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Meanderings with Trudy
by Trudy Chapman
Take a meander with me as I explore joy in the everyday. Why joy? Because joy is an antidote to fear and despair... both of which we see aplenty in the world today.Weekly episodes will follow a reliable cadence - you'll hear my thoughts on what's up the first Tuesday of each month; the "MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt" will drop in week two where we explore the ingredients that make life joyful; week three is a meander with regular people about what makes life joyful; and finally I'll offer you a monthly book review of books that matter to me. Exploring joy in the everyday, that's what you'll hear... good stories that show-off humanity to our shining best; people living lives of meaning and how they got there. Please, join me!
Episodes
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Meander, Meditate and Write with Me! On Being in the Now
As we explore our experience of aging, we need to be in the present moment. And the best way I know how to do that is to enter through experiencing what is real in our bodies. I’ll lead you into a wee sitting practice, using a body scan, and then offer a few prompts for writing that will help you...
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Meander, Meditate, and Write with Me! On Liminal Space
I am so glad you're here! This is our first in these meditation and journaling opportunities as we explore ourselves and the concept of aging. When Cheryl and I started this journaling club, we wanted to introduce people to the concept of "liminal space" which is really just a fancy way of saying...
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Meander with Me...A Surprise Return (sort of)
I missed you guys, and so while I am still thinking about next steps for this podcast, I wanted to stay connected with you. So I am sharing here a short meditation and writing prompt that I am already writing for my friend Cheryl's journalling group. I'll drop a meditation and writing…
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Meander with Me! All Good Things, Pause
All good things end, or at least pause, and that's what I talk about in this meander. I feel the need to clear space so I'm closing this season, and this podcast, down for a while. It's time. The pandemic, the genesis of my work, has long since ended, and while the world tumult and our fears…
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MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown, Final Wrap
Thank you for joining me as we tie up any loose ends in our book review of “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown. This has been a journey of exploration for all of us, as I've shown my work in applying the guideposts in my life. It has been a pleasure to offer these windows into one way of...
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Meander with Callum Lurie, Canadian actor and teacher
If you ever wondered about the life of a Canadian actor, this is the show for you! Callum has worked for the last seven years in Canadian musical theatre. He's been featured in playhouses from the province of Ontario eastward to the Canadian Maritimes, and has done some TV and a little voice-over...
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MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, On Endings
Yes, this will be the last PauseCast for a while. Maybe a long while. I’ve decided to close this chapter of the podcast, and if "Meanderings with Trudy" comes back, it will be in a different form. So this is the last of these PauseCasts, and we dive deeply into endings. We explore why endings...
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Meander with Me... and my Garden
As this podcast is about joy in the everyday, I'm bringing you deeply into what brings me joy, today. We meander through the story of my garden, and how my mother helped me build my garden and her legacy to me. A gift that keeps on giving. As I meandered, I realized how every plant has a story....
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MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown chpt 9&10
We’re now covering the ninth and tenth guideposts to wholehearted living – cultivating meaningful work, and cultivating laughter, song and dance. I hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, and share this episode widely. If you have questions or comments,...
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Meander with Michelle Schafer, Career Coaching in a tough job market
Career coach Michelle Schafer returns to the podcast, but this time, we talk to her from the seat of her expertise as a career coach. Michelle has been on the podcast twice already. Both times we explored how she faced down adversity: once as she healed from breaking her leg, the other as she…
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MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, More About WE
We meander far and wide this week… who are “we” when we are we? Why do we avoid community? What is it about being connected to others that we find so difficult? There is no real answer to these questions we ask, but that’s ok. As Angie says here, “It’s not the answer that comes, it’s the art of...
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Meander with Me: Welcome to May
I had a fabulous time in Victoria, at a writer’s retreat with Alison Wearing. I talk about that a bit and compare this retreat to the other one I shared with Alison in Tuscany in 2024. The comparison could not be more profound! I also spent a week on the west coast of Vancouver Island, visiting...
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MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown
We’re now covering the seventh and eight guideposts to wholehearted living – cultivating play and rest, and cultivating calm and stillness. I hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, and share this episode widely. If you have questions or comments…
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Meander with Amir Rahim of Grounded Kitchen
I have enjoyed many a brunch and lunch at Amir's restaurant, Grounded Kitchen. Amir is an Ottawa entrepreneur who has built a space in which people can connect and build community. It’s important to him that his is a scratch kitchen where every bite is homemade and fabulous. His restaurant came...
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MwT, The PauseCast with Angie Arendt: Storytelling about Community
Angie and I meander further around the idea of community, but this time, it’s through Angie’s remembrances of the communities she’s been part of in different times of her life. Stories matter. Sharing happens here, and it’s kinda lovely in the doing. I hope you’ll relate to some of what she…
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Meander with Me
Spring has sprung in my neck of the woods... the snow and ice are melting and the world is awakening. I love this time of the year! Today's podcast is short and sweet. I give you a brief review of what's on offer in the coming weeks, but there's wee treat in today's offering... a little sound of...
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Meander with Me, A Bonus Soundscape
My mom and I used to attend "sound baths" at our local yoga studio. With mom gone, and the yoga studio closed, I haven't gone to one in ages, but this memory came up, which I share here. As this is a bonus episode, I thought I'd offer a soundscape with a Tibetan Singing Bowl. I'm no expert in...
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MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown
We’re now covering the fifth and sixth guideposts to wholehearted living – cultivating intuition and faith, and cultivating creativity so we can let go of comparison. I hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, and share this episode widely. If you have...
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Meanderings with Trudy - A Wee Guided Meditation
While the rework of this is mine, the path was laid for me by Staci. She has graciously agreed to my use of it here. One of the blessings from my Tuscany trip was the enduring friendship of two women - Cheryl Marita and Jackie Rowe, both of whom have previously appeared on the podcast (links...
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Meander with Ed Lister of The Prime Rib Big Band
By 15 he was writing music and playing professionally. A degree in music led to playing music on cruise ships. In today's meander Ed tells us about his journey through music and life. Since he immigrated to Canada in 2011, he’s made his way in the jazz music scene in Ottawa and the country at...
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MwT ThePauseCast with Angie Arendt
Angie and I talk “we” – what is conjured up with the notion of us? Who are we in community and why does this matter so much? Martha Beck, in “The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life” tells us that 1+1=3… that when you and me talk, we create a third entity, we become “we.” This is a…
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Meander with Me, Welcome Back!
Back after my two-month winter break, I’m coming in with new energy and verve! This week I share with you what I did on my Christmas vacation, but also what I have in store for you in the coming winter and spring episodes on the podcast. I’m also trying to show not only joy, but how I put into...
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Bonus Meander with me, a Christmas soundscape
A favourite family tradition for me and many is to attend Christmas concerts as the holiday season approaches. This year was no different. Today, I share with you two clips from concerts I attended, and I hope you’ll enjoy them both! The first is a clip from Choir Choir Choir taped in Southam…
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MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown
We’re now covering the third and fourth guideposts to wholehearted living – cultivating resilience, and cultivating gratitude and joy. I hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, and share this episode widely. If you have questions or comments, please…
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Meander with Terry Fallis
With ten books under his belt, it's safe to say he's got a good grip on this writing thing. I've read every one and laughed out loud at many. This is a very generous conversation with Terry about his writing career, how it came about and where he’s going next. It was a true joy for me to chat…
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MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, The Enneagram, Revisted
Once again, Angie and I wrestle over something we both love and come at from different places. The Enneagram as I come to it is more a lens that helps me see myself. And yes, maybe help me be a better version of myself. This is what it is for me, at this point in my life and development. And it's...
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MwT The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, Sitting on Sundays
What if there were a place, once a week, where you could slow down and feel into your heart? To explore the highs and lows of you right now. To sit with others who can truly see you, without judgement but with buckets of kindness and big hearts. How might that change your day? That’s what…
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Meadering with Me, setting the December table
As usual, I’m running down what’s to come this month, and this time, talking about birds in my backyard. It’s a colourful foray! Please drop me a line if anything piqued your interest at [email protected]. And share this episode around, and if you’re of a mind, subscribe wherever you...
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MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown
Hot on the heels of last month’s introduction to this book, today we’ll dive into the first two guideposts – cultivating authenticity, and cultivating self-compassion. I hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, and share this episode widely. If you have...
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Meander with Sylvie Fitzgerald
“Women of a certain age have a lot of beauty inside them to share,” Sylvie tells us in the opening few minutes of today’s meander. Her lovely blog, “Little Old Lady… In Waiting” is a joy to read and she is offering a window into the world of middle-aged women that is often left shuttered. In our...
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MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, The Enneagram, Revisted
Angie and I believe the Enneagram is critically useful in helping us live lives of meaning and joy. You see, we trip over ourselves every day. And with time, we develop habits around that, grooves in who we be that become unconscious... like a background operating system, but one that doesn’t...
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MwT The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, When Influences Disappoint
Picking up on our previous episode on influences, Angie and I pick up the threads and look at the role of expectations and ask: what happens when our expectations are not met by those who we look up to? We meander all around this, and call “human!” on feelings that come up when disappointment…
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Meanderings with Trudy, Welcome to Fall!
November is always a reminder to me that I can “begin again.” As light levels drop, so do my spirits. In today’s meander, I offer a wee check in to where I am at this time, and I hope it affords you the space to check in with yourself too. How are you now that winter is just around the corner –...
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MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown
This book was foundational to my personal development, and I hope you’ll find it equally as useful. A researcher, storyteller from the University of Houston in Texas, Brené Brown helped me to see how shame and vulnerability have run rampant through my life and upended my sense of belonging. She...
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Meander with Petra Fisher, movement coach
Like many of us, Petra Fisher settled into a job that didn’t fit her, but unlike so many of us, she made an intentional switch and that has made all the difference! Petra shares with us her experience of switching professions from law to movement coach, how it has enhanced her life, and why she...
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MwT The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, on Influences
In this second PauseCast, Angie and I explore influences from our past, and how they differ from Influencers of the now, and why that matters. And of course, we finally explore why we love Alan Alda, but also Mr. Rogers, and Nancy Drew, and why THAT matters too. What is it about those people and...
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MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, We Begin Again
Rituals matter and so Angie shares with us what she did on her summer vacation this year. It’s the way we begin every season opener on this PauseCast, and always reminds me of my first days at school when I was a kid. You heard about my summer last week, so I hope you don’t mind me dedicating…
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Meander with Me, Welcome to Season Six
Most podcasts make only 3-4 episodes… this season, we’ll have dropped more than 200! That's quite an achievement. I am thrilled to be back with all of you, exploring joy in the everyday. This year, we’ll follow the same cadence has last year, and I explain all that in this episode. We’ll also…
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Meander with Me, A Soundscape, West Vancouver
Every fall my husband and I trek out to British Columbia to check on my aged father-in-law who lives on a lake at the edge of the wilderness. But before we go, we visit my sister-in-law who lives in West Vancouver. Her home is a beautiful, modern, cedar home which she shares with her husband, and...
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Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 10, "Feasting"
Feasting… author Martha Beck tells us that feasting has three essential elements: celebration, nourishment and gratitude. That’s what we talk about today in this final episode of the book, and of this 2024 spring season. Thank you for your good company as we close out this review of this...
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Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt. 9 "Connection"
Connection! This is the chapter where I really feel like the rubber hits the road. We see how the practices support us in our relationship with ourselves, and then we can apply these skills to our relationships in the bigger world. That’s what we cover in this next to final chapter in the book....
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Meander Again: "The Joy Diet", by Martha Beck, chpt 8, "Laughter"
Laughter! That’s the focus of today’s meander, as we explore the third last chapter in Martha Beck’s book, “The Joy Diet: 10 daily practices for a happier life.” We visit a laughter yoga class from 2023 on Australia’s sunshine coast and hear from two laughter yoga teachers about the benefits of...
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Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 7. "Play"
In this chapter on play, I feel like I have really “shown my work.” I liked this chapter, and the invitation to make all that you do in your life feel like play. The exercises are great, and I walk through my answer to what my real career actually is, and if I am living into that in my every day....
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Meander with Me on Lac Nominigue, A Soundscape
...Welcome to Lac Nominigue in Quebec for a summer soundscape by the water. In early August, my family and I took some time at a friends' cottage to regroup and recharge. It was a gorgeous, hot week and we thoroughly enjoyed being by the water. When I collected this sound, the lake was a little...
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Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 6, "Treats"
Treats! Everyone loves treats... and they can be a crucial tool in supporting you in the joy diet. They can help offset the inner challenge of taking a risk, and they can reinforce good habits. I hope you enjoy this meander as I share some of the things that I think of as "treats." It's more than...
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Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 5, "Risk"
As the saying goes, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Risk is the pathway through something that you fear, which paradoxically, helps you grow. Risk is a skill you can practice, and this chapter helps you find your way through. I hope you’ll enjoy this episode. Please, share my work widely, and...
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Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, Chpt 4, "Creativity"
Creativity is this week’s focus in chapter 4 of “The Joy Diet.” I found this chapter really helpful and I encourage you to grab a pen and a piece of paper so you too can work through the exercises she offers. She doesn’t as much talk about creativity as much as invite you into a few practices…
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Trailer 2025: What Is Joy?
After five years podcasting around joy in the every day... what have we learned? As always, this podcast is sponsored by the guests who give of their time, and by my company, Chapman Coaching Inc. Royalty free music is gratefully received and is called Sunday Stroll – by Huma-Huma Live life...
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Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, Chpt. 3, " Desire"
We're always told to live our best lives, but what does that really mean? In this book, coach Beck introduces us to the 10 daily practices that she believes will help us live more joy-filled lives. We're on chapter three, which dives into finding your heart's desire. Today, I meander with you…
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Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 2, "Truth"
We're always told to live our best lives, but what does that really mean? In this book, coach Beck introduces us to the 10 daily practices that she believes will help us live more joy-filled lives. Today, we’re looking at chapter 2, called “Truth.” The practice in this case is all about getting...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Take a meander with me as I explore joy in the everyday. Why joy? Because joy is an antidote to fear and despair... both of which we see aplenty in the world today.Weekly episodes will follow a reliable cadence - you'll hear my thoughts on what's up the first Tuesday of each month; the "MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt" will drop in week two where we explore the ingredients that make life joyful; week three is a meander with regular people about what makes life joyful; and finally I'll offer you a monthly book review of books that matter to me. Exploring joy in the everyday, that's what you'll hear... good stories that show-off humanity to our shining best; people living lives of meaning and how they got there. Please, join me!
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Trudy Chapman
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