Talking With Yourself

Yorkville psychotherapy student Andrea Davies talks about managing life as both a mother and student. Self care and stress management are often difficult when you're not only balancing student life but everything else going on as well. Sam and Andrea discuss the difficulties of student life and how to best take care of yourself.Music: Justin Smith

Sam is joined by psychotherapy student Eesha to discuss how trauma presents itself and how to seek help. They discuss Eesha's experience as a Pakistani Canadian, how immigrating affects your mental health, and the importance of seeking help during these times.Interested in the Pay What You Can Program? Email [email protected]: Justin Smith

On this week's episode Sam is joined by Sedona, a mental health advocate and TEDx speaker. Sedona discusses a bit about her mental health story and how that led to her doing a Ted Talk. She speaks to what that journey is like and how she achieved that goal.Music: Justin Smith

Author and mental health advocate Sarah Claire joins Sam for this episode to discuss her new book Every Body! They talk about the inspiration behind the book, go in depth about the message it holds, and much more. Tune in for some fun facts about the author and her book!Music: Justin Smith

The RecoverED Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading awareness about eating disorders. In this episode Sam talks about her experience being a part of the organization, the types of projects they do, and what their mission and goals are.Music: Justin Smith

Fine line tattoo artist Arielle joins Sam on this week's episode. From common misconceptions to creating a safe space for clients, the self-taught artist talks all things tattoos in this episode.Music: Justin Smith

Social media has a big presence in our everyday lives, and while some of the content can be helpful, some of it can also be harmful. Sam talks about helpful tips and tricks for filtering your feed to suit your needs and wants. She also talks about the importance of interacting with content and how it can affect what you see on social media.Music: Justin Smith

Sam is joined for this weeks episode by Lara! Throughout this episode they discuss what life is like after recovering from an eating disorder and giving yourself an identity outside of recovery. They cover topics such as people pleasing, instagram accounts, and the beauty in the boring, mundane things.Music: Justin Smith

Thank you to Ashley for coming on this weeks episode! Ashley discusses her instagram account @friendlysupportbyashley , including the community chapter she runs as well as the free mental health care packages she offers. Sam and Ashley take time to talk about making your posts and feed mental health friendly and ways that people can get involved to help.Music: Justin Smith

We’re doing something a bit different this week. Sam is joined by an anonymous guest “Stevie” who talks with her about schizophrenia and the stigma surrounding the disorder. Stevie talks about her lived experience over the years and what that was like for her, as well as the journey of coming to terms with it, and how the stigma around schizophrenia affected every aspect of her life.Music: Justin Smith

Registered Psychotherapist Nichole Henderson joins Sam in this weeks episode to talk about therapy. Together they discuss what therapy is, how our emotions present themselves, and address stigma and the barriers that therapy can present. Nichole also talks about the "pay what you can" therapy program offered at Yellow Chair Therapy.To apply for the program email [email protected]: Justin Smith

Sam goes solo this week to discuss her top books of 2024. She goes over her favourite reads from the past year and ones she's looking forward to picking up in 2025.Music: Justin Smith

To ring in the new year, Sam and Paige use this episode to discuss everything surrounding New Year's resolutions. They talk about creating healthy and sustainable goals, including some examples and how to navigate those conversations surrounding them.Music: Justin Smith

This week Sam is joined by lifelong friend Ava Rose, who has been battling Lupus since 2023. Ava talks about her diagnosis, how she's been learning to live with it, and the way her life has changed because of it.Music: Justin Smith

For this episode Sam is joined by her very first guest, registered dietitian Nathan Reid. They discuss the importance of nutrition for athletes and how to maintain a healthy relationship with food while still maximizing performance.Check out "Fueling Victory: The Quadball Nutrition Guide" here; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SFz_NA7wbpbtHbwuK9AdLkOPAQNfgJhr/view?pli=1Music: Justin Smith

In the first episode of this podcast Sam talks about her history with an eating disorder, what eating disorders are, and myths vs. facts.For mental health support in Canada go to www.cmha.caFor mental health support in America go to www.mhanational.orgSuicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988Kids Help Phone: 800-668-6868Music: Justin Smith

Welcome to Talking With Yourself! This short episode gives you a glimpse into what the podcast is about and also introduces you to its wonderful host Sam Preston!TW: talk of eating disordersMusic: Justin Smith