Thoughts & Found Podcast

04/12/2023

The show goes on at the Stratford Parade of Lights!

13/09/2022

When your 3 year old offers to help you set up a podcast recording studio 🤓😍👌🎧

Part 3 of our "Human Opera" series with coming soon! Listen to Parts 1 and 2 here: https://anchor.fm/thoughts-and-found or wherever you get your podcasts.

12/09/2022

"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 - 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 disagreeing with, slowing down to remind ourselves of what’s real and beautiful in the world, and taking care of others. It's packed!

🎧 You can listen here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/pivMpi1Cgtb or wherever you get your podcasts.

Stay tuned because part 3 with Dr. Mark is coming soon too!

02/09/2022

Episode #14: Mark Wilkinson, D.M.A. - On The Human Opera and "Green-Lighting" Your Life

Our guest on today's episode is Dr. Mark Wilkinson - 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! You can listen here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/UALB9AT8Zsb or wherever you get your podcasts.

Performance audio is included for your enjoyment, with permission from the artist.



Men's Glee Club at Ohio State

07/06/2022

Are children somehow aware of, or connected to, otherworldly dimensions or experiences? 😱

For our 13th episode, we chat about the bizarre, unsettling, fantastical, and downright frightening things that children have reportedly said out-of-the-blue.

We round out the episode with some of our own strange experiences with our daughter - and as a couple before she was born. Join us for a fun and eerie discussion!

Share your own otherworldly experiences below!👇👻

Listen here: https://anchor.fm/thoughts-and-found/episodes/13-Parenting-Series-Unusual-Things-Children-Say--Ghost-Stories--and-the-Supernatural-e1ius1a or wherever you get your podcasts.☕️

30/03/2022

Come hang out with us for this 30-minute episode, where we chat about the book, "The Wonder Weeks," by Hetty van de Rijt, Ph.D., Frans Plooij, Ph.D., and Xaviera Plas-Plooij.

As parents, we're used to hearing about baby milestones, but have you heard about leaps too? Rather than always looking around the next corner, can we do a better job of enjoying the moment, trusting the ride, and appreciating how far we and our children have come? That's where "The Wonder Weeks" comes in.

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 as parents to push through the inevitable fussy phases and trust the ride to take us all to the wonderful gains that come soon after.

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In 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 ma...

28/02/2022

New episode out! Winter's not over just yet, and if you're looking for a couple of heart-warming, delightful stories you and your children can both enjoy, on your own or together, we've got suggestions! Short enough to finish in a quick sitting when you need a quiet break in the day - or pour over when you have more time...and to come back to again and again when you need an encouraging thought or reminder that you matter, everyday, just the way you are.

Listen here: https://anchor.fm/thoughts-and-found, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Have you read these? Which books make your "go-to, feel-good books" list - or "family reads" list? Share in the comments 👇

02/12/2021

Thank you for your summary of stats on our latest 5 episodes!

Excited that we've been discovered in 3 new countries and have seen an increase of 18% in our followers! Looking forward to more growth with our upcoming episodes.

Thank you so much to our listeners and followers - we appreciate your support and are grateful to have you with us.

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We invite you to have a listen, subscribe, follow, and share. And drop a note below if there's a topic you'd like us to speak about! 👇



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11/11/2021

The Poppy turns 100. In a special podcast episode for , we talk about the The Royal Canadian Legion's commemorative pin to mark the 100th anniversary of the remembrance poppy in Canada, as well as how we explained "Memory Day" and poppy-wearing to our toddler. Listen at https://anchor.fm/thoughts-and-found/episodes/10-Community-Series-The-Poppy-Turns-100-e1a3can or wherever you get your podcasts.

Get your anniversary pin from your local Legion branch or at www.poppystore.ca - or support local artists like Glassy Girl and shops like Got It Made.

12/10/2021

Empedocles, Hippocrates, Galen...philosophers and medical practitioners have been helping people balance their "four humours" for centuries. In our latest episode of the "Thoughts & Found" podcast, 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.

We invite you to listen here on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/thoughts-and-found/episodes/9-Parenting-Series-Balancing-Your-Humours-e18f5sh or as "Thoughts & Found" wherever you get your podcasts.

11/10/2021

Thankful for the magic of a wondering, wandering, exploring toddler. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to our families, friends, listeners, subscribers, sharers, readers, and other audience members. We're grateful to have you with us.

07/10/2021

"Little things in life matter." In our latest episode of the podcast, 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 a busy day.

Learning that little things in life matter sets kids up for the big things that come later.

We based our 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 that can quickly be tidied (or maintained) on-the-go or in just a few minutes at the end of a hectic day.

To listen, click the link in our bio or find us as "Thoughts & Found" wherever you get your podcasts.