Better Me
By Heather Ross
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Episodes: 170
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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
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EP 170 Changing Perspectives on Bears and Life (with guest Claire Cameron)
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May 12, 2025 |
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EP 169 Self-care as Community (with guest Renee Hess)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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EP 168 Being True to Yourself (with guest Noelle Podar)
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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EP 167 Trying to Regain Some of What Depression Has Taken
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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EP 166 5 Years of Better Me
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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EP 165 Caring For Yourself During the Holidays
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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EP 164 Why is Change So Hard (with guest Najwa Zebian)
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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EP 163 Choice, Consequences, and Comfort Zones (with guest Oliver Burkeman)
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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EP 162 What She Said- Conversations About Equality (with guest Elizabeth Renzetti)
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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EP 161 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (with guest Michelle Hébert)
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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EP 160 Telling the Story of Jack Whalen
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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EP 159 Why Trees Could Save Humanity (with guest Diana Beresford-Kroeger)
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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EP 158 Privilege and Productivity
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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EP 157 Kicking Off the Fall 2024 Season
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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EP 156 Signing Off for The Summer
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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EP 155 What, So What, Now What?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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EP 154 Setting an End-Time for Your Workday
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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EP 153 Give Yourself Time for Ideas
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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EP 152 Women and Mental Health- The Problems Aren’t All in Our Heads (with guest Misty Pratt)
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May 27, 2024 |
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EP 151 Take a Pause
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May 20, 2024 |
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EP 150 Domestic Violence - One woman’s story and the need for change (with guest Denise Chong)
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May 13, 2024 |
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EP 149 How Awareness and Heritage Months Connect to Mental Health
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May 06, 2024 |
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EP 148 You Have Choices
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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EP 147 Why Do You Do That?
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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EP 146 Individuals Make a Difference (with guest Sally Armstrong)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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EP 145 In Consideration of Future You
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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EP 144 Distractions
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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EP 143 What You Consume Matters
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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EP 142 Self-care is About Doing
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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EP 141 Clearing the Deck With a Weekly Review (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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EP 140 The Brave Habit (with guest Todd Henry)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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EP 139 Sunlight, Bravery, and What's Coming Up
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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EP 138 The Mocking of Trauma and Mental Health
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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EP 137 Habits and Encouragement
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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EP 136 The Interview (with guest host Kelly S. Thompson)
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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EP 135 Wrapping Up 2023
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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EP 134 It's Never Too Late to Tell Our Stories (with Fran Eldridge)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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EP 133 Books, Chocolate, and Other Holiday Traditions (with guest Kelly S. Thompson)
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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EP 132 Writing to Process Tragedy (with guest Stephanie Kain)
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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EP 131 The Year of Heather
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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EP 130 Finding Some Joy
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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EP 129 Caring For Yourself When You're the Caregiver (with guest Kelly S. Thompson)
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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EP 128 Finding Your Sense of Belonging (with guest Ritu Bhasin)
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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EP 127 Returning to Musical Roots to Withstand the World (with guest Jesse Daniel Edwards)
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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EP 126 When Others Try to Define Your Identity (with guest Charlotte Gill)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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EP 125 Bullies and Besties
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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EP 124 When the World is Heavy (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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EP 123 Doing the Work of Mental Health for Ourselves and Others (with guest Rowan Jetté Knox)
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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EP 122 Fall 2023 Kick-Off
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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EP 121 That's a Wrap on Winter-Spring 2023
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May 29, 2023 |
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EP 120 Cleansing Your Mental Palette
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May 22, 2023 |
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EP 119 Writing for Your Mental Health (with guests Loleen Berdahl and Kelly S. Thompson)
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May 16, 2023 |
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EP 118 Books, Festivals, and Home (with guest Jennifer Diehr)
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May 08, 2023 |
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EP 117 Depression is Scary
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May 01, 2023 |
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EP 116 Dogs Make Us Better People (with guest Rona Maynard)
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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EP 115 What Do You Need Right Now?
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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EP 114 How Are You? Busy (with guest Loleen Berdhal)
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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EP 113 Preparing Your Body to Avoid Injury (with guest Miranda Esmonde-White)
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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EP 112 - On Repentance and Repair (with guest Danya Ruttenberg)
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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EP 111 Writing to Tell Your Stories and to Help Others Heal (with guest Kelly S. Thompson)
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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EP 110 Chronic Stress, Burnout, and the Temptation of Dopamine (with guest Chris Bailey)
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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EP 109 Priorities and Creativity (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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EP 108 Every Family Has a Story (with guest Julia Samuel)
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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EP 107 Welcome to 2023
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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EP 106 We’re Talking Baseball … and Education and Podcasts (with guest Stephen Hurley)
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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EP 105 Meaningful Things Aren't Meant to Be Automatic
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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EP 104 Being Ready for Your Found Time (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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EP 103 Setting and Upholding Boundaries (with guest Melissa Urban)
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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EP 102 Freeing Yourself of Subscriptions
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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EP 101 Being Prolific, Brilliant, and Healthy (with guest Todd Henry)
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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EP 100 Trauma, Illness and the Myth of Normal (with guest Gabor Maté)
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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EP 99 Yes, Things Have Been This Bad Before (with guest Shaylyn Romney Garrett)
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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EP 98 Don’t Forget to Have Fun (with guest Isabeau Iqbal)
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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EP 97 The Earned Life (with guest Marshall Goldsmith)
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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EP 96 Fall 2022 Preview
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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EP 95 We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program ...
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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EP 94 Avoiding Overwhelm in a Time of Crisis
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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EP 93 Starting Points
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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EP 92 What Can We Do About Imposter Syndrome (with guest Isabeau Iqbal)
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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EP 91 The Benefits of Doodling (with guest Giulia Forsythe)
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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EP 90 - Kangaroos, Courage, and Baseball (with guest Laney Jones)
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May 30, 2022 |
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EP 89 The Many Benefits of the Culture of Open (with guest Lena Patterson)
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May 23, 2022 |
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EP 88 My Pillars of Mental Health
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May 16, 2022 |
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EP 87 Starting Small
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May 09, 2022 |
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EP 86 Avoid Anxiety Over What You Can’t Control
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May 02, 2022 |
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EP 85 Lessons I’ve Learned From My Dogs
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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EP 84 Protect Your Boundaries From Yourself
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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EP 83 Success, Failure, and Boring Days
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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EP 82 Things That Make Me Happy
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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EP 81 With Self-Care, One Size Doesn’t Fit All (with guest Jorden Cummings)
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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EP 80 Having the Right Words
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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EP 79 Students Helping Students (with guest Terry Greene)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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EP 78 EASY Goals, Motivation, and Time to Think (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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EP 77 Books, Book Banning, History and The Green Room (with guest Jennifer Diehr)
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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EP 76 The Teen Perspective (with guest Sydney B.)
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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EP 75 Don’t Be Trashy (with guest Tara McKenna)
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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EP 74 You Can’t Buy Happiness (with guest Michael Harris)
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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EP 73 Consistently, With a Few Mulligans
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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EP 72 Letting Go of Embarrassment
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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EP 71 Laughter, Grief, and Community (with guest Shawn Hitchins)
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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EP 70 Using Poetry to Talk About Mental Illness (with guest Sabrina Benaim)
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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EP 69 Midlife Transitions (with guest Dr. Kristina Dervatis)
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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EP 68 Living Through Tragedy with Help from Family, Laughter, and Pharmaceuticals (with guest Donna Morrissey)
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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EP 67 Integrity
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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EP 66 Stepping Back to Breathe (with guest Kirsteen MacLeod)
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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EP 65 Lessons Learned From Music, Parenting, and Life (with guest Emm Gryner)
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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EP 64 Welcome Home (with Guest Najwa Zebian)
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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EP 63 Stay on Top of Things, Without Burning Out (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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EP 62 Higher Ed Gig Economy in the Time of COVID-19 (with guest Christina Katopodis)
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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EP 61 Productivity and Mental Health - Part 4
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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EP 60 Productivity and Mental Health - Part 3
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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EP 59 Productivity and Mental Health - Part 2
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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EP 58 Productivity and Mental Health - Part 1
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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EP 57 Viewing Food and Myself Differently
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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EP 56 Being a Fine Wine
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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EP 55 Asking For Help Is a Sign of Strength
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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EP 54 Self-Care, Hope, and Connection (with guest Reverend Daniel Brereton)
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May 31, 2021 |
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EP 53 A Conversation About Mental Health (with guest Amanda Coolidge)
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May 24, 2021 |
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EP 52 Marking Another Milestone - 400+ Days of Meditation
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May 17, 2021 |
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EP 51 Being Open to Being Wrong
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May 10, 2021 |
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EP 50 - Celebrating A Milestone (with guest Dave Hemstad)
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May 03, 2021 |
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EP 49 The Joy of Music (with guest Darlene Langston)
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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EP 48 Mental Health and Evening Routines
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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EP 47 Mental Health and Morning Routines
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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EP 46 Life in a Fire Tower- Looking out and looking in (with guest Trina Moyles)
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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EP 45 Small Adventures and Chance Encounters
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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EP 44 Hockey, Addiction, and Gratitude (with guest Brantt Myhres)
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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EP 43 I Don't Know What You Mean
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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EP. 42 Teaching During COVID-19 (with guests Kate Harding and Marla Rosenthal)
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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EP 41 Designing For Everyone (with guest Jess Mitchell)
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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EP. 40 This Too Shall Pass (with guest Julia Samuel)
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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EP. 39 Should I Really Worry About That? (with guest Timothy Caulfield)
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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EP. 38 Welcome to 2021
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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EP. 37 I Did the Best I Could Do
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 36 Dead Mom Walking (with guest Rachel Matlow)
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 35 Talking to Strangers (with guest Marianne Boucher)
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 34 A Radiant Life (with guest Merle Massie)
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 33 The Problems With Diet Culture and Mental Health (with guests Angela Erickson and Jackie Reimche)
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 32 Books, Books, and More Books (with guest Jennifer Diehr)
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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EP. 31 Supporting Instructors and Students Alike Through Mental Health Challenges (with guest George Siemens)
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 30 Leadership Self-Care and Team-Care (with guest Mary Burgess)
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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EP 29 Nothing Much Happens (with guest Kathryn Nicolai)
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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EP 28 Role Models
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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EP 27 The Motivation Code (with guest Todd Henry)
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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EP 26 Mindfulness For You and Your Family (with guest Jessica Morey)
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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EP 25 Gratitude - The Role of Gratitude in Helping Us Feel Better
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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EP 24 Changing Minds and Hearts to Make the World a Better Place (with Heather Fenyes)
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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EP 23 Moving Forward When Things Go Sideways (with Shelby Edwards)
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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EP 22 My Manifesto
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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Ep 21 The good, the bad, and the advice for parents (with Sydney)
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Jul 18, 2020 |
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EP 20 Who You Eat With May Be Just As Important As What You Eat (with Marta Zaraska)
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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EP 19 Entitled to Nothing, Grateful for Everything (with Lisa Thomaidis)
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Jul 04, 2020 |
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EP 18 The Importance of Students ‘Fitting In’ (with Angela DeBarger)
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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EP 17 Read Any Good Books Lately (with Jennifer Diehr)
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Jun 20, 2020 |
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EP 16 The Role of Meditation in My Mental Health
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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Ep 15 The Quest to Make Education More Human (with Robin DeRosa)
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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EP 14 Feeling Fear (with Eva Holland)
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May 30, 2020 |
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EP 13 Living With the Unknown (with Greg Johnson)
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May 23, 2020 |
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EP 12 Increasing Access to Education (with Hugh McGuire)
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May 18, 2020 |
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EP 11 Slowing Down with Carl Honoré
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May 09, 2020 |
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EP 10 John Boyer
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May 04, 2020 |
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EP 09 Laughter is Good Medicine with Guest Dave Hemstad
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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EP 08 'Light a Fire' with Jeffery Straker
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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EP 07 A Tween Perspective ft Sydney B.
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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EP 06 Life is a Verb’ Even During a Pandemic ft Patti Digh
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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EP 05 Remember Your ‘Why"’ ft Loleen Berdahl
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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EP 04 - Getting Past Your ‘Mego’ (Guest Ted Mouradian)
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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EP 03 Putting On Your Oxygen Mask
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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EP 02 Self-Care For Those Who Support Others (Guest Reverend Daniel Brereton)
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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EP 01 Welcome the Better Me Podcast
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Mar 12, 2020 |