Living Well with Mark Henick

In this season finale episode of Living Well, Mark speaks with three titans of health news in Canada. Avis Favaro was the longest serving national medical correspondent in history, for CTV National News. Dr. Brian Goldman is the host of White Coat Black Art on CBC, and Andre Picard is a long time health columnist for the Globe and Mail. They discuss what's happening in health news now, they share thoughts on how some of the issues from previous episodes have evolved, and they forecast health stories to come.

Mark has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Sonu Gaind and Dr. Harvey Schipper about the concerns that mental health advocates have with Canada's new medical assistance in dying regime for people solely experiencing a mental illness. They discuss the unique difficulties with defining and treating mental illnesses, the impossibility of predicting irremediability, and the ethical implications of ending the lives of people who governments are failing to help live and thrive.  Watch for the extended conversation with Dr. Schipper, to be posted next week!

Mark talks with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, an organizational psychologist, internationally recognized teacher, and a prolific author. Dr. Ben-Shahar's books on positive psychology, happiness, and leadership have been translated into more than 30 languages, and have appeared on best-seller lists around the world, including the New York Times. He has also taught two of the most popular courses in the history of Harvard University, on Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. He joins Mark to talk about the reputation of positive psychology, dispelling myths, and solving for happiness.

Mark talks with Dr. Melissa Lem, a Vancouver family physician and Founder and Director of PaRx, Canada's national nature prescription program powered by the BC Parks Foundation.

In this Pride Month special episode, Mark Henick hands the mic over to Olympic gold medallist and "Canada's first gay Olympian,"  Mark Tewksbury. Tewksbury has a conversation with Soccer and LGBTQ champion Quinn. Quinn captured gold with Canada at Tokyo 2020, making history as the first openly transgender, non-binary person to win an Olympic medal. They had an incredible, moving conversation about their respective journeys, how far we've come, how far there is to go, and how we can all be allies.

On this episode of the Lifeworks Living Well podcast, Mark talks with Dr. Reid Robison, Chief Medical Officer for Novamind, about the promise and protocols of the psychedelic revolution. Then, Mark is joined by Dr. Tim Sharp, an Australian psychologist at the forefront of the positive psychology movement and founder of The Happiness Institute. 

In this episode 14 bonus segment, Dr. Bonnie Kaplan sticks around to continue her conversation with Mark about her new book, The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition. 

Continuing our Living Well conversations for Mental Health Month, Mark is joined by University of Calgary Professor Emerita Dr. Bonnie Kaplan to talk about her new book, The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition. Then, Harvard-trained clinical cardiologist Dr. Jonathan Fisher stops by for a conversation about the two-way street between our heart health and our emotional health.

Pour cet épisode spécial, qui se déroule entièrement en français, Mark Henick passe le micro à un animateur invité et double médaillé olympique, Alexandre Despatie. Dans le cadre de la Semaine de la santé mentale, Alexandre discute de l’endurance du corps et de l’esprit avec Benoît Huot, qui a remporté 20 médailles aux Jeux paralympiques. Ils nous racontent leurs propres histoires d’épreuves et de résilience, et nous font part de stratégies et de conseils fondés sur ce qui les a aidés à persévérer.

It’s important to talk about mental health all year – but especially in May! With Mental Health Month in the United States, Mental Health Week in Canada, Mental Health Awareness Week in the United Kingdom, and events around the world, it’s a perfect time to put mental health front and centre. Mark is joined by former NIMH director Dr. Thomas Insel to talk about his new book, Healing: Our Path From Mental Illness to Mental Health. Then, One Mind EVP Daryl Tol stops by to talk about their One Mind at Work initiative.