Open hearts. Honest conversations.

Open hearts. Honest conversations.

Join registered clinical counsellor Valerie Dolgin and her guests as they chat about the issues, big and small, we’re all facing together. From heightened anxiety to pandemic parenting to finding joy in unexpected places, we’ll laugh and share relatable stories about what we’re learning – and our challenges along the way. Grab your walking shoes or fill up the sink and tune in for a lively discussion, including concrete tools and coping techniques you can apply to your own life.

Episodes

How Validation Builds Self-Compassion for People with Eating Disorders

January 31, 2024
Show Notes: Introduction to Dr. Geller’s recent research studies, including the approach and key findings Definition of validation, and what exactly validation means to people living with eating disorders Relationship between validation and self-compassion Introduction of self-compassion, and association with positive outcomes in recovery Introduction of barriers to self-compassion, and how people have overcome them Types of suppo...
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Transition

January 30, 2023 • 63 mins
Show Notes Recognition and appreciation for LGBTQ2S+ folks that have gone before us, who have worked so hard to bring transgender and queer issues to the forefront and out into public discourse, particularly acknowledging trans women of colour. This journey for Beckham and Sheila began when Beckham was 16, in high school, and came out as gay or bisexual, telling their parents they were dating a woman.  At that time Beckham went...
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Youth Mental Health

April 27, 2022 • 47 mins
Show Notes: These days we hear a lot about youth mental health, and there is a lot of worry about the mental health of youth. Things that are affecting the mental health of youth, from the perspective of two members of Family Services of the North Shore’s YouthLAB 2021/22 cohort. Types of mental health challenges they notice in themselves and their friends and peers. Ways they manage stress and anxiety. Ways youth might be able to...
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Living with an Eating Disorder

March 7, 2022 • 73 mins
Show Notes: Three common themes are explored as common characteristic of living with an eating disorder: disconnection, isolation, and stigma. Through Vicky’s journey, elements of secrecy, loss, and shame are discussed, and how each can show up, intensify, and the role each plays progressively and overall. We explore the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders. Vicky talks about early signs in her journey, and ho...
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Grief

September 24, 2021 • 56 mins
Show Notes: Bereavement is the term used to describe the holistic experience of loss, including the emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, and social experiences. Grief is the word used to describe the emotional component of bereavement. Loss is the experience of being separated from something or someone that we love and care for.  In other words, loss is the separation, and grief is the emotional reaction to the loss. Loss is a ...
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Family Caregivers

May 27, 2021 • 35 mins
Show Notes: A family caregiver is a relative or friend who provides care and support to someone living with chronic disease, disability, mental health, or age-related challenges.  There are currently 1.1 million caregivers in the province of British Columbia.  Anyone can find themselves in the role of caregiver; it’s a role that most people will take on at some point in their lives.   As an unpaid role, the family caregiver ten...
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Volunteerism

April 22, 2021 • 19 mins
Show Notes: People choose to volunteer for many reasons a few of which are:  wanting to be included and part of their children’s or families activities, a desire to give back to the community, they have time and want to fill it, they have moved into a new neighbourhood and want to connect with others in their area and make friends. Volunteering offers a sense of belonging, of connecting, and of contributing to the community. Famil...
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Coping with Anxiety During a Pandemic

April 14, 2021 • 30 mins
Show Notes: Anxiety is a normal and important part of the human experience. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a lot of anxiety in many people.  Even people who pre-pandemic were quite even keeled, have felt anxiety during this time.  Sometimes it comes out in ways that do not seem to have anything to do with the pandemic, but many of us are under more stress than before, and for some, more stress than ever before. Anxiety can have ...
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Loving Our Bodies, Loving Ourselves during a Pandemic

February 8, 2021
Show Notes: Diet culture is like the water we swim in, we are immersed and it is so hard to separate ourselves from it. Food has been a big focus during the pandemic. When we’re not able to actively engage in our normal routines we can start to feel differently about ourselves, and when that shifts, it’s no surprise that there are shifts in how we are relating to ourselves and to food. Without the normal markers of routine and-or ...
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Parenting During a Pandemic

January 15, 2021 • 36 mins
Show Notes: There is no magic pandemic parenting that needs to happen. It does not make us better parents if we feel bad about ourselves as parents and compare ourselves to others, thinking they are better than us. When we feel shame about ourselves as parents we are preoccupied with ourselves and we are not connecting with our child. We can miss out on our own kids’ unique needs when we are trying to match what others are doing. ...
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