Better Me Podcast

25/06/2025

EP 173 The Unexpected

Unexpected things happen all the time in our typical days. We need to keep an eye out for the ones that will make us smile or laugh. I also talk about the parody film Hardware Wars (1978), which I was reminded of when I recently saw the trailer for the sequel to Spaceballs.

Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2025-06-23 · 15m

13/05/2025

Best-selling author Claire Cameron joined me to discuss her latest book, How to Survive a Bear Attack. We talked about an infamous bear attack, how much bears and humans are alike, and how her life has changed since a cancer diagnosis.

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Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2025-05-12 · 25m

30/04/2025

Once Renee Hess discovered the game of Hockey, she was hooked. But as a black woman, she found that she and women and girls like her weren’t always welcomed into that space as fans, players, or the families of players. Out of that came the founding of the Black Girls Hockey Club. Renee joined me to talk about her journey into the hockey world, what BGHC is and does, and the role that individual self-care has on a community.

Podcast Episode · Better Me · 04/29/2025 · 45m

17/04/2025

Noelle Podar was finally living as the person she truly is, but as a trans woman, she couldn’t keep silent anymore about what the U.S. government and others are doing to the trans community. She joined me to talk about her journey and becoming a reluctant activist.

Podcast Episode · Better Me · 04/14/2025 · 37m

23/12/2024

This is the final episode of 2024. In it, I shared some of the things I’m trying to keep in mind to care for myself and things I’m hoping you will take to heart as well.

Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2024-12-23 · 14m

17/12/2024

Dr. Najwa Zebian, my guest for episode 64, joins me 100 episodes later to talk about her latest book The Only Constant and to talk about why change can be so challenging for people.

Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2024-12-16 · 39m

03/12/2024

Best-selling author Oliver Burkeman and I discussed the fact that we all have choices in life as long as we’re willing to deal with the consequences and that what is often called our "comfort zone” may not be all that comfortable.

Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2024-11-27 · 23m

19/11/2024

Bestselling Canadian author and journalist Elizabeth Renzetti joined me to discuss her new book What She Said: Conversations About Equality. We talked about the way victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault are treated and about the shifting attitudes of young men toward the gains women and members of marginalized groups have made.

Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2024-11-11 · 25m

13/11/2024

EP 161 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (with guest Michelle Hébert)

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Author Michelle Hébert joins me to discuss her debut novel Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, which is a story of a quirky and intriguing family in Nova Scotia dealing with grief and ghosts. It’s also filled with lots of fun 80s references.

05/11/2024

EP 161 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (with guest Michelle Hébert)

Author Michelle Hébert joins me to discuss her debut novel Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, which is a story of a quirky and intriguing family in Nova Scotia dealing with grief and ghosts. It’s also filled with lots of fun 80s references.

Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2024-11-04 · 23m

22/10/2024

Bestselling author Lisa Moore joined me to discuss her latest book, Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen’s Tireless Fight For Justice. Moore co-authored the book with Whalen, who spent four years in the Whitbourne Training School for Boys in Newfoundland, half of which he spent in solitary confinement.

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Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2024-10-21 · 28m

08/10/2024

Best-selling author and award-winning scientist Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger joined me to talk about her latest book Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests, the benefits of forest bathing, and why we should all be planting more trees (and what kinds we should plant).

Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2024-10-07 · 35m