The Timms Take Matt & Rachel Timms

Matt and Rachel discuss play, what it looks like and whether they're good at it. Together they start working towards a grand theory of play. Plus some mail from the deep end!
How do you play? Let us know by emailing us at timmstake@gmail.com.

Mentioned in this episode:
Rachel's bubbly music: "Feels So Right" and "Everything's Right" by Matt Wertz

Rachel and Matt talk about the things they don't want to forget about this season, both things that Oliver and Julian are doing and things that they are feeling and experiencing themselves.
We're always looking for more mail! Email us at timmstake@gmail.com.

Mentioned in this episode:
Rich Roll Podcast with Jessica Lahey: Innoculating Kids Against Addiction

Matt and Rachel discuss the ways that having a second child has changed them from resignation to patience to introversion and all kinds of things in between. Plus, some things that haven't seemed to change at all! 
Have you noticed any changes through the podcast? Email us at timmstake@gmail.com!

Rachel and Matt do a snake draft of the services they subscribe to after some brief marital therapy induced by some recent sleepless nights. 
Do you have a favorite thing you're subscribed to? Email us at timmstake@gmail.com.

Mentioned in this episode:
Chris Trager, the fine-tuned machineGetting Things Done by David AllenOur subscriptions:Todoist1PasswordSpotifyYNAB; referral linkLeague Pass (Team Pass) Amazon PrimeRefitMicrosoft 365Google OneProsePinboardCleanMyMac X

Matt interviews Rachel about her experience of instinctive decision making as a mom. Where do they come from? How does she discern when to pay attention and when to trust conventional wisdom despite them? 

And stay to the end to hear about Oliver's own parenting techniques!
Have instincts of your own? A story where they worked out perfectly (or not so perfectly)? Email us at timmstake@gmail.com and we'll likely include your note in a future episode!

Matt and Rachel talk about the positive and negative pressures that get applied when they have to parent in public and the way so much of this reflects our own stuff far more than the parenting our kids need! Plus, Oliver on red dye.
As always, we welcome your own takes! Email us at timmstake@gmail.com.

Mentioned in this episode:
Sesame Street's "Good Night, World!"Beth Moore's memoir: All My Knotted-Up Life