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Amanda is joined by Dallas Lombardi to talk about adoption in Canada. Dallas Lombardi shares her deeply personal journey as an adoptive parent, highlighting the complexities, systemic challenges, and emotional realities of adoption in Canada. This conversation sheds light on the unseen struggles, the importance of community, and the need for better systemic support for adoptive families.

Included in this episode:

• The Adoption Process in Canada
• Dallas shares her experience in such a raw and vulnerable way that is so needed in this community.
• How Dallas learned (and is still learning) to navigate a broken system.
• Advice for parents who want to adopt a child in Canada.

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Amanda is joined by Laura Sinclair who is a business mentor to high achieving moms to discuss balancing motherhood and business - is this even possible?

Included in this episode:

• Can we actually balance motherhood and entrepreneurship? What does balance mean to Laura
• What actually makes a "good mom" and a "good entrepreneur"?
• How can we grow our business but also thrive as a mother?
• When should someone hire a business coach and why?
• How surrounding yourself with other likeminded people is so supportive to you and your business.
• Learning to ask for help, hire support and lean on others who can support you while you build your business.

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Check out Laura's website www.thismothermeansbusiness.com

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Amanda is joined by Mark Barnes who is a Pharmacist and a pharmacy owner, but he is also a mental health advocate and is raising awareness around the country about addiction and Naloxone.

Included in this episode:

• What does Mark think health care workers are missing when it comes to addiction?
• What does Mark wish more people understood about addiction?
• When should we talk to our children about drugs? How can we do this?
• Are our children more informed today about drugs or are they more vulnerable?
• What is Naloxone and why does Mark feel everyone should have one on hand in their home
• Does Naloxone promote drug use? Breaking the stigma around that conversation
• What is an overdose and what does an overdose look like

The conversation starts here. Pick up your free Naloxone at your local pharmacy. Continue this conversation. Let's break the stigma together.

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