Guy Felicella and other speakers from a May 28th community dialogue on the toxic drug crisis in Nanaimo. Connally Mcdougall shares her journey running a clothing brand focused on inclusivity and sustainability, and moving forward after a life changing skull fracture.

Sarah Marsden gives insight into eviction mapping based on data collected by First United. BC Achievement Community Award recipient Earl Blacklock talks counseling on Vancouver Island. Christoper Lee shares the story of Vancouver based, youth led non profit Helping Hearts.

Featuring a visit to the Monday Lunch Together program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, a conversation with Imagine Studio Café’s Managing Director Dorothy Morrison, and reflections from Charlene Davis, one of the founders of WeCan Shelter Society in the Comox Valley.

Featuring conversations on sensory processing disorder, Victoria’s Red Cedar Cafe, and the use of AI chat bots for therapeutic purposes.  

Zakia Moulaoui Guery shares the story behind Invisible Cities, which trains people who’ve experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their communities. Marlo Renee Mayers speaks ahead of moving into a new supportive housing building in Nanaimo.

Retired RCMP officer Laurie White shares her story returning to work following a traumatic injury she received in the line of duty in 1998. Parksville Qualicum resident Amarii on being signed to a record label and his journey in music so far.

In conversation with Moms Stop The Harm co-founder Leslie McBain on the 8 year anniversary of British Columbia declaring a public health emergency due to toxic drug deaths. Exploring the emotional impacts of overdose and overdose related death on harm reduction workers with Memorial University professor Gillian Kolla.

Nisha Patel shares her experience turning her medical records into poetry, which resulted in her new collection A Fate Worse Than Death. Sachin Maharaj discusses a lawsuit by a group of Ontario school boards against social media companies, and the idea that “for too long, we’ve sought individual solutions to a collective problem.”  

University of Alberta student Gurleen Kaur shares her experiences with psychosis. Vancouver Island Construction Association CEO Rory Kumala talks the Tailgate Toolkit program, designed to provide education and training on topics related to mental health, substance use, and pain management to those working in the industry.

Looking at how our brains are depicted onscreen with Heather and Sarah Taylor. The Canadian sisters work in the film industry, and explore depictions of mental illness, disability, and a variety of other topics on their podcast Braaains.