Stories Within Us
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA bi-monthly podcast hosted by Canadian American writer and educator Lisa Bush. Episodes feature conversations with writers, poets, educators, activists, artists, and researchers whose work is questioning, disrupting, or altogether transforming how we view ourselves and each other. Stories Within Us explores how our lived experiences - and the process of sharing those stories - has the power to connect, heal, disrupt, challenge and change.
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Episodes
We are all works in progress with Dr. Milena Radzikowska
March 03, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this podcast episode, we speak to Professor of Information Design, design researcher, co-owner of a design agency located in Calgary, Alberta, mother, and my friend, Milena Radzikowska. In this episode you will learn: How design - though often invisible - has a significant impact on women’s mental & physical health. How recognizing design’s influence can be a powerful step to taking ownership of our own health. What the design process can teach us about wellness. How design - like ou...
Weight Neutral Wellness with Elizabeth Tingle
February 24, 2021 06:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode, Elizabeth Tingle explores body image, diet culture, and weight neutral wellness. She explains what it means to be weight neutral, and why that might be a good thing as you prioritize your wellness. “We can focus on behaviours to improve our health, but focusing so much on weight is just unhealthy in a very fundamental way." Elizabeth goes on to explain, "When we focus on the multiple dimensions of health: mental, emotional, spiritual, social, we are far more likely to feel ...
Restful Leadership with Deanna Mason
February 03, 2021 03:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBIn this episode, I speak with rest consultant - and my personal mentor - Deanna Mason. Through Deanna I have learned life-altering insights on rest and leadership. And now, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from Deanna and her depth of knowledge and experience on how to lead, parent, and work in a way that allows for rest. About Deanna Mason Deanna Mason is a mom, entrepreneur, and a monetization and rest consultant. She is dedicated to helping moms sustain the rigor of entrepreneurshi...
Authentic Living with Raquila-D’Nai Smith
January 20, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBIn this episode, Raquila-D'Nai Smith explains how to live a life that is authentic and teaches our kids authenticity. We discuss how to start the year cultivating communication, connection, and peace within. About Raquila-D'Nai Smith Raquila-D’Nai Smith is a wife, mother, homeschooler, and speaker. She has three degrees in psychology and counseling and holds a certification as a life coach. Raquila-D’Nai is on a mission to encourage and inspire while helping people with vision masterfully...
Losing yourself and finding yourself again with Alison Calder
January 06, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn our first episode of 2021, Alison Calder speaks to the challenges of motherhood and how we can get lost in our roles as mothers. Alison opens up about her challenges with motherhood saying, “I felt constricted and confined in a way that I never imagined.” Through her journey of self-discovery, she received great insight that she shares with us this episode. Alison also shares her thoughts on how we can make ourselves a priority this year. About Alison Calder Alison is a high school the...
The Mind-Body Connection with Dr. Khatija Westbrook
December 09, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this episode, I speak with Dr. Khatija Westbrook on the positive effects of nature on our overall stress levels and how we can incorporate it into our day-to-day lives regardless of the season. Khatija explains how to transition from our busy life to a slower pace where we are in touch with ourselves. Khatija explores how both traditional western and non-western approaches to medicine can be effective for optimal health. And she gives us a few tips on how to lower our stress levels thro...
Redefining Gender Roles with Sara Haney
November 25, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBAs the holiday season approaches, Sara Haney and I offer a few tips on how to redistribute the household workload. We offer ideas on how to take things off your plate, and delegate tasks to members of your family. We get very real and honest with gender roles in raising a family and running a household. “Parenting is relentless.” Sara admits, “Never before have I felt like I am suffocating like I have this year ...” Join us in this authentic and very timely conversation. Wellness Resource...
Joy and Healing with Adora Nwofor
November 18, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode, I speak with comedian and antiracism coach, Adora Nwofor, on the importance of healing and joy. “If your community is doing well, you are going to do better.” Adora goes on to say that, “I want the whole world to thrive.” Adora shares her journey with Black Lives Matter Calgary. She notes the work of Black women, saying, “These movements start at home... at tables, and in living rooms... on the phone...” Adora explains the anti-racism work that still needs to be done, “We ...
How identity shapes our work, parenting, and wellness with Iriel Jaroslavsky
October 28, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode, I speak with educator, wife, and aunt, Iriel Jaroslavsky about the importance of reflecting on our identity. Iriel shares her experiences growing up in Argentina, attending school in the United States, and entering the workforce in Canada. Iriel speaks of how wellness looks different depending on her place in life. Sometimes it looks like going to the gym. But Iriel states that, “Sometimes it looks like I am just going to sit and stare at a wall so I can just tune out the ...
How identity shapes our work, parenting, and wellness with Iriel Jaroslavsky
October 28, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode, I speak with educator, wife, and aunt, Iriel Jaroslavsky about the importance of reflecting on our identity. Iriel shares her experiences growing up in Argentina, attending school in the United States, and entering the workforce in Canada. Iriel speaks of how wellness looks different depending on her place in life. Sometimes it looks like going to the gym. But Iriel states that, “Sometimes it looks like I am just going to sit and stare at a wall so I can just tune out the ...
Addressing Your Inner Critic with Dr. Scharie Tavcer
October 14, 2020 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode, mom, writer, academic, professor, and social justice advocate Dr. Scharie Tavcer speaks about her challenges with and solutions to addressing her inner critic. Scharie discusses the importance of unconditioning ourselves and recognizing where those scripts come from and finding support. We also dive into how we need to love ourselves hard. We discuss the question that academics bell hooks and Brene Brown both raise, “Can we love our children more than we love ourselves?” ...
Creating a Wellness Oasis with MK Sagaria-Barritt
September 30, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBNow more than ever, working moms need a safe, inclusive space that we can momentarily step away from the heaviness of the world and regroup. In this Episode, I speak with wife, mom, and one of my all time favourite people, MK Sagaria-Barrit on how to create that space within your family and community. MK shares her thoughts such as, “Small doses matter more than big attempts at being well”, as well as the challenges of raising a daughter, growing up as a woman in a male-dominated world. Fi...
Working Mom Wellness Trailer
September 21, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBA sneak peak into the Working Mom Wellness Podcast hosted by writer, educator, and wellness consultant, Lisa Bush
Stories Within Us Trailer
September 21, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBA sneak peak into the podcast hosted by writer, educator, and storyteller Lisa Bush