The Dad Strength Podcast

James Heathers has a strong academic and applied background—all of which center around collecting and interpreting signals bio-signals. His PhD was on heart rate variability—at a time before most people had heard of it. His post-doctorate work continued in this vein—focusing on bio-signals and meta-science research. Now, as the Chief Scientific Officer for Cipher Skin, he helps elite athletes and other high performers collect real-time feedback on position, movement, and recovery.

In his spare time, Heathers lifts heavy things, cooks tasty things, and takes down spurious research.
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Julie Bogart is the author of Raising Critical Thinkers and Publisher's Weekly Best-Selling book *The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life. She is a seasoned writer, editor, and educator with a Master's in theology from Xavier University. Her Brave Writer and Brave Learner programs have helped educate over 100,000 students. She is also the host of the Brave Writer Podcast.

Bogart also has an has an incredible practical basis for her teachings—having raised and homeschooled five children over the course of seventeen years.

In this episode, we talk about how to raise critical thinkers. We pull apart ideas about how to make learning exciting, how to recognize—and work with—bias, and what is far more valuable than having the “right” answers. It’s a thoughtful, lively podcast that every parent will be able to take something from.

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In 2007, Robin Black had a drug-induced seizure—the accumulation of a decade of hard rock and roll living. Something had to change. And it did. By the summer of the next year, he was stepping into a cage for his first professional fight.

There is nobody who’s walked a path quite like Robin Black. From glam rocker to pro fighter to MMA analyst. He has shaped his career into something meaningful, highly personal, and incredibly successful—all through an uncompromising and work ethic.

In spite of everything that’s interesting about Black—and that’s a lot—what really stands out is the way he thinks about things. Strategically, philosophically, and as a new dad.

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Paul Taras Wolkowinski is a page out of traditional physical culture. For almost a decade, he has been travelling the world—learning and teaching the arts of Indian club and mace swinging.  In that time, he has decoded Victorian-era manuals, built his own teaching methods, and become a true emissary for these (almost) lost arts. He has taught workshops in South Korea, USA, United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Iran, and India. And he continues to learn and translate knowledge from traditional sources ini Iran and India.
Paul is a thinker, a doer, and a family man. And he’s one of my personal heroes.

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Dr. Thomas Verny is a psychiatrist and researcher who recently published the book, The Embodied Mind. Here, he looks at the borders we’ve created between our brains and bodies—and asks just how real they are. This well-researched review of over 500 academic papers shows the interplay between our brains and our guts, hearts, and DNA. Along the way, he makes a compelling argument that things like decision-making and memory are part of a much bigger ecosystem, where the brain plays only a partial role.

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How the Heart Regulates the Mind
Brainless but Not Mindless: The Embodied Mind Hypothesis
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Carlos Bustamante is a father of two and reporter for ET Canada. He’s interviewed an amazing array of celebrities, including Robert Downey Jr., Tina Fey, Col Chris Hadfield, and Dolly Parton! Canadians of a certain age will also have grown up with Carlos as the host of YTV’s The Zone for close to 15 years.

Carlos is a trained dancer, which is not only cool, it’s how he met his wife. He was born in Manilla and moved to Canada when he was young. He is currently nominated for Best Host in a Series by the Canadian Screen Awards. But most of all, Carlos is a thoughtful, tuned-in parent and partner.

In this episode, we discuss, screen-time, overprotective parents, parenting while famous, and our favorite cartoons.

The Dad Strength Podcast kicks off its first official episode with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon. We discuss how our health is impacted by the relationships we have—and by the ways we work. This is transformative information for anyone looking to take a 360º view of their own health. 

Krista (also known as KSD) is Director of Curriculum at Precision Nutrition, leading the development of the PN Academy and PN Certifications. She is the author of several books, including Why Me Want Eat and co-author of the The Essentials of Nutrition Coaching for Health, Fitness, and Sport textbook, along with an extensive list of academic publications, book chapters, articles, and reports.

Before working with Precision Nutrition, Dr. Scott-Dixon was a researcher and faculty member at York University in Toronto. She has more than 20 years in fitness and health coaching, and 10 years of university teaching and course direction.

She has lectured and taught internationally across North America as well as in the UK, Ireland, China, and Southeast Asia. She is also a trained counselor, with certifications from George Brown College and Leading Edge Training, which is certified by the Canadian Psychological Association.

Her compassionate, pragmatic style makes her a sought-after speaker, writer,—not to mention—podcast guest.

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