Mind Full: The Canadian Psychological Association podcast

Dr. Jesse Bosse is a gender-queer psychologist in Ottawa who works primarily with trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people. Aida is a young trans person who is currently undergoing Hormone Replacement Therapy. We spoke to them both about the issues confronting gender diverse people, human rights issues, and the effects of the pandemic on this population.

Dr. Ada Sinacore is an expert in human rights issues surrounding gender diversity. Dr. Keira Stockdale is an expert in the psychology of criminal justice. They are part of a group working to put out a statement on gender diversity amid an increase in violence and legislation targeted at the gender diverse community. We discuss LGBTQ2s+ rights in relation to education, the criminal justice system,...

Canadian Indigenous Artist Betty Albert has created a design for a T-shirt the CPA will be selling at the 83rd annual convention in Calgary this weekend. All proceeds will go to an Indigenous charity working toward healing for Indigenous communities in Canada. We discuss art, residential schools, and the remarkable capabilities of Photoshop! https://www.facebook.com/betty.albert.798 https://sa-cin...

Gina Ko is a psychologist in Alberta who has been working in anti-racism for a while. She realized many of her colleagues in that space had great stories to share, so she started the podcast Against The Tides Of Racism. You can find her podcast on Spotify, or at the website here: https://www.againstracismpodcast.com/

Glenn Brimacombe is the director of Policy and Public Affairs at the Canadian Psychological Association, and has just created an advocacy guide for the CPA's member psychologists to help them in their efforts to speak with MPPs and get their message out. He joins Eric (who just created a companion Working-With-The-Media guide for members) to discuss advocacy and the role of psychologists in public...

Charlotte Smith spent years as a youth experiencing homelessness on and off again. Avery has also recently experienced homelessness and abuse in the foster care system. They join Mind Full with Dr. Nick Kerman, a psychologist who has spent his career studying homelessness and housing interventions. Charlotte's LiveEx Alliance: https://www.facebook.com/livexalliance/ https://twitter.com/livexallian...

Dr. Tyler Black is a psychiatrist who specializes in suicidology. When, early in the pandemic, wild claims were being made about the spike in suicide we were sure to see as a result of lockdowns, he pushed back with his expertise in the field (spoiler alert - he was right, and suicide actually decreased). He became one of the experts at Science Up First, combatting disinformation online. https://w...

Dr. Krishana Sankar returns to Mind Full to talk about the science and data around vaccines and COVID-19. Dr. Sankar and the other experts at Science Up First are continuing to combat online disinformation, which is ever-changing and doesn't show signs of slowing down. Follow Science Up First on social media or go to their website here https://www.scienceupfirst.com/

Dr. Mari Swingle wrote the book 'i-Minds: How and Why Constant Connectivity is Rewiring Our Brains and What to Do About it'. We discuss the revelations from Facebook research that shows Instagram's negative effect on young girls, in particular - something Dr. Swingle has been writing about for years. To read more, or get the book: http://www.drmariswingle.com/

Vulvodynia is a condition that affects between 8-28% of all women - but it's still a relatively unknown term. Dr. Caroline Pukall, one of Canada's leading experts in vulvodynia, joins Mind Full to explain it to Eric and Kathryn. For more info on vulvodynia: https://www.nva.org/

Dr. Melissa Tiessen and Dr. Karen Dyck created the Intentional Therapist network to help female mental health professionals (themselves included!) stay healthy and happy through intentional and playful self-care. See their website here: https://www.intentionaltherapist.ca/

Zuraida Dada is a psychologist in Alberta who grew up under the apartheid system in South Africa. She was an activist despite the danger, a scholar despite the odds, and was part of the intelligentsia that rebuilt the country as it became a democracy. To hear more from Zuraida, check out the Against The Tides of Racism podcast episode 'From Apartheid to Ubuntu: A Personal Journey of Triumph over R...

Dr. David Goldbloom's new book We Can Do Better: Urgent Innovations to Improve Mental Health Access and Care lays out 8 different innovations that can improve access and care right now in Canada. The CPA's director of policy and public affairs, Glenn Brimacombe, speaks to Dr. Goldbloom about his book and the future of mental health care in this country.

Students from the University of Calgary in Jim Cresswell's History of Psychology class present their podcasts on Cognitive Dissonance Theory and the Bystander Effect. Learn a little bit more about these historic and famous psychological concepts!

We reached out to the CPA's 6000th Twitter follower and asked her to come on the podcast - Allyson Lamont is a UNB psychology student studying food insecurity. We talked about PEI's ambitious plans to end food insecurity and poverty: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/legislation/p-14-1-poverty_elimination_strategy_act.pdf And about PROOF Food Insecurity Poverty Research: https:...

The students in Jim Cresswell's History of Psychology class at the University of Calgary recorded podcasts as part of their final projects in 2020. Today, we present Prosocial Behaviour Theory with Manraj, Cale, Melanie, and Mark. Then, we discuss personality tests, in particular HEXACO which was developed at the University of Calgary, with Gemma, Dorothy, Shekinah, and Julia.

With Naomi Osaka withdrawing from the French Open and Wimbledon, and Canada's best heading to Tokyo for the Olympics, it was time to talk about the mental health of elite athletes. Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood is a sport psychologist who works with the best athletes in Canada. She does a terrific podcast of her own, Heroes in our Midst: https://drtoogood.com/heroes-in-our-midst/ Chantal Van Landegh...

University of Calgary Students Tina Nguyen, Will Shymka, Tessa Chomistek, and Noreen Sanosa did a podcast on MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) as part of their final project in Jim Cresswell's History of Psychology class. We play their podcast, and discuss MBCT with a current expert, Dr. Zindel Segal at the University of Toronto.

Couple HOPES is an online self-help intervention for couples seeking PTSD help in Canada. Currently entering the third stage of trials, the hope is that this will be a source of help for couples who are struggling to find a therapist or other mental health professional. Today we talk to Dr. Skye Fitzpatrick from York University about the program, PTSD, and a little about Borderline Personality Dis...

This season of Mind Full we will be featuring some of the work of students in Jim Cresswell's History of Psychology class at the University of Calgary. In this episode, Joyce Singh, Madison Fairholm, Natalie Sebastian and Susan Flynn Lowry present their podcast on cognitive dissonance and social media. Then the students discuss their work with an expert in the field, Dr. Alexa Tullett from the Uni...

Dr. Krishana Sankar and Dr. Jonathan Stea are experts with Science Up First, an online group of experts combatting disinformation and misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and vaccines. Spoilers: mRNA can't alter your DNA, Bill Gates is not microchipping you, and while viruses 'shed', vaccines do not. https://www.scienceupfirst.com/

We asked many of the psychologists we profiled for Psychology Month to give us a 'silver lining' - something positive that has happened in the past year, either personal or professional, that would not have happened absent the pandemic. Here is what they said.

Introducing The Coping Toolbox: A Child Psych Podcast created by Dr. Laila Din Osmun, Dr. Mary Simmering McDonald, and Dr. Jenn Vriend. The three are child psychologists in private practice in Ottawa, and are bringing unique professional and personal perspectives to parents and children during the pandemic. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-coping-toolbox-a-child-psych-podcast/id1553993639

We meet four psychologists doing interesting work during the pandemic. Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood is working with athletes, Dr. Mélanie Joanisse created a Guide to Wellness, Dr. Christine Chambers is with Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), and Courtney Gosselin is a graduate student who collected letters people wrote to their past and future selves.

Dr. Maya Yampolsky is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Université Laval. She specializes in social and cultural psychology, with a particular focus in her research on the experience of managing multicultural and intersectional identities. How those identities are related to our broader social relationships and broader social issues – especially systemic racism and how racism enters into our...