“Both personally and professionally you have to learn to accept yourself and forgive yourself. You’re never going to be perfect…” Sarah Davis was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, and is the youngest of four children. After moving briefly to Chicago while her father completed his PhD, then to Montreal, her family eventually settled in the […]

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Inspiring Women Series: A Conversation with Sarah Davis

“It is only YOU who gets to make the choices about your own time and what you do…and you need to make the time for what DOES matter. It’s okay that that may not be what everyone else says matters…” After growing up in Burlington, Ontario, Heather Cheeseman completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at Queen’s University. In the fall […]

Inspiring Women Series: A Conversation with Heather Cheeseman

“I’m just one person trying to leave the world a little better than I found it.” The seventh episode of the Inspiring Women Series is my conversation with Megan Valois, a high school teacher in the Ottawa Catholic School Board and a longtime friend of mine. Since she is one of the hardest working, most […]

Inspiring Women Series: A Conversation with Megan Valois

  “You have to stay authentic to what you really love, like when you were a kid, when you didn’t care what people thought…those weird quirky things…I think you should always hold onto those.” For the sixth episode of the Inspiring Women Series, I had an insightful conversation with Louise Johnson, a Toronto-based writer and blogger.  I’ve […]

Inspiring Women Series: A Conversation with Louise Johnson

“My inspiration is in nature. It’s simplicity. It’s complexity. It’s beauty.” For the fifth episode of the Inspiring Women Series, I chatted with Debbie Jenkins, an amazing woman who I had the pleasure of meeting while teaching in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. Debbie worked for 7 years in the Canadian Arctic as a caribou biologist, and is currently completing her PhD […]

Inspiring Women Series: A Conversation with Debbie Jenkins

“I think sometimes you just have to let some things go so that you can find better things.” For the fourth episode of the Inspiring Women Series, I had a lovely conversation with Josefina Bittar, a Paraguayan woman who currently holds a Fulbright Scholarship to study a Master’s Degree in Linguistics at the University of New Mexico […]

Inspiring Women Series: A Conversation with Josefina Bittar

“When I started refereeing I never thought I would get to this point…or even when I started playing. You never think that what you are doing is going to take you down this amazing road of challenges but awesome occurrences in your life.” For the third episode of the Inspiring Women Series, I had a conversation […]

Inspiring Women Series: A Conversation with Rose LaBrèche

“Every woman should have the strength to know herself. Yes, you will face obstacles, but you have to turn that obstacle into energy… If you have belief about your strength…if you have support in your life…then nothing can stop you.” For the second episode of the Inspiring Women Series, I had a conversation with Lovely […]

Inspiring Women Series: A Conversation with Lovely Zaman Shima

Shannon Mullen is a Canadian teacher & writer. The "Inspiring Women Series" is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to sharing the stories of the many women who have inspired her in her life.

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