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Magical Learning PodcastHow to Check (& Charge) Your Battery (with Tim Jack Adams) - Ep. 267In this episode of the Magical Learning Podcast, host Danette welcomes Tim Jack Adams, who shares his unique journey into the world of well-being and the creation of his book 'Energised'. Tim discusses the importance of reconnecting with nature, the development of the Green X7 framework, and the significance of the question 'How's your battery?' as a tool for measuring well-being. He emphasises the need for sustainable practices to recharge our energy and introduces the Great Reconnect movement aimed at encouraging people to spend more time outdoors. The conversation concludes with insights on leadership and the importance of...
2025-09-2631 min
Inside Running Podcast403: London Diamond League | Ruth Chepngetich suspended | Matt Clowes403: London Diamond League | Ruth Chepngetich suspended | Matt Clowes
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Matt Clowes returns to the show, calling in from his holiday in Portugal to catch the listeners up with his running.
Brad starts the rebuilds in good confidence.
Brady relives a few old stories on his recap.
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2025-07-221h 52
Voices of Your Village317- Why Time in Nature Matters for Kids with Pediatricians Dr. Tandon and Dr. GlassyYou're listening to Voices of Your Village and today I got to hang out with two pediatricians to chat about why time in nature matters for kids and how do you overcome those barriers to outdoor time. I hung out with Pooja Tandon and Danette Glassy, both doctors who work with children and have done research in this space. Dr. Tandon is a general pediatrician and researcher at the Seattle Children's Hospital, an Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and the Director of Health at the Trust for Public Land. She has published widely on...
2025-01-021h 01
Resilient and ResourcedHeavy Lifting for Your Future Self: BillAt 35 years old, Bill has discovered he is as comfortable sleeping in a hospital bed as in his own bed at home. This is because, before he was two years old, he was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called homozygous-familial-hypercholesterolemia which meant weekly hospital visits. He was the youngest person in North America to have a triple bypass surgery at eight years old. Even with these incredible challenges and physical limitations, Bill was drawn to powerlifting in his 20’s and this practice continues to benefit him physically and mentally. In his early 30’s, his health came to a traum...
2021-09-1229 minResilient and ResourcedCycle of Lives: DavidWhile supporting his sister during her cancer journey and before writing his book, Cycle of Lives, David learned a lot. Some of these included how much support there was for the concrete tasks of dealing with a cancer diagnosis but how little resources were available for the emotional side of things and how ill-prepared people were to face the emotional work of a cancer diagnosis. He wanted to connect with people at a deep level and knew he needed to form authentic connections with them to understand what they were going through. He also learned that this skill of a...
2021-08-1827 minResilient and ResourcedHow to Have the Best Bad Day: NoramyFollowing her high school graduation, Noramy studied education in pursuit of her dream to become a teacher. Then, as it often does, life happened and the direction of the path changed. Facing mental health issues head on in those early post-secondary years meant learning the hard lesson of asking for support. Noramy needed to remember that lesson even as she travelled from university, to college back to university. Now, as she is on the cusp on entering a Masters program, Noramy has a unique vision of what it means to self-advocate. This life skill serves her well as she kn...
2021-08-0228 min
Resilient and ResourcedWriting a Life: EricaWhen looking back on her life, Erica realized that during some of the most difficult times in her life, she was not writing or creating. After navigating a very challenging year of debilitating physical pain stemming from a mental health condition, Erica now sees how beneficial writing can be to process emotions and to connect with ourselves and others. Erica wrote a book about how she experienced the fear and loneliness during her invisible, yet painful condition. Now Erica shares her passion for writing through her online writing community that connects people from around the world. Check out the link...
2021-06-2632 minResilient and ResourcedWhat You Are Connected To Matters: CarlyCarly’s early experiences with crippling panic attacks along with an obsessive need to do what was expected of her found her with a university degree and married with children at a young age but struggling. Back when the panic attacks were common, Carly didn’t really see any helpful resources especially when a doctor suggested medication for her anxiety instead of looking for sources of her anxiety in her environment.While working at her secure government job but not being able to spend time with her children, Carly was shaken by a series of ‘r...
2021-05-2129 min
Resilient and ResourcedResilience is Always in Style: MonikaMonika exudes genuine warmth and joy that easily translates into the welcoming atmosphere she’s created at her stylish, organic salon. Along with her talented and supportive team of stylists, Monika has graciously and courageously managed the roller-coaster of pandemic shutdowns and re-openings over the past year. In reflecting on her past losses and difficult times, Monika has learned to lean on those experiences to understand the necessity of perseverance.As a young child, Monika experienced the loss of her father and tributes her mother for helping Monika and her...
2021-04-2822 min
Resilient and ResourcedDeep Well of Perspective: MicaelaMicaela was only nineteen when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer and this was only one of “big events'' in her life that helped her learn how to face difficult times that would follow. Along with the perspective she gained before leaving home, she also discovered the power of foundational habits. Years later, as she prepared to give birth to her child, she learned the difference between intention and expectation and was blessed with an empowering birthing experience. Micaela values investing in others who then become a “well” of resources during hard times and this is evident with her frie...
2021-04-1428 min
Resilient and ResourcedGrief and Other Things the Body Knows: JennieJennie is no stranger to grief but she’d be the first to say that it doesn’t define her. After the loss of her college roommate to cancer, she realized that stuffing her emotions while focusing primarily on service to others wasn’t working for her in the long term. In light of the emotional toll that the loss took on her emotional and mental health, Jennie reached out for support. Knowing that resources beyond her own determination were available became a lifeline when she lost her brother and newborn son in close succession. Inconsolable sadness and anger led he...
2021-04-0151 min
Resilient and ResourcedGet Real! : LisaLisa is grateful for her parents who inspired her to develop a strong work ethic and a confidence to rely on her own ability. The self-reliance she developed growing up is balanced with a belief in the power of making and keeping real connections. Lisa believes that being real with others is one of her key strengths and is vital for keeping her relationships healthy and strong.With two children who have been learning from home since September alongside both Lisa and her husband working from home, there’s been a need for strategizing an...
2021-03-1527 min
Resilient and ResourcedRunning a Good Race: BarbBarb has been running since she was 10 years old and has a lifetime of lessons and insights that have come from listening to her body’s wisdom through that practice. Running provided her with a mechanism to help work through adverse emotions and even positive ones. It became a way to deal with life even when the physical act of running didn’t always feel good. Growing up in a family system where resilience was expected, she learned the skill of working through challenges without complaint early in life. This introduction to resilience-building evolved into a skill that she has...
2021-03-0237 minResilient and ResourcedSheri: Teach with Your Heart ForwardSheri notes how the pandemic is shaking up big systems like health-care, religious organizations and education. One example from education that she shares is how some students are flourishing with online learning so she hopes that the needs of these particular students will be addressed when things return to face-to-face learning. For new teachers, Sheri encourages them to recognize that this likely will be their hardest year ever and that they have a full career ahead of them. She also notes that they will also be at the forefront of how education changes by ha...
2021-01-1216 minResilient and ResourcedMelissa: Challenges as OpportunitiesAs an Early Childhood Educator in a pandemic year, Melissa has been learning to keep the chaos of so many unknowns to herself and exude a calmness to support her young students. This is important as working with toddlers is much different than it is with older students. Toddlers may not have the language to express how they are feeling with all of the changes so keeping tuned into them is key for educators. Early pandemic was a challenge for Melissa who is a huge planner of the colour-coded calendar variety. She has been insp...
2020-12-2915 min
Cheryl's WorldI Was Just Thinking…. With Norma Adams-WadeDallas-area guests from different generations are able to give their viewpoints on ongoing news events. The show is designed to help listeners and viewers better understand the context of what's happening today. Host Norma Adams-Wade is a Dallas native and veteran print media journalist. As guests add to the background of current events, what's happening around us today can help us see from whence we came and where we may be headed as Dallas and society moves ever forward. This is a previously record show from November 11, 2020, with special guest Danette Anthony Reed First Vice President for Alpha Kappa Alphs So...
2020-12-231h 57Resilient and ResourcedMaria: Learning and Growing is Key to Mental HealthBlessed to have encountered many teachers who had a transformational impact on her, Maria recalls how two specific teachers inspired her towards a deeper sense of self-awareness, learning to trust in her body’s wisdom and encouraging her to become more attuned to her students as an educator. In the spring of 2020, Maria adapted the teaching methods of her post-graduate course to make it more “gently rigorous” in light of how all of us were still working on coming to terms with the changes brought on by the pandemic. She was slated to teach in a Grade 7-8 school in Sept...
2020-12-0822 minResilient and ResourcedMary: Genuine Connection MattersBack in September, Mary recalls how the anxiety around the social distancing and hygiene protocols, including the multiple layers of PPE, made it stressful to meet the students where they were at. She says that “it was so hard to not be right beside the child!” and that the “kids need us to be right beside them”. To ease the distance, Mary was conscious of using expressive eye contact and a positive tone of voice to bridge the distance between her and her students.
2020-11-3012 minResilient and ResourcedKathleen: Teachers and Students Are All Learning to AdaptTeaching had always been a back-up plan after a senior high school math teacher suggested she’d be good at it. But that suggestion stayed with Kathleen as she gravitated toward training and teaching roles in other jobs. Her areas of strengths include adaptability and creativity to help students in ways that she hasn’t had to before. She realizes now how challenging it is to see if a student is struggling in her class when she doesn’t have daily face-to-face contact with them. Going forward, Kathleen is committed to surrounding herself with human resources that include co-teachers, colleague...
2020-11-0918 minResilient and ResourcedGwen: Don’t Reinvent the WheelAfter a decade out of the classroom, Gwen was unsure of what she’d be teaching until the week before classes started. The stress caused by the disorganized and constantly changing return-to-school plan had to be met head on with the calm resiliency that she has honed over the years. Those years included teaching kindergarten to Gr 8 with a range of responsibilities as well as being in the library for the past decade. Realizing her need to ask for help, Gwen has been reaching out to her colleagues and her family for support. She urges new teachers to focus on th...
2020-10-3012 minResilient and ResourcedDerrick & Andrea: A Two Educator FamilyDerrick and Andrea are a study in contrasts! One loves to have things planned out, one not so much. One works in STEM and misses the regular interaction with colleagues while the other works in a congregated class with multiple EA’s in the classroom each day. One works in a public board and one in an independent school. Join us for this beautiful conversation about how pandemic teaching is impacting this family who is dedicated to the power of educators and of a solid education.
2020-10-3017 minResilient and ResourcedLinda: It’s Always About the StudentsLinda‘s memorable mentor was an English teacher who challenged students with her incredibly high standards. But the true inspiration for becoming an educator wasn’t necessarily this or other influential teachers. This turned out to me Linda’s father was a school principal who also ran a family summer camp where Linda discovered her love of working with children. In times of stress, Linda’s support systems include remembering the basics of self-care and engaging with a gratitude accountability friend as a way to keep things in perspective. Linda’s innovative mind has created two amazing initiatives, each “born out of frust...
2020-10-3016 minResilient and ResourcedLori: How are Your Happiness Chemical Levels?Lori loved school and is grateful for so many positive educators who cared deeply for students and made learning fun while excelling at teaching. As she regularly deals with students and their trauma in her work, she realizes now that she also has to resource herself to continue to support those students in the school year ahead. In the face of the student/ parent/ educator state of constant worry of the unknown in this pandemic time, there are resources to deal with all that anxiety and not let it take over. Lori suggests methods of increasing your happiness chemicals as...
2020-10-2917 minResilient and ResourcedKim: The Power of the Pause in PrioritizingKim recalls her Grade 10 French teacher treating her students like they truly mattered and that has stuck with her all these years. As she works with the educators in her school now, she values her relationships with them and lets them know they are an important part of the team. She is a direct, well-organized educator who knows that this school year will take some extraordinary effort especially around staying connected with students and their families. But she is optimistic about the future of education given her belief in the power of face-to-face learning and...
2020-10-2909 minResilient and ResourcedCarolina: Find Your MentorsCarolina leans heavily on the memory of her ancestors to work through challenging times. She knows that they experienced events like wars, pandemics so she takes strength from their best practices when dealing with the school year ahead. But she also stresses the need for kindness towards others since we all deal with hard times in our own way. She says “we do what we can and what we know!”. Not one to wait for things to come to her, Carolina has always reached out for mentors and strongly encourages others to do the same whether that’s an experienc...
2020-10-2925 min
Push The Envelope: Unfiltered Conversations With And About Hollywood2020 Emmys | Watchmen or Mrs. America, who'll win for limited series? Plus, Uzo AdubaNominees Uzo Aduba (Mrs. America) and Stephan Williams (Watchmen) chat with Editorial Coordinator Gwen Inhat and TV Editor Danette Chavez while Editor-in-Chief Patrick Gomez, Managing Editor Erik Adams, and Chavez discuss the acting and series nominations in the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards limited series and TV movie categories.Visit: https://www.avclub.com/Like: https://www.facebook.com/theavclubFollow: https://twitter.com/theavclubSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-09-181h 21Push The Envelope: Unfiltered Conversations With And About Hollywood2020 Emmys | Will Succession take it all? Plus, Nicholas Braun and Peter GouldNominees Nicholas Braun (Succession's Cousin Greg) and Peter Gould (Better Call Saul co-creator) chat with Associate Editor Alex McLevy while Editor-in-Chief Patrick Gomez, Managing Editor Erik Adams, and TV Editor Danette Chavez discuss the the acting and series nominations in the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards drama categories.Visit: https://www.avclub.com/Like: https://www.facebook.com/theavclubFollow: https://twitter.com/theavclubSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-09-111h 12
Listen Soul SisterGRIT with Yen Adams We are so honored to share the strength of an incredible woman, Yen Adams. Listen in to hear her family's story of survival through a Vietnam prisoner of war camp. Even before she was born, Yen was shown GRIT by the brave acts of her parents. In this episode, we learn so much from Yen, as she shares her life tools of pushing through many life obstacles of being different from the world around her. And how today, as a fierce Iron-man competitor, she inspires her daughters (and countless others) to accomplish anything in front of them! Follow her...
2020-09-0446 minPush The Envelope: Unfiltered Conversations With And About Hollywood2020 Emmys | Schitt’s Creek or Maisel: Who’ll win the comedy awards? Plus, Robin ThedeNominees Robin Thede (A Black Lady Sketch Show) and Stephanie Robinson (What We Do In The Shadows) chat with TV Editor Danette Chavez and Senior Writer Katie Rife while Danette, Editor-in-Chief Patrick Gomez, and Managing Editor Erik Adams discuss the writing, directing, acting, and series nominations in the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards comedy categories.Visit: https://www.avclub.com/Like: https://www.facebook.com/theavclubFollow: https://twitter.com/theavclubSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-09-041h 21Resilient and ResourcedKimiko: An Epic Helper Who Would Make Mr. Rogers ProudKimiko firmly believes that educators are experts at making impossible situations work and who want to put wellness before curriculum so they can simply meet students where they’re at during this pandemic school year. She also believes that educators need to prioritize taking care of themselves, reaching out for help and supporting each other as three key ways that educators will make it through to the other side. “Extending grace” is her go-to phrase this year for herself and others especially to new teachers. And echoing through all of Kimiko’s grounding advice is the phrase “You are worthy of all...
2020-09-0118 min
The A.V. Club Presents Film ClubBONUS | Introducing Push The EnvelopeToday, we're introducing Push The Envelope, a new podcast where The A.V. Club editors and celebrity guests come together to discuss the Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, Globes, and more. From dream nominations to current snubs and surprises to favorite moments from past ceremonies—if someone’s passing out trophies, we’re talking about it.. Future episodes will cover everything from the VMAs and Tonys to the latest critical darlings of all forms of entertainment, but Push The Envelope kicks off with four episodes focused on the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Every Friday leading up to the Sept. 20 ceremony, TV editor Danette...
2020-08-281h 00
The A.V. Club Presents Film ClubBONUS | Introducing Push The EnvelopeToday, we're introducing Push The Envelope, a new podcast where The A.V. Club editors and celebrity guests come together to discuss the Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, Globes, and more. From dream nominations to current snubs and surprises to favorite moments from past ceremonies—if someone’s passing out trophies, we’re talking about it.. Future episodes will cover everything from the VMAs and Tonys to the latest critical darlings of all forms of entertainment, but Push The Envelope kicks off with four episodes focused on the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. Every Friday leading up to the Sept. 20 ceremony...
2020-08-281h 00
Push The Envelope: Unfiltered Conversations With And About Hollywood2020 Emmys | What will the show look like? Plus, Catherine O’Hara & D’Arcy CardenNominees Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek) and D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place) stop by while Editor-in-Chief Patrick Gomez, Managing Editor Erik Adams, and TV Editor Danette Chavez discuss the unconventional nature of the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards, which will happen remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-08-281h 00