TFC Audio Project

Happy New Years! In this episode of Health Conversations, Nick speaks with Ray McClanahan. Ray is a legend in the world of foot health and luckily Nick got the chance to sit down with him in Ottawa for a weekend to talk about how they can continue spreading the message of health when it comes to feet, and how to create a better future for the footwear industry. They talk about footwear, bunions, empowering people with responsibility, and his history of how he got to be where he is today. 

In this episode of Health Conversations, Nick sits down with Karen Holowati, a local psychologist from Ottawa. They start by talking about what initially directed her to pursue psychology and the education involved in becoming a psychologist. They talk about being ready for change, her approach to therapy being based primarily on listening and helping gain clarity to the changes that they need to make. Merry Christmas and we hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!

On this episode of #shoptalk, Mike and Nick talk about the topic of complex adaptive systems. Humans are complex creatures and are exposed to a massive amount of environmental variables and because of that--things aren't always straight forward & predictable when it comes to solving problems like pain or disease. Understanding the science and the concepts behind complex adaptive systems can provide an improved perspective when working with humans. 

On this #SOLOcast episode Nick talks about universal footwear sizing (UFS), the idea of crowdfunding a 100% transparent company with the 2021 launch of TFC Footwear, he revisits the topic of ankle mobility and talk more about the ankle mobility solution as a product that TFC is going to launch in 2020, he touches on an update for TFC App regarding Android issues, and finishes by talking about transitioning to minimal footwear and changing your mindset when it comes to sitting. 

In this episode of #shoptalk, Mike and Nick talk about common injuries. Their goal with this episode was to simplify the common and preventable issues that so many people seem to encounter. They talk about the fear of movement that comes after an injury. They talk about using movement as the primary modality in recover, load management, and becoming your own scientist by playing with movement during the rehab process.

On this special episode of Health Conversations, Nick has a conversation with Tony Riddle during his recent seminar trip to the UK. Tony is a wealth of wisdom and they cover the topics of rewiring behaviors, defining spirituality, having your physical/social/spiritual needs met, and living a natural lifestyle in our modern unnatural world. He's got some great knowledge on raising kids and spent some time talking about creating better templates for the next generation of humans.

The reality is, as we get older it seems we play less and less. Hopefully this episode inspires you to incorporate more play in your everyday life. In this episode of #shoptalk, Mike and Nick talk about play. They talk about what play is, why it's important, how it can be used to solve complex problems, and they unpack the ways that play contributes to physical, social, and cognitive development in children. 

When it comes to health, it's really about doing the right things the majority of the time - not really about being perfect all the time. On this episode of #shoptalk, Mike and Nick talk about Health Heuristics. They start by defining what heuristics are, how they can be beneficial when it comes to health, and their potential to simplify decisions for a lot of people. They list of a lot of heuristics for the five pillars of health and they riff on each of them explaining why they might be helpful along with their underlying benefit that each one can deliver. 

On October 25, 2019, Nick had made a post on Instagram about depression, which evoked a lot of emotion--both good and bad. This episode was made in response to the wide range of reactions, hoping to expand on that post and provide more context and clarity behind its intention. 

On this episode of #shoptalk, Mike and Nick go over the history of medicine. Since its inception, the institution of medicine has gone through a lot of evolution. And although it can be life saving when it comes to acute issues like fractures or infections, the biggest threats today are no longer acute and medicine is starting to lose its effectiveness. They start by defining medicine, go through a brief history of medicine's evolution, and finish by discussing how modern medicine needs to shift its focus from managing symptoms to treating the root cause of disease if it's going to continue to be helpful and effective in the modern age.