Open hearts. Honest conversations.

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Episode 10: How Validation Builds Self-Compassion for People with Eating Disorders Our Director of Community & Provincial Programs including Embody Eating Disorders Prevention and Awareness Program, Laurie Kohl, leads us through an insightful and informative conversation with Dr. Josie Geller, Clinical Psychologist and Director of Research in the Eating Disor...

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Episode 9: Transition In this informative and heartfelt episode, Valerie is joined by Beckham and Sheila, an adult child-parent team who share their journey navigating conversations around Beckham’s gender identity, and trans journey. Each share their experience; how it felt, the supports they found along the way, and where they are today. This episode brin...

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Youth Mental Health Valerie is joined by Taylor and Venus, both members of this year’s Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB). Each year Family Services of the North Shore invites 12 youth from across the community to learn about mental health issues. The YouthLAB takes all that learning and creates a public awareness project to share with peers. This e...

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Episode 7: Living with an Eating Disorder – A Hopeful Journey In this informative episode Val is joined by two guests, Vicky and Joanna, who are both experts on eating disorders and disordered eating. Together they talk about the ways in which people of all genders can be pulled into this difficult experience, the stages, characteristics, and myths, and how...

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Youth Mental Health Valerie is joined by Taylor and Venus, both members of this year’s Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB). Each year Family Services of the North Shore invites 12 youth from across the community to learn about mental health issues. The YouthLAB takes all that learning and creates a public awareness project to share with peers. This e...

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Youth Mental Health Valerie is joined by Taylor and Venus, both members of this year’s Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB). Each year Family Services of the North Shore invites 12 youth from across the community to learn about mental health issues. The YouthLAB takes all that learning and creates a public awareness project to share with peers. This e...

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Youth Mental Health Valerie is joined by Taylor and Venus, both members of this year’s Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB). Each year Family Services of the North Shore invites 12 youth from across the community to learn about mental health issues. The YouthLAB takes all that learning and creates a public awareness project to share with peers. This e...

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Youth Mental Health Valerie is joined by Taylor and Venus, both members of this year’s Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB). Each year Family Services of the North Shore invites 12 youth from across the community to learn about mental health issues. The YouthLAB takes all that learning and creates a public awareness project to share with peers. This e...

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Episode 2: Loving Our Bodies, Loving Ourselves – During a Pandemic Our guest is Joanna Zelichowska, a Registered Clinical Counsellor who has been working in the field of eating disorders for more than 10 years. Joanna is the Manager of our Embody Eating Disorders and Prevention program at Family Services of the North Shore. Together Val and Joanna  talk about the...

Open hearts. Honest conversations. Youth Mental Health Valerie is joined by Taylor and Venus, both members of this year’s Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB). Each year Family Services of the North Shore invites 12 youth from across the community to learn about mental health issues. The YouthLAB takes all that learning and creates a public awareness project to share with peers. This e...