Better Me
Heather Ross
The Better Me Podcast delves into how people navigate through life’s challenges and live as the best people they can be. Writer and educator Heather M. Ross chats with guests about issues affecting mental health, and how they’ve gotten past life’s bumps in the road, from potholes to sinkholes. She also shares her own stories of living with a mental illness while striving to pursue her dreams.Visit Heather's website at http://betterme.ca
Episodes
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Mar 21, 2022 • 38min
EP 81 With Self-Care, One Size Doesn’t Fit All (with guest Jorden Cummings)
Professor, clinical psychologist, and co-founder of Teach Me Self Care (http://www.teachmeselfcare.com) Jorden Cummings joined me to talk about not only the importance of self-care, but also finding real self care that works for each individual person.
Mar 14, 2022 • 5min
EP 80 Having the Right Words
Having the right words is vital to good communication. Having the right words to describe our emotions is necessary for our well-being
Mar 7, 2022 • 30min
EP 79 Students Helping Students (with guest Terry Greene)
Terry Greene, the host of the Gettin’ Air podcast and the Senior eLearning Designer at Trent University, joined me to talk about our mutual love of podcasting and two new projects where students acted as co-designers to create materials to help other students succeed in higher education.Gettin’Air Podcast - https://voiced.ca/project/gettin-air/Liberated Learners Project - https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/learner/Learning to Be Human Together - https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/onhumanlearn/
Feb 28, 2022 • 26min
EP 78 EASY Goals, Motivation, and Time to Think (with guest Loleen Berdahl)
Professor and writer Loleen Berdahl was back on the podcast to talk about dumping SMART goals for EASY goals, why we need to act before we feel motivated and why it’s not selfish to just take time to think. You can read her blog / newsletter at https://loleen.substack.com/
Feb 21, 2022 • 39min
EP 77 Books, Book Banning, History and The Green Room (with guest Jennifer Diehr)
My good friend Jennifer Diehr joined me again to talk about books, this time focusing on book banning, the importance of learning about history, and Judy Blume. Plus, we talk about how the Green Room for the Better Me Podcast is seriously lacking.You can follow Jennifer on Instagram at @jendiehr
Feb 14, 2022 • 16min
EP 76 The Teen Perspective (with guest Sydney B.)
My daughter Sydney joined me on the show for the third time, this time to talk about going from being a tween to a teen, starting high school in a few months, book banning, and baseball. This was a fun and interesting conversation.
Feb 7, 2022 • 23min
EP 75 Don’t Be Trashy (with guest Tara McKenna)
It’s episode 75! To celebrate I spoke with the founder of the Zero Waste Collective, Tara McKenna about her new book Don’t Be Trashy: A Practical Guide to Living with Less Waste and More Joy. This was a great conversation about buying less, decluttering, and why recycling isn’t the answer to our trash problem. I always publicly commit to making February a “no buy” month for me.The Zero Waste Collective - https://www.thezerowastecollective.com/
Jan 31, 2022 • 23min
EP 74 You Can’t Buy Happiness (with guest Michael Harris)
Michael Harris joined me to talk about his new book All We Want: Building the Life We Cannot Buy. We chatted about how social media platforms and advertisers make use of our dopamine, why the GDP isn’t a good way to measure how well a nation is doing, and how supporting others through hard times can give you better perspective on life.
Jan 24, 2022 • 5min
EP 73 Consistently, With a Few Mulligans
In this first episode of 2022, I talk about taking mulligans in golf, habits, and life in general.
Dec 6, 2021 • 6min
EP 72 Letting Go of Embarrassment
In this final episode of 2021 I tell a funny story and offer some advice.
