Category Archives: Mental Health

Long Haulers, One-Year into the Pandemic

What is Working for Your Psychological Well-Being?

March 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic in North America. In this discussion, Françoise Mathieu, Diana Tikasz. and Dr. Jennifer Russel consider what has been working to help maintain psychological well-being during a time of upheaval and significant stress.

March 2021

Hot Walk & Talk

Understanding the Role of the Listener

Diana Tikasz explores the steps of the Hot Walk & Talk with an emphasis on the role of the listener.

February 2021

It’s Not Taboo to Care

A Conversation About Peer Support and Mental Health

LCol (retired) Stéphane Grenier is a former Canadian military officer, and founder and lead innovator at Mental Health Innovations (MHI). In this conversation, he shares his lessons learned about supporting mental health in the workplace and strategies for creating peer support programs.

February 2021

Mental Health & “Scary Issues”

A Conversation About Stigma with Dr. Mike Condra

Dr. Mike Condra is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston, ON. In this conversation, he shares his lessons learned about reducing stigma in the helping professions and offers strategies for verbal de-escalation.

December 2020

Stigma & The Stiff Upper Lip

Self-Compassion and the "Carry On" Culture

Many of us work in a culture that maintains that we must stoically “carry on” or be perpetual heroes. In this discussion, Françoise Mathieu, Diana Tikasz. and Dr. Jennifer Russel consider the resentment and isolation that can arise from stigma in the helping professions.

December 2020

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