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Meanderings with Trudy

Take a meander with me as I explore joy in the everyday. Why joy? Because joy is an antidote to fear and despair... both of which we see aplenty in the world today. Weekly episodes will follow a reliable cadence - you'll hear my thoughts on what's up the first Tuesday of each month; the "MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt" will drop in week two where we explore the ingredients that make life joyful; week three is a meander with regular people about what makes life joyful; and finally I'll offer you a monthly book review of books that...

Meander with Me, A Bonus Soundscape

13 mins; March 30, 2026

MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown

12 mins; March 23, 2026

Meanderings with Trudy - A Wee Guided Meditation

8 mins; March 19, 2026

Meander with Ed Lister of The Prime Rib Big Band

55 mins; March 16, 2026

MwT ThePauseCast with Angie Arendt

49 mins; March 09, 2026

Meander with Me, Welcome Back!

13 mins; March 02, 2026

Bonus Meander with me, a Christmas soundscape

17 mins; December 29, 2025

MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown

25 mins; December 22, 2025

Meander with Terry Fallis

47 mins; December 15, 2025

MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, The Enneagram, Revisted

60 hours 3 mins; December 10, 2025

MwT The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, Sitting on Sundays

46 mins; December 08, 2025

Meadering with Me, setting the December table

11 mins; December 01, 2025

MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown

20 mins; November 24, 2025

Meander with Sylvie Fitzgerald

54 mins; November 17, 2025

MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, The Enneagram, Revisted

59 mins; November 12, 2025

MwT The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, When Influences Disappoint

48 mins; November 10, 2025

Meanderings with Trudy, Welcome to Fall!

12 mins; November 03, 2025

MwT Book Review: “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown

25 mins; October 27, 2025

Meander with Petra Fisher, movement coach

46 mins; October 20, 2025

MwT The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, on Influences

50 mins; October 15, 2025

MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, We Begin Again

45 mins; October 13, 2025

Meander with Me, Welcome to Season Six

21 mins; October 06, 2025

Meander with Me, A Soundscape, West Vancouver

18 mins; September 29, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 10, "Feasting"

24 mins; September 22, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt. 9 "Connection"

21 mins; September 15, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet", by Martha Beck, chpt 8, "Laughter"

9 mins; September 08, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 7. "Play"

24 mins; September 01, 2025

Meander with Me on Lac Nominigue, A Soundscape

20 mins; August 25, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 6, "Treats"

12 mins; August 18, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 5, "Risk"

13 mins; August 11, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, Chpt 4, "Creativity"

16 mins; August 04, 2025

Trailer 2025: What Is Joy?

2 mins; July 30, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, Chpt. 3, " Desire"

22 mins; July 28, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, chpt 2, "Truth"

20 mins; July 21, 2025

Meander Again: "The Joy Diet" by Martha Beck, Chpt 1, "Nothing"

20 mins; July 14, 2025

MwT Bonus Soundscape: July Rainstorm

12 mins; July 07, 2025

Meander with Me, Closing Out the Season

23 mins; June 29, 2025

MwT Book Review: "The Best Laid Plans" by Terry Fallis

15 mins; June 23, 2025

Meander with Donna Scotten

59 mins; June 16, 2025

MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt

58 mins; June 09, 2025

Meander in the Morning, A Soundscape at Bob's Lake

15 mins; June 05, 2025

Meander with Me at Lac Robert

15 mins; June 02, 2025

MwT Book Review: "A Walk on the Beach" by Joan Anderson

19 mins; May 26, 2025

Meander with Cheryl Marita

67 hours 15 mins; May 19, 2025

MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt on Empty Rituals...?

53 mins; May 12, 2025

Meander with Me

11 mins; May 05, 2025

Meander with the Frogs - Soundscape

14 mins; April 30, 2025

Meander with Me: A Spring Soundscape

6 mins; April 28, 2025

MwT Book Review: "Burnout" by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

23 mins; April 21, 2025

Meander with C.J. Fournier

56 mins; April 14, 2025

MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, Remembering Her Dad

47 mins; April 07, 2025

Meander with Me: Lisbon street music

12 mins; March 31, 2025

MwT Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

18 mins; March 24, 2025

Meander with Ian Grant, On Soaring

49 mins; March 17, 2025

Blog post: Emotions Are Signposts

3 mins; March 16, 2025

MwT: The Pausecast with Angie Arendt, Enduring

46 mins; March 10, 2025

Meanderings with Trudy: Updating My Why

9 mins; March 04, 2025

Meanderings with Trudy: Returning

23 mins; March 03, 2025

Blog post: Coming Clean

3 mins; February 28, 2025

Meander with Me on New Years Eve!

12 mins; December 30, 2024

MwT Book Review: Ten% Happier by Dan Harris

15 mins; December 23, 2024

Meander with Jackie Rowe

51 mins; December 16, 2024

MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, On Hope and Advent

55 mins; December 09, 2024

Meander with Me: Insider's Tips

30 mins; December 02, 2024

MwT Book Review: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

14 mins; November 25, 2024

Meander with Nancy Guy-Gunn

52 mins; November 18, 2024

MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, On Reconnecting, Part 2

51 mins; November 11, 2024

Meander with Me, in November

10 mins; November 04, 2024

Meander with Me: A Final Soundscape from Italy

14 mins; October 28, 2024

MwT Book Review: "Embers" by Richard Wagamese

16 mins; October 21, 2024

Meander with Weaver Jane Perry

52 mins; October 14, 2024

Meander with Me!: Another Tuscan Soundscape

11 mins; October 10, 2024

MwT: The PauseCast with Angie Arendt, Regrouping

45 mins; October 07, 2024

Meander with Sound: A Vineyard in Tuscany

6 mins; October 06, 2024

Meander with Me! Welcome back!

24 mins; September 30, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, A Soundscape: Horsefly Lake in the Morning

13 mins; September 23, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, A Soundscape: Vancouver Salmon Stream

16 mins; September 16, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, A Soundscape: Herons in Stanley Park, Vancouver BC

8 mins; September 09, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, A Soundscape: Summer Rain

11 mins; September 02, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, A Soundscape: Grand Lac Nominique At Dusk

5 mins; August 26, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy: On Joy and Hope, and Swifties

6 mins; August 19, 2024

Meander Again: Grief Unleashed, Postlude, with Dina Bell-Laroche

51 mins; August 12, 2024

Meander Again: Grief Unleashed, Chapter 5 with Dina Bell-Laroche

56 mins; August 05, 2024

Meander Again: Grief Unleashed, Chapter 4, with Dina Bell-Laroche

32 mins; July 29, 2024

Meander Again: Grief Unleashed Chapter 3 with Dina Bell-Laroche

53 mins; July 22, 2024

Meander Again: Grief Unleashed, Chapter 2 with Dina Bell-Laroche

51 mins; July 15, 2024

Meander Again: Grief Unleashed, Chapter 1, with Dina Bell-Laroche

53 mins; July 08, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, Kayak on Canada Day

9 mins; July 04, 2024

Meander Again: Grief Unleashed the Prelude Chapter with Dina Bell-Laroche

52 mins; July 01, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, "The Joy Diet" Chapter 10: Feasting

24 mins; June 24, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, "The Joy Diet" Chapter 9: Connection

21 mins; June 17, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, "The Joy Diet" Chapter 8: Laughter

9 mins; June 10, 2024

MwT: Grief Unleashed, Postlude, with Dina Bell-Laroche

51 mins; June 03, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, "The Joy Diet" Chapter 7: Play

24 mins; May 27, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, "The Joy Diet," Chapter 6: Treats

12 mins; May 20, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, "The Joy Diet," Chapter 5: Risk

13 mins; May 13, 2024

MwT: Grief Unleashed, Chapter 5 with Dina Bell-Laroche

56 mins; May 06, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, "The Joy Diet" Chapter 4: Creativity

16 mins; April 29, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, "The Joy Diet," Chapter 3: Desire

22 mins; April 22, 2024

Meanderings with Trudy, "The Joy Diet," Chapter 2: Truth

20 mins; April 15, 2024

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