Girl Tries Life Podcast: Recent Episodes
Victoria Smith
The Girl Tries Life podcast is all about giving you actionable, tangible ways to achieve your goals and dreams. I interview inspiring women to show that there are so many different ways to live an incredible life.
On today’s episode of the podcast we’re joined by magician, Guinness Book of World Record holder and all-in-all amazing performer, Carisa Hendrix.
We talk about online trolling, the importance of differing opinions, all things magic, non-traditional careers, what it’s like to eat fire and so much more.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/45
This podcast is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB.
Hello 2018! So, as we all set our resolutions/goals/mantras/focus areas, what we often forget to do is to figure out what (or who) we’re going to let go of in order to actually achieve that goal.
Today’s episode is all about how to do that, what to choose, how to implement it, etc.
I’d love to hear what you let go of. Tag me on social @girltrieslife
Shownotes for today can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/letting-go
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“You might have cancer.”
Those are words that none of us want to hear, especially not if you have three kids at home. When Meredith Masony heard those words, she initially went into productivity mode - cooking freezer meals for her family, considering creating an online dating profile for her partner - but thankfully the surgery proved that she was cancer-free.
The result of an experience like this for Meredith was that she examined the life that she was living and decided that she wanted to do more. She created That’s Inappropriate, a community built around ensuring that women don’t feel alone in the craziness that can be motherhood, partnership, and general life.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/43
This podcast is sponsored by the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB.
Kylie Woods is on a mission to empower women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). She’s leading by example with her own STEM business, Fresh & Nimble, and started a non-profit to help women find their tech tribe. We talk about how these two organizations came to be, the role that her personal values play in her life, how you build confidence, and more!
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/42
This podcast is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, sponsored by ATB.
This week we’re joined by entrepreneur and partnership guru, Jocelyne Daw. We talk about her fascinating career path, leadership, marriage and more!
Shownotes can be found at http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/41
Girl Tries Life is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network.
This week we’re joined by tiny house owner and blogger, Jenna Spesard. Jenna shares her experience of trading in her Hollywood career for a tiny home, traveling the world, and how downsizing her things upsized her life.
Shownotes can be found at girltrieslife.com/podcast/41
This podcast is part of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB Financial.
This week on the podcast we’re joined by bestselling author and director of the Better Life Lab, Brigid Schulte. Brigid and I mainly talk about her book, Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has The Time.
Sound familiar?
I fall into the constantly busy category, so Brigid and I discussed how this happened to women in the first place, where women can find more leisure time, how the average worker can try and change their working environment, and how to diminish the desire to ‘be it all all the time’.
Shownotes www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/40
This week on the podcast we’re joined by my good friend Nicole Potter. She’s a teacher who works with vulnerable youth, and I’ve always been fascinated by her job, so this was the perfect opportunity to talk about her job and more!
We talk all things sex (5:30), gender and sexuality (19:15), the etiquette around what’s okay to ask and what’s not (27:00), the history of Pride and when/why to attend (36:45), her job teaching vulnerable youth (43:00), how to add diversity to your reading list (58:30), the loss of her father and how to support someone going through loss (1:15:30), the question “how are you doing” (1:22:30) and wrap up with our final five questions.
Shownotes www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/38
Today on the podcast we’re joined by my good friend Irma Janzen. As an occupational therapist, Irma shares with us the importance of ergonomics, practical advice for starting your own business, the importance of diversification, and what makes her furiously happy.
Shownotes for today can be found at http://girltrieslife.com/podcast/37
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I’ve known Anita Hofer for many years and am continually impressed by her work, philosophy on life, parenting style and her genuine spirit. That’s why I’m so honoured to be joined by her today on the podcast. We talk about her career in communications, the challenges of modern day parenting, how one program changed her life, and the importance she places on unstructured time.
For shownotes, please go to www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/36
This week we’re joined by Leah Garrad-Cole, the co-founder of Love Child Organics, a line of organic baby food that is incredibly popular in North America. Leah shares her experience starting a business from scratch, how they grew their brand to national distribution, their appearance on Dragon’s Den, and her recently released cookbook. Leah also shares her top tips for entrepreneurs.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/35
This week on the podcast we’re joined by Isabel Foxen Duke, a health coach who helps women stop feeling crazy around food. So many women are rocking their careers, their love lives, their hobbies, and yet food can still be a huge trigger for them. I might occasionally (cough cough) be one of them.
Isabel breaks down the difference between emotional eating and binge eating, shares with us a little about her journey with food (for the full story listen to her interview on the Food Psych podcast), breaking free from diet culture, and the tangible things that you can do to begin repairing your relationship to food.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/34
Today we’re joined by National Geographic Traveler of the Year (2014), Dalene Heck. She’s half of the duo, Hecktic Travels, and has been living on the road for the past 8 years. Dalene talks to us about how she and her husband came to sell all their possessions and travel, travel blogging, the media company that they’ve created, living a life with no regrets, and her recent battle with leukemia. She’s in remission, but talks to us about the challenges she’s faced and continues to face. It’s a vulnerable and courageous interview, and I’m so glad that she has joined us.
Shownotes www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/33
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This week on the Girl Tries Life Podcast we chat with my childhood friend, Samantha Kimura, about her new job as a Mama Coach. What is a Mama Coach, you ask? Well, listen and find out! We also talk about her experience with postpartum depression, what it’s like having married your high school sweetheart, her career as a nurse, and learning to ask for help.
If you’d like to work with Sam as your Mama Coach, check out this website http://themamacoach.ca/sam-kimura/
For today’s shownotes go to http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/32
Today we’re joined by YouTube Fitness Instructor, Lucy Wyndham-Read. With over 13 million views of Lucy’s 800+ videos, she’s well on her way to achieving her mission to get the world fit. In this interview, Lucy shares with me her experience joining the army at 17, how she handled the loss of her fiance at such a young age, how she set herself apart in a competitive field, body positivity and how her YouTube channel was born.
And… for two lucky listeners they will get the chance to win one of her Cardio Characters if they enter by July 19th. To do so, head to www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/31
Karen Gallagher-Burt, affectionately known as KGB, has many roles. Mother of Many. Team Manager. Mother. Wife. Volunteer. Friend. Colleague. Disruptor. I came to know her as a coworker of sorts, and as I’ve come to know her more fully, she blows me away. We talk about her experience fostering 44 children, the key words to maintain a long, happy marriage, where she believes the non-profit sector is going, the importance of humanity in the face of poverty, and so much more.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/30
Kaeleigh MacDonald, the blogger behind Unpregnant Chicken, joins us to talk about her experience trying to conceive, building an online community, juggling all the hats and all the things, the three lessons she’d teach her son and the importance of living in the present.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/29
When Katy Colins was broken up with days before her wedding, she could have sunk into a tub of Ben and Jerry’s. Instead, she sold all her belongings and traveled the world. Her blog, Not Wed or Dead, ended up becoming much more than a travel blog, but a community for those recovering from heartache. Katy’s experiences inspired her to write the Destination series, beginning with Destination Thailand. She shares her publishing experience, life lessons, and so much more.
www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/28
To know Lourdes Juan is to know a busy person.
Named one of Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40, I had to get Lourdes onto the podcast. I first came to hear about Lourdes through the Leftovers Foundation, a non-profit that rescues perfectly good food that was destined for the landfill and diverts it to people and organizations in need. She’s also the owner of Soma Spa with the only Turkish hammam experience in Calgary and Hive Developments, an urban planning consultancy.
Did I mention she’s in her early 30s?
For shownotes, visit www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/27
Sarah G. Schmidt has a passion for fashion. That passion, however, extends far beyond individual clothes and into how fashion relates to culture, diversity, feminism and so much more. We talk about the books that have made an impact in Sarah’s life, the quotes that inspire her and more.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/26
Today I’m honoured to be joined by the co-founders of the Calgary chapter of 100 Women Who Care, Christy McMurray and Alison Lapczuk.
We talk community, giving back, modelling volunteerism for your kids, careers, self-care and so much more.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/25
Swati Chavda, neurosurgeon and author of Ignite: Beat Burnout and Rekindle Your Inner Fire, joins us on the Girl Tries Life podcast to talk about burnout, her life as a neurosurgeon, and mindfulness.
She’s also giving away a copy of her book to a lucky listener, so check out the shownotes at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/24 to find out how to win an e-copy of Ignite.
NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Steena Holmes, joins the Girl Tries Life podcast to share her wisdom on self-publishing and advice for authors. She talks about her passion for travel, the hopes for her travel blog, her favourite book, and she is even giving away a copy of her book, Saving Abby, to one of our lucky listeners!
Check out the shownotes at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/23 in order to find out how to win!
Stephanie Pollock, a business and leadership coach for mission-driven women, and the podcaster of Beyond PRO Podcast (among many other initiatives), is joining the Girl Tries Life podcast today to talk about advice for entrepreneurs, her top productivity tips, business coaching, and how to prepare ourselves (and our kids) for the changing economy of the future.
I had such a blast interviewing her, and I think you’ll come away with some solid advice, whether or not you are an entrepreneur!
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/22
Day 21. You made it! That’s seriously something worth celebrating, which is convenient, because today’s episode is all about the importance of celebrating, groups that do it well, and how to incorporate it into your goal milestones.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/21
Today’s episode is all about learning to jump, saying yes before you’re ready, and realizing that ‘ready’ isn’t a real thing anyways.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/20
Today’s topic is all about what to do if you’re disengaged with your work, dislike your work, or are struggling to find a job in the first place.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/19
Today is the day I challenge you to test your assumptions. Just because we believe it, doesn’t make it so. And, with a little experimentation, you might just figure out how to achieve your big dream.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/18
Have you ever asked yourself WHERE you are the most productive, inspired, creative and/or energetic? Does this place exist, but it needs some TLC? Day 17 is all about creating the ideal environment where you can do your deep work, the psychology behind a clean space and how to find your happy work place.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/17
Day 16 is all about why it’s important to be gentle and kind to yourself as you strive to achieve your dreams. Sure, you could achieve your goals through brute force, but I think there’s another way…
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/16
Today is all about giving you a killer resource. I talk all about Stephanie Pollock’s 90 Day Pro Project Plan, which I have personally used and found so much value in. Whether you plan to run a long-distance challenge, start a business, or write your novel, this project plan will help you get there.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/15
Day 14 of the 21 Day to Kick Start Your Best Life Challenge asks you what little tweaks you would make if you were being followed by a journalist for an entire week.
Shownotes at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/14
On Day 13 of 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life I’m essentially giving you a giant pep talk. Stop comparing yourself to others and stay in your lane, both for your health and your success.
Shownotes can be found at girltrieslife.com/podcast/13
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Day 12 of 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life is all about how you can prepare for success, one week at a time. We talk mental, physical, domestic, etc.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/12
Day 11 of 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life is all about what you can let go, in order to achieve your dreams and live the life you want to, the way you want to.
Shownotes www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/11
Day 10 of 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life is about three little words that can have an exponentially positive impact on your life: I need help.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/10
Day 9 of 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life is all about spending time in nature, for your health and to better achieve your goals.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/9
Make sure to share photos from your daily challenge by tagging me on social @girltrieslife and using #girltrieslife21
Day 8 of 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life is all about habits. The good, the bad, and how to use your knowledge of habits in your favour. We talk about two great resources including The Power of Habit and Mel Robbins’ Five Second Rule.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/8
Today we tackle the concept of passion. Do you really need one? How will you motivate yourself without one? What do you do instead?
We talk curiosity, the benefits of fostering a curious spirit and you get your daily challenge.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/7
Day 6 of 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life takes a look at the science behind gratitude, how practicing gratitude can help you achieve your goals and how actually bring gratitude into your daily life.
Show notes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/6
Day 5 of the 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life challenge is all about incorporating creativity into your life. For those that don’t think they’re creative… try it! I can almost guarantee that it will add value to your life, get you thinking differently, relieve stress and then some.
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/5
Share your photos from the challenge by tagging me @girltrieslife or using #girltrieslife21
Day 4 of 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life is all about action, the doing, moving forward. Inspired by Shonda Rhimes, I’ve been using her words as a mantra for a couple of years now, and have some tools to help you get more doing and less dreaming into your days.
For shownotes, go to www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/4
Day 3. You know your why. You’re making time for joy. Now… how on earth do you get to where you want to go? That’s what today’s episode is all about!
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/3
Welcome to Day 2 of the 21 Days to Kick Start Your Best Life challenge. Yesterday was probably a little tough, so today we talk about how to add more joy to your life, both in big ways and in the everyday acts.
Don’t forget to share what you get up to on social by following me on Twitter or Instagram @girltrieslife , follow the Girl Tries Life FB page, or share how you’re adding more joy to your life with #girltrieslife21
Shownotes: www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/2
Welcome to the Girl Tries Life podcast where I give you tangible, actionable ways to live your best life. We’re kickstarting the podcast with 21 Days to Kickstart Your Best Life, 21 days of micro podcasts (5-10 minutes) of thought provoking challenges that will get you that much closer to achieving your dreams. Following the 21 days, we’ll move into regular podcast programming, including weekly interviews with inspirational women from all walks of life. So far we have a NYT bestselling author, a neurosurgeon, a business coach, a fellow podcaster, and more to come.
Day One. It’s all about figuring out your why. Without your why, it becomes too easy to give up on your dreams and goals.
Shownotes can be found at www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/1