Over two decades ago, I failed to protect my son during a pivotal moment in his life. The memory of this experienced weighed on my soul and the guilt wasn't relieved until I took the brave step to engage in a meaningful conversation with him about it. The result was a new level of love, connection and understanding between the two of us.

This is the power of relationship repair and my guest Connie Jakab knows all about this.

From owning a hip hop studio to crusading for change in our education system, Connie Jakab is a maverick on the topic of belonging and how to make our workplaces, schools and homes become spaces for true connection and growth.

Connie recently made the courageous decision to leave the security of a steady income to pursue a full time entrepreneurial venture as a speaker, author and thought leader in the space of mental health awareness.

In this episode, you’ll hear why she made this brave decision and how her son’s struggles with mental health and suicide ideation was a catalyst for her writing the Bring Them Closer book series.

In this episode

• How to make the decision to go all-in on a dream
• Why it’s never too late too late to practice relationship repair with your children (regardless of their age)
• Five steps can do right now to connect more deeply with the people you love
• How meaningful apologies and forgiveness create freedom in the soul
• The connection between belonging and boundaries
• Practicing self-compassion when parenting becomes a challenge and our kids become “too much”
• The mother guilt that shows up when we see our children hurting
• The importance of radical accountability with our emotions and how we manage them

Resources:

https://conniejakab.com/

https://www.instagram.com/conniejakab

Free manifesto of encouragement:

https://jackiedumaine.com/manifesto

What’s your relationship like with money and finances? What does financial independence mean for you and why are so many women struggling to achieve it?

In this episode, I have a real and raw convo with Janine Rogan, Founder and CEO of The Wealth Building Academy, TedX Speaker and author of The Pink Tax: Dismantling a Financial System Designed to Keep Women Broke.
 
 Here’s a glimpse into what we covered:

• The fears women have around building a side hustle for extra money
• Janine’s four foundations of financial feminism (and what that actually means)
• Why becoming a mother is a huge financial risk
• How beauty products can prevent you from becoming a millionaire (we did the math)
• How ageism is incredibly prevalent in our world and how I was basically told my “days were numbered” by a male business coach.  He was referring to my physical appearance and I still cringe when I think about it.
• My recent experience trying to get support for perimenopause symptoms and the realization that aging as a woman is becoming a pay-to-play privilege.

Janine’s mission is to educate and empower women to confidently and profitably grow their wealth so that we don’t have to stay stuck living a life that disempowers us

If you’re already passionate about building wealth, you might gain a new perspective and if the thought of wealth building intimidates you, Janine shares the one thing you can do right now.

Connect with Janine on Instagram

Visit Janine’s website

Visit the podcast page here: https://jackiedumaine.com

What does a 102 year old doctor and practicing life consultant (yes, she’s still working) have to say about love, life, laughter, labour and listening?   You're about to find out. 

In this episode, you’ll meet Dr. Gladys McGarey, a pioneer in the allopathic and holistic medical movements, co-founder of both the American Board of Holistic Medicine and the Academy of Parapsychology and Medicine, and founder of the International Academy of Clinical Hypnosis. 

And most of this happened before women could even open their own bank accounts.

She’s recently published her newest book The Well-Lived Life and shares her 6 Secrets to Health and Happiness at any age. 

We cover topics like:

• The importance of having a purpose in life and how she found hers
• Her theories on MANifestation and FEMifestation
• How she uses dreams as information for her life
• Her disappointment over the diminished connection in our communities
• The power on intergenerational friendships 
• How divorce devastated her (at 70) and how it also propelled her into a new purpose.
• How she finally found her voice…at 93
• Here 10 year plan: The Village for Living Medicine

Dr. Gladys is living proof that it’s never too late to live your life and you’re never too old to find your voice. 

Follow her on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/begladmd/

Buy her book:  https://gladysmcgarey.com/