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Values Based Living

Values Based Living

By Values Based Living

Two inner-conflict resolution practitioners who turn conflict skills and techniques inward to help people who want to get into alignment with their values.

Ali and Coreen are Qualified and Chartered mediators, respectively, and have mediated disputes between parties for over 25 years collectively.

Read more about VBL at www.values-basedliving.com.

Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals.
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Top 5 Values Challenges

Values Based LivingDec 01, 2022

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How to Say No to a Loved One

How to Say No to a Loved One

Ali and Coreen share 5 things to consider when saying no to loved ones.


This episode was recorded as part of our monthly Zoom Q&A sessions, which are currently free. Register here to ask your questions and listen in live: www.calendly.com/valuesbasedliving


Join us on Patreon for more podcast episodes that go deeper:https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving

Take our free ⁠Values Quiz⁠


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 

Mar 15, 202420:43
How to Disagree and Stay Friends

How to Disagree and Stay Friends

Coreen and Ali, two long time mediators, share tips to the art of conversation when you don't agree with someone else. Part of VBL's monthly Zoom Q&A sessions.


Watch this episode on our Youtube channel


Join us on Patreon for more podcast episodes that go deeper: https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving


Take our free ⁠Values Quiz⁠


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 


Check out the 8 Steps to Self-Inquiry: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1DzSMl_k9lMH-KkM0UZPrwcF0rI1K2qYy 

Feb 15, 202434:43
3 Phrases to Use if you Value Inner & Outer Peace

3 Phrases to Use if you Value Inner & Outer Peace

Ali and Coreen review 3 tips they learned in mediation training that they still use every day, in both their work and personal lives.


Join us on Patreon for more podcast episodes that go deeper: https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving


Take our free ⁠Values Quiz⁠


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 

Feb 01, 202426:15
Why am I so Anxious after being Productive?
Jan 15, 202441:40
Roadblocks in Setting Goals
Jan 04, 202436:54
How to Stop Leaking Power

How to Stop Leaking Power

Ali and Coreen explore what it looks like to leak personal power, and what we can do about it. Spoiler: the solution includes values!


Take our free ⁠Values Quiz⁠


Check out the 8 Steps to Self Inquiry: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/shop/⁠


Join us on Patreon for more podcast episodes that go deeper: https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving


We also mention:


Dr. Gabor Mate: https://thewisdomoftrauma.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwnOipBhBQEiwACyGLushAwnq7VothHiiDUIvL4wPOMaddjX76JAThrnfFmSG4r_wDhcL8RRoCLv4QAvD_BwE


Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com/resources/dare-to-lead-list-of-values/


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 

Dec 27, 202340:05
How to be a Values Based Leader
Dec 27, 202328:18
Choosing to be Child Free
Dec 01, 202345:40
Unlocking the Power of Sharing Circles: A Deep Dive
Nov 16, 202350:13
Transitioning to Autumn Using Values
Oct 11, 202353:49
Retirement, Identity, and Values

Retirement, Identity, and Values

Ali and Coreen explore how getting into relationship with their values is helping them prepare for retirement.


ZOOM Q&A: Every month, we host a Zoom Q&A and answer questions about conflict, values, and anything else that comes up. Click here to register for an upcoming Zoom Q&A: ⁠https://calendly.com/valuesbasedliving/zoom-q-a?back=1&month=2024-04⁠


PATREON: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠


VALUES QUIZ: Get started with our free Values Quiz: https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 

Oct 01, 202333:23
How to Integrate Unloved Pieces using Kindness and Non-judgement

How to Integrate Unloved Pieces using Kindness and Non-judgement

Coreen and Ali use examples to describe how to move through that tricky phase of self-growth that seems to grip us all: how to integrate our more unloved pieces using kindness and non-judgement. It's harder than it sounds.


Watch this episode on our Youtube channel


⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 


Take our free ⁠Values Quiz⁠

Sep 15, 202342:26
Power, Control, and Values

Power, Control, and Values

Coreen and Ali explore how it's possible to maintain control in every situation, even when it seems like we have none.


⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 

Sep 01, 202332:48
Navigating Tough Transitions Using Values
Jun 01, 202354:04
Finding Purpose Using Values

Finding Purpose Using Values

Our monthly Zoom Q & A recorded as a podcast. We talk about how knowing your values helps us to live our purpose.


YOUTUBE: Watch this episode on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLukoEJFUzbHKCzMQQhOqDtGF_b1xa6K04


⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 

May 15, 202357:48
How Learning to be Assertive Changed our Lives

How Learning to be Assertive Changed our Lives

As mediators, we love assertiveness! Coreen and Ali share what it was like for us before we learned these skills, and tips we learned along the way towards becoming more assertive.


Want more? Take the Values Based Assertiveness course: https://values-basedliving.com/courses/valuesbasedassertiveness/


YOUTUBE⁠: Watch this episode on our YouTube Channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLukoEJFUzbHKCzMQQhOqDtGF_b1xa6K04⁠


⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 

May 01, 202340:04
How to Invest Using Values

How to Invest Using Values

A Zoom Q&A focused on how to make values-based decisions about money and investing.


YOUTUBE⁠: Watch this episode on our YouTube Channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLukoEJFUzbHKCzMQQhOqDtGF_b1xa6K04⁠


⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 


Apr 15, 202356:27
3 Signs You're Disconnected from Your Values
Apr 01, 202334:32
Assertiveness and Values
Mar 15, 202335:55
Juggling Parenting and Work with Values
Mar 01, 202345:54
6 Ways to Make a Good Decision

6 Ways to Make a Good Decision

Coreen and Ali talk in their monthly Zoom Q&A about 6 Ways to Make a Good Decision, and answer questions from participants. 

Free handout of the 6 Ways to Make a Good Decision: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n_G3JtJNBMNCgmjcg4ZNuf6sFD7yUJ8y/view


⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 

Feb 15, 202353:19
Love and Values
Feb 01, 202330:56
5 Tips to Setting Manageable Goals
Jan 11, 202321:57
Are you a good person if you're living your values?
Jan 02, 202347:31
Top 5 Values Challenges

Top 5 Values Challenges

Ali and Coreen review the Top 5 Challenges faced when getting to Know Your Values in our first free Zoom Q&A session! One of our incredible students, Gavin, joins us to help us get the ball rolling on these sessions. 

Interested in the Know Your Values virtual course? Learn more here: https://values-basedliving.com/courses/know-your-values/


⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 


Also referenced:  

The Language of Emotions, by Karla McLaren 

The Power of Vulnerability, by Brené Brown  

Tangentially Speaking podcast, by Chris Ryan

Dec 01, 202201:06:36
Marketing and Values: A Dissonance Resolved!
Nov 03, 202222:09
Compulsive Lying and Values: The 7 Sacred Teachings (Part 2)
Oct 06, 202215:58
Broken Business Partnerships and Values: The 7 Sacred Teachings (Part 1)

Broken Business Partnerships and Values: The 7 Sacred Teachings (Part 1)

Coreen and Ali are so grateful to have access to the Seven Sacred Teachings and to be able to refer to them as a guide. They each picked a teaching that lines up with one of their values. In this episode (Part 1), Ali shares how the teaching of LOVE helped get her through a messy and painful business partner separation. 

See part 2 for Coreen's example, in which she describes how the teaching of TRUTH was incredibly helpful in navigating her relationship with a compulsive liar. 

The 7 sacred teachings overview from Northwestern Polytechnic, who got their information from Empowering the Spirit.

We donate half of our monthly circle proceeds to BearClan Patrol in Calgary, Alberta. Check out the Winnapeg chapter for more information on the initiative.

You can learn more about our Values Based Living circles here. Reach out to us at connect@values-basedliving.com if you would like to attend one of our virtual circles. 

⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 


Oct 06, 202221:05
Gifts, Parenting, Shadow and Values
Sep 07, 202235:52
Birthdays and Values
Sep 06, 202214:31
Food and Values
Sep 06, 202241:30
Dating, Childhood, and How You Like Your Eggs
Sep 06, 202243:22
Dating and Values
Sep 06, 202229:21
Embodying the Values Basics

Embodying the Values Basics

We talk about the tendency to skip over the foundational skills around getting to know our values. After decades working with values, the two of us still need to go back to basics. 


Check our our courses here: https://values-basedliving.com/workshops/


⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 

Sep 06, 202211:03
3 Steps to Feeling Seen Using Values

3 Steps to Feeling Seen Using Values

We outline 3 steps to feeling seen, even when the rest of the world seems oblivious to our needs. 

Topic focus: 

  • not feeling seen as a parent 
  • feeling alienated at work 
  • 3 steps to honour our value of feeling seen. 


⁠PATREON⁠: Join us on Patreon or more podcast episodes that go deeper: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/valuesbasedliving⁠⁠⁠


⁠VALUES QUIZ⁠: Get started with our free Values Quiz: ⁠https://values-basedliving.com/top_five_values_quiz/⁠


Coreen and Ali have been conflict resolution experts for 25+years collectively and love to share tips and tricks to interacting better with ourselves and others.


Values Based Living support is not meant to replace therapy or advice from health care professionals. 


Sep 06, 202221:09
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