The Timms Take

Matt & Rachel Timms
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A Timms family audio journal.

  1. 02/04/2024

    98: How We Play

    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

    25 min

  2. 01/13/2024

    97: Let's Not Forget This

    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

    22 min

  3. 12/23/2023

    96: Second Kid Transformations

    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!

    21 min

  4. 12/02/2023

    95: Mundane Subscriptions

    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

    24 min

  5. 11/11/2023

    94: Momstincts

    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!

    28 min

  6. 10/27/2023

    93: Parenting in Public

    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

    23 min

  7. 10/13/2023

    92: Becoming a Student of Each Other's Loves

    Rachel and Matt talk about the value of studying the loves  and passions of others in the family and some examples of ways they have done that for each other and with Oliver. Plus some brief weather talk and the challenge of working out what's going on with a five month old. Have your own example? Or another family/friend philosophy? Email us and let us know at timmstake@gmail.com. Mentioned in this episode: Some Favorite Dude Perfect Videos: Ping Pong Trick Shots, Ultimate Mini Games Battle

    23 min

  8. 09/29/2023

    91: Rules, Boundaries & Hard Lines

    Matt and Rachel discuss the surprising lack of rules in their family, how that might be a healthy thing and how children (toddlers especially!) help relativize the importance of ironclad boundaries. Have a favorite family rule? Or a personal hard line you will not cross? Email us and let us know at timmstake@gmail.com. Mentioned in this episode: Raising Boys & Girls PodcastThe Worry-Free Parent Miniseries (from the Raising Boys & Girls Podcast)Dude Perfect YouTube ChannelBlues Clues & You: Storytime with Josh & Blue (Podcast)

    24 min
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A Timms family audio journal.

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  • Creator
    Matt & Rachel Timms
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 The Timms Take
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