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She Walks the WalkKate's reinvention journey: from CFO to the great outdoors.Kate Ming-Sun was a brilliant accountant who had "made it." At 32, she was already a CFO, but something inside her felt empty. She decided to listen to that little voice imploring her to make a change. This is Kate's story of reinvention. It hasn't been a straight line. Leaving the world of derivatives and deadlines to establish The Quiet Guiding Co has been a combination of serendipity, deep soul searching and practical steps forward. Kate and I speak openly about the joy and challenge in choosing new paths for ourselves.
2021-06-081h 04She Walks the WalkChristine Reed: Alone in WonderlandChristine Reed followed society's formula into adulthood, but even after landing a job she should be thrilled with, she found herself feeling lost. She wasn't about anything. Until one day, a random internet search led to the idea of hiking. Maybe that could be her thing? Christine's poignant new memoir, Alone in Wonderland, asks what happens when we set out to discover ourselves in the woods? What if we're scared? What if our quest takes us off the current path? Will our lives fall apart if we quit our jobs to follow a dream? And, is backpacking reserved for t...2021-05-1001 minShe Walks the WalkKris Carlson: Can we talk about sex?Kris Carlson joins me for a frank discussion on sex. Has your child ever been asked to send nudes? Did your mom assign cutesy names to your body parts? Do you wince at the idea of speaking to your kids about sex? As a social worker, healthy sexual advocate and the co-chair of a local coalition to end human trafficking, Kris brings her wit and insight to ask the question: Can we talk about sex? We chat about the luring and recruitment of young people into a world where they're trading sex for a benefit, and what it means...2021-04-261h 15She Walks the WalkAngie Abdou: This One Wild LifeDo you have outdoor adventures on the brain for your family this summer? Angie Abdou's new book, This One Wild Life, could not come at a more opportune time. Poignant and hilarious, she chronicles her parenting strategy of climbing a ‘Peak a Week’ during the summer of 2019 with nine-year-old daughter Katie, taking to the wilderness for some mother-daughter bonding. Angie wanted to get to the bottom of her daughter’s growing shyness and hoped some time in the mountains would boost her confidence. What could go wrong? She and Sam chat candidly about the challenges of parenting in the digita...2021-04-1259 minShe Walks the WalkCayley Black: The GiftCayley was your classic overachiever. Everyone thought she had it all, but her mental health was unravelling. Living on fumes between commuting, shift work as a paramedic and caring for her family, the losses began to pile up at her feet. It took an unexpected call for her to redefine success. That call was a gift. If you are drowning in the glorification of busy, this episode is for you.
Cayley Black lives in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada with her husband and two children. She believes everything in life happens for a reason, including the traumatic...2021-03-291h 15She Walks the WalkAnita Garcia Ortiz: I began to dream again.When Anita became unexpectedly pregnant, she accepted the reality that her own dreams would be put on hold. She’d work the stressful but high-paying job to make ends meet, because that’s what moms do. Then came Covid-19, exposing the cracks in her life: long commutes to the city, a troubled relationship with her daughter’s father and working crazy hours at a job she didn’t love. Through the support of a group of women, Anita is beginning to dream again, taking a leap of faith with her talents as an artist and showing her daughter there’s more tha...2021-03-151h 03She Walks the WalkChristie Tate: a radical journey through Group TherapyAuthor Christie Tate is an inspired example of keeping it real. In her bestselling memoir, GROUP, Christie takes us on a radically honest journey through group therapy, where she battles her disordered eating and searches for someone to love her. In this episode, she joins me and a group of women from our global book club to chat candidly about her experience, from overachieving lawyer to budding new writer, and how therapy has changed her entire life. 2021-03-0101 minShe Walks the WalkIntroducing, She Walks the Walk: The PodcastDoes the world need another podcast right now? Why, yes. It does. If you're tired of chasing society's ideas of who you ought to be, She Walks the Walk: The Podcast is for you. I'm Sam, and I'm rebelling against the status quo by walking a new path. Find out why I got off the treadmill and started a movement for women at shewalksthewalk.com. I invite you to join me.
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She Walks the WalkKendra Slagter: Finding her rhythm on Canada's Bruce TrailKendra Slagter grew up with Canada's longest and oldest waymarked trail on her doorstep: The Bruce. But it lost its lustre as she began to experience the wider world. When her goal to hike the PCT was squashed by COVID, Kendra found herself jobless, plan-less, and stuck. Meanwhile, her dad also faced unexpected downtime as the pandemic impacted his business. That's when an inspired idea hit her: what if they hiked The Bruce? All 944 km? This podcast is obsessed with Kendra's journey: father/daughter bonding, pushing through epic discomfort and realizing we aren’t meant to be stuck in on...2021-02-1254 min
Clearskies Camino Podcast - all about the Camino de SantiagoEpisode 07 - Canadian pilgrim Samantha Plavins talks about walking the Camino Francés and life afterward.I'm delighted to be joined this week by Canadian pilgrim Samantha Plavins. In May and June of 2019, Samantha walked the Camino Francés with a question: “Who am I really?” and returned a changed person. We talk about her experience on the Camino Francés, preparation for her Camino, and her new adventure as a guide for pilgrimages/retreats.
Be sure to view Samantha's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SamanthaPlavins/videos
Samantha's website - SheWalkstheWalk.com
This podcast is hosted as always by David Smith, and more information about my podcast...2020-11-0433 min