Valentines day is upon us and it is a day that reminds us that love is something worth celebrating. It’s also a day that can be hard on folks who are isolated and those in relationships which need a bit of help. The reason why love is so confusing is that it is complicated on many levels - even physiologically.
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Our bodies act differently when we are in love, our brains think in strange ways and our heart actually does beat to a different drum. Behind all of these changes is a whole field of science and today we are very fortunate to have a global expert on the topic with us to talk about his research and practice.
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In this episode we talk with Dr. Richard Schwartz, who is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (@harvardmed) and a consultant to McLean and Massachusetts General (MGH) hospitals his area of practice and research is into issues surrounding social isolation, loneliness, social connection, and lasting marriage.

For those facing mental health challenges there are community supports available to help you. In this episode we speak with Glenn Roil - mental health advocate and Bailey Reid from the Canadian Mental Health Association to share more about the challenges we face with respect to mental health and what tools are available to both individuals and organizations looking to address these challenges.

Social media was created to connect people but it is having some unexpected consequences for our mental health, especially in children and adolescents. With 45% of children reporting being online constantly and another 44% reporting frequent social media checks a day there are some things that both parents and children should know about how to use social media safely.
New research is showing that social media use – when left unchecked – can increase rates of depression and anxiety in youth and creates a fear of missing out and an opportunity for online harassment.

Today, I am excited to have two experts on the topic to share their knowledge with us.

Bailey Parnell is the CEO of SkillsCamp and was named one of Canada’s 100 most powerful women. She has had a TEDx talk on mental health and social media use with over 2 million views and has earned a masters degree on the topic in the academic field. In this episode she shares her 5 steps to safe social media use.

We are also joined by Dr. Meg Seymor. Dr. Seymour received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan and is a Senior Fellow with the National Center for Health Research in Washington DC. Her work focuses on the intersection between physical and mental health. She is an author of their recent literature review on social media and mental health in young people.

Check out Coach Chris Wilson from Critical Bench on the show as he talks exercise at any age. Coach Wilson is a fitness expert with over 750,000 followers on his teams YouTube channel. We worked together in the USA at the start our careers so we caught up to chat training as we get older. He shares tips for youth, those going though mid-life and for seniors in this episode.

Tonight’s episode features Lorna DePetrillo Registered Dietitian. We talk about intuitive eating, challenging the diet culture and making peace with your food. Lorna is the owner of the Yoga Vine Integrated Health Studio and a registered dietitian.

In this episode Jason Power explains how he has taken a positive outlook to a most challenging of medical battles and what we can do shift our perspectives in our everyday lives as we face a new year.

Join us as we share 12 stories of holiday kindness. From giving holiday present money away to the needy to simple gestures - this episode will warm your heart and remind you of the true meaning of the holidays with a special message from Santa to close the show.

Navigating healthy living over the holidays can be a challenge. Today we have 3 experts to help us understand how we can do our best. First we have Adrianna Smallwood a register dietitian who will help us navigate healthy eating. We are then joined by Dr. Meshari Alwashmi with some great wellness tech gift ideas. Finally we are joined by Julie Dwyer who reminds us about the importance of maintaining our mental health.

Professional basketball player and Newfoundlander Carl English shares his path to the highest levels of basketball and his career. He also shares about his book Chasing a Dream and his new basketball academy C23.

Premier Andrew Furey shares his unique perspective changing roles from an orthopaedic surgeon to the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. He shares his approach to wellness, his goals for the provinces health and an update on the pandemic and vaccination schedules.