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#023 Frannie’s Story of Loss, Loneliness, and Self-Care
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CW: Infant Loss
Episode Description:
Frannie, an English expat, discovered within weeks of moving to Canada that she would need to terminate her first pregnancy due to medical complications. From there, Frannie’s journey to define herself and find her purpose has taken many turns. We discuss how she is navigating the pandemic with 3 kids under 4 years old, how she has learned to invest in self-care as part of her mental health journey, and how she is finding purpose through her work.
Topics Discussed:
(0:00) Introductions
(1:57) Moving to Canada: When Frannie and her husband moved to Canada 6 years ago, they were pregnant with their first child. Within the first few weeks of living in Canada, she found out that the pregnancy would have to be terminated. Frannie talks about the difficulty of this coupled with being in a new country where she didn’t have much in-person support.
(15:32) 3 under 4 in a pandemic: Fast forward a few years, and Frannie now has 3 children under 5 years old. Her youngest having been born just before the pandemic began. Frannie shares about her mental health struggles, with a newborn in the beginning of the pandemic, worrying about money, not being able to work, not having help with the children.
(20:07) Feeling trapped and alone: Frannie began running everyday, investing in self-care, finding new ways to define herself, and set off on a quest to find her purpose, and a way to make money too.
(38:52) Care Club: Frannie talks about building her Care Club community, and what it is all about.
(51:33) What Frannie does for self-care: Frannie shares some of the things that she does for self-care, from cold dips to tapping.
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Resources:
Care Club & Side Hustle to CEO www.frannieandco.com
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1594634726/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_GS75JX23P00PGN6X30PC
Wim Hof Method app
https://www.wimhofmethod.com/wim-hof-method-mobile-app
About Frannie:
Francesca (aka Frannie) is a transplanted Brit, mother of 4 (raising just 3 kids) here in Toronto. Since moving here she has experienced a lot of loss starting with losing her first son Phoenix just weeks into arriving in Canada. She has been learning how to navigate loss while having a lot children within a short space of time away from family support.
The pandemic left Frannie with 3 kids, including a newborn all under 3.5 years old. It was a scary time where she really felt close to breaking down. Instead she chose self development, a change of career and an intense focus on self- care which is at the forefront of her businesses. She shares more on how she used her experience to get through such a hard period of time.
You can follow more of what she is up to @frannieandco @shtoceo
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