So-Called Normal

Mark is joined by Kenzie Brenna, actress, creator and advocate for mental health and self-acceptance. They talk about how her family life affected her mental health growing up and how she found a community online to help her learn to embrace body positivity. 

Mark is joined by Rona Maynard, author of My Mother's Daughter, former editor in chief of Chatelaine, now known for her memoir workshops. They talk about how writing down the story of your life changes your relationship with your past and Rona shares her own experiences. 

Mark is joined by Jessica Holmes, comedian of Royal Canadian Air Farce fame, mental health advocate, and author of Depression: The Comedy. Jessica tells the story of her bout with depression and discusses with Mark the psychology of comedy and why comedians seem disproportionately affected by mental health issues. 

Mark Henick chats with Mark Bowden, body language expert, speaker, and author of Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking. They discuss how our body language affects the way we communicate and connect with others, the President of the United States' physicality, and Mark's own journey. 

Mark is joined by Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario and interim leader of the Liberal Party. They discuss his struggle with depression early in life and how he brought these lessons into the political world, both when dealing with people and the issues that affect Canadians. 

Mark speaks with Dr. Brian Goldman, veteran emergency room physician and host of CBC Radio One's White Coat, Black Art. They discuss the mental health issues doctors battle within their patients and themselves, including the poisonous shame that making mistakes produces and the complex relationship between doctor and patient. 

Mark sits down with Rhiannon Rosalind; President, CEO, and Owner of The Economic Club of Canada, Founder of The Jr. Economic Club of Canada and CEO & Co-Founder of The Global Institute for Conscious Economics (GICE). Rhiannon is redefining what it means to be a corporate leader in Canada and reflects on her own life as a mother, partner, daughter, and CEO.

Mark is joined by Mandy Stadtmiller, author of Unwifeable and columnist for New York magazine. They dive in deep and discuss Mandy's journey to reinvent herself, her relationship with spirituality, and past struggles that continue to affect her. 

Neil Pasricha, author of wildly successful The Book of Awesome series and "The Happiness Equation" joins Mark to talk about the various ways we can practice happiness every day, find joy in the little things, and how writing a blog on 1000 Awesome Things began his journey from a desk-job at Walmart to an internationally known speaker and author. 

Mark goes in depth with Dr. Ian Dawe, Program Chief of Mental Health at Trillium Health Partners Foundation on the state of modern psychiatry, Ian's philosophy on mental health care, and the Zero Suicide Movement, a revolutionary campaign to prevent suicide in our communities.