Keith Anderson is the founder of international mental health awareness firm Worth Living. We chat about his experience with mental illness, his organization, and the conference he's hosting in Halifax, N.S. at the end of May. Learn more at www.worthliving.co.

Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.   

Michelle Balge is a mental health public speaker, author and advocate. We discuss her lived experience with mental illness and her book, A Way Out: A Memoir of Conquering Depression and Social Anxiety.

Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.   

Collette Smith has a series of photos featured prominently in a mental health-related art exhibit in Calgary. She joined the podcast to discuss the background of that exhibit and her photos, as well as her own lived experience and struggle to find appropriate care.

Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.  

Charlotte Underwood is a mental health advocate, author and blogger. She discusses her lived experience with mental illness and why she chose to start advocating. Learn more about Charlotte at www.charlotteunderwoodauthor.com.

Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org. 

Anthony Caputo is an actor and life coach with lived experience with anxiety, depression and an attempted suicide. Learn more about his work at www.anthonycaputo.co. Note: listener discretion is advised due to graphic content.

Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.    

For something a little different, friend of the show Michele Sparling joined us for a round table discussion on several topics, including survivor guilt in light of a pair of recent suicides of school shooting survivors in Parkland, Fla., national and international politics, the state of journalism and expectations for mental health and addictions funding in the Ontario provincial budget to be released April 11. Michele is a mental health advocate heavily involved with several initiatives and organizations, and is the founder Shine Out Shout Out, an annual hockey tournament fundraiser that supports the Just Be You youth peer support program in Oakville, Ont. Learn more at www.shineshout.com.

Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.   

Miriah Kearney is the founder and president of My Home Apparel. On this episode, Miriah gives us the personal back story on why her company donates a portion of its profits to homelessness initiatives. Learn more about My Home Apparel at www.myhomeapparel.com.

Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.   

Cheyenne LaForme is a med student at Western University. She reached out to tell her story on the podcast after hearing an episode we had with a mutual friend. At the time, she wanted to praise her partner for helping her through difficult times, but in the time it took to arrange the interview (over several months), her story changed dramatically. We discuss her personally experience with mental illness as well as many things related to the health care space. In the interview, she references a paper by Dr. Sukhera, which can be found at https://theconversation.com/lets-stop-blaming-ourselves-for-stigmatizing-mental-health-109700. Her blog for Western University's Medical Journal can be found at http://blog.uwomj.com/2018/01/31/spend-last-day-studying-brachial-plexus/.

Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.  

Lynn Keane is a mental health advocate, author and public speaker. We discuss how and why she became an outspoken advocate on mental health following the suicide of her son, Daniel. Find her TEDx talk on suicide prevention on YouTube and learn more about her and her book, Give Sorrow Words, at www.lynnkeane.ca.

 Intro music ("Late Night" by Ryan Andersen) and outro music ("Indie Rock" by Scott Holmes) can be found via www.freemusicarchive.org.