Math Therapy

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Did you think that people who do well in math don’t have math trauma? THINK AGAIN. The mathematician-turned-magician (yes, that’s a thing!) Jonah Babins talks to Vanessa about how going to university for math caused him to have a total existential meltdown. He also pulls back the curtain on the relation between math and magic - voila!

About Jonah:

Jonah is a magician, performing in Toronto, New York and L.A. He also produces and performs awe-inspiring shows in Toronto with his magic company, The Toronto Magic Company. Jonah also interviews some of the most famous magicians on the planet on his very own podcast, Discourse in Magic. Basically, he’s a magic nerd.

You can follow Jonah on Instagram at @jonahbabinsmagic, @discourseinmagic and @torontomagiccompany.

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We’ve all had that one math teacher who made us HATE math. But of course not all of them suck! So this week Vanessa chats with our fave teacher Sandra Birkett, who overcame some SERIOUS high school math trauma to become a caring and passionate educator herself.

About Sandra:

Sandra Birkett has a B.A., B.Ed. AND M.Sc and is the head of the English department at Toronto Prep School. She studied English Literature, World Religions, and Cultural Anthropology at McGill University, and wrote her Master's Thesis at the University of Edinburgh on the connection between physical text and critical thinking.

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Are you one of those tortured souls that says things like “I suck at math” or “I’m not a math person”?! Well have we got a TREAT for you!  Sunny Verma, founder of the world’s largest tutoring company, talks to Vanessa this week about why we say nonsense like this to ourselves and how it’s one of the biggest bullsh*t sandwiches society keeps feeding us.  Bon appétit!

About Sunny: (Instagram at @sunnyv_tb and @tutorbright)

Sunny Verma is the founder of TutorBright, one of the world's largest in-home tutoring companies. Sunny is a regular contributor on shows such as Breakfast Television and Global Television’s Morning Show, and has been recognized as one of the Top Experts in Happiness by The Napoleon Hill Foundation.

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• Vanessa Vakharia: Instagram, TikTok, Email
• Math Therapy: Text the Podcast

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• Join the Facebook group
• Get the book: Corwin, Amazon
• Audiobook: Audible, Spotify
• Merch store: Shop here

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Have you ever said that you hate math? Do you avoid doing certain things JUST so that you don’t have to do math?! Do the words “I’m not a math person” sound familiar?!?! Math Therapy is a new podcast that works through your math trauma, one problem at a time!  Each week, Vanessa Vakharia (aka The Math Guru) chats with a different guest about their relationship with math, and offers a prescription to help them start living their best lives. And don’t worry - no calculators or actual math were used in the making of this podcast ;)

Season 1 starts October 17 - subscribe now & connect with Vanessa on all socials @themathguru!

Contact us:

• Vanessa Vakharia: Instagram, TikTok, Email
• Math Therapy: Text the Podcast

More Math Therapy:

• Join the Facebook group
• Get the book: Corwin, Amazon
• Audiobook: Audible, Spotify
• Merch store: Shop here

Math Therapy will hit your feed every Thursday, starting with episode 1 on Oct 17 - subscribe now!