With over 12 years of experience in the beauty industry, Jillian has a well-rounded approach on esthetics. Training with major brands like Aveda and Yonka to just name a few, Jillian has created a foundation in her career that is second to none. After being in service for ten years, Jillian climbed the corporate ladder and managed a large spa in the Blue Mountains. Realizing quickly the hours conflicted with her family life balance, she kicked her creativity into high gear to create her best...

Do you ever feel like you’re juggling 17 balls in the air and you just can’t seem to get a handle on things? Or have you ever been so sleep deprived that you can’t formulate a clear sentence? Or maybe you are so anxious about bedtime with your toddler because it hasn’t been going well for the past few months so every evening at around 6pm a giant ball of tension sits in your chest?  In this week's episode of the My Gratitude Attitude podcast, I'm sharing my personal experience around stress...

Dr. Leigha Saunders is a naturopathic doctor and the owner and founder of Uxbridge, Ontario’s premiere wellness clinic, True Roots Healthcare. She maintains a private practice with a special interest in helping busy women gain energy, balance their mood, regulate hormones and sleep deep. Her ultimate mission is to help women transform from tired and turned off to energized and excited! Dr. Leigha is a graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, holds general, IVIT and...

This week on the My Gratitude Attitude podcast, I am beyond thrilled to have Melissa Leong as she shares with us some important financial information and advice. Melissa Leong is one of Canada’s best-loved authorities on personal finance. She’s a sought-after speaker, best-selling author and award-winning writer. She’s the author of the feel-good finance guide, Happy Go Money and is the resident money expert on Canada’s leading daytime talk show, The Social on CTV. Her articles have...

This week, we are lucky enough to talk again with Brandy Edwards, who is a Texas attorney turned empowerment speaker and coach. She has a huge emphasis on self-love. She created the self-love challenge to motivate, empower, and challenge women. Honestly, we had so much fun connecting and realize we have so much in common. We just couldn't cut this episode short, so we had to make it into two pieces. I hope that you will enjoy part two of Brandy's episode, and if you haven't checked out her...

Welcome to this season of the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast. We are entering season 3 and this comes just on the cusp of the podcast’s one year anniversary. I can’t even begin to explain to you how many life changing things that have take place for me since starting on this journey.  I am so grateful and feel very privileged to have had the honour of meeting and interviewing some of the most incredible people, in my opinion, who are changing this world through their commitments to the earth,...

You have more time than you think! Have you ever said “I’d love to do that but I just don’t have time right now?”  I know I have.  But I have a question for you - do you really not have time to do the things that you love or that bring you joy?  In this week’s episode, the point is to strive to create more time for the things you want to do and that bring you joy. As I’ve said before on this podcast, we only have one life that we know of - so why not spend as much time as we possibly can...

Brandy Edwards is a Texas attorney turned Empowerment Speaker and Coach with an emphasis on self-love. She created The Self-Love Challenge to motivate, empower and challenge women, as well as young girls, to love themselves while they work on themselves, in all aspects of their lives and without conditions. She is a health and fitness enthusiast that embraces self-love as a lifestyle, is obsessed with the color pink and considers herself to be a structured free-spirit that lives in the...

Think that feminism is something that only activists can practice? Think that being a feminist means being anti men? Think again! Thordis Elva, renowned TED speaker, author and Activist gives us insight on how to add feminist practices to our daily lives. One particularly great take away was how to incorporate this notion with our kids. If you follow Thordis on Instagram you will get a glimpse into the way that she raises her three boys and especially her eldest son Frey who has more than...

This week I have the pleasure of speaking with two of my former colleagues and now retired teachers Jill Calvert Goetz and Wendy Calvert Morris. These two ladies are veteran teachers who are not only best friends but sisters. I wanted to have them on the show because they have been so influential in my own teaching career and with this rapidly changing school system and the teaching job itself I have found it so valuable to have mentorship and advice from colleagues who have more or less seen...

This week I speak with Maxine Iharosy who is a yoga and meditation teacher connecting students with nature. Her focus is on teaching students to reflect inwards as well as outwards connecting both the body and mind to the physical world around us. She is an explorer and nature adventurer and also works with the Sarana Insitute as faculty helping young adults to connect deeper within themselves and nature.  Show Links: Maxine Iharosy Sarana Institute:  Mindfulness in Nature - 6 Day Retreat...

This week’s episode I am joined by my fellow teaching colleague Lisa Avery. Lisa is currently a kindergarten teacher in Ontario but recently went on a sabbatical year with her two sons and husband. Lisa shares with us her travel experience while also giving us perspective and inspiration to follow our dreams and do the things that light you up. This episode is a must-listen if you’ve been considering taking any kind of exchange or 4/5 sabbatical type leave from work to head out on...

This week's episode is in honor of the veterans for Remembrance Day and anyone globally who has been affected by war. When I think about Remembrance Day, I think about the people who willingly signed up for some of the most treacherous, dangerous and uncomfortable duties and jobs and how they did it with pride and enthusiasm knowing that they were heading into something that was greater than them on an individual scale. My grandpa was part of a generation that selflessly marched off to war...

Welcome to the My Gratitude Attitude Podcast!  Today I am joined by the amazing Diane Liska as she helps us distinguish the difference between burnout and compassion fatigue.  Diane is a registered Psychotherapist with a wealth of knowledge and wisdom about nervous system health. If you have ever felt overwhelmed at work, this episode is essential to gain insight and understanding about what is going on inside and when to access support. Honestly, I wish that this episode had been available...

Emily Piercell was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at 27 years old, a couple months after she graduated from law school. After a year of active cancer treatments, Emily articled at a law firm and was called to the Bar the following summer. Since her diagnosis, Emily has been an active member of Rethink Breast Cancer and Pink Pearl Canada, both charities that support young women who have been diagnosed with cancer. She now devotes her life to helping other women navigate life after a...

It’s About Time with Veronica Santaguida  In today's episode, I am joined by Veronica Santiguida, a time management specialist and my friend. She's also a mom of two living in Montreal. If you haven't already listened to Veronica's full episode, head back to episode number 33 to listen to that show because it is a fantastic full episode. But for today, Veronica shares with us five time management tips that help you to increase time in your life, to do the things that you love and that bring...

Today I speak with The Gratitude Doctor, Michelle Dickie. With years of experience in the health and wellness industry, Michelle plays a lot of roles. She is a chiropractor, a speaker, CEO of The Connected Family, a wellness coach, creator of the Kids Giving Thanks Movement, author of the Giving Thanks Gratitude Journal for Kids, and Co-Author of The Giving Thanks Gratitude and Mindfulness Curriculum for grades 1-8.

This week I speak with Caroline Stewart, founder and Director of Inspiration for InspirED Me. Caroline started InspirED Me with 1 core mission: to inspire. Everything that InspirED Me offers and shares, from courses and workshops to transformative business coaching and personal mentoring, upholds this vision and supports the essential journey of growth and transformation.

Meet Jenn Harper, founder of Cheekbone Beauty. For Jenn, make-up has become a means of expression that she feels has amazing power.  There needed to be a brand that was made in Canada, that was never tested on animals, free of all the junk and that gave back to the First Nations community.  The brand did not exist, so Jenn created it! Jenn strives to educate as many as possible about the Residential School System and the effects it has had on her family and friends through decades of...

This week, I am joined by a super star garden loving teacher, Kyla Coton. Kyla lives in Wasaga Beach Ontario with her husband Mike and two boys, Rocco and Dominic and their 2 pet rabbits. She loves traveling the world and visiting renowned botanical gardens. Before teaching, Kyla had an edible landscape business for 7 years where she coordinated and fostered the beginnings of two community gardens which are still thriving today.

Lindsay Lesage interviews Jane Stoller, a Swiss-Canadian author, speaker and life-biz organizer. Jane’s passion is to de-clutter spaces and to organize business processes. Jane wrote her first book, Organizing for Your Lifestyle, to help friends get more organized, but it ultimately gained international attention allowing Jane to turn her passion into a profitable business, Organized Jane.

Welcome to Season 2 of the MGA Podcast! My name is Lindsay Lesage and I am an elementary school teacher and mindset coach with a passion for helping teachers and parents navigate their way through the tricky days when finding a positive mental mindset isn't always easy. I have training in education, psychotherapy, yoga and meditation. My goal is to inspire and help teachers and parents when the road gets rocky and you just need to hear stories or tips that assure you that you are not alone...

Ashley joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2002. Ashley was posted to Edmonton in 2015, where she works currently as a Social Work Officer, providing therapeutic interventions for soldiers, in addition to clinical and administrative supervision of 14 mental health clinicians within the psychosocial department at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton. Ashley is the director of training at the Institute of Inner Source, a school offering education in yoga, meditation and embodied practices of wellbeing. 

Veronica Santaguida is an Entrepreneur, Mother, and Wife and she just happens to be a close personal friend of mine. Veronica has an extensive background in Brand Marketing and Innovation. Her passion for travel and the desire to spend more time with her family pushed her into her Time Management journey. After exploring an extensive amount of literature on the topic, she decided to share her knowledge with others so that they could also find happiness in doing more of what they love.