c2gether Podcast

Elizabeth speaks with Jeremy McTeague of Scott's Kirk Church in Lausanne. He has spearheaded an initiative to create a day center for refugees (mainly from Ukraine) who are staying with local families in the area. Forced displacement results not just in disconnection from homeland, but also from a sense of identity. This day center intends to help its members stay connected to themselves and others. It is currently open on Thursday and Sunday afternoons. 

For more information or to help out, please contact Jeremy and his team at: [email protected]

This episode also discusses the organization EVAM (Établissement vaudois d'accueil des migrants). 

Here are some other links that you might find useful:

Hire the Ukrainian:  www.hiretheukrainian.com and V. https://www.hiretheukrainian.com/mental-health

Ukraine Reborn: www.ukraine-reborn.ch

Christ Church Lausanne : http://christchurch-lausanne.ch/christchurch2/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/UkrainianRefugeeDayCentre.pdf

Our Lady of Faith Lausanne: https://www.catholicchurchlausanne.org/

Elizabeth talks with Lyla Schwartz about her broad experience providing psychological support to people who have been affected by trauma in different places around the world, and how this has led to her current research at the University of Basel. In this conversation, she suggests some ways that we can help support migrants and refugees who are settling in Switzerland. 

AsyLex: Legal Assistance

Haus Pour Bienne

Jeremy McTeague of the Ukraine Day Centre in Lausanne email : [email protected]

POMA Global

To participate in Lyla's research survey (OPEN TO ANYONE WHO HAS SETTLED IN SWITZERLAND, preferably with a B or C permit), please read the description and click the link:

We are researchers at POMA, a non-profit focused on providing psychological protection to at-risk populations. We are conducting a study to better understand the needs of refugees and asylum seekers and identify the gaps in legal, social and health services afforded to them by host countries in Europe. We have designed a survey, to be completed by people of varying nationalities, now living in Europe.

We believe that the barriers refugees and asylum seekers face cause a significant amount of stress to the person, and it is therefore an important topic to explore. With the information gathered from this survey, we hope to develop support and to inform policy and interventions moving forward.

We would like to ask you to share this survey with your patients, residents and colleagues with lived experiences as a refugee or migrant. The survey is or soon will be available in English, French, German, Ukrainian, Arabic, Farsi, Tigray and Turkish.

Please find the survey by following this link:

https://upkbasel.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_23w31lIOht2dNgG?Q_CHL=preview&Q_SurveyVersionID=current

c2 Facebook page

Elizabeth chats with Carl Wahlers, the founder of the Lausanne-based Blokes and Black Dogs support group. This peer-to-peer group is for men who are needing support around mental health issues like isolation, loneliness, depression or anxiety. He talks about how the idea of the group arose and how he hopes it will be a resource that english-speaking men across Switzerland use to reduce the shame and build community.

Link to the Blokes and Black Dogs podcast:

Buzzsprout

Web site:

https://www.blokesandblackdogs.ch/

Facebook page:

Blokes and Black Dogs | Facebook

LinkedIn:

Blokes and Black Dogs: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Black Dog WHO:

I had a black dog, his name was depression - Bing video

Movember Movement to decrease death by suicide among men:

https://ch.movember.com/en/

Elizabeth talks with Dr. Patricia Vriesendorp about the ways in which challenges to self-compassion show up in day-to-day life, and how to make self-compassion a practice that could potentially benefit motivation, mental-health and well-being. The particularities of practicing self-compassion as a foreigner or migrant are discussed, as well as some ways that this uniquely vulnerable group can learn to be kinder to themselves. We will discuss this topic further in our upcoming webinar on 23 March, 30 March and 6 April. Check out c2's Facebook page for more information or to register.

We also share some of our favorite resources on this topic:

Fierce Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff

Self-compassion.org

Center for Mindful Self Compassion

ADHD advocate Renée McClure shares her ADHD story, and some of the resources that she found useful along the way. If you have any questions for Renée about her journey or about joining her Facebook support group, Women Who Rock CH (the ADHD Edition), you can contact her via email at [email protected].

Some other resources mentioned are:

ADHD 2.0 

How To ADHD 

ADHD for Smart Ass Women

Psy Bern Clinic

Elizabeth interviews nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner, Kerry Fugard. We discuss brain health and how to eat to prevent dementia. Ways to use nutrition and other aspects of daily life to help your brain function well and deal with common challenges (including seasonal change) were explored.

To contact Kerry, you can visit the following sites:

https://www.nutri-360.com/

https://www.facebook.com/nutri360.nutrition/

https://www.instagram.com/nutri360swiss/

Resources discussed include:

Dr. Dale Bredesen's book: The End of Alzheimer's Program

Elizabeth chats with body work therapist and coach, Jaya Saunders, about her way of helping people connect the mind and body. She talks about how working with the body can help us better understand ourselves and reduce tension. Jaya gives us a preview of her two upcoming workshops with c2, including the Women's Health Day and her mindfulness meditation workshop on 16 October, 2021. She also presents a brief mindfulness to the breath exercise.

If you'd like to sign up for Jaya's mindfulness meditation workshop on the 16th, you can find more information here: https://c2gether.ch/event/mindfulness-meditation-with-jaya-session-1/

If you'd like to learn more about Jaya and the work she does, you can check out her website: https://jayasaundersconsulting.com/about

Elizabeth speaks with Agnes Leonetti, a therapist/doula in Biel/Bienne, who discusses ways in which parents and families can build community with other parents and families. She discusses a new family café project called "Graines de Vie" which brings together families and kids with therapists, educators, and creatives in order to build connection and support. Agnes also talks about her work as a doula, and why having a birth support person as a non-native Swiss resident can be particularly useful (for example, as a translator).

You can find more about the resources discussed in this episode by clicking the following links:

Agnes' Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/agnes.leonetti.7

Find a doula in Switzerland: https://doula.ch/

Graines de Vie family center: https://grainesdevie.ch/services/

Graines de Vie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grainesdevie.Bienne

Luna Birth House in Bern: https://www.geburtshausluna.ch/

In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Stéphanie Goffaux, a psychologist who works with kids and their families to set up systems that help kids participate more actively in family and household tasks while building autonomy and self-confidence. Stéphanie shares a number of practical ideas and tips for navigating common areas of daily challenge for parents and their kids, like hygiene, mealtime, and homework. 

You can find more information about Stéphanie on her website: https://psy.goffaux.ch/en/home/ 

Elizabeth interviews Angela Warm about what women can do to support their health and mental health during perimenopause and menopause. We cover topics related to nutrition, stress, sleep, communication and sex.