We sit down with Professional Counsellor Aly Giesbrecht to have an honest conversation about mental health.

All the resources mentioned in this interview:
Connect with Aly - alygiesbrechtcounselling.ca
Brene Brown on Empathy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwg
Dr. Dan Seigel on the hand-model of the brain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-m2Y
Website on faith-based mindfulness: www.compassionatepresence.ca/
(You have to make an account to access the free resources, but it's free to do so!)
A PDF on suicidality: www.southernhealth.ca/assets/
Website and resources on self-compassion: self-compassion.org/category/
On anxiety and depression:
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/

Mindfulness apps worth checking out:
- Dwell – dwellapp.io​
- Abide – abide.co​
- Calm – calm.com​
- Headspace – headspace.com​
- Perspective, a mindful journal – apps.apple.com/app/id1186753097​

Pastor Talbot speaks to Jack Garcia (Hillsong College), about how to share your faith, as well as answering your questions! Take a listen to the full unedited session here.

Pastor Emilio speaks to Ben McAlister (Young Adult Pastor at BP Church in Calgary Alberta. Bp Young Adults), about how to embrace joy, as well as answering your questions! Take a listen to the full unedited session here.

Pastor Emilio speaks to Dom Gibson (Young Adult Pastor at Grant Memorial Church. Canvas GMC), about ‘the spiritual practice of being here', as well as answering your questions! Take a listen to the full unedited session here.

Pastor Emilio hosts a conversation about how to thrive spiritually in a pandemic, as well as answering your questions! Featuring special guest Brittany Petkau (Young Adult Director, Riverwood Community Church).

Most of the problems facing our world are a result of selfishness (Climate change, Oppression, inequality etc). Our culture feeds off the soul’s desire to be selfish. Christianity offers a counter cultural way of living, a soul transformed to be selfless, instead of selfish. Throughout this talk we will look at how the Christian practice of serving others, and giving generously can help transform our souls so that we would be spiritually free.

We lie to ourselves all of the time. Human beings are incredibly complicated creatures and it is not easy for us to be truthful with ourselves. In a world one’s life is always on display we spend almost all of our time presenting as someone, which we are not. Thankfully Jesus provides us the space and opportunity to be honest. When we are with God we can be completely honest, because He knows everything about us already. In this talk we will discuss the pressure teenagers feel to ‘perform’ and encourage them to engage in truly honest conversation with Jesus.