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Lets Not Sugarcoat It

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Welcome to Let's Not Sugarcoat It, a podcast about the real, raw and unfiltered side of life. Your hosts Bella and Lee, a husband and wife team who work and play together, aren't afraid to ask the hard questions with engaging conversations about relationships, communication, marriage, business, and more. Join the conversation every Wednesday for high-energy banter, interviews and shenanigan's! Get ready to peel back the curtain and remove the sugarcoating on the "Perfect" life.

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Episodes

85 | All Things Design With Karin Bohn

Karin Bohn is an interior designer, Netflix host and YouTuber . Karin is the founder and creative director of the award-winning House of Bohn design studio , based in Vancouver BC. She established the interior design firm in 2009, and since has made her mark in many industries including luxury residential, multi-family, restaurants, and retail. Dedicated to advancing her craft, Karin believes in invoking the unique soul of every project. Each space is designed with intention and her distinct aes...

Aug 28, 20241 hr

84 | Demystifying Your Finances With Mark and Alex

Mark Grabill, Brokerage Owner and Certified Divorce Analyst has been working in the insurance industry for over twelve years with offices across Canada. He has serviced, coached, and educated individuals with their finances in all stages of their life. Having worked through the divorce experience personally he is aware of the heightened needs during this process. Alex Miklas, born in Poland, immigrated to Edmonton at the age of 12. He has two kids with his beautiful wife ages 9 and 13. Alex has ...

Aug 21, 202459 min

83 | Vancouver Mom With Arlene Panganiban

Arlene Panganiban is the most recent owner of the popular brand Vancouver Mom. In this episode we get into it with Arlene about: -Taking over the Vancouver Mom brand -Filling big shoes -Her vision for the future -Entrepreneurship and -Carving her identity in an established brand. Follow more about Arlene at Vancouver Mom or on Instagram ....

Aug 14, 202457 min

82 | Dirty Little Secrets With Christine Coughlin

Christine Coughlin was a stay-at-home mom for a decade, who felt lost and unfulfilled. In 2019 she began sharing her “dirty little secrets’ on Instagram as a way to rediscover herself and connect with the outside world. In 2020 she was nominated as a Vancouver Mom Top 30 blogger, and in 2021 she officially launched her blog, The-Inbetween.ca Even though her closest circle didn't quite get the whole "digital world" thing, Christine didn't give up! The process of rediscovering herself and her pass...

Aug 07, 202453 min

81 | Invisible Homelessness With Sunney Weir from Mamas for Mamas

Sunney is a community-focused Event Specialist with experience in sales, fundraising, and production. She moved to Kelowna in 2017 to complete a Diploma in Events and Promotions Management and has been growing her career and life here ever since. In addition to completing contracts throughout the Okanagan Sunney consistently delivers results in unique destinations such as Dubai. Whether it be leading a volunteer team, generating sponsorship relationships, calling the show, or designing the floor...

Jul 31, 202443 min

80 | The Good, Bad, and Ugly Side of Debt

Let’s talk about debt with Lisa Michaud. Lisa has been an active real estate investor for over 12 years. With experience investing in 3 different provinces, she has been involved in everything from house hacking to short-term rentals, rent-to-own, self-storage, and now focuses on multifamily residential properties. Lisa is all about holistic, whole-life success, and a big part of her “why” is her belief that generating wealth and cultivating purpose play a role in happiness and wellness, and tha...

Jul 24, 202458 min

79 | How the Frequency of Authenticity Unlocks our True Power

Kelsey is a professional speaker, mindset-embodiment coach, yoga instructor & facilitator. She is leading our local & global communities to enhance their quality of life by remembering their frequency of authenticity, their ability to un-limit themselves & design a life they love living. Being a generator & intuitive Kelsey empowers you to accelerate your personal growth by guiding you to make your belief faster than your doubt & pursue experiences that amplify what you are t...

Jul 17, 202450 min

78 | All Things Entertainment With Kent Speakman

Speakman is an innovative producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist pushing the boundaries of technology and creative storytelling via Film, Tv, Live Broadcasting and video. He founded www.KNEKT.tv as the socially conscious streaming platform on Apple TV, Roku and mobile apps connecting content to audiences across the far reaches of the globe, making it "Cool To Care". His recent acknowledgments include the 2024 Impact Award for Socially Conscious Media from the Los Angeles Tribune, the 2022 Ant...

Jul 10, 202457 min

77 | Credit Cards and Politics With Karen and Kayla

Karen has over 25 years' experience in the financial industry and holds her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation. She has been recognized by IG as a strong leader and has worked as both a Division Director and Regional Director. In 2019, she stepped down to join her daughter, Kayla, in running their financial practice . In the same year Karen won Kelowna's Top 40 over 40. Karen is also a dedicated and active philanthropist. In 2021, she was recognized by IG for her community service with the...

Jul 03, 202447 min

76 | Growing a Powerhouse Brand With Missy Mackintosh

Missy MacKintosh is an Internationally Acclaimed Makeup Artist and Fiery Entrepreneur. Recently named "Most Influential Business Leaders to Follow in Canada" by Insight Success Magazine and "Top 50 One's to Watch Keynote Speakers" in the Real Leaders Magazine Missy founded and built Canada's most award-winning Clean Beauty Brand - MisMacK Clean Cosmetics in her small town basement of Canoe BC. She single-handily grew out of her basement and into 2 storefronts during a global pandemic. MisMacK go...

Jun 26, 202448 min

75 | Unpacking Life’s Most Overwhelming Moments

In this episode Alex and Bella ‘get into it’ about what trauma specialist Dr. Frank Anderson calls life’s overwhelming moments, and how when left unhealed, can affect the way we show up for our kids. Bella breaks down some recent ‘aha moments ’ related to the way she was showing up, and how she uncovered that it was all related to her past. Alex talks about the need to go back in time to bring her 11 year old self to the future in order to heal past traumas and show up more fully for her daughte...

Jun 19, 202436 min

74 | Trust Yourself and Live an Authentic Life

Eva Alexandre is an entrepreneur, traveler, and mind explorer. Since childhood, she has wondered why the world is the way it is and how we could make it better for ourselves. She observed, learned about habits, and explored the triggers and mental traps that limit us and our potential in life. With a strong belief that an extraordinary, visionary, and authentic life is just around the corner for any one of us, she is dedicated to empowering people through mindset coaching and guiding them to tur...

Jun 12, 202452 min

73 | Self-Confidence With Kristen Clancy

Kristen is a VISUAL STORYTELLER and personal brand photographer. ⁠ It's her mission to help women expand their capacity to be SEEN, and to fiercely express their TRUTH. To hold space for their expansion and evolution.⁠ Genuine, life altering transformation occurs when we are WITNESSED, seen and deeply felt. Kristen’s superpower is being able to capture the personality and story of someone’s brand with images, using her proven stress-free, FUN photoshoot experience! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠In this episode we ‘get i...

Jun 05, 202455 min

72 | Mom Camp With Gillian Behnke

A busy mom of two, Gillian Behnke believes that motherhood does not have to equal exhaustion, and that is is possible to thrive mentally, emotionally, physically and professionally. She is the founder of Mom Camp, which is all about helping moms put themselves on their own priority list. Mom Camp includes weekend retreats for moms that are part relaxation and rejuvenation, part personal development, and part great food and wine, as well as the Priority Mom 90-day planner and the Mom Camp: Around...

May 29, 202458 min

71 | Facing Generational Trauma Head-On After an Ayahuasca Journey

Jen Bishop is an Intuitive Healer that is trained in Homeopathy and Reiki. Her approach to healing concentrates on a MIND, BODY and SPIRIT connection understanding that our bodies only have one way to communicate with us and that is through symptoms. The greater awareness we have of ourselves and our bodies, the easier it is to heal. Jen is a gentle, loving and compassionate healer who cares for her patients in a truly unique way, providing guidance and support along their journeys to better hea...

May 22, 202457 min

70 | Letting Go of Old Stories

In this episode Alex and Bella ‘get into it’ about letting go of old stories and overcoming the fear of failure and rejection. . As humans we all have stories we tell ourselves about the meaning of people’s words and our value and worth as people. Often, letting go of these ‘faulty beliefs’ or stories that no longer serve us, is one of the biggest catalysts for personal growth. Learn some of the stories that have held these two back and how they changed the narrative. Ultimately helping them sha...

May 15, 202441 min

69 | Navigating Perimenopause with Jenn Pike

Jenn Pike is a Functional Medicine Diagnostic Nutritionist, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, and Medical Exercise Specialist. She specializes in women’s health and hormones and is the best selling author of The Simplicity Project as well as her two cookbooks The Simplicity Kitchen and The Simplicity Body. She is the founder of the global and revolutionary women’s health programs The HormoneProject and Synced, and the host of The Simplicity and Audacity Sessions podcast . In this episode we ‘get...

May 08, 202452 min

68 | The Power Of Connection:

In this episode Alex and Bella "get into it" about the meaning of connection, and what it means to connect with others and ourselves. They dive into the profound impact that connection has on our relationships, experiences, and personal growth. Connection goes beyond surface-level interactions. It involves understanding and empathizing with ourselves and others. It’s an episode all about learning to change our mindset, communicate with others during moments of breakdown and fully step into your ...

May 01, 202453 min

67 | Business Psychology With Ester Pike

Ester Pike is the CEO and founder of Fledge Solutions, a service firm dedicated to enhancing organizational success through their people. With her rich background in Occupational Psychology and expertise in psychometric assessments, she's uniquely equipped to explore the pivotal role of human factors in business success. Ester's experience with diverse organizations has shown her that your team's dynamics are your company's unique fingerprint. She's passionate about equipping you with strategies...

Apr 24, 20241 hr 1 min

66 | Reclaiming Your Power

In this episode Bella and Alex ‘get into it’ about reclaiming your power. So often as women and entrepreneurs we lose ourselves to marriage, motherhood, careers and more. Then one day we wake up and realize we’ve given all our power away, or poured our energy into everyone else’s cups and forgotten to fill our own. This episode is all about the work we’ve been doing recently around stepping into our own power in what we’re calling our midlife awakening phase...

Apr 17, 202453 min

65 | The KGH Foundation With Shauna Nyrose

Shaune Nyrose is the VP of Brand and Communications at the KGH Foundation in Kelowna, a yogi, and a Breast cancer survivor. In this episode we ‘get into it’ with Shauna about -the KGH Foundation -her passion for philanthropy -her journey with breast cancer -the power of visualization -energy management and more. We loved hearing about Shauna’s experience as both an employee and patient. Learn more about the KGH foundation whose purpose is, “t o facilitate the partnerships needed to drive excelle...

Apr 10, 20241 hr 8 min

64 | Neuroplasticity With Dana Skoglund

Dana Skoglund is a Master Mindset and Health Coach and advanced yoga teacher. She combines her background in Ayurveda, yoga, Buddhism, life coaching, psychology and brain science to help ambitious women become the healthiest, happiest version of themselves by rewiring their brains. In this episode we ‘get into it’ with Dana about: -The power of the mind -Neuroplasticity -The meaning we make of other people’s words -The thoughts we think -The language we use, and -How to shift our mindset. Learn ...

Apr 03, 20241 hr 2 min

63 | Build Your Brave

As the owner of Build Your Brave Boutique, Susie Helland has created a space where women can embrace their unique beauty and foster a deep sense of body love. Her boutique serves as a platform for promoting self-acceptance and empowering women to feel confident in their own skin. Susie's impact extends beyond her boutique, as she has emerged as a prominent Okanagan influencer. Her passion for local businesses and travel shines through in her content, where she shares her love for exploring new p...

Mar 27, 202452 min

62| Season 2 Recap

In this episode Alex and Bella 'get into it' on all things season two. From guests that made the most impact, to their current struggles and challenges, the sh*t show that was 2023, how they navigated their friendship challenges and more. Listen and catch up before season 2 launches in April.

Mar 20, 202431 min

61 | A Green Apple A Day With Clari

Episode 61: A Green Apple A Day With Clari Clari is the mom of two toddler girls who’s learned that all women benefit from taking in valuable information from reputable sources and being open with each other about our life experiences.. Clari has owned several small businesses, and her work with women has taught her to be inquisitive and strive for excellence. As the host of the Work It Lady Podcast , her goal is to share little tips and tricks she’s learning along the way as well as the expert ...

Mar 13, 20241 hr

60 | Survivor With Katie Nesbit

Katie, a design enthusiast from the Okanagan. Raised in a family steeped in architecture, her passion for design and creativity knows no bounds. With a keen eye for detail and an eye for creating spaces that exude both functionality and beauty, Katie’s work has been showcased on HGTV’s “Love it or List it Vancouver,” alongside renowned designer Jillian Harris. Beyond her love for design, Katie is deeply passionate about mental health, self-care, and the importance of filling your own cup first. ...

Mar 06, 20241 hr 1 min

59 | Living Your Best Life With Anna Lozano

Anna Lozano is a multi faceted entrepreneur for 14 years with success in product based business, network marketing and coaching space. She’s a mom to 2 girls and currently living in the Mayan Riviera Mexico. In this episode we ‘get into it’ with Anna about: -Living her best life -Moving her family to Mexico -Her network marketing career -Building and selling a product based business Learn more about Anna on her website and follow her on Instagram ....

Feb 28, 202445 min

58 | All Things Work and Motherhood With Jenn Wint

Jenn Wint (she/her) is a writer, public relations specialist, and founder of WINT Communications. She is passionate about sharing stories that connect people, communities, and brands, uncovering diverse and unique perspectives. Jenn is the author of ‘Josie’s Busy Calendar,’ a self-care story for kids and a contributor to MomBabes: A Motherhood Anthology. She lives with her husband, son and daughter who support her quest to find her neighbourhood's best chocolate chip cookie. In this episode we ‘...

Feb 21, 20241 hr 1 min

57 | Choosing Your Own Adventure

Kamila Nelson is the mom of two boys, ages 7 and 4, and a bonus mom of 3 older boys. Originally from Poland, she lived in Germany and Canada before settling in the United States. In 1999, she received a tennis scholarship to Montana State University where she met her now husband! After returning to Canada,she went to Grant MacEwan University where she studied Holistic Health Medicine. Several years after graduating, she opened her own Day Spa with the help of her family, but after 3 years in bus...

Feb 14, 20241 hr 1 min

56 | Proof It's Possible

In this episode we welcome sisters Dayle Sheehan and Jamie Francis, co-hosts of the podcast Proof It’s Possible . Both Dayle and Jamie aim to inspire others to live their happiest lives. Dayle’s enlightens us with her story of becoming a full-time wheelchair-user at the age of sixteen. Her story has been heard by audiences all over Canada. Dayle’s message of happiness, resiliency, and hope encourages audiences to break through their own limiting beliefs and thrive. Jamie’s passion lies in ensuri...

Feb 07, 202450 min
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