This week I’m speaking to Heather Adams. Heather the founder and CEO of Choice Media & Communications, a boutique media and communications business. A self-proclaimed pop-culture junkie, Heather leads Choice’s impressive team of women as they serve preeminent voices in publishing, government, lifestyle, entertainment, business, and faith-based arenas. Heather has played an instrumental role in helping more than 100 authors land spots on The New York Times Best Sellers list. A passionate ment...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 131
This week I’m talking to the fabulous and my now-friend Katie Vaz. Katie is an illustrator, author, and graphic designer living in Upstate New York with her husband, Joby, a puppy named Tater, and a cat named KittenFace. She is the author of the adult coloring book Don’t Worry, Eat Cake (which was featured on Canada's Biggest Bestseller List at Chapters Indigo), the book Make Yourself Cozy: A Guide for Practicing Self-Care, and more recently The Escape Manual For Introverts, which was just publi...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 130
Hello Couragemakers! This week I’m chatting to Lucy Elliott - THE most colourful and fun chocolate bars I have ever seen. Lucy is the creative director and founder of Creighton's Chocolaterie. She is a product designer, chocolatier and lover of all things colourful (especially if food is involved!). From a young age, Lucy's dream was to have a career doing something she loved. At school, she came up various fun and colourful ‘products’ that she'd sell to friends and family, including a self-publ...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 129
Hello Couragemakers! I couldn’t be happier to be sharing the conversation I had with today’s guest. This week I’m talking with wonderful human who is Eli Trier. Eli is a community builder for Quiet Revolutionaries. She helps introverts with big dreams to get connected and build thriving, engaged communities around their businesses, so that they can make a massive impact, find their dream clients, and make their corner of the world a better place. She specialises in creating powerful, strategic o...
Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 128
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to another episode and a Couragemakers first, because today I’m interviewing two wonderful women! And we’re diving into everything related to money, and if you’re anything like me, it might surprise you to find that you can have a hell of a lot of fun talking about money! This week I’m chatting with Martha Lawton and Alex Lemon, hosts of the podcast Squanderlust: part self-help, part comedy, part confessional, Squanderlust is a very different kind of personal fina...
Sep 15, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 127
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to another fabulous episode of The Couragemakers Podcast! The week I’m so excited to chat with Mai-kee Tsang. Mai-kee is a Launch Strategist, Copywriter, Podcast Host & Coach who helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs to build their authority in business, and discover their Brand DNA so that they can thrive when they launch their signature courses. Outside of her 1-1 client work, she hosts The Quiet Rebels Podcast which is a dedicated space to help her listeners t...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 126
Hello Couragemakers! This week I’m speaking with the delightful Nikki Newbauer and this week is all about hope: a topic that I think is more important than ever in a world that sometimes feels like it’s falling apart. Nikki is a hopeful humanitarian and founder of Little Hope Notes: an initiative that is spreading kindness, one note at a time. Nikki is passionate about loving others and spreading hope to strangers through her writing. She lives with her husband and uniquely wonderful five year o...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 125
Hello hello my Courgemaker family! I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am to share with you today’s episode - it seriously gives me LIFE! This week I’m talking with Wellbotics founder Dr. Pam Davis. Wellbotics delivers pop up makerspaces to cancer care communities and other safe spaces, using instructional robots to leverage Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, and Mindfulness to increase problem-solving skills, communication, and cooperation amongst children facing family trau...
Aug 26, 2019•54 min•Ep. 124
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to another episode of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m absolutely delighted to be chatting with Elise. Elise Rorick is the creative magic behind Lusicovi Creative. Elise is an Enchantment Artist, Book Designer + Photographer (including underwater photography) Writer, Philosopher, and Creator of The Starlight Journal, and the upcoming Starlight Collective and Create Journal. Capturing wonder and creating enchantment are her specialties and she is a giant ne...
Aug 19, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 123
Hello Couragemakers! I am officially back, every single Monday, and I couldn't be happier with the conversation I’m returning with! This week I’m chatting to the warm, the lovely, the fabulous storyteller and the woman I wish lived across the street from me, Deborah Fingerlow. Deborah is a writer/weaver/artist, smitten with conversation and connections. At heart a beagle-whisperer, she works with soul-centered folks to help share their stories in a unique partnership built on mutual respect. You...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 122
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 121 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m so excited to share with you my conversation with Allison Colin-Thome. Allison heads up Career Off Script, where she helps young professionals find their ideal work, so they can stop waking up for just a paycheck and instead have a career that means something to them. She cuts through their confusion by helping them figure out their strengths, motivators and true needs so they can find careers they love an...
Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 121
Hello wonderful Couragemakers and welcome to episode 120 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week it’s just me and you as I have a solo mid year review special for you today. For today’s episode I thought it would be a great opportunity to just stop, pause and reflect for a minute. We’re approaching the halfway through the year mark, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to take stock, see what’s working for you, what could be improved and imagine what you would like the rest of the yea...
Jul 01, 2019•22 min•Ep. 120
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to another fabulous episode of The Couragemakers episode! This week I am talking to multi-passionate extraordinaire Anna Packer. Anna is as a prodigal musician, accidental psychotherapist and red-headed speed talker from a Midwestern farm town. She describes herself as endlessly curious, a professional psychology nerd by day, bootstrapping garage band tinkerer by night and kind of a scientist: living life mostly by experiment and regular infusions of hair dye and ...
Jun 26, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 119
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to another episode of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week’s episode is a solo show, so it’s just me and you. I thoroughly enjoy solo shows, so much so that I’ve toyed with the idea of having a separate mini daily rebel-rousing/pep talk podcast, so we’ll see! For today’s solo show, I thought we’d do things a bit differently! If you’ve been around That Hummingbird Life a while, you’ll know that for the past four and a half years, I send a pep talk to the wonderful ...
Jun 18, 2019•15 min•Ep. 118
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 117 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m chatting with Sarah Brassard. In a nutshell, Sarah helps people re-establish peace inside. For the last twenty-five years, Sarah has been guiding women from a place of struggle in life to one of grace, peace, and ease through sacred self-care. She is the author of Inside: A Guide to the Resources Within published in 2018: a book that details the self-care practices that sparked Sarah’s healing journey and ...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 117
Hello Couragemakers! May is Mental Health month and this week I couldn’t be happier to be chatting to Lauren Bersaglio. Lauren Bersaglio is the founder and editor of Libero, a nonprofit peer support community and magazine championing mental health and she is someone I’ve been wanting to interview for Couragemakers for quite some time! In this episode, Lauren shares her journey of sharing her own mental health story and how that inspired the birth of Libero Network and we dive into how we can bre...
May 27, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 116
After a short hiatus (I explain all in this episode!), I am BACK! This week's solo show is for anyone who needs a bit of encouragement and rebel-rousing to keep going! If you're looking for connection, community and hope, come join the Couragemakers community over on Instagram. Show Notes Jo Casey's Messy Meaningful Business Project #ayearofcuriosity - Couragemakers community on Instagram About Couragemakers and your host I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird ...
May 13, 2019•11 min•Ep. 115
Hello Couragemakers! This week on The Couragemakers Podcast, I’m thrilled to be chatting to previous guest Jessie Harrold! Jessie is an author, women’s mentor, coach and doula. She does what she likes to call “women’s work,” which means she helps women bring their babies earthside, creates community and holds brave spaces for women to find themselves in, helps women reconnect with their bodies and the earth, and offers up a dose of word medicine wherever she can. The thread that weaves all of th...
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 114
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 113 of The Couragemakers Podcast! Today I am SO excited to share with you my conversation with Roanna van Voorst. I’ve been buzzing ever since we had our conversation and let me tell you, you are in for a treat. Roanne van Voorst is an internationally published writer, a social scientist, a podcaster and public speaker. She has conducted research all around the world on courage and successful personal leadership and now teach es people through her onlin...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 113
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 112 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m speaking to Connie Pollock. Connie describes herself as an unapologetic wild soul adventuring across the globe to figure out what this shit is all about. Last August Connie moved to New Zealand, alone at 18, to begin adventuring our beautiful planet in all is glory and has not had time to look back since. Now 19, with a few grazed limbs and a brain full of lessons, she endeavours to document her exploratio...
Jan 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 112
Hello Couragemakers, and welcome to the first interview of 2019! This week I’m speaking with the fabulous Sarah Bater and we’re chatting all things word of the year related. Whether you’ve chosen your word, you’re still deciding like me or you have no idea what I’m on about, this episode is for you! This is how Sarah describes herself: I’m a typical Gemini with a penchant for worrying needlessly but also having bursts of productivity that would have even the most efficient conveyer belt running ...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 111
This week’s episode is the final instalment in a solo three-part series looking at welcoming this new season in with courage. This week is all about hope: finding it, keeping it and protecting it. If you're looking for connection, community and hope, come join the Couragemakers community over on Instagram. Show Notes #ayearofcuriosity - Couragemakers community on Instagram (come say hi!) The Sanctuary - Lisa Pascoe 56 Things To Do Instead of Watching The News About Couragemakers and your host I’...
Jan 09, 2019•14 min•Ep. 110
This episode is part two of a three-part series of wrapping up this year Couragemakers style. We started part one talking all about fear and uncertainty, and this week we’re diving into looking back on the year with self-compassion. Show Notes Couragemakers Patreon Page Reflection exercise: Create the space and take the time to write yourself three letters: Letter 1: imagine yourself a year ago and write a letter to your present self. Letter 2: write a letter to your past self. Letter 3: from th...
Dec 20, 2018•11 min•Ep. 109
As we wrap up the year, I thought what a better way to end the year of Couragemaker episodes than with some snappy pep talks full of wisdom and practical things you can take into the next year. From taking action and moving forward, to self-forgiveness and self-preservation, for the next three episodes, I’m going to be sharing with you the three biggest ah-hah moments and nuggets of wisdom I’ve learned this year. And today we’re starting with taking risks, leaving your comfort zone and the dange...
Dec 10, 2018•11 min•Ep. 108
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to another episode of the Couragemakers episode! For this week’s episode, I’m chatting with the inspiring Nomi from Piquetures. Nomi is a creative adventurer seeking to push the boundaries of the audio-visual experience! She is currently experimenting with creating videoscapes, playing tourist everywhere she goes with her camera, digitally illustrating, and producing music (her newest interest!). Growing up as an Asian American and taught to believe that there is ...
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 107
This week we're diving into everything enthusiasm related! Enthusiasm is a topic very close to my heart and today's episode is a very practical one and perfect for you if you're struggling with enthusiasm! Things Mentioned in Today's Show! Tara Mohr's Playing Big Tahr Mohr, Playing Big on Raise Your Hand. Say Yes with Tiffany Han Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic Magic Lessons Podcast with Elizabeth Gilbert Barbara Sher's Refuse to Choose Puttylike: Why you shouldn't finish what you start When you s...
Nov 12, 2018•29 min•Ep. 106
Hello my lovely Couragemakers family and welcome to episode 105 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m chatting with Sandra Dawes and I just know you are going to LOVE how practical this episode is! Sandra is a recovering control freak and excuse maker who works with clients struggling with similar issues. She holds an Honors BA, an MBA and a certificate in Dispute Resolution. After the passing of her father and circumstances that followed, she suffered from bouts of depression and sought t...
Nov 05, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 105
This week's episode is a solo special and I'm diving into the anatomy of fear, my rather bizarre fear analogy and some helpful things to help you find the courage to shine bright in the world! Resources mentioned in today's episode: Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert The Doing Scary Things Podcast Episode 8 with Anabel Roque Rodríguez E pisode 43 with Elin Lööw About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I’m Meg and I’m the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I’m an INFJ creative an...
Oct 29, 2018•32 min•Ep. 104
Hello my lovely Couragemakers and welcome to Episode 103 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I couldn’t be happier to share this WONDERFUL heartwarming episode with the inspiring Rachel Flower. Rachel is a multi-passionate, full time lover of life, non-traditional wife, mum to two gorgeous girls, recovering former-suit-wearing lawyer, almost actress, singer, constantly curious question asker and loyal friend who lives in Yorkshire in the UK. She is a disruptive entrepreneur, an ambassador fo...
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 103
Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 102 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I’m talking to the fabulous Justine Froelker. Justine is an advocate for speaking about shame and learning to thrive when life doesn't turn out how you hoped, dreamed, or even planned that it would. Full of grit and grace, Justine uses her fiery passion, the occasional curse word, and her witty humor to share her vulnerability and truth to light up the world. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certifi...
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 102
