The idea of Elena’s Club was born at a dinner table with friends. Around the table sat four professionals – each with their own area of expertise. Breaking the ice was hard. One person said, “I need a 101 on accounting.” Another said, “I need to know more about art.” This sparked the idea to create carefully…
Category: Interviews
Getting Down To The Truth About the COVID-19 Vaccines, With Dr. Christine Prudhoe, MD, CCFP.
With so much information out there about COVID-19 and most recently, its vaccines, it can be difficult to decipher what’s true and what’s not. With the COVID-19 vaccination program underway in Canada, we felt it was important to get down to the bottom of the truth. We had the chance to speak with Dr. Christine…
Alyssa Bertram, Founder + CEO Of Easy Period, On Ending Stigma Around Menstruation
Why do we as women feel so weird talking about our periods? It’s not like it’s a secret that it happens once a month, but here we are, slipping a tampon up our sleeves or in our pockets as we quietly scurry to the bathroom. Alyssa Bertram made it her life’s mission to end the…
How to Cope When Seasonal Depression Collides with Pandemic Depression, with Angie Vanderwees, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Shorter days and dropping temperatures are enough to put many of us in a funk. But this year is different – on top of having to manage seasonal depression, or also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), many will also feel the emotional tolls of the pandemic weighing on them. So what happens when seasonal…
I Started A Job In The Middle Of A Pandemic
As you know, 2020 is…well, 2020. Tons of us lost our jobs, were laid off, had to close up shop and reinvent ourselves or our businesses. For some, who may have been freelancers or entrepreneurs, financial stability became a very real concern. As a freelancer myself, I felt the fear of the pandemic and decided…
Alessia Scauzillo On Her New At-Home Workout Program, A Sculpt Body, And The Connection It Brings To Her Mom
As we celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, we’d like to take the rest of this month to highlight and celebrate different stories of all forms, involving mothers and motherhood. First up – we sat down with Alessia Scauzillo a few weeks ago to chat about the launch of her new at-home workout program, A Body…
How To Leverage Your Emotional Intelligence & Intuition, With Sarah Farris Of Vibe Elevated
I had the chance to chat with Sarah Farris, emotional intelligence and energy expert, a few weeks ago. As the Founder & Principal of Vibe Elevated, Sarah is dedicated to helping people develop greater emotional awareness and resilience in the workplace and beyond. Emotional intelligence (EI or EQ) is a set of skills and behaviors,…
How Kaylin Marcotte, Founder & CEO Of JIGGY, Found Her Own Form Of Meditation, And Then Turned It Into A Business.
For Kaylin Marcotte, puzzling was a way to relax and unwind in the evenings after her long work days as the first employee at theSkimm. As one of the only things that really helped her unplug, she fell in love with the activity…but wasn’t so inspired by the designs themselves. In 2019, she launched JIGGY….
