My Therapy: Recent Episodes
Justin Dickie
A podcast about recovery, hope and the ups and downs of mental health and mental illness. It started as a sort-of journal of my battle with depression and has shifted to telling other people's stories through conversation, but I still check in once in a while.
Ryan Fahey is an author, speaker and expert in health and wellness. He's also a fellow Oxford, N.S. native! Learn more about Ryan and check out his new book, Your Best Decade, at www.faheyconsulting.org.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Road Trip" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Shealyn Ivany is a mental health and self-development blogger as well as an aspiring certified life coach. Learn about and connect with Shealyn at www.livingembrace.ca.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Garrett McFadden is a mental health advocate and hockey player, formerly of the Ontario Hockey League's Guelph Storm and currently of the Acadia University Axemen. McFadden founded the mental health not-for-profit McFadden's Movement. Learn more at mcfaddensmovement.com.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Barricade" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Joel Muise is a Halifax-based entrepreneur who co-founded Tranquility Online, a cognitive behavioural therapy-based online resource for people who live with anxiety. Learn more at www.tranquility.app.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Road Trip" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Ryan Forsyth is a mental health advocate, public speaker and host of the Life in Red podcast. We discuss his personal experiences, podcasting, content and much more. Check out Life in Red wherever you get podcasts or at www.lifeinredpodcast.com. Also, vote for Life in Red as Ottawa's best podcast by Jan. 23, 2020 at noon at www.facesmag.ca/awards.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Road Trip" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Ryan Schmidtke is a registered psychotherapist based in Kitchener, Ont. Ryan tells his story of living with anxiety, depression and brain injuries, helping others, and how mental health and religion have intersected in his life. As of January 2020, Ryan also works part time as a counsellor for wesforyouthonline.ca. Check it out!
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Steve Seftel is a former professional hockey player and new author of his autobiography, Shattered Ice. He discusses his hockey career, his challenges with mental illness, and how writing a book helped him heal.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Sunday Morning Sun" by Ryan Andersen) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Frank van Nie is the co-founder and secretary of the Voice for Mental Health Collective, which runs the annual March for Mental Health Toronto. He's also the president of the board of directors for Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto. We discuss his advocacy work and his own personal experience with mental illness. Learn more about the Voice for Mental Health Collective at www.v4mhc.com.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Tyson Williams has a special connection to Canadian sports broadcaster, mental health advocate and Sick Not Weak founder, Michael Landsberg. Tyson shares that story and discusses his personal experiences with mental illness.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Keith Anderson is the founder of international mental health awareness firm Worth Living. We chat about his experience with mental illness, his organization, and the conference he's hosting in Halifax, N.S. at the end of May. Learn more at www.worthliving.co.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Michelle Balge is a mental health public speaker, author and advocate. We discuss her lived experience with mental illness and her book, A Way Out: A Memoir of Conquering Depression and Social Anxiety.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Collette Smith has a series of photos featured prominently in a mental health-related art exhibit in Calgary. She joined the podcast to discuss the background of that exhibit and her photos, as well as her own lived experience and struggle to find appropriate care.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Charlotte Underwood is a mental health advocate, author and blogger. She discusses her lived experience with mental illness and why she chose to start advocating. Learn more about Charlotte at www.charlotteunderwoodauthor.com.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Luke has yet another big life announcement to take and this one has implications for the podcast. We also get an update on Luke's wife's pregnancy and how they're preparing for parenthood. Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Anthony Caputo is an actor and life coach with lived experience with anxiety, depression and an attempted suicide. Learn more about his work at www.anthonycaputo.co. Note: listener discretion is advised due to graphic content.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Miriah Kearney is the founder and president of My Home Apparel. On this episode, Miriah gives us the personal back story on why her company donates a portion of its profits to homelessness initiatives. Learn more about My Home Apparel at www.myhomeapparel.com.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Cheyenne LaForme is a med student at Western University. She reached out to tell her story on the podcast after hearing an episode we had with a mutual friend. At the time, she wanted to praise her partner for helping her through difficult times, but in the time it took to arrange the interview (over several months), her story changed dramatically. We discuss her personally experience with mental illness as well as many things related to the health care space. In the interview, she references a paper by Dr. Sukhera, which can be found at https://theconversation.com/lets-stop-blaming-ourselves-for-stigmatizing-mental-health-109700. Her blog for Western University's Medical Journal can be found at http://blog.uwomj.com/2018/01/31/spend-last-day-studying-brachial-plexus/.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Lynn Keane is a mental health advocate, author and public speaker. We discuss how and why she became an outspoken advocate on mental health following the suicide of her son, Daniel. Find her TEDx talk on suicide prevention on YouTube and learn more about her and her book, Give Sorrow Words, at www.lynnkeane.ca.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Joe and Rebecca Lombardo are husband and wife and the hosts of the mental health podcast, Voices for Change 2.0. Rebecca's also a blogger, book author and the mastermind behind the popular Twitter hashtag, #KeepTalkingMH. We talk about their personal backgrounds and how they came to be mental health advocates.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Daniel Carcillo is a former NHL player and two-time Stanley Cup champion turned advocate on traumatic brain injuries, mental health and hazing culture in hockey. Check out his foundation, Chapter 5, which helps athletes transition to post-athletic careers, at chapter5foundation.com.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Dr. Georgia Ede is a psychiatrist, science writer and speaker specializing in nutrition and mental health. Learn more at diagnosisdiet.com.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Heidi Allen is the founder of Positive People Army, which started as her personal blog and grew into an online community of thousands that focuses on peer support through the power of positivity. She's also the author of Stories: Finding Your Wings and a contributor to the mental health anthology Brainstorm Revolution. To learn more, visit positivepeoplearmy.com or check it out on Facebook.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Jody Johnson and her 17-year-old child share their experiences in the mental health care system in the Halton region in Ontario and the intersection of autism and mental health.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Myles Mattila is a mental health advocate and Junior B hockey player. He founded the website MindRight.info to help support junior hockey players in British Columbia with information about mental health programs and services.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Matt Heneghan is a former army medic and civilian paramedic as well as a current podcaster and author. His podcast and blog, both titled A Medic's Mind, journal his experiences in his work and his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction and depression. He's also a contributor to the book Brainstorm Revolution, in bookstores now. Learn more about him at www.amedicsmind.com.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Heather Down and Courtney Taylor are two-thirds of the brain trust behind Brainstorm Revolution: true mental health stories of love, personal evolution, and cultural revolution. They joined us to discuss how the book came to be, their favourite parts of it, their personal backgrounds and more.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Dave Kilgannon is a peer mentor at the Canadian Mental Health Association Halton Region Branch. He joined Luke and I to discuss his peer support work and his lived experience with mental illness and addiction.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
We intended to provide an update on the holidays - specifically, how Luke's news of becoming a father went over and how my potential new job in the mental health field mentioned on episode 43 actually did come together - but we veered off for quite a while into hockey. It's still a good conversation. Promise.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Luke and I do a much-needed check-in episode after several consecutive interviews. Luke makes a major life announcement and discusses some of the stresses involved, while I also make a much lesser, but also cool, announcement.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Michael Bowyer is a chaplain in Hamilton, Ontario and the founder of 541 Eatery & Exchange. In part two of our discussion with Michael, we talk about his work with the military and a local junior hockey team and how chaplaincy relates to mental health.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Michael Bowyer is a chaplain in Hamilton, Ontario and the founder of 541 Eatery & Exchange. In part one of our discussion with Michael, we talk about the inspiration behind 541 as a social enterprise and his wife's work in support of sex trade workers through Sister Care Hamilton.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Brent Sopel is a former NHL defenceman and current advocate for dyslexia. He joined the podcast to discuss his work in support of dyslexia through the Brent Sopel Foundation as well as his battle with and recovery from alcohol addiction.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Julie Trites is the host of the Mind of Her Own podcast, which focuses on women's mental health. We talk about her story, why a podcast, and geek out on our respective processes and our favourite podcasts.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Jess Sebastian is one of Luke's good friends. He joins the podcast to discuss the process he went through recently to re-evaluate his personal identity following the break-up of his marriage engagement. He quit his job, questioned everything about himself and changed his given name as a way to start anew. His battle with anxiety exacerbated his struggle to find his identity.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Nick and Suzi Spelic are the founders of Nick's Journey, a not-for-profit that focuses on raising awareness of and supporting mental illness in youth, which was inspired by their own experiences. We chat about their initiatives, how the not-for-profit got started and Nick's actual journey.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Aaron Snow is a former Ontario Hockey League player and National Hockey League draft pick. He joins the podcast to discuss his battle with mental illness, in particular addiction, through his junior hockey career and after hockey. Listener discretion is advised.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
This one's for the caregivers of those who suffer with mental illness. Joanie Malarchuk is the wife of former NHL goaltender, author and suicide survivor Clint Malarchuk. In this episode, we discuss with Joanie her challenges, difficulties and triumphs in helping Clint through his PTSD, OCD, anxiety, depression and alcoholism, and how she works through the stress associated with being a mental illness caregiver.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Asante Haughton is a two-time TEDx presenter, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 150 Difference Maker, human rights activist and motivational speaker. He joins the podcast to discuss his TEDx talks, his battle with mental illness and his personal and professional initiatives.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Luke and I are joined by pro hockey goaltender turned mental health advocate, Ben Meisner. Ben revealed his battle with mental illness and suicide attempt to the world in an article in The Players' Tribune in August 2018. We dive a little deeper into his story, the overwhelmingly positive support he has received and veer off a couple times into hockey and Nova Scotia. I also provide an update on my own mental health.
Read Ben's story in The Players' Tribune here: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/hockey-ben-meisner-im-not-connor-mcdavid
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Luke and I are joined by Jamie Dew, host of the podcast A Show of Strength (subscribe wherever you get your podcasts). Jamie discusses his life-long battles with mental illness, his inspiration behind starting his podcast, how he came up with his various formats (interviews, daily journals, stand-up comedy and music-themed episodes), his charitable initiatives and his big plans for 2019.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
The first podcast in two months, I have some explaining to do. My wife, Caitlyn, joins me again to sift through what has happened in my absence. I also introduce the new co-host of the podcast, my friend Luke Vermeer.
Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.
Alex Salomie, a Communications Officer for the Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario Division, joins me to discuss CMHA Ontario's Talk Today program, a mental health initiative that began in partnership with the Ontario Hockey League and has since expanded across Canada. For more information on Talk Today, visit https://ontario.cmha.ca/programs-services/talk-today/.
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Mark Henick is a leading Canadian mental health advocate, former TED Talks speaker and soon-to-be author. He joined the podcast to talk about his TEDxToronto Talk, 'Why we choose suicide', reaching five million views on YouTube and counting, as well as his background in the mental health space, his personal struggle and his ongoing and upcoming projects. His memoir, title to be determined, is set for publication in 2019.
Before the conversation with Mark, Caitlyn joins me for a monster of an intro, with topics including Clint Malarchuk, Ride Don't Hide, self care, a call for podcast guests and more.
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Terry McGuire is the co-host of the podcast Giving Voice To Depression. She joins me to discuss how her podcast got started, her battle with mental illness and some of her favourite moments doing the podcast.
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Spencer Sharkey's a friend and former colleague of mine. He joined the podcast to discuss how he and his family dealt with the loss of his cousin Ryan, who died by suicide in 2003.
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Courtney Taylor is a mental health advocate, #SickNotWeak volunteer and the co-founder of the March For Mental Health. She joins the podcast to discuss the 2nd annual March For Mental Health in Toronto – taking place May 12, 2018 – and also shares her personal experience with mental illness. For more information on the March For Mental Health, visit www.facebook.com/mfmhto or www.mfmhto.com.
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Melanie McGregor is a Communications and Advancement Specialist at the Canadian Mental Health Association Halton Region Branch. She joins the podcast to discuss her lived experience with anxiety, her job and upcoming community events involving CMHA Halton. For more event information, visit halton.cmha.ca.
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Clint Malarchuk is a former NHL goaltender, equine dentist and chiropractor, author, public speaker, mental illness advocate and suicide survivor. His book, 'The Crazy Game, How I Survived In The Crease And Beyond', details his struggles with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and alcoholism throughout his life.
To learn more about Clint's story, check out this article by The Players' Tribune: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/clint-malarchuk-bleeding-out
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My uncle Jason joins the podcast to discuss his battle with alcoholism and how a 12-step program has completely changed his life over the past 16 years.
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SickNotWeak founder and veteran sports broadcaster Michael Landsberg joins the podcast to talk about his battle with depression and how he has dedicated his life to creating conversations around mental illness.
Check out his film, Darkness and Hope: Depression, Sports and Me at this link: https://www.tsn.ca/video/darkness-and-hope-depression-sports-and-me~277147
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Michele Sparling is an outspoken advocate for mental health awareness in the Halton and Peel regions in Ontario. In this episode, we chat about how mental illness has affected her family and why she decided to become an advocate. We also dive into the $2.1 billion commitment the Ontario government recently made to mental healthcare, how the landscape of mental healthcare has changed over her 13 years of involvement and what's to come in the future of our mental healthcare system.
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My friend Garett Chisholme joins the podcast as my first ever "in-studio" guest. We chat about his battle with general anxiety disorder and how we both decided to speak out about our mental illnesses on #BellLetsTalk Day 2018.
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Tyler Cavanaugh has been a friend of mine for more than a decade and holds a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from University of Maine at Presque Isle as well as a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology from Memorial University. In this conversation, he discusses his battles with concussions and depression.
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