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The Skyward Spiral

Brent Huras & David Whitechapel

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The Skyward Spiral, the upward trajectory that changes the way we engage with work, creativity, and self-mastery. Join fantasy author David Whitechapel, and productivity coach Brent Huras as they search for the best ways to pursue personal growth and get the important stuff done. Conversations explore the latest and deepest insights on productivity, fulfillment, and spiritual realisation.
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Welcome to the Focus and Chill podcast where we discuss productivity tactics that work for AuDHDers and other neurospicy people. Every episode we interview guests with lived experience of neurodivergence who also have a solid productivity and habit game and pass the learnings on to you, our wise and benevolent audience. Podcast sponsored by https://focusbear.io
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Veteran broadcaster Mike Farwell brings you his unique perspective on the Ontario Hockey League. From his days standing on a milk crate while interviewing players, to spending years on the road with legendary junior hockey broadcaster Don Cameron, Farwell brings you a view of the OHL you simply won't find anywhere else. From Ottawa to Windsor, and from the Soo to Erie, the OHL Podcast has something for every junior hockey fan, bringing you the best stories from the players you cheered...and ...
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From small town Ontario to OHL captain, where his time with the Kitchener Rangers is still marked by a disappointing playoff loss to the Peterborough Petes. Though drafted by the New York Rangers, Larry Huras really made his mark in Europe, where he's a multi-time European champion. The so-called "hockey lifer" is still in the game as he shares his…
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Welcome to episode #50 We’re thrilled to be joined by Brent Huras today. Brent Huras is a Productivity & Flow State Coach whose practice evolved from the single purpose of answering the question: "How can I get myself to do my work?" To this end, he has spent the last two decades reading, studying, philosophizing - and eventually - coaching on the …
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After a solid season in the discipline and reaction-time department, the OHL blew all of its goodwill out of the water with a frustratingly inconsistent final few weeks. Dan and Mike have some hopes for the off-season ahead when it comes to improvements to how the league dispenses justice and how it supports its officiating teams. Plus, increasing …
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Welcome to episode #51 We’re thrilled to be joined by Giles Dickenson-Jones today. Giles is an independent consultant specializing in public policy (economics), international development, and data science. Giles was diagnosed with ADHD in his early teens and was shuttled off to one of the few schools he hadn't already been kicked out of: a boarding…
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With a red-hot Eastern Conference team and playoff races coming down to the wire, there's a lot to love in the OHL right now. Unfortunately, the OHL's own mess off the ice is the big story of the week and Dan and Mike dive into the terrible precedent that's been set by the league walking back its bounty suspensions. On the ice, it's all about Oshaw…
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The investigation is complete and the punishment is severe after a bounty scandal in the Ontario Hockey League. Dan and Mike think the league sent an important message with the ruling, though, and they wonder about the impact on the Wolves' playoff hopes. Plus, London makes it five division titles in a row, the Otters return to the post-season afte…
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Welcome to episode #49 We’re thrilled to be joined by Denise Lim today. Denise is a PhD student at Griffith University, where she is currently investigating factors that contribute to academic motivation amongst intellectually gifted students with ADHD in secondary schools, a population she is extremely passionate about given her lived experience a…
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The Kitchener Rangers celebrated the 1982 Memorial Cup team last week and more than a dozen players from the franchise's first championship showed up. For some, it was their first time back inside the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium since they played in the arena more than 40 years ago. The Aud has undergone a couple of significant renovations since …
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Another off-ice story forces the guys to address the culture of the game and even brings out an appearance from Podcast Dad (aka Farwell). Then, it's on to a statement week by Oshawa, the race to the top of the East, the race to the bottom of the West, the race to 50 wins, 50-and-30-goal milestones, and a celebration of a couple of memorable champi…
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Welcome to episode #48 We’re thrilled to be joined by Yvonne Heimann today. Yvi was born and raised in Germany where she caught the entrepreneurial bug early on, working in her parents’ business and owning her own pub by the tender age of 22. Yvonne left the safety net and security she had in Germany to pursue her own dreams. Since moving to the US…
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Memorial Cup champion with the Niagara Falls Flyers. Captain of the Ottawa 67's. Drafted by the New York Rangers. Played pro in three leagues but you only need two words to describe Doug Keeler. Old. School. From bounties to goalie fights, and the time Don Cherry wanted to make sure "Digger" didn't get a hat trick when he played against him, take a…
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The Sudbury Wolves are being investigated for what could be the Ontario Hockey League's own bounty scandal, while a former Greyhound is suing the staff in the Soo. Meantime, Dan and Mike are also talking about the league's own rulings as a rash of suspensions has fans wondering what's right, what's wrong, and if the OHL front office can be influenc…
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Welcome to episode #47 We’re thrilled to be joined by Dr. Siobhan Lamb today. Dr Lamb has worn many hats during her life. Neurodivergent herself, with a neurodiverse family, she spent twenty years as a teacher in STEM and Diverse Learning and is now principal of Embrace Difference, a business supporting neurodivergent children in the education syst…
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Sudbury makes a statement while the Storm struggle through the second half. Plus, Sawyer Boulton is in hot water with the league and that's got Farwell a little hot under the collar. While Boulton awaits his ruling, Connor Lockhart returns, the guys explore whether exceptions need to be made to the number of player cards available in an emergency, …
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The Knights appear unstoppable, off-ice trouble in Oshawa casts another shadow over the game, the penalty thresholds we did not know existed, and the impact of a possible NCAA decision to accept players who have also played in the CHL. All of that, plus straight-to-the-point emails from the guys' Inbox, a tale of two goaltenders, the Petes paying a…
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Welcome to episode #46 We’re thrilled to be joined by Eric Tivers today. Eric Tivers is a trained Licensed Clinical Social Worker turned coach and is the Founder and CEO of ADHD reWired. Since 2014, Eric has produced over 500 episodes of his Podcast, ADHD reWired. He's a leader in providing online group coaching and community-based growth programs …
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A banner is removed, another player leaves the ice for the classroom, and a closer look at the Flint Firebirds. Dan and Mike unintentionally run through the entire West Division before getting into why they love the East, how hard it is (or isn't) to score 50 goals, and whether or not there's a future for 3-in-3s in the OHL. Learn more about your a…
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Welcome to episode #45 We’re thrilled to be joined by Richard Wray today. A genuine pioneer in new media, Richard has over 25 years of experience in sales, market analysis, project management, and customer relations. He helps organizations and individuals achieve success in multiple areas. His passion is exploring the intersection of innovation and…
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Are star players still getting preferential treatment? A recent suspension ruling in the OHL suggests the answer to that question is yes. Plus, a scary incident in Sudbury injures a star player and has many questioning the role of the referee when two players clearly want to fight. There are also a couple of Eastern Conference teams catching our ey…
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Welcome to episode #44 We’re thrilled to be joined by Lauren Petrullo today! Lauren is a former Disney Innovation Catalyst, now turned social commerce specialist, and multi-founder. She is a 33 year-old, self-made CEO who specializes in marketing, eCommerce and loves to disrupt. She has found new ways to blaze the trail in remote workplaces, as wel…
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A first-place showdown that should have been a showcase for the Ontario Hockey League instead turns into a gong show in London. Plus, the Bulldogs have bite and the East remains anyone's conference. We've also got an unintentional series of bold predictions, hands being tentatively backed away from panic buttons, responses to your emails, and our P…
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Welcome to episode #43 We’re thrilled to be joined by Andrew McDonald today! Andrew goes by the moniker, The Neurodivergent Copywriter. He helps neurodivergent entrepreneurs to build successful marketing outreach campaigns that honor who they are, allowing them to reach their true potential. Andrew is neurodivergent himself. He understands how chal…
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As the dust settles on the trade deadline, there's added drama as a traded player decides to go to school and now the team that acquired him wants the league to investigate. Dan and Mike do some investigation of their own before also diving into the white hot Green Machine in London, pump some tires in Oshawa while worrying a little bit about Owen …
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More than 50 players and 100 draft picks were traded from the end of the Christmas break to the trade deadline on January 10th. The Saginaw Spirit did what they promised and found just about every available player, adding a whopping 10 new pieces in total. But it was the Owen Sound Attack who surprised some by being the first team to jump into the …
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We're still here! And we wanted to check in during this half-holiday kind of week. The kids may not be back in school from Christmas break (at least in Ontario) but the Ontario Hockey League is back in our favourite arenas and is it ever bringing drama! We've got a 7th place team making trades to add assets, the London-Sarnia rivalry delivering som…
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Either one of us is soft or the other is an a$$hole. Or, maybe, two people can just disagree on a point of view and still be friends after. That might be the case following our discussion about the suspension of coach Greg Walters. There's also another suspension to Sawyer Boulton to talk about, some small(ish) trades, milestones to mark, and mid-s…
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It would seem to be a full-circle story, but I don't think this story is finished yet. Rob Wilson played on a Peterborough Petes championship team and then, more than 30 years later, he coached the Petes to another OHL championship. But there's also all the stuff in between, including when he'd almost given up on hockey but was coaxed back into the…
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The Wolves make their move in the East (and we don't think it will be their last) and, as we head into the Christmas break, there are at least a dozen teams who have to think they're in the mix. So, what does that mean for this year's trade deadline and where will we see the most activity? The guys give it their best guess, plus look at the season-…
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He held Kingston's franchise record for goals as a rookie for 40 years (until some kid named Shane Wright came along). He still holds the record for most goals and points in a single season. He's also one of only a handful of NHL players to score 70 goals in a season and one of only a slightly larger number to score 150 points in a single NHL seaso…
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The guys didn't plan it this way but there's a lot of love for the East this week, while a little concern has been noted in the West. OK, there's a little concern in the East too, but such is life in the OHL as the calendar flips and we wait for a team to take the reins and start running away with the league. Dan and Mike discuss some of their favo…
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He was a rookie with the Oshawa Generals Memorial Cup team in 1990 so he didn't see any ice during the playoffs but Mark Deazeley would go on later to score one of the biggest goals in Toledo hockey history and not only win his championship, but earn a spot in the city's Sports Hall of Fame. Everything in between is a blur of pro stops, substance a…
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The league loves it. Governors love it. Almost all fans love it. But is the parity we're seeing in the OHL this season something to celebrate? Dan and Mike debate what may be an unprecedented level of parity in the league. Plus, some chalk talk about coaching, a discussion about the best player in the league today, a message to national hockey orga…
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Welcome to episode #42 Our guest today is Shane Thrapp. He is the founder of Creating Order From Chaos and an ADHD coach and business consultant. He works to empower people with ADHD to find their authentic selves and collaborates with companies on neurodivergent inclusivity and accommodations. He also works as the Operations Director at the nonpro…
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The knock was always that he was too small. But from junior to the pros, Don Edwards didn't listen. He just stopped pucks. From the Kitchener Rangers in the OHL to a Vezina Trophy with the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, Edwards would go on to play for two more teams, including his childhood favourite Toronto Maple Leafs. He was also a member of Team Canada …
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Just your average week in junior hockey as the Memorial Cup hosts begin to assert themselves (and make some slick additions to boot), the defending OHL champs are turning heads almost one-third of the way into the season, and the Barrie Colts suffer a big blow. Plus, a Sudbury slide, woes in Windsor, how the league can bring us closer to the game, …
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Welcome to episode #40 Our guest today is Dan Macqueen. On June 21, 2014, Dan's reality was shattered by a devastating brain hemorrhage. With no map to guide him on the grueling path to recovery, Dan had to rely on his grit, perseverance, and resilience to relearn everything he once knew: how to walk, talk and even smile. Dan has survived two emerg…
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When you think of the Peterborough Petes, you might think of those 10 OHL titles and that single, lonely Memorial Cup. But you also have to think of the rich history of the team as the oldest, continuously operating team in the Ontario Hockey League. There's something about Thursday nights at The PMC and, for Nick Caravaggio, those bonds were forme…
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Oh, those Niagara Ice Dogs. From trades that raise eyebrows to a fourth coach in little more than a year under new ownership. But wait. Maybe there's a less nefarious reason behind the trades. Mike and Dan work from a few facts and try to connect the dots that keep Niagara and London as trading partners. They have less to go on when it comes to fir…
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Welcome to episode #39 Questions Hyperbolic discounting The brain doesn’t pay attention to rewards Avoiding motivation crowding out/”punished by rewards” Low-information diet A tendency to temptation bundle Lots of consumption 3 months, holding off Benefits More mindfulness E.g. running Weening off the crutch Exploring perspectives of how to make t…
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Steve Nimigon never expected to play for the Erie Otters. An NHL draft pick of the Hartford Whalers, Nimigon thought he'd have turned pro the year the Niagara Falls Thunder left town to become the Erie Otters. But Nimigon not only played for the Otters, who wore the 'C' for the team, he got involved in every aspect of establishing an OHL franchise …
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Welcome to episode #38 We’re thrilled to be joined by Jesse J Anderson today. JESSE J. ANDERSON is a writer, speaker, coach, ADHD advocate, and maker of things. Diagnosed at 36, Jesse writes about his insights and experiences living with ADHD in the weekly newsletter, Extra Focus, helping over sixty thousand readers navigate their own ADHD journeys…
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Is there a dog in the OHL this season? The guys ponder that question as they loop around the league with the quarter-pole approaching. Also, some curious suspensions bring the fighting conversation back to the forefront. We've also got injuries from skates, trades between arch-rivals, a jersey retirement in the Soo, a milestone in the Limestone Cit…
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Imagine a Toronto-area kid being drafted to the Soo and then being traded to, of all places, a brand new expansion franchise in Belleville. Ken Porteous took it all in stride, though, including the fact he played behind future NHL'ers at both OHL stops. From Terry Crisp in the Soo to Larry Mavety in Belleville, Porteous also got his share of instru…
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The Saginaw Spirit add depth to their roster while fans try to look away from the panic button. Dale Hunter takes another step up the OHL coaching ladder and what comes next is inevitable. Plus, new Europeans fit in seamlessly with their OHL teams, Troy Mann establishes the "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" of coaching, Hunter Brzustewicz plays a 67-game sea…
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The NHL's reversal of an ill-conceived ban on Pride Tape has shown that hockey's 2SLGBTQ+ community -- and its allies -- is more prominent than the league realized. If this is the way we have to drag hockey into the present and, ultimately, the future, we seem ready to do it. Even before the ban was reversed, important conversations were happening …
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It's finally going to be Sudbury's year! I mean, it has to be, doesn't it? Plus, the most surprising team so far this season (it's probably the team you think it is), why a team's schedule is under-appreciated, the rule the NHL needs to change, a tale of two fanbases -- and a pretty serious rant about one -- and our Prospects of the Week. Don't for…
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Welcome to episode #37 We’re thrilled to be joined by Deborah Charnes today. Deborah is a certified yoga therapist and author of “From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram: Wisdom for Mind, Body and Spirit”. Before dedicating herself to writing and therapy she worked high-pressured jobs as a PR and marketing strategist for multi-nationals. Welcome to the …
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Every hockey player will tell you that the NHL is the ultimate goal. But not every player gets to compete in that league. After OHL stops in Belleville and Brampton, Kyle Sonnenburg carved out a nice career in Germany, winning a championship and playing professional hockey for more than 10 years before returning home to start a coaching career. Son…
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Coaches are hired to be fired but early in this OHL season we've already seen two changes, the latest in Owen Sound. We'll dive into that, plus talk about the Sarnia-Erie-Saginaw three-way trade, the state of goaltending in the league this season, eye gouges, some early season surprises, and when it's okay to use your top power play unit. The OHL P…
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Welcome to episode #36 We’re thrilled to be joined by Stephen J Morris today. Stephen J Morris is the founder and CEO of Renowned Leadership, committed to empowering leaders to become exceptional and achieve their professional goals. With more than 20 years of experience including 16 years of military leadership in the United States Army in leaders…
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