The Braemar Life Skills Academy Podcast

The Braemar Life Skills Academy Podcast


Latest Episodes

Jill Bodak – Anatomy (Education) on Purpose
April 17, 2024

Regular listeners to the Life Skills Academy podcast will know that we often try to emphasize how wellness and optimized learning states can be accessed through the body. This emphasis is a response t

Meg Houghton – The Bell Has Rung
April 03, 2024

Meg Houghton learning strategist, student services programmer, education consultant and soon-to-be psychotherapist gave us the title for our episode about five minutes into our conversation, and t

UBC Grad Students and Teachers – Resilient Education
March 20, 2024

At the Life Skills Academy, were committed to bringing you a range of perspectives on the most important education topics, from theorists and administrators, professional academics, teachers and stud

Dr. Suna Egeryit-Madzwamuse – It’s the Same House No Matter the Window You Look Through
March 06, 2024

As our worlds get more complex and interconnected, the forces that can compromise our health, relationships, focus, learning, memory and motivation can easily become overwhelming. We need to develop n

Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer – Self Belief Vs Perfectionism
February 28, 2024

At the Life Skills Academy we are deeply grateful and indebted to our friend and supporter Dr. Deena Shaffer. Dr. Deena brings decades of experience as an educator, researcher, administrator, speaker,

Braemar Students – Resilient Students Speak – Part 2
February 22, 2024

There isnothing nobleinbeing superiorto your fellow man; true nobility isbeing superiorto your former self. - - At the Life Skills Academy we think that too many conversations about educatio

Braemar Students – Resilient Students Speak – Part 1
February 15, 2024

There isnothing nobleinbeing superiorto your fellow man; true nobility isbeing superiorto your former self. - - At the Life Skills Academy we think that too many conversations about educatio

Rebecca Bitton – Self-Esteem and Social Comparison in Education
February 01, 2024

Whether you think you cant or you think you can, youre right. - Youve likely heard this quote before (and youll hear it again when you listen to this episode), but its deceptive simplicity can

An Introduction to Season 2 of the Life Skills Academy Podcast
January 18, 2024

Welcome to Season 2 of the Life Skills Academy Podcast, a show dedicated to bringing you thoughtful, informative conversations about the world of 21st-century education, and the many forces that shape

Anya, Masha and Yammies – How to Find Home in this Place
June 21, 2023

Braemar welcomes students from all over the world to our school in downtown Toronto. We regularly emphasize the diversity of our students backgrounds as an incitement towards mutual engagement and le