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Reframeables

Rebecca & Natalie Daveyreframeables.buzzsprout.com

Do you feel alone in your own head when it comes to navigating life’s big and small problems? Do you find self-care language a little too self-focused but know you still need to do the work? Join us on Reframeables and eavesdrop your way into some new perspectives — we promise you'll feel less alone as you listen. We are Nat and Bec, two very different sisters who come together each week to reframe some of life's big and small stuff. Nat's a PhD whose favourite phrase is “let’s reframe that!” Bec's an artist who tends more toward “why me?” Through candid, vulnerable yet entertaining conversations with each other, as well as guests, we find a way to meet in the middle each week and offer you, our listeners, new perspectives along the way. From a painful divorce that still needs processing, to grief that sticks around, to the simple day-to-day problems of managing a grumpy teenager, to a dynamic interview with Giller winner Ian Williams or radio personality and co-star of the Jann Arden podcast Caitlin Green sharing her vulnerable story of loss: Join our intimate conversations with authors, actors, activists, and voices from the crowd — those who inspire us to think differently about the world so we can reframe living in it. 

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Episodes

Reframing Hilarious Grief with Jason Roeder

Today we are chatting with author Jason Roeder, former senior editor and senior writer at The Onion. We get into his new book Griefstrike! , a hilarious how-to for getting through grief that features Grieving Visualization Power Postures (all beginning with standing nude in one's sunroom), grief archetypes, sincerity corners, and so much more. Jason's also a contributor to The New Yorker and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, so essentially his job has been to lean into funny. It might seem a little...

Feb 01, 202335 minSeason 1Ep. 68

Reframing Polishing the Stone of our Lives with Heidi Lynch & Perrie Voss

This week we feature a vulnerable conversation with actors and creators Heidi Lynch and Perrie Voss, who delve into amplifying underrepresented stories in their new web series Avocado Toast . Perrie shares with us about her mental health struggles and Heidi talks about impact of endometriosis and how their health struggles make their way into their art making. Reframing takeaways that emerge: mental health hygiene as a full-time job, the practice of joyful actions and making ugly art to find one...

Jan 25, 202336 minSeason 1Ep. 67

Reframing the Big Leap with Juno Rinaldi and Jenny Young

We're kicking off a new year of Reframeables with guests Juno Rinaldi and Jenny Young, who have launched new web series, My Special Guest . You might know them from other roles: Juno played Frankie for five years on the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Workin' Moms , and Jenny had a long time role on CBC's radio drama Afghanada and more recently on Amazon Prime’s The Lake . Now they want you to experience them together in something new that they have written and we love women taking risks! So we’re...

Jan 18, 202341 minSeason 1Ep. 66

Reframing the Holiday List

Today we are reframing the holiday list. We're seeing lots of lists out there right now, most of them about getting people the perfect gift for Christmas and other winter holiday celebrations. Since we also like lists (we do biweekly lists for our Patreon subscribers — what we like to call Life Hacks and Enhancers), we thought we would make a holiday list of our own. It's a behind-the-scenes look at what our Patreon friends get on the regular, but with our own holiday-philosophical flavour. Less...

Dec 14, 202223 minSeason 1Ep. 65

Reframing the Power of "I Love You" (A Philosopher's Take) with Marianne Apostolides

With author Marianne Apostolides we talk about her newest book I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind . This episode of Reframeables is the book launch she never got (thanks a lot, Covid!). The story is about Ariadne, a writer who is navigating a divorce, an affair with the arrogant Adam and two angry teenage children. As a way to make some extra money she enters into an academic study that involves bringing an AI machine named Dirk into her home. The book asks how we enter big questions and confront ou...

Dec 07, 202235 minSeason 1Ep. 64

Reframing Self-Care Failures + From Public to Private: Women in Transition with Julia Swaigen

This week, we're looking back on our October challenges from episode 53 (no complaining, no saying sorry) and reframing our commitments to language and what we really mean when we set self-care goals. Yes, this is coming out of some failed attempts! Listen in as we take a deep dive into our 30-day challenges (that went off the rails) and how we're trying to get back on track. In the second half of the episode we examine the language we use with our children in a discussion with child and family ...

Nov 30, 202251 minSeason 1Ep. 63

Reframing the Influencer Life with Caitlin Green

Nat's done a lot of commuting in her days as a teacher, and certain voices on the radio always grabbed her attention on the long trek up the 400. One of those voices is the smart, understated voice of Chum 104.5's Caitlin Green, who is reframing her influencer life right now - off stage with a new baby. We sat down for a vulnerable conversation with her, where she opens up about the loss of her son and her experience in publicly navigating that grief. She talks about being co-host of The Jann Ar...

Nov 23, 202237 minSeason 1Ep. 62

From the Classroom to Costco: Women in Transition (Maggie's Story)

Today we're excited to launch a new series on women in transition. We've made some pretty big life transitions lately, and other people making big transitions have also been reaching out to us through Reframeables — so we decided it would be fun to feature their stories from time to time. Our guest today, Maggie, is a woman who quit teaching to work at Costco and built a popular TikTok account of close to 40,000 followers through sharing that story. We talk about why she thinks the transition wa...

Nov 16, 202234 minSeason 1Ep. 61

Reframing Self-Love with Kids Lit Author Jael Richardson

We are joined by author (and literary festival director) Jael Richardson to reframe all things self-love through the angle of kids lit. We talk about competition, faith, families, self-acceptance in our forties and, of course, books. Jael is the author of the YA hit Gutter Child and the memoir The Stone Thrower , which was so popular it was eventually reformatted as a children's picture book. Her most recent book for kids is Because You Are . She is also the executive director of two literary fe...

Nov 09, 202253 minSeason 1Ep. 60

Introducing: The Reframeables Podcast

Dear Reframeables, Welcome to our podcast. We are Nat and Bec, two very different sisters who like to use art and conversations to reframe more than ourselves — one might say we practice socially conscious self-help. Sometimes we do it through conversations with the two of us, sometimes we bring in artists, thinkers and creators to help us along. Always we like to leave you with some new reframeable to chew as we work through life’s big and small stuff together. Love, Nat and Bec We love hearing...

Nov 03, 202229 sec

Reframing the Parental Push / Life Hacks and Enhancers

Today we're reframing the parental push — Bec shares a story of navigating goal-setting with her eldest, who is now in high school, and Nat offers some retrospective thoughts brought forward from her time as a high school teacher. We're also pleased to bring you our latest installment of Life Hacks and Enhancers, normally an exclusive for our Patreon subscribers. Take in five things that are making our lives better right now. We love hearing from our listeners! Leave us a voice message , write t...

Nov 02, 202226 minSeason 1Ep. 59

Reframing Wellness with Princess Owens

This 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 episode Hey Fran Hey and Dr. Amber Thornton , two well...

Oct 26, 202234 minSeason 1Ep. 58

Reframing 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 cre...

Oct 19, 202225 minSeason 1Ep. 57

Reframing Neurodiversity with Supernova Momma

This 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 s...

Oct 12, 202245 minSeason 1Ep. 56

Reframing 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 ...

Oct 05, 202212 minSeason 1Ep. 55

Reframing 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 Erdrich Dusk, Night, Dawn by Anne Lamott We love hearing from our listeners!...

Sep 21, 202229 minSeason 1Ep. 53

Reframing 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 in...

Sep 14, 202235 minSeason 1Ep. 52

Reframing 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...

Sep 07, 202234 minSeason 1Ep. 51

Reframing 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 Morn...

Aug 31, 202246 minSeason 1Ep. 50

Summer 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...

Aug 24, 202231 minSeason 1Ep. 49

Reframing 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 ....

Aug 17, 20223 minSeason 1Ep. 48

Spotlight Convo: Art Heals All Wounds and Poet Preeti Vangani

This 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 them...

Aug 10, 202235 min

Summer 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 Giovanni Tomato salad with currants and serrano ch...

Aug 03, 202221 minSeason 1Ep. 47

Going 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 Ins...

Jul 27, 202220 minSeason 1Ep. 46

Summer 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 Cusk Outline by Rachel Cusk The Seasons, Op. 37a by Tcha...

Jul 20, 202224 minSeason 1Ep. 45

Vino 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 oper...

Jul 13, 202240 minSeason 1Ep. 44

Summer 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 Gunter Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish OgoSport OgoDisk Mini Kids' 2-Player Bouncy Flyin...

Jul 06, 202223 minSeason 1Ep. 43

The 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 expe...

Jun 29, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 42

I 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...

Jun 22, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 41

Rewind: 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 abl...

Jun 15, 202245 minSeason 1Ep. 28
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