On Wednesdays We Wear Blazers

Goodbye, Blazer Nation!  Katie signs-off one last time.Keep bossing up - keep showing up - keep being true to yourself - keep editing your self-story - journal - meditate - get good sleep - create positive habits - stay away from stress - know the room - organize - be honest - keep moving forward - live a life of integrity - set healthy boundaries - follow through on your resolutions - be a woman of action - trust your gut - love more - get that dopamine - eat pizza and ranch as much as possible - just break up with him and always remember that nobody cares about you...

What's up, Blazer Nation?!Katie and Nora have been talking a bunch about their health journeys... as of today, Katie is on day 38 of 75 Hard (woot woot!! she's a beast) and Nora has lost 19 lbs following NOOM (can we get an "AMEN"??)We are six weeks out from our "Resolutions" podcast and thought we'd take a minutes to reconnect to our resolutions?  How's your journey going??  What obstacles have you encountered?  What's keeping you from staying on track?  What's motivating you to be your best self?  How is your self-story playing a role in your journey?Remember Amanda?  The girl who, against all odds, LOST weight in the the beginning months of the pandemic?  Guess what??  She kept it up and is swimming in her denim... imagine that, jeans that are too loose?!  Say what??For those of you looking to be inspired or to all of us who need to re-ignite our drive, we bring you Amanda's story again.  Don't become complacent - here is where our commitment to our resolutions gets hard. Now is when the devil on your shoulder tells you it's quitting time, that you'll never succeed.  Flick him off and buckle up!Don't fall prey to self-sabotage.  Don't give up because of a plateau or a Super Bowl weekend of over indulgence.  Keep kicking a&% and making yourself the priority.We see you.  We support you. And we know you've got this!!As always, we want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  How are your doing in your resolutions game?  Share your successes!  We love a good celebration!! Spill the tea - we want to hear it all!!Let's keep showing 2021 who's boss - for reals!! Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now!Sign up to get updates from us. 

Sigmund Freud was wicked smart.  His concept of displacing one’s feelings onto a different person, aka projection, in order to avoid confronting uncomfortable or unacceptable feelings or impulses about oneself is a brilliant coping mechanism.  “It’s not me, it’s totally you.”  The problem with projection, Blazer Nation, is that it inhibits connection and keeps us from acceptance of our true self.  Noone is perfect and when we project we fail to recognize our own faults and insecurities.   We don’t own our s&*t and we get stuck. This week Katie and Nora talk projection and wonder what each of us assumes about others.  What qualities do we unfairly attribute to others in order to shame dump?  How do we reconcile blame shifting and how can we stop the projection cycle?  Better yet, how do we recognize when and why we project (because, let’s face it, we all do) and what can we do to healthily cope when we are in a self-critical state? As always, we want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  What assumptions do you make? Tell us how you project?  Been projected on?  How do you recognize when you aren’t owning your S*&%?  Need relationship advice? Spill the tea - we want to hear it all!! Let's keep showing 2021 who's boss - for reals!!  Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation #wednesdayblazernation Check out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.com Contact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com Tell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now! Sign up to get updates from us. By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast. 

Feeling irritated?  Unmotivated?  Not sleeping?  Eating too much or not eating enough (I wish)?  Being snippy with your loved ones?  Perhaps you are under a bit of stress, Blazer Nation.  Is it any wonder in these COVID times that we’ve reached our boiling point? Life is hard and stressful. And stress, stress can do a body bad.  Hello high blood pressure! How can we handle stress in our personal and professional lives?  Stress - the feeling of emotional or physical tension and your body’s reaction to a challenge or a demand - ain’t all bad.  Who knew?  Some stress can be good and lead to positive change and results - don’t believe us, tune in.  Join the stress-free conversation with Katie and Nora and figure out how to put a lid on your stress and not become a “boiling frog” - it’s a fable thing. As always, we want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  What stresses you out? How does stress manifest in your life? How do you handle your stress?  How does your stress level contribute to your self-story? Need relationship advice? Spill the tea - we want to hear it all!! Let's keep showing 2021 who's boss - for reals!!  Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation #wednesdayblazernation Check out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.com Contact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com Tell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers." Sign up to get updates from us. By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.

We've all been there - at one point or another, whether in a friendship, a romantic relationship, a job, a health routine, or a financial situation, we've felt STUCK, in a rut, like we are sinking in quicksand -  unable to move forward and unable to imagine staying.  Anxious, overwhelmed, hopeless, afraid, helpless, paralyzed - these are the words associated with feeling stuck. YUCK.  Fret not, the podcast gets happier - we promise. Are we ever truly stuck, Blazer Nation?  Time stops for no-one  - #wearenotthatspecial.  When we are feeling stuck, our problem is that we are thinking wrong.  Join Katie and Nora's conversation and unlock your power to break free from the rut of being stuck.  Learn to quit talking and start doing.  Move from overwhelmed to in-control.  From hopeless to hopeful. From afraid to excited.  From helpless to confident and from paralyzed to able. YOU can do it - just do something!As always, we want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  Have you been feeling stuck?  What is one small step you can make?  Share your secrets of making a change and changing your thinking.  How are your resolutions coming along?Spill the tea - we want to hear it all!! Let's keep showing 2021 who's boss - for reals!! Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers." Sign up to get updates from us.By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast. 

What do you do when no one is watching, Blazer Nation?  Do you keep your promises?  Do you tell the truth?  Are you a person of your word?  This week, Katie and Nora talk integrity - in the workplace, in your relationships and with yourself.  We talk the talk, but do we walk the walk?  Dive deep in the “I” word to avoid the traps, follow your moral compass and stay the course.  How does your self-story get in the way of living a life of integrity?  Before we can be our best selves we need to know ourselves.  In order to honor our truth we need to be honest with ourselves about WHO we want to be and WHAT our values are.  What virtues are our non-negotiables?  At our core, what is our character?  Are we the person we say we are when the path gets difficult?  Do we falter in the face of adversity? Do we cut corners?   This episode is an integral (see what I did there?) part of our journey to become, be, and remain our best selves - so tune in! Hey!  We went FaceBook LIVE for number 53!  You know, ‘cuz we’re so tech savvy… Like our FaceBook page and follow us to keep up-to-date and be part of the party.  As always, we want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  Do you believe you live with integrity?  What trips you up?  Have you been successful in your resolutions (let’s get to that 8%)?  Share your tips and tricks? How much water are you drinking?  What is your self-story and how does it align with the person you aim to be? Is your self- story in line with or in conflict with your integrity? Spill the tea - we want to hear it all!! Let's keep showing 2021 who's boss - for reals!! Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers." Sign up to get updates from us. By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.

Happy New Year, Blazer Nation!  New year, new us, right??  This year I am going to lose 50 pounds, pay off all debt, quit booze, stop drinking caffeine, run a marathon, become a golf pro, cure cancer, and purchase every child a puppy dog.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I could never stop drinking caffeine - hello?  COFFEE!!  If you're anything like 92% of the population, Blazer Nation, you have follow-through issues when it comes to your resolutions. Why is it so difficult to make, keep and succeed when it comes to the goals we set for ourselves?  Perhaps it's because of our lack of planning.  Because we search for the easy way out. We lack follow through and support.  We have an inability to see the forest through the trees. Maybe we aren't willing to make a "firm purpose of amendment" (thank you, Bob Conlon).  What if the self-story we tell ourselves is in direct conflict with our goal?This week Katie and Nora hash all things resolutions and we invite you along on our journey.  Let's finally be part of the eight percent, Blazer Nation. Let's stop being wishy washy and start believing in ourselves and trusting in our ability to work hard for what we want.As always, we want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  What are your resolutions?  Have you been successful in your goals?  Share your tips and tricks?  How do you think Katie is faring in her 75 Hard AF Day challenge?  What is your self-story and how does it align with the person you aim to be? We want to hear it all!!Let's show 2021 who's boss - for reals!!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from us.By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.

Boundaries.  Wanna talk about 'em?  Well here it goes...  Free your mind, Blazer Nation and tune in this week to gab with the girls about boundaries.  Not to be confused with over-sharing (think - areolas), boundaries are the limits you decide work for you on how others can treat you, how others can behave around you, and what others can expect from you. You might have a boundaries problem if, you're constantly taking responsibility for other people's feelings and reactions and/or expecting others to take responsibility for your own feelings or reactions.  Sound complicated?  Not your circus, Blazer Nation.  Struggle with guilt? Anxiety? Decision making?  Sounds like a boundaries problem to us. Setting clear boundaries is a sign of physical and emotional health.  You don't need to please everyone.  You don't need to sacrifice your own comfort and well-being for the sake of anyone else's. Repeat after Nora. "No." Did you know that "no" is a complete sentence? Explanation not needed.  Stop pleasing and start living. Gain confidence.  Earn respect.  Walk the walk and blazer up!As always, we want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  Did this episode resonate?  Do you struggle with establishing clear boundaries?  Are you a people pleaser?  How have you handled a boundary blunder?  What are your top threes?  We want to hear it all!!We'll be taking a Holiday Hiatus, BUT can't wait to re-connect in the new year!  See you back in Blazer Nation on January 6th, 2021 (woohooo!!!) - until then, be well, be safe, be happy and be kind! xoxoFollow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from us.By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast. 

"Friends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer."There's a party in Blazer Nation as Katie and Nora celebrate the 50th episode of On Wednesdays We Wear Blazers, and, let it be said, that Katie and Nora know how to party.  Tune in and listen to us and a few of our faithful followers dish all things friendship.  In honor of our 50th, we decided to invite some BN friends to the discussion to dish and celebrate with us.  So, what are the benefits of friendship?  The social structures?  The hierarchy of friendship?  The traps of friendship?  And - do you have the eight types of friends needed for success??  Are you a sampler in search of your polar opposite?  A tight knitter in need of a wise mentor? Perhaps a compartmentalizer seeking a brutally honest confidant?  Have you reached best friend status or all you still hovering in the close friend zone?  What's key? Reciprocity.  Chemistry. Voluntary engagement and, of course, CONNECTION.  Move over acquaintances and FaceBook friends, Blazer Nation is looking for quality over quantity in the friendship department. And, how do you know when a friendship has run its course?   Thank you so much to our guests, our community and YOU for making Blazer Nation the incredible network it has become.  It feels great and we are honored to call you friends.As always, we want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  Did this episode resonate?  What is your definition of friendship?  Are you a sampler, a compartmentalizer or a tight knitter?  Do you have a friend you want to give a special shout-out to?  How do you handle the dreaded friend break up?  And, do you think Bob passed out directly after recording? We want to hear it all...  Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from us.By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.  

Remember the honeymoon phase?  The days where everything he or she said was perfection?  The magical make-out sessions that you hoped would never end?  Now think of the moments when his breathing irritated you?  The times you thought looking at her for one more second might make you puke? Was it his lopsided face?  Her smell of communicable disease or hereditary incompatibility (it's totally a thing)? What makes us such suckers for love?  And, why can love be such a sucker punch?  This week Katie and Nora fall hard for and dive deep into the L-Word.  That's right, Blazer Nation - we are talking LOVE.  Learn about the four stages of love and how our hormones totally f&*k us up at every turn.  Forgive yourself - the dopamine made you blind.  Let go of the past - it was all that crazy oxytocin.  Who knew serotonin was such a cock block?As always, we want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  Did this episode resonate?  Do you feel lighter? Let us know how hormones renewed or ruined your faith in LOVE? What phase of LOVE are you currently in?  Do you judge other people's relationships by the snippiness in their tone?  What do you think of sticky sheets? We want to hear it all...  Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from us.By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.

Intuition, or the ability to understand something immediately without the need for conscious reasoning, is powerful and real.  When we are able to tap into and TRUST ourselves the world becomes our oyster, Blazer Nation.  This week Katie and Nora gab about the powerful connections between our intuition and our mental well being.  Learning how to listen to our gut and trusting our ability to understand ourselves leads to a calmer, happier and better  YOU.  So tune in (literally and figuratively) and let your internal compass shine.  Learn the difference between expansive and contractive feelings, accept the gift that is fear, gain confidence and slow down.  If all else fails - remember to apologize later and get the hell out of situations that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.  As the OG's of True Crime podcasting always say - "F%&k politeness."We want to hear from (gorgeous) YOU!!  When has your intuition, your North Star, if you will, saved you? What are your physical cues or warning signs?  When has listening to your gut served you well?  What gets in your way of tuning in?  We want to hear it all...  Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from us.By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.

I'm sorry, is my speaking interrupting you?  We've all been there - you're in a crowd, a conference room or in the comfort of your own home recounting a story, pitching an idea or sharing the happenings of your day when - BOOM!- you find yourself interrupted by your friend, colleague or partner.  Ummm, I thought I was speaking...  What do you do when you've been interrupted?  Better yet, Blazer Nation, how do you handle yourself as the interrupter?  This week, Katie and Nora gab about the faux pas that is interruption.  If everyone is talking then no-one is listening, so listen up!  There are several reasons why we are interrupted and why we interrupt.  Considering our many different communication styles, it's a wonder anyone of us can get a word in edge wise.  What are the best ways to address the chronic interrupter in your life? How can we make amends when we interrupt?  Tune in and hear all the tips and strategies we explore because at the end of the day, true connection is on the line.  Ahem - when in doubt, clearing your throat works wonders ;)As always, we want to hear from YOU!!  Tell us your tales of interruptions past, present and future and spill the tea on strategies that may help to stop the conversation narcissist in her tracks.Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from us.By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.

Are you a dog with a bone?  Can you re-play an argument, interaction, criticism, comment or  behavior over and over?  Are you constantly second guessing yourself and choosing to live outside the moment?  You, Gorgeous, may be a world class "ruminator" - cue dramatic music.  Fret not, Blazer Nation - this week Katie and Nora talk about stopping the rumination cycle in its loop, and work through strategies that can help you to begin processing rather than spinning your wheels in the dreaded rumination realm.  Processing is healthy; ruminating is not.  Learn to avoid rumination triggers and most importantly decipher whether or not your type of thinking is helping you solve the problem or if your thinking is making you less confident in your abilities.  Remember, you've got this! As always, we want to hear from YOU!!  Tell us your rumination stories and spill the tea on strategies that have helped you move beyond the dreaded rumination realm.Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from us.By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.

What is compassion?  If you're like Nora, you think you know, but you're only going so far. There is a hierarchy to compassion - beginning with pity, inching towards sympathy, creeping into the empathy realm and ending with the big C.  Compassion is being willing to aid in someone else's struggle to end his or her suffering.  It's loaded, Blazer Nation.  It's easy to show compassion to those of us we love, but how can we give compassion to those people we cannot stand?  We live in a very polarizing world.  There is a lot of divisiveness around us - think politics, pandemic, social injustice, and unrest -  you smell what we're stepping in. How can we show compassion?  How can we take on the struggles of others when our own struggles can be suffocating.  Tune in this week and listen to Katie and Nora hash it out.  "Just like us," you too can follow the teachings of the Dalai Lama and practice being compassionate both with yourself and others.  Newsflash - like most areas in life, compassion is a muscle that needs to be flexed in order to grow.  Start the work here. As always, we want to hear from YOU!!  Give us the deets - how have you practiced compassion?  Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from us.By signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast. 

To network or not to network, Blazer Nation?  That is the question.  Does the term "network" make you queasy? You are not alone - UGH.  This week Katie and Nora discuss networking and determine that is it doesn't have to be the disingenuous, used car salesman-y tactic of the past. Ditch your rolodex and learn the art of cultivating relationships that bring about authentic connection.  Networking leads to success, you just need to learn how.  Hint - make it conversational and not transactional.  #givegiveget.  Perhaps, you're already networking and doing a damn good job.  Listen up and learn, Blazer Nation.  As always, we want to hear from YOU!!  On a scale from 1-10, how much of a "snussy" are you, Gorgeous??  Are you on team FART or team TOOT?  How do you network?  What works for you?Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from usBy signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast. 

Merriam Webster defines success as "the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame." But, is it?  Are fame, wealth and respect synonymous with success?  This week, Katie and Nora are a study in success. Tune in and listen as we examine the four tenants of success and soul search to define success for ourselves.  Success is personal and subjective.  So stop looking at other people's yoga mats, Blazer Nation. You do you and establish your own definition of success.  Here's Nora's (second attempt) definition:  Success is my ability to remain curious, full of awe, perseverant, honest, authentic, loving, loved, never complacent, healthy and above all always kind not only in the face of adversity but also when the going is easy.As always, we want to hear from YOU, Blazer Nation?  How do you define success?  How would you like to be remembered?  Write your eulogy and see if your compass for success lands in the wealth, fame and respect region.  What TV shows are you watching these days?? Remember that success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. And that the early bird always gets the worm...Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from usBy signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.

Warning: Due to unknown technical issues (2020?!), this episode contains an abnormal amount of static. We decided to publish anyway due to the killer content, but if you can't deal with bad audio, this episode's not for you. You've been warned!Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor and recall information in a way that supports one's prior belief or values.  With only 13 days left before the 2020 Presidential election, our confirmation bias is on over-drive.  How can we learn to listen and hear opposing opinions without condemning and disregarding the person with a different set of values than our own?  How can we trust our own memories?  This week Katie and Nora talk confirmation bias and try to get to the heart of connection.  There's also a lot of laughs along the way as we stumble through our own personal dealings with the CBs.Tell us what you think?  How has your or other's confirmation biases gotten in your way?  Can you separate the person from the opposing view?  Give us your tips, tools and tricks!!We want to hear from gorgeous YOU!!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!  Remember, new merchandise available now - "effing chargers."Sign up to get updates from usBy signing up, you agree to receive email from this podcast.

Ever feel like a complete fraud?  Like you've been fooling everyone around you and the gig's about to end? Like you're about to be exposed?  Imposter Syndrome is real, Blazer Nation.  It is real. It is terrifying. It is shame producing and it is a shared experience.  YOU are NOT alone.  Tune in and hear how Katie and Nora tackle the fears surrounding fraudulence.  Understand what makes us perseverate on the negative and learn coping strategies to help stop the cycle.  You are enough.  You have always been enough.  Tell us what you think?  Do you suffer from the occasional bout of Imposter Syndrome?  What are some tips and tools you've found successful?We want to hear from gorgeous YOU!!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!

Spending money can be a blast, but talking about money is rarely fun.  Infused with humor, self-deprecation and honesty, Katie and Nora manage to make the money talk a little easier. Tune in to the conversation and learn about limiting beliefs and money mindsets.  What are the traps and tricks to financial success?  Are you worthy of abundance?  (Hell to the YES you are!!) Step into the arena with us, Blazer Nation, and share your money tips.  What budgeting tools do you use?  How do you work through limiting beliefs to achieve success (especially in the ole bank account)?  We want to hear from gorgeous YOU!!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute! 

Happy Saturday morning, Blazer Nation!  Cheers to another successful work week!  Now's the time to reflect on the meetings, interactions and projects worked on over the last five days in the office.  In thinking about your attitude, performance and reactions, were you your best self?  Today, Katie interviews Executive Coach, Corena Chase.  Together, the two dish EQ in the workplace.  Learn how you can be an authentic, empowered, courageous, focused and appreciated employee and co-worker.  Blazer up this Saturday and have a great weekend, Gorgeous!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute! 

"Thank you so very much for your advice/opinion that I neither asked for nor care to hear."  When someone offers you unsolicited advice, do you just want to punch them in the face? Does it feel like a sucker punch?  Do you listen with an open mind and an open heart?  Are you appreciative or resentful?  This week Katie and Nora talk unsolicited advice: Is it a bad thing?  Are we guilty ourselves?  What's the motivation of the offerer?  Should we/the receiver be open to other's thoughts?  This is a fun one, Blazer Nation.  And if nothing else, always remember, "opinions are like a*&holes - everybody's got one."  As always, we want to hear from gorgeous YOU!!  What is the best unsolicited advice you've ever received?  The worst??  How do you handle OPOs (other peoples' opinions)??Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute!

So you're not the book "smartiest" person in the room... you may just be the EQ-iest!!  This week Katie and Nora flex their growth mindsets and discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of EQ.  Tune in and learn how to up your EQ game.  Remember - the people with the highest IQs aren't always the most successful.  All we're saying is, "your EQ can take you places." As always, we want to hear from gorgeous YOU!!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute! 

Did your Friday night happy hour leave you with a Saturday morning hangover??  Tune in to  this special that explores the downfalls of over drinking. Katie interviews two brave women willing to be vulnerable and share their experiences.  Does this podcast resonate? Interested in going Katie for a sober September?  It's never too late to be your best self and sometimes that means re-examining and shifting.  You've got this! As always, we want to hear from gorgeous YOU!!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute! 

You are what you think, Blazer Nation, so think positively, or, at the very least, speak positively to yourself and let the transformation begin. We're talking affirmations this week and we know, "YOU'VE GOT THIS!"Do you love your colon?  What affirmations set your stage for success?  Katie and Nora want to hear from gorgeous YOU!!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute! 

Does the early bird really catch the worm?  This week deals with all things morning routine.  Don't hit that snooze button and listen up.  Are you setting the stage for success every morning?  Do you think you are?  Join Katie and Nora as they compare their morning routines with those of the stars.  Let's "eat the frog" together Blazer Nation!Remember - we want to hear from YOU!!  What does your morning routine look like?  How early of a bird are you? Anything you want to tweak?  We want to hear it ALL!!  Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute! 

Applying for a job? Prepping for an interview? Ready to make a career change?  This week's Saturday Surprise features 15 year veteran job recruiter, Holly Leblanc, and she's poised to share tips and strategies to help you succeed in the hot seat.  Impress your future boss and blazer up!

WE see the light within each of YOU, Blazer Nation.  With an open mind and an open heart, we invite you to join the conversation and explore the benefits of meditation. Prepare to have your "mind"fulness blown as we discover ways to connect.  HINT - You're probably already meditating and didn't even know it... Build on your practice and work towards zen with Katie and Nora.  Remember to be kind... always.  Namaste.Remember - we want to hear from YOU!!  What are your go-to mantras?  Favorite songs? How is your practice going?  What are some obstacles you've encountered when it comes to meditation?  We want to hear it ALL!!  Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest! Check out our awesome MERCH page and show your support while looking cute! 

 Shame expert, Brené Brown, says that "vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change," so why is it so. damn. hard??  This week, Katie and Nora step into the arena and examine vulnerability, warts and all.  Join the conversation... tell us your experiences with being vulnerable. What are your physical symptoms? How has exposing your authentic self led to meaningful connection?  Do you "moo" in the bedroom?  We want to hear from you - yes, YOU!!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest!

How are those jeans fitting these days?  The pandemic has packed quite a punch on many waistlines, but not all... Tune in and hear how one woman made a change for the better this quarantine season.  Step away from the pantry and listen up!

"A change in bad habits leads to a change in life."This week Blazer Nation talks all things habits - how to sustain good habits and how to break the cycle of those pesky bad habits (you know you've got 'em... we all do!!).  Under the tutelage of guru and habit-OG (Original Gangsta), Charles Duhigg's must read The Power of Habit, we dive deep down the habit rabbit hole and determine what makes us tick in order to discover how to unlock the key to our potential and transform our lives.Remember - we want to hear from YOU!!  What has proven successful for you to maintain your good habits? What are you habit loops?  What have you discovered about your habits after listening to episode 28?Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest!

Wanna go for a run?  How about an easy 100 miles?!?  This week Katie interviews ultra-marathoner, Chris Deveau, to find out what keeps him chasing the pavement.  Lace up and tune in!

What came first?  It's the age old question.  Are motivation and discipline one and the same?  Can you have one without the other?  This week we take a peek at what sparks us and what keeps our flame ignited.  Tune in to hear tips, traps and truths and welcome Nora Pemberton to the the Blazer Nation Team.  Above all - be kind to yourselves...Remember - we want to hear from YOU!!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.comContact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.comTell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you'd like to be a guest!

We spend 1/3 of our lives sleeping! (Did that wake you up!?)Sleep is critical if we want optimal health and well-being...so why is it so hard for so many of us to get optimal sleep each night--consistently? Are you getting more restful sleep during this pandemic...or is it wreaking havoc on your sleep schedule?A glimpse into successful leaders suggests there is something to be said for early risers. We want to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram at wednesdayblazernation#wednesdayblazernationCheck out our website: onwednesdayswewearblazers.com – sharable links to episode, source listing, list of charities and their websites Contact us thru our website or wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com Tell us your stories, recommend a charity, let us know if you’d like to be a guest!

Have you ever noticed how many times a day you apologize to someone? The number may surprise you! And how many of us are NON-APOLOGISTS!?!? Let's dig in and try to disarm the deep-down anger of those non-apologists! Learn ways to APPROPRIATELY apologize, and how to stop meaningless apologies from flitting about your day. Social rules versus hurtful behavior is an easy way to categorize the apologies and learn some new words that convey a pardon rather than a full-on-but-empty apology. Release yourself of the extra baggage of saying you're sorry.  We want to hear from you! Send us a note or leave a question or comment here or on wednesdayswewearblazers.comwednesdayblazernation@gmail.com #wednesdayblazernation

Get ready to transform! Join Katie as she welcomes Janna Swift, mental health professional and law of attraction guru. Janna reminds us to focus on the JOY...Manifest! Send out those rockets of desire and envision yourself at your most fulfilled...beware of the 'blocks'...those negative thoughts that sometimes creep in and block the manifestations from, well, manifesting! You will be moved by Janna's profound experiences working with state children's services and how she helped transform parent-child relationships. Anchor yourself here and feel the vibrations of your energy! WAKE UP and align yourself with your truest self-worth. You deserve your greatest desires and your greatest relationships. WANT MORE? CHECK OUT JANNA'S ''TRANSFORMATIONS'' PAGE ON FACEBOOK AND HER UPCOMING YOUTUBE CHANNEL: TRANSFORMATIONS TAROT. 

....Or lack thereof...Do you have a hard time making solid decisions...or any decisions at all? Are you that person in the candy store that just stares at the display of colorful candies and cannot pick ANYTHING? Maybe you are the same way at work, or in your relationships...Did you  know that indecisiveness leads to stagnant (aka STUCK, aka BORING, aka NOT GOING ANYWHERE) situations!? Let Katie lead you down the path of READY, FIRE, AIM! That's right--not ''Ready, Aim, Fire" but FIRE first, adjust or ''course correct'' as needed. Let the changes begin! Check out our website! We'd love to hear from you!onwednesdayswewearblazers.com

TALL GIRLS UNITE! She's here! You will not be silenced after listening to this episode with Keisha Shields...podcast host (and tall girl and over-achiever extraordinaire!) of  the new Podcast: SHE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! Katie and Keisha (wait that sounds too good...will Shannon be replaced !?!?!?)...to talk about the expectations we all somehow get stuck in--how to pull yourself out and be THE AUTHENTIC YOU in work and in your LIFE. The BADASS You. The UNsilenced YOU. The UNAPOLOGETIC YOU.Keisha Shields is the Leadership & Business Adviser that women executives and leaders turn to when they want to finally let go of other people’s expectations of what their life should be and show up authentically in every way, with zero apologies. (Did you hear that ? Z E R O Apologies!)Having worked in the C-Suite as both COO in corporate and CEO of her own company, Keisha specializes in how stigmas, stereotypes, grief and trauma can keep high-achieving women leaders from using their voice and their power to build the legacy, success and wealth they want, on their terms. BOOM. Keishashields.comkeisha@keishashields.com  

Gaslighting.Sound intriguing? More like--you need to RUN if you listen to this and think YOU are being gaslight-ed. Official definition: manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity. Yikes. Listen in as Katie and Shannon help you figure out the signs of gaslighting and how to keep the crazy away.Katie and Shannon also watched Dirty John (Netflix & USA) to get a vivid glimpse into the mind of a gaslight-ER. We want to hear from you! Send us an email wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com  #wednesdayblazernation This week's charities: IgrowChicago.org    and    crs.org (Catholic Relief Services)

Grit. You've either got it or you don't.  Good news is, we did the research for you and you can always find more grit! Finding your passion, the Law of Attraction, finding your purpose in life--these all require a certain amount of GRIT in addition to the skills and motivation. Do you have the courage and strength of perseverance to achieve your goals and knock down any barriers in your way? Yes?! Then you've got grit! Katie and Shannon discuss the characteristics of grit and how we can all benefit from being a little more gritty. Don't let obstacles or challenges stand in your way - bulldoze them with your character and grit-tendencies! You got this! Charity Challenge! Find a charity that aligns with your passion and let us know! We will share them on the next episode! We want to hear from you! Drop us a line or photo : wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com  #wednesdayblazernation

Back by popular demand, marriage counselor Sarah McKenzie joins Katie to share the power of manifesting your thoughts and success stories of the Law of Attraction.  Do you have THE LIST? What is it that you really REALLY want--in love, in your career, in your path...? Write it down! Listening to Sarah, we cannot help but embrace and engage the Law of Attraction and the  power (seriously!) of manifesting (i.e. WRITING DOWN) your deepest desires.And sometimes, though we are given what we wished for, it turns out NOT to be what our soul desires! And that's okay! You can shift your thoughts and edit your list! HADIARIS pronunciation: HA (like HAT...without the T) -Dee- Air-IssInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and Phonetic spellingHyphenate :Ha-di-aris 

See it! Believe it! Receive it!The Law of Attraction is a super powerful way to envision--or MANIFEST-- your positive intentions and wishes. Katie and Shannon delve into the serious--and not so serious--ways to manifest the Law of Attraction in everyday life. Can we just say PARKING KARMA EVERYONE!!!! It is a real thing!Athletes, celebrities, people like US--we all use the law of attraction in different ways whether you realize it or not. Your thoughts are a very powerful engine driving this thing called life. Catch the wave of intentional thinking with us on this week's episode and see where it takes you! This week's charity:  Surfershealing.org #surfershealingCheck them out! What an amazing charity dedicated to sharing the love and experience of surfing with childrenWe want to hear from you! Drop us a line or a pic - wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com  #wednesdayblazernation Thank you for listening!

With help from researchers and the Japanese model of happiness ''IKIGAI", Katie and Shannon trace the paths that brought them to FINDING THEIR PASSION. So...What do you love? What does the world need (in relation to what you love)? What are you good at? And what can you get paid for -? All of these ''circles'' blend together to create your IKIGAI...finding your joy and worth in life through purpose. Sound complicated ? It's not! We promise. Baby steps and answering these questions will help get you there ! We want to hear from you! Send us an email/ let us know how you found your passion ! wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com #wednesdayblazernation This week's charity: Reach Out and Read  reachoutandread.org Find your state's chapter!

Is your bucket full? Vermont's IT-GIRL Nora joins Katie to share the moments that made her the bad-ass (and super-funny) authentic self that she is! This week we share why its important to journal and how to get started. So go on, start filling your bucket and write that shit down! Be confident in who you are and KEEP GROWING! This week's charity: Spectrum Youth and Family Services -in Burlington VT . See how they are making a difference in the lives of youth and families:spectrumvt.org We want to hear from you! Drop us a line or photo at: wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com #wednesdayblazernation

Just when you think you've made it...listen in with Katie as we hear Heather's journey from corporate world to ''You're FIRED!"Hers is an enthralling look at what can happen on your rise to the top...what true success really means...and when you can look back and see that some mistakes were blessings in disguise. Thanks for sharing your story with us Heather!"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts."-Winston Churchill

BURNOUT. Do we even need to put a description here? I think we may all be experiencing a little (or a LOT) of burnout.   Tired, stressed, unmotivated? Or just plain SICK AND TIRED of dealing with everything on top of THE CORONA. Ugh!Katie and Shannon explore what phase of burnout they are each in at the moment...and what we can all do to help alleviate some of these feelings.Let's get motivated, let go of the past 3 months and MOVE FORWARD with your BADASS SELVES.This week's highlighted non-profit: The Innocence Project- using DNA to exonerate wrongly convicted individuals and help fix the broken judicial system that put them there. More info at :www.innocenceproject.org We want to hear from you! Send us your comments, questions or pictures: wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com #wednesdayblazernationNot that most of us are WEARING BLAZERS at home lately BUT ! Try one on and see how it makes you feel! #yougotthis #wednesdayblazernation 

Say THANK YOU.We are grateful this week to record in a fresh-air setting, surrounded by trees and water and our kids. We hope you can find a moment or 2 in your day to find gratitude in these tumultuous and incendiary times. Try out the ''square breath'' if you need to just breathe. Breathe in for a count of 1-2-3-4...hold for a count of 1-2-3-4...breathe out for a count of 1-2-3-4... and hold for a count of 1-2-3-4. Thanks to Samudra Studio's Sarah for showing me that very helpful breath!This week's charity: LOVE CATS? BIG CATS? Check out bigcatrescue.org - Carole Baskin's big cat sanctuary in Florida. We want to hear from you! Email us: wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com #wednesdayblazernation

Katie and Shannon coming to you from THE FRONT PORCH. As in...we are socially distancing/recording for YOU!  Delve in with us into the sometimes debilitating world of NEGATIVE SELF TALK. Stop it! Instead of ''I can't!"  Let's try: "How CAN I?" Try to shift your MINDSET... remember that word!?  Try to think positive, self-affirming thoughts DAILY to help get you in a more positive space. It's hard to love ourselves! But when you do, you will in turn BE nicer to others and be able to show love to others. Easier said than done. That's why we talk about it FOR YOU!Rate, review and subscribe! We want to hear from you: wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com  #wednesdayblazernation Send us some pics!Charity/non-profit of the week: Animalplace.org  Wonderful organization dedicated to the sanctuary, rescue and safe place for farmed animals! Check out how they've helped during the COVID-19 pandemic!

Join Katie and Licensed Marriage Counselor Sarah McKenzie as they dig deeper into the 5 Love Languages and what its really like to counsel couples...Sarah also helps people figure out what childhood 'trauma' may be affecting their adult decisions and behaviors...and don't say you had a perfect childhood...really...keep digging...

Saboteur:[ˌsabəˈtər]:a person who engages in sabotage...Annnnd that's where we land this week as Katie and Shannon explore the ways in which we ALL SELF-SABOTAGE. So why do we self-sabotage and how do we stop?! (I also may have thrown in an homage to the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage")... Listen in and see if you get your AHA! moment in this self-exploration and authentication-journey...and stay tuned for a special follow-up episode on Saturday with a real marriage counselor!   We want to hear from you! Send us an email: wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com  #wednesdayblazernation Rate, review and subscribe! Charity this week: Do a charitable act. Be kind. Pay it forward. Just be nice. Help someone out- and stay safe!

What's YOUR Love Language? With research and stats from Gary Chapman and  leading Psychologists, Katie and Shannon reveal their 'Love Language Quiz' results...as well as their ever-predictable spouses!See if you give love and recognize love in the same LOVE LANGUAGE...chances are you give and receive LOVE differently than your spouse, or children or friends! Really makes you think about how we all communicate and how so much of our communication is misinterpreted! Check out Chapman's research and quiz: 5lovelanguages.comAs always, we want to hear from you! Send us your topic suggestions, questions and pictures: Wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com  #wednesdayblazernationRate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!This week's non-profit: NAMI.org  National Association for Mental Illness Check it out if you or someone you know needs help...especially now. Stay safe everyone!

Katie chats with Marriage and Family Therapist Michelle Fogli about the agonizingly beautiful decade that is our 20s! Michelle explains what a "quarter-life crisis" is while providing some insight on how to survive the often overwhelming transition into adulthood. #adultingRate Review & Subscribe! We want to hear from you! Wednesdayblazernation@gmail.com#Wednesdayblazernation