On this episode of For Her Country, Master Corporal (Retired) Natalie Forcier shares her journey of healing and starting fresh with the help of True Patriot Love and following her passion to support Canadian veterans.

On this episode of For Her Country, Able Seaman Yvette Yong shares her path to number one, lessons in leadership, and how being a professional athlete has helped her in the military.

On this episode of For Her Country, Captain Mary Ann Barber shares her journey and words of wisdom for self-care and healing.

On this episode of For Her Country, we spend time at sea with Lt(N) Jenn Martin, who joined the Canadian Armed Forces in April 2004 as a Maritime Surface Officer and managed to deploy to Afghanistan, a mission in a landlocked country, in 2010. 

On this special episode, we’ll hear the live recording of the fireside chat, which dives deeper into the themes discussed in the previous episodes: diversity and inclusion, resiliency and leadership. 

On this episode of For Her Country, Dr. Henry speaks about the need for empathy and compassion and how these traits contribute to effective leadership.

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Anne Reiffenstein, CD, spent 28 years serving in the Canadian Armed Forces before retiring in 2018.  As one of the first female Field Artillery Officers, she had to discover how to navigate and survive the early years of gender integration in the Army.

Sergeant Leslie Blair is an Aviation Systems Technician in the Royal Canadian Air Force and the most recent recipient of the Captain Nichola Goddard Award. She shares with us how setting big goals has motivated her and how being recognized for her work in the military and for her philanthropic efforts changed her life. To learn more about this podcast and its’ guests, please visit: www.forhercountry.ca -- This podcast was created by True Patriot Love Foundation. True Patriot Love Foundation is Canada’s leading foundation supporting the military and veteran community. The organization funds critical programs across the country to support those in the military who need it most. Through the Captain Nichola Goddard Fund, True Patriot Love provides support specifically for servicewomen, Veteran women and their families. Please consider donating today towards their mission at www.forhercountry.ca -- Thanks to RBC for generously supporting this podcast series as presenting sponsor. RBC has been an advocate of True Patriot Love since 2010 and has committed over $1M to support Canada’s military members, Veterans and their families.  This episode is sponsored by Canada Life.  Canada Life has been a proud supporter of True Patriot Love since 2011 and we thank them for sponsoring today’s episode. -- To learn more about Santa for Veterans, the initiative started by Sergeant Leslie Blair, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/santa4vets/ -- Music credit: http://www.oceanicpiano.com & Whiskey Wolf

Sgt GerriAnne Davidson discusses the lessons she’s learned on her many deployments, and how ultra running in the mountains has helped her in her military career.

Warrant Officer Avril Jno-Baptiste-Jones shares her story of finding stability, confidence and professional success in the military after immigrating to Canada as a young girl.

Lieutenant Colonel Eleanor Taylor recently completed a remarkable 25-year career as a Regular Force Infantry Officer. Eleanor candidly shares stories of painful and embarrassing failures and why she is grateful for them today.

Major Jaime Phillips shares her experience attending the Royal Military College with Captain Nichola Goddard and discusses the challenges she faced as the first female artillery troop commander deployed to Kandahar.

Over the course of this podcast series, we’ll explore lessons in leadership from inspirational female leaders in Canada’s military.