Just Us Gals

Send us Fan Mail If there's anyone on this planet who knows about the intricacies of feeding kids, it's Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN and founder of Kids Eat in Color. Jess sits down with Jennifer ahead of her book launch, Feed Them Well, for a refreshing take on nourishing little bellies. She gives a much-needed reminder to ditch the parental panic around things like food dyes and sweets, and assures us that "it's not that easy to ruin [our kids]" (bless)! The Gals chat about: What’s in Jenni...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies listen up! This episode is loaded with oodles of info on our ever changing bodies. We're talking perimenopause with not one but two baddies -- menopause specialist, Paula from MAUD Medical Care, and Steph Dekker, creator of Barely Craving Fullness Fibre Powder and busy mom who has graciously volunteered to share her own perimenopause symptoms with us. Paula kicks things off by explaining the "zone of chaos", what the difference between perimenopause and menopause is, h...

Send us Fan Mail If your kid is managing an allergy, this episode is for you! Elysia Macdonald, Jess's big-sis and published Author of Gluten Freedom: A Complete Guide to Navigating a Gluten-Free Diet for School-Aged Kids joins the Gals to share her family's journey after receiving her son's life-altering celiac diagnoses at just four-years-old. Elysia opens up about the day-to-day realities of managing a strict gluten-free lifestyle -- from school lunches and birthday parties to creati...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jess and Heather learn that when it comes to reading, the early years matter. Literacy experts Alyssa and Ashleigh from Bloom Literacy share the early milestones to watch for, red flags parents shouldn’t ignore, and fun, practical ways to build literacy skills at home starting in the early years. The Gals also chat about Kindergarten readiness, how to engage kids who show little interest (ahem, Jess's youngest) and the link between oral speech development and...

Send us Fan Mail Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, but what if it came with a little magic and a lot more self-trust!? In this episode, Amy Wiebe, founder of Unbound Motherhood and author of OLEA The Magical Sleep Fairy, shares her refreshing approach to parenting that blends imagination and Human Design. Amy talks candidly about the challenges of motherhood and the quiet loss of joy that led her to create a sleep fairy that kept her boys in their beds all night and gave her back a full n...