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Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
Angela Geddes
119 episodes
1 week ago
Soutenir les élèves ayant un TSAF ou des différences neurocognitives : Pourquoi une mise à jour des connaissances est essentielle Cet épisode explore le travail crucial — et souvent invisible — que les éducateur·trices accomplissent pour soutenir des élèves ayant des « cerveaux compliqués et merveilleux ». En Ontario, de nombreux·euses enseignant·es doivent composer avec des profils d’apprentissage complexes tout en s’appuyant sur une information dépassée ou inexacte, particulièrement en ce q...
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Mental Health
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Soutenir les élèves ayant un TSAF ou des différences neurocognitives : Pourquoi une mise à jour des connaissances est essentielle Cet épisode explore le travail crucial — et souvent invisible — que les éducateur·trices accomplissent pour soutenir des élèves ayant des « cerveaux compliqués et merveilleux ». En Ontario, de nombreux·euses enseignant·es doivent composer avec des profils d’apprentissage complexes tout en s’appuyant sur une information dépassée ou inexacte, particulièrement en ce q...
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Mental Health
Health & Fitness
Episodes (20/119)
Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
ÉPISODE #115:  Plongée en profondeur — Ceci n’est pas votre guide de la pédagogique typique
Soutenir les élèves ayant un TSAF ou des différences neurocognitives : Pourquoi une mise à jour des connaissances est essentielle Cet épisode explore le travail crucial — et souvent invisible — que les éducateur·trices accomplissent pour soutenir des élèves ayant des « cerveaux compliqués et merveilleux ». En Ontario, de nombreux·euses enseignant·es doivent composer avec des profils d’apprentissage complexes tout en s’appuyant sur une information dépassée ou inexacte, particulièrement en ce q...
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1 week ago
15 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #115: Deep Dive — Not Your Typical Teaching Guide
Supporting Students with FASD and Neurocognitive Differences: Why Updated Knowledge Matters This episode explores the essential, often invisible work educators do to support students with “complicated and beautiful brains.” Many Ontario teachers are navigating complex learning profiles with outdated or incorrect information—especially regarding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In this episode, we break down: Why older terms like “FAS” are no longer usedWhy FASD is far more common than ...
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1 week ago
16 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
ÉPISODE #095: Le temps des Fêtes
Pour certains, c’est la période la plus merveilleuse de l’année… mais pas pour tout le monde. Dans cet épisode, Angela parle de façons de réduire à la fois l’impact et l’incidence des grossesses exposées à l’alcool ou à d’autres substances. Elle encourage à envisager des efforts de prévention plus larges et informels pour soutenir des grossesses en santé, surtout depuis que nous avons appris que les taux de prévalence du TSAF en Amérique du Nord ont augmenté pour atteindre une estimation enco...
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2 weeks ago
18 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
ÉPISODE #114: Plongée en profondeur — Ceci n’est pas votre guide de la parentalité typique
Comprendre les troubles neurodéveloppementaux complexes avec compassion Dans cet épisode spécial de Plongée en profondeur, Angela Geddes explore les concepts clés de la version mise à jour de son guide Ceci n’est pas votre guide de la parentalité typique, 2e édition. Plutôt qu’un livre audio traditionnel, Angela propose une conversation chaleureuse et accessible qui accompagne les parents, éducateur·trice·s et intervenant·e·s soutenant des enfants et des jeunes ayant des troubles neurodével...
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3 weeks ago
18 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #114: Deep Dive — Not Your Typical Parenting Guide
Understanding Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders with Compassion In this special Deep Dive episode, Angela Geddes explores the key concepts from her updated Not Your Typical Parenting Guide, 2nd Edition. Instead of a traditional audiobook, this conversation-style episode offers a warm, accessible walkthrough of the book’s main ideas for caregivers, educators, and clinicians supporting children and youth with Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CNDs) including FASD, ADHD, autism, trauma-re...
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3 weeks ago
18 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
ÉPISODE #113: Plongée en profondeur — Un cerveau compliqué et merveilleux
Joignez-vous à nous pour une nouvelle édition de Plongée en profondeur de Kitchen Table Conversations, où, grâce à la technologie et à notre incroyable équipe, nous pouvons offrir un survol audio et un examen approfondi des principaux points d’apprentissage du premier livre d'Angela, Un cerveau compliqué et merveilleux. Cette conversation explore à quoi peuvent ressembler le trouble du spectre de l’alcoolisation fœtale (TSAF) et l’exposition prénatale à l’alcool (EPA) tout au long de la vie —...
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3 weeks ago
20 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #113: Deep Dive — A Complicated and Beautiful Brain
Join us for a new Deep Dive edition of Kitchen Table Conversations, where with the help of technology and our amazing team, we are able to provide an audio overview and a close look at the key learning points within her first book, A Complicated and Beautiful Brain. This conversation explores what Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can look like across the lifespan — in children, teens, and adults — and why understanding the brain matters more than judg...
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1 month ago
16 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #112: Beyond Trauma: A Brain-Informed Perspective from CanFASD 2025
This year’s CanFASD International Research Conference reinforced what many of us have known for years: To truly support individuals and families, we must acknowledge prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) when discussing trauma and attachment. Researchers Dr. Alan Price and Dr. Raja Mukherjee presented groundbreaking findings confirming that when PAE is ignored, individuals are often misunderstood, and caregivers are unfairly blamed. Their work highlights that many behavioural and emotional challeng...
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1 month ago
14 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #111: World Mental Health Day – “Opening a Window”
October 10th marks World Mental Health Day, a global reminder that mental health is a universal human right. In this special episode of Kitchen Table Conversations, Angela Geddes explores what mental health really means — beyond hashtags and online labels. She discusses how overdiagnosis can sometimes overshadow those living with complex, lifelong conditions and highlights the importance of prevention, evidence-informed treatment, and compassion. Angela also draws attention to a missing piece...
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2 months ago
10 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #110: Moving Forward – Awareness, Resources, and Hope
Misinformation about a lot of things these days and certainly around FASD is widespread — and it hurts families and communities. In this episode, Angela shares her personal reflections on how outdated language and statistics perpetuate stigma and confusion. She also offers a hopeful path forward, calling for collaboration, evidence-based messaging, and compassion. She proudly announces that her commitment to this continues and is evident in her recently updated 2nd edition books, "A Com...
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2 months ago
15 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #109: The Hidden Risks & The Power of Accurate Information
In this episode of Kitchen Table Conversations, Angela shines a light on one of the most overlooked issues in prenatal health: unplanned pregnancies and the invisible window of risk. With over half of pregnancies unplanned, many people are unknowingly exposing developing babies to alcohol, tobacco, or other substances in those critical first weeks. Angela discusses how this early exposure can lead to lifelong impacts on mental health, learning, and behaviour—not just FASD—and why outdated adv...
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2 months ago
14 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #108: Why Prenatal Health Matters
Breaking the Myths of FASD (and Beyond) In this episode of Kitchen Table Conversations, Angela tackles one of the biggest misconceptions about pregnancy: that small amounts of alcohol are harmless. She explores the reality that prenatal health begins long before conception—and includes both parents. From the role of fathers’ health and substance use to the link between prenatal exposures and lifelong mental health, behavioural, and learning challenges, this episode brings a compassionate, sci...
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3 months ago
10 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #107: FASD Awareness Month Kick-Off
Why This Summer Was BIG Join Angela Geddes, MSW, RSW, as she kicks off FASD Awareness Month and International FASD Awareness Day (Sept 9) with an inspiring look at the work being done to prevent prenatal alcohol and substance exposure and support those living with the impacts of prenatal alcohol and substance exposure and FASD. This episode highlights: New book releases, resources, and partnershipsCreative prevention campaigns, including radio PSAs, a new song, and community projectsWhy preco...
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3 months ago
13 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #106: Summer Strategies for Spirited Families
In this summer episode, Angela offers compassionate insight for families navigating the season with children, youth, or adults who have complex and beautiful brains. Whether your loved one is dealing with impulsivity, transitions, rigid thinking, or emotional dysregulation, this episode shares practical strategies for structure, regulation, nourishment, nature, and self-care. Plus: Podcast summer break update!Weekly episodes return in September for FASD Awareness MonthBi-weekly schedule resum...
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5 months ago
10 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #105: The Hidden Link Between Prenatal Health and Mental Health
In this episode of Kitchen Table Conversations, Angela takes a deep and compassionate look at the critical—but often ignored—link between prenatal health and mental health across the lifespan. Drawing on research, clinical experience, and personal stories, she unpacks how even low levels of alcohol or substance exposure during pregnancy can impact brain development, increasing the risk for conditions like anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Angela also addresses the systemic gaps in diagnosis, esp...
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6 months ago
16 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #104: Boxes of Books
In this heartfelt episode of Kitchen Table Conversations, Angela shares the excitement of receiving the updated editions of her two books—A Complicated and Beautiful Brain and Not Your Typical Parenting Guide. She reflects on the inspiration behind the books, shares a moving quote from a teen with FASD, and explores the very real challenges faced by caregivers raising children with complex needs. Angela also introduces a vital new resource by Dr. Maude Champagne, Decoding Complex Behaviour in...
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6 months ago
13 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #103: Election Emotions & Cognitive Distortions
In this episode of Kitchen Table Conversations, Angela reflects on the emotional fallout of Canada’s recent federal election—and the importance of healthy dialogue. Drawing from her mental health background, she unpacks 10 common cognitive distortions (like all-or-nothing thinking and emotional reasoning) and encourages listeners to return to the table with more curiosity and less judgment. This episode is a must-listen for anyone feeling disillusioned by political division and searching for ...
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7 months ago
11 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #102: Let's Talk About the Real Risk - Autism, FASD, and What We're Missing
This episode challenges recent claims made by RFK Jr. around autism and explores why Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is being left out of the conversation. While autism is valid and deserves attention, the known risk of prenatal alcohol exposure is too often ignored. Let's shift the focus to prevention and evidence-based care. Resources to Learn More: Science.org | Claiming autism ‘epidemic,’ RFK Jr. describes NIH initiative to find environmental causesProof Alliance | What are ...
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7 months ago
11 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #101: Back from #FASD2025 in Seattle!
This year’s FASD International Research Conference was both powerful and deeply human. Key themes included: The insidious impact of stigma — and how it blocks access to diagnosis and careThe importance of naming FASD to open doors, not close themNew research on paternal alcohol exposure at the time of conceptionThe call for interdisciplinary support, trauma-informed care, and early interventionHeartfelt reminders that every diagnosis is a family story — and every story deserves compassi...
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8 months ago
23 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
EPISODE #100: A Milestone and the Work Ahead
Celebrating 100 Episodes! From our very first episode on September 9th, International FASD Awareness Day, to now—this podcast has been about starting the hard conversations, uncovering hidden conditions, and pushing for change. In this milestone episode, I reflect on what we’ve achieved, the impact of our discussions, and how my practice-based research is now being validated by empirical studies. In this episode, we talk about: The urgency of FASD awareness and better assessment accessThe hid...
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8 months ago
13 minutes

Kitchen Table Conversations with Angela Geddes
Soutenir les élèves ayant un TSAF ou des différences neurocognitives : Pourquoi une mise à jour des connaissances est essentielle Cet épisode explore le travail crucial — et souvent invisible — que les éducateur·trices accomplissent pour soutenir des élèves ayant des « cerveaux compliqués et merveilleux ». En Ontario, de nombreux·euses enseignant·es doivent composer avec des profils d’apprentissage complexes tout en s’appuyant sur une information dépassée ou inexacte, particulièrement en ce q...