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Steven Nitah believes Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) are the future for Canada’s conservation efforts. As a leader in this space for more than 10 years, Steven has seen firsthand how IPCAs benefit biodiversity and advance reconciliation.

Dr. Ellen Choi felt like she had been moving through her life on autopilot. Through mindfulness and meditation, and removing the burden of perfection, she was able to connect with herself and learn how to live with intention and purpose. She joins us to discuss how everyone can develop their own personal practice.

Minna Dubin realized “mom rage” was an international phenomenon after publishing an opinion piece in the New York Times. Titled The Rage Mothers Don’t Talk About, the piece received an outpouring of positive responses from mothers. Minna decided to do more research and found that mom rage was something entirely different from regular anger or frustration. In this week’s episode, she shares some of her surprising findings, and how it all culminated in her new book: Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood.

Thousands of Canadians don’t have regular access to a vet for their furry family members. With such a concerning shortage across the country, vets are often overworked, and pet owners are stressed out. Dr. Koharik Arman is the Director of Virtual Vet care at TELUS Health MyPet. She says telemedicine is allowing vets to treat minor issues remotely and is enhancing the ecosystem of pet care.

In a world changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, one question looms: are we ready for something like this to happen again? Dr. Michael Osterholm is an internationally recognized epidemiologist and has witnessed trust in public health crumble and the rapid spread of misinformation, which makes him wonder how we would all handle another pandemic in the future.

Chelsea Conaboy knew things would change when she had kids, but she never anticipated how different she would feel. New parents undergo major structural and functional brain changes, driven by hormones and the flood of stimuli a baby provides. As an award-winning reporter, Chelsea decided to dive into our society’s ideas of mothers and what they should be. She discusses her new book, Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood, and the overwhelming nature of becoming a parent.