Mind Full: The Canadian Psychological Association podcast

In this week's edition of People I Think You Should Meet on the Mind Full podcast, we talk to Hannah Burrows, a Master's psychology student specializing in animal behaviour. Specifically, the relationship between dogs and people. We talk about dogs, research, and the incredible things we have learned about animals over the years - crows, cuttlefish, and of course our own furry companions. Crows an...

Every time we get to celebrate something, we’re a little happier as a result. A promotion, a birthday, an unusually warm and sunny day in January. The fact is, there are hundreds of reasons for a celebration, but for some reason we don’t lean into them all. Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman has a radical idea – let’s celebrate EVERYTHING! Dr. Abdulrehman's website Lead With Diversity: https://leadwithdiversi...

Dr. Katherine Starzyk and Dr. Iloradanon Efimoff created a virtual reality tour of a residential school. They collaborated with Survivors and computer scientists to see if a tour in this manner could change attitudes toward residential schools and reconciliation. Did it work? Well...kind of. But that doesn't mean the study wasn't worth doing! On today's episode we discuss what they learned and how...

We’ve spoken on Mind Full before about anti-trans legislation, and the push to sideline the scientists doing work in the sex and gender space. But we’ve always done so from a Canadian perspective. We were curious to know how American psychologists are feeling at the moment. Dr. Alison Phillips and Julia Standefer, researchers at Iowa State University, tell us about their current situation and thei...

The federal election is over, and it looks like a Liberal minority. We speak with the CPA's Director of Policy and Public Affairs Glenn Brimacombe for the third time in our election series about the results, the reshaping of the federal government, and the path forward for advocacy. What is the current outlook for the health system in general? What are the possible scenarios for achieving parity b...

With just under two weeks until the federal election, we spoke with our director of policy and public affairs Glenn Brimacombe (again!) about public health, mental health, and what we can all do to keep those topics top of mind as we approach April 28th. Policy Primers: https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Advocacy/CPA%20Policy%20Primer%20Final%20December%202024.pdf Ten questions for candidates: https://cpa.c...

Glenn Brimacombe is the CPA's Director of Policy and Public Affairs, and a registered lobbyist. Glenn advocates for mental health funding and parity (to get mental health coverage on par with physical health coverage), and has some ideas about how to keep mental health at the forefront of the issues as an election looms. CPA's Policy Primer 'The Federal Government & Mental Health Policy…Preparing...

Dr. Liisa Galea is a scientific lead for the CAMH (the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) program womenmind™. It’s a community of philanthropists, thought leaders and scientists dedicated to tackling gender disparities in science, and to put the unique needs and experiences of women at the forefront of mental health research. womenmind: https://www.camh.ca/en/get-involved/join-the-cause/women...

Dr. Jillian Roberts is a Professor at the University of Victoria, a registered psychologist in B.C., and an author who has written a string of successful children's books in the Just Enough and The World Around Us series. Her latest book, The Friendship Guide, is a book that helps kids learn how to make friends and how to be a good friend. Pre-order The Friendship Guide: https://www.orcabook.com/T...

There has always been a stereotype that women are "more emotional" than men, and even that they are "too emotional" for leadership roles. Dr. Winny Shen joins Mind Full to discuss the results of her study which suggest that not only is that stereotype untrue, the exact opposite might actually be the case. Harvard Business Review article: https://hbr.org/2024/09/research-how-anxiety-shapes-mens-and...

Cette semaine, dans le cadre du Mois de la psychologie dont le thème, cette année, est « Les femmes et la science », nous présentons Sophie Bergeron, Ph. D., qui détient une Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les relations intimes et le bien-être sexuel au Département de psychologie de l’Université de Montréal, où elle dirige également le Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes con...

Madeline Springle is a second-year Ph. D. student at the University of Calgary, who is winning awards for her ability to mobilize knowledge. Specifically, she is taking the research she has done into one-way video interviews, and using it to help people who might use this knowledge to better prepare for their own job search. As we close out Psychology Month, we wanted to highlight knowledge transl...

While completing her psychology PhD, Sommer Knight is busy putting everything she learns to use. She co-hosts a radio show and has now written a children's book to advance the conversation about mental health in Black families and Black communities. The book is called Today Is a Rainy Day, and if you're in the Ottawa area Saturday March 1st, join Sommer and her co-authors and illustrators from 1-5...

Climate change is worsening, and producing an existential dread in many of us. Just as none of us are immune to the effects of climate change, we are also all susceptible to the mental health issues that accompany it. Mind Full host Eric Bollman and psychologist Dr. Amy Green discuss their own difficulties in wrapping their heads around a future that will look much different than the present.

Sometimes we just think someone is interesting enough that you should meet them - and this is one of those times. Dibora Mehari has just graduated with a Bachelor's degree in psychology, and she is an advocate for newcomers to Canada. Specifically, people from her Eritrean and East African community. She has also joined some friends to start a podcast. Why are we here podcast: https://open.spotify...

Kids in school face bullying - we all know this. Dr. Wendy Craig and Dr. Deinera Exner-Cortens say that much of the bullying in school is connected to power imbalances in society writ large. They join Mind Full to talk about societal structures, bullying, and what parents and educators can do. Article in The Conversation by Dr. Craig, Dr. Exner-Cortens, and Dr. Liz Baker 'Too many kids face bullyi...

We spoke with Dr. Gina Ko when she launched her podcast Against The Tides Of Racism. Now going into its fourth year, we catch up with her and discuss the impact of the podcast and the progress that has occurred, including the founding of an Asian Psychology Section at the CPA. Against the Tides of Racism: https://www.againstracismpodcast.com/ Dr. Ko's first appearance on Mind Full: https://soundcl...

There are so many books in the self-help and wellness genres that it's difficult to know which ones are evidence-based quality publications and which are not. Dr. Joanna Pozzulo at Carleton University has started a book club for this very purpose - and has now launched a podcast as well! Mental Health and Well-being Research and Training Hub (MeWeRTH): https://carleton.ca/mental-health/ To join th...

October is Autism Awareness Month in Canada, and we're closing the month by highlighting Goodness Gift, a social enterprise of the South Asian Autism Awareness Centre (SAAC) that employs people with autism to help them integrate into the workforce and their communities. SAAAC o Website: www.saaac.org o Instagram: @thesaaac o Email: info@saaac.org Goodness Gift o Website: www.goodnessgift.com o Ins...

October is Autism Awareness Month in Canada, and the federal government has launched a new framework and strategy for autism. We spoke with Dr. Isabel Smith about autism, awareness, and her contributions to the new national initiatives. Federal framework, strategy, and National Autism Network call for applications: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2024/09/government-of-canada-launches-f...

Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley from Saint Mary's University joins Kathryn and Eric to discuss workplace conflicts and resolution styles. Dr Dayna has created free courses and an app for organizations to become more effective at handling conflicts in the office. The courses and app: https://impactme.app/courses/ Saint Mary's University Psychological Health and Safety Lab: https://www.smu.ca/phs/resources.ht...

When Canadian newcomers face a language barrier, it often falls to their children, sometimes very young children, to bridge the gap at the bank, the doctor’s office, or the grocery store. This is Child Language Brokering, and it remains an under-studied phenomenon. Today's guests, Dr. Anusha Kassan (UBC) and Katerina Palova (TIES Centre for Immigrant Research), have written a book along with Halle...

AI has been around for a really long time. What is the difference between artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence? What are the ethical implications surrounding the use of generative AI, and the ethical ambiguities that are part of it’s creation? It is way too much to cover in just one podcast episode, but we are at the very least going to begin today with Nia Pazoki and Lai...

Dr. Jonathan Stea returns to the Mind Full podcast to discuss his new book 'Mind The Science: Saving Your Mental Health From The Wellness Industry'. There are a lot of TikTok videos and Instagram influencers advertising a lot of products - some are legit, some are grifts. How to spot the difference? Dr. Stea helps explain. Order the book at Dr. Stea's website: https://www.jonathanstea.com/ Science...

Nicole Perry is a psychologist in Edmonton who has written a new book called The Boundaried Therapist: Sustaining yourself in the counselling profession. The book is intended for both new and seasoned therapists, but the lessons and ideas about boundaries can be applied to us all. The Boundaried Therapist: https://brusheducation.ca/brush-catalogue/p/boundaried-therapist Nicole's website Embodied P...