Jeanne Beker and FA: Joey O’Neil

This week on Finding Your Bliss, Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by Canadian media icon, Jeanne Beker! Jeanne Beker was born in Toronto to Holocaust survivors who instilled in her the importance of fearlessness, hard work, and tenacity from a young age. She began her professional show biz career at the age of 16. After studying acting in New York and mime in Paris, she moved to Newfoundland where she worked as an arts journalist for CBC radio. A few years later Beker found herself back in Toronto landing a job at CHUM radio and in 1979 she co-hosted the ground-breaking series The NewMusic. A founding member of MuchMusic, Jeanne continued to trail-blaze when in 1985 she launched the legendary "Fashion Television" which was presented in over 130 countries for 27 years. A seasoned newspaper columnist and features writer, Jeanne was editor-in-chief of FQ and SIR magazines from 2003 to 2008 and has authored five books. Her sixth, a memoir, is due for publication in November 2024. She is a frequent keynote speaker and guest on myriad lifestyle shows, as well as a regular featured columnist for several publications. She’s been at the creative helm of numerous fashion lines under her own eponymous label and since 2015, has been Style Editor for The Shopping Channel where she currently hosts the series "Style Matters with Jeanne Beker". Beker has received honorary doctorates from St. Mary’s University and OCAD University. Active with several charitable organizations, Jeanne has been named to the Order of Canada (2014), inducted into the American Marketing Association’s Hall of Legends (2015), recognized with the Banff World Media Festival's Canadian Award of Distinction (2012), honoured with a Canadian Screen Achievement Award (2013), and received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame (2016). Also on the program is music from Featured Artist, Joey O’Neil! Joey O'Neil is a critically acclaimed Yukon singer-songwriter who has been bewitching audiences across Canada with hauntingly heartfelt anecdotes from a woodland life. After embarking on a cross-country Dog Park Tour in support of her critically acclaimed, canine-themed LP Ever Ahead, Joey is tuning into new frequencies. Her recently-released third album, "Phantom Vibes", weaves poignant stories of invisible bonds with her signature fingerpicked guitar, an ethereal theremin (which she learned to play for this record), enchanting vibraphone trills, the arresting breath of a flute, a trumpet’s croon, a warm organ, and a pedal steel voiced by producer Aaron Goldstein (Le Ren, Julianna Riolino). Their previous collaboration on "Ever Ahead" garnered praise from the CBC, Exclaim!, and Canadian Beats. Millennial tales of missed calls and “ghosting” are gifted a timeless weight by the album’s nostalgic folk-jazz arrangements. Going deeper still, she explores presence in the forms of maternal love, mannerism mimicry, geographic and musical memory triggers, and harrowing flashbacks of wildlife encounters. More than ever, Joey O'Neil has cordially invited us into her personal reflection as she hosts this soul-stirring séance… and we’re so pleased to accept. To listen to Joey's beautiful song, "Songs About You" you can go to the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bF_XCFt320 For more on Finding Your Bliss, you can follow us @theblissminute on Instagram and Facebook. Or you can visit our online magazine at findingyourbliss.com and take one step closer to finding your bliss. Listen live every Saturday at 1pm on Zoomer Radio