12 APR 2023 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals. http://www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode Jesse and Noah are Leslie’s kids! They are the living, breathing (and sometimes grumbling) manifestation of her attempts to live out the principles she talks about. The conversation meanders through things like food, movement and sleep (episode 13), and some of the heavier stuff that this podcast explores, like sexuality and social responsibility (episode 14). A glimpse behind the curtain of the outcomes of imperfect parenting. Guest Bio & Links Jesse Hunt is a 14-year-old highschool student. They have a strong interest in music, with a long history of performance in musical theatre. They are also training for their black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Noah Hunt is a 19-year-old university student and skateboarder. He is studying Liberal Arts and philosophy, formalizing the navel gazing and storytelling he’s been doing since birth. Host Bio & Links Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both.http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html About the EcoParent Podcast Network The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau. Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families.

5 APR 2023 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals. http://www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode Jesse and Noah are Leslie’s kids! They are the living, breathing (and sometimes grumbling) manifestation of her attempts to live out the principles she talks about. The conversation meanders through things like food, movement and sleep (episode 13), and some of the heavier stuff that this podcast explores, like sexuality and social responsibility (episode 14). A glimpse behind the curtain of the outcomes of imperfect parenting. Guest Bio & Links Jesse Hunt is a 14-year-old highschool student. They have a strong interest in music, with a long history of performance in musical theatre. They are also training for their black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Noah Hunt is a 19-year-old university student and skateboarder. He is studying Liberal Arts and philosophy, formalizing the navel gazing and storytelling he’s been doing since birth. Host Bio & Links Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both.http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html About the EcoParent Podcast Network The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau. Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families.

28 NOV 2022 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals. www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode In this episode, Leslie explores what “good” education is, and what gets in the way. Longtime alternative/holistic/unconventional educators Marla Renn and Monica Cochran school her (see what we did there?) on principles of meaningful (and joyful!) learning, how typical educational values and institutions interfere with them, and how adults can nurture a love of lifelong learning in kids. There may just be a tidbit in there for the grown-ups too! Guest Bio & Links Marla is an educator that has worked in a variety of learning environments including conventional, democratic freerange, learner designed and led projects, and joyful anarchist models. She is most interested in collaborating in meaningful ways with others through the disruptive forces of fully self-expressed people and communities, in order to create a world we all want to live in. She is a settler and grateful to the Coast Salish Peoples who have, for thousands of years, tended to and walked gently upon the beautiful unceded traditional territories she now calls home. Her happiest places include being in the ocean, hanging out with trees, and cooking. Monica Cochran is passionate about nurturing the love of learning and has vast experience in helping learners of all ages enjoy learning. Working locally in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area and virtually (online), all over the world, she especially enjoys helping learners who have unique talents and challenges develop their strengths and learn in ways that work for them, so they can become lifelong learners and thrive in our 21st century world. https://learningwithoutborders.com/ https://raisingfreepeople.com/ http://www.educationrevolution.org/store/ Host Bio & Links Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both. http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html About the EcoParent Podcast Network The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau. Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families.

3 OCT 2022 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals. www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode Kyle and Sujane are co-founders of The Starfish, an organization which celebrates young environmental leaders by connecting them with a platform for storytelling and a community of change-makers. Our conversation flows around the importance of environmental stewardship for and by young people, and the value of head, heart and hands in that work. Guest Bio & Links Sujane Kandasamy, MSc., PhD is a planetary health focused knowledge translation scientist. She is passionate about the intersections between societal issues as they relate to planetary health, which she aims to bring to our education programs. Sujane enjoys working with youth on hands-on biology and biodiversity workshops and training educators on innovative ways to inspire communication and leadership skills in the classroom. Kyle Empringham is a civic engagement specialist with a masters degree from Simon Fraser University’s School of Resource and Environmental Management. Kyle hopes to bring guidance and mentorship to The Starfish Canada as it grows and develops into a common source for youth engagement for Canadians. In his spare time, Kyle likes to swim, run and cycle (although has yet to attempt a triathlon). https://thestarfish.ca/ Host Bio & Links Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both. http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html About the EcoParent Podcast Network The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau. Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families.

5 SEP 2022 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals. www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode The standard of living currently enjoyed in the Global North is simply not sustainable. In order for our children (and all children) to have a healthy future, it is critical that we raise them to consume less. In this inspiring conversation, Leslie and Jennifer Hetzel, host of the podcast “Sustainably Geeky” explore the reasons for and the joy of making more sustainable choices in our families. Guest Bio & Links Jennifer is an activist and lifelong learner with a passion for social justice and the environment. She is currently a grad student at the National University of Ireland-Galway (NUIG), with the goal to work in sustainability full time after graduating. You can hear her on the podcast Sustainably Geeky or the Centex Planeteers show on KNCT 91.3 FM. She enjoys hiking, reading, and is mom to many plants and always taking in strays. https://www.epicallygeeky.com/sustainably-geeky Host Bio & Links Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both. http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html Works in Progress Collective https://works-in-progress-collective.weebly.com/ Works-in-Progress is an artist collective based in Toronto and Hamilton. We make art out of garbage, co-host swaps and do workshops. We use recycled materials in art-making because up-cycling inspires creativity. Overshoot Day information: https://www.overshootday.org/ Earth Overshoot Day is hosted and calculated by Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that provides decision-makers with a menu of tools to help the human economy operate within Earth’s ecological limits. About the EcoParent Podcast Network The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families. Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau.

1 AUG 2022 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals. www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode Being a conscious, mindful parent requires us to notice what is happening within ourselves in our relationship with our kids. We all experienced difficult moments in our upbringing, and in many cases need to reparent ourselves in order to be effective parents to our kids. This conversation with integrative pediatrician, musician and artist Anu French is a beautiful exploration of what this means, and how to practice parenting ourselves. Guest Bio & Links Dr. Anu French is an artist, musician, author and Integrative pediatrician. She is passionate about connecting the head and the heart to reveal a more playful, peaceful, and connected world for her daughters and for her patients. https://www.anufrench.com/ Host Bio & Links Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both. http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html About the EcoParent Podcast Network The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau. Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families.

27 JUN 2022 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals. www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode This conversation starts with the simple question of why music is so important to the health and development of children, then evolves into Raffi’s true give to the word - the philosophy of Child Honouring. Leslie and Raffi explore the universality of children’s needs and rights, how they parallel the needs of all of us, and the importance of nurturing children and the planet. Guest Bio & Links Singer, songwriter, ecology advocate, entrepreneur, author, and above all else, children’s champion. Raffi, the man who brought music to millions of children and now delights their own children. His string of gold and platinum-selling recordings in North America — including his beloved “Baby Beluga” song — speak for themselves. But at the root of the Raffi story is a pioneering commitment to respect his young fans, a commitment that blossomed into an overarching belief that children who are respected and loved grow into loving, caring adults who, in turn, can help create a more caring world. Listen to the song that says it all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvz91BPZvHM For more on Raffi’s Covenant for Honouring Children, its 9 principles for conscious living, and how to manifest it in your world, visit: https://raffifoundation.org/take-the-course/ Host Bio & Links Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both. http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html About the EcoParent Podcast Network The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau. Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families.

16 MAY 2022 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals. https://www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode We are sexual beings from the moment of conception to the moment of death. How we parent has a tremendous influence on promoting a strong, healthy sense of sexuality in our kids for the rest of their lives. Join Leslie as she talks to Amy Lang about developmentally appropriate ways to “help every kid to grow up to be a whole and healthy adult.” Guest Bio & Links Amy Lang, MA has been a sexual health educator for over 25 years. With her lively, engaging and down-to-earth style she helps parents become their kid’s go-to birds and bees source. Amy’s books, online solutions center and podcast show parents that talking about sexuality doesn’t need to be totally uncomfortable and really can be fun. She also provides childhood sexual development and sexual abuse prevention training for early childhood and youth serving organizations. Amy is still married to her first husband and they are getting the hang of parenting their recently launched man-child. She lives in Seattle WA and you can learn more about her work at BirdsAndBeesAndKids.com https://BirdsAndBeesAndKids.com Podcast Just Say THIS! https://birdsandbeesandkids.com/category/podcast/ The Birds & Bees Solutions Center 95% of what you need to become their go-to birds and bees expert. https://birdsandbeespros.thinkific.com/courses/the-birds-bees-solution-center-for-parents Host Bio & Links Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both. http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html About the EcoParent Podcast Network The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau. Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families.

2 MAY 2022 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals: https://www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode Yash Preswalla was not an athlete, and yet when he discovered skateboarding, a whole new world opened up to him. A world of movement that feels good, nurtures body, mind and spirit, and creates an opportunity to make the world a better place. Yash now mentors other youth, both in skateboarding, and being good humans. Guest Bio & Links Yash has been involved in kids’ skateboard programming in various forms since 2008. He began by working through the City of Toronto Parks and Recreation, where he ran an after-school instructional program for children from 4 to 12 years old, and Friday night drop-in for youth. In 2009, Yash and a partner established East York Skateboard Camp, which provided an opportunity to develop more in-depth programs. With the close of that partnership in 2016, Impact began to take form. Through his years of experience with skateboard programming, Yash realized that there was a bigger picture, and that capturing the attention and imagination of youth at this crucial stage in their lives carried an opportunity to teach much more than just how to skate. ​Through his background as a working musician, music instructor, pre-school assistant teacher, and support for adults with special needs, Yash has developed a wide variety of approaches to connecting with individuals. His kind, thoughtful, patient manner as an instructor is evidence of his care and commitment to serving others. https://www.impactskateclub.com/ https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/exercise.h Host Bio & Links Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both. http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html About the EcoParent Podcast Network The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families. Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau.

28 MAR 2022 · Raising Kids, Naturally is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts This episode was generously sponsored by Orange Naturals. www.orangenaturals.com About the Episode: Lesley and Chris have committed their lives to promoting “good food” in their community. What is good food? Listen in while Leslie chats with them about how we can collectively up our eating game! Guest Bio & Links: AppleTree Markets Group is a registered non-profit organization that has been building community in Toronto since 2008. Through our support of rural farmers, local producers, and artisans, AppleTree is committed to promoting the fresh food movement in a fast-paced city. With our farmers’ markets, school programs and community events, our goal is to bring neighbourhoods together. We aim to create healthier people and a healthier planet --- and generate some old-fashioned family fun along the way! https://www.appletreemarkets.ca/ https://foodprint.org/ Host Bio & Links: Leslie is a mother, doctor, and human who seeks to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. As a naturopathic doctor, Leslie will help you explore how your kids' health and wellbeing reciprocally intersect with the health of their communities and the planet, and offer practical strategies to optimize both. http://lesliesolomonian.weebly.com/about-me.html About the EcoParent Podcast Network: The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice across our six podcasts: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids’ nutrition, green beauty, healthy home, and raising greener teens. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life! www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts Feedback? What questions do you have for Leslie or her guests? What would you like to hear about? This program discusses ideas that sometimes run counter to what is considered typical, or perhaps even acceptable. We invite you to reflect on that before listening with impressionable people - interpret that as you will. Partnerships: Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau. Any advertising within this podcast does not imply endorsement of the product or company by the podcast host. Listeners are encouraged to talk to their healthcare provider about if and which natural healthcare products are appropriate for them and their families.