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•  Intermittent fasting vs. three squares 
•  Tell it like a story 
•  A book, a quote, a dad joke 

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• The Opposite Machine
• Losing fat, not muscle
• A beautiful second act
• A book, a quote, a dad joke

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• What's your parenting quadrant?
• One weird, new trick for reducing cold symptoms
• Upstream of anger
• A book, a quote, a dad joke

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•  Working from home (on hard mode) 
•  Count seconds, not reps 
•  365X 
•  A book, a quote, a dad joke

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•  Unspoken values in youth athletics 
•  Return to play – the smart way 
•  The tyranny of the blank page 

 A book, a quote, a dad joke 

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In his new book, The Financial Empowerment Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Financial Literacy and Personal Prosperity, David Gatchell isn't telling you which stocks to pick or how much crypto to buy. Part of this is because it offers a much more evergreen perspective on financial literacy – but one that's rooted in the present day. The other part of this is because he has written it for your kids.

Gatchell's book is intended for 16-26 year olds who are building the foundation for financial security – even  as they struggle with which major to pick. Of course, the lessons are so universal that any adult can easily take a page or two out of his book. 

In this episode we get into how best to approach these ideas with our children, confronting our own financial habits (good or bad), how to navigate the changing landscape of commerce and e-commerce, and how to make dollars and sense from a post-secondary education.

Links
David’s Website/ Link to the book

David’s LinkedIn page
10 Financial Concepts to Teach our Kids

Dr. Howard Luks is a seasoned orthopaedic surgeon and Sports Medicine specialist who really walks the talk. Howard’s known for his exceptional patient-centred approach and science-based advice about health and longevity, and he’s compiled a lot of that wisdom into his book, Longevity…Simplified: Living A Longer, Healthier Life Shouldn’t Be Complicated. As the title implies, Howard is great at cutting through the popular pseudoscience and social media trends to get at what’s really important when it comes to healthspan and living your best, healthiest life, for as long as possible.

In our interview, we unpack some of the common misconceptions associated with training and health, some of his favourite tools and indicators to take stock of your health as you age, his views on wellness wearables and personal health recording, and why understanding physiology is "really friggin’ hard!"

Some relevant links for Howard…

Website: www.howardluks.com

X: https://twitter.com/hjluks

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hjluks1

More on HRVTraining: https://www.hrv4training.com/

Get Howard's book,  Longevity Simplified here:  https://amzn.to/4aVQK89

On Lactate and Training: https://www.howardluksmd.com/lactate-lactate-shuttle-lactic-threshold-workouts-in-polarized-training/

Morgan Campbell is an award-winning journalist who writes for New York Times Sports and is the first Senior Contributor to CBC Sports. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Literary Review of Canada, and the Best Canadian Sports Writing anthology.

Morgan also has a lot of wisdom to share on the subject of forgiveness. In his recent memoir, My Fighting Family: Borders and Bloodlines and the Battles That Made Us, Morgan documents his life growing up as the grandchild of two feuding families, and the factions and frictions that arose and shaped his relationships within that family. 

In our interview, we get into what’s gained (and lost) in being able to forgive others, how even “bad” parents can offer teachable moments, how the past is all about perspective, and how no doesn’t always mean no, especially when it comes to building a career. 

Morgan’s Links
My Fighting Family: Borders and Bloodlines and the Battles That Made Us
Twitter 

CBC 

Follow Bring it In on Facebook 

Affirmative Action—via Scene on Radio 

Having conversations with your kids about screen time generally isn’t easy, but thanks to the work of folks like Ash Brandin, those conversations can be a lot smoother and can help set a healthy foundation for how and when screens can best serve their purpose. Ash is best known as The Gamer Educator, and has spent the last 10+ years focused on incorporating gaming concepts in the classroom.

In this episode, Ash and I discuss attitudes around screen usage, some of the positives and negatives surrounding video games, how parents can model good screen usage behaviours, and (perhaps most importantly) we get a solid description of what Roblox is. 

So pick up a smartphone, laptop, or tablet and take a listen. 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegamereducator/?hl=en

Website: https://thegamereducator.com/

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/TheGamerEducator

Michael Watts is a seasoned performance coach, father of 2, and a master when it comes to breath work. Mike has worked extensively with athletes at the highest levels, including English Premier League Clubs and National Teams in China and England. Central to his operating philosophy is functional breathing, recognizing its crucial impact on recovery and overall athletic performance.

In this episode, we get into what inspired Mike to get into coaching, some of his thoughts around how breathing and movement can be incorporated into parenting practices or everyday experiences, get an understanding of how our body's systems operate in stressful situations, and get a demonstration from Mike in using functional breath work to recenter, relax, increase focus, or ratchet up performance. So take a slow, deep breath and let's get into it. 

Website
Instagram

Title music by Daniel Ross
Additional music by Mike Ford and Jeremy Glenn
Edited by Jeremy Glenn