Career Pod Dana Francis

Charming, witty and funny; it's no wonder the British have a small empire across the world. Come join us for our very first international episode with Michelle Hands a Site Engineer from the UK.
Together we explore how she found herself in this career path, what a day at work might look like, the importance of showing intiative and some of the difficulties she has encountered when trying to break into this trade.
The artsy fartsy lady in me has a new media crush on Michelle, I just love pretty much everything she is doing online and think it's such important work.  If you head over to her website www.thisisamansworld.co.uk you can find links to all her amazing social media sites where she shares her own experiences as a women working in a male dominated industry...and you know the odd poop story. This lady makes me laugh with humour, smile with her authenticity and i'm inspired by her honesty.

This week on the show we are joined by previous guest Lyndsay Chaban from Summit Counseling Services to chat about mental health and well being during a prolonged work search or unexpected job loss. 
Some of the resources mentioned in the show are:
211- http://www.ab.211.ca/
Locate a Doctor within the Primary Care Network for referal to short term counselling covered by Alberta Health
 https://www.pcnpmo.ca/alberta-pcns/Pages/map.aspx
Momentum Walk In Counselling 
https://www.momentumcounselling.org/
Shawn Achor Ted Talk
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GXy__kBVq1M
and if you’d like to get in touch with Lyndsay Chaban her website is
http://www.summitcounsellingservicesedmonton.com
Thanks so much for joining us, I’d love to keep this discussion going so feel free to reach out to me via Instagram or Twitter @careerpod

This week on the show we explore the career path of being a Psychologist with Lyndsay Chaban from Summit Counselling Services.
 We delve into:
-The education required to enter this field
-What one could expect to earn on average
-If there's much competition for work
-The importance of self care
-and Animal Assisted Therapy
If you're the type of person that's passionate about helping others this might just be the career path for you.
I really hope you enjoy this episode. You can expect to hear a little bit of background noise which comes as a natural byproduct of being outside. At the time of this recording its summer in Canada which is officially one of the shortest seasons here; so I hope wherever you may be that you're getting outside for your vitamin D from the sun.
Here are some links if you're looking for where you can find Lyndsay online
Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/summitcsedmonton/
Instagram
www.instagram.com/summit_cs
Website
www.summitcounsellingservicesedmonton.com/

This week on the show we explore the career path of being a Stay at Home Dad with our guest Karl Reid. 
Karl alongside his beautiful wife Nicole Renaud are the parents to two energetic boys Griffin, and Oliver. Join us this episode as we navigate the tides of what it's like to be the Stay at Home Dad and how "to try and keep your adult sanity about you when you're ensconced in so much kid stuff!"
We get to chat about
- The unique challenges being a parent to a child with Autism
- Some of the rewards and challenges with being a stay at home parent
- Dealing with isolation, boredom and relinquishing your remote control to the whims of a toddler
- Importance of mental health, and a strong community 
- Persistant negative stereotypes in the media about Dads
Hope you enjoy the additional co-stars this episode in the background, they kept me smiling ear to ear.
Podcast shout out to the show, That's a Thing?! You can find their podcast On Itunes, Google Play, Sticher, Spotify and with most pod catchers.
www.twitter.com/thatsathingYEG

This week on the show we explore the career path of being a circus performer. We get to chat about some of the struggles with being your own boss and the importance of focusing on your art if you want to pursue it as a career.
Sandra Sommerville has been someone I have looked up to my whole life, she is kind, compassionate, funny and a great role model to youth with her anti bullying campaign.
So if the thought has ever crossed your mind that you wish you could just go join the circus, you can...and this is how. 
If you're looking to find Sandra and some of the amazing projects she's working on you can find her on Instagram @sandrasafire and her circus at @indigocircus
www.safiredance.com 
www.indigocircus.com
www.hoopingclasses.com
This week on the show we also introduce you to the podcast LadySh!t with Lily & Britt, you can find them on Itunes, Google Play, Sticher and Podbean.

If you're the kind of person that enjoys BS free career info, this episode is for you. Come join us as we explore the jam packed tool box of resources available for you over at Real Talk with Glen Reyes.
Real Talk crowdsources the best advice, tips and resources from hundreds of millennials who are looking to give back.
www.realtalk.careers
or find their app online for IOS and Android, just search Real Talk Careers, it will be the first yellow icon that comes up
you can also find their resources over at www.myblueprint.ca 
and of course the wonderful world of social media on Instagram and Twitter @realtalkcareers
Thanks again for joining us this week! If you ever need to vent about how frustrating looking for a new job can be, find me @careerpod on both Instagram and Twitter.