How to Raise a Financially Literate Family

In this podcast Sara Dimerman chats with Laura Plant. Over the course of this episode, you will learn more about:

  • What financial literacy means and why it’s so important
  • The steps that parents can take, at various ages and stages of their children’s lives, to model becoming and being financially literate
  • The value of giving your child an allowance
  • The ways in which parents can prepare their teenagers and young adults towards becoming more financially independent
  • Resources to help families on their journey

What to expect when transitioning from high school to University or College

In this podcast Sara Dimerman chats with Brenda Whiteside. Over the course of this episode, you will learn more about:

  • The biggest changes or challenges students face when transitioning from high school to a post secondary school program
  • How living away from home – on residence, for example – affects the way in which a teen manages the transition to a post secondary program
  • How students and parents can expect to feel at first
  • How long the transitional phase typically lasts
  • Resources and programs most Universities and Colleges have in place to assist the student
  • What students can look forward to once he or she is more settled into residence or in their program of choice
  • Do’s and don’ts for parents to consider – prior to, during and following the adjustment phase

"It's a date" - Why making time for one another is so important

In this podcast Sara Dimerman chats with Endre Gabori. Over the course of this episode, you will learn more about:

  • How going on a date once you have been living together or a married couple for a while, is different to single life dating
  • The roadblocks to organizing a date with your living together or married partner
  • Why its so important for living together or married couples to go on dates with one another
  • What may happen to their relationship if they don’t
  • Some points to keep in mind when planning a date with ones partner
  • What else it might mean when married couples don’t find the time to go out on dates with one another

How to monitor and advocate on behalf of your mental health concerns

In this podcast Sara Dimerman chats with Sarah Lindsay. Over the course of this episode you will learn more about:

  • Sarah’s personal journey before and after being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
  • How she is helping others learn from her experience
  • Ways to monitor one’s own mental health
  • Ways to get assessed and treated
  • How to advocate on behalf of your mental health needs

Exploring the option of open marriage

In this podcast Sara Dimerman chats with author Robin Rinaldi. Over the course of this episode you will learn more about:

  • The definition of open marriage
  • What happens when one partner wants an open marriage and the other does not
  • Why couples adopt this lifestyle
  • The benefits and negative effects of an open marriage on a couple’s relationship
  • How society tends to view open marriage