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Episode 91: Change doesn’t mean the end (opens the original)
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Change can be uncomfortable. Sometimes, when something changes, our first thought is that we’re losing something we love. But what if change doesn’t always mean the end? In this episode of Todd Talk, I’m talking about something I’ve been reminding myself of lately: different doesn’t automatically mean gone. Family traditions change as families grow. The way we work changes as we learn better ways to accomplish things. Life changes as children grow, new people enter our lives, old chapters close,
Episode 90: Remembering September 11th (opens the original)
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Twenty-five years later, most of us can still remember exactly where we were on September 11th, 2001. In this quick episode of Todd Talk, I share some of my own memories from that day and reflect on what changed in the days that followed. But more importantly, I talk about September 12th. Because on September 12th, we seemed to remember what really mattered. We were kinder. We looked out for one another. We helped without being asked. We put aside the things that divided us and focused on the th
Episode 89: On parenting- it’s okay to be mad. (opens the original)
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It’s Okay to Be Mad Nobody wants an angry kid. We want our children to be happy, cooperative, and able to handle disappointment without falling apart. But what if, in our effort to help them, we sometimes send the wrong message about anger? In this episode of Todd Talk, we’re talking about why it’s okay to be mad—it’s just not okay to stay mad. Anger is a feeling, just like happiness, sadness, fear, and excitement. It comes and goes. It doesn't always need a solution, an explanation, or even an
Episode 88: Chainsaws and Kindergarten Algebra (opens the original)
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Don’t Judge the Person by What They Can’t Do How often do we look at something someone can’t do and allow that one thing to shape our opinion of who they are? In this episode of Todd Talk, we explore the danger of making a value judgment based on a single weakness, especially when that weakness happens to be something we’re good at ourselves. In the fire service, this can show up in something as simple as a firefighter not knowing how to start a chainsaw. But that one missing skill tells us very
Episode 87: Only one copy - Why celebrating yourself could be the secret to a happier life. (opens the original)
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What if one of the most important things you could learn is how to celebrate being you? We live in a world that often puts comparison above compassion. Social media gives us carefully selected glimpses into other people's lives, and somehow we use those glimpses to decide whether our own lives, appearances, accomplishments, and experiences are good enough. We compare our hair, our homes, our cars, our careers, our bodies, our relationships—and sometimes even our struggles—to everyone around us.
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