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"This is the beautiful part about life...when one thing goes away, something else will fill your time." Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/refl... @vimhs.bsky.social

PFR spoke with the co-author of I Don't Belong Here: Stories and Songs at The Edge of Forgetting, a play set in a dementia care facility Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/play... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI “It’s funny, when you’re 70, you look back on your life and you go, ‘oh my gosh, I just thought I was being brilliant, and no, I wasn’t. I was just kind of falling off a wall.' On a VI exhibit exploring art & mental health: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/cowi...

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“It’s funny, when you’re 70, you look back on your life and you go, ‘oh my gosh, I just thought I was being brilliant, and no, I wasn’t. I was just kind of falling off a wall.' On a VI exhibit exploring art & mental health: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/cowi... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Heather Cooke of the Alzheimer's Society of B.C. spoke with the program to mark Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/brea... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Melanie Doucet, Executive Director of the National Council of Youth in Care Advoactes spoke with the program about the issue of youth aging out of care. Listen to the full episode: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/agin... @vimhs.bsky.social

Heather Cooke of the Alzheimer's Society of B.C. spoke with the program to mark Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/brea... @vimhs.bsky.social

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ICYMI Improving outcomes for youth aging out of care was the focus of a Senate of Canada's Standing Committee on Human Rights. People First Radio spoke with some of the witnesses who appeared before the committee. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/agin... @vimhs.bsky.social

Melanie Doucet, Executive Director of the National Council of Youth in Care Advoactes spoke with the program about the issue of youth aging out of care. Listen to the full episode: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/agin... @vimhs.bsky.social

Improving outcomes for youth aging out of care was the focus of a Senate of Canada's Standing Committee on Human Rights. People First Radio spoke with some of the expert witnesses who appeared before the committee. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/agin... @vimhs.bsky.social

In August, lawyer Nicole Letourneau spoke with the program about her experiences recovering from alcohol addiction Listen again: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @vimhs.bsky.social

"To crip the archive means to centre disabled people in the histories that we tell." Stefanie Hunt Kennedy and Jenifer Barclay spoke about Cripping The Archive in one of the show's most listened to conversations of 2025: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/hist... @vimhs.bsky.social

In May, Elaine Uskoski spoke with the program about how helping her son through video game addiction led to her working with others going through similar experiences Listen Again: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/a-mo... @vimhs.bsky.social

In April, Opal Dar spoke with the program about overcoming physical, emotional, and financial barriers to create art, ahead of a debut album release. Listen Again: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/opal... @vimhs.bsky.social

In March a Nanaimo event about social prescribing brought the community together in search of 'The Connection Cure' Listen Again: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/nana... @vimhs.bsky.social

In February Kate Walker spoke with the program about her family's resilience in the face of a traumatic experience Listen again: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/a-mo... @vimhs.bsky.social

In January the program featured stories from a pop-up overdose prevention site in the Comox Valley Listen again: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/stor... @vimhs.bsky.social

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ICYMI The program spoke with Angela Moran from Victoria Cool Aid Society about a planned sober housing facility Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/talk... @vimhs.bsky.social

Treena Orchard spoke with the program about relationship anarchy Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/west... @vimhs.bsky.social

Earlier this year lawyer and former psychiatric nurse Cindy Blancher spoke with the program about her experiences with severe clinical depression Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @vimhs.bsky.social

Patty Douglas is an associate professor of disability studies at Queen’s University and author of Unmothering Autism. She also describes herself as “a mom of two neurodivergent sons, one of whom attracted the label of autism.” Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/patt...

The program spoke with Angela Moran from the Victoria Cool Aid Society about a planned sober supportive housing site for men in Victoria Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/talk... @vimhs.bsky.social

Pacifica Housing CEO Carolina Ibarra spoke with the program about the model for a planned supportive housing facility in Nanaimo, geared toward people looking to minimize exposure to substance use Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/nana... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI The most recent broadcast of the show is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

Here’s a 28 min interview on recovery & substance reduction supportive #housing , how it fits w #harmreduction #housingfirst . Also BC’s broader strategy & challenges w opening & keeping SH . #Nanaimo #yyj #bcpoli vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/nana...

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ICYMI A story used to comfort a granddaughter who was missing home after moving to Nanaimo from Ukraine inspired a new children's book Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/ukra... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI The broadcast version of this week's episode is online and available here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

A story used to comfort a granddaughter who was missing home after moving to Nanaimo from Ukraine inspired a new children's book Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/ukra... @vimhs.bsky.social @chly.ca

The broadcast version of this week's episode is now online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

A group of volunteers in Victoria have been heading out once a month to offer "gimmick free listening" Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/vict... @vimhs.bsky.social

The mayor of Colwood B.C. spoke with the program about a municipally run clinic model its piloting to attract family doctors to the community Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/colw... @vimhs.bsky.social

Stephen Monteiro of Concordia University called for a more intentional relationship with our phones when he spoke with the program in October Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/conc... @vimhs.bsky.social

Ottawa pediatrician Dr. Shawn Kelly called for a more comprehensive system of care to address youth opioid use Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/pedi... @vimhs.bsky.social

This week's program features a trio of conversations about Vancouver Island stories, touching on health, community, and resilience Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-20-2025/ @vimhs.bsky.social

This past Thursday's program featured conversations with Ottawa Pediatrician Dr. Shawn Kelly on youth opioid use, and Victoria children's author Kathleen Arnason on a strengths based mindset Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Unmothering Autism author Patty Douglas spoke about tropes like the 'refrigerator mother' and the 'warrior mother' that have historically accompanied conceptualizations of autism Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/patt...

In August, Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds spoke with People First Radio about his experiences with cocaine addiction Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/slee... @vimhs.bsky.social

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ICYMI The broadcast version of the program featuring a conversation with nurse practitioner Adam McInnis about his experiences with addiction is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop...

Unmothering Autism author Patty Douglas spoke about tropes like the 'refrigerator mother' and the 'warrior mother' that have historically accompanied conceptualizations of autism Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/patt... @vimhs.bsky.social

Patty Douglas spoke with the program about the ideas contained in her book "Unmothering Autism" Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/patt... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of this week's program is now online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Stephen Lewis of the University of Guelph spoke with the program about self injury Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/docu... @vimhs.bsky.social

Julia Gruson-Wood spoke with the program about her forthcoming book Autism and The Culture of Therapy Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/rese... @vimhs.bsky.social

Stephen Lewis of the University of Guelph spoke with the program about self injury Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/docu... @vimhs.bsky.social