Episodes

  • Episode 9: Therapy Begins and Ends with Ceremony with Dr. Ethsi Stewart

    Episode 9: Therapy Begins and Ends with Ceremony with Dr. Ethsi Stewart
    Dec 4 2024
    Dr Ethsi Stewart is a proud member of the Yellowknife Dene First Nation and a registered psychologist. She is Director of the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, and the first Indigenous full Professor at the University of Toronto, in the Department of Social and Behaviour Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
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    46 mins
  • Episode 8: Neurodecolonisation and Indigenous Mindfulness with Dr. Michael Yellow Bird

    Episode 8: Neurodecolonisation and Indigenous Mindfulness with Dr. Michael Yellow Bird
    Sep 30 2024
    Dr. Michael Yellow Bird is a proud member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation in North Dakota, and he is a Professor at the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba. There his research focuses on the effects of colonization and methods of decolonization, ancestral health, intermittent fasting, Indigenous mindfulness and the cultural significance of Rez dogs.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Episode 7: Healing Through Culture. Dr. Amy Bombay on Intergenerational Trauma

    Episode 7: Healing Through Culture. Dr. Amy Bombay on Intergenerational Trauma
    Aug 8 2024
    Dr. Bombay's research exploring the ways which Indian Residential School experiences are transmitted across generations has garnered extensive media interest and has been influential in affecting policy and practice related to Indigenous health.
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    26 mins
  • Episode 6: Know Who You Are. Know Where you Come From. with Dr. Ed Connors and John Rice

    Episode 6: Know Who You Are. Know Where you Come From. with Dr. Ed Connors and John Rice
    Aug 1 2024
    John and Ed are co-founders of the Feather Carriers Leadership for Life Program – a program that speaks to suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 5: Success Means Prioritizing What Communities Want with Dr. Chris Mushquash

    Episode 5: Success Means Prioritizing What Communities Want with Dr. Chris Mushquash
    Jul 25 2024
    Dr. Chris Mushquash is a proud member of the Pays Plat Ojibway First Nation on the North Shore of Lake Superior. He is a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health and Addiction, and Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University and the Division of Human Sciences at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University.
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    58 mins
  • Episode 4: Be Courageous. Be Strategic. Be More Resistant - with Dr Rod McCormick

    Episode 4: Be Courageous. Be Strategic. Be More Resistant - with Dr Rod McCormick
    Jul 18 2024
    Dr. Rod McCormick is a senior Professor and BC Government endowed Research Chair in Indigenous Health at Thompson Rivers University.
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    54 mins
  • Episode 3: Carol Hopkins - "Culturally Based Means We Start from Culture First"

    Episode 3: Carol Hopkins - "Culturally Based Means We Start from Culture First"
    Jul 11 2024
    Carol Hopkinsis the Chief Executive Officer of the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation - a leading advocate for First Nations culturally-based mental wellness services. Carol was made an officer in the Order of Canada for her more than 25 years working in the field of First Nations addictions and mental health.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 2: Dr Melanie Nelson - Winning Trust of Children and Communities

    Episode 2: Dr Melanie Nelson - Winning Trust of Children and Communities
    Jul 4 2024
    Dr. Melanie Nelson's research focuses on the experiences of Indigenous caregivers within Western systems, including the assessment and diagnosis process. She also investigates how Indigenous youth identify and access support for mental health and wellness in their schools and their communities.
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    43 mins