State Of Mind Mental Health Podcast

It's always a great conversation with Dr. Zarnett. In this episode, we discuss the psychological frailty of modern Western society and how that is likely contributing to the overwhelming mental health challenges facing young people today. We also address what we can do about this, focusing on daily routines, rituals, practicing mindfulness and other health-promoting behaviours. We also discuss why...

One of the most stressful industries, we discuss mental health and addiction with Ariel Coplan & Hassel Aviles, founders of Not 9 to 5 a Canadian organization focused on mental health and addiction in the hospitality, food and beverage industry.  In the podcast, we discuss many issues around the challenges of serving with a smile, of always being on, of the long days and nights, and how people oft...

Podcast Timestamps & Topics History of Alysons Work @ 2:00 Screen Time , Homework, Kids needing to learn how to be bored!! @ 10:00 Exceptions to the rule. Allowing our kids treats outside of the general rules @ 13:30 Kids learn by testing the rules and pushing the boundaries of the world. They learn through experience, trial and error. @ 15:00 Adapting our rules to the context of a situation. @ 18...

In this episode, I talk with David & Deborah Cooper. Authors of "Bridge Over the River Why" about their experience losing their son Eli to suicide and the birth of  Eli's Place , which will be Canada's first long term rural residential treatment centre for emerging adults with mental illness - and learn about the benefits of applying the recovery model in treatment. They are courageous and poignan...

Meet Amanda & David. Two lovely humans who discuss their work in mental health advocacy and how they're creating a business through their passion and experience! Amanda Lederle is the Creator of  CreateBeing . A company that focuses on mental health awareness through mindfulness and creative expression. As an Artist, Amanda collaborates with people to tell their mental health stories through print...

Meet Jeff Riseley, after his recent experience with cancer and his relationship with mental health, Jeff decided to bring his wisdom into his passion for training and leading sales teams. Now he brings a mental health lens that focuses on best practices to promote resilience and wellbeing among sales teams. The difference with Jeff is that he actually cares deeply about people's health rather than...

In this episode of the podcast, we discuss many great perspectives on what it means to be powerful, how we can take responsibility for our behaviours and how to map out what healthy and meaningful habits looks like on a daily basis. Some potential insights you might benefit from are, how do you practice deep personal reflection that can empower us and lead to a healthier sense of self. These refle...

Catch da Flava on Mental Health & Mental Illness  By  Meredith Charko   -  December 05, 2018 On Tuesday, November 27th, Radio Regent's Catch da Flava youth radio show explored the topic of mental health and mental illness. We were fortunate enough to have guest Mike Stroh from mental health organization Starts With Me on the show with us as a guest. Mike answered a number of great questions from t...

On this episode of the podcast, Jesse Bigelow talks about his experience growing up and how a relatively 'normal' upbringing could never have prepared him for the onslaught of mental illness and the development of schizophrenia. He describes the onset of his symptoms and how he went about getting help and how much he learned through the process of recovery. Jesse discusses what it is like to hear...

On this episode we discuss Dr Zarnett's work at the University of Toronto, how students are struggling with their mental health, his passion of training dogs and what we can learn about human psychology from our domesticated animals. Disclaimer Professional medical care and psychotherapeutic services are not offered on this Youtube channel. It is for general informational purposes only and does no...

What are all the different kinds and how to find what works best for you? There are around 400 types of accepted therapy by the American Psychological Association. I have my preferences for personal reasons and those I'll provide once I finish my masters of counselling psychology and become a registered psychotherapist. It is important to note that the most important thing is that you are doing so...

My brother and I are going to explore his experience with psychosis, addiction, mental health institutions, jails, and his journey into recovery and a life he enjoys living. This man has continuously amazed me throughout his journey. Some things he has done are quite inspiring and I am going to ask him how he did those things while he was navigating his illness. I want to ask him about some of  th...

In this episode I introduce myself and the backstory to the State Of Mind Podcast.  Thanks for listening :) I hope you find this helpful. Questions - hello@startswithme.ca  Disclaimer  Professional medical care and psychotherapeutic services are not offered on this Youtube channel. It is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other prof...