Latest Mental health tech Podcast Episodes
Episode 56 | Improving Mental Health with Active Learning | Ft. Dr. Louis Deslauriers
Beyond the Checkbox - May 29, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutesDr. Ryan Todd sits down with Dr. Louis Deslauriers, Director of Science Teaching and Learning, Senior Preceptor in Physics at Harvard University. Louis has published several landmark studies in the areas of active learning and knowledge retention, and how this can be improved with deliberate pra...
Episode 55 | Fighting the bear in my head - life after surviving a grizzly attack | Ft. Jeremy Evans
Beyond the Checkbox - April 10, 2024 05:00 - 58 minutesTune in for my unforgettable conversation with Jeremy Evans, one of the few people on the planet who can say they survived an encounter with a grizzly bear. I'm still awestruck by our conversation. Jeremy is passionately trying to raise funds for PTSD research and treatment at the University of...
Episode 54 | Organizational Behavior | Ft. Kyle Brykman
Beyond the Checkbox - January 08, 2024 16:00 - 36 minutesRyan Todd explores the intricate world of workplace dynamics with Brad Blaisdell, VP of Workplace Solutions and Compliance at Respect Group along with special guest, Kyle Brykman, a researcher at the University of Windsor and an expert in organizational behavior.
Episode 53 | World Mental Health Day: Making Mental Health Universal | Ft. Zeke Smith
Beyond the Checkbox - October 10, 2023 17:00 - 39 minutesSpecial addition World Mental Health Day episode featuring Zeke Smith, Director of Leadership & Workforce Development at Apache Industrial Services.
Episode 52 | Suicide Awareness | Ft. Vince Hafeli
Beyond the Checkbox - August 30, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutesA new episode of Beyond the Checkbox is dropping tomorrow! In this episode we are listening to the powerful story of Vince Hafeli. Like many others, several difficult personal tragedies lead him to a mental health crisis where stigma left him afraid to ask for help. Discover how he rose above an...
Episode 51 | Navigating Mental Health Distress Calls | Ft. Art Wlodyka
Beyond the Checkbox - July 19, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutesArt Wlodyka is a detective who works in one of the busiest policing units in Canada. His day-to-day consists of being the first person on the scene to get people who have severe and persistent mental illness proper care. Tune in as he breaks down the wild situations he finds himself in and the s...
Episode 50 | Just Breathe | Ft. Avi Greenberg
Beyond the Checkbox - June 27, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutesAvi Greenberg is a breathing expert who discovered his passion while working a high stress sales job. In this episode he takes us through his discovery of intentional breathing and the monumental impact it has had on both his life and his clients.
Episode 49 | Revolutionizing Diabetes Care | Ft. Breanne Everett
Beyond the Checkbox - June 13, 2023 21:00 - 46 minutesBreanne Everett is the CEO and Founder of Orpyx, a high growth company with a software solution that is changing the game for individuals struggling with diabetes. After seeing many people suffer through the effects of diabetes during her surgical residency, Breanne put her entrepreneur cap on t...
Episode 48 | Navigating Grief Recovery | ft Al Visram
Beyond the Checkbox - May 31, 2023 17:00 - 33 minutesAl Visram is an front line psychologist and expert in bereavement for individuals and families after losing someone to suicide. He is also an active member of the community, teaching courses on mental health first aid and suicide prevention. In this episode, Al Visram sheds light on the difficul...
Episode 47 | Women in Construction and Mental Health | Pt 2
Beyond the Checkbox - April 20, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutesOn this special edition episode of Beyond the Checkbox, we are excited to present part two of our Women in Construction and Mental Health Podcast. We are joined by 3 new remarkable guests to discuss their experiences with mental health and wellness in the workplace within the construction indust...
Episode 46 | Women in Construction and Mental Health | Pt 1
Beyond the Checkbox - April 04, 2023 19:00 - 34 minutesOn this special edition episode of Beyond the Checkbox, we are excited to be joined by 3 remarkable women to discuss their experiences with mental health and wellness in the workplace within an industry dominated by men: construction. In recognition of women’s history month, we will be digging i...
Episode 45 | How Genetics Can Affect Resilience | ft Dr. Nicole Letourneau
Beyond the Checkbox - February 28, 2023 18:00 - 36 minutesDr. Nicole Letourneau is an expert in parent-child interaction and has done applied research in genetics. She is a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing and Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary and holds the Research Chair in Parent and Child Mental Health at the UofC. In this e...
Episode 44 | Breaking Through the Patriarchy | ft. Samra Zafar
Beyond the Checkbox - January 25, 2023 19:00 - 54 minutesSamra Zafar is a best selling author, award-winning international speaker and human rights activist. Her book, A Good Wife: Escaping The Life I Never Chose, is an international bestseller and named among CBC's Best Books of 2019, and is now being adapted to a premium TV series. In this episode S...
Episode 43 | Managing Culture Through a Merger | ft. Krista Pell
Beyond the Checkbox - June 16, 2022 13:00 - 43 minutesThe finale of Season 2 of Beyond the Checkbox features Krista Pell, VP HR at Cenovus Energy, who had the herculean task of leading employee culture during Cenovus and Husky Energy's merger, which nearly tripled their total employee population. For this episode, Krista speaks on the unique challe...
Episode 42 | Living an Olympic Dream | ft. Shannon Abeda and Patricia Phillips
Beyond the Checkbox - April 28, 2022 03:00 - 33 minutesShannon Abeda is a 2x Olympic athlete in Alpine Skiing, and the only Winter Olympian to represent the country of Eritrea. Just two weeks before the Olympics in Beijing, after three and a half years of training and preparation, Shannon got the devastating news that his funding through the Eritrea...
Episode 41 | Building a Culture of Psychological Safety | ft. Samantha Coker
Beyond the Checkbox - April 14, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutesSamantha Coker is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Apache Industrial Holdings, a Houston-based company the industrial services industry with an industry-leading commitment to safety. Not unlike other industrial organizations who’ve experienced high rates of turnover during the pandemic, Sama...
Episode 40 | How Purpose Has Evolved Through the Pandemic | ft. Katherine Salucop
Beyond the Checkbox - March 17, 2022 05:00 - 45 minutesKatherine Salucop is the Vice President of Organizational Development at Alberta Innovates, a purpose-driven organization that has thrived through the pandemic. From her extensive background in elevating employee experience, Katherine discusses how purpose has taken a front and centre role durin...
Episode 39 | The Influence of Positive Psychology on Leadership | ft. Craig Dowden
Beyond the Checkbox - March 03, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutesCraig Dowden is an award-winning author, a renowned speaker, and a thought leader when it comes to progressive leadership styles and positive psychology in today’s workplace to take organizations to the next level. From his 20+ years consulting business leaders on best practices, Craig shares so...
Episode 38 | Tackling Suicide in Construction | ft. Zeke Smith
Beyond the Checkbox - February 17, 2022 04:00 - 39 minutesAs the son of a superintendent, Zeke Smith literally grew up in construction. Now as the head of the People Operations at a large Houston commercial construction company, Satterfield & Pontikes, he’s seen the ugly side of construction rear its head in recent years: suicide. Suicide is now the le...
Episode 38 | Tackling Suicide in Construction | ft. Zeke Smith
Beyond the Checkbox - February 17, 2022 04:00 - 39 minutesAs the son of a superintendent, Zeke Smith literally grew up in construction. Now as the head of the People Operations at a large Houston commercial construction company, Satterfield & Pontikes, he’s seen the ugly side of construction rear its head in recent years: suicide. Suicide is now the le...
Episode 37 | Dealing with Burnout in High Performance Cultures | ft. Leigh-Ann Ing
Beyond the Checkbox - February 03, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutesLeigh-Ann Ing is the Director of Global Wellness and Benefits Strategy at OMERS. Beyond her professional experience in employee mental wellbeing, she has lived through burnout at various points in her career. In this episode, she walks us through handling burnout in high performance cultures and...
Episode 36 | Piecing Together the Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 | ft. Dr. Scott B. Patten
Beyond the Checkbox - January 13, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutesDr. Scott B Patten is a professor at the University of Calgary and one of the leading Psychiatric Epidemiologists in the world. Dr. Patten’s research focuses on Major Depressive Disorders, and in this episode he talks about how machine learning is influencing his field, how the pandemic has impa...
Episode 35 | Supporting Mental Health Through Peer Support | ft. Stephane Grenier
Beyond the Checkbox - December 02, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutesStephane Grenier is a Canadian veteran, Mental Health Innovator, and author of "After the War: Surviving PTSD and Changing Mental Health Culture". Stephane is known for his efforts to rehumanize workplaces through peer support, as well as for coining the term Operational Stress Injury to describ...
Episode 34 | What's Behind an Athlete's Mental Preparation? | ft. Andre De Grasse
Beyond the Checkbox - November 04, 2021 02:00 - 21 minutesDo you ever wonder how athletes like Andre De Grasse deal with immense stress so they can perform consistently under pressure? How they appear so calm in the big moment despite the gravity of the situation? Elite athletes are not just physical specimens - they put in serious work on the mental s...
Episode 33 | Indigenous Relations and the Corporate Sector | ft. Gregory John
Beyond the Checkbox - September 23, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutesGregory John is the President of Four Peaks Development, a company built around creating opportunities for Indigenous people in the energy sector. As someone who is Metis, Gregory has done amazing work brokering relationships between First Nations and organizations, particularly in resource deve...
Episode 32 | How Health & Safety Has Evolved to Include Mental Health | ft. Andrea Hardie
Beyond the Checkbox - September 01, 2021 04:00 - 47 minutesAndrea Hardie is the Director of Health & Safety at Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), an organization that looks after important health, safety, and environmental initiatives in the Oil & Gas sector, working with over 200 organizations in Canada. She and Ryan discuss the progress ...
Episode 31 | Shaping a Better Tomorrow | ft. HRD Mental Health Panel
Beyond the Checkbox - May 12, 2021 03:00 - 42 minutesA special episode of Beyond the Checkbox took place live at the HRD HR Mental Health 2021 conference on May 11th, where Ryan had the opportunity to moderate a panel that included Nabeela Ixtaban, EVP of People & Corporate Affairs at Walmart Canada, Sandy McIntosh, EVP People & Culture and CHRO a...
Episode 30 | The Lifelong Journey of Mental Health | ft. Rob Vanstone
Beyond the Checkbox - April 27, 2021 22:00 - 59 minutesRob Vanstone is a Sports Editor and Columnist with the Regina Leader-Post, where he is well known for covering the Saskatchewan Roughriders football team. On Bell Let's Talk day in January of 2021, Rob disclosed to the world that he has been suffering from mental illness for much of his life, li...
Episode 30 | The Journey of Disclosing a Mental Illness | ft. Rob Vanstone
Beyond the Checkbox - April 27, 2021 22:00 - 59 minutesRob Vanstone is a Sports Editor and Columnist with the Regina Leader-Post, where he is well known for covering the Saskatchewan Roughriders football team. On Bell Let's Talk day in January of 2021, Rob disclosed to the world that he has been suffering from mental illness for much of his life, li...
Episode 29 | How Employee Experience Has Emerged as a Focal Point | w/ Gethin Nadin
Beyond the Checkbox - April 13, 2021 17:00 - 51 minutesGethin Nadin is an award-winning psychologist and employee wellbeing expert. His book, titled A World of Good, saw him travel around the world and glean lessons from what organizations are doing - or not doing - when it comes to engaging with employees on a human level. This episode covers the s...
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