Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren describes her pathway to creating the first Mental Health Court in America and offers compelling insight into how education, understanding, compassion and dignity can transform lives for lawyers, judges and defendants who appear in her courtroom. This episode discusses mental illness, mental health, decriminalization and justice as healing. 

This episode includes a discussion about mental health, wellness, vicarious trauma, mindfulness, yoga and collective care practices among police officers within the Edmonton Police Service. 

CW: This episode mentions suicide, sexual abuse of children and other acts of violence. 

CW: This episode discusses violence and victimization. 

September 30th is Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada, will you be a witness? 

The episode discusses Canada's genocide against Indigenous people, sexual assault cases and culture as  healing tool for Indigenous people. 

This episode discusses racism, sterotyping and the harm legal educators and legal institutions can sometimes cause racialized, Black and Indigenous law students - as well as those experiencing mental health challenges. 

Myrna invites listeners/lawyers to reflect on what they offer and what they don't when engaging with clients, the courts and each other.

This episode covers topics including transgender issues, vicarious trauma, trauma education for judges, resilience strategies and positive transformation in the judiciary and legal profession. 

This episode discusses generally the abuses Indigenous children experienced at residential schools, trauma, healing and reconciliation from the Anishinabe perspective.