The Plain Truth

This week's conversation is about menstration and period poverty. Host Paula Sheppard speaks with guest Nicki Baldwin, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood NL Sexual Health Centre

The Plain Truth is hosted by Paula Sheppard, Executive Director of the Corner Brook Status of Woman Council. Her guest this week is Dr. Sonya Corbin Dwyer. Today's topic is Breast Cancer but probably not in the way that you would expect. Listen to the full episode here.

This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. On this week's show host Paula Sheppard speaks with Susan Hyde, Executive Director of The Schizophrenia Society of NL.

Next week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. On today's episode Host Paula Sheppard speaks with Quinn Jesso, Mental Health Promotions Coordinator with Community Mental Health Initiative.

Trigger Warning: We are going to be talking about gender based violence but we are going to be talking about tech facilitated gender based violence, so for any of you that maybe experiencing some anxiety or discomfort in hearing about this topic we do hope that you take time to take care of yourself and take care of your needs.

This week's guest is Katie Giffin, Research and Action Coordinator with The Corner Brook Status of Woman Council

"Trigger Warning". This week's topic is sexual violence and consent. This episode will discuss sexual violence and we know that that topic may be disturbing for some listeners. This trigger warning is given to empower our audience with the knowledge to make healthy decisions about if and how they engage with this topic and whether they need to take care of themselves throughout this time.

This week is Sexual Violence Awareness and Consent Awareness Week and this week's guest is Allison Cains, Violence Prevention & Sarah Coordinator with The Corner Brook Status of Woman Council.

The topic this week is suicide. F. On this episode host Paula Sheppard speaks with Dr. Tyler Pritchard, Psychology Professor at Grenfell Campus and a Provisionally Registered Psychologist in the Western region.

The Plain Truth with host Paula Shepperd returns after the summer break. Monday September 9 marks The International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day. This week's guest is Executive Director Catherine Dunbar Windsor with FASD NL.

On this week's show host Paula Sheppard speaks with Bay Fm Station Manager Lenny Benoit. Bay Fm just celebrated it's 1st Anniversary and Lenny spoke about the growth of the station over the past year including winning a couple of national awards.

The topic of this week's show is toxic positivity. Host Paula Sheppard speaks with Sonya Corbin Dwyer, Professor of Psychology at Grenfell Campus of Memorial University.