Hello and welcome to Episode 42.

I would like you to meet Fola Veritas, the creator of Deep Mind Squared.  Over her years of personal and professional experience working within the conventional mental health system, Fola has found that there is often a lack of lived experience, which may leave people feeling disconnected from service providers. Fola's unique approach includes peer support blended within trained modalities, providing others with an integrative healing experience.  

​As the creator of Deep Mind Squared, Fola believes that safely navigating your personal healing journey happens best within a safe and compassionate space, which she strives to provide.

Fola merges her personal experience with her certifications as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Shamanic Practitioner, Reiki Master Teacher, Spiritual Emergence Coach, and Psychedelic Integration Therapist. Fola instills a sense of hope in each person through the power of intuitive guidance.

Her hope is to continue to bridge the gap between Spirituality and Mental Health.

You won't want to miss this episode, sit back, and enjoy.

To learn more about Fola Veritas head to her website at deepmindsquared.com

Instagram - deep_mind_squared

Give her a follow and check out all of her offerings.

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Hello and welcome to episode 41

I would like you to meet Debbie Gorsalitz. Debbie is a wife, mother, grandmother, author, energy healer, and veteran. But, most importantly a mental illness survivor.

Debbie's first novel addresses the hard topics of self-medication and suicide.

Debbie hopes her experiences can help others realize they are not alone. She shares her story about her struggles with Trigeminal neuralgia (TN or TGN), also called Fothergill disease, and trifacial neuralgia. It is often referred to as the suicide disease, due to the severity of the pain this disorder inflicts on those that suffer. For anyone suffering you will not want to miss this episode, Debbie shares that there is hope for others going through Trigeminal Neuralgia and support for family members and friends who have someone close to them suffering.

Debbie shares her debut novel "Making Amends" by D.J. Callaghan this is a beautiful novel and is available on amazon, select Indigo and Chapters locations and you can also order on her website at www.djcallaghan.com

If you are interested in her energy healing practice you can find her @ancientartsenergyhealing.

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Hello and welcome to episode 40.

Meet Stacey Brotzel - Proud mom. Radio talk show host. Former TV anchor. Emcee, Co-Host of podcast "Searching for Izena", Lover of chocolate.. 

Stacey has been working in Edmonton for 26 years as a television and radio host, anchor and producer. In this episode Stacey share with us the ups and downs of being in the business and the challenges women face in a male dominated idustry.

Stacey also shares her experience through some depression after giving birth to her beautiful daughter and how breast feeding was a challenge for her and what it took to get through that time.

Stacey is a ray of sunshine and her positivity is contagious she has been a huge support in the Edmonton community volunteering and giving back to so many important charities and organizations.

You won't want to miss this episode and her message to others struggling with mental health. Such a treat to have had the opportunity to sit and speak with Stacey.

If you would like to hear more from Stacey Brotzel you can listen to her every weekday morning on

You can also find her on instagram @staceybrotzel

Hello and welcome to episode 39 - Meet Lisa Rowbottom - Lisa is a Registered Psychologist M.E.d. Clinical Director at Soujourn Psychology in Sherwood Park, Ab.

Lisa loves helping people reach their goals and make postitive changes. She believes that everyone deserves to live an authentic and fulfilling life. Lisa has experience working with a variety of clients, including those with intellectual disabilities, autism, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. For several years Lisa has worked as a psychologist with Alberta Health Services, in the mental health hospital.

Lisa is so full of knowledge she uses a combination of many treatment methods. Some of which are Personal Centered Therapy, CBT, Mindfulness Base Approaches, EMDR, Harm Reduction, Solution Focused.

If you would like to find out more about Lisa and her work at Sojourn Psychology you can check out the website for Sojourn Psychology at www.sojo.ca you can also find them on Instagram @sojournpsychology

Facebook and YouTube at Sojourn Psychology.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 38.

I am so excited for you to meet Nick Thompson. I had the pleasure to talk to Nick a couple of weeks back and now I am so happy to introduce you to him.

Sit back and listen while Nick Spills the 'T".

You may remember Nick from Netflix's Hit Reality Series "Love Is Blind" Season 2.

Nick signed up for this "psychologically-based" love experiment in the hopes of trying something new and possibly find love along the way, little did he know what he would wind up having to endure.

During his 3 weeks filming in the PODS and in Mexico he lost 15 pounds from limited access to food and water.

The cast experienced extreme conditions while filming, 16 hour days, no regular schedules, no clocks, windows, sunlight and little food and water. Add on the fact that they were not given any mental health support during their time on the show and after the show aired. Can you imagine working under these circumstances? Behind every reality TV show is an editing process that can make or break someone's reputation. This can be a recipe for disaster.

Nick is speaking up about human rights and safe standards for all reality tv stars moving forward.

Nick is a marketing executive, human connections expert and the host on the podcast 'Eyes Wide Open with Nick Thompson'. Nick is a strong Mental Health Advocate, Activist and Co-founder of the Ucan Foundation - Providers of mental health and legal support to past, current, and future cast members of Reality TV.

You can find Nick on Instagram @nthompson513 where you will find all of the links to his podcast channels and to the link to the Ucan Foundation.

Hello Everyone and welcome to Episode 37. Today I am happy to introduce you to Will Craig.

Will is a Writer, Speaker, Mental Health Advocate, and he is the Author of the book, "One Step Forward: Ideally in the Right Direction."

In this episode you will hear Will's story of where he comes from surrounding his own life experiences and his struggles with his own mental health.

This episode is filled with Will's inspiring perspectives on Mental Health. Will is a true example that there is strength in sharing, and how it can to us through the darkest of times and help us come out the otherside with resilience and compassion.

Make sure to follow Will Craig on Instagram @mental_health_with_will where you can find his linktree account:

https://linktr.ee/mentalhealthwithwill?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=443cec0d-485d-487b-9c7c-addd427ab543

You can order Will Craig's book "One Step Forward: Ideally in the Right Direction" on Amazon and Kindle Books.

Please follow Sharifah of Crinkle Mingle Cookies on Instagram @crinkle.mingle where you will find her link to order her amazing Crinkle Cookies. https://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crinklemingle.ca%2Flinks&e=AT3R4WVN0hJYqrcq24C9zv0_G602OamFuzC790sSX7W1SJi2GEh-JBlUijmIOAg8PlV72sf5P64hoIF4r-q52C2EnPEYCNhJ54QzibjxUYHaT_jkx9GVQwo

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Hello and welcome to Episode 34 I would like you to meet Melanie Taylor. Melanie is born and raised a Calgarian, and proud of it! She comes from a large family that faced its challenges early on in life, which ignited her passion for the helping professions. After high school Melanie upgraded the courses she needed and applied for and was accepted into the social work program at MRU. Melanie then transferred to the U of C to complete her bachelors and graduate degree in social work, with a specialization in adult mental health and addiction. While Melanie was in school she gave birth to two amazing humans that she loves dearly and they inspired the work she does today. After the birth of her son it became clear to her early on that how boys are raised in today's society, isn't helpful and at times, can be harmful. The "boys don't cry" culture is still alive and well and this has to change. Today Melanie works with adults that struggle with identifying and feeling emotions which impacts their life in multiple ways. In her work, Melanie started to notice there is a real lack of support and space for men's mental health, and this was something she wanted to help change. So, Melanie created a men's informational support - a 6 week support group where men can learn about the topics that impact and matter to them (mental health, trauma, healthy relationships, and emotions), and it also provides time and space for men to connect and support one another. This group starts January 16th, from 6:30pm-8:30pm every Tuesday for 6 weeks. The final day to register is January 12th - register now to your space!!

You can connect with Melanie Taylor on:

Instagram @melanie.yyc.therapist

and you can also find her at

Exhale Psychology and to register for this workshop head to www.exhale-psychology.ca

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