Mourning before a death. Loss before they leave. Endings before Beginnings.

On this week's episode, just effing surviving before, during and after loss.

Sometimes you lose someone before they die, like with dementia. Sometimes you're out of a relationship before you know, or well after you should have. The hardest, most would admit, is mourning a child you lost....and then, living to care for another.

Today, we talk to a mother who lost a child and dedicated her life to helping others in anticipatory grief, real-time grief or living grief.

Don't know the difference? Stay with us...grab a coffee or whatever you want, and let's talk about women's mental health.

This Holistic Grief Coach Margaret Dennis, is here. She lost a child and moved into a life dedicated to grief empowerment for women. But, she says healing is just the beginning.

We talk to her about the steps to building your emotional fortress, finding peace in vulnerability...and just surviving while finding out how to thrive, in time.

Guest:

Kelly Riley

Author, Coach and Podcaster

Book: The Pivot Playbook

Title: From Surviving to Thriving. Burnout to Bold.

On this episode, Amy Friesen and Kimothy Walker talk to our guest, Kelly Riley, who has written The Pivot Playbook, and coaches people through the process one-on-one - if reading about it isn't enough. She also has a podcast of the same title.

In full disclosure, Kelly is Kimothy's social media coach as Kim transitions to being a full-time digital nomad. Now, not everyone has to blow up their lives to pivot we learned...or travel across North America in an SUV. Ahem!

There are alternatives to blowing sh#t up and instead wanting a slow and, potentially, gentle transition to the life you want and need.

Whether you're burned out or bummed out, there are tools you can use in this podcast. Maybe you're just searching for a little inspiration, or to know it is possible to have the life you deserve. And, age isn't a factor here. Dreams are.

So, grab a coffee and spend an hour with us!

Sam Laprade hears a LOT, "How do you do it?"

The week of her recent book launch, Ottawa Made, she helped other organizations raise money and hosted other high profile events. The woman with many titles, author, entrepreneur, innovator, fundraiser, broadcaster and public speaker has two others, mom and daughter. And, she is an only child.

Having already lost her Dad and raised a successful teenaged daughter, Sam is now the lead on her mom's long term care. For the first time since Kimothy has known her (a very long time) she's learning to say a polite, "no" when her to-do list is already very long.

Sam talks to Amy Friesen and Kimothy Walker about the juggling act and the fear of dropping balls...and how to learn that fueling yourself is necessary to help others.

There is also talk about the book. Did you know a famous vibrator, the Instapot and basketball were all invented in the National Capital region? Well...some of us did, for different reasons.

YouTube Link : https://youtu.be/6acPoKhOoMY