The Mindspace Podcast: Inspiring Wellbeing
by Mindspace
Get inspired and stay motivated with insights from health professionals, mindfulness teachers, scientists, business leaders, artists, and peak performers. Join Montreal psychologist Dr. Joe Flanders in his long-form discussions of the science and practice of well-being with well-known thought-leaders. Joe stays grounded in evidence-based practices, while exploring innovative and controversial trends in the well-being space. The conversations are unscripted and real so you’ll get accessible explanations of cutting-edge ideas as well as the personal backstories behind them. Get some MindSpace.
Episodes
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Jon Hopkins on Music for Psychedelic Therapy
“As if in each of us There once was a fire And for some of us There seem as if there are only ashes now But when we dig in the ashes We find one ember And very gently we fan that ember Blow on it It gets brighter And from that ember we rebuild the fire Only thing that's important is that ember...
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Dr. Robert Grant on Internal Family Systems Therapy
"What's healing is the self to part relationship. And that relationship gets built based on the part being able to tell its story without repercussions." In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Robert Grant. Dr. Grant is an Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, a...
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Trauma-Informed Therapy with Atira Tan
"In human beings, there is a will and desire to heal. Part of that process is finding and holding onto what is wanting to emerge on that journey. It takes perseverance. It takes courage. It takes time." In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Atira Tan. Atira is a somatic...
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David Treleaven on COVID Trauma
"To move through trauma often means going back to what was too much. Often we need to be with someone who is with us saying ‘I'm here. You're safe. It's okay to feel it now.'" In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with David Treleaven. David is a trauma professional…
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MDMA and Couples with Dr. Anne Wagner
"I envision a day where people would be able to choose to do MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in a safe context to be either able to heal from something together or to grow together, and to support the relationship." In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Anne Wagner. Anne…
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Dr. Rosalind Watts on Psilocybin and Depression
"The real medicine is the therapeutic relationship and psychedelics beautifully amplify that." In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Rosalind Watts. Dr. Watts is the clinical lead of the Imperial College of London's Psilocybin for Depression trials. Most recently, she...
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Psychedelics and Spirituality with Steve Rio
"All we're really trying to do is help people practice being more sensitive to their inner and outer surroundings. We're helping people build awareness and feel comfortable being fully awake in every moment of their life." In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Steve Rio,...
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Dr. Devon Christie on Psychedelics as a New Paradigm for Medicine
"As therapists and guides, we're holding that space for the location of healing to be intrinsic to that person." In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Devon Christie. Dr. Christie is a family physician with a focused practice in Multidisciplinary Pain Management and…
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Jamie Wheal on Finding Meaning at the End of the World
“Life is tragic, and occasionally it's magic.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Jamie Wheal, author of Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a World That's Lost Its Mind and the Pulitzer-nominated bestseller Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy...
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Psychedelic Integration with Andrew Rose, Psychedelic Educator and Integration Coach
“Psychedelics open things up and create opportunity. And integration is the work you do after to make sure you derive benefit from that experience.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Andrew Rose, a very experienced practitioner in Psychedelic Harm Reduction and...
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Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma, Addiction, and Healing
“Addiction is not a disease. It's an attempt to solve the problem of emotional pain.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Gabor Maté, retired physician, author, and world renowned educator. Dr. Maté has more than 20 years experience in family practice and palliative...
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Emotion and Transformation with Dr. Les Greenberg
“The best way to change an emotion is with another emotion.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Les Greenberg, a world renowned psychotherapist and researcher. He is one of the creators of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and professor at York University in Toronto.…
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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy with Dr. Kyle Greenway
"We have to design treatments that are fully biological, psychological, and sociological at their core. Psychedelics represent that, and psychiatry has started to take notice." In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Kyle Greenway. Dr. Greenway is a senior resident in...
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Creating a Mindful Culture at Work with Michael Bunting
“Mindfulness is both gift and challenge at the same time.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Michael Bunting. Michael is a business leadership consultant with a focus on mindfulness in the workplace. He is the founder of The Mindful Leader, an online resource for...
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The Chemistry of Connection with Dr. Julie Holland
“When a couple takes MDMA, they throw the ledger out the window, and they dig down to the core issues.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Julie Holland. Dr. Holland is a psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology. She is the author of five books including Good...
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Back-to-School Anxiety During the Pandemic with Dr. Tamara Soles
"As we shift to going back to school during this pandemic, there is an opportunity for everybody to ask, 'what do you have control over in your life?'" In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Tamara Soles. Tamara is a psychologist specializing in child mental health and...
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Mindfulness to Meaning with Professor Norman Farb
“Choosing the meanings that are consistent with the life that we would ideally like to live is the heart of the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Professor Norman Farb. He is a professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. He’s...
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Love, Attachment, and Couples Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson
“Relationships are the keystone of our lives. They are as important to us as our next breath.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Sue Johnson. Sue is a pioneer in the field of couples therapy. Alongside Dr. Les Greenberg, Dr. Johnson developed emotionally focused...
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A Guide to Healthy Eating with Dr. Kara Nance
“I don't think the fear of disease or the fear of adverse consequences is what gets anybody to make a long term change. I think it's connecting with the positive aspect of whatever it is you're choosing.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Kara Nance. Kara is a...
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Eco-Anxiety with Professor Susan Clayton
“While optimism is certainly associated with individual well-being, it’s what allows us to take action. If you’re a pessimist, then why bother?” In this episode, Dr. Joe speaks with Susan Clayton, Professor of Psychology and Chair of Environmental Studies at the College of Wooster. Susan is a...
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The Psychedelic Renaissance with Dr. Ingmar Gorman and Dr. Elizabeth Nielson
“The word psychedelic was coined by Humphry Osmond. Psyche comes from the Greek word for spirit or soul, and delic means manifesting. So psychedelic means manifesting the mind.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Nielson and Dr. Ingmar Gorman on the...
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Overcoming Anxiety with Dr. Judson Brewer
“How do we resist anxiety? We can hold it with kindness.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Judson Brewer. Jud is a psychiatrist, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University and the Director of Research and Innovation at…
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Comedian Sugar Sammy on the Art of Laughter
"I like going against the current. It’s a lonely place, but you have your own lane.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Sugar Sammy, a comedian who has performed over 1700 shows in 32 countries in fluent English, French, Hindi, and Punjabi. He got his first break in…
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Conner Molander from Half Moon Run on Flow, Mindfulness, and Creativity
"When I write music, I go back and forth between being mindful and then putting that mindfulness aside to let some kind of sub-personality inhabit me." In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Conner Molander, guitarist, vocalist, and keyboardist for the Montreal indie band...
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Mindfulness and Buddhism with Susan Woods
“At its deepest, MBSR really allows people to trust themselves and their own wisdom.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with senior mindfulness teacher Susan Woods about contemporary mindfulness and its relationship with Buddhism. They take a deep dive into where...
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Mindful Peak Performance with Pete Kirchmer
“Research shows that mindfulness gives athletes greater access to flow states.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Joe speaks with Pete Kirchmer, Mindfulness Coach and Program Director of UCSD Center For Mindfulness mPEAK (Mindful, Performance Enhancement, Awareness & Knowledge). The mPEAK...
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Meaningful Work with Entrepreneur Adrian Schauer
“I think the most successful people understand what a good investment is, and I think investing in alignment between values and action is one of the best investments one can make.” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe welcomes Adrian Schauer, CEO of Alayacare, serial entrepreneur,...
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Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard on True Happiness
"If we can cultivate compassion, that's the very best thing we can do both for ourselves and for others." In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe welcomes Matthieu Ricard, Buddhist monk, writer, translator, humanitarian, and photographer. Matthieu was born in France in 1946, to French...
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Mindfulness and Depression with Professor Zindel Segal
In this episode of the MindSpace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Zindel Segal. Zindel is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto. He is best known for co-founding Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), along with his UK colleagues, Mark…
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Lawyer Well-being with Yan Besner and Bree Buchanan
In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe focuses on well-being in the legal profession. Working in law is one of the most demanding and stressful jobs in the world: tight deadlines, long hours, a hyper-competitive culture, and the weight of supporting demanding clients. In 2016 a study...
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The Science of Stress and Stress Reduction with Professor Sonia Lupien
“Stress is a friend, but it can become an enemy if you don’t take care of it.” - Professor Sonia Lupien This episode of the Mindspace Podcast is dedicated to Bell Let’s Talk day, January 30th, 2019. Please share this post on social media (see instructions below) to contribute to mental health...
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The Science of Personality & Philosophy of Well-Being with Professor Colin DeYoung
“I think that we can boil down well-being to two basic questions: How successful are you in moving towards your goals? And how well integrated are your various goals?” In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with professor Colin DeYoung. The purpose of the Mindspace podcast is to...
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Cannabis and Mental Health with Dr. Claude Cyr
“I would very much hope that the Canadian and the provincial governments would stop pussyfooting around, and start giving some real and concrete advice on how to use cannabis responsibly.” Dr. Claude Cyr is a family physician who has been practicing for over twenty years. He prescribes medical...
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Purpose, Politics, and Well-Being with Kim Manning
“Good leadership is, yes, about listening. It's about understanding. But it's also about creating contexts in which people can become activators and create new possibilities for themselves. I feel like I am succeeding when the people around me are fulfilled and engaged and self actualized.” In…
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Professor Rob Coplan on Anxiety in Children and What Parents Can Do About It
Rob is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa. He specializes in the study of shyness, social withdrawal, and social anxiety in childhood. He is also the director of the Pickering Centre for Research in Human Development. He has published hundreds of journal...
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Dharma Teacher, Pascal Auclair, on Meditation and Well-Being
In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Pascal Auclair about meditation and its role in cultivating well-being. They discuss: - Pascal’s background and how he got into practicing and teaching meditation, including some interesting stories from long retreats he has sat. - His...
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Dr. Jean Twenge on Smartphones and Adolescent Mental Health
Dr. Jean Twenge is a Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University. She is the author of more than 140 scientific publications and books including her most recent, iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared…
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David Treleaven on Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
In this episode of the podcast, Joe interviews David Treleaven. David is a writer, educator, and trauma professional living in the Bay area, whose work focuses on the intersection of mindfulness, trauma, and social justice. He is quickly becoming an important figure in the mindfulness community,...
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Dr. Patricia Rockman on Mindfulness Teacher Training
In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe Flanders interviews his mentor, Dr. Patricia Rockman. Dr. Rockman is probably the Canadian authority on mindfulness teacher training and has a strong international reputation in this field. She has taught close to 150 Mindfulness-Based Cognitive...
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Dr. Willoughby Britton and Dr. Jared Lindahl on Challenging Experiences in Meditation
In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe Flanders interviews Dr. Willoughby Britton, Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr. Jared Lindahl, Professor of Religious Studies, both at Brown University. Joe and his guests discuss the emergence of contemplative neuroscience, Dr. Britton's critical...
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Christian Roy on Depression, Anxiety, and Work
Christian is an unbelievably successful business man. He worked for a global pharmaceutical company for many years, before making the transition to advertising in 2013. He took the lead of the health division at Tank which quickly became an industry standout, thanks largely to Christian’s smarts...
About this show
Get inspired and stay motivated with insights from health professionals, mindfulness teachers, scientists, business leaders, artists, and peak performers. Join Montreal psychologist Dr. Joe Flanders in his long-form discussions of the science and practice of well-being with well-known thought-leaders. Joe stays grounded in evidence-based practices, while exploring innovative and controversial trends in the well-being space. The conversations are unscripted and real so you’ll get accessible explanations of cutting-edge ideas as well as the personal backstories behind them. Get some MindSpace.
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