Lets Not Sugarcoat It – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Episode 96: Unchartered Territory With Michelle Hooey

Michelle Hooey spent 18 years in corporate leadership. Then, she reached burnout and faced life’s toughest challenges: multiple pregnancy losses and welcoming her daughter, Goldie, who was born in 2023 with complex medical needs. That experience reshaped her world and led her to a deep spiritual journey. She became a certified Quantum Coach, now helping others shift from stuck to thriving, just as she did. Today, Michelle is committed to creating a purpose-driven life, both for herself and her family, and guiding others to do the same.

In this episode, we ‘get into it’ with Michelle about:

-Burnout 

-Pregnancy loss 

-The birth of her daughter Goldie

-The lessons she’s learned when life felt out of control 

-Her coaching business

-The beauty in life’s lessons

-Grief, sadness, relationships, and loss. 

Follow Michelle on Instagram or visit her website where you can get 20% her Future Me Program and the Big Shift program using the code: LETSNOTSUGARCOATIT. 

**TRIGGER WARNING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

Jessalyn grew up very alone and experienced many forms of trauma. She spent most of her life feeling ashamed and burying everything she had experienced and was feeling. 

Through therapy, she started to process 3 decades of pain and trauma, from physical, mental, and emotional abuse, to time spent in Foster care and women’s shelters. She realized that there was one major experience She had been hiding from since the age of 10. She was a victim of the Child Sexual abuse/ Child porn case from Willow River BC in 1998.

After decades of being silenced she knew she wanted to share it with the world to give hope to anyone who is suffering from the effects of trauma and prove that no matter where you came from or what your story is, there can be beauty on the other side of pain.

In this episode we get into it about:

-Jessalyn’s story and the Willow River Case 

-Trauma 

-Forgiveness 

-Processing trauma decades after it happened

-Letting go of the pain we’ve been carrying and holding onto

-Healing energetically 

Follow Jessalyn on Instagram and listen to her podcast.

Dr. Brittany Schamerhorn is a Naturopathic Doctor, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, Educator and co-founder/owner of Okanagan Women’s Clinic in Kelowna BC. With a clinical focus on women’s hormone health, she helps women with their concerns from PMS, PCOS and endometriosis through to fertility and perinatal support to perimenopause and menopause. 

She works hard to provide realistic, comprehensive and evidence-based care for her patients where they feel listened to and respected. She believes that through education healthcare providers can play an important role in supporting and empowering patients to achieve their health goals 

In her spare time, Brittany loves to spend time outdoors exploring with her young family. She can usually be found with a coffee in hand and too-many books on the go at once. 

In this episode we ‘get into it’ with Brittany about:

• PCOS
• Ozempic 
• The pill
• Perimenopause 
• Hair loss and more!

Follow Brittany on IG.

Karin Bohn is an interior designer, Netflix host and YouTuber.

Karin is the founder and creative director of the award-winning House of Bohn design studio, based in Vancouver BC. She established the interior design firm in 2009, and since has made her mark in many industries including luxury residential, multi-family, restaurants, and retail.

Dedicated to advancing her craft, Karin believes in invoking the unique soul of every project. Each space is designed with intention and her distinct aesthetic that is eclectic, bold, visually exciting, and timeless, has become the trademark stamp behind House of Bohn’s work.

Her work has garnered awards, media coverage and global recognition, enabling her to expand her talented team, service local and international clients.

Karin stars on Netflix’s Restaurants on the Edge which features her global hospitality work, as she travels with a team of experts to provide design, marketing, and culinary consultation to establishments in need of assistance in some of the most beautiful locations around the world.

With her continuously growing YouTube channel, Karin offers behind-the-scenes glimpses of her creative process, collaborative partnerships, and life as an entrepreneur, exemplifying the kind of camaraderie, transparency and connection with her community that she holds dear.

In this episode we ‘get into it’ with Karin about: 

• Interior design 
• The growing pains of a new business 
• Intuition in business 
• Shedding stories to get to your authenticity 
• Social media before and after Karin’s social detox
• Being on a Netflix series and the personal and professional decisions she had to make 
• Taking control of business 
• Letting go of the drive for material things 
• Soul contracts 

Learn more about Karin on her website or on Instagram.

Mark Grabill, Brokerage Owner and Certified Divorce Analyst has been working in the insurance industry for over twelve years with offices across Canada. He has serviced, coached, and educated individuals with their finances in all stages of their life. Having worked through the divorce experience personally he is aware of the heightened needs during this process.  

Alex Miklas, born in Poland, immigrated to Edmonton at the age of 12. He has two kids with his beautiful wife ages 9 and 13. Alex has been a project manager for over 13 years at the university of Alberta and two years ago got licensed in Alberta and Bc as financial advisor. He is very passionate about helping families with their financial needs focusing on debt management, retirement, asset protection and estate planning.

In this episode, we ‘get into it’ with Mark and Alex about:

-Taking the emotion out of finances

-Wills

-Planning for the future

-The importance of life insurance and more. 

Learn more about Mark and Alex and their business, Success by Design here.

Arlene Panganiban is the most recent owner of the popular brand Vancouver Mom. In this episode we get into it with Arlene about:

-Taking over the Vancouver Mom brand

-Filling big shoes

-Her vision for the future

-Entrepreneurship and 

-Carving her identity in an established brand. 

Follow more about Arlene at Vancouver Mom or on Instagram.

Christine Coughlin was a stay-at-home mom for a decade, who felt lost and unfulfilled. In 2019 she began sharing her “dirty little secrets’ on Instagram as a way to rediscover herself and connect with the outside world. 

In 2020 she was nominated as a Vancouver Mom Top 30 blogger, and in 2021 she officially launched her blog, The-Inbetween.ca

Even though her closest circle didn't quite get the whole "digital world" thing, Christine didn't give up! 

The process of rediscovering herself and her passions led her to a fantastic group of creative entrepreneurs who, just like her, believed in the magic of online connections.

And that's how YVR Creatives came to be!

YVR Creatives is an inclusive and warm community that creates empowering events for female entrepreneurs to learn, grow and connect. 

YVR Creatives offers monthly co-working sessions where you can bounce ideas off other brilliant women. Inspiring in-person workshops that fuel your creative fire. Fun-filled social events and productive content creation days! 

Christine is passionate about female empowerment and encourages women to follow their curiosity and start before they are ready because action brings clarity!

In this episode we ‘get into it’ about: 

-Motherhood and expectations 

-The pressure to be a working mom or a stay at home mom

-Building a business

-Finding your passion and more! 

Follow Christine on her personal Instagram or on YVR Creatives

Sunney is a community-focused Event Specialist with experience in sales, fundraising, and production. She moved to Kelowna in 2017 to complete a Diploma in Events and Promotions Management and has been growing her career and life here ever since. 

In addition to completing contracts throughout the Okanagan Sunney consistently delivers results in unique destinations such as Dubai. Whether it be leading a volunteer team, generating sponsorship relationships, calling the show, or designing the floorplans, she always shows up with a positive attitude and time for a glass of wine at the end of the day with the amazing teams it takes to pull off high-level events. 

Driven by a deep commitment to our community, Sunney recently joined Mamas for Mamas as the Community Engagement Manager, leading campaigns and events including the highly anticipated annual Gala at the Delta Grand Okanagan."

In this episode we ‘get into it’ with Sunney about,

-Her passion for events

-Mamas for Mamas programs

-Invisible Homelessness 

-Finding your passion

-Career shifts and more!

Follow Sunney over at Mamas for Mamas or on her personal IG.

Let’s talk about debt with Lisa Michaud. 

Lisa has been an active real estate investor for over 12 years. With experience investing in 3 different provinces, she has been involved in everything from house hacking to short-term rentals, rent-to-own, self-storage, and now focuses on multifamily residential properties. 

Lisa is all about holistic, whole-life success, and a big part of her “why” is her belief that generating wealth and cultivating purpose play a role in happiness and wellness, and that it is an opportunity everyone deserves.

Lisa lives in beautiful Vancouver, BC with Troy and their 6 year old daughter Sonoma. In her spare time, Lisa loves traveling, wine-touring, going to Lagree classes, talking about real estate and chasing her daughter around the seawall and city.

In this episode we get ‘into it’ with Lisa about:

• Her journey from over 30K of unsecured debt to millions. 
• What it means to be rich 
• Having things vs. creating wealth 
• What it means to have good debt vs. bad debt, 
• Paying off debt and more! 

Follow Lisa on Instagram or visit her website.

Kelsey is a professional speaker, mindset-embodiment coach, yoga instructor & facilitator. She is leading our local & global communities to enhance their quality of life by remembering their frequency of authenticity, their ability to un-limit themselves & design a life they love living.

Being a generator & intuitive Kelsey empowers you to accelerate your personal growth by guiding you to make your belief faster than your doubt & pursue experiences that amplify what you are truly capable of. She has been practicing mindset work for nearly 20 years, teaching yoga for 12 & is elevating our communities by living in loving devotion for the betterment of all our peoples & planet.

In this episode, we ‘get into it’ with Kelsey about:

-Speaking your truth

-Remembering our authentic nature,

-Connecting with our truth, and 

-Taking action to walk our authentic way.

Learn more about Kelsey on her Instagram account.