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Stephanie Ostermann

I’m the sort of girl who you meet for coffee and end up pouring your entire heart out to. The friend you come to when you need someone to call it straight. No bullshit. No extras. Just truth. I’m a communicator. That’s a PC way of saying I like to talk, but I also spend a lot of my time listening, and over the years, I’ve developed a sense for subtext – how one or two words can change your entire message, what people are really trying to say and how to weave the varied layers of your story into one cohesive brand message that your clients fall in love with. When I'm not acting as editor in chief for Vivid & Brave, you can find me geeking out over words at www.stephanieo.ca

Raw&Ready
Life, QuotesJanuary 21, 2014

Be Raw & Ready – C. Joybell C.

By Stephanie Ostermann

“There are two things we should always be 1. raw and 2. ready. When you are raw, you are always ready and when you are ready you usually realize that you are…

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LifeJanuary 13, 2014

Favourite Things: The Beach

By Stephanie Ostermann

“I need the sea because it teaches me.” – Pablo Neruda In the first week of Vivid & Brave’s coaching program, one of our journal prompts discusses sanctuary – those places we…

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LifeJanuary 3, 2014

The January Blahs

By Stephanie Ostermann

After the flurry of the holidays, which I always visualize as a great cloud of glitter and torn wrapping paper and blinking lights and that I ate too much feeling, I almost…

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Word of the Year 2014
JournalingJanuary 1, 2014

Countdown to 2014 Journal Prompt #10 – 2014 Word of the Year

By Stephanie Ostermann

At the beginning of these ten prompts, you chose a word to reflect on the year past. Now we’re going to do the same thing. This time, though, the focus is on…

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What Word Will You Eliminate in 2014?
JournalingDecember 27, 2013

Countdown to 2014 Journal Prompt #7 – What word or phrase will you eliminate this year?

By Stephanie Ostermann

Have you ever caught yourself using language or words which minimize you or your intelligence? “I just think that…..” Do you apologize for having an opinion, or feelings on a subject? “I’m…

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Moraine Lake - What Do You Want to Learn in the new year? Journal prompts to kick the year off!
JournalingDecember 25, 2013

Countdown to 2014 Journal Prompt #6 – What do you want to learn?

By Stephanie Ostermann

About three years ago, I decided I was going to teach myself how to knit. A friend loaned me a book on knitting basics for kids, I bought my supplies, and taught…

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Journal Prompt - Greatest Success This Year
JournalingDecember 20, 2013

Countdown to 2014 Journal Prompt #5 – What was your greatest success this year?

By Stephanie Ostermann

We are all feeling it as we approach the end of the year. The crush of holidays, family gatherings, sometimes brutal winter weather, and the stress that happens when it all compiles…

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Journal Prompts - Letting Go of Your Negative Emotions
JournalingDecember 19, 2013

Countdown to 2014 Journal Prompt #4 – Letting Go of Negative Emotions

By Stephanie Ostermann

Have you ever stopped to consider how much space negative emotions take up inside of you? If you imagined the thing that has your belly tied up in knots – worry, fear, shame,…

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Erratic Boulders in Yosemite
JournalingDecember 18, 2013

Countdown to 2014 Journal Prompt #3 – What Does Your Age Mean to You?

By Stephanie Ostermann

The year that I turned 20, I went out to a restaurant with about 15 of my closest friends, ate too much pasta, did too many shots, and then stumbled my way…

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Vivid & Brave Countdown to 2014 - Journal Prompt #1
JournalingDecember 16, 2013

Countdown to 2014 Prompt #1 – 2013 Word of the Year

By Stephanie Ostermann

Kicking off our Journal Prompts series is one that is geared towards helping you reflect on the past year as you prepare to plan for the year ahead. Be sure to read…

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