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 1, 2021 • 39min
EP 41 Designing For Everyone (with guest Jess Mitchell)
Jess Mitchell joined me to talk about inclusive design. She describes her perspective as having always wondered why some and not others, why us and not them, and how that perspective has led her to "see ethical lines drawn through decisions manifested throughout our world - in the design of everyday experiences and expectations for behaviour, and how we could do it all differently."
Feb 22, 2021 • 28min
EP. 40 This Too Shall Pass (with guest Julia Samuel)
Bestselling author, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and a leading British psychotherapist Julia Samuel joined me to talk about her latest book This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings. We discussed the importance of connection and how people are grieving in isolation, plus her own vulnerability in writing this book.
Feb 15, 2021 • 26min
EP. 39 Should I Really Worry About That? (with guest Timothy Caulfield)
I sat down with best-selling author Timothy Caulfield to talk about his latest book Relax, Damit: A Users Guide to the Age of Anxiety. In this conversation we managed to cover everything from foreplay to how we can get people to wear masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Feb 9, 2021 • 15min
EP. 38 Welcome to 2021
Welcome to the first episode of the Better Me Podcast for 2021. In this brief episode I talk about some upcoming guests and ponder the importance of remembering the good things that happen in the midst of dumpster fires.
Dec 21, 2020 • 19min
EP. 37 I Did the Best I Could Do
In this final episode of 2020 I thank all of the guests who gave their time to be on the podcast this year, plus I talk about asking yourself "Did I do the best I could do, given the circumstances?", and remind listeners to stop beating themselves up about their answer to it.
Dec 14, 2020 • 16min
Ep. 36 Dead Mom Walking (with guest Rachel Matlow)
Rachel Matlow's mom was diagnosed with Cancer, but refused conventional treatments. Rachel's boss at the CBC, Jian Ghomeshi, was a nightmare to work with. She took these two devastating experiences that were happening in tandem with each other, and wrote a touching and honest memoir about this time in her life. Rachel joined me to talk about her newly released first book Dead Mom Walking: A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters.
Dec 7, 2020 • 20min
Ep. 35 Talking to Strangers (with guest Marianne Boucher)
Marianne Boucher went to Los Angeles in 1980 for a tryout with the Ice Capades. She never made it to her audition after being approached and recruited by two members of a cult. Marianne joined me to talk about her experience and her new book Talking to Strangers: A Memoir of My Escape From a Cult.
Nov 30, 2020 • 14min
Ep. 34 A Radiant Life (with guest Merle Massie)
Historian Merle Massie joined me to talk about her latest book A Radiant Life: The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk - Scientist, Sports Icon, and Statewoman.
Nov 23, 2020 • 28min
Ep. 33 The Problems With Diet Culture and Mental Health (with guests Angela Erickson and Jackie Reimche)
Angela Erickson and Jackie Remieche, the women of the Happy Body Health Company joined me to talk about the role that fitness and nutrition played in improving their mental health, and the harm that the diet industry has on our mental and emotional wellbeing.The Happy Body Health Company can be found at https://happybodyhealthco.com/
Nov 16, 2020 • 35min
Ep. 32 Books, Books, and More Books (with guest Jennifer Diehr)
For this episode, my long-time friend Jennifer Diehr joined me again to catch up and talk about the books we've been reading since our previous podcast (episode 17) and what's in our ever-growing stack of "to-reads".I also talked about the short film and book The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. You can find the short film at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad3CMri3hOs&feature=youtu.be
