Loose Ends
Two brassy broads trying their best to make sense of life’s nonsense. Call it humorous therapy. Or Irreverent self-help. Learn a little, laugh a little, and leave feeling lighter. We hope.
Episodes
48 episodes since 2023
Grounding: "Take Your Shoes Off"
Wherein CC and Val discuss the value of grounding and its association with the root chakra: what it is, what it means, what it does, and how it benefits us. Along the way there are detours, as usual, like what Val's mini-me looks like. And our ...
September 16, 2024
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28:46
Aging: The Pros and Cons
Wherein CC and Val talk aging, the pluses and minuses, the good, the bad and the ugly. From wrinkles, to dribbles, to hard-earned wisdom, it may not be a pretty journey -- but it can be a beautiful one. At least, that's what we're told. If we s...
September 09, 2024
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27:04
Our Best of and Bloopers
Wherein CC and Val ruminate on the first forty episodes of Loose Ends and share some of our favourite moments - the ones that made us laugh the hardest or struck home or provoked tears. On this Labour Day, join us for some insights and belly la...
September 02, 2024
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46:20
Say Wha-a-t?
Wherein CC and Val banter about words and phrases and their origins. From contronyms like "bolt" and "cleave" to idioms we toss about idly, such as "tying the knot" or "beating around the bush" or "giving a cold shoulder", if you like to laugh ...
August 26, 2024
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30:07
One More Time...with Enthusiasm!
Wherein CC and Val try to recreate our previous episode on enthusiasm that CC screwed up. This one turned out different. What with a full moon, a superman at that, as well as the first night of the DNC in the States and the enthusiasm around Ka...
August 19, 2024
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36:52
How Deep is Today?
Wherein CC shares a spoken word poem entitled How Deep is Today? which she published in 2017. We provide all sorts of transition time for children headed to bed--bath, books, quiet time--but for us adults? Not so much. So, CC wrote a bed-time s...
August 12, 2024
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26:13
Food Bits and Bites
Wherein CC and Val talk food: its importance on a physical level, to be sure, but what about our emotions, our mind, our spirit? What does it mean to "eat healthy" and how does that affect our mood, our energy/frequency level? Val shares her ow...
July 29, 2024
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28:45
P-R-A-D-A-?
Wherein CC and Val discuss the six "bodies of speech" or "speech acts." CC offers an acronym to help remember them, as well as the origin of most communication disagreements: making assertions when they're really assessments. Stating opinions a...
July 22, 2024
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29:22
Is Violence Fear of Change?
Wherein CC and Val discuss their reactions to, and reflections on the import of, the assassination attempt over the weekend on the former President of the United States. We've tried to stay away from politics and conspiracy theories and all thi...
July 15, 2024
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36:55
Comfort Zone
Wherein CC and Val discuss our comfort zones--because we all have many--where they come from and how they either protect us or prevent us from moving forward. Like a dog's electric collar, our "buried wires" delineate what's safe from what's no...
July 08, 2024
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34:30
"Oh Canada..."
Wherein CC and Val take refuge from the heat dome and talk summer food, global warming, and the recent suggested warning for smart phone apps. They meander all the way to suggestions for staying cool as well as summer reading thoughts bef...
July 01, 2024
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28:37
Stinking Thinking
Wherein CC details the 6 primary ways we distort incoming data - ranging from catastrophizing a particular event, to developing tunnel vision, to personalizing everything - and thereby slowing our growth and ability to move forward .
June 24, 2024
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30:24
Magical Moments
Wherein CC and Val discuss the moments that lead to a change in our thinking, events or comments that shift our perspective - the "aha" moments. Things were going so well, and then CC has her own sort of moment remembering another moment ...
June 17, 2024
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29:13
Sound Therapy
Wherein Val schools CC on the difference between sound therapy and sound healing, including the 5 brain states and how they promote wellness. Sound can soothe; it can also heal and Val demonstrates the seven basic tones and explains...
June 10, 2024
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32:56
EQ and Why it Matters
Wherein CC and Val - but mostly CC - lay out the basics of Emotional Intelligence: What it is, why it's important for long-term development and how it shows up in daily life. Using the analogy of going from learning how to dri...
June 03, 2024
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29:40
Small Pleasures... and a Big Rant
Wherein CC and Val share their small pleasures in life, from clean sheets to the unexpected compliment. Even catching the perfect turn in the car. Things were going so well, and then... CC goes off... it happens......
May 27, 2024
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37:09
Stonehenge and Glamping
Wherein Val shares her journey to Stonehenge, enlightening CC with its origins and ancestry. Leaving a little bit of mom there, she escapes a police dog's nose, but otherwise has an unique experience in an otherworldly place.&...
May 20, 2024
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30:10
Rapid Fire Away!
Wherein CC and Val trade rapid-fire questions, like pin-ball wizards, bouncing from one fascinating piece of trivia to another. From M & M's to handle-bar moustaches, far too much personal information is shared between laughing fits.. Audie...
May 13, 2024
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32:47
The Two Sides of Anger... and Kangaroos?
Wherein CC and Val look at a common ailment - anger, a smokescreen for fear. And it only blows one of two directions: inside, called guilt; or outside, called resentment. Either way, it's destructive long term. And you'll have...
May 06, 2024
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29:44
Resilience and Double-sided Coins
Wherein CCC and Val discuss resiliency: Why do some people bounce back after hardship, while others don't? CC offers up three key requirements for building resiliency, but what do coins have to do with anything?
April 29, 2024
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29:52
Happiness, Anyone?
Wherein CC and Val look under the "happy" rock: What does it mean when we say we're happy? Can we generate happiness within? The experts say so. Yet, too many undermine themselves, sabotaging their own happiness. Maybe we best define the ...
April 21, 2024
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29:58
Faux Apologies
Wherein CC and Val extend last week's episode with one more pet peeve: faux apologies. The lack of an apology , or an empty one, can fracture a relationship, just as a sincere apology can mend one. With a detour on anger, Val, in honour o...
April 15, 2024
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33:26
Pet Peeves
Wherein CC and Val trade tirades on their pet peeves. from ignorant drivers to fools who don't shut cupboard doors. We all have pet peeves, but what about our reactions to them? What goes on inside your head when you see someone in the "under 1...
April 08, 2024
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28:43