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Episode 231: On Brain Injury Awareness Month with Lex Heffernan

June 26th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  16 mins 38 secs

on brain injury awareness month with lex heffernan

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, has a conversation with Lex Heffernan from the Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington for Brain Injury Awareness Month. They explore why talking about brain injury is important, who can be impacted by brain injury and how to support them, and more.

Episode 230: On National Indigenous History Month with Charity Fleming

June 19th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  35 mins 20 secs

on national indigenous history month with charity fleming

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, sits down with Charity Fleming from Qualia Counselling Services to learn about National Indigenous History Month, National Indigenous Peoples Day, and how non-Indigenous settlers and allies can respectfully acknowledge, celebrate, and support these important times of awareness.

Episode 229: On Pride Month with Valéry Brosseau

June 12th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  23 mins 1 sec

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This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, has a conversation with Valéry Brosseau about Pride Month. They talk about why celebrating Pride is important, how allies can support their 2SLGBTQIA+ loved ones, how to navigate feelings of inadequacy or fear that may surround Pride, and more.

Episode 228: On the Importance of Awareness Days

June 5th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  12 mins 27 secs

on the importance of awareness days

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, explores why awareness days are important as well as sharing specific information on Pride Month, National Indigenous History Month, and Brain Injury Awareness Month, which are all celebrated in June. Over the next three weeks DCO Discourse… will be focusing on each of those awareness themes.

Episode 227: On Social Media and Youth Mental Health

May 29th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  19 mins 56 secs

social media, youth mental health

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, shares further information on youth mental health, specifically related to social media use and a recent advisory released by the United States surgeon general. Included in this episode are some concerns, how the youth feel, and advice for parents on navigating social media use for their teens

Episode 226: On Grief and Loss

May 22nd, 2023  |  Season 2  |  12 mins 10 secs

grief, loss

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, follows up last week’s episode on what you can expect when someone you know is dying with information on the grief and loss that follow a death, and how you can care for yourself in the aftermath.

Episode 225: On What to do When Someone is Dying

May 15th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  14 mins 4 secs

on what to do when someone is dying

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, shares some information on what you can expect when someone you know is dying. She also shares resources related to grief and loss.

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, shares some information on what you can expect when someone you know is dying. She also shares resources related to grief and loss.

Episode 224: On Motherhood and Being a Mother-figure

May 8th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  27 mins 5 secs

on motherhood and being a mother-figure

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and her mom, Elma, talk about motherhood, how it changes as your children grow, how to maintain a sense of “self” – or at least try to, and more.

Episode 223: On Children’s Mental Health Week

May 1st, 2023  |  Season 2  |  11 mins 14 secs

on children’s mental health week

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, shares information and resources related to child and youth mental health to honour Children’s Mental Health Week, marked May 1st – 7th.

Episode 222: On Spring Cleaning and Setting Positive Intentions

April 24th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  20 mins 50 secs

on spring cleaning and setting positive intentions

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, has a conversation with Sabrina, a qualifying registered psychotherapist who has a Masters in Counselling Psychology. Together they talk about springtime, checking in with ourselves, and setting mindful intentions.

Episode 221: On Self-Compassion with a 7th Grader

April 17th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  18 mins 11 secs

7th grader, self-compassion

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and her 7th grade daughter are talking about self-compassion. They explore Dr. Kristin Neff’s definition of what self-compassion is, walk through her three key elements of self-compassion, and have an honest conversation about how difficult self-compassion can be.

Episode 220: Archive Episode: Slow Sustainable Living

April 10th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  14 mins 42 secs

slow sustainable living

This week, we are sharing an archived episode where Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, interviewed Lauren on the topic of slow, sustainable living and how choosing to live a sustainable, mindful lifestyle can lead to wellness in more areas than one. Small changes can make a huge difference to one’s wellbeing and spring is a great time for new beginnings.

This week, we are sharing an archived episode where Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, interviewed Lauren on the topic of slow, sustainable living and how choosing to live a sustainable, mindful lifestyle can lead to wellness in more areas than one. Small changes can make a huge difference to one’s wellbeing and spring is a great time for new beginnings.

Episode 219: On How Burnout is Changing Our Lives

April 3rd, 2023  |  Season 2  |  10 mins 58 secs

burnout, work/ life balance

This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, shares some information about burnout syndrome. She explores some of the history of burnout, potential symptoms, and strategies to prevent or manage burnout.

Episode 218: On Building Equitable Friendships with Neta and Elma

March 27th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  33 mins 25 secs

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This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, continues to learn about building equitable friendships and relationships from Neta and Elma. Neta and Elma have built a strong friendship over the past 4 years regardless of differences in culture, upbringing, and lived experiences.

Episode 217: On Building an Intentional Friendship with Sabrina

March 20th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  24 mins 24 secs

on building an intentional friendship with sabrina

This week Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, interviews one of her best friends to talk about how their friendship has changed over the years, how they have been intentional in building an equitable friendship, and more.

Episode 216: On Friendship with a 7th Grader

March 13th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  16 mins 41 secs

on friendship with a 7th grader

This week Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, sits down with her daughter to talk about her friendships and her ability to create strong bonds with her peers is impacted in today’s digital world, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and in a school system where peers shift with each grade.