Girl Tries Life Podcast

Kylie Woods is on a mission to empower women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). She's leading by example with her own STEM business, Fresh & Nimble, and started a non-profit to help women find their tech tribe. We talk about how these two organizations came to be, the role that her personal values play in her life, how you build confidence, and more! Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/42 This podcast is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, sponsored by ATB. 

This week we're joined by entrepreneur and partnership guru, Jocelyne Daw. We talk about her fascinating career path, leadership, marriage and more! Shownotes can be found at http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/41 Girl Tries Life is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network. 

This week we're joined by tiny house owner and blogger, Jenna Spesard. Jenna shares her experience of trading in her Hollywood career for a tiny home, traveling the world, and how downsizing her things upsized her life.  Shownotes can be found at girltrieslife.com/podcast/41 This podcast is part of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB Financial. 

This week on the podcast we're joined by bestselling author and director of the Better Life Lab, Brigid Schulte. Brigid and I mainly talk about her book, Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has The Time. Sound familiar?  I fall into the constantly busy category, so Brigid and I discussed how this happened to women in the first place, where women can find more leisure time, how the average worker can try and change their working environment, and how to diminish the desire to 'be it all all the time'.  Shownotes www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/40

This week on the podcast we're joined by my good friend Nicole Potter. She's a teacher who works with vulnerable youth, and I've always been fascinated by her job, so this was the perfect opportunity to talk about her job and more! We talk all things sex (5:30), gender and sexuality (19:15), the etiquette around what's okay to ask and what's not (27:00), the history of Pride and when/why to attend (36:45), her job teaching vulnerable youth (43:00), how to add diversity to your reading list (58:30), the loss of her father and how to support someone going through loss (1:15:30), the question "how are you doing" (1:22:30) and wrap up with our final five questions.  Shownotes www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/38

Today on the podcast we're joined by my good friend Irma Janzen. As an occupational therapist, Irma shares with us the importance of ergonomics, practical advice for starting your own business, the importance of diversification, and what makes her furiously happy.  Shownotes for today can be found at http://girltrieslife.com/podcast/37 To get your free Audible trial download go to www.audibletrial.com/girltrieslife 

I've known Anita Hofer for many years and am continually impressed by her work, philosophy on life, parenting style and her genuine spirit. That's why I'm so honoured to be joined by her today on the podcast. We talk about her career in communications, the challenges of modern day parenting, how one program changed her life, and the importance she places on unstructured time.  For shownotes, please go to www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/36 

This week we're joined by Leah Garrad-Cole, the co-founder of Love Child Organics, a line of organic baby food that is incredibly popular in North America. Leah shares her experience starting a business from scratch, how they grew their brand to national distribution, their appearance on Dragon's Den, and her recently released cookbook. Leah also shares her top tips for entrepreneurs.  Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/35 

This week on the podcast we're joined by Isabel Foxen Duke, a health coach who helps women stop feeling crazy around food. So many women are rocking their careers, their love lives, their hobbies, and yet food can still be a huge trigger for them. I might occasionally (cough cough) be one of them. Isabel breaks down the difference between emotional eating and binge eating, shares with us a little about her journey with food (for the full story listen to her interview on the Food Psych podcast), breaking free from diet culture, and the tangible things that you can do to begin repairing your relationship to food. Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/34

Today we're joined by National Geographic Traveler of the Year (2014), Dalene Heck. She's half of the duo, Hecktic Travels, and has been living on the road for the past 8 years. Dalene talks to us about how she and her husband came to sell all their possessions and travel, travel blogging, the media company that they've created, living a life with no regrets, and her recent battle with leukemia. She's in remission, but talks to us about the challenges she's faced and continues to face. It's a vulnerable and courageous interview, and I'm so glad that she has joined us.  Shownotes www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/33 www.hecktictravels.com    

This week on the Girl Tries Life Podcast we chat with my childhood friend, Samantha Kimura, about her new job as a Mama Coach. What is a Mama Coach, you ask? Well, listen and find out! We also talk about her experience with postpartum depression, what it's like having married your high school sweetheart, her career as a nurse, and learning to ask for help.  If you'd like to work with Sam as your Mama Coach, check out this website http://themamacoach.ca/sam-kimura/  For today's shownotes go to http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/32 

Today we're joined by YouTube Fitness Instructor, Lucy Wyndham-Read. With over 13 million views of Lucy's 800+ videos, she's well on her way to achieving her mission to get the world fit. In this interview, Lucy shares with me her experience joining the army at 17, how she handled the loss of her fiance at such a young age, how she set herself apart in a competitive field, body positivity and how her YouTube channel was born. And... for two lucky listeners they will get the chance to win one of her Cardio Characters if they enter by July 19th. To do so, head to www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/31   

Karen Gallagher-Burt, affectionately known as KGB, has many roles. Mother of Many. Team Manager. Mother. Wife. Volunteer. Friend. Colleague. Disruptor. I came to know her as a coworker of sorts, and as I've come to know her more fully, she blows me away. We talk about her experience fostering 44 children, the key words to maintain a long, happy marriage, where she believes the non-profit sector is going, the importance of humanity in the face of poverty, and so much more. Shownotes can be found at http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/30 

Kaeleigh MacDonald, the blogger behind Unpregnant Chicken, joins us to talk about her experience trying to conceive, building an online community, juggling all the hats and all the things, the three lessons she'd teach her son and the importance of living in the present.  Shownotes can be found at http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/29 

When Katy Colins was broken up with days before her wedding, she could have sunk into a tub of Ben and Jerry's. Instead, she sold all her belongings and traveled the world. Her blog, Not Wed or Dead, ended up becoming much more than a travel blog, but a community for those recovering from heartache. Katy's experiences inspired her to write the Destination series, beginning with Destination Thailand. She shares her publishing experience, life lessons, and so much more.  http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/28 

To know Lourdes Juan is to know a busy person.  Named one of Calgary's Top 40 Under 40, I had to get Lourdes onto the podcast. I first came to hear about Lourdes through the Leftovers Foundation, a non-profit that rescues perfectly good food that was destined for the landfill and diverts it to people and organizations in need. She's also the owner of Soma Spa with the only Turkish hammam experience in Calgary and Hive Developments, an urban planning consultancy. Did I mention she's in her early 30s? For shownotes, visit http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/27 

Sarah G. Schmidt has a passion for fashion. That passion, however, extends far beyond individual clothes and into how fashion relates to culture, diversity, feminism and so much more. We talk about the books that have made an impact in Sarah's life, the quotes that inspire her and more.  Shownotes can be found at http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/26 

Today I'm honoured to be joined by the co-founders of the Calgary chapter of 100 Women Who Care, Christy McMurray and Alison Lapczuk.  We talk community, giving back, modelling volunteerism for your kids, careers, self-care and so much more.  Shownotes can be found at http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/25 

Swati Chavda, neurosurgeon and author of Ignite: Beat Burnout and Rekindle Your Inner Fire, joins us on the Girl Tries Life podcast to talk about burnout, her life as a neurosurgeon, and mindfulness.  Shownotes at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/24     

NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Steena Holmes, joins the Girl Tries Life podcast to share her wisdom on self-publishing and advice for authors. She talks about her passion for travel, the hopes for her travel blog, and her favourite book. Check out the shownotes at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/23