Lisa shares tips on how to connect with your inner wild woman, tells us what kind of a kid she was in grade two, reveals several super exciting projects she has on the go AND admits she has always been a maverick!
About our guest:
-Lisa LaFlamme has been at the forefront of journalism for over 30 years tackling some of the biggest issues of our time, traveling the globe, delivering breaking news and bringing it back home to Canadians.
The internationally respected journalist has interviewed major newsmakers, Prime Ministers, Presidents and Princes while always keeping the spotlight on the injustices that plague the world’s most oppressed.
The veteran journalist is the recipient of 12 Canadian Screen Awards, consecutive RTDNA awards a Lifetime Achievement Award for broadcasting and journalism and in 2023, The Gordon Sinclair Award for her “exceptional body of work in broadcast journalism.” Recently she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Toronto Metropolitan University (2023). She has previously been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Windsor (2018), University of Ottawa (2014), and Wilfrid Laurier University (2006).
A passionate advocate of democracy in journalism, LaFlamme volunteers for Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) and has traveled with the organization to the Democratic Republic of Congo to mentor young journalists in Goma, in the heart of the conflict zone. She serves as honorary co-chair of the annual JHR Night for Rights and in 2022 was awarded the JHR award for Human Rights Reporting.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Greenland Girls School for Teen Moms - https://greenlandempowermenthub.org/
- The Midlife Feast Community 20% off the first month with code RENEGADE - https://www.menopausenutritionist.ca/themidlifefeastcommunity
- Lisa's drink recipe: https://merylcook.ca/renegade-conversations/
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Connect with us:
- Lisa LaFlamme on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lisamlaflamme/
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- Meryl Cook, host and creator of Renegade Conversations
- Website: https://merylcook.ca/
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merylcook/
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- Jenn Salib Huber, the Menopause Nutritionist and our sponsor https://www.menopausenutritionist.ca/, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/menopause.nutritionist/
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- Editing Hamza Latif

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