In this month's LEAD Women Podcast, we have an extraordinary guest, Bobbie Elaine Mitchell, my daughter.

In today's episode, Bobbie and I are both sharing our story of miscarriage where over 20 years separate our experiences, but one thing is clear, miscarriage is hard.  It involves pain and grief and the need for others to journey with us.

Bobbie and I share our experiences candidly. There are some tears, and there is also hope.

Bobbie is an Accredited Professional Photographer who resides with her husband, Jordan, in Medicine Hat, Alberta, where they ranch.

You can follow Bobbie on Instagram or Facebook.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobbie.elaine.photography/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobbieElainePhotography

 

 

 

So, so excited about today's conversation with my good friend, Dr. Rob Lindemann. Rob is the Academic Dean at Vanguard College.

Rob has spoken truth into my life and been an extraordinary friend to me! If you've not yet met him, I'm delighted to introduce you to him today in our conversation.

Rob and I talk candidly about why mentorship and friendship with the opposite sex are beneficial, how it can affect people's future, help them understand God's call for them, and how it can express God's love.

Rob shares how important it is to clarify the benefits and the risks to another person if we're unwilling to engage. We also talk about boundaries and how to steward our lives well.

Love builds people up.

If you have any further questions for Rob and I and want to see us do another episode around your questions on this topic, please email me here.

Believing in you,

Carmen

Please note: There have been glitches with my website since switching over to the new theme, so my apologies if you've gotten this post more than once!

Welcome to 2021!

I'm so thrilled you're here, and we made it to 2021.

I was inspired to record this episode through a book I was reading by local Saskatchewan author, Leah Perrault. You can find Leah here.

In her book, My Heart of Flesh: Choosing Life in the Midst of the Mess, she describes Christian Spirituality this way:

Healthy Christian spirituality is the intentional practices that allow us to live peacefully in reality, that draw us closer to God, one another and creation, that are a participation in God's saving plan for the world. (34)

In today's podcast episode, I'm asking you the question: What are the intentional practices that will allow you to live peacefully in reality in 2021?

I also share with you some of mine.

And, next month on the Podcast is my good friend Dr. Rob Lindemann. We chat about friendships with the opposite gender. It was so much fun to do!

Helping you live and lead better,

Carmen

Would you read the Bible Plan, BibleProject | New Testament In One Year, with me?

https://bible.com/p/36558982/3fff29d341851925771c8ff3e2f2de9d

Welcome to 2021!

I'm so thrilled you're here and we made it to 2021.

I was inspired to record this episode through a book I was reading by local, Saskatchewan author, Leah Perrault. You can find Leah here.

In her book, My Heart of Flesh: Choosing Life in the Midst of the Mess, she describes Christian Spirituality this way:

Healthy Christian spirituality is the intentional practices that allow us to live peacefully in reality, that draw us closer to God, one another and creation, that are a participation in God's saving plan for the world. (34)

In today's podcast episode I'm asking you the question: What are the intentional practices that will allow you to live peacefully in reality in 2021?

I also share with you some of mine.

And, next month on the Podcast is my good friend Dr. Rob Lindemann. We chat about friendships with the opposite gender. It was so much fun to do!

Helping you live and lead better,

Carmen

p.s. I had to restore my website, so even though this was posted earlier, there was a substantial glitch. I hope all is well now.

 

Welcome to 2021!

I'm so thrilled you're here and we made it to 2021.

I was inspired to record this episode through a book I was reading by local, Saskatchewan author, Leah Perrault. You can find Leah here.

In her book, My Heart of Flesh: Choosing Life in the Midst of the Mess, she describes Christian Spirituality this way:

Healthy Christian spirituality is the intentional practices that allow allow us to live peacefully in reality, that draw us closer to God, one another and creation, that are a participation in God's saving plan for the world.

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In today's podcast episode I'm asking you the question: What are the intentional practices that will allow you to live peacefully in reality in 2021?

I also share with you some of mine.

And, next month on the Podcast is my good friend Dr. Rob Lindemann. We chat about friendships with the opposite gender. It was so much fun to do!

Helping you live and lead better,

Carmen

 

 

HAYYYYYYY. We have the most special treat for you today. @ashleykampman and her bestie from college @valerie1473 are having the longest conversation ever to be recorded for the LEAD Women Podcast.

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They are talking all about the brain injury that really changed the way Valerie Edwards approached life.

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How in the same year - Val not only found out she was pregnant, but she started her own thriving business in a very competitive industry.

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We talk everything from business to babies to brain injury... and mentorship... and humanity... and Ashley's past life. (Since Val knows Ashley so well - she rats her out on a few things. )

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You basically are getting the inside scoop as to why Ashley has unlimited long distance calls on her phone now.

You can check her out on FACEBOOK. Where she posts all the things about her incredible equine program in the greater Calgary area.

 

There's a difference between challenging yourself to stretch and grow and straining yourself as you try to achieve things.

Four questions to consider and use to self-evaluate:

* What is my current health capacity? How am I?

* What season of life am I currently in?

* Why am I trying to do this?

* What support systems do I need to have in place right now?

When you're straining yourself, and you do so over an extended period, the result may include mental fatigue, physical or emotional injury, anxiety, insomnia, to name a few.

WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR FIRST FREE COURSE. The course is on Finding Personal Values. IT IS COMPLETELY FREE. You will receive over two hundred value cards and a process to finding your own personal values. We love this exercise and use it with clients ALL THE TIME. Click here to check it out.

See what is new with us at www.leadwomen.ca  and you can find LEAD Women Co. on Social Media with @leadwomenco on Insta or LEAD Women Co. on Facebook.

We are thrilled to have our first man on our podcast! He's a friend of ours and we love what he's doing!

Jordan is a part-time Kids Pastor and a university campus worker at the University of Regina.

Jordan talks about the loves of his life, losing his Dad, and stepping out in faith in unchartered territory.

You don't want to miss this episode!

You can find Jordan and more about Jordan in the following places:

@enrichuofr

@refrogs_regina

Www.enrichregina.com

“Jordan Clark” on facebook 

Other mentions:

Cheryl Nembhard, you can find more information about her here.

Zoe Network can be found here.

Sisterhood YXE can be found here.

 

You will only be authentically brave when you are living on the right foundation.

In today's podcast episode, Ashley and Carmen are talking about having an identity build on truth so that you can bravely show up in the world.

Jesus told us to build our foundation, our life, upon his teachings and truth. When we build our foundation on anything else, it's a faulty foundation.

Our worth and value were settled on the cross. And when we are not living from that core truth we can find ourselves seeking our worth and identity in what we accomplish, whether or not people like and love us, or whether or not we are in control.

To discern what foundation you may be living upon, Rob Riemer offers three questions for us to consider:

* When do I get defensive?

* When do I get petty?

* When do I become compulsive?

Then ask yourself the following: What's beneath that? How do I behave when I am operating defensively, petty, or compulsively?

The right foundation is essential for you to show up bravely!

 

WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR FIRST FREE COURSE. The course is on Finding Personal Values. IT IS COMPLETELY FREE. You will receive over two hundred value cards and a process to finding your own personal values. We love this exercise and use it with clients ALL THE TIME. Click here to check it out.

See what is new with us at www.leadwomen.ca  and you can find LEAD Women Co. on Social Media with @leadwomenco on Insta or LEAD Women Co. on Facebook.

On today's special episode of The LEAD Women Podcast, we are thrilled to be having a conversation with the Director of Inspire Our Nation, Kaitlyn Cey.

(Carmen apologizes in advance for her mic quality, she is still learning to get the tech to work properly!)

We're chatting about leadership and filling a need for our youth in Saskatchewan. The current project that Kaitlyn and her team are working on is Inspire a Girl.

Here are some statistics supporting why it matters that we help our Candian girls.

Despite increasing national awareness and dialogue surrounding mental health, the statistics relating to the mental health of girls in Canada are alarming. In Grade 6, 36% of girls say they are self-confident, but by Grade 10 this has plummeted to only 14%.10

Between age nine and 13, girls become less confident and are more likely to say they are feeling depressed.11

12% of girls in Canada aged 12-19 say they have experienced a major depressive episode at some point in their life.12

A study of Ontario students found that girls (8.4%) are prescribed medication for depression, anxiety, or both much more often than boys (2.8%).13

More girls aged 10-17 are hospitalized for mental disorders than boys the same age.14

Canadian girls are also 15 times more likely to be hospitalized for an eating disorder than males. More than half of female patients hospitalized for eating disorders in Canada are girls aged 10-19.15

Girls in Ontario are twice as likely as boys to report feeling an unmet need for mental health support.17

In Canada, suicide remains the third-leading cause of death for girls aged 10-14, and the second-leading cause of death for girls aged 15-19.18

 

Here is where you can find out more information about Inspire Our Nation, including how to purchase a box that goes to support online youth programming this summer.

 

 

Inspire A Girl video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0JFnn9JzM

Where can you get a box?

www.inspireournation.com

Like them on Instagram

@inspireyxe

@inspiregirlyxe

@inspired2influence

Facebook:

Inspireyxe

Website:

www.inspireournation.com

Learn more about Kaitlyn and find her book, Stand Secure, at www.kaitlyncey.comStndstandse