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Sister Science Stories

Jill Novak

The Sister Science Podcast is a place where we talk about that sacred mind.body.spirit connection and how we can practice that in our day to day lives. We discuss lifestyle choices, mindset, patterns and beliefs. Creating a place where acknowledging our connectedness to each other, nature, and the divine is normalized and lived. We honour being deeply supported, confident, and in-tune with our our own remarkable wisdom. We promote taking radical responsibility for how you move, sleep, eat, and manage energy. Learning to trust in your intuition and the sacred mind-body-spirit connection as you embark on a transformational, healing journey.

We talk about how there is an ebb and flow to our ability to do this. The challenges that set us back, the fear that creeps in as we learn to be in the uncomfortable space of learning, figuring it out, trusting ourselves in a new way.

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Today · 1 hr 4 min
Mulch the Front Lawn: Malann Klassen's Sister Science Story
This week on the Sister Science podcast, I'm sitting down with Malann Klassen; artist, mother, and recent Year of YOU graduate, for a conversation that started with talk therapy and ended up somewhere much more embodied. We talk about the difference between processing an experience and actually living inside your body. About the tension - or maybe the necessary friction - between structure and flow, achievement and ease, creating and monetizing. About what it means to trust an inner knowing that the world rarely affirms back to you. And somewhere in the middle, Malann tells me about the mulch she put on her front lawn instead of grass - and how one small, "not even that rebellious" act became a perfect stand-in for everything we're talking about: what happens when you stop performing for a system that was never built for you in the first place. This one's for anyone who's ever felt the pull between what they feel and what the world tells them they should feel. Come sit with us. If anything in this conversation landed - that ache to come home to yourself, to trust the wisdom that's already in your body, Year of YOU is where that becomes a practice, not just a feeling. Malann started exactly where you might be right now: googling a name she'd heard around town, looking for something that wasn't talk therapy, not totally sure what she was looking for. A year later, she's telling me she knows how to listen to her own body, and that it's changed everything from her inflammation to her relationships to how she shows up in her own life. It doesn't get better than this!
Thursday · 1 hr 17 min
What Your Symptoms Are Actually Saying: Menopause Through an Ayurvedic Lens
Your body is changing. Your biology shifting - and just like your monthly cycle it is a involuntary, automatic thing happening in your operating system that you have no control over. It happens whether you want it to or not. This podcast is a recording from our live workshop from May 2026. Jill Novak of Sister Science walks you through perimenopause and menopause through an Ayurvedic lens, translating what is happening in your body, why it is happening, and what your symptoms are genuinely asking of you. This is not a conversation about hormone therapy, supplements, or symptom management protocols. This is a conversation about body literacy. We want you to learn what your body is trying to say, what you do have control over and what you don't. We want you to make clear discerning choices about what you are learning with awareness. In this workshop you will learn: ↳ What estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone were actually doing for you all these years, and what their decline is really asking of you now ↳ Why perimenopause is a Pitta-to-Vata transition and what that means for how you feel, how you move, and how you show up ↳ What each symptom (hot flashes, night sweats, rage, anxiety, insomnia, brain fog, dryness, loss of drive) is actually communicating in the language of Ayurveda ↳ The three causes of disease in Ayurveda and why they become non-negotiables at this stage of life ↳ How cortisol steals from other hormones and why it is essential to look at it as this life transition happens ↳ What the Ayurvedic concept of Vanaprasta (the forest dweller stage) tells us about who we are becoming ↳ The hormones you CAN control: melatonin, serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin - and how to work with them ↳ What daily practices, rhythms, and habits support this transition regardless of whether you are on hormone therapy or not This workshop is for you if: *You are in perimenopause or menopause and feel like nobody is telling you the whole story *You have been handed a list of symptoms to manage and something in you knows there is more to it than that *You are curious about Ayurveda but have no background in it *You are on HRT or considering it and want to understand what is happening underneath *You know your body is trying to tell you something and you are ready to listen Sign up for the full workshop video here: https://www.sisterscience.ca/understanding-menopause Download your free companion worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1etGrc6IyA6-bDraExD91IhM_hGviBQUz/view?usp=sharing
August 9 · 41 min
Chakra Healing Journey - A new Sister Science course with Meghan McGovern
This podcast helps you learn more about the new Sister Science Course - Chakra Healing Journey. Jill sits down with Meghan McGovern, to talk about how it came to be, what is is, and how you can use to it help you KNOW YOU. Megan and Jill talk about what actually happens when you spend seven months in relationship with your own energetic body. They dig into the somatic side of chakra work: what it felt like for Meghan to shake through poses as old patterns released, why the throat and navel were her personal "sticking points," and how a practice that starts at ten minutes can meet you wherever you're at. No perfectionism required! Along the way, they talk about interdependence versus independence, why healing happens faster in community, and the Sister Science stance that no course can fix you - it can only offer you a doorway back to yourself. I f you've ever heard "root chakra" or "heart chakra" tossed around in a yoga class and wondered what it actually means for your life off the mat, this conversation is the practical, embodied answer. The Chakra Healing Journey launches this fall as part of the new Sister Science Academy. Head to the the SisterScience.ca website to learn more, see if it fits your season, and grab the coupon code while it is still valid: 10OFF2026, for 10% off any Sister Science course.
August 9 · 44 min
Human Design - A Sister Science course with Chelsey Beda
The answers you're looking for aren't out there, they're already living in your body, waiting to be understood. In this episode, Jill sits down with Chelsey Beda, who taught our Human Design course over the past year, to unpack what this work really is and why it matters. Chelsey shares her own path; years of chronic pain and burnout that led her to massage therapy, then to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail alone, and finally to Human Design as a way to make sense of the body's quiet, unconscious wisdom. Together, Jill and Chelsey talk about strategy and authority, the different energy centers in the body graph, and why learning your own "language" changes how you make decisions, set boundaries, and show up in relationships. Jill shares her own aha moments from the course - including how discovering her emotional authority gave her permission to stop rushing decisions and start trusting her own timing. This is a conversation about coming home to yourself; flaws, gifts, and learning to be in right relationship with a world that's always changing. The Human Design course is launching again this Fall 2026. If you've ever felt like you there is some way you don't get how you fit into this world, or you're craving a deeper understanding of yourself and the people you love, this is your invitation. A discount code 10OFF2026 is available for a limited time this month. Check out the course details at SisterScience.ca/Human-Design https://www.sisterscience.ca/human-design-22ac1d31-e54a-460e-a1e5-567dfef17e1f
August 6 · 52 min
The Language of Space: A new Sister Science course with Wendi Napier
The Language of Space, with Wendi Napier I sat down with my friend and Sister Science faculty member Wendi Napier to talk about something that's been years in the making: "The Language of Space", launching on the platform this fall. Wendi and I go back to 2020, she and I exchanged the Year of YOU for her Design expertise. What emerged was a supportive friendship and container of growth for both of us. The Language of Space is the product of years of evolution, trusting ones voice, and bringing for the gift and wisdom inside. This course is not a prescription. It's not "move the couch here, buy this crystal." It's learning to read your home the way you'd read a conversation - the cadence, the tone, what's being said underneath the words. In this episode we talk about: Why Wendi didn't want to call this a feng shui course, and what "ritual vs. routine" really means The three layers of the course - Head, Heart, Home. Why seeing the pattern is the actual skill, not knowing the rules How your space is a mirror of your inner world, and why that single bedside table matters more than you think Why this is a ten-month container, not a quick fix The course opens this September and runs through June. Twenty-five live hours with Wendi and me as your classmate, the rest is yours, at your own pace, in your own home. If you're listening to this in August of 2026 we have a coupon code good for a short window only - 10OFF2026. It expires August 18th. After that, it's gone. If this is the course catching your attention, listen. That is your inner wisdom guiding you. Learn more and grab your spot: sisterscience.ca/language-of-space
June 7 · 50 min
Healing the Stories we Inherit: Serena Arora's Sister Science Story
What happens when the resilience that carried your family forward becomes the very thing holding you back? Serena Arora, author of Unbound, joins Jill to explore that question through the lens of Ayurveda, yoga, and generational healing. Serena shares how being a first-generation Canadian of Indian and Chinese descent, gave her "immigrit" and "immiguilt", words she coined to describe the resilience and guilt carried by immigrant children. Together, Jill and Serena unpack how yoga and Ayurveda are far more than wellness practices, they are tools for processing generational trauma, releasing accumulated "ama," and finding the courage to live in alignment with your own truth. This one is a powerful listen for anyone navigating inherited expectations, cultural identity, and the cost of doing life right vs being in relationship with your life. Themes: Vulnerability, Ayurveda, Breaking Generational Patterns, Feminine Wisdom, Personal Growth, Healing, and Truth. Serena is a #1 international bestselling author of "Unbound," an Ayurvedic health practitioner and a yoga therapist of over 25 years who’s dedicated much of her career to guiding transformation—both at her retreat center in Costa Rica and through teacher trainings across the globe. Serena believes our histories live in our bodies, and she offers practical, accessible rituals rooted in Ayurveda and therapeutic yoga that help women break patterns and come home to themselves. Born and raised in Calgary, Canada by an Indian father and Chinese mother, her personal journey as an immigrant daughter balancing generational expectations with her own healing brings another textured angle to the conversation. Find Serena and her book: Unbound on Amazon Canada: https://a.co/d/0hPadGiw Unbound on Amazon USA: https://a.co/d/0e14T310 Website: www.serenaarora.com
May 24 · 46 min
Doing it Right vs Doing it Real: Amanda Selmser's Sister Science Story
Have you ever felt like you're doing everything right - eating well, exercising, prioritizing sleep - and still feeling disconnected, heavy, and overwhelmed? You're not alone, and this episode is for you. Amanda came to the Year of YOU program stuck. She was experiencing unexplained physical pain, caught in cycles of negative self-talk, and carrying the weight of a lifetime of "shoulds." What she discovered was an unlearning. It was permission to feel, to do things imperfectly, to trust the process, and to let go. In this conversation, Amanda and Jill explore what it really means to listen to the body speaking, and stop listening with our heads. They talk about perfectionism, emotional stagnation, the powerful connection between physical symptoms and unprocessed feelings, and why community might be the most underrated wellness practice of all. If you've ever checked every box and still felt heavy, this one's for you. Amanda Selmser -
May 10 · 43 min
Trust the Timing: Nicole Dyck's Sister Science Story
in 2012, Nicole Dyck walked nervously into her first yoga class at Alchemy. Knowing that something needed to shift for her, a hyper independent widowed Mom, finally choosing to step out of the insular safe life she had created. From her first yoga class to the leap into Teacher Training in 2019, Nicole shares a story of being vulnerable with strangers, asking for helps, opening up, sharing, and letting her light shine. Today, she's a yoga teacher, diving into intensive Yoga Therapy studies, and living proof that your Yoga mat finds you at exactly the right moment. In this episode, Jill sits down with Nicole - one of the original 16 women in Jill & Jody's very first 2019 Yoga Teacher Training - to trace a journey that has been anything but linear. Weeks after completing that training, Nicole found a lump in her breast. By December 27th, she had a breast cancer diagnosis. And then COVID hit. What unfolded in the years that followed is a story of radical opening learning to ask for help, finding her voice in the seat of the teacher, building a beloved chair yoga community, and recently discovering yoga therapy after being diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both knees. Nicole shares how yoga gave her the one thing she didn't know she was missing: freedom. Freedom to be imperfect, to grieve, to love again, to run (yes, run!) up a flight of stairs with no pain, and to show up fully for her students, community, family, partner, and the grandbaby on the way. This conversation will move you. Grab a tissue, settle in, and let Nicole's story remind you to trust the timing of your own life. Nicole teaches at High River & District Seniors Friendship Centre and the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex. She can be reached at lightbulbmoment2020@gmail.com. Topics explored: breast cancer survivorship, grief and widowhood, vulnerability, yoga teacher training, chair yoga for seniors, yoga therapy, neuroplasticity, osteoarthritis, and the healing power of community.
April 26 · 1 hr 3 min
Integration: How it feels to be Whole
What Does It Mean to Be Whole? A Conversation on Integration In this heartfelt episode of Sister Science Stories, Jill and Chelsea unpack one of the most misunderstood concepts in personal growth: integration. Drawing from the Latin root integer — meaning whole, complete, undivided — they make the case that what most of us actually need isn't to be fixed, but to be restored to the wholeness that was always there. Chelsea opens up about one of the most painful years of her life, navigating the decision to step back from her relationship with her mother, ending patterns of over-giving, and sitting with the grief, rage, and self-shame that surfaced in the process. Together, Jill and Chelsea explore what integration actually looks and feels like from the inside — and why it's so much harder, and more rewarding, than any quick fix. They also touch on the connection between integration and physical health, the body as a truth-teller, and why perimenopause may be one of the most powerful invitations to come home to yourself that a woman will ever receive. This episode is honest, vulnerable, and deeply human. If you've been white-knuckling your way through life, managing symptoms, or quietly wondering whether there's another way — this one is for you. In this episode: Why integration is not suppression, conquering, or eliminating — it's a relationship How the body signals disintegration long before the mind catches up The role of capacity-building in any meaningful change Why menopause is a sacred threshold, not a medical problem to solve How to take the first small step when the leap feels impossible
April 12 · 43 min
The Rituals That Hold You When Life Falls Apart: Ayurveda with Radhika Mukhija
What does it mean to move through life not just productively, but radically alive? In this rich conversation, host Jill sits down with Ayurvedic coach and soon-to-be author Radhika Mukhija to explore the wisdom woven into her upcoming book, Radiant Rituals (releasing 12.12.2026). Radhika shares how a divorce after a twenty-year marriage, a chance encounter with an astrologer, and a growing unease with surface-level wellness content all converged into a calling she couldn't ignore — to write the book she needed most. Together, Jill and Radhika explore the difference between habits and rituals, the healing intelligence of the three gunas, and why true self-care is never about bypassing what's hard — it's about meeting it. From mindful morning hydration to pratyahara, from the wisdom of Radhika's grandmother's kitchen to the necessity of intuitive rest, this episode is an invitation to reclaim your presence, your pleasure, and your inner resilience. This one is for the high-performing woman who is ready to stop running from stillness — and start letting rest inform what comes next. Topics covered: Ayurveda & yoga philosophy in everyday life · the gunas · dinacharya · pratyahara · seasonal living · ritual vs. habit · grief & transitions · ojas & vitality · santosha & surrender Radhika Mukhija is an author, women’s coach, and integrative wellness mentor whose work bridges Ayurvedic wisdom, yoga philosophy, and modern neuroscience to help women heal from emotional depletion and reconnect with their natural rhythm. Her forthcoming book, Radiant Rituals (Shambhala Publications / Penguin Random House, Fall 2026), explores how ancient wisdom and modern science come together to cultivate presence, intuitive awareness, and inner strength. Before founding Holistic Prana, Radhika worked in executive search, supporting C-level teams in high-growth organizations—an experience that deepened her understanding of burnout and systemic stress among high-performing women. Today, she guides professionals, executives, and creatives through mentoring, seasonal wellness programs, and meditation practices. Rooted in her upbringing in India, Radhika’s work is both intellectual and intuitive, inviting women to slow down, align with nature’s rhythms, and remember their innate wisdom. She lives in Colorado, where her daily rituals and connection to nature anchor her writing and teaching. Links Explore Radhika’s work: www.holisticprana.com Instagram: @holisticprana Free Gift: Schedule a 30-minute Clarity Session
March 29 · 1 hr 15 min
My Spine Shifted as my Life Shifted - Scoliosis with Melissa Johannes
What if your diagnosis isn't something to fix, but something your body is trying to say? Jill welcomes back Dr. Melissa Johannes, holistic health practitioner and founder of Hertz Health, for a deep and personal conversation about scoliosis - not just as a structural diagnosis, but as a map of the life patterns held within the body. Melissa shares her own healing timeline, from first awareness through unwinding, repatterning, and into a new phase of integration and self-authority. Together, they explore why Western medicine's approach to scoliosis, bracing, fusing, adjusting, often interrupts the body's own signal, and what it looks like to heal from the inside out instead. Melissa's story is raw, honest, and deeply hopeful: a reminder that the body is not your adversary. It's been keeping score on your behalf. Jill weaves in Ayurvedic wisdom throughout, connecting scoliosis to excess Vata - too much mobility, too much bending over backwards, too much doing for everyone else - and what it means to find stability, rhythm, and nourishment as the true medicine. This one ends with a sentence worth writing down: “My spine shifted as my life shifted - when I stopped living in adaptation and started living in rhythm, my body no longer needed to brace.” Dr. Melissa Johannes is a clinician trained in chiropractic and holistic medicine who helps women understand how life patterns shape physiology. Her work bridges nervous system regulation, structural integrity, and embodied leadership. Through her Hertz Health method, she teaches that symptoms are not errors - they are intelligent adaptations waiting to be renegotiated. You can find Melissa www.hertzhealth.ca and @hertzhealth
March 15 · 1 hr
Beauty, the Body, and the Rise of the Feminine: In Conversation with Hannah Levin
What does it really mean to feel beautiful - and who decided the standard in the first place? In this wide-ranging conversation, Jill and Hannah Levin (from the Vitality Circle), pull back the curtain on the cultural forces that have shaped women's relationship with their bodies: from Botox and the male gaze to beauty standards that reward looking perpetually young and prepubescent. What begins as a conversation about aging and body image opens into something much deeper: a reckoning with systemic power, the wounds of girlhood, and what it truly means to show up in a female body in today's world. Together, Jill and Hannah explore: *How beauty standards have been shaped by toxic masculinity and power imbalances - and what the Epstein files reveal about that *The "fawn response" and how both women and men are conditioned to comply rather than confront *Brahmacharya and the ancient yogic principle of responsible sexuality and why we need it back *The Ayurvedic lens on perimenopause, the adrenals, and why how you live your 30s and 40s matters deeply for your menopausal transition *The "sister wound" and how healing our trust in other women may be one of the most radical things we can do *What Ojas (essential vitality) has to do with true, lasting beauty This episode is an invitation to turn inward, reclaim your voice, and remember that the most magnetic beauty has always come from within. Find Hannah Levin at www.heartfeltwellbeing.com and on social media @heartfeltwellbeing
March 8 · 50 min
Returning to Play: In Conversation with Noah Bolton
Jill sits down with Noah Bolton to talk about the ways our body shows us we are slipping out of vitality. In this conversation between two generations, who see the way the world wants us to show up, yet feel in their bodies the way that fulfills and fuels them is different. How do we account for that? How do we listen to the nudges from our body - urging us to play, get lost in our creativity, come into relationship with the moment. Immerse in the delight of the present. AND... still create a sustainable life path forward in this crazy world. You can listen more to Noah Bolton on Spotify or where ever you get your music. Finding him on instagram @noahboltonca
March 2 · 54 min
Curiosity defining the Feminine: In Conversation with Cynthia Abulafia
What does it mean to truly inhabit your own body - and why has language for the feminine been so hard to find? Jill sits down with Cynthia Abulafia, author of Embodying the Goddess, to hear how she give words to the living wisdom of the Divine Feminine. Cynthia brings her background in yoga, tantra, and her devotion to transcribing ancient texts to untangle concepts that we sense, we know and feel, but struggle to put into words. Together, they unpack the difference between transcending the body and actually living inside it, why curiosity might be the most underrated spiritual practice, and how reframing "triggers" as activations can shift everything. You can find Cynthia @embodyingthegoddessbook and cynthiaabulafia.com :)
January 22 · 58 min
Skin Wisdom with Melanie Nelson
In this episode of Sister Science Stories, Jill sits down with skin whisperer Melanie Nelson, founder of U Retreat in Victoria. Together, they explore skin not as something to fix, control, or perfect, but as a messenger, a boundary, and a living reflection of what’s happening inside us. Melanie shares her philosophy as a holistic aesthetician trained in herbalism, lymphatic drainage, and facial reflexology, and explains why presence - and not just products - is the missing ingredient in modern skincare. From ritual to routine, to how touch resets the nervous system, to why skin issues like acne, eczema, and dryness often mirror stress, hormones, and emotional boundaries, this conversation reframes skincare as a relationship with self. You’ll hear how simple daily practices - like cleansing your face with intention, choosing products your body actually likes, and using your hands as a listening tool - can reconnect you to your intuition, support your lymph and nervous system, and restore a sense of nourishment that goes far beyond beauty standards. This episode is for anyone who’s tired of fighting their body, overwhelmed by skincare rules, or quietly longing to feel more at home in their own skin. In this episode, we explore: Why skin is a storyteller and early warning system The difference between routine and ritual How touch helps regulate the nervous system Skin as a boundary: what’s coming in, what’s ready to go Ayurvedic parallels to holistic skincare and abhyanga Why beauty deepens in community, not comparison If your skin has been asking for more kindness, more listening, and less fixing, this conversation is for you. Listen now and let your skin teach you. You can find Melanie and her amazing team at U Retreat in Victoria, on Instagram at SkinWisdoms
January 10 · 52 min
Building on Solid Ground: Chelsey and Jill Understand their Foundation
What makes a life stable when everything is changing? In this deeply honest episode of Sister Science, Jill and Chelsea explore the metaphor of building a solid foundation, in construction terms, and as a way of understanding truth, authenticity, and resilience in real life. Using the elements of water, wind, fire, and seismic pressure, they unpack what actually destabilizes us: emotional overwhelm, external opinions, unexpressed truth, identity loss, and life’s inevitable curveballs. Together, they explore what it means to build a life - and a body - on solid ground rather than constant repair. This conversation weaves together: Emotional intelligence and our relationship with feelings Nervous system regulation and grounding practices Ayurveda’s wisdom on Vata, Prana, and Agni (fire) The cost of people-pleasing and performance-based living Why some things must burn down so something truer can grow How community, habits, and daily rituals become the “rebar” that helps us flex instead of collapse This is not about blaming the past or judging old choices. It’s about asking a powerful question: If you were rebuilding your life now - what would you build it on? A conversation for anyone navigating transition, uncertainty, growth, or the quiet knowing that the old foundation no longer fits. Listen in, reflect honestly, and consider what kind of structure you’re ready to build next. Join us at SisterScience.ca to start your own powerful healing journey. The Year of YOU is our signature year-long self discovery course. You can reach jill@sisterscience.ca with questions, comments, and to share your own healing journey. Perhaps you are our next guest! If you found this episode interesting, please share it with someone else who needs to start believing in their own intuitive wisdom. Tune in and get ready to be inspired!
Dec 19, 2025 · 59 min
How to get Un-Stuck with Chelsey Beda
When you step into the muck and try to force your way out, the more stuck you become. In mud and life, how you approach it can make all the difference. Feeling stuck isn’t a failure, it is the feedback we need in this human form to choose another path forward. In this episode, Jill Novak and Chelsey Beda explore the physics of stuckness, why force makes it worse, and how gentle intention creates real change. Through metaphor, nervous system wisdom, and lived experience, they offer a grounded approach to getting unstuck without burning out. To be in touch with Chelsey Beda, follow her on instagram @deconditioningprocess or @chelseybeda.rmt Join us at SisterScience.ca to start your own powerful healing journey. The Year of YOU is our signature year-long self discovery course, or book a call to bite off just one small first step. You can reach jill@sisterscience.ca with questions, comments, and to share your own healing journey. Perhaps you are our next guest! If you found this episode interesting, please share it with someone else who needs to believe in their own intuitive wisdom.
Nov 2, 2025 · 54 min
Breathing the Divine Into Form: The 7th Breath Yoga Story with Lucas Arnatt
In this episode of Sister Science Stories, we explore what happens when a seed of inspiration becomes a fully embodied practice. My guest, Lucas Arnatt, is the creator of 7th Breath Yoga - his divinely downloaded, modern system that weaves conscious breath, mantra, sacred geometry, and the mystical power of the number seven into a living, breathing practice where intention meets manifestation. Together, we dive into the tension of creation, the sacred space where intuition meets action, and the Feminine flow finds her home within the Masculine container. Lucas shares how this practice has evolved over the past seven years since its conception in 2018 and why structure serves as a necessary container for spirit. We also explore how this approach can offer an antidote to modern society’s challenges. 7th Breath Yoga offers a powerful practice for a world rediscovering the need to slow down and turn inward. This conversation is your reminder that the breath itself is the bridge between the masculine and feminine, between the inner and outer realms. 7th Breath Yoga offers a container to reconnect, explore, and amplify the manifestation of your chosen intentions. It does so within a sacred space created by four ancient spiritual principles, yoked together as one uniquely transformative experience. Download the foundational 7th Breath Yoga program and book your spot at the next session at https://www.7thbreathyoga.com Join us at SisterScience.ca to start your own powerful healing journey. The Year of YOU is our signature year-long self-discovery course, or book a call to bite off just one small first step. You can reach jill@sisterscience.ca with questions, comments, and to share your own healing journey. Perhaps you are our next guest! If you found this episode interesting, please share it with someone else who needs to believe in their own intuitive wisdom.
Oct 26, 2025 · 58 min
The 'Bad Branding" of Masculine and Feminine with Clinical Psychologist Andre Benoit
We’ve all heard the language of masculine and feminine energies - but what if those words are stereotyped to much? In this episode of Sister Science Stories, Jill sits down with Andre Benoit, a Registered Psychologist who bridges evidence-based therapy with nature connection, mindfulness, and iRest Yoga Nidra. Together, they unpack how our culture has distorted the language of masculine and feminine, falling victim to 'bad branding' we may need to return to the language like eeper Yin and Yang that we can define, give meaning to, and allow to guide us back to balance. Andre shares candid reflections from his clinical work and personal life: how he’s learned to honour intuition as much as intellect, why many men fear their own emotional depth, and what true strength looks like when it’s rooted in gentleness. This episode invites reflection on how imbalance shows up in our lives - when productivity becomes overdrive, when sensitivity is silenced, when cultural expectations drown out inner truth - and how we might reexamine the lens through which we measure success and strength. If you’ve ever felt the tug between doing more and being more, this conversation offers grounded wisdom, gentle challenge, and a reminder that true power is found in balance. Tune in to hear how both modern psychology and ancient wisdom point us back to the same truth: healing happens in wholeness. Join us at SisterScience.ca to start your own powerful healing journey. The Year of YOU is our signature year-long self discovery course, or book a call to bite off just one small first step. You can reach jill@sisterscience.ca with questions, comments, and to share your own healing journey. Perhaps you are our next guest! If you found this episode interesting, please share it with someone else who needs to believe in their own intuitive wisdom.
Oct 19, 2025 · 52 min
Between Structure and Flow: Trusting the Creative Path with Noah Bolton
Do you remember those first years after high school? Twelve years of structure behind you - bells, time blocks, assignments, productivity measured and graded. Then suddenly, what now? The system is designed to funnel us neatly into the next institution: university, corporate jobs, more of the same structure. But Noah, at 20 years old, is choosing another way. He’s following an inner calling - one that demands his attention, rewarding him with rich experiences and beautiful music when he follows. At the same time he can feel the flow of creativity needs a container, a, different kind of structure. Not the rigid systems of school or a 9-to-5, but a steady reliable set up, something strong enough to hold the art wanting to flow through him. In this episode, you’ll hear from a young man, still altruistic and deeply tuned to his inner wisdom, navigating the question of how to trust that journey and what he’s building to support it. Listen in, and maybe you’ll recognize parts of your own story in Noah’s. This season I decided it was important to start getting some male perspectives on this whole Yin Yang balancing act. Important to reinforce the narrative that is goes well beyond a gender stereotype or issue. That each of us works best when we honour the Yin and the Yang, the Feminine and the Masculine energies, in us. Join us at SisterScience.ca to start your own powerful healing journey. The Year of YOU is our signature year-long self discovery course, or book a call to bite off just one small first step. You can reach jill@sisterscience.ca with questions, comments, and to share your own healing journey. Perhaps you are our next guest! If you found this episode interesting, please share it with someone else who needs to believe in their own intuitive wisdom.

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