Mind Full: The Canadian Psychological Association podcast

Dr. Jonathan Stea returns to the Mind Full podcast to discuss his new book 'Mind The Science: Saving Your Mental Health From The Wellness Industry'. There are a lot of TikTok videos and Instagram influencers advertising a lot of products - some are legit, some are grifts. How to spot the difference? Dr. Stea helps explain.

Order the book at Dr. Stea's website: https://www.jonathanstea.com/

Science Up First: https://scienceupfirst.com/

Nicole Perry is a psychologist in Edmonton who has written a new book called The Boundaried Therapist: Sustaining yourself in the counselling profession. The book is intended for both new and seasoned therapists, but the lessons and ideas about boundaries can be applied to us all.

The Boundaried Therapist: https://brusheducation.ca/brush-catalogue/p/boundaried-therapist

Nicole's website Embodied Psychology: http://www.embodiedpsychology.ca/

Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embodied.psych/

A land acknowledgement is not only about physical land – like the soil, and the ground under our feet. It’s so much more than that. Kohkom Beverly Keeshig-Soonias, the Chair of the Indigenous Peoples' Psychology Section of the CPA, joins Mind Full to talk about the centuries of Indigenous tradition that are imbued in land acknowledgements, and how we can approach them in the right way in the spirit of reconciliation.

For too long, scientific studies have been cisnormative. For a researcher working with a sample of 1,000 people that include 496 women and 498 men, how do they represent the other 6? Konrad Czechowski and Misha Khorkhordina have set out to find a way. On this week's Mind Full, they share their study results, talk terminology, and provide something of a guide for researchers looking to be truly inclusive of all perspectives in their work.

The profile of Konrad when he received the Jean and Dick Pettifor Award to help conduct his research: https://cpa.ca/konrad-czechowski/

A lot of the furor over the rights of trans, non-binary, and other gender-diverse people has centered around the idea of 'detransitioning'. That people who transition from the gender they were assigned at birth end up regretting that decision and transitioning back. Today, Dr. Françoise Susset and Dr. Jesse Bossé explain the data on detransitioning, the truth about regrets, and the reality the furor creates for vulnerable gender diverse populations.

WPATH SoC v8 (World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Standards of Care, 8th version): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644

Detrans workshop: https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsantetranshealth.com%2Fen%2Fproduct%2Fdetransition-supporting-uncertainty-discontinuation-regret%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cebollman%40cpa.ca%7C0bcc4200892f4de62f8b08dc13a88d26%7C738895c3798041238d491ee5c8d3b981%7C0%7C0%7C638406861885894884%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vcgVgZxegpckn1LxhMIbx5H4GCsk5qPOOzXBWWskiGE%3D&reserved=0

Canada's healthcare system, and most Western healthcare systems, have long been cisnormative. Meaning that they are run by cisgender people, based on science that was conducted primarily with cisgender people, with methods that have not sought to include trans, non-binary, or other gender diverse folks. We talk with Dr. Jesse Bossé and Dr. Françoise Susset about the reasons for this, and the difficulties many people face as a result.

This is the first of four special episodes on gender diversity, science, and the healthcare system. McGill Psychology Professor Dr. Ada Sinacore joins Mind Full to talk about where we are in Canada and in the world when it comes to the treatment of those who do not identify as cisgender. Dr. Sinacore is the Past President of the Canadian Psychological Association, and has been instrumental in the creation of the CPA's position paper on gender diversity and expression, and the special issue of the Psynopsis magazine on gender diversity.

Position Statement: Promotion of Gender Diversity and Expression and Prevention of Gender-Related Hate and Harm:

https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Position/Gender%20Diversity%20Report%20EN%202023%20Final.pdf

Psynopsis: Gender Diversity:

https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Psynopsis/2023-Vol45-4/index.html

Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman joins Mind Full to talk about his new book Developing Anti-Racist Cultural Competence, and how while Canada is certainly a multi-ethic country, we are failing at the multicultural idea.

Pre-order Developing Anti-Racist Cultural Competence: https://www.hogrefe.com/us/shop/developing-anti-racist-cultural-competence.html

Pre-order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Anti-Racist-Competence-Psychotherapy-Evidence-Based/dp/0889375151/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?crid=24SL6JRO4LV7L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dYsrknjrWH4Z0-ULboq7yi_zs918xv_vg0bzTueuvzyn7k6lfZeastbzEgZSweOAf2RmM9vhkwl1mu2CkprYs0U0qSHyPR2cvQFl3ioXrkc.rKlgme4-me4TFJgvzIm9IlA67w-n72D7shcfw9iRVg8&dib_tag=se&keywords=rehman+abdulrehman+developing&qid=1708090897&sprefix=rehman+abdulrehman+developing%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1-fkmr2

Learning resource: https://livingwithracism.com/

Test bias tool: https://leadwithdiversity.com/testbias/

Dr. Abdulrehman's TED Talk 'But where are you Really from? Resolving Unconscious Bias': https://www.ted.com/talks/rehman_abdulrehman_but_where_are_you_really_from_resolving_unconscious_bias/details

Kyra Simone is a Ph.D. student at McMaster and an expert in vetting climate science. Rachel Salt is a social media and communications expert. Both work with Science Up First, a group dedicated to combatting online disinformation, including around climate change.

How should we engage online? Should we be talking about the disinformation in the first place? Is the conversation different with friends and family members than it is with strangers? And how has disinformation affected where we are today in the fight against climate change?

This summer wildfires ravaged the Northwest Territories, forcing the evacuation of about 70% of the population. Yellowknife psychologist Merril Dean was one of the evacuees, and saw the devastation from many perspectives. She shares with us her own experiences, as well as some thoughts on the government response and where the northern communities might go from here.

Read Merril's article from the CPA's School and Education Section fall/winter newsletter here: https://cpa.ca/psychology-month-social-connection-trust-and-the-intersection-of-climate-and-health-3/