This week, we’re sitting around the table with professional makeup artists Melissa Sifnakis & Toula Joseph to chat about all things beauty, creativity, and feeling good in your own skin! 💄✨

They share their thoughts on what’s happening in the beauty industry right now, their favorite go-to products, and the artistry behind their craft; showing us how makeup can be a true form of self expression.

As entrepreneurs, Melissa and Toula navigated through various paths to arrive where they are today; they share a bit of their journeys, give us the scoop on what they are currently up to in their studio, and describe the wide range of services they both offer—from makeup and lashes to permanent makeup and more.

Full disclosure ☝🏻we have no clue what’s what when it comes to makeup (one of us just figured out where concealer is supposed to go (and apparently that’s already changed), the other isn't sure she even knows what it is). Thankfully, Melissa and Toula have got us both ready for many of the special (and regular) occasions in our lives and are here now to walk us through it all in a judgement-free and informative way.

This episode is filled with laughs, inspiration, product recommendations, and easy tips. Drink your water folks! 💦

Tune in, and maybe you’ll learn something new right along with us!

Looking to book an appointment or learn more about other services?!

Connect with Melissa & Toula on Instagram:

Melissa: @melissasif.cosmetic.creative

Toula: @toulajosephbeautyartistry

This Season of The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess is sponsored by Sampson McPhee Lawyers.

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Let’s talk conscious parenting! Is it just another parenting trend? Do we agree with it? Is it one in a long list of others meant to make us feel bad about ourselves and our current parenting styles? What does it even mean to be a 'conscious parent'?

WE had QUESTIONS (& skepticism) so on this episode of The Morning Meeting we sit down with Conscious Parenting Coach, @theconscious_ishmom, Sheryl Fogarty to get all the answers!!

Sheryl is a certified conscious parenting coach and owner of 'Conscious Parenting with Sheryl Fogarty'. She joins us around the table to break it all down—what it actually means, why it’s really not just another parenting trend, and how we can start being more intentional and connected with our kids. We realized we were trying to be conscious parents already and we didn't have anything to be scared of, although, this does require some work and effort.

We chat all about the importance of self-awareness and reflection, community and connection, & how effective communication with ourselves and others really plays an integral role. By the end of the conversation we truly believe this idea of being 'conscious' isn't just for the parent/child dynamic, but other relationships, and brave leadership, too!

We couldn’t fit it all into one episode, so welcome to Part 1 of our new series - 'The Conscious Chronicles' - an eye-opening conversation to introduce us to the world of Conscious Parenting, from here we will break down more specific aspects and applications in each subsequent episode.

Join us—we’re learning right along with you!

Visit ⁠www.sherylfogarty.com⁠ or @theconscious_ishmom on Instagram to schedule your free 30 minute discovery session with Sheryl.

Conscious Parenting Coaching with Sheryl Fogarty—where mindful parenting meets joyful living. Because every moment with your child is a chance to grow together.

This Season of The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess is sponsored by Sampson McPhee Lawyers.

Looking to do some estate planning? Wanting to make informed choices now for your family's future?

Contact Associate Lawyer - Kelly O'Brien.

PHONE: 902-563-5906

E-MAIL: kobrien@sampsonmcphee.com

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The 5 stages of grief?! MYTH. Inequities in the workplace due to pregnancy & pregnancy loss? TRUE. Bereavement & Grief? NOT the same thing!

Dr. Stephanie Gilbert has her doctorate in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and is an Associate Professor at Cape Breton University & in this episode she sits down with us to chat about how her current research focus was inspired by her own experiences with loss. She shares more on why bereavement and grief ARE Leadership issues, what you can be doing to ensure you are creating and contributing to a positive work culture for your employees and colleagues, and why we can ALL do better than "I'm sorry for your loss" when comforting others who are navigating through grief.

She quickly starts busting some common 'grief myths', shares some phrases of support that can help us through death discomfort, explains why those experiencing pregnancy loss often go unsupported, and the importance of reviewing and adapting policies to be more supportive.

She shares her own experiences with bereavement and grief due to pregnancy/infant loss and shares insights from research participants on their experiences returning to work (or not) after experiencing such loss.

Loss is an inevitable part of life for all of us; but grief is both a universal and personal experience; making this an important listen for everyone!

Connect with Dr. Stephanie Gilbert: stephanie_gilbert@cbu.ca

Instagram: @pregnancylossandwork

www.pregnancyandwork.com

This Season of The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess is sponsored by Sampson McPhee Lawyers. Looking to do some estate planning? Wanting to make informed choices now for your family's future?

Contact Associate Lawyer - Kelly O'Brien. PHONE: 902-563-5906 E-MAIL: kobrien@sampsonmcphee.com

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A thriving community starts with a strong foundation.

Money in, Money Out. The support is great, the need is greater, & until no patient needs them, the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation (CBRHF) will not rest.

Aiming to eliminate barriers to health care in Unama'ki-Cape Breton, The Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation (CBRHF) is a registered charity responsible for raising funds to help strengthen health care on the Island - a cause near and dear to our hearts here at The Morning Meeting.

In this special episode, we are joined by CBRHF Manager of Philanthropy, Caitlyn MacDonald, & Stephanie O'Neill (RN), Director of Emergency Services, Ambulatory Care, Spiritual Care (Eastern Zone, NSHA), who share about the importance of collaboration, reciprocity, & the impact initiatives & events have on community health and wellness.

One of those initiatives, the Foundation's largest of the year, is RADIO DAY. The 17th annual Radio Day, presented in partnership by Hot 101.9 and New Country 103.5, will take place on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 6am-6pm.

Over the past 17 years, with the help of our incredible community, Radio Day has raised more than $11 MILLION for health care in Cape Breton.

This year, the Foundation is asking for our community’s support in purchasing four portable ultrasound machines for the Cape Breton Regional Hospital (CBRH). Medical experts estimate that these new machines will impact more than 6,000 patients annually.

From trauma patients arriving to the emergency room, intensive care patients needing life-saving medications, to cardiac patients presenting with unidentified heart complications, and more, portable ultrasound machines allow health care experts to make faster decisions and to provide more precise treatments.

Essentially, these machines provide time in situations where every second matters.

While the CBRH has a dedicated ultrasound department, portable ultrasounds are needed for unscheduled point-of-care imaging. Currently, the CBRH only has two older models of this machine and requires more to meet the demand of our hospital and its patients.

By supporting Radio Day 2024, you can directly and positively impact thousands of patients in our community, including our friends, families, and neighbours, when they need it most.

LEARN MORE AND DONATE HERE.

Website: cbrhfoundation.ca

Phone: 902-567-7752
Email: foundation.cb@nshealth.ca

"Give where you live, because you care"

This Season of The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess is sponsored by Sampson McPhee Lawyers.

Looking to do some estate planning? Wanting to make informed choices now for your family's future?

Contact Associate Lawyer - Kelly O'Brien.

PHONE: 902-563-5906

E-MAIL: kobrien@sampsonmcphee.com

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If Nike emailed you to work with them, would you think it was a scam?! Emma sure did!

Emma Flynn is an influencer in the running scene who is dedicated to shattering stereotypes and encouraging individuals of all body types to believe in their capabilities. In this episode, she's around the table discussing how "action creates energy" has helped her create simple, actionable, and sustainable habit loops which led to shifts in perspective, love for her body, and finding joy in running!

Showing up authentically online in both triumphs and setbacks along the way is how Emma creates genuine connections with her community - garnering over 128K TikTok followers and 60K+ Instagram followers - leading to brand partnerships with Nike, Bloom, Coros, and Shokz.

But haters are still going to hate, and internet trolls be trollin'.. so how does Emma handle the trolls, continue to fall in love with her body, feel safe while running, shift perspectives, flip scripts, and find consistency in her approach to health and wellness? Tune in to find out.

Connect with Emma - @itsemflynn

This Season of The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess is sponsored by Sampson McPhee Lawyers.

Looking to do some estate planning? Wanting to make informed choices now for your family's future?

Contact Associate Lawyer - Kelly O'Brien. PHONE: 902-563-5906 E-MAIL: kobrien@sampsonmcphee.com

This Episode of The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess is also sponsored by Conscious Parenting with Sheryl Fogarty—where your journey to enlightened parenting begins!

Connect with Sheryl: Website: ⁠https://sherylfogarty.com/⁠ Socials: @theconscious_ishmom

Conscious Parenting Coaching with Sheryl Fogarty—where mindful parenting meets joyful living. Because every moment with your child is a chance to grow together.

Connect with us: The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess Social: @themorningmeetingpodcast Email: themorningmeetingpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: @themorningmeetingpodcast

Did we just become best friends?! We may have just met (in person) but we laughed until our bellies hurt chatting with Percy and Clary Ager, aka the Zucchini Wives!! The owners and operators of Ager Lane Flower Farm and Event Space and partners in marriage, business, and most importantly - dreaming!

From Vancouver Island to Cape Breton Island - they moved across the country to start an inclusive and intersectional flower farm and wedding venue after falling in love with Unama'ki during a visit for a friend's wedding. A few short weeks later - they were selling everything they owned and moving to the other side of the country following their dream; becoming flower farmers in Rural Nova Scotia, while centering the importance of belonging, accessibility, and inclusivity and the beauty in creating spaces for joy and connection.

Percy and Clary tell us all about their vision for Ager Lane, upcoming events on the farm, flower u-pick options (the Sunflowers are back!), and their non-profit Nectar. Community and intentionality are the foundation of Ager Lane - there are so many funny, tender, honest, and inspiring moments throughout this episode, the courage is contagious! "Get going then get good!"

Find Ager Lane Flower Farm and Event Space:

1033 St James Rd, Big Bras d'Or, NS B1X 1A5

Website: www.agerlane.com

Socials: @zucchini.wives @ager.lane @nectar.cb

This Season of The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess is sponsored by Sampson McPhee Lawyers.

Looking to do some estate planning? Wanting to make informed choices now for your family's future?

Contact Associate Lawyer - Kelly O'Brien.

PHONE: 902-563-5906

E-MAIL: kobrien@sampsonmcphee.com

This Episode of The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess is also sponsored by Conscious Parenting with Sheryl Fogarty—where your journey to enlightened parenting begins!

Connect with Sheryl:

Website: https://sherylfogarty.com/

Socials: @theconscious_ishmom

Conscious Parenting Coaching with Sheryl Fogarty—where mindful parenting meets joyful living. Because every moment with your child is a chance to grow together.

Connect with us:

The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess

Social: @themorningmeetingpodcast

Email: themorningmeetingpodcast@gmail.com

YouTube: @themorningmeetingpodcast

We are back with our first S&J Session of Season 4. We are taking you back to the holy day of June 13th in this episode (Jess' Birthday and Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 release day!!!) As we prepared for Summer, we sat down and chatted growing older, our predictions for the season (Spoilers!), and the complexities of friendships & relationships inspired by all the anonymous thoughts and confessions left on our first Padlet from you, the listeners!

We find ourselves with different thoughts, advice, and experiences (shocker!) as we respond to all of you! Thanks to everyone who participated - we look forward to the next one!

This episode is sponsored by Sampson McPhee Lawyers.

Looking to do some estate planning? Wanting to make informed choices now for your family's future?

Contact Associate Lawyer - Kelly O'Brien.

PHONE: 902-563-5906

E-MAIL: kobrien@sampsonmcphee.com

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Ashley Hareguy joins Sarah & Jess around The Morning Meeting table to discuss her journey since receiving a brain cancer diagnosis in March of 2020. The world was changing for most of us then, but for Ashley, in a different way.

After learning of her cystic glioblastoma, Ashley decided she would face every part of this journey with humour and positivity. Not once did she waver in the fact that she could, and would, fight this.

Through surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, while parenting a toddler (now 6 year old), Ashley was persistent and determined to be the example of a positive survivor story to tell for others, one she wished she found when starting her own journey.

Ashley started a Go Gray in May campaign that raises funds for the Tom MacNeil Cancer Patient Care Fund at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation. Donations can be made here https://www.cbrhfoundation.ca/ways-to-give/donate-now/

Ashley has us laughing throughout this episode, and we almost made it through without any tears at all, but we know this may be a heavy topic for some and if this is too much to listen to while managing your own health anxieties, we understand.

Ashley's Go Gray in May Cape Breton Facebook page can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559310623768

This episode is sponsored by Sampson McPhee Lawyers.

Looking to do some estate planning? Wanting to make informed choices now for your family's future?

Contact Associate Lawyer - Kelly O'Brien.

PHONE: 902-563-5906

E-MAIL: kobrien@sampsonmcphee.com

Connect with us:

The Morning Meeting Podcast with Sarah and Jess

Social: @themorningmeetingpodcast

Email: themorningmeetingpodcast@gmail.com