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Local News Update on CHLY 101.7FMMaple Sugar Festival celebrates French culture and maple sugarThe biggest francophone celebration on Vancouver Island kicks off in Nanaimo tonight.The three-day event is to celebrate French culture, language, food and music. The Maple Sugar Festival is the biggest celebration the Nanaimo Francophone Association puts on every year. Pauline Maerten is the cultural and administrative coordinator for the Nanaimo Francophone Association.Maerten said the association is a meeting place for the French community in Nanaimo. They host various French cultural activities and language classes.This is the 25th anniversary of the Maple Sugar Festival, and she said it was...
2024-02-2405 min
Thoughts & Found#19: Parenting Series: The Power Of An Ordinary DayWhat is a good day? A bad day? A productive day? As adults, some of our best days are when we feel like we got a lot done, but those can be some of our kids' worst days. They can feel like they didn't get anything done. We have outings and errands to stay busy, when, often, kids just need less, not more. For kids, play is their work.
In today's episode, we talk about the power of an ordinary day for kids - a "home day": an ordinary day where kids can just play, time is irrelevant, and the...
2023-10-1117 minThoughts & Found#18: Human Opera Series: “You Are Loved By People You Haven't Met Yet"Dr. Mark Wilkinson (D.M.A.) - teacher, singer, performer, athlete, philosopher, and formidably gentle human being joins Adam for Part 5 of our Human Opera Series. In today's show, we talk about life's delicate balance between action and reaction, the devastating mental health effects of unchecked long-term bullying, apologies that may never come, resilience, and becoming your own mentor. Please enjoy! Connect with Mark: www.mwilkinson.ca; Twitter & Instagram: @marklwilkinson. Connect with Thoughts & Found on Instagram @thoughtsandfoundpodcast, Twitter @thoughtsfound, and Facebook @ThoughtsandFound.
Disclaimer and a word of listener discretion: In this episode, our guest, Mark Wilkinson, and I (Adam) discuss...
2022-12-051h 48Thoughts & Found#17: Human Opera Series: “Hard” Looks “Easy” Because You’ve Put In The WorkDr. Mark Wilkinson (D.M.A.) - teacher, singer, performer, athlete, philosopher, and formidably gentle human being joins Adam for Part 4 of our Human Opera Series. In today's show, we talk about overcoming stage fright, applying the Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule) to different aspects of life, visualization when preparing for a performance, becoming resilient through practice, the nature of perfection, and lots more. Please enjoy! Connect with Mark: www.mwilkinson.ca; Twitter & Instagram: @marklwilkinson. Connect with Thoughts & Found on Instagram @thoughtsandfoundpodcast, Twitter @thoughtsfound, and Facebook @ThoughtsandFound.
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2022-11-161h 04Thoughts & Found#16: Human Opera Series: Context Is ComplexDr. Mark Wilkinson (D.M.A.) - teacher, singer, performer, athlete, philosopher, and formidably gentle human being joins Adam for Part 3 of our Human Opera Series. In today's show, we talk about being hyper-subscribed in our modern lives and how context drives the human brain crazy. We also cover being in charge versus being a leader, disagreeing with a mentor, weighing personal responsibility against the public good, how we're obsessed with the micro right now and could all use some 'zooming out', and Dr. Mark's concern with the infantilization of talent with shows like "...Idol" and "...Got Talent". We...
2022-09-221h 05Thoughts & Found#15: Human Opera Series: You Can't Go to McDonald's and Ask for a "Whopper""You can’t go to McDonald’s and ask for a "Whopper". There will always be structure to the world, that’s just how it works." Dr. Mark Wilkinson (D.M.A.) - teacher, singer, performer, athlete, philosopher, and formidably gentle human being is back for a second episode! In today's show, we touch on addictions and grief in a post-pandemic world, imperfection, the sanctimony of social media, privilege, anthropomorphizing our phones, discrimination, anarchy, getting lost in what you’re fighting against instead of what you’re fighting for, group freedom versus individual freedom, reading books you might end up disagre...
2022-09-101h 11Thoughts & Found#14: Human Opera Series: Dr. Mark Wilkinson, D.M.A. - "Green-Lighting" Your LifeToday's guest on Thoughts & Found is Dr. Mark Wilkinson, (Doctorate of Musical Arts - D.M.A.) - teacher, singer, performer, athlete, philosopher, and formidably gentle human being. He joins us for a lively, wide-ranging conversation, and we chat about family, noticing life's "green lights," maintaining your "self" while excelling, making art, rediscovering humanity, identifying overlap, cohesion, and next steps in your personal and professional pursuits, and so much more. Please enjoy! Performance audio is included with permission, and with gratitude to Mark and his colleagues: the Ohio State Men's Glee Club, Casey Cook (piano), Kia-Hui Tan (violin), with...
2022-08-311h 32
Thoughts & Found#13: Parenting Series: Unusual Things Children Say, Ghost Stories, and the SupernaturalIn honour of our 13th episode, we have fun chatting about the bizarre, unsettling, fantastical, and downright frightening things that children have reportedly said out-of-the-blue. Are children somehow aware of, or connected to, otherworldly dimensions or experiences? We add in some of our own strange experiences with our daughter, and as a couple before she was born, and draw on pop-culture and philosophy during our conversation. Join us for a fun and skin-chilling discussion! Visit our website at www.thoughtsandfound.com for people, companies, and links mentioned in this episode. Connect with Thoughts & Found on Instagram @thoughtsandfoundpodcast, Twitter @thoughtsfound...
2022-05-2324 min
The Medical Women PodcastEpisode 16: The importance of public engagement with Professor Alice RobertsHas the pandemic made you consider the importance of public engagement in science? Well, this week’s guest is just the person to speak to us about this. Professor Alice Roberts is an anatomist and anthropologist, well-known for her documentaries and books on health and our ancestors, and she is Professor of Public Engagement in Science.
Alice shares her experience of public engagement in science and ways we can apply this to our everyday work in medicine.
Alice’s book recommendations:
What is Life by Paul Nurse
The Complete Guide to Abso...
2022-05-1754 minThoughts & Found#12: Parenting Series: How To Trust The Ride - The "Wonder Weeks" of Infant and Child DevelopmentIn this episode, we chat about the book, "The Wonder Weeks," by Hetty van de Rijt, Ph.D., Frans Plooij, Ph.D., and Xaviera Plas-Plooij.
The book outlines "how to stimulate the most important developmental weeks in your baby's first 20 months and turn these 10 predictable, great, fussy phases into magical leaps forward."
We discuss how we prefer the term and concept of a 'leap' to the more popular one, 'milestone'; how we've continued to apply the term 'leap' to our daughter's development past the age range presented in the book, and what strategies we've used...
2022-03-3030 minThoughts & Found#11: Parenting Series: Two Heart-Warming Books For You, and Your ChildIn this episode, Adam talks about two delightful books we added to our home library this Christmas season. They are books for all-ages, can be opened to any page, anytime, and can even be enjoyed by your toddler. We invite you to understand why.
The Boy Who Would Be King, written by Ryan Holiday, and illustrated by Victor Juhasz.
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse, written and illustrated by Charlie Mackesy.
This episode is NOT sponsored by the authors; we just really like their books.
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2022-02-2505 minThoughts & Found#10: Community Series: The Poppy Turns 100In this episode, we chat about how the Royal Canadian Legion has chosen to commemorate the 100th anniversary of wearing a Remembrance Day Poppy in Canada, and how we stumbled on a way to make Remembrance Day and poppy-wearing easier for a toddler to understand. Visit our website at www.thoughtsandfound.com for people, companies, and links mentioned in this episode. Connect with Thoughts & Found on Instagram @thoughtsandfoundpodcast, Twitter @thoughtsfound, and Facebook @ThoughtsandFound.
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2021-11-1110 min
Thoughts & Found#9: Parenting Series: Balancing Your HumoursFrom Empedocles, to Hippocrates and Galen, philosophers and medical practitioners have been helping people balance their "four humours" for centuries.
In this episode, we chat about how we balance our humours on busy days with our two-year-old toddler: What we add or subtract to keep our days, ourselves, and our toddler operating smoothly.
Visit our website at www.thoughtsandfound.com for people, companies, and links mentioned in this episode. Connect with Thoughts & Found on Instagram @thoughtsandfoundpodcast, Twitter @thoughtsfound, and Facebook @ThoughtsandFound.
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2021-10-1244 minThoughts & Found#8: Parenting Series: Making Your Bed & Other Small Parenting Victories"Little things in life matter." In this episode, we chat about how something as (seemingly) inconsequential as making your bed can give you a sense of accomplishment and calmness at the end of those busy days as a work-from-home parent. Learning the little things sets kids up for the big things that come later.
We based this discussion on the book, "Make Your Bed - Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe The World," by Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy Retired), and extended his idea to a few key spots around the house...
2021-10-0352 minThoughts & Found#7: Parenting Series: The Joys of Parenting OutsideAs a couple, we love spending time outside. So, it's only natural that we want to share that joy with our child. Plus, being outside makes our parenting life so much easier. In this episode, we chat about how parenting outside has saved us money, kept us moving, and taught our two-year-old how to read, all while exploring our new city and meeting the people we share it with. Not to mention the fun to be had together, and the clean house when you get back home! Visit our website at www.thoughtsandfound.com for people, companies, and links...
2021-09-231h 04Thoughts & Found#6: Parenting Series: Hip Dysplasia - A Silent ConditionAs parents of a 2-year-old with hip dysplasia, we provide background on causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatments, and prognosis of this condition, and round out the conversation with our experience to date. Visit our website at www.thoughtsandfound.com for people, companies, and links mentioned in this episode. Connect with Thoughts & Found on Instagram @thoughtsandfoundpodcast, Twitter @thoughtsfound, and Facebook @ThoughtsandFound.
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2021-07-301h 09Thoughts & Found#5: Parenting Series: The Weird and Wonderful World of Infant and Toddler SleepEver wondered what it really means to 'sleep like a baby'? It's pretty wacky. We're about to walk you through it. Join us in this episode for our experience with the ups and downs of newborn and toddler sleep. Visit our website at www.thoughtsandfound.com for people, companies, and links mentioned in this episode. Connect with Thoughts & Found on Instagram @thoughtsandfoundpodcast, Twitter @thoughtsfound, and Facebook @ThoughtsandFound.
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2021-06-161h 21Thoughts & Found#4: Pregnancy Series: Last Days of Pregnancy, First Days of Parenthood, and Four Funny StoriesAfter the arrival of our baby girl, we're (finally!) back to give an update on the final weeks of pregnancy and the initial days of parenthood, with some funny stories along the way, that hopefully some of you can relate to!
We kept this episode intentionally light; we're just back with a fairly short, conversational recap of the past several months, and why the heck we haven't recorded a new podcast. We hope you'll enjoy pouring a cup of your favourite drink and joining us for some laughs.
Thanks for listening, subscribing, and rejoining us...
2020-01-2923 minThoughts & Found#3: Pregnancy Series: 10 Things That Have Surprised Us About Pregnancy (So Far!)One thing we've learned on this journey to becoming parents is that every pregnancy is mind-blowingly different! With that in mind, in this episode, we talk about 10 things that have surprised us about Danielle's pregnancy (so far). The list includes things we either hadn't heard from other women or doctors, things we know other pregnant women and expectant couples must have experienced, but that 'just don't get talked about' - at least publicly - and things that we've encountered that are the complete opposite from what other people have said pregnancy would be like! In true Thoughts & Found form...
2019-06-3048 minThoughts & Found#2: Pregnancy Series: Navigating "the Tell"Expecting? Congratulations! Not sure when, or how to tell people, or who to tell first? We review the ups and downs of our own experiences of ''navigating the tell" with two pregnancies that ended in miscarriage, and a current third pregnancy. We also run through the pros and cons of telling early, factors that can accelerate the timing of when you tell (!), and the importance of going with your gut and telling in your own way.
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2019-06-2535 minThoughts & Found#1: Pregnancy Series: “Baby Gear”Have you ever sat down to create a list of all the "gear" you "need" for baby's arrival? Wish it was all listed in one place instead of scattered across the internet? Wish people were honest about what they really needed vs. what they were led to believe they needed by big box stores, registry sales people and websites, (and, dare we say it, even friends and family)? Trying to stick to a budget for baby's arrival? You can be led to spend a fortune without even trying.
In this first official episode of our podcast, we r...
2019-06-251h 22Thoughts & FoundWelcome to the Thoughts & Found Podcast!A brief overview of our new show about life’s less talked about moments: from miscarriage to admitting defeat, to taking calculated risks in life, work, and relationships. We have the conversations others don’t have.
If you have questions or suggestions for topics or guests, please let us know!
Thanks for listening!
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2019-06-2102 min