On this episode Scott and Deane discuss a new funding model for government investment into Mental Health care in Canada AND a reminder of just how difficult a job it can be to live with/care for a person living with a mental health diagnosis.

After a nearly 2 month lay-off Scott and Deane are back and are testing out a new(er) format. In this episode we talk about the "February Blahs" and some distressing side-effects of medications.

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How much is too much? When you are living with a mental illness but are having a really "good day", how much is too much to take on? In this episode of "Mind Matters" Scott and Deane tackle the ongoing issue of when to say "yes", what to say "yes" to and when to say "no".

In this episode Deane takes exception to recent reporting on CBC.ca that drew immediate attention to the mental health of a Florida airport gunman. When details and motives for the shootings remained unclear, why did CBC feel it appropriate to draw a connection from the violent act to the man's history of mental health treatment?

As 2016 comes to a close Deane and Scott pay tribute to actress Carrie Fisher who was instrumental in using her own story to remove the stigma attached to mental illness. At the same time they note others who are using their own prominence in this way.

Moving to a new place (new city or even new home) can be very anxiety-inducing. What management strategies could a person ALREADY living with anxiety use at a time like that? Scott Martin shares his real-time, real-life thoughts as he himself anticipates moving to a new city.

Keeping the conversation between mental health and the church going is easy to say but often quite difficult to do. How do you know when it's safe to speak up and be vulnerable about your own mental health? Scott and Deane offer suggestions to help you decide what to say and whether to say it.

"NO". Two simple letters combined to form one simple word but very often incredibly difficult to say. Combine that with the complications that go along with a mental illness and soon we are overbooked, overwhelmed and feeling socially trapped. Scott and Deane discuss the "hows and whens" of saying no.

In this episode (and despite what Deane says it IS episode 25!!)Scott and Deane are joined by Jordan Berta who is himself launching a podcast (and later a book) on the topic of mental illness within the Christian community.

Who "holds" your perspective when due to your mental health state you are unable to do so for yourself? In this episode Scott and Deane explore ways to recognize and recover healthy perspectives especially in times of mental health crisis.