccess

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Ainara Alleyne

Website www.tellingtales.org

Twitter https://twitter.com/TellingTalesOrg

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