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The Real Heal - Intimate Conversations with Holistic Health ExpertsEliminating Shame and Healing through Sex: Whitney’s ApproachIn this podcast, Dr. Renee talks with Whitney Tougas, a speech language pathologist and intimacy coach, about the lack of education and normalization around sex and pleasure for women. Whitney stresses the importance of using correct genitalia names and integrating them into our vocabulary and physical experience. They discuss harmful myths and beliefs that hinder pleasure and the lack of emphasis on female pleasure and desire. Whitney suggests a step-wise approach to help women explore their bodies and feel comfortable. She emphasizes the transformative power of sex and the healing potential of being open with a trusted partner. Communication...2023-05-091h 03
The Unschool Space#18 Tending relationships. Reflections on self-directed education and living with adult children, in Montreal, Canada, with Renee TougasMy guest in this episode is Renee Tougas, who lives in Montreal, Canada with her husband and three adult children (22, 21 and 19). Renee discovered self-directed learning when her children were small and, whilst she had initially imagined that homeschooling would be all about academics, she soon realised that things just naturally unfolded in the right environment. Her children are now young adults and intentionally living at home whilst each pursuing a different path in higher education.Today, we chat about the need to let go of expectations or attachment to particular outcomes in order to allow our children...2022-02-0844 min
Homeschool UnrefinedWhere We October Check-InIt’s check-in day, which is quickly becoming our favorite! This week we update each other on past all-important LTWs. We also get real about what’s going well, what needs tweaking, and how we’re doing at self-care. We do this, because so much growing happens in the processing. We don’t have all the answers, and even if we did, they might not be the answers you need! Processing helps us all feel good about what we’re doing today, gives us clarity, and reminds us we’re all in this together. Check-in here, if you’d like! We’d love to hear f...2018-10-2956 min
Homeschool UnrefinedWhere We Relax Into High School With Renee Tougas, Part 2In this part 2 of our amazing interview with Renee Tougas, we dive into what is great about having high schoolers and touch on a challenge or two that might go along with them. We ask Renee how she handles our ever-changing world of technology with her teenagers. Finally, we dip our toes into a conversation about Renee’s sense of adventure and how it drew their family closer together. This conversation fired us up, not only about having high schoolers, but about loving this adventure called homeschooling. 92: Where We Relax Into High School With Renee Tougas, Part 1 2018-10-151h 07
Homeschool UnrefinedWhere We Relax Into High School With Renee Tougas, Part 1Need a Pick-Me-Up no matter what the age of your kids? Renee Tougas is the answer. Renee is a homeschool mom to 3 teenaged and young adult children. She is a talented blogger and adventurer. Her words are profound, inspiring and beyond encouraging. You could not ask for a better person to turn your homeschool from frustrating to flourishing! We walked away from this conversation feeling great about what we’re doing now to prepare for life with teenagers. Listen now! How to connect with Renee: Blog: http://renee.tougas.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reneet...2018-10-0851 min
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life CrisisEpisode #68 - Damien and Renee Tougas (The Von Trapp Family)Damien and Renee Tougas have always made sure that their children were able to experience the outdoors. So it seemed a fairly natural fit to take the entire family on the Appalachian Trail in 2014. To help fund their adventure they produced a high-quality video series that followed their journey. For each member of the family, it was harder than they had expected. Despite their hardships–compounded when Renee had to leave the trail for much of the last 500 miles–they eventually forced their way to Katahdin, summiting triumphantly together once more as a fam...2018-01-041h 20
The Sociable HomeschoolerThe AT Thru-Hike 2: Renee TougasGreetings, I am Vivienne McNeny and I believe homeschooling to be a unique experience.
This week I am bringing you Part 2 of my recorded conversation with Renee Tougas about her family’s upcoming thru-hike along the Appalachian Trail. Among other things we will be talking about the Video Series they will be making to bring the experience to our computer screens in the comfort of our homes! A virtual peek into their lives on The Appalachian Trail as they thru-hike as a family beginning in Georgia this April. At the moment they live on the side of a mountain in th...2014-02-2855 minThe Sociable HomeschoolerThe Appalachian Trail Thru Hike: Renee TougasI am excited this week to be talking to Renee Tougas who lives on the side of a mountain in the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec in Canada. She and her husband, Damien, who has a site featuring barefoot and minimalist footwear, homeschool their three children ages 15, 13 and 11. They are location independent, which means they can both work from home wherever they are. Together they are a family of outdoors enthusiasts, artists, adventurers, programmers, homemakers, and followers in the way of Christ. Renee is self confessed creative spirit with a practical perspective and down-to-earth approach. She excels at getting things done...2014-02-0754 minThe Sociable HomeschoolerChristmas With Friends: Renee Tougas, Julie & Tom Meekins, Sandy Fowler, Lainie & Miro and Polly WrightToday is my 200th show and I have invited a few friends to join me and talk about Christmas, to offer some encouraging words for those who may be alone, or raising children who get bewildered by the change in schedule, to share local customs and some quick fix-its if you are behind with your preparations and to talk about the over arching meaning of this time spent thinking about one another, cooking together, enjoying the outdoors and one another’s company. My friend Renee Tougas who blogs at FIMBY.com will be joining me from a café in the sma...2013-12-201h 01The Sociable HomeschoolerFun in My Back Yard: Rene TougasRenee Tougas is my guest again this week, we are going to be talking about creativity and ideals as she and her husband homeschool their three children on the side of a mountain in the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec in Canada. They both work from home wherever they are, a family lifestyle that suits all of them in their semi-nomadic state! Together they are outdoors enthusiasts, designers and artists, adventurers, programmers and homemakers, naturalists, sewists, idealists and followers in the way of Christ. Renee describes herself as a creative spirit with a practical perspective and down-to-earth approach. She excels at...2013-08-021h 00The Sociable HomeschoolerFimby: Renee TougasI am excited this week to be talking to Renee Tougas who lives on the side of a mountain in the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec in Canada. She and her husband homeschool their three children ages 14, 12 and 10. They are location independent, which means they can both work from home wherever they are. Together they are a family of outdoors enthusiasts, designers and artists, adventurers, programmers and homemakers, naturalists, sewists and idealists and followers in the way of Christ. So now you understand why I am excited! Renee describes herself as a creative spirit with a practical perspective and down-to-earth approach...2013-06-1457 min