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Welcome to Unsinkable. We are connecting you with notable Canadians, young people, health professionals, and your friends next door. Listen as they tell stories that inspire, motivate, teach, support and encourage us. Together, we are unsinkable.
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How A Near-Death Experience Changed My Life
Life is relentless. Ever-changing, shifting, and evolving. Each day we add to our personal stories. Everyone has a story. I often reflect on how we come to be within our story. Who contributes to the narrative that we carry as our story? I recall seeing an ad for Harley Davidson motorcycles: ‘When you write the […]
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I Want to be the Face of Postpartum Depression
I want to be the face of postpartum depression. Not because it is glamourous. Or because it will bring me fame and fortune. No. I want to be the face of postpartum depression (PPD) because I needed to see me when I was in the thick of it. I needed to see how this could […]
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I Am Unsinkable
The danger of sinking below the surface has been something that I’m well aware of in my life. The desire to remain on top was learned from an early age. I grew up as a water baby with older siblings who thought that the only way I would learn to swim was by trying to […]
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Knowing and Owning Your Story: A Conversation with Kelly Scanlan
Kelly Scanlan’s love for her country and community has taken her as far afield as Afghanistan where she served as soldier, as close as her hometown of Mississauga, Ontario where she now serves as a full time firefighter, and onto the playing field where she competed for Canada at the 2017 Invictus Games and became […]
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Unapologetically Jann Arden
I’m not sure there’s a space in Canadian culture that Jann Arden has not occupied. In fact, I bet this multi-platinum award-winning artist even has a secret side career in the NHL nobody knows about yet. You know Jann as a singer, songwriter, author, public speaker, broadcaster, actor, philanthropist or a combination of the above. […]
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What if We are Always and Already Beautiful?
Periods of body hatred for me come out of nowhere. Perhaps related to stress, perhaps triggered by a person close to me dieting, perhaps connected to all the ridiculously perfect images Instagram and other social media puts out there, but whatever the trigger, this destructive body talk comes over me like a tidal wave of […]
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How A Near-Death Experience Changed My Life
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I Want to be the Face of Postpartum Depression
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I Am Unsinkable
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Knowing and Owning Your Story: A Conversation with Kelly Scanlan
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Unapologetically Jann Arden
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What if We are Always and Already Beautiful?
About Us
Unsinkable is a story-sharing platform hosted by four-time Olympian, Silken Laumann. Our mission is to connect and empower Canadians to achieve better mental, physical and spiritual health. Whether celebrity, neighbour, youth or health expert; our stories hold wisdom and power. We are creating a connected community to empower Canadians on their journey to greatness. Together, we are Unsinkable.
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