This is a heartfelt conversation about family, culture, and the ways our environment shapes who we become.

Social worker Olayinka Madimadola brings her global perspective—born in Nigeria, now supporting people navigating trauma, crisis, and mental health challenges—to every conversation. We talk about the unique joy of raising children and grandchildren, the lessons learned from different parenting cultures, and how empathy, accountability, and community support can help us all grow.

Olayinka shares how childhood, culture, and circumstance shape our choices; why personal responsibility matters alongside compassion; and how connection to family, community, and ourselves can create lasting change and ridiculous happiness.

Olayinka’s Website

https://www.familymattersplus.com/

I’m Sophia Lemon, and I photograph oddballs, underdogs, and rebels in Bruce, Grey, Simcoe, and Muskoka. I help my clients create visual triggers that literally make them more Ridiculously Happy Ppl.

Book a Photo Session

https://sophialemon.com/

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Be a Guest on the Pplcast

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This is a grounded, thoughtful conversation about rewriting expectations, trusting your instincts, and working for your own version of happiness.

Firefighter and entrepreneur Mike Teeple doesn’t do things by the book. In fact, he burnt the book when he chose firefighting over policing. Then he did it again when he started a business with his family—despite everyone saying he shouldn’t.

In this episode, we dive into why social rules around relationships don’t always make sense; how he learned to stop lying to himself and trust his gut; and why honesty, connection, and a little rebellion can build confidence stronger than any blueprint.

Urban Carpentry’s Website

https://urbancarpentry.ca/

Urban Carpentry’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/urbancarpentry.ca/

Mike’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/michaelteeple/

Collingwood Entrepreneurs Group Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/collingwoodentrepreneursgroup/

Lying by Sam Harris

https://a.co/d/hCE2F9n

I’m Sophia Lemon, and I photograph oddballs, underdogs, and rebels in Bruce, Grey, Simcoe, and Muskoka. I help my clients create visual triggers that literally make them more Ridiculously Happy Ppl.

Book a Photo Session

https://sophialemon.com/

Follow Me on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/ridiculouslyhappyppl/

Be a Guest on the Pplcast

https://sophialemon.com/podcast/be-my-guest/

This is a comically honest and down-to-earth conversation about creative flow, hormonal health, and connection in a world beyond our screens.

Holistic nutritionist Hannah Greig brings her whole-person perspective to everything from perimenopause to purpose. We talk about the unreasonable expectations on parents; the happiness that comes from meaningful work; and why community, play, and presence matter more than ever.

Hannah shares how creativity and health are deeply intertwined and how tuning into both your body and your passions can make life feel a whole lot more balanced, energized, and ridiculously happy.

Hannah’s Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/naturally_well_by_hannah/

Hannah’s Books

https://www.amazon.ca/stores/author/B0DPR5JH23

The Holistic Goddess Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/0BlGy2wzStfBeKzLwlOxbP

I’m Sophia Lemon, and I photograph oddballs, underdogs, and rebels in Bruce, Grey, Simcoe, and Muskoka. I help my clients create visual triggers that literally make them more Ridiculously Happy Ppl.

Book a Photo Session

https://sophialemon.com/

Follow Me on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/ridiculouslyhappyppl/

Be a Guest on the Pplcast

https://sophialemon.com/podcast/be-my-guest/