This week we are thrilled to welcome another very special guest to the @WYSWpodcast, AMY SYED (@amy.syed)! Amy is the Founder and CEO of FindyourHCP.com (@findyourhcp) and 15minutesaday.ca. She is a serial entrepreneur and activist in the realm of women and children’s rights. Amy is a survivor of intimate partner […]
We are so excited to welcome another very special guest to the @WYSWpodcast today, ANURADHA DUGAL! Anuradha is the Senior Director of Community Initiatives & Policy at the Canadian Women’s Foundation. She is committed to not-for-profit work for social justice and has been engaged in many roles in the sector […]
This week we are so excited to bring you the final episode of our Transformative Accountability and Justice Initiative series! Once again, we welcome SHIRLEY BROEKSTRA to chat with us about our experiences conducting research on finding an alternative model of justice, and what our findings were. The team shares […]
On this week’s episode we are so excited to welcome JAIMIE TOROK! Jaimie is an Ontario Public Service employee, a Board member and volunteer for St. Vincent Place Men’s Shelter, Food Bank, Soup Kitchen and Thrift Store, a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters Sault Ste. Marie, a single-mother, […]
This week we begin with a fairly heavy check-in where Nneka and Shelleena share their collective mental noise surrounding anti-Black racism, white supremacy, and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. They both also share their successes for the week and gratitude for the loved ones in their lives. Then, we are […]
This week we are so excited to welcome back Shelleena (@Shelleena), Chris, and Matthew (AKA Tucker, @matteldracher) to continue our discussion surrounding polyamory. While last week we chatted about their relationship history and how they began their journey into polyamory, this week we take a deep dive into what their […]
Like many other podcasts, we’ve had to change our format due to the continued physical distancing procedures that are in place to combat COVID-19. This week, our co-hosts and producer meet once again, but over a Zoom video call, to check-in and chat with our amazing guests! After touching base […]
*Please note that we pre-recorded this episode several weeks ago, before the direction to self-isolate here in Ontario, Canada. The entire WomenatthecentrE and What’s Your Safe Word teams are now practicing physical distancing and self-isolation, as directed. Please stay safe and be kind to yourselves during these unprecedented times. We […]
Our team is reunited this week, as Shelleena and Nneka welcome Karia, Amanda, and Nicole to the podcast once again! While our conversation starts by chatting about an episode of Sex Education (warning: brief spoilers), it turns into a much deeper discussion about sisterhood and friendship. We end our conversation […]
