This is one of my favourite times of the year. Not only is June the month that I was born, it is also LGBTQ2 Pride Month. Starting now, a series of celebrations kicks off acknowledging progress made possible by strong advocacy within communities and governments around the world.

In today's episode, Tim Van Orden returns to interview Jerod Killick, creator of the Finding My Psych website and podcast. Tim and Jerod engage in a free flowing conversation about personal transformation and engaging others in the work they do promoting wellness.

In today's show, we discuss the occurrence of depressive symptoms seen in active Facebook users. While we believe that social media, in general, has caused broad negative effects on society, Facebook users are particularly at increased susceptibility for experiencing mood difficulty.

There is no cookie cutter approach to dealing with loss. Whether you are someone who recently experienced the death of a family member, or a therapist working with individuals through the bereavement process, how we take this journey is complicated. There is no clear pathway or destination.

The holidays are approaching fast!  That means that tens of thousands of post holiday guilt ridden individuals will join a gym soon.  However, most will only attend a handful of times, regardless of the ongoing monthly payments in honour of the contract for the remainder of the year.

In our previous episode, "Sexual Abuse Trauma, Clinical Insights and Observations," we discussed the effects of sexual abuse, especially in settings permissive (and therefore complicit) to the trauma.  Listeners have been asking for details about the therapeutic process when working with trauma.  Today, we deliver.

The Finding My Psych production team is trying something new!  In celebration of our 13th show since launching in May this year, we are testing an alternative show format.  But, don't worry, we wont drift too far off our regular path! As you know, we typically promote content encouraging wellness through skills acquisition and encouragement.  This has been massively popular!  

In an effort to break up our content delivery approach to keep things interesting, today we are publishing our first, "It's Obligatory," style episode, a periodically published show format focusing on the impact of current affairs on mental and emotional wellbeing. Today, we focus on three key topics based on the feedback received from our readers and listeners over the past several months.

Wow!  Already up to episode number 12!  In our discussion today, I start by addressing two listener questions about the relationship between of Positive Psychology and Behavioural Medicine.  I then cover my personal brush with panic this week, followed by a review of the changes I have seen in the field of addictions treatment over the years.

On today's show, we are honoured to sit down with author, athlete and raw food vegan, Tim Van Orden.  Tim and I discuss the personal challenges encountered in any personal transformation journey.  We also confront the dangers of fully embracing a plant-based identity as a form of public recognition.

In the first part of our episode on the Finding My Psych Podcast, I respond to a series of comments left for our production team.  We then dive deeper into a real world application of the CHANGES Model.