You arrive with experience, degrees, confidence, a version of yourself that made sense somewhere else… and suddenly, none of it seems to translate the same way.

In this episode of Le Goûter, Sarah and Natalia talk about what it really feels like to start over in a new country, from rebuilding careers and taking jobs they never imagined doing, to navigating a culture that doesn’t immediately recognize who they are or what they’ve done before.

We talk about “Canadian experience,” losing professional identity, financial reality, language barriers, confidence, and the quiet emotional weight of having to prove yourself all over again.

Not dramatically, just slowly, day after day.

A conversation about immigration, adaptation, ambition, and the strange feeling of knowing exactly who you are… while the world around you doesn’t yet see it.

☕ Le Goûter is a conversation series about identity, ambition, and the parts of life we don’t always say out loud.

Motherhood is beautiful.But it can also be confusing, overwhelming, and deeply personal in ways no one prepares you for.In this episode of Le Goûter, Ally sits down with Karen Hoyem and Nilakshi Roy to talk about the part of motherhood we don’t always say out loud:

• Losing parts of yourself
• Feeling disconnected from who you used to be
• Navigating identity, expectations, and guilt
• Trying to find your way back… while still showing up every day

Karen shares her experience as a mom who moved across the world for love and found her place in Vancouver. Nilakshi opens up about motherhood, identity, and the quiet emotional shifts that come with building a life for others while trying not to lose yourself.This is not a “perfect motherhood” conversation.It’s a real one.

If you’ve ever felt this and didn’t know how to say it… this episode is for you.

Am I too old for a dream life?

If you’ve ever Googled that at 11:47pm… this conversation is for you.

In Episode 2 of Le Goûter, I sit down with Emma and Helen, two women who completely reinvented their lives in midlife.

One walked away from her marriage, corporate career, antidepressants, and financial security at 45. The other pivoted her entire business at nearly 60, started a publishing company from scratch, and built it into a global platform.No motivational fluff.

No “just manifest it” energy. Just honest conversations about:

• Identity loss

• Imposter syndrome

• Leaving safety behind

• Starting over during COVID

• Marriage, independence & unconventional choices

• Fear of looking stupid

• Financial anxiety

• Finding passion later in life

• What success really means

This episode is raw, vulnerable, practical and surprisingly hopeful.If you’ve ever felt:

– “I should be further by now.”

– “Did I miss my chance?”

– “Is it too late to pivot?”

The answer might not be what you expect.☕ This is Le Goûter: tea time, but bolder.

Filmed live in Vancouver in front of a small audience.