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Word UpWord Up: Natalie DaveyNatalie Davey is a Bunuba/Walmajarri woman and radio broadcaster from Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia.This week Natalie is sharing the Walmajarri word for paternal grandfather — kirlaki.2025-04-0502 min
Art Heals All WoundsFrom Teaching to Art: Natalie Davey's Story of ConnectionIn this episode of Art Heals All Wounds, I share a voicemail from Natalie Davey, co-host of the Reframables podcast. Natalie recounts her journey of leaving a 20-year teaching career due to depression and discovering the importance of creativity for her well-being. Pam reflects on the power of creative conversations and invites listeners to share their stories about the role of art and creativity in their lives. The episode highlights the healing potential of art and the significance of creative work in fostering connection and personal fulfillment. 00:00 Introduction to Art Heals All Wounds00:48 P...2024-06-2605 min
The RegenNarration Podcast176. The Water has Passed but the Earth has Shifted: Natalie Davey on listening to CountryWelcome to a very special episode, months in the making. Natalie Davey was last on the podcast nearly 2 years ago. It’s still the sixth most popular episode. Natalie is a community leader from Fitzroy Crossing, with Bunuba-Walmajarri, English and Scottish heritage. She’s a Traditional Custodian of the magnificent Martuwarra Fitzroy River. She’s also a broadcaster with the local Wangki radio, an artist, educator, and former ranger. She was the first Indigenous Chair, too, of highly respected not-for-profit Environs Kimberley – until her life was turned upside down by the worst flood event in West Australian recorded history at the s...2023-09-271h 24
Teachers Changing TeachingAdd Another ModeIn today's episode Natalie, Rachel, and Jamie talk about adding another mode to projects with students.2022-10-2727 min
ReframeablesReframing Wellness with Princess OwensThis week, we're reframing wellness with Princess Owens, otherwise known as Multiple Mom — a family wellness coach who has a lot to say about reframing wellness for moms, for Black women, and for children. She gives insights into the origins of Pilates, her business Be Well Zara, and how she opted for community over fashion.Links:Lori Harvey Is Just the Start of a Black Pilates Legacy, the article by Princess mentioned at the start of the episodeHey Fran Hey and Dr. Amber Thornton, two wellness accounts Princess recommendsFor more from Princess, fo...2022-10-2634 min
ReframeablesReframing Regret (The Bourdain Dilemma)Nat and Bec unpack an issue shared with them from Reframeables listener Ann: what should you do if you've given a gift to the wrong person, and now want to give it to someone else? We look at the dilemma from all sides so that Ann can close a relational loop and put this issue that's been tickling her brain to rest.We also wanted to show some love for Pam Uzzell and her podcast Art Heals All Wounds. Each week, she interviews an artist and talks about their work because she believes that as creative thinkers...2022-10-1924 min
ReframeablesReframing Neurodiversity with Supernova MommaThis week we’re joined by Supernova Momma (otherwise known as Natasha Nelson), an autistic mom blogger who is the parent to two autistic children. She’s got a lot to teach us about neurodiversity, sharing insights and hilarious stories from her life as a veteran, building a business as a neurodivergent parent, and being real at all times.We also wanted to show some love for Pam Uzzell and her podcast Art Heals All Wounds. Each week, she interviews an artist and talks about their work because she believes that as creative thinkers, artists present us with...2022-10-1244 min
ReframeablesReframing Therapy (A Seven Minute Check-In) We also recorded this episode as a video, which you can watch here.This week we're launching a new series: Reframing in Seven Minutes. For this one we check in on our October challenges from episode 53: no complaining, and no saying sorry. Reframing is always an ongoing process, so we wanted to pull back the curtain on how it's going for us in working through to the other side of something. A great episode for those of us short on time!We also wanted to show some love for Pam Uzzell and her podcast Art H...2022-10-0512 min
ReframeablesReframing the "Good Mom" with Leah McLarenThis week we're connecting with journalist and writer Leah McLaren to reframe memoir. We get into her new fearless memoir Where You End and I Begin, which started as a book she was writing with her mother and in the end became a story about herself. It's a meandering conversation that started even before we pressed record — subjects touched on include Toronto art schools in the 90s, MeToo, victim narratives, and the traumas of mothering (both inflicted and experienced). TW: references to rape and assault are made throughout the episode. Please listen with care. Links:Where Yo...2022-09-2858 minTeachers Changing TeachingThings You Can't Do In A TabIn a follow-up episode to “Thinkin’ About Part 1,” Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel share their experience of moving away from the use of individual student devices in the classroom. What have they discovered? Focused work, more assignments submitted, easier grading, and the music of rustling papers. Today at school, consider this: What lies have you believed about yourself and your teaching? What are you good at? What are your boundaries? What’s one thing you can assign on paper? 2022-09-2335 min
ReframeablesReframing Moments We've Lost Ourselves (Episode 53)We also recorded this episode as a video, which you can watch here.Inspired by a line from the great Native American novelist Louise Erdrich, this week we're taking a look at times in our lives when we lost ourselves. We open doors on some raw moments of failure, forgiveness, and loss in our lives, and ask if we can reframe these in a loving way. Can we use them to propel self-discovery? Links:Love Medicine by Louise ErdrichDusk, Night, Dawn by Anne Lamott We love hearing from our listeners! L...2022-09-2129 minTeachers Changing TeachingThe Student Council Episode #2Natalie sits down with Jamie to discuss leading the student council program at the school where she teaches. This section is geared towards those who do not have student council as an elective. Enjoy!2022-09-1426 min
ReframeablesReframing Community with Ian Williams (Episode 52)We're joined by Giller-winning author and professor Ian Williams to reframe community — or what we’re summing up as connections and collisions in both writing and living. He shares with us about the community he finds in his writing, while we share with him about community that we find in his characters. Through Ian’s lens we also explore the nature of disappointment as ambitious people, failure, loneliness, reaching out into the world, and giving yourself away. Buddhism and the search for an informed Christianity also make their way into our conversation. Ian Williams is the author of six...2022-09-1434 minTeachers Changing TeachingThe Student Council Episode #1Today on the show Natalie shares her experience leading Student Council at her school. If you are in charge or helping with StuCo at your school this episode will help guide you. We hope you enjoy this 2 part series on StuCo.2022-09-0835 min
ReframeablesReframing Ambition (Episode 51)This week we're reframing ambition — we've got lots of it, and so there is much to unpack! We examine differences in our own ambitions, and how our outlooks have evolved over time. Can we disconnect ambition from other things that might be more unhealthy or negative, like jealousy and competition? Also, is ambition a triangle or some other shape? We ponder this too with our usual deep dive energy. We love hearing from our listeners! Leave us a voice message, write to the show email, or send us a DM on any of our socials.If...2022-09-0733 min
ReframeablesReframing Trauma with Chef Sang Kim (Episode 50)We joined writer and chef Sang Kim for a conversation around reframing trauma. We were thrilled to get Sang's perspective as one who has lived life from so many different vantage points — there is so much here in this interview! We touch on the search for "home," crossovers between art forms, cooking as a source of joy, what it takes to be a great improviser, and reframing trauma through daily practice.Sang Kim is a regular food contributor on CTV's The Social, The Marilyn Denis Show, Your Morning, and Breakfast Television. His first television show, Searching with Ch...2022-08-3146 min
ReframeablesSummer Series: Personal Growth (Episode 49)We also recorded this episode as a video, which you can watch here.To finish up our summer series, we're discussing all things growth. We get personal with a discussion of new paths we're taking, and how things are going with our own progression as we move into the fall — the next season of growth. We've also got some items to bring with us on the journey: some poems, some chia pudding, some books, and some bathing suit bottoms. As uncomfortable as growth can be, we're determined to reframe it and embrace what that discomfort can teach us...2022-08-2430 min
ReframeablesReframing a Celebratory Break (Episode 48)This week we're taking a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate — while leaving you with a couple big questions to ponder.Link:Know Yourself prompt cards from The School of Life We love hearing from our listeners! Leave us a voice message, write to the show email, or send us a DM on any of our socials.If our conversations support you in your own reframing practice, please consider a donation on our Patreon — where you can also hear bonus episodes. Subscribe to the Reframeables Newsletter. Follow us on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and YouT...2022-08-1702 min
ReframeablesSpotlight Convo: Art Heals All Wounds and Poet Preeti VanganiThis week we're putting a spotlight on a conversation from Art Heals All Wounds, a podcast hosted by our friend Pam Uzzell. We feel connected to her in our shared love of art and its reframing power, and bring to you a conversation Pam had with poet Preeti Vangani on mothers, loss, and the reframing power of poetry to heal. We hope you find this episode as enlightening as we did.Pam's episode description:Today, I’m joined by writer, poet, and educator Preeti Vangani. Preeti’s work covers themes of family, grief, sexual politics, and the...2022-08-1035 minTeachers Changing TeachingTeachers Asking Teachers Part 4In today’s episode, the tables are turned as Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel ask upcoming teachers Val and Eden what excites them about teaching, what intimidates them most, what the purpose of school is, and what their personal teaching philosophy is. Val shares her thinking around classroom management, and Eden encourages teachers not to limit students’ interests based on teacher expectations. The conversation is a refreshing call to remind all educators what the whole purpose of education is. When there are a million other voices telling you what to care about in your classroom, we invite you to list...2022-08-0330 min
ReframeablesSummer Series: Nostalgia (Episode 47)We also recorded this episode as a video, which you can watch here.We continue our summer series riffing on all things lists. This week’s dive: nostalgia — despite it being a feeling that doesn't come easily for either of us. We explore the early blog days, weeding and podcasts, returning to books read at a young age, candy in plastic cups, and other thoughts all tinged with nostalgia in one way or another.Links:Knoxville, Tennessee by Nikki GiovanniTomato salad with currants and serrano chile oil by Sophia RoeBurnt Suga...2022-08-0321 min
ReframeablesGoing Plantcrazii with Lloyd Rose (Episode 46)Nat sits down with Lloyd Rose (aka @plantcrazii), a vegan content creator who's been doing amazing things on Instagram and has a new cookbook coming out at the end of the summer. We're putting good vibes out into the world with this conversation, talking about Lloyd's journey from meat-eater to living a plant-based life, pushing back on how veganism is portrayed in the media, building mutual spaces online, and the vulnerability of being an influencer.Links:4 Vegan Influencers To Follow On Instagram, Nat's Chatelaine articleWhat the Health, the documentary Lloyd mentionsPreorder Lloyd's...2022-07-2720 min
ReframeablesSummer Series: Feel the Heat (Episode 45)We also recorded this episode as a video, which you can watch here.Over the next few weeks, between some exciting interviews, we are doing a summer series riffing on our love of all things lists. This week we have a list based on the theme of heat. Enjoy a new poem, thoughts on writer Rachel Cusk, capsule summer wardrobe items, cold foods, and other thoughts, all inspired by the heat!Links:Heat by Hilda Doolittle Second Place by Rachel CuskOutline by Rachel Cusk The Seasons, Op. 37a by Tchaikovsky2022-07-2023 min
ReframeablesVino is for Everyone: Diversifying Wine with Sommelier Beverly Crandon (Episode 44)We welcomed sommelier Beverly Crandon to the podcast to talk about making wine more accessible, and how diversifying vino can make the conversation around it all the more fruitful. It's a conversation that gets into wine as a way of bringing people together, how Beverly's upbringing informs her work as a sommelier, the importance of learning the entire story of a wine, and celebrating summer in Toronto with a focus on the senses.Beverly Crandon is a current sommelier, wine lover, marketing operations addict, and founder of the Spice Food & Wine Event Series, a collection of events...2022-07-1340 min
ReframeablesSummer Series: Water (Episode 43)We also recorded this episode as a video, which you can watch here.Over the next few weeks, between some exciting interviews, we are doing a summer series riffing on our love of all things lists! This week we have a list based on the theme of water. Enjoy some poetry, music, literature and thought prompts: all water-inspired!Links:Home Body by Rupi Kaur (with the excerpt we mentioned)The Vagina Bible by Jen GunterOcean Eyes by Billie EilishOgoSport OgoDisk Mini Kids' 2-Player Bouncy Flying Disc/Frisbee & Koosh Ball...2022-07-0622 min
ReframeablesThe Endless Verbal with Aimee Bender (Episode 42)We joined novelist Aimee Bender for a phone call that turned into a backyard conversation over Zoom. You're going to hear the sound of California birds (and possibly the odd car) as we unpack the beautiful mundane — truly a joyful conversation, especially if you're a writer (or interested in the process of writing). We touch on using writing to capture the manifold reflections of reality, the strange in the mundane, knowing your own quirky brain, finding relief in failure, and letting go to experience amazing surprise and wonder in our lives.Aimee Bender is an American novelist an...2022-06-2929 minTeachers Changing TeachingThinking About ChromeBooks in The ClassroomIn today’s episode, Jamie asks Rachel and Natalie to identify something that she keeps “thinking about” as they teach. Rachel discusses her feelings about technology, specifically ChromeBooks, in the classroom.2022-06-2727 min
ReframeablesI Am the Medicine: A Conversation with Asha Frost (Episode 41)We're joined by Asha Frost, an Indigenous Medicine Woman and a member of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation, to discuss her lifelong journey of reclamation and her path as a healer. Asha provides profound insights into ways of integrating Medicine in our own lives and trusting ourselves as healers. Asha talks about shifting out of her private practice into her life work of sharing Medicine through Ceremonies, teaching and speaking events. We're also treated to some ideas from her new book, You Are the Medicine.Links:You Are the Medicine, Asha's new bookDear...2022-06-2229 min
ReframeablesRewind: A Conversation with Carley Fortune (Episode 28)This week we're rewinding to bring forward our conversation with Carley Fortune, whose book Every Summer After has just made it to The New York Times bestseller list!We reframe life's big transitions as we talk with Carley about leaving her steady career in the Canadian media industry to work as a solo writer and novelist. She tells us about the concept of matrescence, something she has written about in her time with Refinery29 — a challenging experience that many parents undergo but aren't able to name. We're also treated to a napkin pitch for Every Summer After, he...2022-06-1544 min
ReframeablesAll Kinds of Stories with Zarqa Nawaz (Episode 40)We sit down with Zarqa Nawaz, the creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie, the world's first sitcom about a Muslim community living in the west. She has recently released both a new book and a new show (out now on CBC Gem), and joins us to share her insights on storytelling — from how her faith informs her writing process, to her personal journey in bringing stories like hers to the mainstream, to the inherent value of depicting the ordinary.Links:Watch ZARQA on CBC GemJameela Green Ruins Everything, Zarqa's newly published bookZa...2022-06-0844 min
ReframeablesBeing More Than One Thing with Jessica Hiemstra (Episode 39)We are all multi-hyphenate. How can we reframe what it means to be more than one thing and embrace our multiplicities? We talked to artist Jessica Hiemstra, whose work spans many different mediums, from essays and poetry to children's books to murals to large-scale installations, about how she navigates doing a lot. Our wide-ranging conversation spanned how we embrace being big in the world to the tabs we keep open in our lives to what we can learn from beavers.Jessica makes. Have a look.Links:Follow Jessica on Twitter and InstagramWhile...2022-06-0142 min
ReframeablesGrief Forward (Episode 38)Grief is something that is present for a lot of us. There's lots to be sad about, so what's the best way to process the grief arising from it? Do we have an obligation to feel sad all the time given the daily tragedies in our world? We shine light on our own ongoing griefs and explore what it means to feel safe enough to feel all our feelings, even as we try and keep up with the needs around us. We also touch on counters to grief — which seem to fall somewhere between will and joy — and the meanin...2022-05-2524 min
ReframeablesThinking Big with Anna DeShawn (Episode 37)Nat and Bec chat with Chicago-born digital media artist and social entrepreneur Anna DeShawn. We reminisce about the Podcast Movement conference in LA, church as preparation for life as a performer, and Anna shares some insights about creating when you don't fit in any box, doing many things at a time, and developing a self-care regimen that enables thinking big to flourish.Anna Deshawn is the founder of The Qube and E3 Radio, which are riding media into its next era by using digital media streams to center and celebrate BIPOC and QTPOC creatives. Links:2022-05-1837 min
ReframeablesCurating a Life with Jen McNeely of She Does The City (Episode 36)Bec and Nat chat with Jen McNeely, founder of She Does the City, about what it means to curate her life even as she curates a publishing platform. We get into shifts in perspective, taking on different roles as we mature and media changes, the negative side of wine mom culture, advocating for mental health and recovery, and simpler ways of being.Links:Follow Jen on Twitter and Instagram.We also wanted to put a spotlight on the podcast Hello, I'm Listening, a rebrand of the podcast Translating Love where hosts Dani (from America...2022-05-1134 minTeachers Changing TeachingTeachers Asking Teachers Part 3In today’s episode, the tables are turned as Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel ask upcoming teachers Val and Eden what excites them about teaching, what intimidates them most, what the purpose of school is, and what their personal teaching philosophy is. Val shares her thinking around classroom management, and Eden encourages teachers not to limit students’ interests based on teacher expectations. The conversation is a refreshing call to remind all educators what the whole purpose of education is. When there are a million other voices telling you what to care about in your classroom, we invite you to list...2022-05-0432 min
ReframeablesHallmark Movie Do-Over (Episode 35)What is art anyways? This week we're reframing the binary of highbrow and lowbrow art after watching the Hallmark movie The Beach House, starring Minka Kelly, Andie MacDowell, and Chad Michael Murray. Do our categories get in the way of really engaging with art? How can we cast off these ingrained ideas to engage with whatever is in front of us — whether it's Dostoevsky or The Bachelor? We were both surprised by what we liked about the movie, and our viewing experience led to some insights about how our tastes evolve throughout life, the importance of structure, and creating ou...2022-05-0429 min
ReframeablesSaving Coffee + A Chat with Mary Elizabeth Picher (Episode 34)This week we step outside of the podcast recording studio to reframe a couple of locations we have a lot of history with. We visit two coffee shops — ‘G.N.’ and ‘C.’ — that we’ve both spent a lot of time in and are full of memories (not all of them good). How do spaces take root in our minds and become meaning-filled, and how can we reframe places we might have bad associations with so that we can be at home around them? Come on our journey to find out!Then we return to our Women in Business se...2022-04-2733 minTeachers Changing TeachingTeachers Asking Teachers Part 2In today’s episode, Val Harder and Eden Hinton, preservice teachers and undergraduate students who are completing their teaching degrees, ask Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel their pressing questions as they consider setting up their own classrooms for the first time. The teachers discuss classroom management, grading, and the “why” behind teaching. They go on to talk about maintaining a work-life balance, engaging students in reading, and cultivating classroom culture. Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel share what keeps them in the classroom when there are so many challenges in the teaching profession. Today at school, consider this: What can you...2022-04-2030 min
ReframeablesReframing Through Fiction: A Conversation with Katie Zdybel (Episode 33)Fiction writing can be a really powerful reframing tool — writer Katie Zdybel joins us to talk about this idea and reframe our own writing lives in the process. Plus: finding the right headspace for writing, living in the Yukon, seeing beauty in the landscape (and sometimes not!), and using fiction to build better relationships with the sadnesses that are a part of life.Katie Zdybel’s recently released first book, Equipoise, was shortlisted for the HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction and received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. Stories within the collection won...2022-04-2034 minTeachers Changing TeachingTeachers Asking Teachers Part 1In today’s episode, Val Harder and Eden Hinton, preservice teachers and undergraduate students who are completing their teaching degrees, ask Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel their pressing questions as they consider setting up their own classrooms for the first time. The teachers discuss classroom management, grading, and the “why” behind teaching. They go on to talk about maintaining a work-life balance, engaging students in reading, and cultivating classroom culture. Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel share what keeps them in the classroom when there are so many challenges in the teaching profession. Today at school, consider this: What can you...2022-04-1331 min
ReframeablesReframing Divorce with Miranda Hassell (Episode 32)Nat joins Miranda Hassell in a two-for-one episode of Sister On! and The Big D on reframing divorce. How can we put this painful process in a new light and learn to choose ourselves over relationships? Take in our breakup stories (because who doesn't like a little drama?), the ways we reframe our experiences of divorce, and what comes after the papers are signed. We also get into video games as healing tools, the gifts we decide to give our exes, and insights from strangers in unexpected places.Links:The Fantasy of Healing by Vanessa Angél...2022-04-1349 min
ReframeablesRisk Portfolio (Episode 31)What's the biggest risk you've ever taken? Managing risk has been front and centre in our minds these past two years of COVID. This episode tries to unpack some of that risk in a broader way as we examine big risks we've made in the past and what our choices say about us. How do we react differently to the risks imposed on us, versus the ones we choose to take on? How do we manage when everything goes wrong? We try to find the right language for navigating the risks life throws at us, as well as examining...2022-04-0635 min
ReframeablesExistential Crisis in LA (Episode 30)We're back from the Podcast Movement Evolutions conference in LA, where we had a bit of an existential crisis. We give you our travelogue, where we gave some serious thought to rebranding and reframing Sister On! as this project of ours grows and changes. Also, finding a mentor, SMART goals, being mansplained to in Ubers, and prioritizing pleasure.We love hearing from our listeners! Leave us a voice message, write to the show email, or send us a DM on any of our socials.You can find our transcripts and more information for all our...2022-03-3019 min
ReframeablesMindful Eating with Dr. Michelle May (Episode 29)Does our relationship with food need reframing? We had a talk with Dr. Michelle May, a former family physician who struggled with disordered eating, about what it means to eat mindfully and how we can cultivate healthier ways of thinking about food. We got into identifying self-care habits that can make us feel better, how to actually change our habits in a way that is lasting, and the origin of our culture's unhealthy attitudes toward food.Michelle May is the founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training. She’s the author of the Eat Wh...2022-03-2352 min
The RegenNarration Podcast112 Extra. On the Banks of the Martuwarra: Part 2 of my conversation with Natalie DaveyThis extra to episode 112 features the rest of my conversation with Traditional Custodian of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River, Natalie Davey. We pick up our conversation with a couple minutes more of Natalie’s description of the kinship systems of her Indigenous community. Then we delve into the brilliant story of how Nat and her old man ended up hosting a show on the local First Nations radio station – and some of the enormous benefits stemming from it. And we go on to what Natalie thinks is needed most right now, some of her fascinating family histories, and why...2022-03-1835 min
ReframeablesReframing Life's Big Transitions: A Conversation with Carley Fortune (Episode 28)This week is all about reframing life's big transitions as we talk with writer Carley Fortune about leaving her steady career in the Canadian media industry to work as a solo writer and novelist. She tells us about the concept of matrescence, something she has written about in her time with Refinery29 — a challenging experience that many parents undergo but aren't able to name. We're also treated to a napkin pitch for Every Summer After, her forthcoming novel about the nostalgia of young summer love and the choices that change us forever.Links:Adam Grant Thinks Aga...2022-03-1643 min
The RegenNarration Podcast112. We All Need to Connect: Natalie Davey on protecting the Martuwarra - & everything elseOur final episode recorded in the Kimberley last year features Natalie Davey, a Bunuba-Walmajarri woman, Traditional Custodian of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River, first Indigenous Chair of Environs Kimberley, broadcaster, artist, educator and so much more. What a privilege it was to be welcomed to her home and Country, on the banks of the River just outside Fitzroy Crossing. The Martuwarra is one of the last wild rivers in the world and, as you may have heard in previous episodes, it’s at the heart of another flashpoint right now. Extractive colonial narratives of ‘advancing the north’ persist. One of...2022-03-141h 04Teachers Changing TeachingAnalysis of “The Mower” by Philip LarkinIn today’s episode, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel analyze “The Mower” by Philip Larkin. The conversation starts by Natalie asking, “What do you notice?” The poem then leads to discussions about grief, nature, punctuation, imagery, and kindness. Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel also consider the best way to follow-up close readings and analysis in the classroom. In this impromptu analysis, the hope is that you would be inspired to tackle poetry with your students or on your own. Today at school, consider this: Read a poem. What do you notice? 2022-03-0930 min
ReframeablesA Quickie about Toxic Positivity (Episode 27)Can reframing be misconstrued as toxic positivity? Bec wonders if she’s still allowed to be annoyed at super positive people. Nat suggests yes, although she suggests we all need to find our safe space to be grumpy. Bec worries about being fake if she’s too positive. Nat wonders if sometimes we are scared of healing.The book we reference is Complaint by Sara Ahmed.“Just” is an adverb. "With" is a preposition. And Nat can't find that director for the life of her!Ultimately, they would love to hear from you, the list...2022-03-0926 min
ReframeablesIntrovert Superpowers: A Conversation with Sharon Glassman (Episode 26)Recording through a bonding technology debacle, Bec and Nat talk with designer and songwriter Sharon Glassman (the founder of Smile Songs, a line of musical greeting cards and gifts) about reframing the concept of introversion. The wide-ranging conversation spans what it means to be an introvert — touching on how she hacked her career to make it work at her own speed, her journey from fashion journalist to performer, her introvert superpowers, being a ‘yes’ versus a ‘no’ person, and falling in love with Boulder, Colorado. She might even share a song of her own. You can check out Sharon...2022-03-0232 min
ReframeablesHappy Hour: Reframing in the Wee Hours (Episode 25)All about reframing our changing selves! We are not static. Recording early morning from the farm, Bec and Nat check in on the problems they tried to reframe for each other back in Episode 11. Bec’s question was around asking too many “whys.” And Nat’s was around navigating feelings of discontent. The sisters come to the conclusion that taking each other’s advice is not simple and these “problems” are going to need multiple iterations. Also, they like the rawness of each other’s brains at 7:45 a.m. Bridget and Matthew's business is The Mutchmor. The...2022-02-2343 min
ReframeablesReframing Success with Novelist Marissa Stapley (Episode 24)Bec and Nat interview writer Marissa Stapley, whose writing career takes a major turn when Reese Witherspoon endorses her latest novel Lucky.Marissa Stapley has worked as a newspaper journalist and magazine editor, and is now the internationally bestselling author of the novels Lucky, a Reese’s Book Club December 2021 Pick, The Last Resort, Things to do When It’s Raining, and Mating for Life. Her work has been published in fifteen countries and two of her novels, including Lucky, have been optioned for television. She also co-writes holiday rom-coms (The Holiday Swap, All I Want for Chri...2022-02-1639 minTeachers Changing TeachingApproachable PoetryIn this very special episode, the Teachers Changing Teaching producer, Russ, makes a guest appearance! In the English World, there is often a sense of mystery, elusiveness, and aloofness surrounding poetry. Russ shares about an experience he had writing poetry in class. This leads to a conversation about the perceptions of poetry in school. Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel share about their own hesitations surrounding poetry and the poets that helped them move through those hang-ups. Today at school, consider this: What are your assumptions and fears around poetry? How can you...2022-02-1132 min
ReframeablesReframing Gratitude! (Episode 23)Bec and Nat decide to reframe the January blues with gratitude as their February focus.Nat recalls an episode of The Huberman Lab podcast where he talks about the necessity of introducing story/narrative to really make for a truly brain-changing gratitude practice.Bec reads a shiver-inducing letter from one of Nat’s students and then they check in on how Nat is feeling post reading!Bec and Nat learn that they can search out a story for their own gratitude practice (if they don’t have a student thank you note lying around!) and they don’t need a new st...2022-02-0936 min
ReframeablesInterview with YouTube Stars Jessii & Mandii Vee (Episode 22)Bec interviews YouTubers Jessii Vee and Mandii Vee — their first podcast interview ever! And one of the few interviews they have done as sisters. The sisters share about how they have reframed their entrepreneurship during COVID and the ways their family supports one another — including family meetings to brainstorm videos!They also talk about the bullying each of them endured and how they have moved to healthier places in their lives and even learned from those hard times. Jessii lets a new project she's up to out of the bag!We lov...2022-02-0237 minTeachers Changing TeachingHonoring Curiosity Based on our previous conversation about frontloading (Episode 9 - “Frontloading”), Rachel follows students’ curiosity while introducing Romeo and Juliet. Her students came up with a list of intriguing and eclectic questions. The question today: So now what? In an on-the-spot lesson planning session, Jamie and Natalie share ideas for how to use students’ questions in instruction. Along the way, they discuss the importance of having students categorize and of honoring students’ curiosity. Today at school, consider this: How can you foster students’ curiosity? How can you use students’...2022-01-2630 min
ReframeablesRedirecting the Light: Reframing Our Shadow Sides (Episode 21)In this week's episode: 1. Bec wants to talk about what blinders we still have about ourselves in our 40s…Nat prefers the more Jungian language of “shadow sides!”2. Bec shares two of what she believes are her shadow qualities but Nat reframes one of them, Bec’s chameleon-like tendency in a group, to be a strength. 3. Bec reframes Nat’s tendency to walk away from conversations as having a positive sense of personal boundaries. They talk about multiplicities and embracing the many parts of themselves. 4. The sisters land on a reframe we can all take on: “...2022-01-2644 min
ReframeablesMental Health Reframe with TEDx speaker Johnny Crowder of Cope Notes (Episode 20)Bec and Nat interview TEDx speaker and Forbes-endorsed mental health advocate Johnny Crowder, who has built a whole system around reframing negative thinking.Almost his whole life, Johnny didn’t know that he could work out his brain like he did his body. We all need to find the right wording when it comes to self-care. We might not speak the same language but we are needing the same things. Johnny tells us about his company which provides daily mental health support via text messages to interrupt negative thoughts. One of the privileges we have as adults is our a...2022-01-1843 minTeachers Changing TeachingBooks That InspireWhat’s the easiest thing for three English teachers to talk about? Books. In today’s episode, Rachel asked what everyone has been reading, what’s been inspiring, and what types of readers we are. As those who want to encourage students to find their own reading identity, the three women discussed how they help students think about these items as well. Today at School: Make a list of books that inspire you. Read those.2022-01-1336 min
ReframeablesSleepless in Toronto (Episode 19)The sisters attempt to reframe sleepless nights — a problem which comes from a listener. They both agree it’s a hard one especially given that Nat hasn’t had a full night’s sleep in eight years. Bec asks if sleeplessness could be reframed for new mothers as doing hard things? Like the cold plunge from the spa — a good shock to the body’s system?They discuss how the constraints imposed through sleepless nights could lead to generating…something! For Nat it led to the writing of a PhD! Why not write down the wild and awesom...2022-01-1241 min
ReframeablesNew Year's Revolutions (Episode 18)For this episode on New Year’s Revolutions Nat and Bec begin by discussing their foray into TikTok. Is it humiliating or are they taking healthy risks? :)Bec brings up the idea of improving someone else’s life in this new year if you don’t feel equipped to improve your own right now. Natalie troubles this notion as she considers the dangers of help that is misguided. But at the same we don’t want to devolve into myopic self-help. It’s a delicate tightrope. They discuss Bec’s husband’s statement that “he makes n...2022-01-0536 minTeachers Changing TeachingTape MomentsWe’ve all been there: the moment where you realize you’re overcomplicating what should be simple. Too often in teaching, we spend so much time in the planning process that we actually end up doing most of the learning for our students. In today’s episode, Natalie explains what a “tape moment is,” Rachel gives an example of a tape moment that occurred recently, and Jamie discusses the philosophical reasons for why teachers desire so much control in the classroom.Today at school, consider this: what would it look like if I really “went for it” with my cla...2021-12-2831 min
ReframeablesAnnouncing...a tiny break!Two week break for Sister On as we tend to some of our own self-care! But in the meantime please subscribe to our newsletter and check out any episodes your might have missed.See you in 2022! We can't wait to keep on reframing with you!We love hearing from our listeners! Leave us a voice message, write to the show email, or send us a DM on any of our socials.If our conversations support you in your own reframing practice, please consider a donation on our...2021-12-2203 min
ReframeablesHoliday Reframed (Episode 17)In their second holiday episode (which means they tried to talk shorter for all their busy listeners!), Nat and Bec reframe the notion of holiday and what it will be this year. Bec unpacks the etymology of the word holiday… from Old English haligdaeg (holy + day), and they realize they might need to look for their own “sabbath.”They discuss turning a concept on its head — like the positive acne trend! Nat says she can't look at the notion of holiday straight on these days when it looks so different for so many.Nat sugge...2021-12-1534 min
ReframeablesGift Giving: Reframed (Episode 16)For this holiday episode, Nat suggests that they reframe the notion of gifts. She offers up the philosopher Emmanuel Levinas’ notion of “gift” which focuses on how power is shared between the gift giver and the receiver. Bec processes this idea at a slow pace. She too wants to embrace the vulnerability that comes with giving and realizes she has to give up expectation, even of her family tree trimming moment. They realize that the best moments can came when they are just receiving whatever is happening. Nat is officially a meditator. Bec talks to business...2021-12-0838 min
ReframeablesThe Best Things Come in Twos (or New and Now) (Episode 15)The sisters acknowledge the passing of Natalie’s 17 year old car, and more importantly the passing of legend Stephen Sondheim. Nat sings a line from "Send In The Clowns."Inspired by her son’s curiosity, Nat wants to return to the beauty of questions without feeling so tied to finding answers. Which ties together nicely with their two new problems to reframe from a listener, who asks about 1) nudging people along through mentorship and 2) does reframing need something from another?Bec admits that nudging her teenager doesn’t work and she has to come at things...2021-12-0143 min