Open to Discussion

A new week, a new episode! This week we bring to you a bit of a lighter episode as we get ready to close season one of Open to Discussion. Don't worry, there is still one more episode coming before season one ends! As always, we do our check-in's and discuss what's new in our lives. We have a 'Reddit Reads' segment where we go to the r/AmItheAsshole subreddit. Aisley reads three different threads to Gwen, then they discuss their thoughts on the situation and decide if the person is, or is not, an asshole. Then, Gwen brings a small list of positive events that have happened in 2020 that may have gone unnoticed due to the absolute chaos that the rest of 2020 has been. We conclude this episode with what were are grateful for in 2020, and of course, the quote of the day. Thanks for tuning in!

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*TRIGGER & CONTENT WARNING - In this episode we will be discussing residential schools in Canada. Please be advised that we will be discussing, to some extent, physical and sexual abuse that took place within Canadian residential schools. We understand if you wish to opt out of this episode.*

Welcome to part three of our Indigenous Peoples of Canada series, where we are discussing residential schools. We begin with our check-ins where Gwen shares a sad story about chocolate. We will give you an update on our December content and the ending of Season 1, but don't worry! Season 2 will be starting on January 11th, so you don't have to go too long without an episode. Then we get into the timeline of the history of residential schools in Canada. Please listen to the other episodes in this series if you have not already, and visit the links in the show notes of the episodes to further educate yourself on Indigenous topics. 

References for this episode:

Residential Schools Timeline -> https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/residential-schools

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Hello lovely listeners, and thanks for tuning into another episode! This week we have our opening chit chat about what's going on with us, then we get into our Solicited Advice with Gwen & Aisley segment, followed by the main event of a fun new game called Is This Animal a Dog or a Cat? We are full of energy this episode and wanted to provide some fun and light-hearted content. For this week Solicited Advice, a listener sent in a question asking us about choosing a future career and college / university path. We go over our feelings about career choices, options, and how we view our life paths. Our main segment today is called Is This Animal a Dog or a Cat? where we pick which animals exhibit more of a cat energy and which exhibit more of a dog energy. Join us for a silly game and let us know your answers to each animal, do you agree with our picks?

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Thanks for joining us for this very special and important episode. We are very happy to bring this to you and hope that you will listen all the way through (I know, it's a long one!). As usual, we do our check-ins and discuss what's been going on in our life. Then we get right into the the timeline of Indigenous Peoples history in Canada. Please visit and use the resources below:

Main article used in podcast: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/first-nations

Beaded Dreams: https://www.beadeddreams.ca

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Welcome back everyone and thanks so much for tuning into this very special episode! We have been wanting to do this episode for awhile. As usual we begin with our check-in's, and then we have Solicited Advice with Gwen and Aisley, where we discuss some of our go-to resources and books that we enjoy. Then we will get into discussing Indigenous Peoples rich and diverse culture. 

Please visit and utilize these resources from this episode:

Indigenous Peoples in Canada: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people

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Thanks for tuning back into another episode of Open to Discussion! We've got a longer episode that's packed with various topics! This week we begin with our check-in's where we also discuss how 2020 has us feeling, and then move into our segment of Solicited Advice with Gwen & Aisley. One of our lovely listeners wants to know how to overcome procrastination - particularly when working from home during a pandemic. We go over our experiences with procrastination and some of the resources we use to deal with feelings of boredom and wanting to procrastinate. Gwen had a funny dream that she has asked Aisley to analyze using a Dream Analysis app. We then discuss the exciting experience of wedding dress shopping for Gwen. Gwen talks about her expectations for dress shopping during the pandemic. We are looking forward to reporting back about how dress shopping went next week! Finally, we end the episode with some back and forth random questions before closing out with the quote of the day.

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Happy Halloween everyone! We hope you are having a spooktacular Halloween and thank you for joining us. For this very special bonus episode, Adam will be joining us! In addition to being Aisley's partner, Adam loves Halloween and is a dedicated weekly listener of the podcast. Together, the three of us will discuss the best and worst Halloween candy and there will be a horror movie trivia (which we fail miserably at). We will be closing the episode with some spooky stories that each of us will read. As always, stay tuned for the quote of Halloween!

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Hey everyone and thanks so much for joining us in another episode! This time we will be discussing the history and traditions of Halloween. But first, we will do our check-ins and we also have an announcement for you. As always, we will end with a quote of the day. Hope you enjoy and have a very happy and spooky Halloween!

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Hello lovely listeners, and thank you for tuning in to this week's episode! As always, we will have our check-ins (or chickens) and catch up with what's been happening throughout our week. Aisley has brought us some happy news stories in the midst of all the bad news of 2020, including some good news for our marine life friends. We have officially decided that our advice segment is a permanent feature of our show - Solicited Advice with Gwen and Aisley. This week, our lovely listener Paige sent in a great question about being environmentally conscious throughout Halloween's celebration, which inspired us to dedicate our whole episode to Eco-Halloween! We go over our feelings on Halloween and how we can be better to our environment and still enjoy the celebration of having a spooky Halloween.

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