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Award-winning actor Lenore Zann burst onto the entertainment scene with her powerful portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the rock opera Hey Marilyn! She has since performed across North America and in Europe with hundreds of credits in Film, TV, Theatre, Radio, and Animation including her own one-woman play, The Marilyn Tapes, in New York.
Recent feature film roles include “Bevette“ in filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald’s Stage Mother with (fellow Australian) Academy Award Nominee Jacki Weaver, and “Gladys Madone” in Barrie Dunn’s The Madones. A tireless champion of Arts and Culture, Women, Diversity, and Social and Environmental Justice, Lenore served for twelve years (2009-2021) as a popular elected official in both provincial and federal levels of Government in Canada. Her Private Member’s Bills, “Act to Address Environmental Racism introduced in Province House, Halifax, in 2014, and federal “National Strategy to Address Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act” have been widely hailed as the first Bills of their kind in North America. Beloved by fans around the world for her voice as the iconic “Rogue” in the 90’s X-Men: The Animated Series, Zann is currently reprising her role in the new Marvel series X-Men ‘97 streaming on Disney+. And her memoir, Lenore Zann: A Rogue’s Tale, will be published in fall 2024 by Pottersfield Press with distribution by Nimbus Publishing and available on Amazon. Lenore is the grateful recipient of several awards: Earl Grey Public Speaking Contest (Gold), ACTRA Award for Best Actress in a Radio Drama, Duke of Edinburgh Gold Lifetime Award for Service to Community & Country, and Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Arts and Culture. ------------------------------------------------------ *Trigger Warning: This conversation includes references to suicidal thoughts. To anyone who may need help to cope with their mental health and/or thoughts of suicide, please, please, please reach out for help. Canada Suicide Prevention: • 1-833-456-4566 (phone) • 45645 (text) • www.crisisservicescanada.ca (chat) Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.aa.org -----------------------------------
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Sharon Ishimwe is a storyteller and the founder of Engero Productions. After years of storytelling through writing, public speaking, and working on documentary sets such as Nee Nee Productions’ multi award winning film Sauti, Sharon produced and directed her debut movie, Ssekukkulu: A Ugandan Christmas in 2023. Sharon is also the Executive Director of MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning, and the co-founder of an early-stage startup, Lunch Buddies. A proponent of radical trust, she is passionate about connecting people and building meaningful relationships. She enjoys questions more than answers and her superpower is spotting silver linings. Sharon holds a master’s degree in public relations from Mount Saint Vincent University where she graduated Valedictorian and received the Senate Medal of Distinction. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and communications from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
Crawford is a food enthusiast since birth. They won MasterChef Canada in 2019, and began their pro-wrestling career in Nova Scotia shortly thereafter.
Caring deeply, trying hard, and making things are their favourite pastimes. These days, they’ve either got their head down writing or high in the clouds scheming wrestling matches and menus. ------------------------------------------------------ Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane. Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia Menna Riley is a Producer, Connector, Speaker, and Founder of Leading Ladies Networking. With over two decades of experience managing successful events for her clients, Menna is passionate about delivering experiences that inform, engage, and create value.
Menna’s event management work includes world-class performance festivals, Tall Ships and the World Cup Equestrian Qualifying championships, and the IIHF World Junior Hockey championships. She has worked with award-winning PR & marketing agencies, in the music, tv, film and financial industries and has managed some of the region’s most notable industry awards shows and corporate events. Menna has worked with many charitable organizations including running over two dozen golf tournaments, several high-profile galas, weddings, and private events including two separate events with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In January 2012, Menna founded Leading Ladies Networking which has been growing ever since, elevating the overall networking landscape for women in business in Nova Scotia. After countless testimonials, she is proud to say she’s facilitated innumerable connections, collaborations, opportunities, and relationships throughout the years. ------------------------------------------------------ Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane. Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia Kiley White (she/her) is a passionate advocate, artist and entrepreneur. With a background in social services, Kiley is currently working supporting/advocating for local 2SLGBTQIA+ folks in her community. Alongside this work, Kiley has several passion projects including previously co-hosting Find Your Groove Podcast and launching her own podcast, “Groovin’”! Kiley is also working on a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology with a special interest in somatic, transpersonal and creative approaches.
Anne Janelle is a professional musician. A cellist, singer, songwriter Anne's one-decade-plus of recording and touring has brought her to 13 countries world wide, garnered her a Canadian Folk Music Award and many other grant awards and nominations across Canada. Throughout her four album releases, Anne's "gorgeous and syrupy voice" rings out. The sweetness of her long, beautiful melodies is often tempered by lyrics of searching for peace in dark times or grappling with unanswerable questions. Not surprisingly, Anne accompanies herself with visceral, resonant notes, often "playing her cello like Paul McCartney picks his Hoffner.". Her music melds the soaring choruses of pop music, the timeless simplicity of folk music and the acoustic elegance of classical music.
Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia *Trigger Warning: This conversation includes references to suicidal thoughts. To anyone who may need help to cope with their mental health and/or thoughts of suicide, please, please, please reach out for help. Canada Suicide Prevention: • 1-833-456-4566 (phone) • 45645 (text) • www.crisisservicescanada.ca (chat)
Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane. Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia *Trigger Warning: This conversation includes references to suicidal thoughts. To anyone who may need help to cope with their mental health and/or thoughts of suicide, please, please, please reach out for help. Canada Suicide Prevention: • 1-833-456-4566 (phone) • 45645 (text) • www.crisisservicescanada.ca (chat)
Fiona is a proud Woodland Cree woman with Scottish settler heritage and a member of Lac La Ronge First Nation, Treaty 6 Territory in northern Saskatchewan, now living in beautiful Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, Nova Scotia), on the unceded, traditional territory of the Mi'kmaq. Fiona chaired the 2023 North American Indigenous Games, the largest multi-sport and cultural gathering in Atlantic Canada's history. She is married to Michael Parsons, PhD, a research scientist in the field of environmental geochemistry. They have one daughter, Ella, who is a student at Dalhousie University (Psychology major and Indigenous Studies minor). Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane. Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia Saribel Deslauriers is a passionate sports enthusiast, currently volunteering her time with two national sports organizations and many more events. A fighter for women's equality, and an overall seeker of fun, Saribel is currently the Executive Director of the Downtown Truro Partnership in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane. Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia Tara Thorne is a recovering journalist and arts worker in Halifax. She wrote and directed the Telefilm Talent to Watch project Compulsus, about a lesbian vigilante, which will be released theatrically and on VOD in 2024. Her sophomore Telefilm feature Lakeview, a queer ensemble comedy, is in post. Her debut essay collection, Low Road Forever (Nimbus), was published in the fall of 2022. She occasionally fronts the rock band Dance Movie and coordinates the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival.
*Trigger Warning: This conversation includes references to suicidal thoughts. To anyone who may need help to cope with their mental health and/or thoughts of suicide, please, please, please reach out for help. Canada Suicide Prevention: • 1-833-456-4566 (phone) • 45645 (text) • www.crisisservicescanada.ca (chat) Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane. |
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