The Happy Molecule

Using your own genetics to figure out what works and what doesn’t when it comes to mental health treatment is brining 20th century medicine into the 21st century. This is the second part of talking with my sponsor, Inagene Diagnostics.

“Try this for a few weeks and we’ll see if it works”. This is a normal statement from most doctors when using medication to treat mental health issues. Between side-effects and effectiveness, quite often it can take months to find the right drug and the right dose…maybe not at all. Inagene Diagnostics takes the guess work out of treatment and pairs you up with the drug that is best suited to you. -sponsored-

He is one of Canada’s best-known sports journalists. He also lives with depression…and he is well known for that too. That’s because MICHEAL LANDSBERG is behind #SickNotWeek.com and helps thousands of people every year realize that it is good to talk about your mental health.

Businesses and schooling have not been the only victims of lockdown. There has been a significant and troubling increase in couples seeking separation and divorce advice. Andrew Sofin is a prominent Montreal couples’ therapist and speaks about ways to pause and reboot your relationship.


We know that youth are facing a mental health crisis far worse than adults with few choices for treatment. Now, add racism and marginalization to this and we have an entire group of young people whose lives depend on someone they trust to listen to them. However, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & People Of Colour) youth have new hope. A new program matches therapies tailored especially to them and their unique needs. My guests are the manager of this program and a clinician.


Digital online therapy is one of the best things to have come out of lockdown and in the treatment of mental health. Nigel Branker is with one of the top digital offerings, Abiliti CBT. If you have had any doubts about trying it out, we explain what it is and how it works. This episode could literally change your life.


It is the ultimate medicine…food! We really are what we eat. Dr. James Greenblatt is a sought-after speaker around the world with his insights into how we should be looking more at our diet to treat mental health issues.


Life on the farm can be tough, especially on your mental health. However, the current mental health crisis is impacting our farmers far more than the rest of the population. With cases of depression and suicide well above the national average, there is work being done reaching out to the ag community to let them know that help is available.


It may seem like Bipolar Disorder is reaching epidemic proportions. That’s not exactly true. It’s just that until now we have been misdiagnosing it. Our teens seem to be especially susceptible to this life changing mental health illness. One of the world’s foremost experts on Bipolar, Dr. Roger McIntyre, discusses the most credible research on it’s possible causes and the latest treatments.