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Mindfulness & Habits

Kristen Manieri

Conscious Living Coach
Certified Mindfulness Teacher
Habits Coach
Author
Podcaster
Mother of 2

kristenmanieri.com

WPT.com interview

Leadership

Valerie Cockerell

Leadership Consultant
Keynote Speaker
Former Senior Leader, Disney
Author
Mother of 3

cockerellconsulting.com

WPT interview

Sex Lives of Teens

Dr. Sarah Flicker

Professor, York University
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
York Research Chair
Community-Based Participatory Research
Mother of 2

yorku.ca/lamarsh/sarah-flicker 

WPT.com interview

20somethings

Dr. Meg Jay

Developmental Clinical Psychologist
Assoc. Prof. Human Development
Author
Speaker
Mother of 2

megjay.com

WPT.com interview

Loneliness & Social Isolation

Milena Batanova

Director of Research and Evaluation
Making Caring Common Project
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Mother of 1

mcc.gse.harvard.edu

WPT.com interview

Gentle Parenting

Dr. Paul Sunseri

Child and family clinical psychologist
Researcher
Author
Father of 4

myiift.org

WPT interview

How to Flourish with Anxiety

Dr. David Rosmarin

Clinical Psychologist
Founder, Center for Anxiety
Assoc. Prof. of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Father of 6
Author

centerforanxiety.org

WPT.com interview

Identity, Belonging & Resilience

Shari Leid

Friendship Coach
Former Lawyer
Fitness Trainer
Author
Mom of 2

animperfectlyperfectlife.com

WPT.com interview

Mindful Parenting

Hunter Clarke-Fields

Best-selling author
Entrepreneur
Podcaster
Mindfulness Coach
Mother of 2

mindfulmamamentor.com

WPT.com interview

Parental Alienation

Jacqueline Rourke

Award-winning journalist
Podcaster
Parental Alienation Coach
Mother of 3

navigatingpa.com

WPT interview

Raising an Entrepreneur

Margot Machol Bisnow

Author
Speaker
Founder, Non-profit organization
Frmr Federal Trade Commission Commissioner
Mother of 2

raisinganentrepreneur.com

WPT.com interview

Time Management & Productivity

Laura Vanderkam

Writer
Author
Speaker
Podcaster
Time Management & Productivity Expert
Mother of 5

WPT.com interview

Parenting in Recovery

Sarah Allen Benton

Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counsellor,
Addiction Counsellor
Mental Health Counsellor
Author
Mother of one

bentonbhc.com 

WPT.com interview

Family Suicides

Don Ryan

Social worker
Speaker
Author
Former therapist
Father of 2

thesecretstruggle.com

WPT interview

Concussions & CTE

Tim Fleiszer

Executive Director
Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada
Retired professional athlete
4-time Grey Cup winner
Father of 3

concussionfoundation.org

WPT.com interview

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)

Amanda Lenhart

Head of Research
Common Sense Media
Quantitative and Qualitative Researcher
Mother of 4

commonsensemedia.org

WPT.com interview

Long COVID

Dr. Rachel Gross

Pediatrician
Clinical Research Investigator
Assoc. Prof. of Pediatrics
NYU Grossman School of Medecine
Mother of 2

med.nyu.edu

recovercovid.org

WPT.com interview

Poverty

Anita Stellinga

VP, Corp Comms & Public Policy
United Way Greater Toronto
Mother of 2

unitedwaygt.org

WPT interview

Anxiety

Anna Housley Juster

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinician
Lic. Ind. Clinical Social Worker
ECE Consultant
Frmr Dir. of Content, Sesame Street
Author
Mother of 2

WPT.com interview

Eye Health

Dr. Meenal Agarwal

Optometrist
Entrepreneur, Eye Care Clinics
Podcast host
Mother of 3

drmeenal.com

WPT.com interview

Raising Boys

Ruth Whippman

Journalist
Cultural Essayist
Former Director and Producer, BBC
Author, BoyMom
Mother of 3

ruthwhippman.com

WPT.com interview

Children’s Mental Health

Dr. Christine Crawford

Adult & Child Psychiatrist
Assoc., Med. Director
Nat’l Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Asst. Prof. Psychiatry, Boston U School of Medicine
Author
Mom of 2

bmc.org

WPT interview

Mom Entrepreneurs

Jenna Rykiel

Founder & CEO, CBJ Coaching
Business & Mindset Coach for Mom Entrepreneurs
Podcast Host
Mom of 1

jenna.coach

WPT.com interview

School Lunches

Alice Benjamin

Family Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Chief Nursing Officer Consultant, Nurse.com
Podcast host
Media contributor
Mother of four

asknursealice.com

WPT.com interview

Sleep Health for Teens

Heather Turgeon

Psychotherapist
Registered Marriage and Family Therapist
Sleep specialist
Author
Mother of 2

thehappysleeper.com

WPT.com interview

Parent-Child Estrangement

Dr. Joshua Coleman

Clinical Psychologist
Speaker
Parent and grandparent estrangement thought leader
Author
Father of 3

drjoshuacoleman.com

WPT interview

Critical Thinking Skills

Julie Bogart

CEO, Brave Writer
Homeschooling Expert
Author, Raising Critical Thinkers
Mother of 5

bravewriter.com

WPT.com interview

Single-child Families

Dr. Susan Newman

Social Psychologist
Author
Contributor, Psychology
Mother of one
Ex-stepmother of 4

susannewmanphd.com

WPT.com interview

Self-Regulation for Parents

Dr. Amber Thornton

Clinical Psychologist
Parent Wellness Advocate
Author
Mother of 2

dramberthorton.com

WPT.com interview

Resilience

Dr. Tovah Klein

Prof. of Psychology
Dir., Center for Toddler Devt.
Adj. Assoc., Prof. Psychology
Researcher
Author
Mother of 3

tovahklein.com

WPT interview

Intergenerational Relationships

Sharon MacKenzie

Educator
Founder, i2i Intergenerational Society Canada
Mother of 3

intergenerational.ca

WPT.com interview

Generosity & Giving

John Bromley

CEO, Charitable Impact
Coach
TEDx Speaker
Father of 2

charitableimpact.com

WPT.com interview

Co-parenting

Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau

Mental health advocate
Speaker 
Former broadcaster
Mother of 3

WPT.com interview

Family Workplace Cultures

Lauren Smith Brody

CEO, The Fifth Trimester
Co-founder, Chamber of Mothers
Journalist
Author
Mother of 2

thefifthtrimester.com

WPT interview

TikTok

Matthew Johnson

Director of Education, MediaSmarts
Researcher
Speaker
Father of 2

mediasmarts.ca

WPT.com interview

Resilience

Dr. Michael Ungar

Canada Research Chair, Child,
Family & Community Resilience
Family Therapist
Director, Resilience
Research Centre
Author
Father of 5

michaelungar.com

WPT.com interview

Narcissism

Dr. Mary Ann Little

Clinical Psychologist
Therapist
Adjunct Professor, U of Texas
Author
Mother of 2

drmaryannlittle.com

WPT.com interview

Mental Health

Paul Bromby

Senior Producer, Sportsnet
Professor, Centennial College.
Youth basketball coach
Author
Father of 1

jrstorytellers.com

WPT interview

Wellness

Lianne Castelino
Moderator

Dr. Claudia Machiella
Chiropractor

Corby-Sue Neumann
Chef

Dr. Natasha Collia
Pediatric Emergency Physician

WPT.com interview

Myopia

Dr. Debbie Jones

Clinical Professor,
School of Optometry and Vision Science
Lead clinical scientist,
Centre for Ocular Research & Education
University of Waterloo
Mother of 2

uwaterloo.ca

WPT.com interview

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