Why Things Hurt and How We Learn
New podcast featuring two fathers and long term friends: physiotherapist Brent Stevenson and educational consultant Matt Giammarino.
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How We Walk- Be Curious (opens the original)
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Matt dives into his curiosity about how we move by asking Brent "How do we actually walk?" Brent responds by telling Matt " just because you can stand, sit, walk and breathe, doesn't mean you do any of them very well, and leads into a back and forth about the nuance of how we move and how we teach others to change some of the subconscious behaviours. Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years. He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog.
The Compression Tax of Being NeuroComplex (opens the original)
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Brent and Matt discuss Lindsey Macks Substack Article about the compression tax neurocomplex people pay in trying to communicate with others. It is a discussion on the limitations of language when neurodiverse people attempt to convey the inner workings of their head. Knowledge translation can be exhausting if you don't know you are doing it. The two professionals talk about trying to help a wide variety of people understand how their minds and bodies work. Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physio
School Attendance and Your Kid's Nervous System (opens the original)
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Brent and Matt investigate one of the biggest questions in eduction today: Can schools increase attendance, not by punishing students, but by reforming how they teach? If all students learn differently, how can we create approaches that guarantee all learning styles are accommodated for? And can analysis of our nervous systems give insight into answering these questions? Bios Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years. He is married and has three teenagers,
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