Season 2

July 28, 2021

How to Find Your Purpose as a Storyteller | EDIT27

Closing out a record-breaking Season 2 of the Unapologetic Stories Podcast, Anna shares her learnings from this season’s guests as well as her thoughts about the power of true storytelling and how we come to find out purpose…
July 21, 2021

When Cancer Strikes: How to Find Hope Amidst Healing | EDIT26

For the last guest-attended edit of Season 2, Anna welcomes profound storyteller and cancer survivor, Trevor Howes, to the show. The pair discuss how cancer can become a through line to your life, the difficulties of facing …
July 14, 2021

How to Turn Ideas into Impact | EDIT25

On this edit, Anna talks to Kelly Strongitharm, founder of Ruben’s Shoes Society, about her all new book, I am Emmanuel, her life as a farmer, her new role as “Mom” to son Fanelson, and the impact that her organization is ma…
July 7, 2021

How to Stand Up For Yourself (and break from cultural tradition) | EDIT24

We contemplated “How to NOT be Martha Stewart” as an alternate title for this episode, which should tell you a lot about the nature of our discussion and the raw, real, unfiltered truth you’ll be getting with this week’s gue…
June 30, 2021

Adult ADHD: How to Find Support, Connection and Community | EDIT23

This very powerful edit dives into the widely unexplored and undiscussed topic of adult ADHD, and how to navigate and embrace the discovery of a neuro-divergency later in life. Anna talks to newly diagnosed and recently cert…
June 23, 2021

How to Lead with Respect (And ditch the need to be liked) | EDIT22

On this mind-shifting edit of Unapologetic Stories, Anna talks to Chau Lui - co-owner of Paris Jewellers - who shares her powerful (and sometimes painful) lessons from her childhood, growing up Vietnamese-Canadian with a nam…
June 16, 2021

How to Embrace Your Anger | EDIT21

On this edit, Anna welcomes Seryna Myers, Sacred Transformation Mentor and author of the new book, Sacred Anger, to talk all about this outcast emotion. The ladies discuss Seryna’s book, her personal history witnessing abuse…
June 9, 2021

HOW TO RE-PARENT YOURSELF AFTER ABUSE | EDIT20

On today’s edit, Anna talks to Rebecca Wilson, author of Rebecca Grows Up (At 40) , about her new book, her work in attachment parenting, and her fight to know and re-parent herself after suffering a lifetime of abuse from h…
June 2, 2021

How to Understand The Mortgage Market | EDIT19

Anna goes outside the box on this edit, bringing in friend and Managing Partner of Bespoke Lending Solutions, Shaun Francis, to help explain the “insanity” of the current mortgage and housing market. The two talk all about l…
May 26, 2021

How To Know The Me You Cannot See | EDIT18

Back with a solo edit to cap off Mental Health Awareness month (and her birthday week), Anna shares her inspiration from the new Apple TV+ Docuseries, The Me You Cannot See, created by Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry. She dig…
May 19, 2021

Gezim Gashi: How to Unlock the Power of YOU | EDIT17

On this edit, Anna chats with music-industry marketer and music-education maverick, Gezim Gashi, who talks about his life growing up in war-torn Kosovo, his family’s escape to Sweden, the moment (as a newborn baby) that lite…
May 12, 2021

Annaliese Puccini: How to Rewrite Your Life Story | EDIT16

The Bachelor + Bachelor in Paradise alum, Annaliese Puccini, joins Anna for this week’s edit to discuss her latest project: an art and poetry journal dedicated to love, heartbreak and healing. Annaliese shares intimate detai…
May 5, 2021

Becky VanDrunen: How to Release Your Authentic Self (and dance like Britney) | EDIT15

Becky VanDrunen, author of the new cookbook, Playlist Kitchen: Upbeat Recipes and The Music That Brought Them to Life , joins Anna this week to talk all about the new release, as well as some major life events that brought h…
April 28, 2021

From Holocaust to Home: How to Live with Integrity | EDIT14

On this Edit, Anna talks to Elke Babicki, author of “Identity: From Holocaust to Home.” Elke’s book and personal teachings follow the lives of her grandfather, Johann, and her father, Alex, who were both Nazi Concentration C…
April 21, 2021

Anna Mullens: How To Understand Unworthiness | EDIT13

Anna is back with a solo edit this week all around unworthiness — taking and addressing Instagram questions and comments, Anna talks about the ways in which we process our separate existence and fight for belonging, validati…
April 14, 2021

Megan Williams: How To Self-Publish Your Story | EDIT12

On this edit, Anna talks to publishing partner, Megan Williams, CEO of The Self Publishing Agency in Vancouver, BC about the ins and outs of the self-publishing industry, how to publish your story and how best to navigate th…
April 7, 2021

Katie Jameson: How To Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve | EDIT11

On this edit, Anna speaks to Katie Jameson, blogger and rising instagram star whose journey with storytelling began when she lost her firstborn son mere weeks after his arrival. Katie shares her grief experience—from the mun…
March 31, 2021

Nira Arora: How To Follow What Matters | EDIT10

On this edit, Anna speaks to Nira Arora, host of Virgin Radio’s Morning Show, “Jonny, Holly + Nira.” Nira shares with Anna about her journey this past year, from homeschooling to puppy-rescuing to amplifying melanated voices…
March 10, 2021

Tiny Homes: How to be a Minimalist | EDIT09

On this Edit, Anna talks to Jessika Houston of Glitter N’ Grace Coaching all about her new ‘tiny home’ - a 400 square-foot dream-home she built during Covid to downsize her belongings, realign with herself and discover a who…
March 3, 2021

How to Live & Grieve Consciously | EDIT08

On this Edit, Anna welcomes Taraneh Erfan King, author, speaker + counsellor. Tareneh, a recent Unapologetic Speaker Program graduate recently released her first book, Conscious Grieving: The Path of Awakening Through Loss, …
Feb. 22, 2021

Mike Johnson: How to Represent as a Conscious Influencer | EDIT07

On this Edit, Anna talks to Mike Johnson, Bachelor Nation fan favourite and - more importantly - bestselling author of the book, Making The Love You Want , published by The Self Publishing Agency in Vancouver, BC, which deta…
Feb. 17, 2021

How to Be a Voice for Others | EDIT06

On this Edit, Anna talks to Kasha Mitton and Maggie Aynsley, owners of the MASH Movement, an organization centred around raising funds for Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy through the pillars of Movement, Awareness, Service and…
Feb. 10, 2021

How to Navigate Social Media Fatigue | EDIT05

On this Edit, Anna talks to Chervelle Camille, a writer, yoga teacher and meditation facilitator with a serious crush on nature and some serious boundaries around social media. Chervelle shares her wisdom around self-care, r…
Feb. 3, 2021

How to Get Along With Fear | EDIT04

By popular audience demand, Anna is back with another solo episode - this time, explaining how she survived the experience of anxiety and fear by embracing fear as a friend rather than an enemy. On this edit, Anna explains …