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#SameHere SchoolsSideline Sessions: Samantha Arsenault Livingstone — Olympic Gold Medalist, Swim Coach, High-Performance Consultant, and Mental Health Advocate on Her Journey from World-Class Athlete to Whole Athlete CoachWe’re thrilled to introduce Sideline Sessions, a new original series on the Be Podcast Network. Designed for coaches, parents and other stakeholders in the world of youth, scholastic, and amateur sports, this show brings you interviews with leaders at the highest levels of their respective sports. Hear about their motivations, philosophies, and strategies for success, and take away actionable insights to support the athletes in your life.The guest for this episode is Samantha Arsenault Livingstone, an Olympic gold medalist swimmer, high-performance consultant, speaker and mental health activist. Samantha is an active supporter of the #Sa...2024-01-1049 min
Sideline SessionsSamantha Arsenault Livingstone — Olympic Gold Medalist, Swim Coach, High-Performance Consultant, and Mental Health Advocate on Her Journey from World-Class Athlete to Whole Athlete CoachIt’s episode 4 of Sideline Sessions and I’m honored to have my fourth great guest. Samantha Arsenault Livingstone is an Olympic gold medalist swimmer, high-performance consultant, speaker and mental health activist. She also co-captained the 2005 National Champion University of Georgia swim team. Samantha spent time as a high school science teacher and swim coach, and in 2016, she founded Livingstone High Performance (LHP) and the Whole Athlete Initiative (the WAI) in response to the mental health crisis impacting young people across the globe. LHP provides pillars of support to organi...2024-01-0749 min
Small Gains: The Inclusive Strength and Running PodcastCultiv8: The Ultimate LGBTQIA+ Fitness Podcast with Lucinda LivingstoneWelcome to Cultiv8, the ultimate LGBTQIA+ fitness podcast hosted by Lucinda Livingstone. Get ready to embark on a transformative journey as Lucinda, a trans-masc, non-binary online coach and personal trainer, guides you towards unlocking your inner strength and embracing your authentic self. From inspiring interviews and expert tips, Cultiv8 is your dedicated space for inclusive fitness, empowering the LGBTQIA+ community to build physical strength, confidence, and a vibrant sense of self. Join the community and cultivate a stronger, liberated, and prouder you!Instagram: @fuzzcultureclubTikTok: @fuzzcultureclubfuzzcultureclub.com2023-06-2301 min
Teams with EDGES4 Episode 19: How Are You Feeling Today? with Lori AikmanWhen we're asked "how are you doing?" The polite answer is always "fine". But what do you say when asked how you are feeling?
Your body gives you a lot of signals. And when you’re stressed, those signals may show up as digestive issues, fatigue, trouble sleeping…and ultimately burnout. Lori Aikman is a Nurse Practitioner and Functional Medical Consultant. She sees clients with these symptoms every day. And she’s done with the traditional medical advice of “eat less and exercise more”.
Lori’s mission is to help female entrepreneurs and business owners align with t...2023-01-0542 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 18: Communicate…Don’t Mind ReadAs I work with clients, I often hear things like “my team isn’t motivated,” or “I don’t know how to inspire my team.” I also sometimes hear “I can’t ask for that.” My response? How do you know? Sometimes the problem comes simply because we are not asking. This shows up as helplessness and hopelessness on both sides. So, leaders, what can you do to solve this? COMMUNICATE. Open up those lines of communication, and find the alignment with your team that you need to move forward.
Feeling stuck? Want to open up lines of communication a...2022-12-2215 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 17: Stop Searching for Confidence, Start Searching for Joy with Melissa ReynoldsMelissa Reynolds is a woman of portraits and purpose. As a women’s portrait and luxury boudoir photographer (yes you read that right), Melissa knows that sometimes you need to step out of your comfort zone to find joy.
For many of us, feeling beautiful and confident is complicated. We’re told we can look pretty, but not “too sexy.” We have body image issues, we struggle to value ourselves, we spend our time, efforts, money on others looking for external validation.
Melissa uses her photography practice to nurture and celebrate the inner self. Through her work...2022-12-1540 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 16: Ugh…Resolutions – Drive your Vision for 2023December is a time to start thinking about the year ahead. Dreaming, goal-setting, visioning… resolutions.
We’re dreaming of a better future. We celebrate the new year with food, fireworks, and friends. Then the calendar turns and suddenly we’re in the new year. And it feels just the same as before. Our visions, our goals our dreams fade away as we continue our daily routines.
So how do you break this cycle and achieve your dreams? Listen in to find out!
Feeling stuck? Want to unlock your 2023 vision? Take advantage of an offer...2022-12-0817 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 15: Start Before You are Ready with Dallas LombardiWith almost 20 years in the hospitality and event industry, Dallas Lombardi has directed some of the most prominent and influential hospitality teams downtown Toronto, while producing first-class events. From an early age, she was driven to be a leader. To her that meant hustling. Being strong, hard, and keeping the personal out of business. It was Dallas against the world…until it became Dallas against Dallas.
One day while out walking her dog, she was struck with a feeling of joy. It felt strange to her. And that’s when she knew something was wrong. She left the...2022-12-0143 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 14: Tame the Thoughts that Keep You Up at NightDuring times of change, it’s easy for small things to add up until you’re feeling a little, well, out of control. I find this happens to me in the fall. Your schedule changes, the weather changes, there’s a little less sunlight each day. It’s all too easy to sleep in because it’s dark. To forgo that walk because it’s cold. To put in extra hours at work.
The next thing you know you’re having trouble getting to sleep. You’re waking up in the middle of the night with your mind buzzing and...2022-11-2426 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 13: Leading Your Business – and Life – With Gratitude with Lori SaitzAs a bakery owner, Lori Saitz produced a “gratitude cookie,” which became one of her top sellers. What she learned? The world could use more gratitude. That drove her to centre her next business, Zen Rabbit, around gratitude and meditation, where Lori teaches clients how to be calm and grounded amidst the chaos in their lives.
Listen in as Ashlee and Lori talk about the power of gratitude, and how you can use it to transform your life. They talk about the power of appreciation marketing to build your business authentically, and powerful ways to show appreciation to yo...2022-11-1746 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 12: Are You a Distracted Leader?Do you regularly check emails in meetings? Are you distracted by notifications on your phone while you are talking to your team member?
It’s easy to be distracted as a leader. I do it myself. We want to be great leaders. We want to be efficient and competent. But we’re also told a big lie – that you can multi-task, that you can do it all, that we can have an open door while doing your own work – all the time. There’s a cultural acceptance that we’re going to be distracted.
I’m here to tell...2022-11-1030 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 11: Supporting Working Parents Supports Your Organization with Lacey KempinskiAs leaders we want to find balance in our own lives. One important way to achieve this is to support your team in discovering their own balance. When a team member goes on parental leave, it creates a gap in the workplace, and a potential for imbalance. If not handled intentionally, the transition can be difficult for the team member (they can feel out of the loop and unappreciated) and the team (they may take on more work and burnout).
Lacey Kempinski is the Founder of Balanced Good. She works with organizations and individuals in the social...2022-11-0334 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 10: You Cannot “Fix” Other PeopleYou can’t fix other people. People need to fix themselves. In reality, that phrasing is off. There is no “fixing,” what it’s really about is growth. As a coach, as a leader, as a parent, there is one thing you need to know:
You can’t force other people to grow.
Instead as a leader, your role is to model behaviour, to help them see possibilities, and to take that first step.
As a coach, I get to help people create a growth plan that suits them. It’s not about my 10-step p...2022-10-2719 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 9: Smashing the Grass Ceiling with Fareen SamjiFareen “Far” Samji is a 5-time Canadian Women’s Long Drive Champion, and former golf touring professional. After leaving her professional golf career behind, she began to focus on using golf to mentor professional women to increase their confidence on the links, and in life. She wrote a book called “Smashing the Grass Ceiling,” a golfing guide that teaches you how to use golf to develop meaningful relationships in the workplace.
Far believes you don’t have to come to golf with natural skill. Learning the game simply takes time and confidence. And you don’t have to be perfect...2022-10-2038 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 8: The Essential Practice of Emotional IntelligenceHave you ever witnessed someone honking their horn angrily in traffic? Seen someone who takes to social media in rage to complain about poor customer service or a sports parent yelling angrily at an umpire for a small offense? They are showing signs of poor emotional intelligence.
This is me sometimes. You may see yourself in this as well. It happens, we are human. Too often we’re living in the “red” and “orange” zones where we are prone to stress and anger. But if you work at your skills of emotional intelligence, if you truly practice at it with...2022-10-1341 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 7: There’s No Perfect Way to Not Be Perfect with Kimberly RoyKimberly Roy describes herself as a recovering perfectionist. In her self-development journey, she has been working on how her perfectionism correlates to her self-confidence. She works on her mindset every day, reminding herself that it doesn’t have to be all or nothing, and that opening yourself up to “good” helps you become unstuck and move forward.
With a lot of work, Kimberly has learned to focus on her energy levels, and cycles of feeling good and anxious, allowing herself to take advantage of times of energy, and give herself a break when she’s feeling low.
In...2022-10-0634 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 6: Make Celebrating Wins a HabitIn this age of same-day delivery, texting, social media likes, and binge-watching, we have gratification delivered up daily on a platter. We’re used to it. We expect it.
It’s easy to fall into the trap of getting disappointed that you haven’t already reached the finish line. It’s easy to get stuck on the reward of the big goal and want that instant gratification. But big things take time. The finish line is always moving.
Learn more about the joy – and value – of celebrating wins. And get inspired to make celebrating wins your new hab...2022-09-2922 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 5: Bravery Takes Practice with Renee France BoudreauBefore COVID, Renee France Boudreau was a salon owner in Burlington Ontario. When COVID hit, Renee pivoted with her team as much as possible and survived the series of lock downs. During this time Renee found clarity in her business – feeling into what was bringing her joy and felt aligned and what didn’t. After a long journey, Renee and her husband completely upended their lives, quitting their jobs, selling her business and moving the family to Nova Scotia. The move, and the change in life was not easy, or comfortable. But more than a year later, Renee reflects on t...2022-09-2236 min
Teams with EDGES4 Episode 4: Personal Development IS Professional DevelopmentMost of us have participated in work training of some sort. Learning new software, attending conferences, learning new processes. This is generally considered “professional development,” and most companies invest money in keeping employee skills up to snuff.
Personal development is working on yourself. And while we may prioritize professional development to get ahead at work, or please our bosses, we often set personal development aside because we don’t have time, or we’re too busy.
I have focused a lot on personal development, and I’ll tell you one thing I’m completely sure about: I hav...2022-09-1528 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 3: Say What You Do – Unlock Your Full Potential with Self LeadershipGone are the days of “do what I say not what I do”.
As a leader, you may want to move up the corporate ladder, coach your team through a challenge, find more ease at work…or even be a more engaged leader at home.
But none of this is possible without self-leadership. Before you can truly pick up your team or coach them through a challenge you need to know how to pick yourself up, show yourself compassion, love, and trust.
When you show up authentically and BE the leader you want to be...2022-09-0828 minTeams with EDGES4 Episode 2: Build your “Mental Muscles” with Erin BauteWhen you’re training for a marathon, you don’t just listen to podcasts on how to train – you show up to do the work to strengthen your body, and build the muscles you need to run the race.
When we’re trying to be better leaders, to make positive change in our behaviour, we often fall back on passive activities like listening to podcasts or reading leadership books. And hey, we’re certainly not telling you NOT to do these things. They do help.
But we need to actually do the work as well. We may hir...2022-09-0140 min
Teams with EDGES4 Episode 1: Can You Have Too Much Loyalty? With Robin MerleWe talk a lot on this podcast about building loyalty. But what happens when you are a loyal employee who is let go? This happened to Robin Merle, who was fired from her company after more than 10 years of employment.
Working through her period of “disorientation,” Robin learned a lot about herself and connected with many others on the same journey. Grieving the loss of a job is not a linear journey, and it’s okay not to be okay. Ultimately, she learned to see the experience for what it was: an opportunity for change and growth. She no...2022-08-2547 min
Teams with EDGEBONUS REPEAT: Show Up In Your Own Shoes with Sarah ErnestOne last bonus episode until we launch season 4!!! Are you excited? We sure are. And we have a special treat for you this week. A replay of my conversation with the powerhouse Sarah Ernest. Her views are insightful, her enthusiasm infectious. What a great way to set us up for Season 4. ENJOY...and back to it with new episodes next week.
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When you begin any new project or position, you don’t have big shoes to fill…you’re bringing your own shoes.
Sarah Ernest is the Director of Philanthropy & Communications at the YWCA H...2022-08-1846 minTeams with EDGEBONUS EPISODE: Coaching Matters with Carm BozzoWe're on hiatus for the summer, but wanted to keep the encouragement and positivity going by replaying some of our favourite episodes from season 3. Watch for us to return for Season 4 on August 25. In the meantime, enjoy this special bonus repeat of my conversation with Carm Bozzo.
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Carm Bozzo is a fitness and nutrition coach who supports women who want to lose weight without restricting and fearing food (or overdoing it with cardio!). Carm helps women fix their relationship with food, and help them get stronger through strength training.
Carm is fit and...2022-08-1151 minTeams with EDGEBONUS REPEAT: Boundary is not a Dirty WordWe're on hiatus for the summer - watch for the launch of Season 4 on August 25. In the meantime, take some time to enjoy one of our most popular episodes from Season 3. Boundaries are a big topic - we need to think about them, plan them, set to them, and stick to them to uncover that elusive work life balance. Hope you're having a great summer.
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Setting and communicating boundaries can be a difficult exercise. Boundaries can feel restrictive and limiting. But I challenge you to think of them as freeing – as setting yourself up for su...2022-08-0431 minTeams with EDGEBONUS REPEAT: Ready for Joyful Leadership with Lianne KimWe're on hiatus for the summer, so we're sending out this special bonus repeat of Ashlee's conversation with Lianne Kim. Don't miss out on the special offer for Lianne's book - if you want to build a Joyful Business, this offer is not to be missed!
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Lianne Kim is a Business Coach, and founder of Mamas & Co, a community for mama entrepreneurs. She also the host of the wildly popular podcast 'The Business of Thinking Big' and the author of the bestselling book 'Building a Joyful Business'. Lianne helps female entrepreneurs shift from a mindset of b...2022-07-2845 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 20: HOW CAN I….? Release Your Fears and Embrace Growth with Melissa GillerDoes the word “change” intimidate you? Are you afraid of failure, judgement, the unknown? If you’re unhappy, you may need to look inward to find the steps you need to take to evolve and grow.
Melissa Gilller is the CEO and Founder of Life with Soul. She’s dedicated to teaching ambitious and driven women to identify their fears, their patterns and their energy leaks in order to create balance, alignment and a life of intention. She knows that sustainable change doesn’t happen in an instant.
In this episode, Ashlee and Melissa talk about self...2022-07-2149 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 19: Coaching Matters with Carm BozzoCarm Bozzo is a fitness and nutrition coach who supports women who want to lose weight without restricting and fearing food (or overdoing it with cardio!). Carm helps women fix their relationship with food, and help them get stronger through strength training.
Carm is fit and positive and supportive. She has it all together, right?
Well, yes…but Carm also struggled with body image, weight, and restrictions most of her life. It was through working with another coach that she saw a radical shift in her mindset, and started showing up for herself. Her confidence in...2022-07-1451 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 18: Is the Grass Greener? How to Make A Successful Job MoveWhen you’re feeling stuck or overwhelmed, it’s easy to look across the fence and see greener grass. You may make a move to a new job thinking things will be better than where you are. But often you find yourself in the same situation. The grass isn’t different. It’s just a different yard.
Why? Because you’re bringing your same bad habits with you. Listen in as we discuss how to make a successfully move to a new job, position, or even personal relationship. You need to actively create the change you want to see.2022-07-0735 min
Teams with EDGES3 Episode 17: It’s Not OKAY to Take Baby Steps…It’s NECESSARY with Hugo MenardHugo Menard is interested in the mind-body relationship, and how we can make lasting improvements to our lives with little conscious effort by tending to our subconscious. We have experienced a few tumultuous years. While we may want to ignore our problems or make them go away, they will exist as triggers until we deal with them. It takes an inner, gentle, step-by-step process to move beyond the stress, and be okay with negative experiences.
In this episode, Hugo and Ashlee have a wide ranging conversation about the body/mind disconnect, taming our negative subconscious beliefs, and...2022-06-3049 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 16: Leaders are Human Too with Tania MoraesWhether you work in a corporate job or are an entrepreneur, leadership can feel like being in a fishbowl. Everyone is looking to you…and everyone is looking at you to see how you will react. It’s okay to be human, it’s okay to have a bad day. Trust is hard to build and easy to fracture, but if you show you are human, apologize honestly when you have made a mistake and always leave room to grow, you’ll find your team will respond in kind.
Tania Moraes is a serial entrepreneur and multi-passionate creative...2022-06-2350 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 15: Show Up In Your Own Shoes with Sarah ErnestWhen you begin any new project or position, you don’t have big shoes to fill…you’re bringing your own shoes.
Sarah Ernest is the Director of Philanthropy & Communications at the YWCA Hamilton. As a leader, she values and elevates the strengths of her team members rather than focusing on any weaknesses. That strength-based leadership approach helps her team channel their efforts, garnering loyalty and appreciation, while supporting retention and leadership development.
In this episode, Sarah and Ashlee talk strength-based leadership, placing trust in your team, and celebrating our collective strengths.
With over 1...2022-06-1646 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 14: Difficult Conversations Don't Have To Be So HardNo one loves having a difficult conversation. Leaders perhaps least of all. In fact, even the thought of having a difficult conversation can increase our stress levels.
Over the years, I’ve honed the art of difficult conversations simply by having them, learning from them, and getting better each time. While having difficult conversations may never become easy for you, with these tips, hopefully having difficult conversations will become a little easier.
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Instagram: @ashlee.livingstone2022-06-0831 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 13: Leading Intentionally with Julia SwaigenJulia Swaigen didn’t set out to be a leader; she fell into it. About 3 years ago, she founded Attuned Families, a child and family therapy and parent coaching practice in Toronto. Her business grew quickly, she hired more therapists, before she knew it, she found she had unintentionally become a leader.
Despite falling into leadership, Julia approaches leadership intentionally. Her company has a values document that she reviews with all new team members, and she ensures that she and her team live by those values. She openly discusses boundaries with her team – both hers and theirs – and do...2022-06-0252 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 12: There Are No Wrong Decisions with Brittany StinsonDecision-fatigue is a hot topic right now. Probably because so many of us are feeling it. When you are overwhelmed and burnt out, it’s difficult to know when, or how, to start. Sometimes just taking that first step is all you need.
Brittany Stinson is a business strategist who accelerates the growth and impact of missional entrepreneurs by organizing their projects and creating custom strategies. She works with solopreneurs with almost no budget to 6-figure projects and best-selling book launches.
In this episode Ashlee talks to Brittany about decision fatigue, reaching out to others to...2022-05-2646 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 11: You Are Not Responsible For Someone Else’s HappinessMany leaders come to me saying, “I just want my team to be happy,” or “I don’t know how to make Joe happy.” There’s a sense that we all should be happy all the time. And if we’re not, well then something must be wrong – with us, or with the situation we’re in.
Leaders feel their job is to make their teams happy. Teams, in part, may feel their leaders’ job is to make them happy. It’s a potential recipe for dissatisfaction and burnout on both sides.
Your responsibility as a leader is not to mak...2022-05-1922 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 10: Do it Your Way with Britteney OfodileThere’s no perfect recipe for success. Even if you watch what someone else does and follow in their footsteps, your end result will taste a little different. And that’s okay. You be you.
Britteney Ofodile helps women level up their businesses, show up as their authentic selves, and align it all to their driven purpose. She takes the energy, drive, and passion from 20 years in corporate America to dig deep into business performance. With Britteny, there’s no quick fixes or band-aid solutions. She gets to the root of her clients’ problems so they can face wha...2022-05-1245 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 9: Ready for Joyful Leadership with Lianne KimLianne Kim is a Business Coach, and founder of Mamas & Co, a community for mama entrepreneurs. She also the host of the wildly popular podcast 'The Business of Thinking Big' and the author of the bestselling book 'Building a Joyful Business'.
Lianne helps female entrepreneurs shift from a mindset of being a “good employee” to recognizing they are thought leaders who can find joy – and profit – in running their own business. In this episode Lianne and Ashlee talk about the joys and pains of leadership, giving and receiving feedback, and how we can become joyful leaders. It’s not alwa...2022-05-0545 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 8: Facing Resistance – 3 Minutes in an Ice BathEveryone has an AHA moment now and then. They can be as small as realizing your feet hurt because there is a pebble in your shoe to a life-changing realization. I recently faced 3 minutes in an ice bath – and I had a big AHA moment about how I face resistance in my life.
Listen in to find out more.
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Instagram: ashlee.livingstone2022-04-2826 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 7: Trust your Subconscious Guide with Jenny SchlueterJenny Schlueter is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Breathwork Facilitator. She works with clients to help them dig deeper into the root causes of their stress or problems and learn to listen to the person they trust them most – themselves.
Jenny believes that when you stop, take time to be present, and turn off the analytical part of your brain, you learn to trust your intuition. When that happens, it helps you find peace, clarity, and purpose. You can find it easier to tackle day to day life simply by taking time and relaxing your mind.
If...2022-04-2137 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 6: It’s Lonely at the Top – The Loneliness of LeadershipI recently spent some time away at a leadership retreat with many other small business owners and solopreneurs. When talking to my peers, one theme was clear: many of them deeply felt the loneliness of leadership. As a leader, you can be surrounded by people … and still feel alone. We carry a burden of responsibility – to keep our business running, to keep our team happy, to keep our team employed, to ensure their work goes well. What’s left in our tank?
It's hard to be creative, to lead and inspire, when you have nothing left to give. Wh...2022-04-1431 minTeams with EDGES3 Episode 5: Live in the World of the Possible with Shelley BosworthWe are hardwired to see the negative, and we tell ourselves stories to reinforce those negative beliefs. Shelley Bosworth wants us to disrupt those thoughts, and reframe the script to shift in another direction. It can be uncomfortable to see the positive. Focusing on the negative makes us feel like we’re protecting ourselves.
If we want more, we need to become uncomfortable, confront our limiting beliefs, and begin focusing on becoming the person we want to be. Change can feel overwhelming, but the journey can ultimately be rewarding…and life-altering. It’s okay to have fear – just mov...2022-04-0641 min