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In 2024's final episode of the year, Shannon, Sham and Yash sit down to discuss the Olive You Podcast's first 15 episodes, and the first year of Olive Branch Mentorship's journey. They further talk about the problems facing post-secondary education in Canada, and Canada's Immigration challenges among other things. Join us in closing what a crazy year its been, and celebrate how far we made it, with much much more to come!

Chapters:

00:00 // Intro - An OBM Year In Review

08:50 // Journey of The Year

20:14 // Reality and Expectations - Yash

24:26 // Systemic and Cultural Differences Between India and Canada

37:35 // The Challenges Facing The Healthcare System in Canada

41:40 // The Unstable Nature of Immigration in Canada

48:46 // The Post-Secondary Dilemma

58:34 // Connection and Communication is Critical

01:10:12 // Putting Yourself Out There

01:17:49 // How Things Can Change In Just One Year

01:21:30 // The Olive And The Pit

01:32:58 // Olive and the Pit - Yash

01:40:23 // The Olive and The Pit - Sham

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Welcome back to the Olive You Podcast! This time around, our host, Shannon brings olive you along for a solo discussion that covers a lot! With a focus on the future, Shannon discuses the rapid evolution of technology, the concept of making goals, and our approach to teaching young people. This is a valuable conversation we don't want you to miss!

Chapters:

00:00 // Introductions | A "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?" Conversation

03:28 // Technology is Changing So Fast!

08:17 // The Concerning State of Teaching Young People

12:40 // Reminscing about Technology

18:12 // Technology Robs Children of Their Imagination... In a Way

23:35 // What Does The Future Behold?

27:44 // Combatting Brainrot

31:38 // Shannon's Second Goal | Being Intentional w/ the Things You Have

39:34 // Shannon's Third Goal | Becoming Self Sufficient

45:00 // The Paper Route Experience

49:36 // Time For Something New

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Today on the Olive You Podcast we have the pleasure of seeing a gen z, a millennial and 3 gen Alphas walk onto a podcast set. Shannon takes this time to learn more about young people and what makes them tick. They delve into questions like "what problem do you want to help solve as a grown up?" and "What can't you wait to try as an adult?" It was an absolute blast extending the olive branch to these four and we hope you find as much value as we did from this conversation!

Markers:

00:00 // Introductions - Meet the Buck Girls

04:17 // Exploring Generational Language

10:50 // The Difficulties of Being an Adult

16:49 // What Problems do You Want to Help Solve?

25:40 // What do You Want Your House to Be Like?

29:04 // How Much Do you Think This House Will Cost?

33:10 // What Could Grown-Ups Do Better At?

36:42 // What Do You Want to Try When you Become an Adult?

43:47 // Final Questions

56:55 // Conversing with Mrs. Buck

01:00:45 // What Are Some Important Lessons You've Learned In Life?

01:04:23 // What Was It Like Becoming a Mother?

01:10:05 // Keeping Track of Everything

01:14:38 // What Advice Would You Give To Your Child On Their Wedding Day?

01:16:15 // What Do You Think About Gentle Parenting?

01:22:25 // What Do You Look Forward To With The Next Generation?

01:26:05 // How Stressful Is It Buying a House?

01:29:47 // How Much Courage Did It Take To Have Children?

01:31:18 // What Tradition do you Want to Continue?

01:36:13 // What Do You Think is Next For You? - Shannon

01:42:28 // What Is The Most Important Lesson Your Parents Taught You?

01:47:07 // Experiencing Loss

01:51:05 // How Does it Feel to Lose Someone Close to You?

01:56:36 // What Would You Change If You Could Change One Thing You Did or Didn't do?

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Welcome back dear viewers to the Olive You Podcast. Today we extend the olive branch to two young, budding professionals, who are both Full Stack Web Developers, Sarthak and Shakila. We finally had a chance to deviate from healthcare to talk about what its like to establish yourself in a new country, giving back to the community and share social media journeys. It was an amazing conversation that brought much value, and we hope it does the same for you!

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Shakila - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakila-rajapakse/

Chapters:

00:00 // Introductions

05:04 // Working on the OBM Website

06:41 // Sarthak's Background

10:48 // Shakila's Background

14:44 // Being Mature for Your Age

18:41 // Establishing Yourself In a New Country

21:45 // Birds of A Feather

24:07 // Making a Personal Connection

27:50 // Content Creation Journey

30:45 // Coming to Brantford | Scamming Your Own Community

40:02 // Developing Skills and Getting the Job

48:51 // Finding Productivity

53:26 // Investing in Your Future

56:57 // Deciding to go Into Entrepreneurship

01:04:51 // Advice for Confidence Building

01:10:55 // Giving Back

01:13:37 // Talking Points - Shak - Growing Up

01:18:40 // Talking Points - Sarthak - Family Life

01:20:32 // Talking Points - Shannon - Big Picture

01:24:47 // Being Open About Mental Health

01:28:41 // Connections, Family and Canadian Work Culture

01:35:25 // The Olive and The Pit

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Welcome again to another installment of The Olive You Podcast! Today we're extending the olive branch to the dearest Melinda, who is a Geriatric Mental Health Clinician. She shares her story with us and the discussion delves deep into topics like Mental Health (obviously!), Motherhood, and work life balance. We hope you find the same value we did from this conversation, and of course we hope you enjoy!

Chapters:

00:00 // Introductions

04:57 // Work as A Geriatric Mental Health Clinician

15:43 // Frustrations of a Geriatric Mental Health Clinician

27:07 // Challenges With Poor Leadership

39:01 // Taking Care of Yourself And Listening to Your Own Advice

46:36 // Career Paths and Motherhood/Maternal Feelings

59:42 // The Tightrope of Maternal and Career Life

01:17:43 // Melinda's Original Career Vision

01:27:53 // Talking Points - Support

01:36:23 // The Olive and The Pit

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Welcome back! In this awesome episode of the Olive You Podcast, the olive branch is extended to a board member with OBM, Aleena, who is also a social worker. The girls delve into topics like mental health awareness, schizophrenia, and toxicity in the workplace. We hope you enjoy this discussion and find some value from it!

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In this episode of The Olive You Podcast, we extend the olive branch to an unexpected guest, Jeff Pimentel who is an End-Of-Life Doula and a Funeral Home Director. Shannon and Jeff have a focused conversation about Death, further building on one of Olive Branch Mentorship's primary objectives: getting comfortable talking about the uncomfortable. Its a conversation you don't want to miss, and we hope you enjoy and get some value from it!

Chapters:

00:00 // Introductions

03:37 // Meeting Over a Panic Attack

15:39 // Perspectives of an End-of-Life Dula

27:40 // Normalizing the Conversation Surrounding Death

33:48 // One of Shannon's Deepest Experiences With Loss

46:09 // Staying Alive in Spite of Quality of Life

54:02 // Advice for Having "The Conversation"

01:04:48 // Funerals for Victims of Homicide

01:10:24 // Leaving A Legacy

01:15:20 // Thoughts on the Afterlife

01:23:11 // Talking Points

01:32:49 // The Olive and the Pit

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