The Afterglow Podcast
by Julie Watson, Liz Doyle Harmer
The Afterglow Podcast gives women the permission and tools to live life according to their own rules.The Afterglow Podcast is a platform to educate and empower women through conversations with courageous Canadian women, breaking down limiting beliefs and outdated rules.The Afterglow is your second act. It’s what came after you did what you were told, and instead decided to do what was in your heart. It’s how you have reinvented yourself. It’s your vision for the next 40-50 years.It’s when you took your power back.We call that The Afterglow.
Episodes
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The Magic of Storytelling, Healing Through Yoga and Being All-in with Angela Yazbek
TW: Discussion about Eating Disorders and Recovery Angela Yazbek is a Hatha Vinyasa yoga teacher in the beaches neighborhood of Toronto (hint hint, she teaches at Afterglow Studio). The is a Written and previous field producer/director in Broadcast media. She is a Mama, a lover of wellness, a...
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Drunk on Too Much Life: A conversation on family and mental health with film maker Michelle Melles
In this episode we talk with our dear friend Michelle Melles about the making of her documentary "Drunk on Too Much Life" that came from her own daughters mental health struggles. She speaks about the fear, the ignorance, and the quest for answers. We discuss the dysfunction of our health care...
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Episode 5: Menopause: the good, the bad and the solutions with Samantha Montpetit- Huynh
Are you entering your peri-menopausal years? Are you in Menopause? This podcast is for you. We cover a wide range of symptoms you might be suffering from and not even know it. We cover stigma, old school thoughts, research and what we learned from our mothers about menopause. Mostly nothing. We...
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Season 3 Episode 4: Mental Health & Perfectionism with Bola Awoyami
In this episode we talk to Marilyn (Bola) Awoyami about how she juggles life with kids and being a therapist. Bola Awoyomi is a Registered Social Worker and psychotherapist. She is a former stay-at-home mom who currently provides virtual and in-person psychotherapy to individuals struggling with...
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Season 3, Episode 3: The New Years Episode with Julie and Liz
Happy 2023! In this episode we talk about all the things that are relevant in our lives right now. Menopause, Burnout, Mental and Physical Health, Self Compassion, Relationships, Parenting. We provide books that have made an impact on us, social media accounts to follow and upcoming workshops at...
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Episode 2: Gratitude with Jane Brean
Jane Brean is a former financial executive and current social justice activist. She is living with brain cancer, and has raised close to half a million dollars to support cancer research through her arts focused campaign Gratitude 10. She lives in the beaches with her husband and two daughters.…
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Season 3: Episode 1 What's Your Afterglow?
Welcome Back! After a bit of a hiatus, Julie and Liz are back to discussing their definition of The Afterglow. Listen in as they share their own Afterglow, and how they have overcome some pretty ingrained beliefs that have held them back. They are excited for this upcoming season bringing you…
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What We Learned: Season 2 Wrap Up with Julie + Liz
Tune in to hear about what we learned in Season 2: Major themes of: Resilience Disruption of the Status Quo Another level of speaking up and using your voice Vulnerability and Inner Work Creativity + Fun And Women's deep desires to GIVE BACK. Don't forget to like, rate and leave a review!!!
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FROM THE VAULT: Calling Her Spirit Back with Elaine Alec
In honor of International Indigenous Peoples Day we have pulled this very important episode from Season 1. What can you do? : (from @oncanada project) Learn About Whose Land You Live On. visit native-land.ca for interactive map Do Your Research Learn about the Indigenous Peoples whose land you…
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Breaking Through with Ginella Massa
Show notes: 3:20 Ginella grew up in Toronto, her mother immigrated from Panama. 4:00 Her other converted from Catholic to Islam when Ginella was 3 years old 5:00 Her mother's fearless attitude was a powerful role model for her. 7:45 what was the draw about Islam that her mother connected with?…
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Discovering the Sacred Feminine Through Indigenous Roots and the Arts with Andrea Menard
Listen. Learn. Act. Here are steps you can take (source: Settlers Take Action) Step 1: Find out whose traditional territory you live on. Visit native-land.ca Step 2: Click on the links of the territories from native-land.ca and learn more about the original caretakers of the land you now inhabit,...
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Finding Food Freedom and Body Love with Dr. Jillian Murphy ND
Show Notes: 2:45 What were the early messages Jillian received around food? 6:00 How dieting is more covert now, clean eating, plant based, healthy, are all dieting terms. 8:00 When Jillian was 19 she succumbed to the diet culture 11:00 How Jillian was ignored when she needed treatment for aa...
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Motherhood + Following your Passion with Bestselling Author Ashley Audrain
Show notes: 3:15 Ashley's childhood as a curious child 6:30 Ashley's environment was nurturing for her to move forward in her choices. " The world is your oyster" 10:00 Ashley put her love of writing aside, and worked in marketing and publishing before wiring her book 13:00 How reading and…
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Leadership + Learning to Believe in Yourself with Minister Audrey Gordon
Show notes: 3:50 What was it like as a new immigrant to Canada from Jamaica at age 5 7:00 What was it like feeling different or othered? 10:00 The powerful "A girl like me documentary. " 12:00 Who were MLA Audrey Gordons role models? 16:00 Her exposure through education to a world that gave her...
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Family and Mental Health with Lynn Keane
Speaker, author, and mental health advocate Lynn Keane shares her personal story overcoming the death of her son by suicide and shares tips on how to support the mental wellbeing of our children and family.
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The New Wedding- No Rules with Karen Cleveland + Michelle Bilodeau
Show Notes: 3:30 How the book came to be 4:55 What is the Wedding Industrial Complex 7:00 What is the messaging around weddings, and when do we start teaching girls 8:00 How young girls are marketed to, and the pervasive messages in media 10:00 Not dismissing the traditional wedding, but...
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Resilience. A True Story with Taylor Lindsay-Noel
Show Notes: 3:30 Oprah's effect on people, her favorite things list 7:00 How Covid and BLM affected her business 9:00 Taylor's 2008 gymnastics accident 11:00 The pressure of a coach 13:30 When the pressure is too much 15:45 How Taylor transitioned from elite gymnast to opening up to other options...
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Get Your Shit Together with The Rebel Mama
Show notes: 5:00 Get Your Shit Together the book is for everyone. 6:00 Why write the books? 7:30 How they met 10:00 Their first book handbook for Cool Moms and why What to Expect when you re expecting is outdated 11:30 How to not lose your shit as a mom, most advice is bullshit 13:00 Rebel Papa...
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What it Takes with Zahra Al-Harazi
Show Notes: 3:20 Zahra story of Resilience from Uganda and Yemen 5:20 Zahra went to the International School in Yemen as well as an Arabic School 7:00 Zahra questioned what being a girl meant 9:30 Yemen was the worst country in the world to grow up for girls 11:55 What were the actual limitations...
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Finding Her Afterglow at 50 with Suzie Yorke
Show Notes: 3:00 Suzie tells us about her upbringing in Montreal 5:00 Suzie puts herself through Engineering at McGill 6:00 Suzie is an eclectic thinker in terms of Science and Math 8:00 Suzie talks about going into business, being the first woman hired at PG&E 9:45 How Suzie came in and turned...
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Grounded in Women's Excellence with Dr.Rhonda McEwen
Show Notes: 3:45 Dr. Rhonda McEwen and Dr. Jill Biden and the history of Doctor 5:45 Rhonda talks about culture of growing up in Trinidad and going to an all girls school 8:00 How and why Rhonda stayed in the Sciences 10:30 How an all female and all black environment growing up influenced her…
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Finding Her Indigenous Roots with Jenn Harper
Show Notes: 3:30 Milestone day at Cheekbone beauty 5:25 Creating a product that gives back 6:20 All Indigenous children have been impacted by inequality in education funding 10:00 Jenn Talks about how the impact of residential schools is ongoing 13:15 Jenn has become the product of residential...
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Flipping the Script on Sexual Violence with Dr. Sara Crann
Show Notes: 3:23 Overview of "Flip The Script with EAAA"(TM) Program originally designed for women in university 7:25 We are socialized as girls to prioritize others needs before ourselves 10:00 Rates of sexual violence went down 46% in those who took the Flip The Script Program 11:15: The idea…
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Black Beauty, Black Stories, Black History with Jennifer Holness
Show Notes: 4:08 Jennifer tells us how Covid affected her 6:30 How George Floyd changed Jennifers self-expression 10:00 Jennifers insecurities moving to Canada from Jamaica 18:00 Jennifer's purpose for creating her documentary on black beauty 24:00 Jennifer's works are purposeful and intense...
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Resilience and Audacity with Komal Minhas
Show Notes: 2:40 Websters definition of RESILIENCE 3:00 Komal shares here own definition of resilience 5:40 Komal explains why her grandmother and mother are both her role models 10:00 Komal fells a sense of responsibility to being a South Asian Canadian 12:30 The importance of looking back as…
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Did You Survive 2020 Liz?
Julie interviews Liz to find out if she managed to survive 2020. Good needs. She did. We talk diversity, complexity, money, sex and more.
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How was your 2020 Julie?
In this episode, Liz interviews Julie as they look back on lessons learned in 2020. We talk vulnerability, self-worth, somatic healing, and astrology.
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Welcome to 2021 with Julie + Liz
Julie + Liz return for a second season with more focus, more clarity and more inspiration. They are excited about the line-up of upcoming guests and reach out to you to help achieve the goal of getting other guests to join in the fun. Stick around as Season 2 evolves, and we hear from more…
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Season 1 Finale RECAP with Julie + Liz
In this episode Julie + Liz discuss the last 24 episodes, the lessons learned, and what impacted them the most from interviewing incredible Canadian women. They celebrate their own accomplishment of starting The Afterglow and being badass women getting shit done!
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To Call Her Spirit Back with Elaine Alec
3:40 Elaine shares her early upbringing as an Indigenous woman in Canada 6:50 Intergenerational trauma - Elaine's family's experiences with residential schools in Canada 7:50 Elaine's struggle with alcoholism, addition and self-harming 8:58 Elaine reflects on the wisdom and safety of her...
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Telling Stories with Jeni B.
1:30 How small-town upbringing shaped Jeni B 7:00 Losing parents. Jeni B beautifully describes how our parents are so closely woven into our personal stories. 9:50 What Jeni B learned from her hardworking mom 13:30 Jeni B and mindful awareness 15:40 The inspiration for Jeni's gorgeous podcast…
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Leading the Way With Paulette Senior
2:00 What was it like for Paulette to immigrate to Canada at age 11 4:20 Did Paulette feel different/othered growing up in Canada 6:10 How Paulette overcame being streamed into a lower level at school - an experience not atypical for black children in Canada 10:20 What about the kids that get…
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To Call Herself Beloved...and She Is with Leisse Wilcox
2:00 Leisse's child hood was perfect on the outside and incredibly painful on the inside 4:30 Leisse tells her origin story of waking up 7:25 Steps Leisse took to recover from people pleasing 11:25 Leisse shares her story likening it to the book Gotta Go about a butterfly 14:25 Leisse has zero...
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Let's talk about SEX with Kim Sedgwick
SHOW NOTES 2:40 How did Kim become a sexpert! 4:15 What does sex positive mean? 5:55 Female masturbation - why is it taboo and how can it empower women? 8:45 What is the link between sexual empowerment and life empowerment 10:37 A really big takeaway. Kim’s major philosophy 11:24 Julie shares her...
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Courage, Anxiety and Peri-Menopause with Dr. Mary Choi
1:55 Does trusting herself come easy to Dr. Mary Choi 2:45 How Mary’s mom has shaped her into confidence and leadership 4:10 What does courage mean to Mary 6:10 How to feel the fear and do it anyway 7:30 How does perimenopause affect women 9:20 Why the 40s are a beautiful time for women 10:30 Is...
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Racism, Privilege, and Hope for the Future with the Francisco Sisters
SHOW NOTES 3:30 What was it like for the Francisco sisters growing up in a white, privileged neighbourhood 8:10 How were the Francisco sisters shaped by their heritage/ancestry. 11:50 Celebrating the pride in black history 12:50 Has female gender conditioning affected the Francisco sisters? 16:20...
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Money Matters and Lifelong Learning with Pattie Lovett-Reid
2:30 We go way back with Pattie. What were her childhood dreams? 4:30 Pattie reflects on not going to university 6:30 What does it mean to be on the authenticity track? 7:50 Has gender conditioning affected Pattie and Pattie's favourite quote 9:45 Pattie shares some money tips 11:45 Julie shares...
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Healthy Relationships with Natasha Sharma
0:55 How Natasha found the courage to walk away from a 6-figure corporate job 3:00 How Natasha dealt with the discomfort of career transition 6:20 How did Natasha learn to listen to herself 8:00 What drew Natasha to psychology 10:05 What Natasha has learned from providing relationship counseling...
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Shift From Surviving to Thriving with Nicole Lohse
Dive deep into nervous system regulation with Nicole Lohse. We cover how to get past your blocks and into bliss! SHOW NOTES 1:52 What is Feldenkrais 3:02 What gets stuck in the body 3:43 What is somatic experiencing 4:02 What is trauma. 4:42 What does it mean to live in survival 5:37 How yoga…
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The Girl With the Big Heart with Kate Drummond
2:15 Kate’s inspiring tweet on resiliency and overcoming resistance. Words you need to hear if you’re thinking of giving up. 4:30 Kate shares her courageous transition from school teacher in Ottawa to actor in Toronto. 5:40 When you have everything but something’s still missing 6:15 What Kate…
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Creating CALM + Growing Gladiators with Jennifer Kolari
1:00 Julie’s real life use of connected parenting 3:55 The superpower of connected parenting 5:00 Daring to be there through the connected parenting approach 6:30 The real strength in letting go of control 7:20 The honest truth about parenting + what’s hard about parenting today 11:30 Let’s get...
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The Faulty Ladder To Manhood with Jeff Perera
2:00 Jeff is committed to overcoming toxic masculine conditioning. He demonstrates his practice right from the start 3:50 When the conditioning starts for men 5:20 Why men need to flex their emotional muscles 8:40 Why true strength comes from being vulnerable. What is the new measure of a man?...
About this show
The Afterglow Podcast gives women the permission and tools to live life according to their own rules.The Afterglow Podcast is a platform to educate and empower women through conversations with courageous Canadian women, breaking down limiting beliefs and outdated rules.The Afterglow is your second act. It’s what came after you did what you were told, and instead decided to do what was in your heart. It’s how you have reinvented yourself. It’s your vision for the next 40-50 years.It’s when you took your power back.We call that The Afterglow.
Hosted by
Julie Watson, Liz Doyle Harmer
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