Caitlin Plant

Episode 139: Holiday Stress and Gratitude

September 27th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  16 mins 51 secs

gratitude, holiday stress and gratitude, stress

This week, with Thanksgiving approaching, we are exploring the topics of gratitude and holiday stress. There are tips for how to cultivate gratitude, tips for managing stress, and some personal insights from some of the team here at DCO. As always, if you are in need of support, or are even just looking for someone to talk with about what you are grateful for, please don’t hesitate to reach out to one of our distress lines or ONTX. You can find your closest Member distress centre at www.dcontario.org/locat

Episode 138: Back to school and COVID-19

September 20th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  19 mins 46 secs

back to school and covid-19, covid-19

This week on the podcast we are joined by J, a teacher and father of 3, to discuss what back-to-school has been like this year amidst the ever-changing COVID-19 climate. If you or someone you know is in need of support, please do not hesitate to reach out to our ONTX program or any of our Member centres to talk with someone. Visit our website at www.dcontario.org to chat online or find your closest centre, or you can text SUPPORT to 258258 between the hours of 2PM - 2AM daily.

Episode 137: World Suicide Prevention Day -Webinar

September 13th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  25 mins 27 secs

suicide, world suicide prevention day

On Friday September 10th, we held a Facebook Live event to honour World Suicide Prevention Day and, as a part of the evening, we shared a portion of a webinar hosted for our Member centre volunteer responders back in August. While some of the language used is specific to the context of training crisis line responders, the knowledge shared is applicable to anyone who is struggling with suicidality or who knows someone who is. If you are in need of support, please visit our website at www.dcontario.org and f

Episode 136: Marilyn Clarke on Grief after Suicide Loss

September 6th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  25 mins 19 secs

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To honour September being Suicide Prevention Month, we start this month off welcoming back Marilyn Clarke, Qualifying Registered Psychotherapist and DTATI candidate, to share her research on using art therapy to aid in the grieving process for those who have lost someone to suicide. Marilyn shares some of her own experiences as well as artist statements from her current research project on building meaning making within the suicide loss community.

Episode 135: Cultural Intelligence from an Indigenous Perspective.

August 30th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  19 mins 16 secs

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This week we finish off our current series on Racism and Cultural Intelligence by sharing a conversation between Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at DCO, and Eliza, a young Haudenosaunee woman. Eliza shares some of her experiences with racism, openly talks about her struggles with her mental health, and provides some advice around gaining cultural intelligence within Indigenous communities. If you or someone you know is need of support for any reason, please visit our website at www.dcontario.org for informat

Episode 134: Cultural Intelligence

August 23rd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  18 mins 1 sec

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On this week’s episode Caitlin Plant, Program Manager for Distress and Crisis Ontario, has a conversation with Lorna Anderson, a psychotherapist from the Waterloo area, on the topic of cultural intelligence. Lorna explains what it is, why it’s important, and how we might go about building our own cultural intelligence.

Episode 133: Jassy and Hannah on Racism

August 16th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 28 secs

jassy and hannah on racism

This week, Hanna sits down with her gran Jassy for us again and the two of them have an honest conversation about racism and diversity in Canada. They each share their unique perspectives and provide suggestions on how to respectfully approach the process of learning about other cultures.

Episode 132: Racism Resource Podcast

August 9th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 34 secs

This week Caitlin Plant, program manager for Distress and Crisis Ontario, shares a variety of resources surrounding racism and building cultural intelligence. These resources are meant to provide support for those experiencing racism and to help persons who would like to expand their knowledge and change their practices to become better allies. If you need support, please remember that our Member Centres exist to help you in whatever way you require. Visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find one near you.

Episode 131: Islamophobia

August 2nd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 48 secs

This week Caitlin Plant, Program Manager for Distress and Crisis Ontario, is joined by Sarah and Mifrah from the Coalition of Muslim Women in Kitchener-Waterloo to speak about Islamophobia, cultural intelligence, and allyship. If you would like to learn more about any of the topics discussed today, you can visit CMW’s website at https://cmw-kw.org/.

Episode 130: DCO Programs and services Sampler

July 26th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  18 mins 44 secs

This week we wrap-up our introduction to Distress and Crisis Ontario with some information on and examples of the additional programs and services DCO offers to the community and our Member Centres. If you would like to know more about any of the information shared in this podcast, check out our website or reach out to us by email at [email protected].

Episode 129: DCO - Member Info Podcast

July 19th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 10 secs

member info podcast

This week’s podcast is a resource-based summary of our Member Centres as we continue to share different aspects of our organization with you. Caitlin will be providing a little bit of information about each of our member centres in the hopes that it will provide greater awareness of the resources they offer across the province. All contact information for our centres can be found at www.dcontario.org/locations.

Episode 128: DCO - ONTX

July 12th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 15 secs

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In this week’s podcast we continue our introduction to Distress and Crisis Ontario by providing some information on the Ontario Online Text Crisis Service, or ONTX Program

Episode 127: DCO - Who we are

July 5th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  19 mins

dco - who we are

This week, Caitlin sits down with Neta Gear, Distress and Crisis Ontario’s (DCO) Executive Director, to officially introduce DCO as an organization as well as providing information on who we are, what we do, and how to become a Member.

Episode 126: Jassy's Story

June 28th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  40 mins 17 secs

jassy's story

Hana and her Gran Jassy share with us some of Jassy's tips on resiliancy derived from 84 years of experience

Episode 125: Valéry Brosseau on the impact of volunteering

June 21st, 2021  |  Season 1  |  13 mins 21 secs

valéry brosseau on the impact of volunteering

In today's episode Valéry Brosseau, a passionate speaker, writer and mental health advocate, shares how volunteering has had a powerful impact in her life.

Episode 124: Nursing during a pandemic

June 14th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  20 mins 40 secs

nursing during a pandemic

This week Caitlin interviews a good friend of hers who works as a nurse at a small-town hospital, and who has been working throughout the pandemic. They discuss the many challenges that COVID-19 has presented in the medical field this year, as well as some of the positives.