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Today’s guest episode is about navigating life through the loss of a spouse. The grief that comes with, the changes/challenges you face as a single parent & how it’s important to work through the uncomfortable and support those living this experience.

One I know Courtney doesn’t wish on anyone as she unfortunately has learned first hand what it’s like to lose a husband, the father of her children and have to navigate that while going to school chasing her dream.

December 20th, 2022 their lives changed forever when Pete was in an accident he unfortunately lost his life from.

Courtney walks me through that day of the accident, the following weeks and how the years have been as she moved along this journey to finding parts of her old self.

She shares incredible insight on how couples should have the hard talks about death and what each other would want if the unfortunate time comes when a funeral needs to be planned.

Get to know what’s important to them and try hard to not let the little things like socks on the floor get to you because at the end of the day it’s minor.

She blew me away when she said one of the things she holds onto are the survivors who got to walk away and live their lives. 4 people could have been lost that day but 3 got to go home and she finds the beauty in knowing they have a chance at life.

Told you she is extremely selfless person.

Now Pete. In memory of you my dude.

Pete was such a kind yet quick witted guy. Laid back but also such a hard worker. He immediately took on the father role for Courtney’s daughter and watching them get married and have their son was truly such a beautiful story to watch.

I feel absolutely honoured to have captured that love for them over the years as they allowed me into these special moments of their lives. From

literally day one of them I began my photography journey and I just knew then, their story was going to beautiful.

I’m really sorry and sad to see it won’t be forever but Pete will never be forgotten and he will live on through his memory and the family who loves him so much ❤️

Please have a listen and make sure to check in on our friends babes.

In today’s episode, my wonderful guest Jamie walks me through her experience getting the Covid BEEEEP.

Leading up to it, as we all know, Ontario was one of the most dystopian places here in Canada. Isolation and fear was at an all time high for many people, on all sides, with very little ability to converse openly about it.

Due to this inability to talk to your medical team or anyone about what you were about to get was very difficult. A lot of people went in having zero idea what could happen. And some fearing the worst.

Jamie had a balanced approach about getting it and even though she did move forward with it, she accepted everyone had a different choice and respected that.

It wasn’t something she wanted to do, but to keep her family afloat she had to. At the time she also worked in a school where pressure to get it was high and she was being watched.

After receiving the first one, some things were starting to act a bit weird. After the second one she passed out… and then she got covid and her ailments became much MUCH worse.

To the degree where she has to focus on her health non stop to prevent further damage and has to plan and sacrifice certain things, like working, to be able to ensure she lives.

Join us today and she walks me through what being an Ontarian during the pandemic was like and what led her to getting the BEEP, how it went down and what she is dealing with today.

Keeping it vague since I’ve been getting community guidelines for this episode… apparently it’s 2022 all over again.

Oh she’s just “panicking” seems to be the common answer among all three of the guests in this series.

Laura decided to give Botox a try at the beginning of January and was in emergency under a month later with doctors who saying all her tests came back clear and she must just be panicking.

I am not sure how this is such a miss with all of these experiences and how looping back to Botox isn’t even a thought. Specially when these women are coming to you stating it could be.

Join myself and Laura as she shares the lead up to her appointment and the medical chaos train she was taken on.

One she is currently healing from, on the mend and ready to share her story so more women have informed consent!

Another amazingly strong woman sharing her experience with Botox so more women are informed in case they are ever in the same position as she was/still is.

Stephanie is a boy mom, a dog mom and an absolute ray of sunshine despite being thrown through the ringer and back (putting it lightly) by a procedure/product that she had been receiving for years.

The healing journey and reactions for everyone is going to look different based on each individual but one key take away I frequently here is time, support and gratitude.

In their darkest hours these beauties see the light in life still, the reasons to keep pushing although some days they feel like they are dying.

And even worse they are gaslit by professionals around all because it’s not something well studied or talked about.

So we need to talk about it.

Stephanie’s story is one I really hope we stop hearing because no one deserves to have to deal with this. Everyone has the right to informed consent.

Make sure no matter what you do babes, you do it informed.

I am joined by an amazing woman, Amanda who shares her awful experience with Botox.

Like most women, she wasn’t informed of the risks that can happen from using these products. Risk that can arise due to various reasons and each persons story/reaction is unique yet eerily similar in some ways.

After working hard to find an answer as to why she couldn’t walk, she found out that she had MULTIPLE strokes around the same time she received dysport and was sent spiraling on a medical train wreck.

The hospital had told her she had a migraine.

How did this not get linked together!?! How isn’t it even a consideration?!

Can someone smarter than me explain this to me like I’m 5 please?

1. Product has Black Box warning.

2. Patient reacts poorly.

3. Do all tests to prove it’s nothing else.

4. Couldn’t be the Botox.

5. But refer to 1?! 🤔

Have a listen to this very informative, raw and real talk with Amanda and her experience with Botox so you are more informed of something is to happen ❤️

I am so happy to welcome Christopher back on the show to catch up what’s new for him and our country.

As the host of the Open Minds Podcast, he spends tons of time talking to Canadians to get a feel for what’s happening.

We chat about so much as usual when we collab but really focus on the progression of some hot topics like DEI, MAiDS, abortion & the speed at which our current administration is all over the place and doesn’t look like it’s picking up anytime soon.

But coming together to chat about these nuanced topics is step one towards hopefully betterment.

Leading by example and trying our best to be balanced while holding lines to our values and morals.

Which is very hard in the online world sometimes!

Join myself and Christopher on this awesome episode available on Rumble, Apple & Spotify!

So excited to have two of my bestest with me to chat about female friendships from childhood to adulthood in todays episode.

Joining the show for her first time, I was so excited to have Brie on to chat about this topic specifically since our friendship has been so eye opening to both of us in such a great way!

& we know I have to eventually drag all the girlies on the show 🥰

One big topic we circle around is red flags 🚩

One of the biggest red flags we all see are those energy suckers!

I feel as we age we want to surround ourselves with people on the same mission as us. Different destinations but inspiring missions none the less.

Healing and being open and growing is so much harder when those around you do no see the world the same or respect you for having a different view.

We also chat about green flags too!

You’ll have to tune in to hear more 🥰 Available on Rumble, Spotify & Apple! 🎧

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I cannot believe we are here 😍 Season 9 has begun 🎉

In this episode I share what I’ve been working on in the background preparing for this season, what this season is going to look like, what last season was about and a breakdown of past seasons.

A nice little solo episode to get back into it!!

As previously mentioned, Keeping up with Canada is now going to be on YouTube only along with an Internet Insanity series where they’ll be weekly recaps to Canadian happenings and online drama!

This season of the podcast I really wanted to get back to my roots of human experiences so this split will allow me to do this 🥹

I’m so very excited for you guys to join me and my amazing guest this season as we share our experiences, opinions and thoughts while we fight for informed consent through shared stories.

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Season 8 finale is out and I’m so so grateful this season ended with one of my best.

Since we protect those we love, I dove into the world of Tik Tok to share some disasters with Hails so she doesn’t have too!!

Only one travelled over to IG so most of this was new info for her and of course she doesn’t disappoint 😂

We talk about problematic Tik Tok parents like Nurse Hannah (17 diapers mom)…. we talk about the resilient Jenkins family who make their kids sleep in the kitchen and keep expanding… we talk about Ash Trevino, the inmate hopper who acts like a teenager & seems like a predator at best and a criminal at worst, and then we unfortunately chat about the couple who was sentenced to 100 years in prison for assaulting young special need boys.

These people need to be stopped and CPS definitely needs to get involved and get these families the support and help they need.

And fore the love of fuck please keep your kids out of your monetized content. Be better at creating don’t exploit your kids. Period.

I am so so excited to bring you an amazing final guest interview of the season😍

Most of you will know Sunit from her extremely comical and valid criticisms of our current 🇨🇦 gov, especially the biggest Swiftie himself, JT, as well as being a huge light and sanity check for those of us fighting for freedoms here.

There are so many layers to this little firecracker I could talk to her for hours! And I did 🥰

Sunit shares how she grew up here in Canada, how her parents raised her, her beautiful family and their experiencing racism and how that has changed a few times now, how she sees the changes in immigration are affecting our every day lives, how she tries to help educate moms about homeschooling, sharing her vast knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and just how to be your own advocate.

People who spend their days trying to help others live their best lives are the people I love being around. This woman spends endless time helping anyone she can live a better life so let’s make sure to give back the love and support to her!

Absolutely recommend dropping in and joining this convo with Sunit!

In the final segment of Keeping up with Canada, I talk about a topic that’s hopeful, has me torn & is chaotic at best.

First I start off with the good news of Cell Towers now built and activated along the Highway of Tears here in BC where far too many Indigenous women have gone missing. A great step forward for sure but why did this take nearly 20 years?! What else is holding back what more needs to be done. This is minor to what was suggested.

I then chat about the essential attack on short term rentals like Air BNB and VRBO with them implementing a new fund to enforce regulation and crack down on these types of businesses.

I finally end with an (edited/updated) chat about what is happening the federal level and why I didn’t think Trudeau resigning was the right move! This liberal drama is giving me more whiplash than the JB/BL movie drama GOOD LORD I CANNOT KEEP UP!

Let’s catch up with this crazy country one more time before the break ✌️

Bringing one of my besties on to talk all about Body Dysmorphia & how she works through those awful thought patterns & rabbit holes.

Darrian is like me and a corporate girly who busts hard towards her career goals. She’s an absolute weapon in the gym and has the most beautiful soul out there but that doesn’t absolve her of being weighed down by bad body images and self doubt.

She grew up in a home where her father cultured an environment away from calorie counting and body weighing and empowered them to be strong and athletic and although being aware she had predominantly bigger legs she never felt bad about that.

Growing up in a small town with school uniforms you don’t get as exposed to bodies in fashion.

It wasn’t until she started seriously body building that the body dysmorphia kicked into high gear.

Comments from those online or hearing back judges critic aren’t always nice to swallow.

We discuss the dangers of ANY physical appearance comments, good and bad, what we hate to see in the fitness industry and how much this space is lacking informed knowledge.

Way too many people get caught up in this space for the wrong reasons, completely amplified by social media.

As with anything, balance is key.

It’s great to self evaluate but don’t self hate.

It’s great to be competitive but not at the sake of your well being.

It’s great to eat healthy and exercise but not be addicted to it.

So many amazing take aways from this convo, I truly feel so blessed I have these inspirational women in my life who are honest and real about their lives too.

Perfect way to set the tone of the year 🥰

Final episode of 2024 HOLYYYY SHIT!

Only 5 more days left of 2024 so I came in with a nice light episode about Hollyweird cuz there’s never a lack of drama over there 👉🏻

In this hour episode I cover 6 different topics hitting mainstream about the “celebrities” in this dimension and timeline like….

Britney Spears claiming to be turning 5 not 43…. Girly I’m sorry but we are aging… it’s ok 🫶🏻 to Stephen Baldwins cryptic Tik Toks and how I think we need to leave the Beebs alone… to a side of Ariana Grande I can’t stand…MGK & Megan Fox get pregnant and then break up AGAIN 🙄 … an OF model on an mission to bang 1000 🍆 in a day and we end with Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni BECAUSE Y’ALL FUCKED UP HERE and I feel vindicated because h didn’t get the hate on BL I found it to be very sus the wholeeee thing! POST SHOW EDIT- ok maybe I’m the scab with all that’s come out since posting. I’m so over this shit but also so intrigued 🍿 I don’t know who or what to believe but someone pay for my whiplash GOOOOD grief.

Sooo if that interests you to listen to stuff that doesn’t matter but it does… but it doesn’t… this one is for you!!

HAPPY LAST BIT OF 2024! Give it all you got babes!

First of all… apologies it’s all been me this month!

December is a very tricky month to bring guests on so you are stuck with solo me for a few more but I promise to end season 8 with some guests!

Soooo in this episode I thought it would be a great time to bring some conversation in about online safety.

Also I am NO expert… these are just from my experiences and what I have read!

Some of you may know but beginning of 2024 I had my online identity stolen.

It was beyond awful. I can’t even explain how exposing it was. How isolating and lost I felt.

I had no where to go, no one who could help. And they just went hard at everything in my life, leaving me without some money, no social identification and a such a huge data and photos loss.

& this isn’t even the worst thing online.

This Epsiode I also focus on a few stories that parents and kids need to be aware of in the online space.

Lawsuits coming out left, right and center to companies like Meta & Character.Ai from extremely concerned parents.

Anywhere from sextortion on Instagram to bad, hard drugs on Snapchat to Ai Apps pushing kids to self harm or harm their guardians.

These are real life things happening today to our communities and it isn’t being talked enough about.

Back to talking shit about the gov. Jk jk.

Ish 😈

In part 12 of Keeping up with Canada, I jump into three hot topics surrounding politics here in Canada.

Just like the states, our federal election season seems to stir a lot of turmoil and anger between the parties and common ground gets forgotten.

I truly don’t want to come at it this way but we need to have the hard conversations together, all sides as hard as it can be.

Convos around gun control, Abortion, freedom of choice, censorship and where our money is being sent/spent to start.

In this segment I dive into the new restrictions coming to lawful gun owners, I talk lightly about the growing concern of abortion right changes here if the conservatives get in and I also talk about the Green Slush fund where our money is being mismanaged yet again by the current administration.

Join me in this quick 45 episode keeping up with this crazy country we call Canada… soon to be the 51st state??

&&& this one is featuring my Future Husband 😍

I got super nervous the first few mins and forgot to mention his name is Grant 😂 sooo after 8 years I still get nervous butterflies being with him 🥹

In this (I personally think adorable) episode we chat about how we got together, our love story, our wins and our losses and answer some questions from my girlfriends.

One thing that I have deep pride over is my relationship to my fiancée.

We are far from perfect but very much perfect for each other and we have never given up on each other.

I feel extremely blessed every day this man chooses to be by my side through all the crazy that is me and this world 😂

Join G & I for our first episode together and let me know if you want to have another segment with Mom & Dad 😉

In the next solo-sode I try my dang best to bring you as much info I could find on Diddy under an hour!!

First and foremost NO I am not paid to do this and nor will I accept money to speak positively about this situation cuz it’s FAR from positive.

For those that haven’t been following closely to the monstrosity of allegations and real life charges being held against “Brother Love” “Sean Coombs” or “Puff Daddy”, buckle up babes! It gets fucky.

Now most millennials will remember the 90s R&B & Hip Hop scene as such a great time. I can’t think of any songs from this time that doesn’t bring back amazing memories and some of the best music made.

But behind the scenes, we are finding out there is an ALLEGEDLY looming music mogul making moves and controlling the scene by either black mail, abuse, grooming or using his power dynamic to manipulate who ever he sees fit.

This man is apparently P. Diddy.

After his ex Cassie came out and settled her case out of court in 2023… the string that she pulled was the string to make the sweater started to unravel & it unravelled into a nightmare of secrets and utter disgusting behaviour.

The MANY allegations against this man range from disturbing to straight up diabolically evil.

We can share memes and laugh with dark humour but at the end of the day this man has been allegedly abusing people for 30 years. No one is safe. He abused them all. This started in the early 90s y’all!

& after I recorded we find out his ex bodyguard died of PNEUMONIA 🫢

Seems to be a lot of people around him, knowing his dark secrets like his ex wife Kim Porter & one of his bffs ex gf’s Brittany Murphy… and her husband are dying of pneumonia, with people claiming they were healthy individuals, dying from that didn’t make sense.

But that’s just weird coincidence isn’t it? Or IS IT?!

DID-He? Or DIDD-N’T-He?

I’ll leave that up to the courts but in this court of public opinion on this show… this judge says he’s GUILTY AF.

But I don’t think this story ends here… he’s gotta answer to someone…

Join me on this wild hour of crazy allegations, bizarre connections & a dash of conspiracies cuz that’s how ya babe does it 🤓

In this episode I get real about cancer with Torva & Donovan.

You babes will remember this fire cracking couple who has worked tirelessly this past year to save Torva from cancer while also ensuring to sound the alarm bells for those being diagnosed in this country.

For those that maybe don’t know or haven’t heard their episodes on Season 7 (Ep. 169,174 & 182) Torva was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian cancer last year and had to make some extreme moves to ensure she got the help she needed.

Not from the “free health care” we have in Canada but by her VA benefits in the US.

In this interview we focus more on how Torva & Donovan managed the emotions of the cancer diagnosis, what it was like to feel abandon by the country you live in and we also talk about how this affected Donovan as the husband of a cancer survivor.

We also talk about the lack of hope they noticed within the medical realm, how to mentally work through cancer and the biggest part of all…. How they are avoiding the return of cancer.

This episode is jam packed with insightful tips on dealing with your own cancer diagnosis, how to support those going through cancer and how those in the family are still working through the thoughts of losing her, although she is here, it’s still a massive shock to your body, mind and soul and we need to talk about that.

I cannot thank these two enough for not only being a huge support of the show, sharing their experiences with me but also making me feel empowered if this diagnosis is ever on my doorstep.

Please listen with an open mind and heart and be ready to be inspired AF!

What a crazy adventure.

In this episode, Hails & I chat about the journey the show has been on and go back through all 54 episodes Hails was apart of.

We share what it was and is like to share your evolving opinions in a digital diary and the many wins/losses we’ve experienced during these past few years.

What started as just a few girlies wanting to feel connected during a scary time to a place I truly hope people feel heard, supported and inspired.

Studies and professionals are amazing at what they do and I’ll never claim to know shit about fuck but I will bring you real life people talking about real life things so you get first hand experience that you could be missing.

Informed consent came before achieved faster if we can hear all experiences 🥰

Thanks again everyone so so much for this incredible milestone.

I wouldn’t be here without you 🫶🏻

EPISODE 199 IS LIVE BABES!! 🔥

You guysssssss.

I cannot wait for you to hear this catch up with Bella Parker on her Breast Implant Illness journey & explant recovery!

Years ago when I started following Bella I literally watched the life get sucked out of her.

If you know this ball of fire you know she is high level energy and vibes so to watch her go for in and out of the hospital with no answers was alarming at best.

While fighting for her life, Bella found out about Breast Implant Illness and immediately had to advocate for herself to explant.

Luckily she is a spit fire fighter because, as we know, you have to advocate and scream and get a little delulu for anyone to listen these days and who knows where she would be if it wasn’t for her aggressive love for life.

Luckily she was able to be heard and have her explant before even more damage was done.

Bella’s implant experience was a hot, quick hit. Her body almost immediately flagged to her that something wasn’t right. Overtime that built up and she did not have any choice but to explant or lose her life.

Outside of this experience, Bella has been through a lot yet remains to be the most kindest, gentle, caring human I know.

She’s an incredible friend, a beautiful soul, an avid inspiration to those around her and is so fucking for real about her life, I truly feel blessed to call her a friend.

I will always stand beside this beauty and fight for all women to have informed consent.

2025, for me, it’s time to stop just talking and start doing. I’ve done my advocacy with my show… how much bigger of an impact can we make here?!

Do you have an explant story?! Tell me about below ❤️ & join us for this incredibly real and raw conversation!

In the next segment of what the actual Internet, I bring Hollie G back to talk about Lore & Legends!!

*Ironically talking about mischievous beings and my audio this entire episode was an issue for a multitude of reasons. Tried my best with my limited editing skills & laggy laptop but please excuse the audio. Every problem that could happen… did 😜*

My favourite part of this series is that it’s like a show and tell with my guests of weird/wild stories out there!

& this one is no different!

Hollie G and I bring 3 topics each in the department of lore and legends!

I talk about the crazy 2016 clown trend that made my skin crawl, the alleged urban legend of the Halloween massacre in 1962 & the urban legend it conspiracy behind Love Rollercoaster song!

Hollie G went more mystical but equally as dark as she shares the lore of Fairies, Selkies (Mermaids) & so much more!

Another fun episode with one only my fav guest sharing all the spooky vibes alive at least for a bit linger 👻

This episode is absolutely jam packed with motivation, inspiration, real talk and hard facts about our current healthcare system in Canada.

I am joined by two amazing women who are on a mission to help empower Canadians to take their healthcare journey into their hands by advocating for yourself and ensuring you have informed consent.

Sarah, returning for her second time (Ep 127!) has been in a long battle for speaking up during the pandemic and doing what she knew was right as a nurse. She knew people were not going be having informed consent on a massive scale and could not stand by and watch silently.

Nordia, finding herself in the same position as Sarah, removed herself from that space at the beginning of the pandemic and also started sharing facts and information from an unbiased stand point to help ensure as much informed consent as possible. She was also flagged for sharing on social media despite keeping her personal opinions to herself.

Because of the regulation practitioners face, I feel many patients may not get the best care/options out there & leave practitioners feeling more helpless by the day.

Everything seems so clinical and black and white.

We know healthcare has much more than that.

Well that’s where these advocates are going to come in.

Help you navigate the system, understand your options, your possible treatments and work with you and your team to get the most care possible.

They are in no way diagnosing, treating or treatment planning, rather helping gain more clarity to your situation and options and help you understand what the heck you are reading or being told :)

Like fairy god mothers 😍

Join us on this amazing episode chatting with the Canadian Frontline Advocates!

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Another awesome segment of Keeping up with Canada where I am joined by fellow podcaster Christopher Balkaran from the Open Minds Podcast.

In true fashion, we hit many topics involving this silly goose of a country like immigration, upcoming elections, safe supply in both our provinces, the stress Canadians are under… just to name a few.

Most importantly our focus is having open conversations about the hard things.

If we don’t, I feel harder things will come.

We need to learn how to have discourse with uncomfortable topics and high flying emotions because it is always going to happen.

But how we react and communicate and work together is soooo crucial to navigate these times!

Join Chris and I in Part 11 of Keeping up with Canada available across all platforms!

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Finally I get to share this beautiful episode with a woman I respect so much!

Joining me for her second time, Raminder aka The RKH shares her journey from a practicing lawyer to stepping into her life purpose as a healer, how she came to find this out and so much more.

She shares how she came to find her gifts, how she battled between her long time dream of being a judge here in Canada and her life purpose of being a healer.

Ultimately pursuing healing and offering the collective many avenues to heal, tap into their purpose, deprogram from the matrix and lean into the magical creature you are 🪄

Join us in this incredibly insightful episode that is sure to leave you wanting to dive deeper into the power that is within you!

In the first segment of “What in the actual Internet?!” I’m joined by my babe Hails as we jump into more cult history and scary current day behaviour.

Not to throw shade but some groups of Stan’s out there are down right mean and vicious.

Due to group think and deep obsessions, sometimes people really get lost in the sauce and these idols can be born.

Whether that’s in a Facebook dog group; MLM group, political party campaign or true cults, the mob mentality is super dangerous in my opinion.

What stops a mob from becoming dangerous and cult like?!

Things we think about because of things like the Satanic Panic stories & lunatics like Roch Thériault roaming this earth, it’s important to know these things.

It’s not just lost people who get sucked into this mentality.

We literally all do, just in different avenues.

Join us in this wild, culty episode!

If you wanna hear more with me and Hails about cults, head back to Season 5 Ep 106+108+110+112!

In this episode I dive deeper into the B.C. Election’s process and take a little peep at the history of who’s run this province the past few decades.

Although we learn about it in school, I feel once you walk away for a few years, it’s hard to remember how this all works.

After I take a trip down political nightmare lane, I take a peep at the platforms for the two largest parties in this provincial election.

I will always be real with y’all and it is very hard to be centred when I’ve lived in BC most of my life, most of my friends and family live here and have suffered a great deal at the hands of the NDP or Liberals but I do my best to share equal information.

Unfortunately for us, conservatives have never had a chance in B.C. to fact check their platform claims to reality, we have to kind of take them at face value.

And unfortunately for the NDP, we can very much look at their platform vs what we see, feel & are experiencing to gauge their authenticity.

I can’t answer who suits you and your family but I am encouraging you to ask the hard questions, take the MSM narratives out and truly look at what would work best for you.

We need voters to vote in what they want, not influenced on which to do because it has real life consequences.

I will always respect your choice and your right but I always hope it comes with as informed choice. It’s really on us to look beyond the surface.

Be a Dorothy. Pull back the wizards curtain to see what truly happening 🪄

Do you vote in your provincial elections?!?

First Keeping up with 🇨🇦 segment of the season has started off with a firecracker who’ve I’d admire for years now!

Mya is a mama of two, living in BC as well, who is passionate about helping others by promoting health and Independence while simultaneously raising red flags she sees with Canadian laws and rights.

She is a wealth of knowledge & resources and is a pure delight to learn from.

In this episode we cover so many topics from her experiences speaking out prior to the pandemic, during that weird ass time, how the government has ways to sneak in bills, what’s worrying of the past, present and future but equally chatting about resolutions and the shifts we see within Canadians for the positive.

I think it’s fair to say there’s a lot going on and it can be overwhelming but not speaking up and digging in won’t make it better either unfortunately so let’s focus on actions and solutions and having real conversations!

We also chat about the amazing work being doing at bcrising.ca 👏 you don’t even need to be just from BC to gain value with this group. They are focused on information, communication & actions and welcome all Canadians.

Let’s focus on our homes and our health, get involved at local level governments, attend meetings, have open conversations about uncomfortable topics and learn to regulate our reactions, maybe?

What do you think?

We talk about this and SO much more on this episode 🥰!

First being real with episode of Season 8 includes a fan favourite guest & some real talk about anti-MLM advocacy!

If you want to go back to Kalika’s past episode visits see S6 EP151 & S7 EP181.

NO MATTER WHAT THOUGH tune into this one!

It’s jammed pack with so many good points about the mlm structure models, the dangerous behaviours within, the cult like tactics with information control, separation and love bombing.

We talk about her experience sandwiching her education chapters with an mlm rep chapter and how that has changed her view on so many things.

Truly another amazing episode with Kalika being real and sharing her thoughts and opinions on this topic.

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A new season is upon us as we move into another season here in Canada, the fall 🍂

Which I love… it’s the winter I hate 😂

This episode was the perfect way to open the season and get on with the real talk as promised.

Kayla and I revisit what we chatted about in season 1 and how we have grown or things we’ve learned since each episode launched.

It was a lot of fun to go back and look at where we started over 3.5 years ago. We have grown so much as people and on the show as well!!

We catch up on how our summers were and what we are looking forward to to end 2024, being in our bride era together and all 👰

We catch up on our birth control methods, how we handle our anxiety now, how Kayla’s depression is basically non existent anymore and how we both have grown within our friendship as well and the growth of the podcast.

Literally perfect way to kick this season off!!

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HOLY SHIT I MADE IT! One whole season running the show by myself 🤯 I truly feel grateful for all of you who tune in, who support me in all the ways and share their stories on this show. As I wrap up the season I am joined by my OG host Kay as we catch up on her life, my life & the show itself. Mixed in with chats about being cat moms, co parenting and the magic this show has brought us. Such a perfect way to end the season if you ask me 🥰 Until next season babes ✌️

In the final episode of what in the actual Internet of the season I chat about some nutty Internet drama! From the Clinton Kane/Brooke Schofield drama were she alleges he’s lied about SO MUCH of his life from where he is from to his family menaces passing…. to Tana Mongeau revealing some pretty disturbing details with a hook up with she was 17 ANDDDD one of the biggest gamers out there talking to minors. It’s insane out there but I want to point out that we don’t know anyone we don’t have in our personal lives. Heck sometimes we don’t know them even so jsut make sure you aren’t stan-ing a turd and realize our fave people can be shit people too! Join me on the last drama filled episode of the season

The final segment of Being real with of the season is one with everything you could imagine in it. I am joined by Amber Hayes, author of the book “The Obedient Daughter” (releasing September 2024) to share us what it was like to become a new author and share her story. Amber had endured s*xual child abuse from the ages of 5-12 by a very close family member. One that was a favourite in the family. That, fuelled with a mother who had a narcissistic disorder, Amber learned to push it down for decades. Until she was faced with symptoms that were presenting like MS but not testing that way. After having enough of being in a deep depression she reached out to get some flak therapy and she came to find out what was causing all of this. The abuse she suffered could not longer be ignored without doing some serious damage to her life, physically, mentally and spiritually. So she faced it head on. Fast forward to now, she is healing, has made leaps and bounds in releasing guilt and shame and now is on a mission to help others to be inspired to speak up and share their experiences. Not only for their current selves, past selves but for those around us who maybe need that confirmation they deserve better too ♥️ Very powerful episode with an even more powerful woman! Tune in on all streaming platforms and make sure to watch out for her book launch!

In the FINAL (can you believe it) segment of Keeping up with Canada this season I share a couple of bills that sound winning and one that’s got me sus and icky. First bill I chat about is Bill C-368 proposing “amends the Food and Drugs Act to provide that natural health products are not therapeutic products within the meaning of that Act”. Meaning they are not subject to the same regulations as pharmaceuticals. Which happened in Bill C-47. This bill we are here for! Bill C-293 I am left feeling lost and confused and icky if I’m being honest. It’s big and boring and I see why no one wants to read this stuff. My question is… we put in laws to hold government accountable but they don’t do it or retract or refuse to release information soooooo…… adding more does what exactly? You babes let me know! This has me lost. But I hear WHO and I am like NURRRR. And lastly I talk about an update to Bill S-12 that puts more control in the victims of abused hands, more control over information being shared about their cases as well as updates on their abuses, PLUS updates on the s*x offender registration lists. An Oreo episode of what I think is Good-Bad-Good.

I cannot WAIT for you babes to hear this episode with Sarah about spirituality. For those that know Sarah Connolly you know she’s a powerful, magical being here to help the earth fall in love with life again! & in this episode I get 2 full glorious hours picking her brain about what being spiritual means to her, how she came to her current expression of self, how she is working to help others and we also call out some red flags that live within this healing space. Learning so much from this soul not only on this episode but on her socials & through her podcast, Big Little Soul podcast (available on same platforms as me!) has been so inspiring I really feel like everyone can learn something about themselves in her space! We also touch on some red flags that have surfaced within the healing space I think is very important for others to know about so they ensure to bring their healing to the right hands. If you are new to your spiritual side, been in it for a while or your whole I think you’ll enjoy this episode! I am so grateful to connect with such light beings and learning more and more about myself and this world and I hope you do too ♥️

A solo adventure on Part 4 & it’s a doozy! I have 3 different stories for you.. all very different and all different levels of… questionable. Ok one is funny and 2 are gross. First off, I share a story of a YouTuber who faked her pregnancy and “miscarriage” (technically would have been a stillborn) to make fun of parasocial relationships and to promote her Patreon. 🫠 Outstanding citizens we have out here! Next I chat about some really light funny business called the “Soft guy Era” & what the heck drizzle drizzle means. & to be honest I’m still not sure I know still 😂 And lastly, we end with a horrible story of abuse by the hands of parents who left their daughter to die on her couch after years of neglect while leading what seemed to be a normal life on the outside. It’s insane what happened behind some closed doors. Join me on this next episode to hear more wild shit I found on the interwebs!

In this 🌶️ episode, I get real with one of my favourite real talkers out there. Starsan (Cassandra) joins me in the next segment of being real and we hit so many topics from the body positivity movement, to her experience being a fan of it and then calling some things out in it to abortion and reproductive rights to our personal lives and of course, some political digs because we can! I stumbled across this gem on YouTube one day, speaking on how she was essentially fooled by the body positivity movement and sharing the red flags she was seeing and her own personal experiences. We know I’m all about that shit. I absolutely love her energy and her sass and was so grateful when she agreed to chat to me about what it’s like speaking out against something you used to stand by and how she’s been treated while doing so. We can’t have bullying and harassment when people are sharing their experiences and asking questions. It shuts down so much and that’s dangerous. We have to be honest with ourselves and share the hard truths. And at the very least, allow people to have their honest opinions. This episode is jam packed with honest opinions and sassy energy that you know you need to be apart of 👏

Another awesome piece added to the Keeping up with Canada series and this time I have a POWER COUPLE joining me. In part 8, I bring on Torva (Kristin) Logan & Coach Donovan James back to catch up and chat about insane legislation. We start by catching up with Torva’s story of saving her life time and time again from the incapable hands of 🇨🇦 healthcare and what that was like to live through. We then discuss some scary bills that have already passed and one that is just simmering atm. Patients like Torva are being left behind because of the wild overstep the BC gov has taken towards health care practitioners in Bill B-36. Of course this passed during the holidays at the tail end of the insanity so naturally most were too emotionally defeated or unaware to fight back. It is now law. So… cool. Then we talk about the attack on Natural Health Care products (Bill C-47) by forcing every day herbalists to be treated like big pharma companies…. So that’s another cool one? The fact that this was even considered, let alone passed is wild to me. These big corporations have the funding to run through all this and paying all these fees yet ma and pa shops making homemade remedies are now being treated like a Johnson & Johnson?! They do not make that much to sustain those fees and regulations. Dafuq. And last but not least, they are trying to take away freedom of online content by presenting it as a bill to help child exploitation but we know how that goes through Bill C-63. They tend to use great ideas at the forefront but take away even more in the fine line printing. Of course we wanna save kids but why can we leave it there?? But this is just what we think! You should look these up yourself and see what you feel like!

As previously mentioned I am beyond excited to have Kalika back on the show chatting with me about multi level marketing. As a follow up to her first episode with me in Season 6 (Episode ) I just HAD to have her back to dive deeper. We chat about what is an mlm, what are the signs you are in one, ways these groups can be predatory and manipulative and about her recent event presenting warnings to consumers so the others in this space. Kalika spent a big part of her adult life cheering on the mlm model, the peers she made & striving to be the best should could until little by little, the true beast behind most of these companies reared its ugly head. So she walked away and decided to share her experiences and others so more people can be informed about these and many other schemes. After gaining momentum speaking out against these models, Kalika and some other creators found themselves at the hands of some aggressive “leaders” & their following as they had their accounts shut down for no reason. These kind of tactics done fly here babes. I cannot stand this type of harassment, bullying and silencing. You should be able to speak to bad experiences and make it better. Instead y’all bully and belittle. F that noise. Truly loved having this queen back on and so absolutely proud of her! Join myself and Kalika as we chat all this mlm!

This episode is jam packed with so many motivational nuggets you guys are going to love it! In this real talk about mental health, Vassilena joins me to share her journey with mental health, how she changed the direction of her life after a robbery and has been aggressively diving into helping others heal as well through years of education & practice. Not only is this babe a clinical counsellor with over 14 years of practice, she’s also a life coach and a fashion stylist. We love a Swiss Army knife kind of babe. So many talents in one gem 😍 A babe helping other babes in every way possible! And I am so here for this! Such a beautiful talk about vulnerability, hope and the trials and tribulations it can take to heal but the worth out ways the struggle without a doubt. Mental health is such a big topic but sometimes there is too much out there. That’s why I like to bring those passionate on to share as they see real life experiences and that is priceless to me. Even if your mental health is in a good space right now, definitely recommend having a listen in case that changes one day or someone you love is going through it. Knowledge is power and one of the biggest fighters against mental health issues. Grateful for humans like Vassilena healing the world one babe at a time ♥️

In the next segment of “What in the actual Internet?” I bring on Hollie G to chat about the weird things we found on the Internet to share with each other. We did not discuss anything before but the move went from Honey Boo Boo having no money thanks to Mama June from TLC, to the wild things happening lately in the music industry & strange deaths in the past to a Tik Tok influencer caught lying about her health and her haters 😳 Join myself & Hollie G in Part III of this series & also get a chance to catch up with this amazing human being and all that is the HG Experience 🦄!!

I cannot express my gratitude for this next guest for not only joining me on this episode but for being a beacon of light for myself and the girlies throughout the freedom convoy. Palminder Singh came onto our radar during the freedom convoy as a hope dealer, comical reliever and fact dropper when some of us needed it most. He quickly blew up on social media and just as quickly became censored and shadow banned. Can relate to the banning part at least! This is why I was so excited to chat with him about his experience moving here to Canada, watching this country change, watching his home country go through it while unable to fly to support during the mandates, what immigrants go through and how they are manipulated, and so many things you guys! This episode is jam packed with real talk, truth bombs and so much energy you do not want to miss it! Steaming on all podcasting platforms as well as YouTube and Rumble 🖤

Another awesome episode of Keeping up with Canada! & this time I bring an OG co host back to talk about gov scandals. Hails & I go through a list of “political scandals” listed on Wikipedia from 2016 to present time. The list is… hella long and alarming at best. The crazy thing is… some of the items on this list didn’t surface for a decade after it happened 😳 Makes you wonder what’s to come out in the next 5-10 years?! As if the WE charity scandal, the SNC Lavalin scandal, the ArriveScan implosion & the emergency act invocation isn’t enough, let’s throw in some ethic law breaks, embarrassment on an international level & a side of groping. ….. and that is just the tip of the iceberg babes! Join Hails & I for a trip down scandal lane 😈

In the next segment of Being real we are diving into Women’s Health with the amazing founder of Oracle Beauty Lifestyle. Maria is currently working towards combining a degree in biologicals sciences with her BSc food and nutrition degree as a dual degree to then apply for naturopathic medicine. As a coach, a mom, a friend, a sister and a boss babe herself, Maria is a on a mission to help women around her as she sees the lack of knowledge around women’s health in the health and wellness section. Although it’s come leaps and bounds there’s still so much work to do as most women have no idea how powerful our bodies are, how intricate our minds are and how we can truly heal our ailments. In the absolute fire episode, we chat about all the things women face in fitness, in health, in the beauty industry and with our mental health. Cracking open topics like medications, birth control, natural cycling and literally SO MUCH 🥰 Maria shares why she started Oracle Beauty Lifestyle & where she wants to see it grow. Where she hopes this industry can go with more attention to women as the data not men (no offence boys but we different!) where we can take beauty products and our mindsets. Give her a follow babes. I promise you you’ll find inspiration & motivation from her page like I and many others do!

It’s time for part 2 of what the actual Internet?!? A new series to the show and season, I chat about random shit I find on the internet. Except this one isn’t random and it’s very very gross. Now we’ve talked about it in length how creepy Hollyweird is and as the years go by, more and more keeps coming out. In this episode I go over 3 of the most problematic Nickelodeon employees and the allegations against. Both legally and allegedly. I keep coming back to the same questions. Why aren’t these child stars protected at all? Why haven’t we improved here? Why is the fame and the fortune always more important than their well being? Why is everything sexualized? In kid shows? I DON’T GET IT. Someone please fill me in. I truly do not get it. Join me as I highlight key people who were known to be awful to the cast, their co workers and children in general 🤮

I cannot tell you how grateful I am to be able to be real with my guests, specially fiery truth speakers like Coach Donovan. I love learning everyone’s personal life experiences, what fuels them, what pains them, what inspires them. This episode has that and so much more! Coach Donovan and I chat about his life growing up and becoming a supplement freak at a very young age, how he has had his own ups and down medically & that journey, how he became a coach/why he became one and how he focuses on healing his clients through a primal diet and exercise. We also get an idea of what life has been/is like with his wife currently healing from cancer treatment in the US & nearly losing her due to the failing systems. If you babes remember, Kristin Torva Logan guest appeared on Ep 169 to share how she had to flee Canada to get life saving cancer surgery since the Canadian Health Care system completely failed her. Please make sure to go have a listen to that one as well! Coach Donovan shares the many ways his wife has been left behind and how amazing the care has been, just below the border. He also shares Part 2 of Kristin’s story. Shortly after we recorded our episode, Kristin found herself back in emergency on Vancouver Island after coming home to move. They had to make another quick plan to save her life as Canada could do nothing. Again. & like the true warriors they are, they made it. That came at a heavy price physically and mentally but it paid off as soon as she hit safety ♥️ This is truly an amazing episode of all the raw, real feels about all of it and I cannot thank these two enough for trusting me to share their story. If you can babes, please find either of them on IG and donate anything you can to their go fund me ♥️

In the second Being Real with of the season, I chat with Lindsay with Unrestricted Learning ♥️ I cannot tell you guys how much I appreciate what this powerhouse is doing not only for her and her family but helping others along their homeschool journey as well. In her last episode in season 4, she eluded to growth not just with her own path & helping others find theirs but finding a physical location to gather, learn and teach together and yall she did it! How amazing. And she keeps expanding too! I would absolutely recommend this episode to anyone. Whether you have kids or not. Whether you want to homeschool or not, it was great convo about teaching the next generation and how we can take that on. Lindsay is helping families get started, sharing her knowledge, sharing how to set up your lessons and schedule and how you can make it custom to you and your family. Even if your kids are in traditional school, reach out to her as she has plenty of other lessons and activities you can do at home to help teach them life skills, help them in areas of struggle and you get to spend time together too! Truly proud of this woman and can’t wait to have her back next season to see where she soars! Available on all podcast platforms 🥰

In the first segment of Keeping up with 🇨🇦 in Season 7, I am joined by one of my faves, Christopher from the Open Minds Podcast to talk about Canada, politics and life in general. Such amazing conversations from our current political climate in Canada, the pressure that will inevitably bestowed upon Poilievre /Conservative leadership, the online harms act the government is toying with, the MAiDs program/the change of language, & an all around look at policies and movements that are making more controversy than community like anti-racism training or pushing LGBTQIA inclusion everywhere. But we do not stop there babes! We also talk about how some of these things have affected us in our personal lives. I chat about my infertility and my struggles with the abortion argument/outrage and being unvaxxed through the pandy while Christopher shares a recent loss and the steps he took to overcome it & what it’s been like navigating the dating world as a man in todays age. So whether you wanna keep up with Canada or your fave real talk Canadian Podcasters, this episode has a little of everything and anything you wanna hear about! Tune in on your fave podcast platform TODAY.

As promised in season 7, I said I’d bring you more real talk than even before & here we are. This one always seems to come with some controversy and an area I find is lacking informed consent. So let’s be real about it. Botox. Something that went from a product the older generation would use on occasion or in the medical realm to 20 year olds using preventative units to ensure they freeze their youth. But what are the costs here? What are the risks? Large or small, thousands of people are experiencing awful illnesses, side effects & mental anguish after being treated with this product. But not many people are talking about it. We need to talk about it. This is why I brought on Gretch from Never Tox & Terry Fox from Fox Haven Aesthetics to chat about the dangers & the true functionality so YOU are informed of how it actually works & the many side effects it can come with. From physical signs like dropping eyes, face paralysis to mental health decline, auto immune responses and many more, the list is truly never ending when it comes to what can happen. Did you know that? Very grateful for these patient advocates standing up against such a controversial topic & spreading awareness to others. So wild to want to stop harm from happening to others and that’s somehow controversial. Count me in then because people deserve better. Join this amazing conversation with an open mind, heart and soul ♥️

In this new Series, “What in the actual Internet?”, I am going to pull random stories from the interwebs. That place is wild af. It also gives me a chance check in on Hollyweird, interesting lifestyles, cold cases having new evidence or whatever weird shit that’s out there. There’s a lot! In Part 1 I discuss three totally unrelated topics! *Updates on the JonBenet Ramsey cold case *Ruby Franke (family vlog) charged with crimes *What is death Feederism. Each one peaked my interest for different reasons. I want everyone to know the Ramsey Family were not involved in their daughters murder. This case was handled terribly! I also want families & mamas out there to not compare the males to online families like Ruby Franke because a lot of them are liars. This one a criminal! & finally, after diving a bit deeper into death Feederism, I truly feel this is another place where people do not have informed consent and get manipulated by awful people. The repercussions can be literally deadly! Hope you guys like this new series for Season! I truly get mind blown by what’s out there & I’m glad I can bring this here!

In the first segment of Being Real with, I bring in a powerhouse woman to share her experience with cancer and the health care system here in Canada. I truly have struggled to find the words to capture this situation Kristin Torva Logan is experiencing and I can’t seem to break it down in a few paragraphs but I’m going to try. Truly an episode worth tuning in to understand the depth of insanity our country is in & how it is truly affecting or will affect every day Canadians. In 2023 she started experiencing excruciating pain in her side and began a long journey of no answer for over 5 months. Being diagnosed with everything but what was actually happening and no one taking her seriously about her situation. After the summer passed and they were settling into life as empty nesters, Torva woke one night & drove herself to the hospital after experiencing the most excruciating pain in her abdomen. After not being listened to again & 5 doctors later, she found out she had fluid on her lungs & around her abdomen and it was thickening. Unfortunately indications of cancer. She was absolutely floored by this news. Not only was she a healthy, young individual, she had been screaming for help for months and ignored or misdiagnosed and here she was… absolutely right about something being wrong MONTHS ago. A few weeks later she got the confirmation it was Stage 4 high grade serous carcinoma, the most aggressive moving ovarian cancer. They needed to act immediately. But of course, thanks to our “free health care system” fast wasn’t an option. So after being told essentially to flee the country to get treatment, Torva & her family were in a race for their lives to get her sorted and in for surgery. By some sort of divine intervention, Torva was reminded she had access to US Vet benefits & could get treatment immediately in Washington. Although relieved, they still had to face the logistics, the stress of moving her in such a delicate state, they have bills to pay, a new university student to support & also have to be separated through it all too. But as the absolute bad asses they are, the Logans made it happen. They got her to the hospital, in surgery, chemo treatment and all the support she so needed from Canada. I cannot fit this all into a small box on these apps. Her story is truly one you need to hear from her & it’s still going yall. She still has one chemo treatment left as of this launch so please head to her instagram @ torvalogan or our support highlight to help support her go fund me as they face so many road blocks to get her healed ♥️ This babe has such a huge purpose on this earth. Let’s help support her to health so she can continue on her journey & to live her purpose of now helping others in this situation. The ripple effect could be huge here babes. Let’s put all we got into this one 🫶🏻