A Bootlegger’s Son – From Trauma to Resilience

Episode 3 of Spark a Mother Daughter Journey podcast with Jenny Kierstead and Sophia Rae

In this episode, we interview my husband and Sophia’s Dad, Blair Abbass. He’s an award winning educator, therapist and mindfulness expert whose survived a trainwreck and many other close calls, leaving him convinced that there is a greater purpose to his life. Blair candidly shares the challenges he faced growing up with a Dad who…

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Teen Success – with actress Simone Miller

Episode 2 of Spark A Mother Daughter Journey Podcast with Jenny Kierstead and Sophia Rae

What’s it like to be a rising celebrity? In this episode, Jenny and Sophia chat with Simone Miller, an actor in shows such as CBC Detention Adventures and Run the Burbs. Sophia fell in love with Simone’s debut single, Dry Eyes, that was featured in the CBC Searchlight competition. Sophia just had to know where…

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Q&A: Get to know your Mother-Daughter Duo!

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Spark Podcast with Jenny Kierstead and Sophia Rae

In this episode, we start off with a Q&A so you can get to know us a little better…and with these high octane questions, that’s exactly what happens. We discuss our fears, our dreams, the blocks in the way and somehow, Jenny’s perfectionistic tendencies come into the light. We invite you to curate your own…

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Welcome to Spark!

Welcome Everyone to SPARK, A Mother-Daughter Journey. This title just seems to fit with our vision because it ties in so well with the Girl on Fire Empowerment program that I (Jenny) wrote when Sophia was 8. But right now it’s really important to us because we’re on a grief journey after losing my sister,…

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