We reached out to the CPA's 6000th Twitter follower and asked her to come on the podcast - Allyson Lamont is a UNB psychology student studying food insecurity.

We talked about PEI's ambitious plans to end food insecurity and poverty: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/legislation/p-14-1-poverty_elimination_strategy_act.pdf

And about PROOF Food Insecurity Poverty Research: https://proof.utoronto.ca/

The students in Jim Cresswell's History of Psychology class at the University of Calgary recorded podcasts as part of their final projects in 2020. Today, we present Prosocial Behaviour Theory with Manraj, Cale, Melanie, and Mark. Then, we discuss personality tests, in particular HEXACO which was developed at the University of Calgary, with Gemma, Dorothy, Shekinah, and Julia.

With Naomi Osaka withdrawing from the French Open and Wimbledon, and Canada's best heading to Tokyo for the Olympics, it was time to talk about the mental health of elite athletes. Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood is a sport psychologist who works with the best athletes in Canada. She does a terrific podcast of her own, Heroes in our Midst: https://drtoogood.com/heroes-in-our-midst/

Chantal Van Landeghem is an Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and a PhD psychology candidate at the University of Manitoba. She works with young up-and-coming athletes with the Head To Head program: https://www.headtohead.ca/

University of Calgary Students Tina Nguyen, Will Shymka, Tessa Chomistek, and Noreen Sanosa did a podcast on MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) as part of their final project in Jim Cresswell's History of Psychology class. We play their podcast, and discuss MBCT with a current expert, Dr. Zindel Segal at the University of Toronto.

Couple HOPES is an online self-help intervention for couples seeking PTSD help in Canada. Currently entering the third stage of trials, the hope is that this will be a source of help for couples who are struggling to find a therapist or other mental health professional. Today we talk to Dr. Skye Fitzpatrick from York University about the program, PTSD, and a little about Borderline Personality Disorder for good measure! couplehopes.com

This season of Mind Full we will be featuring some of the work of students in Jim Cresswell's History of Psychology class at the University of Calgary. In this episode, Joyce Singh, Madison Fairholm, Natalie Sebastian and Susan Flynn Lowry present their podcast on cognitive dissonance and social media. Then the students discuss their work with an expert in the field, Dr. Alexa Tullett from the University of Alabama.

Dr. Krishana Sankar and Dr. Jonathan Stea are experts with Science Up First, an online group of experts combatting disinformation and misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and vaccines.

Spoilers: mRNA can't alter your DNA, Bill Gates is not microchipping you, and while viruses 'shed', vaccines do not.

https://www.scienceupfirst.com/

We asked many of the psychologists we profiled for Psychology Month to give us a 'silver lining' - something positive that has happened in the past year, either personal or professional, that would not have happened absent the pandemic. Here is what they said.

Introducing The Coping Toolbox: A Child Psych Podcast created by Dr. Laila Din Osmun, Dr. Mary Simmering McDonald, and Dr. Jenn Vriend. The three are child psychologists in private practice in Ottawa, and are bringing unique professional and personal perspectives to parents and children during the pandemic.

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-coping-toolbox-a-child-psych-podcast/id1553993639

We meet four psychologists doing interesting work during the pandemic. Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood is working with athletes, Dr. Mélanie Joanisse created a Guide to Wellness, Dr. Christine Chambers is with Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), and Courtney Gosselin is a graduate student who collected letters people wrote to their past and future selves.