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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

“Why Can’t I Follow My Own Advice?” (Episode 11)

Nat and Bec open with a discussion of Hallowe'en, before diving into what they call their “unscripted experiment” where they bring each other a surprise question to reframe on the spot. Nat's question focuses on how hard she's finding it to take her own (good!) advice. Bec's question is around the question "why?" They dive into each question for fifteen minutes and feel pretty damn victorious by the end. We love hearing from our listeners! Leave us a voice message , write to the show email , or ...

Nov 03, 202148 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Shame…Just a Feeling (Episode 10)

This is shame 2.0 for Nat and Bec as they encounter technical difficulties the first time around. For this second time through they dig even deeper into the nuances of guilt, embarrassment and guilt. They discover that Nat is a bit of a rebel and takes an alternative stance whenever she can. Bec feels like her shame is rooted in being "too much." They both muse about how the church upbringing has potentially contributed to feelings of shame. Nat suggests adopting her husband's notion of putting ...

Oct 27, 202143 minSeason 1Ep. 10

New Things Are Hard (Episode 9)

Bec and Nat open by talking about how they discuss everything with a certain intensity…even eyeliner. Bec asks Nat five questions to help listeners get to know her better. They branch into their topic: new things are hard! Bec’s hard new thing is running a solo business and just doing art in general. Nat feels like teaching is back to being new again. They do a NEW thing on the podcast with their first call in. Listener Nicole asks them to reframe the notion of the essential reworker and how the...

Oct 20, 202146 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Never Meet Your Heroes (Episode 8)

Nat and Bec have one of their usual rambling conversations. They discuss the romanticized version of a mentor who is there to teach you all the tricks and walk with you forever, but how that’s next to impossible to find. Bec appreciates gleaning from people’s lives who are different and how that expands her. Nat admits to still wanting someone to swoop in and be a career mentor, especially after having had some really wounding mentorship experiences. The book of Job comes into the conversation a...

Oct 13, 202146 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Shit Moms! (Episode 7)

Bec tells Nat about an artist’s work she’s recently come across entitled “Shit Moms.” Bec shares that she sometimes feels like a shitty mom, and the sisters then proceed to share stories of their various mom messes. Bec feels more messy than Nat when it comes to how hard she is on herself as a mother. Nat brings up D.W. Winnicott’s notion of the “good enough mother” and tries to help reframe the shit mom feelings they both navigate as positive. She emphasizes the importance of humility and forgi...

Oct 06, 202146 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Thought Wasps (Episode 6)

Nat and Bec open by talking about weird nature. Bec snips invasive caterpillars in half because they can’t exist on her grape vine! Bec jumps to a heavy thought that flits into her mind lately: “I’m ugly. I’m stupid.” Nat calls it a “thought wasp,” taken from Jeanette Winterson’s reframing of the Atlas myth. They discuss the need to protect themselves from the weight of the world. Nat admits to her own thought wasps, which have more to do with imposter syndrome: “No one wants me” and “Is this ev...

Sep 27, 202142 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Cookies Make Everything Better: Interview with THE Craig Pike of Craig's Cookies (Episode 5)

Firstly, Rebecca butchers another name—Craig's Corgi! Bec brings her own fun pronunciation :) Next, Craig has an epiphany about being the CRAIG behind Craig’s Cookies. They realize “Seven degrees of separation from Craig’s Cookies” could be a new fun game. Craig shares the things he learned from theatre school and how he applied them to being an entrepreneur. Mostly, Craig does all the work of reframing in this episode! He brings THE wisdom. Nat and Bec don’t even have to prompt him. Their colle...

Sep 22, 202147 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Failing Up! (Episode 4)

Nat encourages everyone to “fail up” and turn our humiliations into successes! #goals #noregrets Bec and Nat determine that they don’t have one big success to tie them to their past (lucky them!); instead they are resilient types who just keep on chugging. Bec learns something new about Nat when it comes to Instagram recipes. Bec shares the story of faking her art project in grade 11 and then getting invited to the gifted art class, and having to grapple with feeling like a fraud. They talk abou...

Sep 13, 202153 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Interview with Comedian Steve Patterson (Episode 3)

Bec and Nat talk to Steve Patterson, Canadian stand-up and host of CBC's "The Debaters, about being a dad to two girls. He reads one of his favourite stories from his new book “Dad Up!” and chats about what it’s like to parent two young girls as an “old” dad. They talk about forgiving themselves as parents and how mothers might be harder on themselves overall. Also, Steve shouts out his stellar wife Nancy and the mom she is. We love hearing from our listeners! Leave us a voice message , write to...

Sep 08, 202137 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Reframing Place-Based Memories (Episode 2)

Natalie and Rebecca introduce their “exceptional” details — who, what, where, including the frenemy relationship between their cats. Then they dive into some place-based memories that need reframing. For Nat it’s their childhood shed that Rebecca locked her in (she made Rebecca do it!); for Rebecca it’s the Starbucks at SickKids Hospital in Toronto where she spent a lot time during her daughter’s heart surgery. They play the “do you remember when?” game throughout. They still don’t know if it’s ...

Sep 01, 202141 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Therapy…Or Something Like It (Episode 1)

Bec and Nat get into some serious sister stuff real fast: how they have worked to reframe some of their biggest challenges and make it to the other side of them, closer than ever. And Nat was totally right about who said the quotation — it was of course Emily Dickinson and not Margaret Avison (who is also a wonderful poet). 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 r...

Aug 24, 202146 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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