University of Calgary Students Tina Nguyen, Will Shymka, Tessa Chomistek, and Noreen Sanosa did a podcast on MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) as part of their final project in Jim Cresswell's History of Psychology class. We play their podcast, and discuss MBCT with a current expert, Dr. Zindel Segal at the University of Toronto.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Vulvodynia is a condition that affects between 8-28% of all women - but it's still a relatively unknown term. Dr. Caroline Pukall, one of Canada's leading experts in vulvodynia, joins Mind Full to explain it to Eric and Kathryn.

For more info on vulvodynia: https://www.nva.org/

Many women experience it, few have heard of it. Vulvodynia with Dr. Caroline Pukall

Dr. Lori Brotto is the author of the 2018 book 'Better Sex Through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire'. This year she published a companion piece, a workbook that provides strategies that women (and men!) can use. Kathryn and Eric speak with Dr. Brotto about the new workbook, sex in relationships, and how the stigma around sex research has changed over the past few decades.

For links to books and to download meditations: www.loribrotto.com
For information about the research: www.brottolab.com
Dr. Brotto often posts about sexual health research on Twitter @DrLoriBrotto

Better Sex Through Mindfulness with Dr. Lori Brotto

Dr. Maya Yampolsky's research introduces the concept of 'intimate racism' - that being racism that comes from those closest to us, particularly in intercultural relationships.

Dr. Yampolsky has shown that this kind of racism is far more prevalent than we might otherwise think, and shares some personal examples that illustrate the issue in vivid context.

Research article 'Intimate racism from one's partner in young intercultural couples': https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/josi.12558

Sign up for the study:
English: 
https://merr1lab.limequery.com/858289?lang=en
French: 
https://merr1lab.limequery.com/858289?newtest=Y&lang=fr

Dr. Yampolsky at Université Laval: https://www.fss.ulaval.ca/notre-faculte/repertoire-du-personnel/maya-a-yampolsky

Dr. Yampolsky on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MayaAYampolsky

Intimate Racism with Dr. Maya Yampolsky

Embodiment is a recognition of the way your mind and body are connected - paying attention to the signals your body sends you can help a great deal. Dr. Julie Beaulac, Casey Berglund, and Courtney Amo have written a book on the subject, specifically for leaders and bringing embodiment to a leadership role. Dr. Beaulac and Casey sit down with Mind Full to tell us about it.

The Mind-Body Way book: http://mindbodywaybook.com/

The Mind-Body Way Virtual Book Launch
APRIL 29TH, 2023 - VIA ZOOM
9AM PACIFIC, 11AM CENTRAL, 12PM EASTERN, 13PM ATLANTIC
Hosted by Charlie Smith, Creator, Producer, and co-founder of the Non-Ordinary Company

Visit MindBodyWayBook.com to register!

The Mind-Body Way with Dr. Julie Beaulac and Casey Berglund

Researchers from UBC teamed up with Foundations for Social Change to conduct a study where they gave a one-time cash transfer of $7,500 to people experiencing homelessness. The results of the study were eye-opening for some, expected for others. Mind Full spoke with Dr. Jiaying Zhao, the lead author of the study, and Amber Dyce, CEO of Foundations for Social Change, about the study itself and the possibilities for ending homelessness.

We gave $7,500 to people experiencing homelessness — here’s what happened next
https://psych.ubc.ca/news/cash-transfers-to-people-experiencing-homelessness/

Foundations for Social Change website:
https://forsocialchange.org/

Cash Transfers Reduce Homelessness with Dr. Jiaying Zhao and Amber Dyce

Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman joins Mind Full to talk about his new book Developing Anti-Racist Cultural Competence, and how while Canada is certainly a multi-ethic country, we are failing at the multicultural idea.

Pre-order Developing Anti-Racist Cultural Competence: https://www.hogrefe.com/us/shop/developing-anti-racist-cultural-competence.html

Pre-order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Anti-Racist-Competence-Psychotherapy-Evidence-Based/dp/0889375151/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?crid=24SL6JRO4LV7L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dYsrknjrWH4Z0-ULboq7yi_zs918xv_vg0bzTueuvzyn7k6lfZeastbzEgZSweOAf2RmM9vhkwl1mu2CkprYs0U0qSHyPR2cvQFl3ioXrkc.rKlgme4-me4TFJgvzIm9IlA67w-n72D7shcfw9iRVg8&dib_tag=se&keywords=rehman+abdulrehman+developing&qid=1708090897&sprefix=rehman+abdulrehman+developing%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1-fkmr2

Learning resource: https://livingwithracism.com/

Test bias tool: https://leadwithdiversity.com/testbias/

Dr. Abdulrehman's TED Talk 'But where are you Really from? Resolving Unconscious Bias': https://www.ted.com/talks/rehman_abdulrehman_but_where_are_you_really_from_resolving_unconscious_bias/details

Developing Antiracist Cultural Competence with Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman

Canada's healthcare system, and most Western healthcare systems, have long been cisnormative. Meaning that they are run by cisgender people, based on science that was conducted primarily  with cisgender people, with methods that have not sought to include trans, non-binary, or other gender diverse folks. We talk with Dr. Jesse Bossé and Dr. Françoise Susset about the reasons for this, and the difficulties many people face as a result.

Cisnormativity in healthcare with Dr. Jesse Bossé and Dr. Francoise Susset

A lot of the furor over the rights of trans, non-binary, and other gender-diverse people has centered around the idea of 'detransitioning'. That people who transition from the gender they were assigned at birth end up regretting that decision and transitioning back. Today, Dr. Françoise Susset and Dr. Jesse Bossé explain the data on detransitioning, the truth about regrets, and the reality the furor creates for vulnerable gender diverse populations.

WPATH SoC v8 (World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Standards of Care, 8th version): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644

Detrans workshop: https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsantetranshealth.com%2Fen%2Fproduct%2Fdetransition-supporting-uncertainty-discontinuation-regret%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cebollman%40cpa.ca%7C0bcc4200892f4de62f8b08dc13a88d26%7C738895c3798041238d491ee5c8d3b981%7C0%7C0%7C638406861885894884%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vcgVgZxegpckn1LxhMIbx5H4GCsk5qPOOzXBWWskiGE%3D&reserved=0

Detransitioning: separating fact from fiction

This is the first of four special episodes on gender diversity, science, and the healthcare system. McGill Psychology Professor Dr. Ada Sinacore joins Mind Full to talk about where we are in Canada and in the world when it comes to the treatment of those who do not identify as cisgender. Dr. Sinacore is the Past President of the Canadian Psychological Association, and has been instrumental in the creation of the CPA's position paper on gender diversity and expression, and the special issue of the Psynopsis magazine on gender diversity.

Position Statement: Promotion of Gender Diversity and Expression and Prevention of Gender-Related Hate and Harm:
https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Position/Gender%20Diversity%20Report%20EN%202023%20Final.pdf

Psynopsis: Gender Diversity:
https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Psynopsis/2023-Vol45-4/index.html

Gender diversity in policy and culture: hate on the rise and health on the decline

For too long, scientific studies have been cisnormative. For a researcher working with a sample of 1,000 people that include 496 women and 498 men, how do they represent the other 6? Konrad Czechowski and Misha Khorkhordina have set out to find a way. On this week's Mind Full, they share their study results, talk terminology, and provide something of a guide for researchers looking to be truly inclusive of all perspectives in their work.

The profile of Konrad when he received the Jean and Dick Pettifor Award to help conduct his research: https://cpa.ca/konrad-czechowski/

Gender Inclusion in Science: why and how to

A land acknowledgement is not only about physical land – like the soil, and the ground under our feet. It’s so much more than that. Kohkom Beverly Keeshig-Soonias, the Chair of the Indigenous Peoples' Psychology Section of the CPA, joins Mind Full to talk about the centuries of Indigenous tradition that are imbued in land acknowledgements, and how we can approach them in the right way in the spirit of reconciliation.

The importance of land acknowledgements with Kohkom Beverly Keeshig-Soonias

Nicole Perry is a psychologist in Edmonton who has written a new book called The Boundaried Therapist: Sustaining yourself in the counselling profession. The book is intended for both new and seasoned therapists, but the lessons and ideas about boundaries can be applied to us all.

The Boundaried Therapist: https://brusheducation.ca/brush-catalogue/p/boundaried-therapist

Nicole's website Embodied Psychology: http://www.embodiedpsychology.ca/

Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embodied.psych/

What are boundaries and how do we set them? With Nicole Perry

Dr. Jonathan Stea returns to the Mind Full podcast to discuss his new book 'Mind The Science: Saving Your Mental Health From The Wellness Industry'. There are a lot of TikTok videos and Instagram influencers advertising a lot of products - some are legit, some are grifts. How to spot the difference? Dr. Stea helps explain.

Order the book at Dr. Stea's website: https://www.jonathanstea.com/

Science Up First: https://scienceupfirst.com/

Saving Your Mental Health From The Wellness Industry with Dr. Jonathan Stea

AI has been around for a really long time. What is the difference between artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence? What are the ethical implications surrounding the use of generative AI, and the ethical ambiguities that are part of it’s creation? It is way too much to cover in just one podcast episode, but we are at the very least going to begin today with Nia Pazoki and Laila Shaheen of Simon Fraser University. They are putting together a virtual AI conference coming up October 16.

AI-Enabled Educator Conference: https://events.highredai.com/conference

HighrEd AI LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/highred-ai/

AI, Ethics, and Education with Laila Shaheen and Nia Pazoki

When Canadian newcomers face a language barrier, it often falls to their children, sometimes very young children, to bridge the gap at the bank, the doctor’s office, or the grocery store. This is Child Language Brokering, and it remains an under-studied phenomenon. Today's guests, Dr. Anusha Kassan (UBC) and Katerina Palova (TIES Centre for Immigrant Research), have written a book along with Halley Silversides, that helps us all understand.

Best practices for settlement practitioners: 
https://assets-global.website-files.com/62a261233764c47324d0e8cc/64c3e0c46310bab2452ff165_CLB%20best%20practices.pdf

Settlement practitioner’s toolkit: 
https://assets-global.website-files.com/62a261233764c47324d0e8cc/64c3e0c49c1242b276bc8694_Settlement%20Practitioner%27s%20Toolkit_CS_edits.pdf

Child language brokering checklist: 
https://assets-global.website-files.com/62a261233764c47324d0e8cc/64c3e0c44782619c91d7ac26_CLB%20Checklist.pdf

TIES Centre for Immigrant Research: https://www.immigrantresearch.com/

Beyond Translation: Child Language Brokering with Dr. Anusha Kassan and Katerina Palova

Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley from Saint Mary's University joins Kathryn and Eric to discuss workplace conflicts and resolution styles. Dr Dayna has created free courses and an app for organizations to become more effective at handling conflicts in the office.

The courses and app: https://impactme.app/courses/

Saint Mary's University Psychological Health and Safety Lab: https://www.smu.ca/phs/resources.html

Workplace conflicts and how to handle them with Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley

We spoke with Dr. Gina Ko when she launched her podcast Against The Tides Of Racism. Now going into its fourth year, we catch up with her and discuss the impact of the podcast and the progress that has occurred, including the founding of an Asian Psychology Section at the CPA.

Against the Tides of Racism: https://www.againstracismpodcast.com/

Dr. Ko's first appearance on Mind Full: https://soundcloud.com/user-389503679/gina-ko-and-the-against-the-tides-of-racism-podcast?si=2f4439a5d0e144d29a33ec9f8a483ef5&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Asian Psychology Section: https://cpa.ca/sections/asianpsychology/

Asian psychology and podcasting with Dr. Gina Ko

There has always been a stereotype that women are "more emotional" than men, and even that they are "too emotional" for leadership roles. Dr. Winny Shen joins Mind Full to discuss the results of her study which suggest that not only is that stereotype untrue, the exact opposite might actually be the case.

Harvard Business Review article:
https://hbr.org/2024/09/research-how-anxiety-shapes-mens-and-womens-leadership-differently

Open access article 'Leading through the uncertainty of COVID-19: The joint influence of leader emotions and gender on abusive and family-supportive supervisory behaviours':
https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joop.12439

Psychology Month: Anxiety, gender, and leadership with Dr. Winny Shen

Sometimes we just think someone is interesting enough that you should meet them - and this is one of those times. Dibora Mehari has just graduated with a Bachelor's degree in psychology, and she is an advocate for newcomers to Canada. Specifically, people from her Eritrean and East African community. She has also joined some friends to start a podcast.

Why are we here podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0go8XSYCmQJTx3q9v8MsLn

People you should meet: Supporting newcomers and podcasting with Dibora Mehari

October is Autism Awareness Month in Canada, and the federal government has launched a new framework and strategy for autism. We spoke with Dr. Isabel Smith about autism, awareness, and her contributions to the new national initiatives.

Federal framework, strategy, and National Autism Network call for applications: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2024/09/government-of-canada-launches-framework-for-autism-in-canada-canadas-autism-strategy-and-national-autism-network-call-for-applications.html

CPA “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Autism Spectrum Disorder created by Dr. Smith:
https://cpa.ca/psychology-works-fact-sheet-autism-spectrum-disorder/

CPA magazine 'Psynopsis: The role of Psychologists in autism-related policy and practice in Canada', guest edited by Dr. Smith
https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Psynopsis/2020/Psynopsis_Vol42-1.pdf

Autism awareness and a new federal framework with Dr. Isabel Smith

There are so many books in the self-help and wellness genres that it's difficult to know which ones are evidence-based quality publications and which are not. Dr. Joanna Pozzulo at Carleton University has started a book club for this very purpose - and has now launched a podcast as well!

Mental Health and Well-being Research and Training Hub (MeWeRTH):
https://carleton.ca/mental-health/

To join the Reading for Well-Being Community Book Club:
https://carleton.ca/mental-health/mewerths-reading-for-well-being-community-book-club/

Find the Reading for Well-Being Podcast at these locations
•	YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingforWellBeingPodcast/videos
•	Spotify: https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F4KZbuUv4gfnFPLyipUiYcC%3Fsi%3Dfc6b6ae3e83445fb&data=05%7C02%7Cebollman%40cpa.ca%7C1991af44b1b744209ad708dd1406fe07%7C738895c3798041238d491ee5c8d3b981%7C0%7C0%7C638688742467017369%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gOFmNRDDTM%2FUH1ngh8Qv8pLKMkOJg%2FZWrNuEL2DABsk%3D&reserved=0
•	Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/reading-for-well-being-podcast/id1771920126
•	Libsyn: https://readingforwellbeingpodcast.libsyn.com/

Evidence-based wellness – the book club with Dr. Joanna Pozzulo

October is Autism Awareness Month in Canada, and we're closing the month by highlighting Goodness Gift, a social enterprise of the South Asian Autism Awareness Centre (SAAC) that employs people with autism to help them integrate into the workforce and their communities.

SAAAC
o	Website: www.saaac.org
o	Instagram: @thesaaac
o	Email: info@saaac.org

Goodness Gift 
o	Website: www.goodnessgift.com 
o	Instagram: @thegoodnessgift
o	Email: goodnessgift@saaac.org

Soruba's information:
o	Soruba Easwarakumar 
o	Vocational Training Specialist 
o	Soruba@saaac.org

Autism and social enterprise: Goodness Gift with Soruba Easwarakumar

Kids in school face bullying - we all know this. Dr. Wendy Craig and Dr. Deinera Exner-Cortens say that much of the bullying in school is connected to power imbalances in society writ large. They join Mind Full to talk about societal structures, bullying, and what parents and educators can do.

Article in The Conversation by Dr. Craig, Dr. Exner-Cortens, and Dr. Liz Baker 'Too many kids face bullying rooted in social power imbalances — and educators can help prevent this':
https://theconversation.com/too-many-kids-face-bullying-rooted-in-social-power-imbalances-and-educators-can-help-prevent-this-237613

Psychology Month: Bullying in school and society with Dr. Wendy Craig and Dr. Deinera Exner-Cortens

Climate change is worsening, and producing an existential dread in many of us. Just as none of us are immune to the effects of climate change, we are also all susceptible to the mental health issues that accompany it. Mind Full host Eric Bollman and psychologist Dr. Amy Green discuss their own difficulties in wrapping their heads around a future that will look much different than the present.

Anxiety and climate change with Dr. Amy Green

While completing her psychology PhD, Sommer Knight is busy putting everything she learns to use. She co-hosts a radio show and has now written a children's book to advance the conversation about mental health in Black families and Black communities.

The book is called Today Is a Rainy Day, and if you're in the Ottawa area Saturday March 1st, join Sommer and her co-authors and illustrators from 1-5pm at Indigo Rideau, 50 Rideau St, for a book signing event!
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/ottawa-indigo-rideau.html

Sommer:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-1737
Twitter (X): @Sommer_K12

Today is a Rainy Day:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DPGRN2ML
Instagram: @todayisarainyday

A PhD, a radio show, and now a children's book with Sommer Knight

Cette semaine, dans le cadre du Mois de la psychologie dont le thème, cette année, est « Les femmes et la science », nous présentons Sophie Bergeron, Ph. D., qui détient une Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les relations intimes et le bien-être sexuel au Département de psychologie de l’Université de Montréal, où elle dirige également le Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les agressions sexuelles (CRIPCAS), l’Équipe SCOUP Sexualité et Couple, et le Laboratoire d’étude de la santé sexuelle. Ses travaux portent sur les déterminants psychosociaux de la santé sexuelle des individus et des couples ainsi que sur le traitement des dysfonctions sexuelles.

Laboratoire d’étude de la santé sexuelle : www.sophiebergeron.ca
Centre de recherche : www.cripcas.ca

Deux études portant sur le faible désir sexuel chez les couples sont présentement en cours au Laboratoire d’étude de la santé sexuelle : l’étude ROSE et l’étude ENTRAIDE. Plus d’informations sur ces études sont disponibles sur le site web.

En français : sophiebergeron.ca/recherches/
En anglais : sophiebergeron.ca/en/research/

Pour toutes questions concernant les études en cours ou pour y participer, les personnes intéressées peuvent écrire à l’adresse info@sophiebergeron.ca.

Facebook : @LaboSanteSexuelle
Instagram : @labo_santesexuelle

Le Mois de la psychologie : la santé sexuelle avec Sophie Bergeron, Ph. D.

Madeline Springle is a second-year Ph.D. student at the University of Calgary, who is winning awards for her ability to mobilize knowledge. Specifically, she is taking the research she has done into one-way video interviews, and using it to help people who might use this knowledge to better prepare for their own job search.

As we close out Psychology Month, we wanted to highlight knowledge translation (explaining the science for a more general audience) and knowledge mobilization (putting new findings into practice such that they help those they were designed to help) because without those, science exists in a vacuum!

Madeline's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MasterYourInterview
Madeline's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-springle/
 
SSHRC Storytellers Competition Phase 1 (Top 20 video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LypE_9vk4o
SSHRC Storytellers Competition Phase 2 (Live presentation, first place): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUPmPIKBWco
 
Conversation Canada Piece: https://theconversation.com/the-rise-of-the-irate-customer-post-pandemic-rudeness-and-the-importance-of-rediscovering-patience-200740
 
UToday Articles on Knowledge Mobilization Work:
April 15, 2024: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/news/urban-space-transformation-alien-world-plants-image-competition-entries-take-us-journey-through-grad
May 17, 2024: https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-graduate-students-transform-complex-research-compelling-stories
Oct. 23, 2024: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/news/calgary-national-stage-phd-students-journey-canadas-top-academic-speaking-competition

Psychology Month: Knowledge mobilization and video interviews with Madeline Springle

Dr. Katy Kamkar, the newly-elected Chair of the Traumatic Stress section at the CPA, talks about resilience in the wake of the Nova Scotia shooting. She also discusses the power of social media to engender a sense of community following such a tragic event.

Nova Scotia shooting tragedy with Dr. Katy Kamkar

Dr. Helen Ofosu is a Work and Business Psychologist who runs I/O Advisory Services, a HR Consulting, Career and Executive Coaching firm. She has spent a lot of time solving problems in the workplace and joins us to discuss the dual crises of COVID-19 and anti-Black racism.  The blog articles referred to can be found on https://ioadvisory.com/

Racism in the workplace with Dr. Helen Ofosu

The Canadian Psychological Association's podcast Mind Full speaks with experts across Canada and the world on a variety of subjects. We frame current issues through the lens of the science of human behaviour, and focus on important topics related to the mental health of Canadians.

Mind Full: The CPA podcast

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