Reframe Your Life

One of the goals of this podcast is to create a space for women who have life experience and are still growing and learning. We feel very strongly that there needs to be a conversation for women that covers a variety of topics and interests.  That is why we have covered such a diverse list of topics in our first five episodes. 

We also knew that we wanted to have women on the podcast who inspire us and who we are confident will have something to inspire and teach our Reframers. Our first interview guest easily fills that criteria.  

Karen Scian’s twitter bio reads“Teacher. Columnist. Entrepreneur. Rotarian. Chair of the Waterloo Public Library Board.” When we first met she was also a city councillor.  We are confident that you will enjoy hearing our conversation - we talk widely about a number of topics including politics, humility, travelling and libraries.

If you know an inspiring woman that you think would make a good guest on Reframe Your Life pass her contact info on to us.

You can read Karen’s blog here

Follow her on twitter @karenscian

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In this episode, Jo-Anne and I discuss an issue we both feel very passionate about - the environment. When we initially discussed the topics we wanted to address in our podcast, this topic, was one of the first we selected. 

It is easy to get apathetic about environmental issues.  It can take effort and commitment to make choices that have an impact.  However, there are so many simple things you can do that will make a difference. There are so many listed in our episode. We put together our top ten list below but we  want to encourage you to jump over to Facebook or Twitter and share your ideas with us. 

I asked Jo-Anne to answer the question, "where do you feel the most conflict?" It's a question that you might want to answer as well. 

Hello Life Reframers,

In this episode we are talking about our challenges with different types of people. And suprise, surprise - Sandy discovered that people sometimes have to adapt to work with her. It's no surprise to any of us that we have differences. Understanding and thinking about an emotionally charged experience through the lens of personality can really help us work and live together more peacefully. 

We have a special offer for our listeners. You'll find it on our website. We have partnered to make both assessments that we deliver available to you at a discounted rate. These assessments are available to teams or couples as well, just email us for pricing.

We hope you enjoy this episode!   

And thanks for being part of our Reframers community, Find us on Facebook and let us how understanding differences through the lens of personality has helped you. Or tag us on Twitter using #refamers .  

Jo-Anne & Sandy x

Hello Life Reframers,

Welcome to Episode 3 where we talk about Education and Careers.  Two topics that many of us continually revisit and reframe in our lives. I'm sure all of us can identify with feeling awkward at some point in our lives when we were asked, "So, what do you do?" 

In this episode we talk about our paths - from crazy jobs we have had, to going back to school later in life (at 50 for Sandy!). One thing we know for sure is that most of us don't end up where we start out or even where we think we are going.  We are always making choices and those choices take us down paths that are full of discovery. 

Sandy shared some books.  Click on the book title for a link to more information.

Refuse to Choose by Barbara Sher - What's your nectar? Sandy found answering this question helped her reframer what seemed like an inability to stick with anything to a desire to be continually learning. 

The Element by Ken Robinson & Lou Aronica
This book is full of stories of people who have followed their passion and not the status quo to greatness. 

Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer.  Wise advice to listen to yourself and pay attention to what you are drawn to as you pursue vocation. 

And here is a TED Talk worth checking out:

“Do Schools Kill Creativity?” with Ken Robinson

We hope you enjoy this episode. Please let us know what has helped you as you have made choices around education and career on our Facebook page.   

Sandy & Jo-Anne x

This week we are talking about health and fitness. For some of you, that topic is exciting and for some of you, well, you may find yourself feeling less than enthusiastic about it!  We want to reframe it for you! Our goal in this episode is to inspire you - not to become something you are not, but to consider what changes you can make to become healthier. If you are feeling really satisfied with your health and fitness regime please head over to our Facebook page and share your story with us. We want to learn from your experience!  

Here are some questions to help you Reframe Your Life, specifically around health and fitness: 

1. What is your reason for exercise? What are the benefits? What is your motivation?
2. What’s getting in the way of reaching your fitness and health goals?
3. What would be a good achievable step? What is one thing you can do now? What accountability will help?

Sometimes just ‘putting it out there’ is accountability enough. Post on our Facebook page the one action you are going to take! 

Here are some ideas: 

• Create your own playlist Sandy’s power song
• Find an exercise partner
• Download an app to start running
• Sign up for a race
• Keep hydrated
• Embrace spandex!

During our episode we mentioned a number of resources, below are the links:

• Running - There are numerous resources online to help you achieve your goal. The first step would be to set your goal, then find a running plan that will help you achieve it. If you would like to run in a group, research to see if there are any local running clubs, groups, harriers in your area. Running with others is great for motivation and accountability!
• Menopause: Exercising during Menopause and don’t forget, plenty of sleep and keeping hydrated
• Toronto City Chase 
• Couch to 5K App  
• Momentum App 
• Pocket Yoga App 
• Spotify App 

Good luck on your fitness journey!

Sandy & Jo-Anne x