Luke and I do a much-needed check-in episode after several consecutive interviews. Luke makes a major life announcement and discusses some of the stresses involved, while I also make a much lesser, but also cool, announcement.

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

Michael Bowyer is a chaplain in Hamilton, Ontario and the founder of 541 Eatery & Exchange. In part two of our discussion with Michael, we talk about his work with the military and a local junior hockey team and how chaplaincy relates to mental health.

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

Michael Bowyer is a chaplain in Hamilton, Ontario and the founder of 541 Eatery & Exchange. In part one of our discussion with Michael, we talk about the inspiration behind 541 as a social enterprise and his wife's work in support of sex trade workers through Sister Care Hamilton.

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

Brent Sopel is a former NHL defenceman and current advocate for dyslexia. He joined the podcast to discuss his work in support of dyslexia through the Brent Sopel Foundation as well as his battle with and recovery from alcohol addiction.

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

Julie Trites is the host of the Mind of Her Own podcast, which focuses on women's mental health. We talk about her story, why a podcast, and geek out on our respective processes and our favourite podcasts.

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

Jess Sebastian is one of Luke's good friends. He joins the podcast to discuss the process he went through recently to re-evaluate his personal identity following the break-up of his marriage engagement. He quit his job, questioned everything about himself and changed his given name as a way to start anew. His battle with anxiety exacerbated his struggle to find his identity.

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

Nick and Suzi Spelic are the founders of Nick's Journey, a not-for-profit that focuses on raising awareness of and supporting mental illness in youth, which was inspired by their own experiences. We chat about their initiatives, how the not-for-profit got started and Nick's actual journey.

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

Aaron Snow is a former Ontario Hockey League player and National Hockey League draft pick. He joins the podcast to discuss his battle with mental illness, in particular addiction, through his junior hockey career and after hockey. Listener discretion is advised.

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

This one's for the caregivers of those who suffer with mental illness. Joanie Malarchuk is the wife of former NHL goaltender, author and suicide survivor Clint Malarchuk. In this episode, we discuss with Joanie her challenges, difficulties and triumphs in helping Clint through his PTSD, OCD, anxiety, depression and alcoholism, and how she works through the stress associated with being a mental illness caregiver.

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

Asante Haughton is a two-time TEDx presenter, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 150 Difference Maker, human rights activist and motivational speaker. He joins the podcast to discuss his TEDx talks, his battle with mental illness and his personal and professional initiatives.

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