Our Guest Experts
Maturn’s Maternity Leave Program is proud to welcome over 40 guest expert speakers and contributors on a variety of topics supporting your maternity journey.
Sharon Gregson
Childcare Advocate + Consultant
Topic: Planning your Childcare
Dr. Celeste Quan
Naturopathic Doctor, Birth Doula, Childbirth Educator
Topic: Navigating Sickness in Pregnancy
Jennifer Hau
Associate, Campbell Froh May & Rice LLP
Topic: Creating your Will
Marissa Elliott
Managing Partner of Elsay Wealth
Topic: Financial planning for Maternity Leave
Dr. Lori Brotto
Executive Director, Women’s Health Research Institute, Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology UBC, Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health.
Topic: Postpartum Depression
Dr. Sarah Lea
Family, maternity and addiction medicine physician, co-founder of She Found Motherhood.
Topic: Hormone changes post delivery
Dr. Alicia Power
Family doctor and co-founder of She Found Motherhood
Topic: Hormone changes post delivery
Jenny Watt
Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified EMDR Therapist, Founder of EMDR Therapy Group
Topic: Reproductive Mental Health
Dr. Ainslie Kehler
PhD, MKin, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Topic: 360 Breathing
Franceska Lavaggi
Radical Birth Keeper, Doula, Yoga instructor and Retreat facilitator
Topic: Meditation for new moms
Sarah Nicole Landry
The Birds Papaya - mother, writer, creator, speaker
Topic: Post Birth Body Acceptance
Dr. Maryam Zeineddin
Family Physician, Owner/Director of Ambleside Medical Centre, CBC Health contributor, Statutory negotiator for Doctors of BC Founder and Chair of Zilicare
Topic: Self-Care in Motherhood
Dr. Michele Kambolis
Mind-body health specialist, meditation teacher, registered therapist, and acclaimed author and speaker
Topics: Personal experience with postpartum anxiety, Embodied Practices for Self-Care
Amy Noelle
Mindfulness and Performance Coach
Topic: The Science of Self-Compassion
Dr. Sheryl Ziegler
Therapist, bestselling author of “Mommy Burnout”, speaker, podcast and media contributor
Topic: Mom Guilt + Burnout
Sophie Darch McEntee
Licensed Psychotherapist and a Register Clinical Counsellor
Topic: Embracing the Expanded You
Jessie Harrold
Women's Mentor, Coach + Doula
Topic: The MotherSHIFT
Heather Chauvin
Leadership coach, author of “Dying to be a Good Mother” and podcast host
Topic: Energetic Time Mastery
Dr. Hadiya Roderique
Speaker, writer, consultant and EDI researcher
Topic: Equitable Partnership Parenting
Ali Velez Alderfer
Author, The Working Mom’s Handbook
Topic: Navigating the juggle
Edel Walsh
Relationship Therapist and Registered Professional Counsellor
Topic: The Red Flag of Resentment
Erika Finlay
Head of Social Impact at Unbounce & #PayUpforProgress movement
Topic: The Invisible Load
Randi Buckley
Coach, Consultant, Founder of Healthy Boundaries for Kind People
Topic: Holding Boundaries
Amanda Watson
Author, The Juggling Mother and Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University
Topic: The juggling mother
Shelley Zalis
CEO, The Female Quotient
Topic: Reframing Motherhood
Bernard Piprah
Owner and Therapist at BKP Counselling & Consulting
Topic: Equitable Partnership Parenting – A Father’s Perspective
Leena Yousefi
Multi-award winning lawyer & Founder of YLaw
Topic: Transition to working mom
Miranda Kelly
Director of Indigenous Women & Family Health, Vancouver Coastal Health
Topic: Indigenous Motherhood
Kate Parnell
Sexual Health Educator
Topic: Equitable Parenting – Queer Parenting Perspective
Nancy Levin
Master Coach, Podcast Host, Bestselling Author
Topic: Managing Boundaries in the Return to Work
Robbin McManne
Parenting Coach
Topic: Remembering your strengths upon your return
Gladys Simen
Life coach for moms balancing work and family life
Topic: Redefining “work life balance”
Kate Northrup
Bestselling Author + Founder, The Origin Company
Topic: How to “Do Less” when you feel like you need to be doing more.
Personal Contributers
In addition to featuring guest experts within Maturn, we have also sourced real and raw personal stories of motherhood.
Paulina Cameron
CEO, The Forum, Bestselling Author and Non Profit Board Director
Topic: Personal experience with postpartum anxiety
Veronica Collins
Topic: The expansion of motherhood
Jennifer Dolnik
Owner & President, Techne Events
Topic: Personal journey with postpartum depression
Joanne Ma
The Modern Fort - design consultant + women’s mental health advocate
Topic: Personal journey with prenatal & postpartum depression
Char Richardson
Project Manager, Marketing Professional
Topic: Isolation & Loneliness in Motherhood
Lola Tsai
Bestselling and award-winning author, women’s empowerment coach and co-founder of Black Lives Rising
Topic: Unpacking the Motherhood Title
Heather White
Executive Life Coach, Tedx Speaker, Strategist
Topic: The Identity Shift
Kara Kalin Zader
Registered clinical counsellor, EMDR Trained Counsellor, Mental Performance Consultant
Topic: Self-Compassion in Motherhood
Yvette Wu
DEI coach and strategist
Topic: The return back to work
Diana Trasolini
Vice-President, People & Culture at Paladin Security Group Ltd.
Topic: The return back to work
Natanya Bravo
Founder, The Bravo Life
Topic: The return to work as an entrepreneur
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