Women on the Remake

After hearing about the book "Big Friendship" by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman on "The Marie Forleo Podcast", Leigh and Kristin read it, and dive into the topic of the trials and tribulations of friendship at midlife.  Aminatou and Ann host the podcast "Call Your Girlfriend", and the story of their friendship forms the backbone of this book.  Leigh and Kristin discuss how friendships can change as women go through such a transformational experience as divorce, and emphasize the importance of maintaining and "stretching" for those women you need in your life.  Those "old friends", who KNOW you, who knew you BEFORE, become important as you try to regain your identity.  Leigh and Kristin discuss how the pandemic has led us to edit our friendship list to the ones who will tell us the truth, and help us be our most authentic selves. In the context of discussing the book, Leigh and Kristin discuss how the difficulties of female friendship relate to women at any stage of life, especially as women go through transition.  The discussion moves on to how the loss of a special friendship can be as difficult as a death.  Any woman in midlife, especially those in transition, remaking themselves, can relate to the conversation about the importance of friends.  They are life.  Leigh and Kristin cover their own friendship, which we would define as a "Big Friendship", and the challenges of building a business together--the learning curve is STEEP.  Having "big friendship" is not easy.  It's work, but it's worth it.

After hearing about the book "Big Friendship" by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman on "The Marie Forleo Podcast", Leigh and Kristin read it, and dive into the topic of the trials and tribulations of friendship at midlife.  Aminatou and Ann host the podcast "Call Your Girlfriend", and the story of their friendship forms the backbone of this book.  Leigh and Kristin discuss how friendships can change as women go through such a transformational experience as divorce, and emphasize the importance of maintaining and "stretching" for those women you need in your life.  Those "old friends", who KNOW you, who knew you BEFORE, become important as you try to regain your identity.  Leigh and Kristin discuss how the pandemic has led us to edit our friendship list to the ones who will tell us the truth, and help us be our most authentic selves. In the context of discussing the book, Leigh and Kristin discuss how the difficulties of female friendship relate to women at any stage of life, especially as women go through transition.  The discussion moves on to how the loss of a special friendship can be as difficult as a death.  Any woman in midlife, especially those in transition, remaking themselves, can relate to the conversation about the importance of friends.  They are life.  Leigh and Kristin cover their own friendship, which we would define as a "Big Friendship", and the challenges of building a business together--the learning curve is STEEP.  Having "big friendship" is not easy.  It's work, but it's worth it.

In their first podcast episode, Kristin and Leigh invite you to join them on the sofa as they discuss their desire to help women transform themselves, and their vision for Women on the Remake!  

In their first podcast episode, Kristin and Leigh invite you to join them on the sofa as they discuss their desire to help women transform themselves, and their vision for Women on the Remake!  

Is it found only once or twice in life?  When one of Kristin's yoga students offers up his rustic cabin, we jumped at the chance for a free getaway to work on WOTR. The kitschy 70's vibe fueled our laughter for the weekend.  No WOTR getaway would be complete without a fancy cocktail, yummy snacks, and cool morning talks about midlife love on the porch. 

Is it found only once or twice in life?  When one of Kristin's yoga students offers up his rustic cabin, we jumped at the chance for a free getaway to work on WOTR. The kitschy 70's vibe fueled our laughter for the weekend.  No WOTR getaway would be complete without a fancy cocktail, yummy snacks, and cool morning talks about midlife love on the porch. 

Leigh is one of the co-founders of WOTR.  In this podcast she discusses how her younger days as an over-achiever who conformed to societal expectations impacted her life path.  After making the decision to move to Colorado to be with a man (who she later married), her life transitioned from working towards her personal goals to supporting his.  This mental and emotional shift to a supporting role became a pattern that was permanent throughout her marriage.  As the years passed, it began to feel like her identity was eroding.  The years staying at home raising her children were rewarding and happy, but she lacked the kind of personal fulfilment one gets from following your passions in the work world.  Unhappiness and the inability to communicate her needs grew into a nagging issue that damaged her marriage.  She thought of herself as a faded version of someone who used to be.  Post-divorce, Leigh is fighting to rebuild her identity and her independent spirit.  

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Leigh is one of the co-founders of WOTR.  In this podcast she discusses how her younger days as an over-achiever who conformed to societal expectations impacted her life path.  After making the decision to move to Colorado to be with a man (who she later married), her life transitioned from working towards her personal goals to supporting his.  This mental and emotional shift to a supporting role became a pattern that was permanent throughout her marriage.  As the years passed, it began to feel like her identity was eroding.  The years staying at home raising her children were rewarding and happy, but she lacked the kind of personal fulfilment one gets from following your passions in the work world.  Unhappiness and the inability to communicate her needs grew into a nagging issue that damaged her marriage.  She thought of herself as a faded version of someone who used to be.  Post-divorce, Leigh is fighting to rebuild her identity and her independent spirit.  

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Kristin Smith is one of the founders of WOTR. She shares how she's spent much of her life feeling like a failure. People only see the external Kristin and not the flaws and failures she's hidden. She was a young girl who lacked self-worth in her early teens and much of her adult life  She worked hard to hide that image as an adult and she did everything she could to look successful. Self-worth and gratitude is her profound remake!  

Kristin Smith is one of the founders of WOTR. She shares how she's spent much of her life feeling like a failure. People only see the external Kristin and not the flaws and failures she's hidden. She was a young girl who lacked self-worth in her early teens and much of her adult life  She worked hard to hide that image as an adult and she did everything she could to look successful. Self-worth and gratitude is her profound remake!