Heads Up! Community Mental Health Podcast

Heads Up! Community Mental Health Podcast https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/series/heads-up-community-mental-health-podcast/ Wed, 13 May 2026 18:21:42 +0000 episodic false https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/brain-logo-podcast-rgb-72ppi-3000px-85-qual-afdes-scaled.jpg Heads Up! Community Mental Health Podcast https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/series/heads-up-community-mental-health-podcast/ yes abd62586-acca-5b19-a837-b00e76bba16d https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 ‘MIND’ING NATURE: Cultivating Childhood Wellness Outdoors https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/minding-nature-cultivating-childhood-wellness-outdoors/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:43:15 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=6511 DONATE NOW SUMMARY People have become less connected to nature, particularly with increasing urbanization. However, many studies are now clearly demonstrating that nature connectedness is crucial to our physical and mental health, and to the future of our communities’ social, cultural, environmental, and economic well-being. Audrey Hystad, farm manager for the Clubhouse Farm…

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY People have become less connected to nature, particularly with increasing urbanization. However, many studies are now clearly demonstrating that nature connectedness is crucial to our physical and mental health, and to the future of our communities’ social, cultural, environmental, and economic well-being. Audrey Hystad, farm manager for the Clubhouse Farm…

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/kid-garden.jpg ‘MIND’ING NATURE: Cultivating Childhood Wellness Outdoors false no 01:09:12 No no NATURE’S PLAN: Using Natural Frameworks to Build Mentally Healthy Communities https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/natures-plan-using-natural-frameworks-to-build-mentally-healthy-communities/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:38:43 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=6314 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Creating mentally healthy communities is becoming an issue of increasing importance. Dr. Marilyn Hamilton, an author and international thought leader, and Mark Holland, an author and award-winning community planner, discuss how we can use what we know about nature to plan, design, and build more livable, socially connected, and mentally healthy communities.

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY Creating mentally healthy communities is becoming an issue of increasing importance. Dr. Marilyn Hamilton, an author and international thought leader, and Mark Holland, an author and award-winning community planner, discuss how we can use what we know about nature to plan, design, and build more livable, socially connected, and mentally healthy communities.

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bee-hive.jpg NATURE’S PLAN: Using Natural Frameworks to Build Mentally Healthy Communities false no 01:28:49 No no WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT Reveals a Bright Light in Dark Times https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/world-happiness-report-reveals-a-bright-light-in-dark-times/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:37:24 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=6044 DONATE NOW SUMMARY The World Happiness Report (WHR) uses global survey data annually to report how people in more than 150 countries evaluate their own lives. The findings are also used to rank countries on a scale of well-being from most to least happy. This 10th anniversary edition reveals that while COVID brought considerable pain and suffering, it also prompted “pandemic…

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY The World Happiness Report (WHR) uses global survey data annually to report how people in more than 150 countries evaluate their own lives. The findings are also used to rank countries on a scale of well-being from most to least happy. This 10th anniversary edition reveals that while COVID brought considerable pain and suffering, it also prompted “pandemic…

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/woman-festival-2.jpg WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT Reveals a Bright Light in Dark Times false no 00:51:49 No no JO’S JOURNEY: A Personal Story of Healing From Fear & Anxiety https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/jos-journey-a-personal-story-of-healing-from-fear-anxiety/ Mon, 23 May 2022 15:02:11 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5998 DONATE NOW SUMMARY HEADS UP producer Jo de Vries shares her personal story of healing from acute anxiety attacks that started when she was 12 years old. Now in her sixties, and after 20 years of taking two psychotrophic medications, she is in the process of healing with the help of two medical professionals. Family physician/psychotherapist Dr. Warren Bell guides her along a…

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY HEADS UP producer Jo de Vries shares her personal story of healing from acute anxiety attacks that started when she was 12 years old. Now in her sixties, and after 20 years of taking two psychotrophic medications, she is in the process of healing with the help of two medical professionals. Family physician/psychotherapist Dr. Warren Bell guides her along a…

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/woman-sunset-1400px.jpg JO’S JOURNEY: A Personal Story of Healing From Fear & Anxiety false no 01:10:07 No no SENIORS’ MENTAL HEALTH: Part 2 – Social Influences, Life Circumstances, Personal Choices & Better Care https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/seniors-mental-health-part-2-social-influences-life-circumstances-personal-choices-better-care/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:53:09 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5864 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Senior’s mental health is affected by social threats such as stigma, ageism, and racism, and impacted by individual circumstances such as isolation, loneliness, poverty, poor physical health, lack of independence, and abuse. In Part 2 of this podcast, Marjorie Horne (seniors’ advocate and founder of CareSmart Seniors Consulting), Naomi Mison (caregiver and…

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY Senior’s mental health is affected by social threats such as stigma, ageism, and racism, and impacted by individual circumstances such as isolation, loneliness, poverty, poor physical health, lack of independence, and abuse. In Part 2 of this podcast, Marjorie Horne (seniors’ advocate and founder of CareSmart Seniors Consulting), Naomi Mison (caregiver and…

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/woman-weights-cropped-1400px-5.jpg SENIORS’ MENTAL HEALTH: Part 2 – Social Influences, Life Circumstances, Personal Choices & Better Care false no 01:04:01 No no SCHIZOPHRENIA: Part 2 – Integrating Bio-Psycho-Social-Vocational-Spiritual Recovery Approaches https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/schizophrenia-part-2-integrating-bio-psycho-social-vocational-spiritual-recovery-approaches/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:08:49 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5822 DONATE NOW SUMMARY In Part 2 of this podcast on Schizophrenia, we’re joined again by Katrina Tinman (peer support worker with lived experience of schizophrenia), Chris Summerville (CEO of the Canadian Schizophrenia Society), and Dr. Phil Tibbo (clinical/research psychiatrist who specializes in psychosis-related illnesses). They dig deep into emerging holistic recovery…

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY In Part 2 of this podcast on Schizophrenia, we’re joined again by Katrina Tinman (peer support worker with lived experience of schizophrenia), Chris Summerville (CEO of the Canadian Schizophrenia Society), and Dr. Phil Tibbo (clinical/research psychiatrist who specializes in psychosis-related illnesses). They dig deep into emerging holistic recovery…

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/head-and-circles-cropped-1400px.jpg SCHIZOPHRENIA: Part 2 – Integrating Bio-Psycho-Social-Vocational-Spiritual Recovery Approaches false no 00:57:30 No no RESILIENCE: Choosing How to Feel, Think & Behave https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/resilience-choosing-how-to-feel-think-behave/ Fri, 31 Dec 2021 14:40:30 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5748 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Resilience is one of the most misunderstood concepts in mental health today. Simply, it is the outcome of optimizing life experience by being mindful about what you can control, can’t control, and have little control over. Join industrial psychologist and human capital specialist Peter Comrie as he explains the differences and how you can adapt and…

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY Resilience is one of the most misunderstood concepts in mental health today. Simply, it is the outcome of optimizing life experience by being mindful about what you can control, can’t control, and have little control over. Join industrial psychologist and human capital specialist Peter Comrie as he explains the differences and how you can adapt and…

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/city-beach-cropped-1400px.jpg RESILIENCE: Choosing How to Feel, Think & Behave false no 00:24:49 No no SCHIZOPHRENIA: Part 1 – Stories, Signs, Myths & Recovery Movements https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/schizophrenia-part-1-stories-signs-myths-recovery-movements/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:37:42 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5664 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Schizophrenia affects about 80 million people from all countries, cultures, ages, abilities, and genders. This two-part podcast explores their widespread challenges, and the hope and healing opportunities available to them and their families via integrated bio-psycho-social-spiritual-vocational therapies. In Part 1, Katrina Tinman (peer support worker with…

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY Schizophrenia affects about 80 million people from all countries, cultures, ages, abilities, and genders. This two-part podcast explores their widespread challenges, and the hope and healing opportunities available to them and their families via integrated bio-psycho-social-spiritual-vocational therapies. In Part 1, Katrina Tinman (peer support worker with…

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/heart-head-cropped-1400px.jpg SCHIZOPHRENIA: Part 1 – Stories, Signs, Myths & Recovery Movements false no 01:20:19 No no SENIORS’ MENTAL HEALTH: Part 1 – Personal Stories, Professional Insights & COVID Reflections https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/seniors-mental-health-part-1-personal-stories-professional-insights-covid-reflections/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:40:13 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5456 DONATE NOW SUMMARY The over-65 age group is the fastest-growing demographic in Canada, with rates of mental illness for seniors over 70 projected to be the highest of any age group by 2041. Add to that the impacts of COVID-19, and you have a complex and costly national challenge that requires urgent attention from all sectors, in the move toward upstream seniors’ mental health…

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY The over-65 age group is the fastest-growing demographic in Canada, with rates of mental illness for seniors over 70 projected to be the highest of any age group by 2041. Add to that the impacts of COVID-19, and you have a complex and costly national challenge that requires urgent attention from all sectors, in the move toward upstream seniors’ mental health…

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/couple-in-vineyard-cropped.jpg SENIORS’ MENTAL HEALTH: Part 1 – Personal Stories, Professional Insights & COVID Reflections false no 01:43:18 No no WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH: Part 2 – Groundbreaking Union & Business Solutions https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/workplace-mental-health-part-2-groundbreaking-union-business-solutions/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:18:39 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5253 DONATE NOW SUMMARY While Part 1 of this podcast targets trailblazing research and regulatory approaches to workplace mental health, Part 2 chronicles the evolution of organizational policies, practices, and programs at two very different and unique organizations. Join Quentin Steen (CLAC Labour Relations Representative) and Trever Amendt (AECOM Site Safety Lead…

]]> full DONATE NOW SUMMARY While Part 1 of this podcast targets trailblazing research and regulatory approaches to workplace mental health, Part 2 chronicles the evolution of organizational policies, practices, and programs at two very different and unique organizations. Join Quentin Steen (CLAC Labour Relations Representative) and Trever Amendt (AECOM Site Safety Lead…

]]> https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/man-laptop-1400px-adj.jpg WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH: Part 2 – Groundbreaking Union & Business Solutions false no 01:29:34 No no WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH: Part 1 – Trailblazing Research & Regulatory Approaches https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/workplace-mental-health-part-1-trailblazing-research-regulatory-approaches/ Wed, 12 May 2021 15:27:32 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5222 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Given that most Canadian workers clock between 35 and 40 hours weekly, it’s vital that time be invested in healthy workplaces that care as much about mental, emotional, and social well-being as they do about physical health. In Part 1 of this podcast, join workplace mental health expert Dr. Merv Gilbert, along with WorkSafeBC’s Trudi Rondou and Lisa Smith.

]]> full https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/worker-stressed-cropped-1400px-adj.jpg WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH: Part 1 – Trailblazing Research & Regulatory Approaches false no 01:19:58 No no BRAIN TOUR: A Superhero’s Mental Health from Both Sides of the Cape https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/brain-tour-a-superheros-mental-health-from-both-sides-of-the-cape/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:13:36 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5203 DONATE NOW SUMMARY If you’re wearing a mask to hide mental health challenges, why not swap it for a superhero cape and brainpowers so strong they’re sure to save the day! Sharon Blady, PhD (comic book geek, former Manitoba Minister of Health, founder of Speak Up: Mental Health Advocates) and Dr. Simon Trepel (a psychiatrist and member of Sharon’s treatment team) openly talk…

]]> full https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/superwoman-cropped-adj.jpg BRAIN TOUR: A Superhero’s Mental Health from Both Sides of the Cape false no 01:51:05 No no WEALTH IN MENTAL HEALTH: Mobilizing a Just & Green Recovery Economy https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wealth-in-mental-health-mobilizing-a-just-green-recovery-economy/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:08:49 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5094 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Recovery from COVID-19 provides remarkable opportunities for transition to a just and green economy that would ultimately boost universal mental health. Policy professionals Trish Hennessy (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) and Arden Henley (Green Technology Education Centre) talk about transformative concepts such as ‘doughnut economics’…

]]> full https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/money-plants-cropped-1400px-adj.jpg WEALTH IN MENTAL HEALTH: Mobilizing a Just & Green Recovery Economy false no 01:25:55 No no STIGMA: From Stereotyping & Discrimination to Compassion & Inclusion https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/stigma-from-stereotyping-discrimination-to-compassion-inclusion/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:25:16 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=5018 DONATE NOW SUMMARY More than half of the seven million Canadians who face mental health challenges every year, won’t seek help for fear of being stereotyped and discriminated against. To help unravel the complexities of stigma that often bind people with mental illness, we’re joined by Samaria Nancy Cardinal, a Metis woman whose battle with intergenerational trauma and…

]]> full https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/woman-fractured-72ppi-1400px-adj.jpg STIGMA: From Stereotyping & Discrimination to Compassion & Inclusion false no 01:32:38 No no ROLE CALL: Local Governments’ Contribution to Community Mental Health https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/role-call-local-governments-contribution-to-community-mental-health/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:41:35 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=4974 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Citizens expect and deserve mentally healthy communities. To that end, we connected with Ken Christian (City of Kamloops’ mayor and former environmental health professional) and Randy Sunderman (social economist and chair of the Aberdeen Neighbourhood Association) to explore local governments’ unique role in planning and building mentally healthy communities.

]]> full https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/woman-in-leaves-1400px.jpg ROLE CALL: Local Governments’ Contribution to Community Mental Health false no 01:14:05 No no DEPRESSION: Key Links Between Lived Experience & Emerging Science https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/depression-key-links-between-lived-experience-emerging-science/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:32:00 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=4925 DONATE NOW SUMMARY While Daniel Honke and Dr. Andy Greenshaw are both passionate about mental health, they come at it from vastly different but complementary perspectives. Daniel is an engaging young man who uses lived experience to help others in his community. Andy is a renowned research psychiatrist who collaborates with colleagues around the world, to create and test…

]]> full https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/woman-depression-1400px-72ppi.jpg DEPRESSION: Key Links Between Lived Experience & Emerging Science false no 01:45:10 No no VETERANS’ MENTAL HEALTH: Personal & Scientific Perspectives on Healing https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/veterans-mental-health-personal-scientific-perspectives-on-healing/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:04:06 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=4582 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Veteran/advocate Brian McKenna and psychologist Dr. Candice Monson explore veterans’ mental health issues. Drawing on lived experience with PTSD – and the treatments and activism that helped him heal – Brian shares about the psychological challenges and opportunities faced by veterans who’ve served both at home and abroad. Dr. Monson…

]]> full https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/soldier-1400px-72ppi.jpg VETERANS’ MENTAL HEALTH: Personal & Scientific Perspectives on Healing false no 02:08:33 No no e-MENTAL HEALTH: Vast and Profound Opportunities for Better Care https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/e-mental-health-vast-and-profound-opportunities-for-better-care/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 10:46:45 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=4497 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Danielle Impey (Mental Health Commission of Canada) and Debra Coffey (Registered Professional Counsellor) explore the emerging field of e-mental health, which uses the Internet and other technologies to provide care faster and from rural and remote locations. Drawing on stories of Canadians using various e-tools effectively, Impey explains the phenomenon and…

]]> full https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/woman-laptop-cropped-1400px-72ppi.jpg e-MENTAL HEALTH: Vast and Profound Opportunities for Better Care false no 01:10:22 No no MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS: Downstream Losses vs Upstream Wins https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/mental-health-care-systems-downstream-losses-vs-upstream-wins/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:56:14 +0000 https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/?p=4290 DONATE NOW SUMMARY Drs. Trevor Hancock and Warren Bell share invaluable insights about the inefficiencies of our existing “downstream” mental health care system, and the opportunities provided by an “upstream” approach that better serves individuals, families, workplaces, and communities through prevention and health promotion. Dr. Hancock, a public health scholar…

]]> full https://freshoutlookfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/drowning-lifeline-1400px-72ppi.jpg MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS: Downstream Losses vs Upstream Wins false no 01:16:47 No no