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The Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor PodcastEpisode 66: Nadine Araksi on Parenthood, ADHD, and PerimenopauseIn Episode 66 of the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast, Aliya chats with Nadine Araksi all about growing up in an Armenian-Canadian home, raising children, neurodivergence, and perimenopause.*Trigger warning: this episode contains discussion about violence against women and suicide.In this episode, you'll hear Nadine and Aliya chat about:Whether or not Nadine wants her mother's pelvic floor.How her mother celebrated Nadine's first period and later on, addressed pre-marital sex.The types of conversations Nadine is having with her 17 and 20 year old children about puberty, sex, bodies, and porn and...2024-12-041h 03
Not Your Mother's Menopause with Dr. Fiona LovelyEp. 112 - Women and ADHD with Nadine AraksiDr. Fiona Lovely is a health and wellness expert with specialties in restorative endocrinology, functional neurology and functional medicine. Speaking to the topics of women's health around peri-menopause and menopause. Today, Dr. Lovely is having a chat with journalist and coach, Nadine Araksi. We are talking on the subject of ADHD for women and the experience of brain health for women at midlife. This chat is packed full of useful info for women, many of us question where our brain health is going at perimenopause! Please listen, learn and share. You can find out more about Nadine her we...2023-12-201h 20
Change Course#76 Rebuilding the future story
Summer means special episodes at the Change Course Podcast! We're running some selected episodes from our sister series, Change: The Conversation. These were originally run as a video series, but we've transformed them into podcasts just for you!
We hope that you enjoy them!
We're back for our third conversation with Nadine Araksi, and we are talking about when you want to build a new future, the stories that you create are incredibly powerful. Nadine is an expert at crafting story to create shared vision and making the future real. We talk...2023-08-0912 minChange Course#75 Stories for ChangeSummer means special episodes at the Change Course Podcast! We're running some selected episodes from our sister series, Change: The Conversation. These were originally run as a video series, but we've transformed them into podcasts just for you!
We hope that you enjoy them!
Nadine Araksi and I are back with another conversation on the power of story, and in this one, we get deep into how to use story to bring about change. How to the stories we tell about ourselves, our own thoughts and internal stories help us understand and manage our experiences...2023-08-0112 minChange Course#74 The Power of StorySummer means special episodes at the Change Course Podcast! We're running some selected episodes from our sister series, Change: The Conversation. These were originally run as a video series, but we've transformed them into podcasts just for you!
We hope that you enjoy them!
This week I'm joined by Nadine Araksi, an expert on stories and how they can facilitate incredible change. Nadine talks about the client work that she does as a story coach and how story has been the unifying thread throughout her life and career. We get into how story is a...2023-07-2511 min
Go To GrandmaWINNING:GOALAuthor & coach Julie Ellis on setting Big Gorgeous Goals, no matter where you are in your career and life path. Writer & coach Nadine Araksi from Kickstartology Consulting, and how to kick start that career, even, or especially, as a grandma, when faced with ageism in the workplace. Our Take 5 With RBC interview with Royal Trust President & Leanne Kaufman looks at why so many Canadians try to avoid probate.2023-03-2526 min
What She Said!Jessica Painter / Aly Pain / Anne Brodie / Nora Spinks / Nadine Araksi / Ashley MargesonGalentine’s Day is on the 13th of February, and I asked Jessica Painter founder of In Her Circle to join me. Jessica has created a community that helps women fight loneliness and build authentic, supportive friend circles. Jessica and I discuss the importance of having a solid squad, and how to celebrate the bonds of sisterhood not just on February 13th but every day of the year. Aly Pain is back to discuss the teens in our lives and how could we not take a look at teen love. Before you dismiss it as...2023-02-1151 min
What She Said!The Anti-Valentine Show that Celebrates Girlfriends, Young Love, Old Love & PoopGalentine’s Day is on the 13th of February, and I asked Jessica Painter founder of In Her Circle to join me. essica has created a community that helps women fight loneliness and build authentic, supportive friend circles. Jessica and I discuss the importance of having a solid squad, and how to celebrate the bonds of sisterhood not just on February 13th but every day of the year.
Aly Pain is back to discuss the teens in our lives and how could we not take a look at teen love. Before you dismiss it as puppy love it’s important to p...2023-02-1051 min
What She Said!Chapter Two Dating: Navigating the Dating World Post-DivorceFast forward if you’ve heard this one before. Dating after divorce is easy. It’s just like riding a bike, but the bike is on fire, and the ground is on fire, everything is on fire because you’re in hell. There’s very few people I’ve talked to about the post-divorce dating scene who wouldn’t relate to that joke. In this episode, I’m joined by Anne Bokma and Amit Karia from Chapter Two Dating and Nadine Araksi from Kickstartology. We explore the process of setting up a divorce profile, tips for dating safely, and how to get clear o...2023-02-0849 min
The Big DStories we tell ourselves: Nadine Araksi on dating after divorce*Siri, play Believe by Cher* Do you believe in life after love?
In this episode I reflect on my experience as a single gal, and have the opportunity to interview Nadine on her experiences of dating post-divorce. We talk about cold showers, making out in the summer, sexting, the expectations we set for ourselves and others - and the stories that define how we approach dating.
Read Nadine's article In Chatelaine here: It's Never Too Late to Learn How To Sext
Join The Big D community by supporting on Patreon or following along o...2022-10-0653 min
What She Said!Roe v Wade Scares Canadian Women, Neurodivergence in the Workplace & Eazy LoveMy first guest today breaks down how. Lisa Feldstein, an Adjunct Professor at York University, teaches Health Care Law in the Faculty of Health and joins me to offer some insight into how abortion in Canada works, and how it could potentially come under attack.
Anne Brodie joins me for Saturday night at the movies and new entertainment which includes a look at Season 2 of Hacks starring Jean Smart, a modern twist on an old tale from Disney called Sneakerella, and the Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix.
Nadine Araksi is here to share how workplaces can benefit by making their space...2022-05-1454 min
What She Said!Roe v Wade Scares Canadian Women, Neurodivergence in the Workplace & Eazy LoveMy first guest today breaks down how. Lisa Feldstein, an Adjunct Professor at York University, teaches Health Care Law in the Faculty of Health and joins me to offer some insight into how abortion in Canada works, and how it could potentially come under attack.
Anne Brodie joins me for Saturday night at the movies and new entertainment which includes a look at Season 2 of Hacks starring Jean Smart, a modern twist on an old tale from Disney called Sneakerella, and the Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix.
Nadine Araksi is here to share how workplaces can benefit by making their space...2022-05-1456 min
What She Said!Neurodivergency In Women & and at WorkThere is a joke in here somewhere I’m sure that the longest podcast I’ve ever recorded focuses largely on ADHD. The topic of neurodiversity however seems to be everywhere these days. Certainly amongst my peer group, I’ve seen many share recent diagnoses of ADHD and if you’re on TikTok, the explainer videos are as ubiqutous as the dancing. Listening and reading about how neurodiversity has impacted so many lives, prompted me to start learning more. Enter Nadine Araksi, one of my peers who was diagnosed in her 40s with ADHD and wrote an article for Canadian Business...2022-05-1356 min
What She Said!Dr. Prachi Srivastava, Anne Brodie, Sacred Space, Haley McGee, Nadine AraksiCOVID-19 has led to the largest mass disruption of education in modern human history. Ontario, in particular, has suffered the longest school closures in Canada, and amongst the highest in North America and Europe comparing regional averages. Protecting education as an essential service is a policy choice says my first guest today, Dr. Prachi Srivastava. Prachi will be joining What She Said from now until June every month to arm you with information and questions to ask policy makers and politicians as we approach the June provincial election in Ontario.
Anne Brodie had to dig deep this week to find...2022-01-0852 min
What She Said!Education Trainwreck, Creating A Sacred Space, The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale, a Dry JanuaryCOVID-19 has led to the largest mass disruption of education in modern human history. Ontario, in particular, has suffered the longest school closures in Canada, and amongst the highest in North America and Europe comparing regional averages. Protecting education as an essential service is a policy choice says my first guest today, Dr. Prachi Srivastava. Prachi will be joining What She Said from now until June every month to arm you with information and questions to ask policy makers and politicians as we approach the June provincial election in Ontario.
Anne Brodie had to dig deep this week to find...2022-01-0853 min
Majestic WisdomEpisode 13 – Examining and Rewriting Our Stories with Nadine AraksiIn this episode of Majestic Wisdom Podcast Heather co-creates with Nadine Araksi who, among many other things, is a storytelling coach, writer, and co-founder of Kickstartology (an online coaching program that helps women transform their lives).
Sharing from her own experience, Nadine walks us through her approach to the stories we all carry: what they are, where they come from, how to examine them, accept them, or rewrite them, and why this is important to everyday life. We also talk about what's in a name, and Nadine's powerful journey of the stories she has stepped into with ea...2021-05-2657 min
Growing Wise#16: Negin Sairafi with Nadine Araksi Silverthorne on Family, Break-ups and the Journey Back to SelfIn this episode I am in conversation with my dear friend Nadine Araksi Silverthorne (she/her). Nadine is a writer and master storytelling coach, who has spent the past two decades of her career creating click-worthy content for some of Canada’s biggest brands.After navigating her youngest child’s rare disease and subsequent hospitalization in 2013, followed by the breakup of her marriage in 2017, Nadine found solace in the communities and friendships she had cultivated over the years. Her current focus is on mental and physical well-being and self care.In this conversation, Nadine and I ta...2021-05-1336 min
What She Said!Does Mommy really need a drink?I spoke with Nadine Araksi Silverthorne about the culture of drinking in the mom space, whether there's more stigma attached to not drinking, parenting as a sport in modern life, and the dangers associated with alcohol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-2729 min
What She Said!Co-parenting in a pandemic, how to grieve with physical distancing, and more..Nadine Araksi Silverthorne talks co-parenting in a pandemic, Linda Stuart shares some of the new norms of how we grieve, a new writing workshop online for kids, this week's latest movies and shows with Anne Brodie, best practices for working at home with Dr. Claudia Machiella from the Wellness Prescription, and knowing when the easy way is the best way with Lara Wellman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-271h 01
What She Said!Co-parenting in a pandemic, how to grieve with physical distancing, and more..Nadine Araksi Silverthorne talks co-parenting in a pandemic, Linda Stuart shares some of the new norms of how we grieve, a new writing workshop online for kids, this week's latest movies and shows with Anne Brodie, best practices for working at home with Dr. Claudia Machiella from the Wellness Prescription, and knowing when the easy way is the best way with Lara Wellman.2020-04-2559 min