Caitlin Plant
Co-Host of DCO Discourse...
Official Host of the DCO Discourse On Podcast
Caitlin Plant has hosted 192 Episodes.
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Episode 293: On Aging Gracefully and Social Media
August 12th, 2024 | Season 3 | 23 mins 45 secs
This week, Marissa Rasmussen, DCO’s Communications and Marketing Manager, talks with an aging gracefully social media influencer, Amanda Giorgini, about how social media impacts mental health across different generations. They explore societal pressures and online standards, discussing how these challenges affect various age groups. The episode also covers the benefits and drawbacks of social media, offering practical tips for maintaining healthy boundaries and fostering positive mental well-being.
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Episode 292: On the Back to School Transition
August 5th, 2024 | Season 3 | 26 mins 53 secs
back to school
This week Caitlin Plant is joined by Marissa Rasmussen, DCO’s new Communications and Marketing Manager, to give some tips for a positive transition back-to-school this fall. Whether you are a parent to a school-aged child or youth, are an elementary or high school student, or if you are someone headed off to post-secondary education and beyond, this episode includes some strategies for preparing for the back-to-school season.
This week Caitlin Plant is joined by Marissa Rasmussen, DCO’s new Communications and Marketing Manager, to give some tips for a positive transition back-to-school this fall. Whether you are a parent to a school-aged child or youth, are an elementary or high school student, or if you are someone headed off to post-secondary education and beyond, this episode includes some strategies for preparing for the back-to-school season. To read the full article referenced throughout the episode visit: https://files.constantcontact.com/0fb3237d001/62368112-bfdd-4c12-8f92-54d2ac97b4ad.pdf.
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Episode 291: On Summer Self Care
July 29th, 2024 | Season 3 | 20 mins 22 secs
summer self care
This week Katelyn Doyle and Caitlin Plant talk about summer self-care. They include practical advice as well as some fun ideas to incorporate into your self care routine this summer!
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Episode 289: On Body Neutrality
July 15th, 2024 | Season 3 | 28 mins 35 secs
body image; body neutrality
This week Katelyn Doyle and Caitlin Plant talk about body positivity versus body neutrality. They pull information from the following articles:
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/body-positivity-vs-body-neutrality
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814782/
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/0512fe_ccc6638a5e3844c8b3dcf4a0e536a9c2.pdfTo connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member centre. Many of our Member centres operate 24/7. Thank you for listening and we hope you’ll join us again next week. If you would like to provide feedback on this episode, past episodes, or request future content, you can do so using the following link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8.
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Episode 286: Bonus Episode - On Indigenous Men’s Mental Health
June 24th, 2024 | Season 3 | 1 hr 5 mins
indigenous mental health, men's mental health
In honour of Men’s Mental Health Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day, we are sharing this bonus podcast to bring awareness to the state of Indigenous Men’s Mental Health. This podcast is the audio recording from a webinar we hosted earlier this week (June 19, 2024) with three panelists from Indigenous organizations. We would like to thank Stephen Jackson (Anishnabeg Outreach - https://aocan.org/), Keenan Bird (We Matter Campaign - https://wemattercampaign.org/), and Clarence Cachagee (Crow Shield Lodge - https://www.crowshieldlodge.com/) for sharing their knowledge and experiences with us.
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Episode 284: Archive Episode: On National Indigenous History Month with Charity Fleming
June 17th, 2024 | Season 3 | 35 mins 37 secs
As it is National Indigenous Peoples Day on Friday the 21st, we want to revisit a conversation with Charity Fleming. In this archived episode, 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
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Episode 282: On Self Image and Beauty Standards
June 3rd, 2024 | Season 3 | 32 mins 35 secs
beauty standards, self image
This week, Caitlin Plant and Katelyn Doyle talk about self-image and beauty standards in the digital age. They often reference the article "It's Not Your Imagination. Beautiful Women All Look Alike Now" by Carlyn Beccia, which is linked here: https://medium.com/moments-of-passion/its-not-your-imagination-beautiful-women-all-look-alike-now-62ebac085a0a
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Episode 280: On Intersectionality and Mental Health
May 20th, 2024 | Season 3 | 29 mins 40 secs
intersectionality, mental health
This week, Caitlin Plant and Katelyn Doyle discuss the intersectionality of mental health. Intersectionality is “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.” When we apply the concept of intersectionality to mental health, we recognize that various factors intersect to influence an individual's overall mental health.
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Episode 278: On Mental Health and Motherhood
May 6th, 2024 | Season 2 | 17 mins 40 secs
mental health, motherhood
To everyone who celebrates Mother’s Day this Sunday, we hope you have a wonderful day. This week, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, and her friend, Char, a new mom and OB nurse, talk about motherhood. They discuss post-partum anxiety and rage, how motherhood changes the pace of life, and more.
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Episode 277: On Mental Health Week 2024
April 29th, 2024 | Season 2 | 24 mins 26 secs
on mental health week 2024
May 6th – 12th is CMHA’s Mental Health Week and this year’s theme is “A Call to be Kind”. This week, Caitlin Plant and Katelyn Doyle discuss the theme and how a little kindness and compassion can go a long way. To learn more about this year’s theme, visit: https://cmha.ca/mental-health-week/. To learn more about CMHA’s partnership with the kid’s television show Nanalan, visit: https://cmha.ca/story/nanalan-partners-with-cmha-for-mental-health-week-to-highlight-the-power-of-compassion/.
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Episode 276: On Breaking Down Barriers in Women’s Healthcare – Bonus Episode
April 27th, 2024 | Season 2 | 15 mins 29 secs
In this bonus episode Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, has a conversation with outgoing student intern, Marina. They discuss Marina’s time at her placement as well as discussing the topics explored in a blog post written by Marina. In her blog post, “Breaking Down Barriers in Women’s Healthcare”, Marina explores common systemic barriers faced by women accessing healthcare, additional barriers that impact minority populations, and solutions and initiatives that could improve women’s healthcare experiences. You can read the blog here: https://www.dcontario.org/breaking-down-barriers-in-womens-healthcare.
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Episode 273: On Spring Cleaning and mental health
April 6th, 2024 | Season 2 | 22 mins 55 secs
mental health, spring cleaning
This week Caitlin Plant, Program Manager, and Katelyn Doyle, Marketing and Communications Manager, talk about using spring cleaning as a form of self-care. They pull from two articles, (linked below), and discuss their own challenges and thoughts on spring cleaning.
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Episode 272: Archive Episode: On a 7th Grader's View of Gender Roles and Bodily Autonomy
April 1st, 2024 | Season 2 | 12 mins 23 secs
body autonomy, gender roles
In this archived episode, Caitlin sits down with her daughter, now a 7th grader, to gain her perspective once again on some current events. Together, they discuss gender roles, bodily autonomy, and the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade making the criminalization of abortion a reality in some states. If you would like more information or potential tips for managing stress related to these events.
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Episode 271: On Gender-based Violence
March 25th, 2024 | Season 2 | 23 mins 15 secs
gender-based violence, women
This week Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at DCO and Katelyn Doyle, Communications and Marketing Manager at DCO are talking about gender-based violence in Canada, and how we can best support those calling about gender-based violence.
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Episode 270: On Womanhood
March 18th, 2024 | Season 2 | 34 mins 12 secs
international women's day, womanhood, women
This week, Caitlin Plant, DCO Program Manager; Katelyn Doyle, DCO Communications and Marketing Manager; and Sabrina Popernitsch, a registered psychotherapist, have joined together to talk about their experiences with womanhood. They reflect on International Women's Day, motherhood, sisterhood, and their personal experiences with being a woman.
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Episode 269: On Earth Hour
March 11th, 2024 | Season 2 | 18 mins 2 secs
climate change, earth hour, environmentalism
This week Katelyn Doyle, Communications and Marketing Manager at DCO, is in conversation with DCO's Program Manager, Caitlin Plant about Earth Hour. This year, we are going lights out on Saturday Mar 23 from 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. According to EarthHour.org, “Last year, over 410,000 hours were given to our planet by supporters in over 190 countries and territories.” Let's do even better this year!