What About This with Rachel

Episode 04: Body Memory and Dancing

Rachel is inspired by an urban dance performance to understand how dancers store their memory of their choreography. Is there such a thing as "body memory"? Rachel learns about the power of dance to communicate as a universal language and to create new brain synapses that can be beneficial for people with neurological disorders. Thank you to our guests: Kojo 'justuch,' Carolyn Hebert, Dr. Donna Krasnow, Dr. Rachel Bar at Canada's National Ballet School.

Episode 03: Dyslexia and the School System

Rachel sets out to learn more about what it is like to have dyslexia in different school systems and how these systems can be improved to ensure every child can learn to read. 
Thank you to guests Lloyd, Dr. Gavin Reid, Rebecca Halliday and Dr. Linda Siegel.
Here is a list of resources discussed in podcast:
"Dyslexia Tools Workbook for Teens" (workbook by Dr. Reid);
www.facebook.com/riverbendschool (Halliday posts useful lessons and teaching tools);
"Science of Reading: The Podcast" (podcast);
"Not Stupid, Not Lazy" (book by Dr. Siegel);
www.ohrc.on.ca/en/right-read-public-inquiry-on-reading-disabilities (Right to Read: Ontario Public Inquiry Report due Feb. 2022).

Episode 02: Hearing Aids and Fashion

In this episode Rachel shares her own experience of getting her first hearing aid. We learn about how the brain, not the ears, "hears" and the struggle of integrating assistive medical devices in everyday fashion. 
Thank you to our guests:
Mahsa Mosstaghimi-Tehrani, Audiologist from Toronto Family Hearing; 
Jaipreet Virdi, Historian Professor and author of "Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History."

Episode 01: Banana Farming and Neuroplasticity

An adventure to a Banana Farm in Canada turns into a lesson on neuroplasticity and the incredible healing powers of the brain.
 Special Guests:
Terry, co-founder of Canada Banana Farms, www.canadabananafarms.ca ;
Joanne Gourgouvelis, co-author of clinical study "Exercise Promotes Neuroplasticity in Both Healthy and Depressed Brains"  www.readcube.com/articles/10.1155%2F2017%2F8305287