DCO Discourse...
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
312 episodes of DCO Discourse... since the first episode, which aired on January 9th, 2019.
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Episode 263: End of January Mental Health Check-in with Sabrina
January 29th, 2024 | Season 2 | 20 mins 46 secs
mental health check-in, new years resolutions
This week Caitlin Plant, program manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and Sabrina Popernitsch, a registered psychotherapist, ground us with an end-of-January mental health check-in. They also discuss revisiting New Years Resolutions and being gentle with ourselves if we aren’t meeting the goals we set out to complete.
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Episode 262: On the “Winter Blues”
January 22nd, 2024 | Season 2 | 21 mins 12 secs
post-holiday letdown, sad, winter blues
This week Katelyn Doyle, Communications and Marketing Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at DCO, talk about Post-holiday Letdown and the "Winter Blues". This is an excerpt from the Spirit of Volunteerism webinar, a webinar hosted every third Wednesday of the month for DCO members. If you'd like to learn more about anything discussed in the podcast, these articles are linked below:
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Episode 261: On Parasocial Relationships
January 15th, 2024 | Season 2 | 29 mins 24 secs
parasocial interactions, parasocial relationships
This week Katelyn Doyle, Communications and Marketing Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at DCO, talk about parasocial relationships. Parasocial, as defined by Oxford Dictionary, is "Designating a relationship characterized by the one-sided, unreciprocated sense of intimacy felt by a viewer, fan, or follower for a well-known or prominent figure (typically a media celebrity), in which the follower or fan comes to feel (falsely) that they know the celebrity as a friend."
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Episode 260: On How to Improve your sleep
January 8th, 2024 | Season 2 | 13 mins 45 secs
improving sleep quality, sleep quality
This week Katelyn Doyle, Communications and Marketing Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, talks about how we can improve our overall sleep quality.
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Episode 259: On New Year's Resolutions
January 1st, 2024 | Season 2 | 20 mins 22 secs
on new year's resolutions
This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and Katelyn Doyle, Communications and Marketing Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, have a conversation about New Year's resolutions, its history, the pressures of a resolution and how to reshape how you think of the New Year.
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Episode 258: On Dealing with Grief Over the Holidays
December 25th, 2023 | Season 2 | 22 mins 35 secs
on dealing with grief over the holidays
How to survive the holidays when grieving
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Episode 257: On LGBTQ Mental Health and the Theatre Pt 2
December 18th, 2023 | Season 2 | 26 mins 53 secs
on lgbtq mental health and the theatre pt 2
Katelyn Doyle, Communications and Marketing Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and Jonnie Lombard, trans theatre creator, explore mental health and queerness within the theatre community and industry.
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Episode 256: On LGBTQ Mental Health and the Theatre Pt 1
December 11th, 2023 | Season 2 | 18 mins 37 secs
on lgbtq mental health and the theatre pt 1
Katelyn Doyle, Communications and Marketing Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and Jonnie Lombard, trans theatre creator, explore mental health and queerness within the theatre community and industry.
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Episode 255: On the Holiday Season with Sabrina
December 4th, 2023 | Season 2 | 25 mins 43 secs
on the holiday season with sabrina
This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and Sabrina Popernitsch, a qualifying registered psychotherapist, discuss the winter holidays and preparing for the stress of the season. They explore navigating family relationships, how to set boundaries, what the holiday season may be like for those who don’t celebrate this time of year, and more.
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Episode 254: On Food Insecurity Pt 4
November 27th, 2023 | Season 2 | 20 mins 21 secs
on food insecurity pt 4
Katelyn Doyle continues with part 4 of our series on Food Insecurity. This week she interviews host of the podcast Caitlin Plant, Program Manager, at Distress and Crisis Ontario, talking about food security and holiday preparedness. Together, they discuss more general food security resources for those who are struggling and how to support one another as we approach colder months and the holiday season.
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Episode 253: On Food Insecurity Pt 3
November 20th, 2023 | Season 2 | 14 mins 50 secs
on food insecurity pt 3
This week, Katelyn Doyle continues with part 3 of our series on Food Insecurity. She is joined by once again by Anne Anderson, who is not only a community pastor, leading the thirdspace_ alternative worshiping community, she actively participates in teaching contextual ministry courses and guest lecturing in various academic programs.
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Episode 252: On Food Insecurity Pt 2
November 13th, 2023 | Season 2 | 11 mins 45 secs
on food insecurity pt 2
This week, Katelyn Doyle continues with part 2 of our series on Food Insecurity. She is joined by once again by Anne Anderson, who is not only a community pastor, leading the thirdspace_ alternative worshiping community, she actively participates in teaching contextual ministry courses and guest lecturing in various academic programs.
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Episode 251: On Food Insecurity Pt 1
November 6th, 2023 | Season 2 | 12 mins 24 secs
on food insecurity pt 1
This week, Katelyn Doyle, begins our 3 part series on food security and holiday preparedness. She is joined by Anne Anderson, who is not only a community pastor, leading the thirdspace_ alternative worshiping community, she actively participates in teaching contextual ministry courses and guest lecturing in various academic programs.
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Episode 250: Archive Episode: On Accessing Emergency Services
October 30th, 2023 | Season 2 | 35 mins 30 secs
archive episode: on accessing emergency services
In this archive episode, Caitlin sat down with Benni, a Director on DCO’s governing board and a police officer in York Region, to talk about when and how to access emergency services in relation to a mental health and/or substance misuse crisis.
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Episode 249: On Cyber Security Awareness Month
October 23rd, 2023 | Season 2 | 10 mins 26 secs
on cyber security awareness month
October is Cyber Securty Awareness Month in Canada, so this week we share some tips on how to "Step up your Cyber Fitness". We also share information from getcybersafe.gc.ca on common cyber scams and how to protect yourself.
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Episode 248: On How to Help Children Cope with Graphic Images
October 17th, 2023 | Season 2 | 15 mins 10 secs
on how to help children cope with graphic images
This special episode of the podcast is being shared in response to events currently occurring globally that may be causing distress for our listeners and those they support. In this episode, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and Christina Droumtsekas, Waterloo-based art therapist, discuss information from a Global News article written by Katie Dangerfield, titled, “Israel attack: How to help young people cope with graphic images on social media”.