Raising Wonder

Raising Wonder

This podcast is for anyone who cares about raising children to see themselves and the world around them as wonders to behold. Laugh with us as we talk about the joys of childhood and be encouraged as we discuss the hard parts of it. This is a space for community, for the often overlooked voices, for the adults navigating what it looks like to raise wonder in the children around them. We believe you have something good to say, and we can’t wait to hear it.

Episodes

With Joel & Mikayla Trousdale

June 2, 2025 • 46 mins
Matt and Nicole sit down with Joel and Mikayla, two friends who have taught them a lot about what good friendship looks like during the parenthood years. They discuss making friends, maintaining and pouring into deeper friendships, and how to model healthy friendship for our kids. Listen in for all this and more.
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With Teresa McMahon and Jenna Lodge: When the Passenger Becomes the Copilot

May 7, 2025 • 48 mins
The Gillettes met Teresa and Jenna as adults, but the strong foundation of their relationship that began in Jenna’s childhood could still be easily seen and felt. Listen in to their discussion on how their relationship was formed, grew, and has remained so strong over the decades. If you’ve ever wondered what your relationship with your child could look like as he or she grows into adulthood, this episode is for you!
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With Alison Gersen Perez: The Importance of Art for Kids…and Everyone!

April 22, 2025 • 53 mins
Art educator and artist, Alison Gersen Perez, chats with Nicole about the many benefits of art for our and kids’ wellbeing. Whether you think you’re an artist or not…whether you love getting out those art supplies or they intimidate you, this episode has something for you!
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With Renee Shafer: Navigating the Fostering & Adoptive Journey

April 8, 2025 • 46 mins
Matt and Nicole talk with Renee Shafer about her experiences as a foster and adoptive mother. Renee shares heartfelt stories and practical wisdom with listeners who might be walking this path themselves, or who know others who are.
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With Susie Delo: Situational Awareness for the Family

March 22, 2025 • 58 mins
Susie Delo, founder of You Matter Foundation, based right here in Meadville Pennsylvania, joins the Gillettes to share about ways to keep our families situationally aware, confident, and safe. Topics related to trauma are briefly discussed and might not be suitable for young listeners.
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With Janelle Teeple: When Our Kids Face Illness

March 9, 2025 • 58 mins
Matt and Nicole spend time with Janelle Teeple as she shares about their family’s experience with childhood cancer. Janelle speaks of the fight each of them walked through and continue to show as their daughter is a survivor now consistently showing clear scans. Whether it’s something minor or something significant, when our kids are sick, all we want as parents is for them to be comforted and to heal. Every child and family’s jo...
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With the Gillettes: How Raising Kids Affects Your Relationship

February 17, 2025 • 34 mins
Are you raising kids while in a relationship? There are a lot of beautiful and hard things about this season of life. Matt and Nicole share how children have affected their relationship, in both the wonderful and challenging ways. If you are also in this time of life, remember you’re not alone. Grab your partner and give this episode a listen.
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With Mary Collins: It Takes a Village...and Tea Hats Help

February 1, 2025 • 34 mins
The Gillettes share a true gift of a person with listeners, their dear friend Mary. She is one of the reasons Nicole and Matt are able to find rest and refreshment, as well as stamina to continue in their work, because Mary offers them wisdom, love, and babysitting. Join the conversation by hearing Mary’s heart behind why and how she serves in this way, and be encouraged. Oh and the tea hat thing? Stay til the end to find out in wh...
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With the Gillettes: When the Progress is Slow

January 20, 2025 • 38 mins
What do we do when progress is slow? Is slow progress better than no progress? How do we remain optimistic during the waiting, and what type of people should we have in our corner? Matt and Nicole discuss these things and more as they relate to Wonder, parenting, and life in general. Check out this first episode of the new year for some food for thought, as well as for new updates. And a huge thank you to all the listeners who ...
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With Bethany Fields: Happy at Hometown

October 24, 2024 • 37 mins
Meadville PA native, Bethany Fields, shares with the Gillettes what it is like growing up, going to college, and now raising kids in the same hometown area. Listen in to this joy filled episode that also does not fail to deliver on some profound wisdom around what sticking by a place’s side can do for family resilience.
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With Trevor and Sami Bortz, Part Two: Practical Sustainability for Family Life

October 10, 2024 • 43 mins
The conversation with these two was just so good we had to bring them back for a part two! If you’ve been wanting to put more of a focus on the environment and sustainability in your family life, but aren’t sure how, give this episode a listen!
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With Trevor and Sami Bortz: Family Lifestyle Inspired by Nature (Part 1)

September 9, 2024 • 45 mins
Wow, guys. This interview was jam packed with so much good information that we had to invite our guests back for a part two! We know you’ll enjoy part one with Sami and Trevor Bortz. These two are a wealth of knowledge regarding the head and heart behind why we love the natural world around us and how we as families can incorporate and spread the appreciation, design, and wisdom that comes from our environment to the next generati...
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With Ricardo Rivers: Trust, Teamwork, and Taking Time

September 5, 2024 • 43 mins
We welcome Matt as our official cohost going forward beginning with this next episode. (He’s now got the podcasting bug! Annnnd, we’ve heard multiple times to make him a permanent cohost!) Matt and Nicole hear from the very wise and well-loved Mr. Ricardo Rivers on trust, teamwork, and taking time with kids, especially when the adults in their lives might be struggling to support them through challenging behaviors. Parents, as th...
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With Ashley DeFalco: Aunts Just Might Actually Be Cooler Than Moms

August 16, 2024 • 32 mins
Nicole and Matt spend time with Nicole’s sister, Ashley…also known as Ash-Ash to talk about the roles of aunts in our kids’ lives. Her wise reflections and helpful tips are not only encouraging for all the aunties out there, but also for anyone who might not have kids of their own but is still just as invested in the lives of kids. The saying might just be right…aunts are like moms, only cooler. PS - Apologies for the technical gl...
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With Trevor and Kim Watts: Resilience in Big Life Changes

July 19, 2024 • 35 mins
Join in as Nicole and Matt talk with longtime friends Trevor and Kim Watts about how they have lead their family through big life changes while navigating with resiliency and grace. There is so much wisdom to glean from the Watts - listen in as they share what it’s like to be a family who is serving in the military, moving all over the world, and embracing the beauty learned in different cultures as they continue to form their own....
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With Beth Ivanic: Moms, We See You

July 12, 2024 • 37 mins
Moms are superheroes. Plain and simple. However, the life of a mom is anything but simple. Listen in as Nicole talks with Beth from Hello Sunshine Children’s Boutique about the joys and challenges of the working through motherhood. This episode was recorded inside her amazing shop - if you are local and haven’t been there yet, you’ve gotta go check it out!
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With Marisa Bojtschewsky: The Power of the Read Aloud

June 12, 2024 • 34 mins
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With Rosanne Sommers and Mark McGinty: How Community Impacts Us

May 25, 2024 • 34 mins
Nicole sits down with Rosanne and Mark to discuss how community has impacted them as individuals, in family, and through culture. If you’re a parent in the Meadville, PA area, you’re especially going to want to check this one out! Summer is approaching, and Mark and Rosanne share so many great ideas for how you and your family can find connection and belonging in community this summer.
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With Matt Gillette: A Vision for Family Community

May 15, 2024 • 45 mins

Meet host, Nicole Gillette, and her first guest - her husband, Matt Gillette, as they share their vision for this podcast and how it relates to the work they do in their own family and various businesses. 

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