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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

Polarization: What it means, why it's important and how to do it right.
Business, MarketingMay 21, 2014

The Polarization Primer

By Stephanie Ostermann

If you ever come to hear Christine and I give a talk, or you join one of our coaching groups, you’ll find that we talk a lot about polarization and why it’s…

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Brave & Bright Spotlight, Universe DentersMay 10, 2014

Vivienne Harr & #standwithme | Brave & Bright Spotlight

By Stephanie Ostermann

At the Mom 2.0 Summit last week, we were introduced to #standwithme – a documentary about child slavery, and one amazing little girl who set to work to make a difference.  After…

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Mother's Day Week Prompts
JournalingMay 9, 2014

A letter to your mother | Mother’s Day Week Journal Prompt Series

By Stephanie Ostermann

When I was 5 years old, my mother left my father. She was seven months pregnant at the time, headed into an uncertain future, and she packed us up and moved three…

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Mother's Day Week Prompts
JournalingMay 8, 2014

Hard times | Mother’s Day Week Journal Prompt Series

By Stephanie Ostermann

I’ve always believed that the relationship between a mother and a daughter is one of the most complicated that exists. It is filled with so much joy and heaviness and struggle and…

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Mother's Day Week Prompts
JournalingMay 7, 2014

How are you like your mother? | Mother’s Day Week Journal Prompt Series

By Stephanie Ostermann

In the early 90s, while I was rocking brown lipstick (Revlon’s Cocoa Bean anyone?), crushed velvet dresses, green and black french manicures, and soothers strung around my neck as an ill advised…

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Mother's Day Week Prompts
JournalingMay 6, 2014

Five lessons | Mother’s Day Week Journal Prompt Series

By Stephanie Ostermann

I read somewhere that over the course of a lifetime, the average mom will pass along 41 “pearls of wisdom” to her children.  Forty one doesn’t seem like that many to me,…

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Mother's Day Week Prompts
JournalingMay 5, 2014

What is your mother’s story? | Mother’s Day Journal Prompt Series

By Stephanie Ostermann

Mother’s Day is approaching (HOW is it May already?!) and with that, Christine and I decided we really wanted to create a series of blog posts for Mother’s Day. The twist here…

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Speaking to the Trigger Happy group in Atlanta
Business, WorkshopsMay 5, 2014

Notes From The Road, Charlotte & Atlanta

By Stephanie Ostermann

April 26th, Nashville to Charlotte Nashville is hot. Hot. Sweaty. But it’s snowing at home, so…. We’re repacking the second floor of the Mini Cooper so we can have enough room for…

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Notes from the Road - Nashville
Business, Life, WorkshopsApril 29, 2014

Notes From The Road, Calgary to Nashville

By Stephanie Ostermann

It’s been 7 days since Christine got on the road for the very first Vivid & Brave tour, and 6 days since I boarded a plane. We’ve been having one amazing trip….

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Travel Anxiety
LifeApril 24, 2014

Travel Anxiety | Things You Should Know

By Stephanie Ostermann

In the last four months, I’ve travelled for at least five days out of every month. And for at least three days leading up to each trip, I’ve been overwhelmed with anxiety….

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