The Mental Health Podcast
Good information. Good Advice. Positivity. A safe place of belonging for good mental health with the latest information and research from Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. Every episode includes the ”Coping” segment, a practical and effective tip for dealing with your mental health.
Episodes
Season 4 | Episode 4
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Recovery is not a straight path. Claire shares her experience of living with an eating disorder, the challenges she faced and the strength it takes to keep moving forward.
Season 4 | Episode 1
In our first episode of Season 4, new look…new theme. In Their Words: Mental Health Lived Experience. As this episode is released, it is September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day. Join us for emotional conversations from people with lived experience.
In our final episode of Season 3, we discuss the Two-Eyed Seeing pathway, bridging Western psychiatric treatments with Indigenous traditional healing practices to offer a more holistic approach to mental health care.
Season 3 | Episode 21
Medication is never one size fits all, especially in mental health care. Even a difference of less than 0.01% in our genes can mean the same medication works beautifully for one person but causes serious side effects or no benefit at all for someone else.
That’s beginning to change thanks to advances in pharmacogenetics, a field that uses a person’s genetic profile to help predict how they’ll...
Season 3 | Episode 20
Our daily habits can be a powerful lens into our mental health. Behaviour analysis can provide essential tools to changing our lives and helping with discovery and recovery.
Season 3 | Episode 19
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is not the humorous quirk that makes us laugh at a TV character. It’s a serious illness, one that can often take almost two decades to diagnose and treat. Our guest is Merissa Little, founder of OCD North.
Season 3 | Episode 18
Dr. Robyne joins Kevin again to talk about her new book, “I Hope So: How to Choose Hope Even When It’s Hard.”
Season 3 | 17
Stress and burnout for high-performing women can often go unchecked. Essentially, they don’t have time for it, which makes the need to find solutions even more imperative. Dr. Julie Merriman has researched burnout in women and offers insights into alleviating it, especially among women over 50.
Addiction is a serious mental illness. We know that it can actually alter a person’s brain. But what about those supporting a person living with a substance use disorder? Family? Friends? The impact on their mental health is often overlooked. Kevin talks with a psychotherapist who specializes in helping those supporting loved ones living with addiction.
Season 3 | Episode 14
Caring for a teen living with a mental health challenge can push a family to the brink. Recovery College at Ontario Shores is offering a new course on how to care for your teen and yourself in this tumultuous time.
Season 3 | Episode 13
Almost half of all Canadians report finances as a leading cause of stress. This can lead to insomnia, high blood pressure and headaches. Anxiety over money can also result in social isolation, reduced productivity and shame. Rina Winston is an executive life and leadership coach. She explains how you can rise above feeling shame about your finances.
Season 3 | Episode 12
In our semi-regular feature, In Focus, we take a deep dive in Alzheimer’s Disease. We reveal 14 peer-reviewed modifications you can make to your life to possibly delay or even prevent almost half of Alzheimer’s diagnoses. Guests include one of Canada’s leading researchers of the disease, a newly diagnosed patient and an advocate who is working towards dementia friendly communities.
Season 3 | Episode 11
Bell Let’s Talk Day is the largest corporate initiative for mental health in Canada. Chair, Mary Deacon, not only talks the talk, but she also indeed walks the walk when it comes to mental health. In this emotional episode, she is quite candid about her mental health journey.
Season 3 | Episode 10
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Often, a stressed-out kid at school means a stressed-out parent at home. This was just one result of a study released by Trent University that explains an epidemic of anxiety among youth. Parents tell researchers that they are “struggling to hang on.” One of the study's authors, Professor Naomi Nichols, shares additional results and what can be done t...
Season 3 | Episode 9
Giving the gift of good mental health is the proverbial gift that keeps on giving, especially for caregivers. This week, we sit down with Rita DeMontis, the award-winning lifestyle and food editor at Sun Media. A caregiver herself, she shares thoughtful ideas designed to bring real peace to the holiday season and beyond.
Season 3 | Episode 8
Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, a Professor of Consumer Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, U.K., is the expert retailers rely on to understand how we think—and spend. Chances are, her insights have influenced some of your past purchases without you even realizing it.
At this time of year, the competition for your attention can feel overwhelming. We asked Professor Jansson-Boyd what to watch...
Season 3 | Episode 7
Many people bite their fingernails from time to time. For some, it’s just a habit, but in certain cases, it can be a sign of stress or an underlying mental health concern. Dr. Suzanne Mouton-Odum is a leading expert in North America on body-focused repetitive behaviours, such as nail-biting, cheek-biting, skin-picking and more.
Season 3 | Episode 6 - In the first episode of our new feature series, In Focus, we take a closer look at bipolar disorder, a condition that’s often misunderstood and frequently misdiagnosed.
We hear from Pat Taylor, author of a powerful memoir about her journey living with bipolar disorder, which began before the term was even widely recognized. We also speak with a clinical expert to share the latest insights and informatio...
Season 3, Episode 5 – It boosts mood and happiness. It reduces stress and anxiety. It improves sleep and your overall health. It’s not a pill. It’s gratefulness. Appreciating and being thankful for people and things has been proven to do all of this, and more. Jeremy Godwin is an Australian life coach and counsellor as well as the host of the Let’s Talk About Mental Health podcast. He discusses how being tha...
Season 3, Episode 3 -The strength of anything depends entirely on its resilience. This is especially true when it comes to our mental health. Dr. Robyne is a sought-after speaker, author and podcast host who specializes in resiliency. Discover how a near-tragic accident taught her powerful lessons about resilience, and how those lessons can help improve your mental health.
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