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Episode 310: On Navigating The Holidays Part 1
December 9th, 2024 | Season 3 | 23 mins 23 secs
navigating the holidays, part 1
In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, speaks with Sabrina Popernitsch, a Registered Psychotherapist, about navigating the emotional challenges of the holiday season. Together, they explore ways to manage expectations, avoid the stress of perfectionism, and support loved ones without overstepping boundaries.
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Episode 306: On Journeys in mental health from experience to education - Part 1
November 11th, 2024 | Season 3 | 24 mins 34 secs
mental health from experience to education, part 1, valéry brosseau
In Part 1 of this episode, Marissa Rasmussen, Communications and Marketing Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, sits down with Valéry Brosseau, mental health advocate and founder of Validate Mental Health Consultants. Valéry shares her journey from volunteering at Distress Centre Durham to founding her own consulting firm, where she now leads workshops and training on mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
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Episode 176: On Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation – Part 1
June 6th, 2022 | Season 2 | 29 mins 48 secs
2slgbtqia+, gender identity, part 1, sexual orientation
June is Pride Month in Canada, and as such, we have decided to dedicate the next two episodes of DCO Discourse to sharing a panel interview we did with a university student group that promotes Sexual and Gender Diversity. The stories that this trio of young adults shared with our organization about discovering their individual identities and the journeys they’ve walked are very powerful and we hope that you are as moved by their journeys as we are.
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Episode 21: Concurrent Disorders (Part 1)
May 10th, 2019 | Season 1 | 27 mins 10 secs
concurrent disorders, part 1
Health Canada (2002) defines those who have a concurrent disorder as experiencing a combination of mental/emotional/psychiatric problems along with the abuse of alcohol and/or other psychoactive drugs. Studies have shown that up to 50% of people with subs
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Episode 12: Understanding Abuse in Intimate Relationships - Part 1
March 16th, 2019 | Season 1 | 19 mins 40 secs
part 1, understanding abuse in intimate relationships
Domestic violence is not a private matter even though the vast majority of it happens behind closed doors or in the intimate personal language of couples. It is a devastating reality for many Canadian families that cuts across all social, economic, religi