Bombshell Brunches Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Can a piece of tech help you listen to your body better without running your life? 💡 In this episode, we’re diving into our unfiltered review of the Oura Ring—a sleek health wearable designed to track your sleep, stress, fitness, and even your cycle. But here’s the catch: we aren’t here for tech that tells us what to do—we’re here for tools that serve us, not control us. 😌

We break down:

• Why we ditched our buzzing Apple Watches for something less intrusive

• The best (and most unexpected) Oura Ring features—like the AI-powered Oura Advisor

• Our real talk on data anxiety (can tracking too much make you feel worse?)

• How syncing with Natural Cycles for hormone-free birth control and women’s health research was a game-changer

• Sleep metrics that actually made us defend our bedtime like our lives depended on it 💤

We’re sharing what worked, what didn’t, and who the Oura Ring might be right for. If you’re curious about wearable tech for wellness or wondering how to balance tracking data without becoming obsessive, this one’s for you.

✨ Spoiler: We aren’t sponsored—but hey Oura, call us 😉.

In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Denise Williams, a systems thinker, Coast Salish leader, and former CEO of the First Nations Technology Council, to talk about what it really takes to lead, especially when you're the first, the only, or the one expected to hold it all together.

From growing up in Haida Gwaii to becoming CEO at just 27, Denise shares her journey of building bridges between tech, tradition, and truth. We talk about digital sovereignty, being mixed-race in a world that boxes identity, and the unexpected loneliness that can accompany leadership.

If you’ve ever felt like you didn’t quite belong or have been shoulder-tapped to lead when you didn’t feel ready, this episode is for you.

🔍 In this episode:

• What it means to belong when you feel like you belong nowhere

• The weight (and clarity) of being a leader without a roadmap

• Why digital equity for Indigenous communities matters for everyone

• Navigating burnout, boundaries & big systems as a values-driven human

• What to do when you’re leading alone—and how to build a practice that sustains you

  
  

💡 “Maybe we don't belong in a box—maybe we belong everywhere.”

🎧 Watch now on TELUS Optik TV, Stream+, or the Storyhive YouTube channel.

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It’s our first Tuesday Newsday! Raquelle and Kristina pick a few of their top stories in recent news, and unpack them for this brunch break with you. From Chinatown to CRA Money, Loss to Healthcare Access, we take you on a Tuesday journey through recent events that have impacted us. 

RESOURCES:

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/long-time-chinatown-security-guard-still-traumatized-after-random-attack-grateful-for-community-support-1.6027176 

CRA Money! https://moneywise.ca/taxes/how-to-find-out-if-you-have-uncashed-cra-money-and-what-to-do-with-it?utm_source=email&utm_medium=mwd&utm_campaign=mca_mwd&utm_term=mca_mwd_8_17&utm_content=mca_mwd_17163

Olivia Quan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/olivia-quan-award-for-audio-excellence 

Access to Health Services: https://www.fnha.ca/ 

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Thank you to our incredible BB Team as always! You can find out more about our team, our vision and our dreams on our website HERE

With special thanks to: 

Levels Music Production: Audio Career Pathway Partner
Roodenburg Design Consultants: Branding Partner

Kristina and Raquelle are having a day. As everything is weighing down, we face it, embrace it, and then unpack it and reframe it. As a result, we’re real-time processing with you all, breaking down why it is that we’re feeling frazzled, how we’re working through it, and in the process, sharing some resources, gems from guests, and tools that YOU can use to thrive through your own high pressure situations and create a great career (and life) path. 

In this episode, we talk about the frameworks we’ve been building. Specifically in the realm of family, friends and finances. We’ll dig into COVID exhaustion, hive mind mentality, saying goodbye to our past selves, and the pain and gain of moving forward (both physically and metaphorically). 

So, sit back, sip, and listen to the spill from your friends at BB. If you’ve got some stories to share with us, slip into those DMs and tell us how YOU are. 

Media we discuss: 

Decluttering: Sara Brigz 

Episode 005 (Coping with COVID and Winter) 

The Gift of Fear (book)

Episode 008 (Money) 

Episode 009 (Fierce Friendships)

World Economic Forum: Top Ten Skills for the Future

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Episode Ten - Let’s GET IT!

Mykail is a veritable force. A first-generation graduate with an MBA, a thriving business, and a pioneer in the way we think, speak and act about our money, Mykail is the breath of fresh air that all generations can learn from. Specialising in Millenial and Gen Z money talk, Mykail drops gems in the financial, personal and professional worlds that will leave you feeling capable, confident and genuinely cared for! For us, Mykail was the perfect embodiment of releasing the need to take those BIG steps, and embracing our ability to take the NEXT one. 

This, BBs, is what we are so utterly delighted to share with you - a healthy step forward in YOUR way. 

About Mykail:

Mykail James aka “The Boujie Budgeter” is the founder of BoujieBudgets.com, an online platform dedicated to teaching Gen Z professionals how to finance their best lives. Upon graduating with her MBA focused in accounting, Mykail became a Certified Financial Literacy instructor. She has a fresh new take on managing money and finances. Her teachings use pop-culture references and relatable language to help her audience understand confusing money concepts such as budgeting, saving, and investing.

The goal is to make positive money moves while still controlling your finances, because you can only live your best life when it is properly financed!

REFERENCES:

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If you’ve ever wished you felt more like the star of your own life, this one’s for YOU. Off the back of her first leading role in a movie, thriving long-time actor and singer Donna Benedicto gets real with us about what happens behind the glamorous life of a leading lady. We get the inside scoop on the struggles of stereotypes, representation, and how to REALLY get ready to carry a whole show and step into that leading role - whether it’s on set, in your job, or in life. We talk about friendships, protecting your inner circle, and helping yourself thrive by creating the best environments for success. 

This one is best served up with your relaxing beverage of choice, and a daydreaming mind. WARNING: This episode may cause you to look for new friends and release unhelpful behaviour… Sorry NOT SORRY. 

About Donna: 

Donna Benedicto was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Supergirl (2015), Almost Human (2013) and Minority Report (2015). 

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Episode Eight - Get Mo’ Money!! 

We continue on our ‘setting up systems for success’ series with this bombshell money expert who actually leaves you feeling GOOD about your finances. From film into finance, West Coast to East, Jessica Moorhouse shares her journey from being a young starry-eyed graduate to a powerhouse go-to gal for financial freedom. Jessica drops so many great gems throughout this one-hour special, outlining simple, accessible ways to have a healthier relationship with your finances. We talk FIRE, fallacies, financial audits, how to ask for that raise, and what happens when you keep on looking for that dream job. A must-listen episode for all you Bombshells ready to get financially fit and FIERCE! 

REFERENCES:

Website: https://jessicamoorhouse.com

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Pinterest: click HERE

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#007 Let that Sh*T GO! 

Sara Brigz is a declutter expert who can attest to living clutter-free in a small space: she shares her 300 square foot apartment with her partner, works from home, and retains a calm composure and bright-eyed clarity that makes us both feel comparatively like mad hatters at a cluttered-up tea party. How does she seem like she’s got it all together? We find out! As we move into the winter of one weird-ass year, working and living in our smaller bubbles of existence, we’re so ready to let a LOT of sh*t go (including 2020 IMO). Sara adds to the joy of letting go with some ‘perks of tiny living’, including stronger relationships, communication skills, and release of our possessiveness over our possessions. 

So, pour that favourite drink of yours, push aside that coffee mug sitting on top of the pile of papers sitting on top of the stack of magazines next to that trinket you got three years ago from some craft fair that was attached to some memory that you haven’t quite remembered but it MIGHT come back to you at some point soon so you should probably keep it… and enjoy listening to some of Sara’s solutions to stressless surroundings. 

Just do us a favour: recycle, donate, and don’t throw your sh*t out the window. Someone could get hurt.

Sign up for Sara’s course HERE

About Sara Brigz: 

Sara Brigz is a declutter coach and founder of Let That Shit Go, where she helps people get to the root cause of clutter, confront the emotions holding them back, and live a life they’re excited about. If you’re ready to find more calm at home, check out her free decluttering guide and say hi on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok!

REFERENCES:

• Bunz Trade & Freecycle
• Sara's declutter course
• Facebook Marketplace

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Episode Six - This is Us

For our sixth episode, we wanted to try something new. Our brunches started as REAL brunches with like-minded colleagues, and we wanted to honour that, and share it with you. We reflect on our journey, as well as recap and digest the first series of episodes. We want you to see behind the scenes, candidly, as so much of the journeys we witness can be hidden, because of a need or want to only show the ‘polished product’. 

So, we brunch over our own progress, our learnings, while discussing boundaries, the importance of words in our relationship to our behaviour, the Wild West of the Internet, cancel culture, identity, past guests’ wisdom, and not giving a fuck. 

This is an info-rich, thought-invoking episode of free-flowing discussion, best paired with your favourite beverage, a lovely brunch, or sitting in a cozy space with your two new friends. 

Welcome to our brunch. Let’s chat, babes. 

Media we discuss: 

Seven Secrets to Persuasion: Click HERE 

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: Click HERE

Article: The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake: Click HERE

Film: The Social Dilemma: Click HERE

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Episode FIVE - time flies! 

We sat down with Tamara as the start of our Winter Warmer series: the weather (on this side of the world, anyway) is turning; it’s darker, for longer, we’re neck-deep in fake news, and there’s a continued global pandemic looming over us all. Tamara takes us into a deep, conversational breath of reassurance, reminding us that it’s okay to not be okay, and giving our lovely listeners some tools that we hope will hug your heart. This is an episode for all of us, filled with kindness, care, and of course, candid conversation. Cheers, babeses. Take good care of you. xx

About Tam: 

Tamara Adilman has been a therapist in private practice in Vancouver BC for over 25 years. She specializes in relationship and individual therapy .

She has dedicated her working life to help people discover who they are and how to reach their potential . She works with clients who are facing grief, loss anxiety and depression as well as with couples and/or family members who seek to heal their relationships.

She believes deeply that people can and do change and her life's work is to help clients find their path towards personal transformation.

To connect with Tamara: https://counsellingbc.com/listings/tadilman.htm 

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