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Donna McArthur's avatar

Well done you gorgeous peeps! I love and appreciate this real, frank conversation about our challenges and what we want next, I'm so bummed I missed it live. Keep singing it from the rooftops and great job. Hopefully I'll be able to catch the next one.❤️

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Aww thanks for watching! It was pretty fun for a first one, pur conversation flowed so nicely and honestly.

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Donna McArthur's avatar

Yes you two had a great vibe together and it was fun to listen to.

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Kate Harvey's avatar

Substack queens! Absolutely loved watching this, thank you! I haven’t braved lives yet, great inspo. 🙌

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Kate, thanks for taking the time to watch! It was more fun and less intimidating than I thought it would be.

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Kate Harvey's avatar

Yes we can blow things out of proportion in our heads. When it's really just a fun chat!

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Cerina Triglavcanin's avatar

What a fascinating listen. Thank you both for sharing your reasons and fears on Substack. Sorry I missed your live feed. I was listening whilst vacuuming the house, which made it so much more interesting!!! I got so much out of it!

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Anything is more fun than vacuuming! Thank you for listening...it was such a great topic to chat about. It seemed to resonate with many of us.

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Tim Ebl 🇨🇦's avatar

I loved that conversation. I really felt like I found my people during it. Thank you.

Men have it a little easier to a degree in middle age, but we start feeling invisible too. I’ve seen so many guys lose their job and not be able to get back in. We all keep our resumes short so no one can tell we’ve been in the industry for 30+ yrs, and then you still have to go to that interview and after that, crickets.

The thumbnail struggle is real! Searching through them trying to find one where one of the other person doesn’t look like a food!

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Yes, Tim...that's exactly what I said too, about the resumes versus real life. It's very disheartening and super judgey out there 😒

Thank goodness we don't have to send out thumbnails with resumes...we'd never even get the interviews 🤣

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Amanda Aaron 🇨🇦's avatar

I was out grocery shopping when the live happened! Need to watch the replay now…

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

It was soooo good. So easy. So fun. I wish that’s how I started every day. 🤣

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Serena Camacho's avatar

I have to say, when I opened my inbox, I read the headline as MIDWIFERY. I was so curious to know where this conversation was going! I was 15 minutes into the replay before I realized it really read Mid-LIFE-ry. 🤣

But joking aside, I'm all about midlife reinvention! I'm glad you did this.

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

You’re not the only one who read it that way. 🤣

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Serena Camacho's avatar

That’s funny! Glad I’m not the only one!

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Bahahaa I had a feeling that would happen 😆 But I'm glad you decided it would be worth it even IF we were becoming midwives!

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Serena Camacho's avatar

That possibility made it all the more intriguing!

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Zach Hively's avatar

So impressed with you going live for the first time! Honestly, you seemed as seasoned and comfortable as Dre did. Couple of badasses I’m happy to be connected with on here. ✨

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Zach, this surprises me because Dre AMAZES me when she talks...like she's been a public speaker all her life...except that one time when she went live for the first time 😆

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m telling you. I need an emotional wombie (friend) or I glitch out.

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

Right back at you two! And that’s was by far the most comfortable I’ve been on one yet! It was like talking to my bestie.

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

🤣🤣🤣 I’m not surprised by the thumbnail struggle!!! It’s literally the story of my life. Either I’m mid ugly belly laugh or making a “I’ll fucking gut you” face.

Just more evidence we’re kindred AF.

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

LOOOOOL you have no idea how many time stamps clicked on to find that ONE!

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

No, I really do! 😂

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

It’s tough for me to listen to chats. I’m sure it was fab. 👏👏👏😘

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Cori Bren's avatar

I have the same problem my mind wanders and I’m gone

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

I have the same problem with other people's! I'm always dipping in and out because I'm usually working.

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Lina  Chero's avatar

Thank you ladies!! I loved this, so very refreshing! love the energy of the two of you, your joy and authenticity!!

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Thank you Lina! Dre kinda made it easy to just "sit in a room" and chat.

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

Awww, thanks, sweetie!!! It’s soooo easy with Kristie… that’s when it feels like kindred magic, ya know? 🫶

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Lina  Chero's avatar

Yes!! Women magic!! =)

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Deanna Thomas's avatar

Awwww it was an absolute blessing to serendipitously see that you were live and I was free to join! The conversation was brilliant and I laughed a lot which was needed. Thank you ladies for sharing your lights with us! 🙏✨🌈😘🫂

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

I'm so glad you could make it, Deanna! And even happier that it inspired you + me wanting to do our own. I'll jump into your message shortly!

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Dre Beltrami's avatar

Thank YOU, gurl!! That was seriously soooo fun… and that’s what I’m craving most these days.

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