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When Life Begins at 70 with Lynn Ruth Miller - 006

Hot Flush Rebels - October 26, 2020 13:32 - 55 minutes
Lynn Ruth Miller will tell you that the first 70 years of her life did not go to plan. Regrets and disappointments litter decades of struggle to find her place in a society determined for her to fit into what a woman ‘should’ be, rather than what she ‘could’ be.  Treated abominably by many peo...

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Getting playful with Peri!

SHE2.0 - October 22, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Endorphins really are a great ally during this pandemic. In fact, with so much screen time and time around the house, we’re starting to feel a little unglued! So, what’s the best way to keep your mind sharp and your anxiety down during both perimenopause and a global pandemic? You guessed it – E...

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Can cannabis help with peri/menopause?

SHE2.0 - October 15, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
We get a lot of terminology thrown at us by the healthcare system. Add symptoms of perimenopause and we practically need to keep Wikipedia open on our phones permanently just to understand what the heck is going on with our bodies! This week we’re going to throw another word at you: endocanna...

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Finding Your Purpose and Jazzing Your Life Up with Sue Smith - 005

Hot Flush Rebels - October 12, 2020 13:24 - 56 minutes
Sue Smith is a psychotherapist, counsellor, coach and yoga instructor. She has 28 years of experience helping people overcome conditions like anxiety, depression and other conditions that can have a destructive impact on people’s lives.  Her mission is to empower and enable others to find inne...

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Sex during a pandemic & perimenopause

SHE2.0 - October 08, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
This week we are excited to share our conversation with Dr. Jess O’Reilly or ‘Sex with Dr. Jess’ as we know her. We really wanted to get Jess’s opinion on lowered libidos due to both hormone changes from perimenopause and a global pandemic. Jess never fails to wow us with some great insights. We...

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Life North of 40 with Susan Schroeter

SHE2.0 - October 01, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Susan Schroeter, Nutritionist and owner of Lean On Me Nutrition sits down with us to discuss some of the things that are happening in our body to trigger those pesky symptoms. She'll explain why you might not be sleeping so well, having hormone rage and a slew of other changes you're likely beg...

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It's time to say so long

SHE2.0 - September 29, 2020 19:57 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
I have had such a great time with this podcast and I have met so many wonderful experts and women in the cannabis industry who shared their time, wisdom and sometimes even their weed with me. I started this podcast because I wanted to learn about the benefits of cannabis - you see, I was a bit...

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Living a Beautiful Life Among the Peaks and Valleys with Rebecca MacIntosh - 004

Hot Flush Rebels - September 28, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes
As we move towards middle and third age, evidence suggests that we should be developing our functional strength. This is where we exercise several muscles and joints together, rather than working individual ones. This is to counteract the normal muscle loss we experience as we get older, so that...

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Get Off the Sidelines and Follow Your Dream with Carol Bates - 003

Hot Flush Rebels - September 14, 2020 04:00 - 43 minutes
As a young girl in the 1970’s, Carol Bates followed her Father around the country as he played football and fell in love with the sport. She longed to kick the ball herself, but at the time accepted that being a football player wasn’t something that women did. Carol grew up, had her own childr...

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Seventy and Still Soaring with Pole Dancer, Greta Pontarelli - 002

Hot Flush Rebels - September 14, 2020 04:00 - 47 minutes
At the age of 59, Greta Pontarelli took up pole dancing and within three years,  she’d won her first world pole sports championships. She’s also been the oldest competitor on America’s Ninja Warrior and featured on America’s Got Talent. Today, at 70, she has five world championships to her nam...

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Why I Want to be a Hot Flush Rebel and You Should Too! - 001

Hot Flush Rebels - September 01, 2020 14:35 - 8 minutes
Welcome to the first Hot Flush Rebels show!  Hot Flush Rebels is something I’ve been thinking about for a few years, but it feels right to bring it into the world now... and it’s as much for me as it is for you! I’ll tell you why I created the show and my aims for it in this first episode. W...

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With the highs comes some lows

SHE2.0 - May 21, 2020 14:33 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
I’ve had so many great guests on to talk about all the positive benefits of cannabis but rarely do you hear me talk about the downside. First of all, that’s because the experience is different for everyone because everyone is different. For many, the ‘lows’ outweigh the highs when it comes to co...

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Cannabis & COVID-19

SHE2.0 - April 30, 2020 12:37 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Isolation, quarantine and physical distancing are all starting to get us either down or downright antsy. We’re all chomping at the bit to go outdoors, see friends and hug family. During a time like this it’s important to practice self-care, patience and anything we can do keep our nerves as calm...

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Menopause doesn't have to suck

SHE2.0 - April 02, 2020 11:16 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
I don’t know about you, but I was always led to believe that menopause was charted on a course we have no control over. We would simply have to find a way to live with the cards we were dealt and there is no real remedy for the symptoms we might go through. In other words, buckle up and suffer t...

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Coronavirus and cannabis

SHE2.0 - March 19, 2020 14:35 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
So there are no guests with me today as everyone tries to get their heads around the new reality that we are all facing across the globe. However, I wanted to share my own thoughts on the situation and why this is the ideal time to explore cannabis options for our health, wellness and sanity dur...

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A study on the story of women in cannabis

SHE2.0 - March 05, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
All data tells a story and today I’m talking to Jennifer Whetzel, Founder of Ladyjane Branding and Windy Borman, a multi-award-winning director to discuss the story that the new “Women in Cannabis Study tells us about the state of women’s roles and challenges in the cannabis industry. It also gi...

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Some news from Wine, women & weed

SHE2.0 - February 24, 2020 18:55 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Some exciting changes are ahead for Wine, women & weed and our listeners. Your input has really helped to develop a new initiative - SHE 2.0 - Life North of 40. What's that all about? Tune in to find out and I'll share my new podcast schedule with you as well!

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A little sash for your stash

SHE2.0 - February 20, 2020 01:57 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
We’re still at the stage where newbies to cannabis would like to keep things a little discreet. So how can you do that without looking like you’ve got something to hide? I’m speaking with Michelle who is the founder/owner of Pretty Dope accessories and her cannabis bags are just that – pretty an...

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A tasty way to crank up the heat in the bedroom

SHE2.0 - February 06, 2020 16:09 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
For the past few years my sex life has tanked dramatically. I blame 70% of it on menopause and the discomfort that can come with her. But then there’s the other 30% we can’t blame on hormones. There’s the day to day grind, the exhaustion, balancing kids, careers and marriage and the lack of pass...

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Dabbling in dipping

SHE2.0 - January 30, 2020 14:21 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
In Humboldt, California there is a large population of 'dippers'. Dippers like to chew tobacco or ‘dip’ it. So Caitlin Prager, Operations Manager of Cannadips says they have a two pronged challenge reaching audiences. One is to convert dippers from tobacco to cannabis and the second? Trying to...

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She had me at 'cannabis-infused wine'

SHE2.0 - January 23, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
I’m a wine lover through and through but I also recognize it is not the healthiest habit to have. Sure, if I drank in moderation but I do find that I tend to lean on the grape from time to time after a bad, hard, stressful, long, you name it kind of day. But forget the damaging effects of alcoho...

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Not a fan of vaping or smoking?

SHE2.0 - January 16, 2020 13:00 - 22 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
My Dad is 75 and now that he has wrapped his head around the fact his daughter has tried weed and he can no longer ground me, he’s actually curious about the whole thing. Like me, he had the usual experience – got too high, ate the entire contents of the fridge and then got paranoid. It didn’t l...

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A psychedelic renaissance

SHE2.0 - January 09, 2020 18:04 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Have you ever wished you could change your brain and the way you think and perceive things? Wouldn’t seeing life differently and resolving those untamed issues make life more peaceful and satisfying? What if you could change your brain and change your mind? Psychedelic therapy has been around fo...

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What's it like to be a pioneer in the cannabis industry?

SHE2.0 - December 19, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Kaila Strong is the Director of Marketing at Jupiter and has been inventing the playbook for B2B marketing of a product that sits on the intersection of cannabis and tech. She joins me to talk about what it’s like to help lead the charge in this rapidly growing industry and she shares useful...

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Following a neurological trial on cannabis and seizures

SHE2.0 - December 12, 2019 13:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
As you know, I find the advancements in cannabis fascinating and extremely hopeful. Today I’m talking to Dr. Evan Cole Lewis MD, FRCPC, CSCN EEG Diplomate. Dr Lewis is the Director, Neurology Centre of Toronto. He is a Neurophysiologist with expertise in epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, electroencep...

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A casual conversation about cannabis from one mother to another

SHE2.0 - December 05, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
I’ve had a lot of guests on this podcast and every one of them has taught me something new about cannabis. Today I’m bringing on a guest who is a little more like me. Leah Rumack is a content creator and to me, that’s exciting because I know that means SHE knows what the conversations are that a...

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What's going on over at Leafly?

SHE2.0 - November 21, 2019 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
When it comes to finding the 411 on cannabis, customers want to turn to a trusted and reliable source. Leafly.com is that guide for new and experienced consumers who want to learn or enhance their experience. Today Jo Voss, Managing Director of Leafly shares some of the exciting new initiatives...

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Why Ongoing Self-Discovery can Save Your Quality of Life

Oxygen for Women with Perry Janssen - November 20, 2019 07:25 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Self-Discovery should be priority in our life. Many think they know who they are and that it will stay stagnate. However, self-discovery is a process and is crucial as we are influenced at an early age by a variety of places and that can actually repress who we really are.   As we get older,...

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Why this Mom has her kids on cannabis

SHE2.0 - November 14, 2019 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
When your kids are inflicted with a disease or condition, you are going to go Mama Bear to find a cure, a treatment and anything to give them relief to improve their quality of life. I'm talking to Leslie Best who is using cannabis to treat her PANDAS Syndrome and guess what? She doesn't care w...

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A Story about Transitions and Being True to Yourself

Oxygen for Women with Perry Janssen - November 13, 2019 09:24 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Perry tells the story about the challenge of being true to yourself and the path you want to take. She shares her own story about how she is going through a transition herself and some of the challenges she is facing. Perry shares some updates on programs that she is offering and an old but n...

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