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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May 29, 2023 • 9min
EP 121 That's a Wrap on Winter-Spring 2023
It's time for me to take a break so this is the last episode until late summer or early spring.
May 22, 2023 • 8min
EP 120 Cleansing Your Mental Palette
As we move between meetings and other activities, we should take a few minute to reflect and prepare. Like having a bit of cracker or a sip of water to cleanse our palate between tastings of two different wines, we need to cleanse our mental palate as well.
May 16, 2023 • 40min
EP 119 Writing for Your Mental Health (with guests Loleen Berdahl and Kelly S. Thompson)
Loleen Berdahl and Kelly S. Thompson returned to the podcast to talk about the role that writing plays in caring for their mental health. We also talked about how we choose our journals, vintage typewriters, and the community that can come from writing.You can find Loleen at https://loleen.substack.com/ and Kelly at https://kellysthompson.com/
May 8, 2023 • 37min
EP 118 Books, Festivals, and Home (with guest Jennifer Diehr)
My good friend Jennifer Diehr returned to the podcast to talk about book festivals, meeting authors, and the reunion we have planned at Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon.
May 1, 2023 • 24min
EP 117 Depression is Scary
For people who have depression, just getting out of bed can be a struggle, but on top of that, there are concerns about medication, money, and how others will respond. In this episode, I talk about why depression can be so frightening for those suffering from it.
Apr 24, 2023 • 25min
EP 116 Dogs Make Us Better People (with guest Rona Maynard)
Former long-time editor of Chatelaine Magazine, writer, and mental health advocate, Rona Maynard joined me to talk about her latest book Starter Dog: My Path to Joy, Belonging and Loving This World.You can find Rona via her website https://ronamaynard.com/
Apr 17, 2023 • 15min
EP 115 What Do You Need Right Now?
I'm working on being more mindful, which has included asking myself "What do I need right now?" while curled up in the sun with my dog Henry.
Apr 3, 2023 • 32min
EP 114 How Are You? Busy (with guest Loleen Berdhal)
Frequent guest Loleen Berdahl is back to join me in a free-range discussion of what it means to be busy, why it's so often the answer to "How are you?", and how to set better boundaries.
Mar 27, 2023 • 25min
EP 113 Preparing Your Body to Avoid Injury (with guest Miranda Esmonde-White)
Former ballerina, star of the PBS fitness series, Classical Stretch, and author Miranda Esmonde-White joined me to discuss her latest book, The Movement Miracle: The Essentrics Stretch Program to Increase Strength, Improve Mobility and Become Pain Free.
Mar 20, 2023 • 37min
EP 112 - On Repentance and Repair (with guest Danya Ruttenberg)
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg and I talked about her latest book On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in An Unapologetic World. We discussed how apologies without real change will continue to damage all involved, how the current U.S. justice system's punitive approach does nothing to help victims of wrong-doing, and why we need to be tenacious and hold onto hope to bring about real change in the world.You can find Danya at https://danyaruttenberg.net/ and on social media at @TheRaDR (Twitter) and @rabbidanyaruttenberg (Instagram)
