Better Me

By Heather Ross

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Category: Mental Health

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Episodes: 144

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The Better Me Podcast delves into how people navigate through life’s challenges and live as the best people they can be. Writer and educator Heather M. Ross chats with guests about issues affecting mental health, and how they’ve gotten past life’s bumps in the road, from potholes to sinkholes. She also shares her own stories of living with a mental illness while striving to pursue her dreams.

Visit Heather's website at http://betterme.ca

Episode Date
EP 144 Distractions
Mar 25, 2024
EP 143 What You Consume Matters
Mar 18, 2024
EP 142 Self-care is About Doing
Mar 11, 2024
EP 141 Clearing the Deck With a Weekly Review (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
Mar 04, 2024
EP 140 The Brave Habit (with guest Todd Henry)
Feb 26, 2024
EP 139 Sunlight, Bravery, and What's Coming Up
Feb 19, 2024
EP 138 The Mocking of Trauma and Mental Health
Feb 12, 2024
EP 137 Habits and Encouragement
Feb 05, 2024
EP 136 The Interview (with guest host Kelly S. Thompson)
Jan 29, 2024
EP 135 Wrapping Up 2023
Dec 18, 2023
EP 134 It's Never Too Late to Tell Our Stories (with Fran Eldridge)
Dec 11, 2023
EP 133 Books, Chocolate, and Other Holiday Traditions (with guest Kelly S. Thompson)
Dec 04, 2023
EP 132 Writing to Process Tragedy (with guest Stephanie Kain)
Nov 27, 2023
EP 131 The Year of Heather
Nov 20, 2023
EP 130 Finding Some Joy
Nov 13, 2023
EP 129 Caring For Yourself When You're the Caregiver (with guest Kelly S. Thompson)
Nov 06, 2023
EP 128 Finding Your Sense of Belonging (with guest Ritu Bhasin)
Oct 30, 2023
EP 127 Returning to Musical Roots to Withstand the World (with guest Jesse Daniel Edwards)
Oct 23, 2023
EP 126 When Others Try to Define Your Identity (with guest Charlotte Gill)
Oct 16, 2023
EP 125 Bullies and Besties
Oct 09, 2023
EP 124 When the World is Heavy (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
Oct 02, 2023
EP 123 Doing the Work of Mental Health for Ourselves and Others (with guest Rowan Jetté Knox)
Sep 25, 2023
EP 122 Fall 2023 Kick-Off
Sep 18, 2023
EP 121 That's a Wrap on Winter-Spring 2023
May 29, 2023
EP 120 Cleansing Your Mental Palette
May 22, 2023
EP 119 Writing for Your Mental Health (with guests Loleen Berdahl and Kelly S. Thompson)
May 16, 2023
EP 118 Books, Festivals, and Home (with guest Jennifer Diehr)
May 08, 2023
EP 117 Depression is Scary
May 01, 2023
EP 116 Dogs Make Us Better People (with guest Rona Maynard)
Apr 24, 2023
EP 115 What Do You Need Right Now?
Apr 17, 2023
EP 114 How Are You? Busy (with guest Loleen Berdhal)
Apr 03, 2023
EP 113 Preparing Your Body to Avoid Injury (with guest Miranda Esmonde-White)
Mar 27, 2023
EP 112 - On Repentance and Repair (with guest Danya Ruttenberg)
Mar 20, 2023
EP 111 Writing to Tell Your Stories and to Help Others Heal (with guest Kelly S. Thompson)
Mar 13, 2023
EP 110 Chronic Stress, Burnout, and the Temptation of Dopamine (with guest Chris Bailey)
Mar 06, 2023
EP 109 Priorities and Creativity (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
Feb 27, 2023
EP 108 Every Family Has a Story (with guest Julia Samuel)
Feb 20, 2023
EP 107 Welcome to 2023
Feb 13, 2023
EP 106 We’re Talking Baseball … and Education and Podcasts (with guest Stephen Hurley)
Nov 28, 2022
EP 105 Meaningful Things Aren't Meant to Be Automatic
Nov 21, 2022
EP 104 Being Ready for Your Found Time (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
Nov 14, 2022
EP 103 Setting and Upholding Boundaries (with guest Melissa Urban)
Nov 07, 2022
EP 102 Freeing Yourself of Subscriptions
Oct 31, 2022
EP 101 Being Prolific, Brilliant, and Healthy (with guest Todd Henry)
Oct 24, 2022
EP 100 Trauma, Illness and the Myth of Normal (with guest Gabor Maté)
Oct 17, 2022
EP 99 Yes, Things Have Been This Bad Before (with guest Shaylyn Romney Garrett)
Oct 03, 2022
EP 98 Don’t Forget to Have Fun (with guest Isabeau Iqbal)
Sep 26, 2022
EP 97 The Earned Life (with guest Marshall Goldsmith)
Sep 19, 2022
EP 96 Fall 2022 Preview
Sep 12, 2022
EP 95 We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program ...
Jul 04, 2022
EP 94 Avoiding Overwhelm in a Time of Crisis
Jun 27, 2022
EP 93 Starting Points
Jun 20, 2022
EP 92 What Can We Do About Imposter Syndrome (with guest Isabeau Iqbal)
Jun 13, 2022
EP 91 The Benefits of Doodling (with guest Giulia Forsythe)
Jun 06, 2022
EP 90 - Kangaroos, Courage, and Baseball (with guest Laney Jones)
May 30, 2022
EP 89 The Many Benefits of the Culture of Open (with guest Lena Patterson)
May 23, 2022
EP 88 My Pillars of Mental Health
May 16, 2022
EP 87 Starting Small
May 09, 2022
EP 86 Avoid Anxiety Over What You Can’t Control
May 02, 2022
EP 85 Lessons I’ve Learned From My Dogs
Apr 25, 2022
EP 84 Protect Your Boundaries From Yourself
Apr 11, 2022
EP 83 Success, Failure, and Boring Days
Apr 04, 2022
EP 82 Things That Make Me Happy
Mar 28, 2022
EP 81 With Self-Care, One Size Doesn’t Fit All (with guest Jorden Cummings)
Mar 21, 2022
EP 80 Having the Right Words
Mar 14, 2022
EP 79 Students Helping Students (with guest Terry Greene)
Mar 07, 2022
EP 78 EASY Goals, Motivation, and Time to Think (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
Feb 28, 2022
EP 77 Books, Book Banning, History and The Green Room (with guest Jennifer Diehr)
Feb 21, 2022
EP 76 The Teen Perspective (with guest Sydney B.)
Feb 14, 2022
EP 75 Don’t Be Trashy (with guest Tara McKenna)
Feb 07, 2022
EP 74 You Can’t Buy Happiness (with guest Michael Harris)
Jan 31, 2022
EP 73 Consistently, With a Few Mulligans
Jan 24, 2022
EP 72 Letting Go of Embarrassment
Dec 06, 2021
EP 71 Laughter, Grief, and Community (with guest Shawn Hitchins)
Nov 29, 2021
EP 70 Using Poetry to Talk About Mental Illness (with guest Sabrina Benaim)
Nov 22, 2021
EP 69 Midlife Transitions (with guest Dr. Kristina Dervatis)
Nov 15, 2021
EP 68 Living Through Tragedy with Help from Family, Laughter, and Pharmaceuticals (with guest Donna Morrissey)
Nov 08, 2021
EP 67 Integrity
Nov 01, 2021
EP 66 Stepping Back to Breathe (with guest Kirsteen MacLeod)
Oct 25, 2021
EP 65 Lessons Learned From Music, Parenting, and Life (with guest Emm Gryner)
Oct 18, 2021
EP 64 Welcome Home (with Guest Najwa Zebian)
Oct 11, 2021
EP 63 Stay on Top of Things, Without Burning Out (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
Oct 04, 2021
EP 62 Higher Ed Gig Economy in the Time of COVID-19 (with guest Christina Katopodis)
Sep 27, 2021
EP 61 Productivity and Mental Health - Part 4
Jul 19, 2021
EP 60 Productivity and Mental Health - Part 3
Jul 12, 2021
EP 59 Productivity and Mental Health - Part 2
Jul 05, 2021
EP 58 Productivity and Mental Health - Part 1
Jun 28, 2021
EP 57 Viewing Food and Myself Differently
Jun 21, 2021
EP 56 Being a Fine Wine
Jun 14, 2021
EP 55 Asking For Help Is a Sign of Strength
Jun 07, 2021
EP 54 Self-Care, Hope, and Connection (with guest Reverend Daniel Brereton)
May 31, 2021
EP 53 A Conversation About Mental Health (with guest Amanda Coolidge)
May 24, 2021
EP 52 Marking Another Milestone - 400+ Days of Meditation
May 17, 2021
EP 51 Being Open to Being Wrong
May 10, 2021
EP 50 - Celebrating A Milestone (with guest Dave Hemstad)
May 03, 2021
EP 49 The Joy of Music (with guest Darlene Langston)
Apr 26, 2021
EP 48 Mental Health and Evening Routines
Apr 19, 2021
EP 47 Mental Health and Morning Routines
Apr 12, 2021
EP 46 Life in a Fire Tower- Looking out and looking in (with guest Trina Moyles)
Apr 05, 2021
EP 45 Small Adventures and Chance Encounters
Mar 29, 2021
EP 44 Hockey, Addiction, and Gratitude (with guest Brantt Myhres)
Mar 22, 2021
EP 43 I Don't Know What You Mean
Mar 15, 2021
EP. 42 Teaching During COVID-19 (with guests Kate Harding and Marla Rosenthal)
Mar 08, 2021
EP 41 Designing For Everyone (with guest Jess Mitchell)
Mar 01, 2021
EP. 40 This Too Shall Pass (with guest Julia Samuel)
Feb 22, 2021
EP. 39 Should I Really Worry About That? (with guest Timothy Caulfield)
Feb 15, 2021
EP. 38 Welcome to 2021
Feb 09, 2021
EP. 37 I Did the Best I Could Do
Dec 21, 2020
Ep. 36 Dead Mom Walking (with guest Rachel Matlow)
Dec 14, 2020
Ep. 35 Talking to Strangers (with guest Marianne Boucher)
Dec 07, 2020
Ep. 34 A Radiant Life (with guest Merle Massie)
Nov 30, 2020
Ep. 33 The Problems With Diet Culture and Mental Health (with guests Angela Erickson and Jackie Reimche)
Nov 23, 2020
Ep. 32 Books, Books, and More Books (with guest Jennifer Diehr)
Nov 16, 2020
EP. 31 Supporting Instructors and Students Alike Through Mental Health Challenges (with guest George Siemens)
Nov 10, 2020
Ep. 30 Leadership Self-Care and Team-Care (with guest Mary Burgess)
Nov 02, 2020
EP 29 Nothing Much Happens (with guest Kathryn Nicolai)
Oct 26, 2020
EP 28 Role Models
Oct 19, 2020
EP 27 The Motivation Code (with guest Todd Henry)
Oct 12, 2020
EP 26 Mindfulness For You and Your Family (with guest Jessica Morey)
Oct 05, 2020
EP 25 Gratitude - The Role of Gratitude in Helping Us Feel Better
Aug 15, 2020
EP 24 Changing Minds and Hearts to Make the World a Better Place (with Heather Fenyes)
Aug 08, 2020
EP 23 Moving Forward When Things Go Sideways (with Shelby Edwards)
Aug 01, 2020
EP 22 My Manifesto
Jul 25, 2020
Ep 21 The good, the bad, and the advice for parents (with Sydney)
Jul 18, 2020
EP 20 Who You Eat With May Be Just As Important As What You Eat (with Marta Zaraska)
Jul 11, 2020
EP 19 Entitled to Nothing, Grateful for Everything (with Lisa Thomaidis)
Jul 04, 2020
EP 18 The Importance of Students ‘Fitting In’ (with Angela DeBarger)
Jun 27, 2020
EP 17 Read Any Good Books Lately (with Jennifer Diehr)
Jun 20, 2020
EP 16 The Role of Meditation in My Mental Health
Jun 13, 2020
Ep 15 The Quest to Make Education More Human (with Robin DeRosa)
Jun 06, 2020
EP 14 Feeling Fear (with Eva Holland)
May 30, 2020
EP 13 Living With the Unknown (with Greg Johnson)
May 23, 2020
EP 12 Increasing Access to Education (with Hugh McGuire)
May 18, 2020
EP 11 Slowing Down with Carl Honoré
May 09, 2020
EP 10 John Boyer
May 04, 2020
EP 09 Laughter is Good Medicine with Guest Dave Hemstad
Apr 26, 2020
EP 08 'Light a Fire' with Jeffery Straker
Apr 19, 2020
EP 07 A Tween Perspective ft Sydney B.
Apr 12, 2020
EP 06 Life is a Verb’ Even During a Pandemic ft Patti Digh
Apr 09, 2020
EP 05 Remember Your ‘Why"’ ft Loleen Berdahl
Apr 05, 2020
EP 04 - Getting Past Your ‘Mego’ (Guest Ted Mouradian)
Apr 01, 2020
EP 03 Putting On Your Oxygen Mask
Mar 20, 2020
EP 02 Self-Care For Those Who Support Others (Guest Reverend Daniel Brereton)
Mar 12, 2020
EP 01 Welcome the Better Me Podcast
Mar 12, 2020