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

ICYMI PhD candidate Olivia Peters shared research insights into women's experiences of intimate partner stalking. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/rese... @vimhs.bsky.social

Doctor Shannon Charlebois called for more regulation around sports betting ads. Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/most... @vimhs.bsky.social

Dr. Shannon Charlebois spoke with the program about her concerns around sports gambling advertising and youth. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/most... @vimhs.bsky.social

University of Guelph PhD candidate Olivia Peters spoke with PFR about research into intimate partner stalking. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/rese... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds shared his experience recovering from cocaine addiction. Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/slee... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI The broadcast version of this week's program is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop...

Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds shared his experience recovering from cocaine addiction. Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/slee... @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 Lawyer Nicole Letourneau shared the story of how a 2018 request for time off to deal with her mental health was rejected. Letourneau spoke with People First Radio about her experiences with alcohol addiction. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @vimhs.bsky.social

This week's episode is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/firs... @vimhs.bsky.social

Recently McCreary Centre Society Executive Director Annie Smith spoke with the program about a report from the organization into youth gambling in B.C. Listen vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/repo... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Lawyer Nicole Letourneau spoke about her recovery from alcohol addiction. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @vimhs.bsky.social

Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds spoke with the program about his experience recovering from cocaine addiction. vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/slee... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI The broadcast version of this week's program is available online here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-28-2025/ @vimhs.bsky.social

Lawyer Nicole Letourneau shared the story of how a 2018 request for time off to deal with her mental health was rejected. Letourneau spoke with People First Radio about her experiences with alcohol addiction. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @vimhs.bsky.social

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

Lawyer Nicole Letourneau shared her experience recovering from alcohol addiction. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @vimhs.bsky.social

Francis Baptiste spoke about his experiences with addiction, which inspired his forthcoming album Lived Experience in East Vancouver. vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/fran... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Francis Baptiste spoke about his experiences with addiction, which inspired his forthcoming album Lived Experience in East Vancouver. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/fran... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Cindy Blancher shared some of her experiences with severe depression, and shared why she isn't a fan of the term mental illness. Full interview vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @vimhs.bsky.social

Francis Baptiste spoke about his experiences with addiction, which inspired his forthcoming album Lived Experience in East Vancouver. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/fran... @vimhs.bsky.social

Trevor Botkin spoke about his journey in recovery, and a project that aims to turn an old biker clubhouse in Langford into a support space for those in the trades. Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/trev... @vimhs.bsky.social

Lawyer and former psychiatric nurse Cindy Blancher shared some of her experiences with severe clinical depression. Full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @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

Cindy Blancher shared personal and professional experiences with mental illness, including the story of her recovery from a period in 2020 that saw her receive an Alzheimer's diagnosis and be under her sister's care. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @vimhs.bsky.social

From this week's program: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/trev... @vimhs.bsky.social

Cindy Blancher shared personal and professional experiences with mental illness, including the story of her recovery from a period in 2020 that saw her receive an Alzheimer's diagnosis and be under her sister's care. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/lawy... @vimhs.bsky.social

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

ICYMI Mary Vaccaro shared observations from working in the women's shelter system since 2012. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/obse... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI The broadcast version of this week's program is online here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop...

From this week's program: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/obse... @vimhs.bsky.social

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

ICYMI A report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlighted the issue of release from jail into homelessness, and the significant percentage of people in provincial jails who are there on remand. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/rele... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI “I was instantly hooked, and I was able to turn off my mind... I absolutely was terrified to go to my school, and when I came home, I could just like create something.” Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/how-... @vimhs.bsky.social

A report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlighted the issue of release from jail into homelessness, and the significant percentage of people in provincial jails who are there on remand. Listen vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/rele... @vimhs.bsky.social

Michael Sellick talks about how crochet helps him process his thoughts. Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/how-... @vimhs.bsky.social

This week on the program “I was instantly hooked, and I was able to turn off my mind... I absolutely was terrified to go to my school, and when I came home, I could just like create something.” Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/how-... @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

Tune in to @chly.ca tomorrow(Thursday) at noon for a program featuring conversations on the therapeutic power of crochet, and the issue of people being released from incarceration into homelessness. chly.ca/listen @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI The show revisited a segment about social prescribing and its arrival in Nanaimo: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/nana... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI This week's program focused on social connection - and lack thereof, with conversations exploring social prescribing, and a study looking at people who said they had no friends. vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

In a show about connection, we revisited this conversation providing insights from a study into life without friendship: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/stud... @vimhs.bsky.social

This week the program revisited a look at social prescribing, which has arrived in Nanaimo. An event in March had the concept in the spotlight - People First Radio spoke with New York based journalist Julia Hotz, author of The Connection Cure: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/nana...

The broadcast version of this week's show, revisiting conversations on social prescribing and people identifying as without friends, is now online here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

This week the show revisited a conversation with Elaine Uskoski, who now helps people going through video game addiction, after helping her son through the same issue while he was away at university. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/a-mo... @vimhs.bsky.social

This week we revisit a conversation with Nanaimo's Rocky Sloan, who shared that he was inspired to pursue a career in medicine after surviving a serious car accident as a child. Sloan earned a significant scholarship to help achieve his goal: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/nana...

This week the program revisited a pair of stories of resilience. Kate Walker spoke about her and her family's journey following a traumatic incident in the kitchen. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/a-mo... @vimhs.bsky.social

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

Listen Again: Journalist Luke Galati spoke about some of his experiences personal and professional around bipolar disorder. vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/shar... @vimhs.bsky.social