Bloom: Recent Episodes
Courtney Feaster, Sydney Hobbs
Sydney and Courtney, two mental health professionals, talk mental health for real life, and provide practical tips.
Heather Hutchison is the Amazon best-selling author of Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoir, and an award-winning singer/songwriter with four albums released to date, including her latest release, 'If I Could' (January 2022).
Blind since birth and having struggled with mental illness from a young age, she is passionate about educating and connecting with people on disability and mental health through her music and writing.
You can find Heather at: https://www.heather-hutchison.com/
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Sydney is joined by Angie Weber for this weeks episode. Angie has been traveling around for the past 5+ years helping educate and empower other busy moms on how natural products can benefit herself and her family.
Recently, she has taken my knowledge of natural products and the resources she has learned through my own healing journey to provide parents with more tools and tricks for their parenting toolbox.
You can find Angie at https://theparenttoolbox.info and https://www.facebook.com/angie.radtke
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Jeannine is back! She joins Sydney in discussing success, some surprising statistics, and how it impacts mental health.
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Courtney is back on the podcast! This week Courtney and Sydney are diving into the complexities around asking for and accepting help.
Dale Walsh is a coach for the families of those diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has been coaching these families for three years and is the creator of the LIVELOVE method to help his clients. He is guided by the mantra “Recovery is Always an Option.”
You can find Dale at dalewalsh.com
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Cheryl Ilov is an author, speaker, physical therapist, and martial artist. She is also the host of The FemiNinja Project podcast, which is about overcoming obstacles and personal empowerment. Cheryl believes that the body and the mind has an incredible capacity to heal and recover from anything life throws our way.
You can find Cheryl at https://thefemininjaproject.com/
Cheryl's Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thefemininjaproject/id1553095546?uo=4
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Courtney and Sydney discuss our environment and space and the role they can play in our mental health.
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When Ann was 19, she woke one morning to find her mother dead in her bathroom. Twenty years later the tears from that trauma were still just under the surface. Ann found a simple technique that helped her release these emotions - but she went further and can now put her awareness inside her body - and has changed the bone structure of her skull and grown ½ an inch at age 55. Ann has found that seeking out our truth, what we truly feel, and accepting those feelings, is the key to inner peace.
You can find Ann at:
https://annhince.com/
https://www.facebook.com/AnnHinceWisdom
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTc4hb7ZKvih1LlRHK0cUjg
Book: A Pathway to Insight https://www.amazon.com/Pathway-Insight-Re-capture-your-childhood/dp/B08N9P9LP6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25E2PRG9RD49K&keywords=a+pathway+to+insight&qid=1642539415&sprefix=a+pathway+to+insight%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1
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Courtney and Sydney discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder & the winter blues. News Source https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/blue-monday-draws-attention-to-seasonal-affective-disorder-in-sask-1.5742280
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Content warning - in this episode we discuss weight loss and dieting.
Courtney and Sydney discuss resolutions, goals, hopes, and more!
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Courtney and Sydney discuss mindfulness for everyday life.
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Courtney and Sydney discuss what reflection is and how to start or improve a practice of self reflection.
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Courtney and Sydney discuss how we can handle challenging encounters - adding tools to our tool box beyond boundary setting.
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https://www.silvermansound.comCourtney and Sydney discuss the impact of difficult sleep on our mental health as well as ways to improve sleep. Check out our social media for more information on the topic and save our posts to come back to later.- @thebloom.podcast on Instagram
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Courtney and Sydney discuss the impact of difficult sleep on our mental health as well as ways to improve sleep. Check out our social media for more information on the topic and save our posts to come back to later.- @thebloom.podcast on Instagram
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Courtney and Sydney discuss what they personally do to survive a hard season. Check out our social media for more information on the topic and save our posts to come back to later.- @thebloom.podcast on Instagram
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Sydney discusses ways we can navigate difficult relationships. Check out our social media for more information on the topic and save our posts to come back to later.- @thebloom.podcast on Instagram
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This episode is not speaking on abuse, if you or someone you know is experiencing abuse please use the resources below:
https://www.domesticshelters.org/en-ca/domestic-abuse-help-in-canada
https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help-2/
https://www.casw-acts.ca/en/resources/domestic-violence-resources.
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Courtney and Sydney discuss the benefits movement has on mental health and some practical ways you can improve your mental health with movement.
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Courtney and Sydney discuss additionally factors that can play a part in loneliness.
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References used in this episode:
Erozkan, A. (2011) The attachment styles bases of loneliness and depression. International Journal of Psychology and Counselling. 3(9), 186-193, http://www.academicjournals.org/IJPC DOI: 10.5897/IJPC11.032
McLeod, S. A. (2017, Febuary 05). Attachment theory. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/attachment.html
Pakdaman, S., et al., (2016). The role of attachment styles and resilience on loneliness. International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences. 5(9). https://www.ijmrhs.com/medical-research/the-role-of-attachment-styles-and-resilience-on-loneliness.pdf
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Courtney and Sydney discuss the surprising stats around loneliness, why it needs to be taken seriously, and what you can do to counteract loneliness.
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Citations below.
Cacioppo, J.T., Cacioppo, S. (2018). The growing problem of loneliness. The Lancet, 391(10119). https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(18)30142-9.pdf
Jeste, D. V., Lee, E. E., & Cacioppo, S. (2020). Battling the modern behavioral epidemic of loneliness: suggestions for research and interventions. JAMA psychiatry, 77(6), 553. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc7483387/
Quinn, M. (2018). Loneliness may be a bigger public health threat than smoking or obesity: Governments are just starting to confront the issue. Online.https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-the-loneliness-epidemic.html
Veazie, S., Gilbert, J.A., Winchell, K., Paynter, R., Guise, J-M.(2019) Addressing social isolation to improve the health of older adults: A rapid review. Rockville, MD. https://europepmc.org/article/nbk/nbk537909
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Sydney and Courtney talk about the differences between online and in person therapy and what might be the best fit for you.
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Sydney and Courtney talk practical ways you can support someone in your life with their mental health.
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Courtney and Sydney discuss the differences between anxiety and stress - everyone has worries but not everyone has an anxiety diagnosis.
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In this episode Jeannine and Courtney discuss the struggles of a toddler who does not want to sleep!
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In this episode Courtney shares what it has been like bringing her baby into the family with her pets and we discuss all things pets and family.
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In this episode host Jeannine shared her story of pregnancy, labour, and birth of her two babies.
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In this episode Courtney, Jeannine, and Sydney discuss reaching out for mental health support - when, how, and who you can reach out to.
Links to some of the self-help books we recommend:
Attached by Adam Levine and Rachel Heller - https://amzn.to/2WKJB9Y
Brene Brown books:
- Daring Greatly - https://amzn.to/3DAVNeg
- I Thought It Was Just Me - https://amzn.to/3BxlCtV
- Gifts of Imperfection - https://amzn.to/3mPrdHC
How to Do The Work by Nicole LePera - https://amzn.to/38v8yIM
Feeling Good by David Burns - https://amzn.to/38qGfeP
Links to some mental health resources:
Anxiety Canada: Home
Canada Suicide Prevention Service | Crisis Services Canada
https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/support-myself
Mental health support: get help - Canada.ca
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In this episode host Courtney shared her story of pregnancy, labour, and birth of her first born baby.
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In this episode we discuss values and how they can impact us as people and parents.
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In this brief episode, we introduce ourselves and share why Bloom is so important to us.
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