Heart Stormings & Common Grounds Cheryl Kean - Podcast Host

Welcome Back to Heart Stormings!On today's episode, we get to hear the story of Carol Youngson, a retired nurse who spent over two decades working in operating rooms and then went on to serve as an investigator for the Manitoba Department of Justice for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. We sat down a few weeks ago to discuss "Take Your Baby and Run", Carol's first-hand account of the shocking ineptitude and misogynistic behaviour that led to the death of twelve children, p...

Hi Everyone. Welcome back to Heart Stormings. This week's gonna be a little bit different, because I don't have an interview to share with you. Unfortunately, I've had technical difficulties. I had the stresses of work, stresses of dealing with a senior parent, stresses of dealing with, unfortunately, a pet that's not doing so well, so I'm making sure that she's happy and comfortable and quite frankly, I'm exhausted. The downside of running a podcast and doing it all yo...

Welcome Back to Heart Stormings!On today's episode, I will be having a conversation with Susan Moore, graduate of the Royal Roads University, lifelong social change advocate and all around amazing human being!Susan will share with us her story of how and why she has dedicated her career to supporting marginalized groups in housing and health care. Susan also graciously shares her story of what it was like to come out to her parents and her community after she had discovered her true sex...

Tan’si!Thank you for joining us!On today’s episode, I will be having a conversation with Lindsay Poll, proud daughter of the Métis Nation, flight attendant, wife, mother of 5 and all around amazing human being!In the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge that I live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Stoney Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treat...

On today's episode we get to hear from Candace Neskar, successful marketing expert, Mother of 3 beautiful daughters and Glamma to 2 very handsome grandsons.Candace and I met under very unusual circumstances when I decided to try out a new dating service "It's Just Lunch" many years ago, after my own divorce. Candace was the consultant that arranged all of my dates and although I eventually decided that dating through a matchmaking service wasn't for me, she and I got along so well that ...

Thank you so much for joining us!On today's episode, we will be hearing from Kirsten Mah, wife, mother, teacher and all around amazing human being, who recently decided to go all in on her dream of becoming a published author.Kirsten will share with us what it was like to transition from a stay-at-home mom of 3, to getting back into the workforce as a teacher and now taking the leap to writing her own novels: "Resistance" and "Redemption".We will also discuss our concerns regarding the ...