Within Our Reach

Within Our Reach

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Within Our Reach episodes

  • S2 Ep13: reachAbility in Review with the reachAbility Team
    We've reached the end of season two! We're signing off this season by sitting down with the reachAbility team to talk about our successes from the past year, our goals for the year ahead, and to share a bit of what's new and exciting at reachAbility as we continue our work to equalize the playing field for Nova Scotians facing barriers to accessibility and inclusion.
    Season two of Within Our Reach has been brought to you with the generous support of the Province of Nova Scotia and the Support4Culture program.
    Learn more about reachAbility by visiting our website at www.reachability.org
    58 min
  • S2 Ep12: Service Dogs, Guide Dogs, and Emotional Support Peacocks with Dan O'Brien and Evan Dobbie
    Dan O'Brien, a trauma-informed service dog coach with Service Dogs Atlantic, joins our hosts and reachAbility's dog handler, Evan Dobbie, to discuss the differences between service dogs and guide dogs, the legal and cultural realities around different types of working dogs, how puppies are chosen as training candidates, and which breeds make for the best guide dogs. We also discuss the need for more training for humans, the term "emotional support animal" (it's not a thing), and share our disapproval of peacocks on airplanes. 
    42 min
  • S2 Ep11: Mobile Outreach Street Health (MOSH) with Rachel Avery
    Rachel Avery, an occupational therapist with Mobile Outreach Street Health (MOSH), joins our hosts to discuss the mission and operations of the North End Community Health Center's MOSH Unit. MOSH provides primary healthcare to unhoused or insecurely housed individuals through outreach, including shelter sites and encampments. Rachel shares the importance of client-centered, relationship-based care focusing on daily activities and functional needs, and discusses the barriers and success stories she sees in her work.
    39 min
  • S2 Ep10: National AccessAbility Week Episode: What's New at reachAbility with CEO Tova Sherman

    reachAbility CEO Tova Sherman joins our hosts for this National AccessAbility Week episode (May 31-June 6) to talk about everything new and noteworthy at reachAbility, including two of our newest programs: BERY (Building Emotional Resilience in Youth) and ERIN (Emotional Regulation in Newcomers).  

    For our early listeners who catch this episode on day one, you're also in time to join us for our NAAW open house! Join us on Friday, June 5th from 1-3pm at 3845 Joseph Howe Drive, Suite 201 to meet the reachAbility team, have some free food, enter to win door prizes, and hear all about our clients' accomplishments and everything new coming to reachAbility this year.

    46 min
  • S2 Ep9: The Atlantic Community Shelter Society with Kendra Libbus

    Kendra Libbus, site supervisor at Atlantic Community Shelter Society's Ron Cooper Village, joins our hosts to discuss the supports available to people experiencing homelessness in Halifax through the ACSS. She highlights the importance of emotional support and how ACSS residents and staff work together to create a sense of community and dignity for village residents.

    41 min
  • S2 Ep8: Supporting Families and Communities at the North Grove with Caralee McDaniel
    Caralee McDaniel joins our hosts this week to talk about all of the ways she and the incredible team at the North Grove support individuals and families in the diverse, vibrant, and growing community of North Dartmouth. Caralee tells us about the North Grove's history, its mission, and its continuing role in helping to support healthy early childhood development. We also learn about the increasing role food is playing in building strong cultural connections, especially for new Canadians joining our community, as well as new programs for seniors, and how you can get involved and support the North Grove.
    49 min
  • S2 Ep7: Psychedelic Therapy with Amanda Grinter
    This week our hosts discuss psychedelic therapy with Amanda Grinter, a registered counseling therapist specializing in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy and EMDR. (Also a former reachAbility counselor, welcome back!) Amanda explains that psychedelic therapy, used for thousands of years by indigenous communities, is a holistic approach integrating mind, body, and spirit. She details the therapeutic process, including preparation, the use of substances like ketamine, psilocybin, and MDMA, and the importance of aftercare and integration sessions. Amanda also touches on the legal, financial, and regulatory barriers that currently limit access to psychedelic therapy.
    52 min
  • S2 Ep6: AI Adoption, Return to Office, and Worldviews in the Workplace with Kathy Jourdain
    Kathy Jourdain from Worldview Intelligence joins our hosts to discuss the concept of worldviews and their impact on workplace culture and on hot workplace topics like return to office mandates and AI adoption. She explains the six dimensions of worldviews: reality, history, future, values, practices, and knowledge, and highlights the importance of understanding and discussing differing worldviews to foster inclusive conversations and better decision-making at work.
    50 min
  • S2 Ep5: Accessible Hiking with Hike Nova Scotia's Janet Barlow and Milena Khazanavicius
    Janet Barlow, Executive Director of Hike Nova Scotia, joins our hosts and our frequent special guest, Milena Khazanavicius, to talk about accessible hiking in Nova Scotia. This episode looks at some of the challenges around facilitating accessible outdoor activities, explores some of the accessible hiking opportunities available for blind and partially sighted folks through Hike Nova Scotia, and gives some tips on how to be a good sighted guide on a guided hike with a blind or partially sighted partner.
    53 min
  • S2 Ep4: What Is Recreation Therapy? with Olivia Pliner
    Olivia Pliner, a recreation therapist at West Bedford Transitional Health, discusses the benefits of recreation therapy, which uses recreational activities to achieve health goals such as cognitive improvement and social integration. Olivia explains the basics of recreation therapy to our hosts, looks at different settings where it can be useful in bolstering personal wellness, in overcoming barriers like social isolation and mobility challenges, and in reducing overall strain on the health care system. 
    This interview was recorded during Recreation Therapy Month (February). To learn more about the Nova Scotia Therapeutic Recreation Association, visit www.nstra.info.
    49 min

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Within Our Reach is a podcast by reachAbility Association that focuses on accessibility, inclusion and leveling the playing field at work and in your community.