The Superwoman Code

We are joined today by my partner in all things, Ben Connolly, to talk about the elephant in the room when it comes to burnout. 

Communication. 

In this episode we dive into why your partner is your best support in your burnout journey, how you canbe a sounding board for your partner, and how knowing your partners goals is integral for this to work. 

We touch on unpaid labour and how that leads to burnout... and the choices we make in our own life to support each other. 

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Mesmerizing doesn't even begin to explain what Courtney Senior does with a canvas and paint. 

She is a Toronto-based artist, marketer by trade, and magician when it comes to making all my 80's neon dreams come true. This is in fact a true statement, one of her pieces hangs in my house and another in the clinic.

I have been in love with her work since she found her way into my Instagram Reels, and I became enamoured with who she is as a businesswoman by her open conversations around how she uses art to help cope with her anxiety.

Not only is she showcasing her own work online and shipping it all over the world, she is the founder of Art & Found Day, and helps other creative entrepreneurs understand how to build n art business without burning out. 

We had a phenomenal conversation back in March, and I'm so excited to share it with you here. 

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Corina Walsh is on a mission to change workplace culture, starting in the middle. 

What do I mean by that? 

She leverages emotional intelligence, research and her own story to support companies, teams and managers in creating an environment that increases productivity and employee satisfaction. 

She is driven by herown vision of helping leaders reach RADICAL levels of engagement in their own companies to unlock RADICAL results. Literally. 

She makes developing strong management and leadership skills easy with her workshops and trainings. 

Where to start?
https://shiftpd.com/managing-made-easy/
These 3 videos can help any new manager or business owner begin to develop your leadership voice and build good habits to lead a team effectively.

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Everyone gives and receives love differently. And I’m not just talking about relationships…I’m talking about self love, too! Your love language can also translate into a self care love language, which helps us avoid burnout. 

This theory came to me in a patient appointment, and I'm so excited about it. In short, your love language is the way that you receive love the best. There are five love languages: Words of affirmation, physical touch, quality time, gifts, and acts of service.

How you receive love best can some into play for self care as well.

Certain self care activities that make me feel relaxed and filled with self love might not have the same impact for you. So understanding how you receive love the best will help you create a self care plan that will work for you.

This podcast outlines how you might want to think about that. 

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Have you ever been asked, how do you do it all? Or maybe you ask people that, either in your head or outloud. If you have, this episode is for you. 

We tackle the idea of work-life balance. Why it's a myth, and what you can do to integrate your work and your life so that they positively impact each other. 

Plus, there's a huge takeaway for you at the end of this episode, so that you can start to integrate your work and your life together today, to avoid burnout tomorrow. 

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Are you forgetting things? Stumbling over your words? Feeling exhausted? Not wanting to do anything but feeling wired all the same? 

Turns out, your pandemic brain has been firing on all cylinders and this, right now, is the result. It's called languishing, and it's a form of Burnout. 

Today on the podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Dayna Lee Baggley, Ph.D., Registered Psychologist, to discuss exactly why we're feeling how we're feeling and what we can do about it. 

Plus, she let us in on a little forward information about her 6 week online course launching July 16th that is designed to help you go from languishing to flourishing. 

This
workshop uses evidence-based techniques to address pandemic fatigue, burnout and
languishing and how to move forward successfully through the next stages of the pandemic
(e.g., “post vaccine”). In particular it addresses the issue that the antidote to burnout isn't rest,
it's re-igniting a sense of meaning and purpose (e.g., "value-based living"), re-connecting
socially, and integrating our experiences from the pandemic into our understanding of
ourselves. Participants will be introduced to some of the latest empirically based skills and
techniques that have been shown to improve well-being and sense of purpose. The workshop
provides real-life, applicable skills to move from languishing to flourishing.

To sign up, or to receive more information please contact drleebaggleyinfo@gmail.com and use the code SUMMER2021 for 100$ off

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965 

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When you want to understand vaccines, you go straight to the woman in Nova Scotia, if not Canada, who understands their impact the most. 

Superwoman, I have never cried on a podcast before. I cried at the end of this podcast. It was so real, so human, and so full of empathy that my soul was touched. If there is a time to support women who are doing amazing things, this is it. And Shelley Deeks is the woman. 

Dr. Shelley Deeks is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health at the Department of Health and Wellness in Nova Scotia and an Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. She is the Vice Chair of Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization and a member of the World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts Polio Working Group. Dr. Deeks holds Fellowships in Public Health in both Canada and Australia.

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965 

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I think Suzi Fevens may be one of my favourite people in the world. She's energetic, charasmatic, sarsastic, witty and obsessed with helping people move their bodies. She is a fitness, Zumba & yoga instructor living in the lovely Annapolis Valley, Canada. Her life revolves around yoga, tea, cats, lattes, her family and reading (not necessarily in that order!)

Today on the podcast Suzi and I sat down and talked about her health journey, her passionate commitment to community, and how she is adapting to an online and in person world. 

You can find Suzi online at www.confessionsofafitnessinstructor.com where you can connect with her work or any of the amazing links listed below. Plus, you might see me online at her next Monday night online themed night! I LOVE it.

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965 

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to have an informed conversation with your medical team about a public health choice?

Dr. Sarah Fraser does. 

She's a family doctor and hospitalist here in Nova Scotia who has been front line on the COVID-19 Ward in Antigonish and Halifax. She thoughtfully gave us some of her time today to help us understand what that has been like, what she has learned, and more importantly to explain what informed consent means. 

She also breaks down the conversations you should be having with your doctor and medical team about how to gauge your risk of both contracting COVID and/or the vaccine. 

I am so thankful to Sarah for this conversation, because it helped me understand so much better the conversations we truly should be having. I hope you get the chance to have these same conversations with your medical team too!

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965 

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The answer is; sort of, we think. 

Shockingly, this has not been well researched; and as we enter into our Five-Part Covid Wellness Series sponsored by the Nova Scotia Government, we decided it was an important conversation to discuss.

The gist of it? Your menstrual cycle responds to changes in your immune system, including your stress reactivity, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. And in response to a vaccine (which we discuss) think of potential menstrual irregularities as a side effect like fever, it’s a sign the immune system is being activated. And in the same way that fever doesn’t make people permanently hot after a vaccine, menstrual irregularities will not be permanent either.

Research: 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6737540/pdf/dmz018.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11041226/
https://www.britannica.com/science/mast-cell
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7816615/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.26826
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/immunology/tutorials/immunology/page3.html#:~:text=Innate%20immunity%20refers%20to%20nonspecific,foreign%20cells%20in%20the%20body
https://europepmc.org/article/med/21586343
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-020-00468-6#:~:text=Coronaviruses%20(CoVs)%20are%20a%20highly,sense%20single%2Dstranded%20RNA%20viruses.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine.html

Today's podcast is sponsored by the NS Government. As we come out of our third wave and work towards gaining population vaccination status, I'm asking you to book an appointment with your medical team to discuss with them any questions you may have. Questions are important, and making sure we can support your health in the best way possible is the goal. To find out more about the NS Government's response to Covid-19 or to book a vaccination appointment, please follow: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ or https://novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/9874123-19-7418965 

Do you feel stuck in a land of labels?

“Mom.” “Partner.” “Daughter.” “Business Owner.”

You are much more than your labels. You are a sacred human being first and foremost… with dreams, desires, and the divine right to live your life authentically.

On your terms.

However, it’s easier said than done, right? That’s why Heather Chauvin’s new book, “Dying to Be a Good Mother” is so timely.

Heather’s life-changing (and life-threatening) diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer at the young age of 27 was the rock-bottom from which she rebuilt her life.

And with “Dying to Be a Good Mother,” she can show you how to rebuild yours, too.

Join me, and Heather, today as we dive into her own conversation with burnout, her story, and why we should aim to be women without labels. 

You can find "Dying To Be A Good Mother" wherever books are sold online 
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There is nothing worse than being exhausted throughout the day, only to climb into bed and "bing!" finally find that energy that plagued you all day. 

It's a second wind, and it's brought to you by an imbalance of your cortisol creation. This is one of the hallmark signs of (longstanding) burnout. 

Tune in to find out: 
What the wired but tired feeling is 
How the wired but tired feeling is caused
How to prevent it
How to stop it

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There is only one woman I will talk to about my skin, face to face, - and she happens to live in Toronto, Ontario ... so it's a bit of a hike. But when I'm having a skin flare, the person I call is Jen Newell. 

Jen is a Naturopathic Doctor in Toronto, the Co-founder and Healthy Beauty Curator at the Natural Derm Store and magic behind Connected Health And Skin on Queen Street in downtown Toronto. 

This episode is FILLED with how to test your hormones to understand your skin, why skin mapping isn't really a thing, how to support your skin when it needs it the most and more. 

Enjoy, Superwoman!

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It's time to talk about sex... or at least your bottoming out sex drive. 

You and I both know that when you're burnt out, exhausted and just in need of not being touched, that you don't want to have sex. Today I'm going to walk you through the actual physiological reason as to why this happens, and how you need to cut yourself some slack as you recover from burnout. 

Also, I talk about one of my favourite tools for getting you in the mood... and it has to do with a to-do list. Trust me. 

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One of the loneliest times in our lives can come during fertility conversations; especially if you are one of the 1 in 6 couples in Canada experiencing infertility. 

On today's episode, and in a special episode for Infertility Awareness Week (April 18-24, 2021) I'm sitting down with the Executive Director of Fertility Matters Canada, Carolynn Dubé. She and I get into an amazing discussion around information, community and Fertility Matters work to support all potential parents with their fertility. This is a needed conversation for couples experiencing infertility, people in the LGBTQ2S+ community and single people wanting to start a family. 

To learn more about the work Fertility Matters does please visit: https://fertilitymatters.ca/

To find out more about Fertility Matters' Community Facebook Groups please visit: https://fertilitymatters.ca/find-a-support-group/ 

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This is biohacking to the enth degree... using what's already in your body - your hormones. 

Your hormones are your body's ultimate hack. In this episode, you'll be introduced to how to harness your estrogen, progesterone and, yup, testosterone to support your productivity goals at work, with your personal life and maybe even your side hustle. 

This is how you work smarter to get sh*t done, not harder. 

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Are your hormones making you gain weight?

Meet one of the woman who inspires me every day. Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Jordan Robertson. 

She is one of the leading Naturopathic Doctors in the country, she is a research nerd, she HATES cauliflower rice, and she pushes me to do better every day. She also understand hormones in a way that makes me want to do better.

Today's episode of The Superwoman Code dives into Jordan's brain - and whether there is a connection between your hormones and your weight? Tune in. You might be surprised where the research lies.

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One of the most common conversations I have in my office is around the connection between stress and weight. It's a conversation that soooooo many of my patients tip-toe around. In a whisper voice saying, "oh, and I think I've gained some weight..."

Weight changes are an important part of the conversation - especially when you haven't changed anything else in your life. And most of the time, when it comes to weight, food and exercise aren't a major part of the conversation.

It's too simple to say "Eat Better" and "Exercise More" - that conversation isn't good enough in my office. In my office, it's connecting the dots between hormones, stress, sleep, movement and nutrition.  

And that's what todays episode is all about. 

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Today on this episode of The Superwoman Code, we are joined by Jennifer Moss. 

She is a published author, speaker, start-up cofounder and Harvard Business Review author who is just as obsessed with understanding burnout as Dr. Ashley is.  This conversation is one for the history books. 

In this episode, Jennifer and Dr. Ashley dive into why burnout is so misunderstood, the role that your companies and organizations need to be playing (hint, it's not about lunch time yoga or downloading that CALM app) and how women are leaving the work force in record numbers at the year anniversary of COVID. 

They touch on the strategies they both use during their day to days to manage their own workloads, what Jennifer is researching these days for her work with Plasticity Labs, CBC and Harvard Business Review - and her new book, The Burnout Epidemic (currently in presale). 

This episode will make you realize that the burnout you're feeling today is a result of years of company decisions, hiring practices and a societal expectation that is disproportionally affecting young professionals and women. 

Listen in - and then connect with Dr. Ashley to tell her how you're going to start building resiliency in your own life. 

You can find and connect with Jen at www.jennifer-moss.com or on LinkedIn 

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It's easy to talk about supporting your body when you're feeling good. But what about what happens when you're in the middle of burnout, when you don't want to get out of bed, when you're exhausted and mood swingy and blah? 

Today's episode is built just for that. The simple tools and techniques you can use to support yourself when you're in the middle of burnout. So that you can bounce back better. 

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