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the world needs human connection now more than ever. through me (host jeni b!) & my guests, tiia tells vast, relatable, heartbreaking, heartwarming, funny, sad & sometimes uncomfortable stories. stories bring people together through shared experience & this is exactly that, actually. th...
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this is our HOMETOWN actually.
hi! i'm back with a bonus episode!
i'm heading to SUMMERFEST to collect stories and memories about my hometown from the people who know it best....

this is THE PASSING OF TIME actually.
our wee family of 3 is hitting some serious milestones this week and of course, as it goes, that led me to thinking about the bigger things attached t...

this is THE LEAST INTERESTING THING ABOUT ME actually. feat MADISON TEVLIN.
you're going to love today's episode!
i want you to meet my friend madison tevlin. i mean, you probably already know who she is. she stars in th...

this is SNIPPETS OF TIME actually.
my sister and brother in law gave a camcorder to my husband and i when my oldest daughter was born.
17 years ago, this was a giant GIFT.
...

this is LONG DISTANCE VOICENOTES, DOING THE WORK & GRATITUDE actually. feat JESSICA WRIGHT.
i'm a big fan of voicenoting... i mean, have you met this podcast? sending a voicenote is like the updated version of leaving a voicemail with zero ti...

this is DEATH TO DIET CULTURE actually. feat JOSEE CORMIER & ALICIA STAFFORD.
josee cormier and alicia stafford are doing things their way. and well, your way too actually.
hear me out.
they are two women who neede...

this is UNMENTIONABLES actually. feat CYNTHIA LOYST & JOSIE DYE.
embarrassing & unfortunate things happen in life. we try things and they don’t always pan out. sometimes life happens TO us. i mean, unmentionables ar...

this is DATING AFTER 50 actually. feat SHARRON MATTHEWS.
sharron & i met a million years ago through mutuals. but our relationship really turn a left turn when she saw me on a dating app.
that’s right....

this is CLEANING UP, CLEARING OUT & GIVING BACK actually. feat IVANKA SIOLKOWSKY.
ivanka siolkowsky is a former teacher who is actually certified in the KonMari way of life. that’s right, she’s marie kondo certified.
she’s a p...

this is GRIEVING WITH A STRANGER actually.
today’s episode is a doozie. it’s got a tonne of things that i love.
stories… obviously.
a stranger.
big feelings - there’s heavin...

this is A CHAT WITH MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS actually.
hey hey! it's season 4!
tiia is back and i'm so excited about the episodes i've got on the docket.
i'm going to be talking to some amazin...

this is A NEW YEAR actually.
what can be said in new year rhymes • that’s not been said a thousand times?
the new years come, the old years go • we know we dream, we dream w...

this is WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU actually.
i like good laughs. people with kind faces. when i see someone talking to a stranger. a wave from the car if i’ve let you in. goodness. (and that can...

this is TRADITIONS actually.
a tradition is described as an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behaviour. this can come from religious or cultural...

this is THE AFTERLIFE actually.
we grew up with a christian mom and an atheist dad. we said grace before dinner and i prayed before bed. i mostly just asked for stuff, cuz, you know,...

this is SEX TOO actually.
happy holidays! let’s talk about sex!
this is my second episode on the subject and there’s obviously more to say, cuz hello, it’s sex.
fi...

this is WHAT I LOVE ABOUT ME actually.
i met a new friend on instagram back in september – we did a deep dive on each other's pages and we were loving what we were seeing so we started comp...

this is DRAG actually.
drag began back during shakespeare times, around the end of the 16th century.
at the time, the church was super connected to the stage and woul...

this is DYING WITH DIGNITY actually.
ok so this probably doesn’t seem like the most uplifting topic to dig into and maybe some people will completely avoid listening to this episode for f...

this is QUIRKY FACTS & INTERESTING THINGS actually.
i can’t do impersonations. i’m a terrible actor. i don’t play an instrument and my singing leaves a little bit to be desired. i don’t have 2 different...

this is MICHELLE WOLFE actually.
meet michelle wolfe!
she has a podcast - MUVE FORWARD, an activewear line - MUVE LIFE, and a great general philosophy - KEEP MOVING.
we d...

this is FOLLOWING MY BLISS TOO actually.
this is my second episode on FOLLOWING BLISS & it's a hot topic whenever i'm searching for guest stories. everyone wants to talk about their bliss and...

this is MARRIAGE actually.
ah marriage. it's a funny one. some people are ALL IN, and some won't touch it with a 10 foot pole.
some people are one & done, and some people...

this is GOOD PEOPLE actually.
i was raised by good people. so, what’s my definition of ‘good’ in this situation? well, it’s kind. generous. hardworking. selfless. humble.
but...

this is WHAT NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT ME actually.
ok, so if you’ve been listening to this podcast for any amount of time at all, you’ll know that the idea of doing an episode on the things that no one...

this is FOUND WORDS, LIBRARY BOOKS & LOVE actually. feat SHARON MCKELLAR.
this is a story about libraries but it’s also about found things and human connection and love, actually.
it all started in oakland, california,...

this is BLAKE AUDEN actually.
hello hello! i hope you had a great summer! my first guest back for the second half of season 3 is lovely. that’s the best way to describe him & i'm t...

this is 100 actually.
the energy of the number 100 is positive and optimistic. 100 is a perfect square number. there are 100 years in a century & 100 pennies in a dollar.

this is MY CELEBRITY CRUSH actually.
when i typed “different types of celebrity crushes” into google, i got quite the mix of results. things like: what to do if you have a big celebrity c...

this is MY SAFE SPACE actually.
sometimes things, sometimes people, sometimes places.
it all counts.
with special guests: @michellequance, @melanieluongo, @alluringartis...

this is MY SECOND ACT actually.
a second act is defined as something a person devotes their life to later in life, after retiring or quitting an original occupation and usually, afte...

this is REPORT CARD DAY actually.
let’s face it, june is pretty much a write-off when it comes to school. teachers trying to teach, kids muscling through last assignments & quizzes, pa...

this is THE THING THAT CHANGED MY LIFE actually.
i'd say that some of the things that have changed my life also get a little twisted up with left or right turns, sliding doors, sometimes regret - it’...

this is YOUR STORIES actually: HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER.
so i came up with this brilliant topic idea and then i was like, uh oh. how DO we make the world better?
i mean, not that i thought we were goi...

this is YOUR STORIES actually: REGRET.
regret can be a joykiller – and a non-mover-forwarder in lots of ways. but we all have it. for one thing or many. is there any good that comes from it...

this is YOUR STORIES actually: LIFE LESSONS.
i love love love life lessons.
i mean, it kind of makes sense because my whole THIS IS A TIP thing is pretty much based around life lessons & l...

this is YOUR STORIES actually: WHAT MADE ME.
when we think about what 'made' us - we tend to think BIG. but that's not always the way.
it doesn't have to be some giant, in-your-face momento...

this is YOUR STORIES actually: CHILDHOOD.
get ready for a lil' 5-parter!
this is the first episode in my 5 part mini-series within the podcast called YOUR STORIES. it’s less about me & m...

this is THE MEN WE LOVE actually.
tiia's podcast statistics:
70% of listeners are women, 28% are men & 2% are non-binary.
i'd like to think that a lot of the topics we tal...

this is NAMES actually.
my birth certificate says 'jennifer' but the only person to call me that was my mom when she was mad. (& that stayed true well into my adult life, act...