All Episodes

Ruthy's Rumination on Dealing with Bad Thoughts, Balancing Your Mental Health with Others & Looking Forward to Post-Covid | Ep. 85

Ruthy's Rumination on Staying Sane, Self-Care and Astrology | Ep. 83

Shannon Moyer-Szemenyei on C-PTSD, EMDR Therapy and Releasing Trauma | Ep. 82

Ruthy's Rumination on Losing Relationships, Looking in the Mirror and Hope | Ep. 81

Alexa Goodman on Handling Our Behaviour During a Challenge | Ep. 80

Abigail Lower on Freeing Yourself from Influence | Ep. 79

Hanging Out With Sean McMullen: The Self-Isolation Issue | Ep. 78

Marc Boudreau on Coping with Self-Isolation | Ep. 77

Candyce Sellars on Mental Health in Community | Ep. 76

Christy Ann Conlin on Turning Life Into Your Own Story | Ep. 75

Lee Fraser on Successful Mindsets and Retaliation | Ep. 74

Wren Kelly on Owning Borderline Personality Disorder | Ep. 73

Verity Vale on Climbing Mountains and Managing Anxiety | Ep. 72

Meaghan Smith on Understanding Emotion and Rebuilding Yourself | Ep. 71

Veronica Gutierrez on Culture and Mental Health | Ep. 70

Brett Hartlin on Using Nature to Ease Anxiety | Ep. 69

Sean McMullen on Exercise, Saying No and Being Meaningful | Ep. 68

Tom Taggart on Hardship, Trauma, War Heroes and Not Diminishing Your Own Struggle | Ep. 67

Katie MacLeod on Borderline Personality Disorder and Childhood Cancer | Ep. 66

Lindsay Umlah on Being Born With a Congenital Heart Defect & Mental Health | Ep. 65

Todd Veinotte on Swearing, Getting Offended & Respectfulness | Ep. 64

Joel Muise on Anxiety & Tranquility Online | Ep. 63

Tom Taggart on Resilience | Ep. 62

Marc Boudreau on Holidays, Work and Hating My Birthday | Ep. 61

Kristin Vokes and Working with Life | Ep. 60

About Optimistically Depressed

Optimistically Depressed LIVE at The Carleton! | Ep. 59

Lee Fraser on How He Gets Sh*t Done | Ep. 58

Kristin Vokes on Cultivating the Witness | Ep. 57

Holly Carr on Taking Risks & Resilience | Ep. 56

Kevin Breen on Wrestling and Kidney Disease | Ep. 55

Amanda Marie on Big Changes & Ending Relationships | Ep. 54

Sarah MacLellan on Life and Mental Health as a Podcaster | Ep. 53

Julya Lynass on What Anxiety and Depression Feels Like | Ep. 52

Verity Vale on the Misconceptions of Hypnotherapy | Ep. 51

Micaela Greener on Experiencing Emotions | Ep. 50

Chelsea Rose in Telling Your Parents You Have Depression | Ep. 49

Amy Lai on Healthy Anxiety and Taking Responsibility | Ep. 48

Mike Mousseau on the Mental Toll of working as a Correctional Officer | Ep. 47

Harry De Rose On Losing an Estranged Father and Sensory Overload | Ep. 46

Kirsten Aitken on the Effects of PTSD from Unhealthy Relationships | Ep. 45

Marc Boudreau on Finding Life's Path, Anxiety Sweats and Flipping Burgers | Ep. 44

Jessica Wypper on Managing Chronic Illnesses & Mental Health | Ep. 43

Tracey Hackett on Grief and Living On | Ep. 41

Thomas Taggart on Medication and Meaning | Ep. 40

Emma on Trauma | Ep. 39

Diana Jean Lewis on Leaning Into Discomfort | Ep. 38

Brock Jorgensen on Anxiety, Depression and Overcoming Life's Obstacles | Ep. 37

Ruthy's Rumination: Prenatal and Postpartum Depression

Harry De Rose on Life Challenges and Change | Ep. 36

Michael Williston and Pushing Through Mental Illness | Ep. 35

Natalie Parsons on Assault & Soul Coaching | Ep. 34

Raina Kahn on Rough Childhoods, Depression and Complicated Relationships | Ep. 33

Pain & Tragedy with Ruth & Sean McMullen | Ep. 32

Ryan McMullen on Social Anxiety, Family and Self-Motivation | Ep. 31

Dr. Nikole MacLellan, ND on Burnout | Ep. 30

Joel Muise and Anxiety, Depression and Therapy | Ep. 29

Nadia LaCroix and Acupuncture, Anxiety & Near Death Experiences | Ep. 28

Michael Williston on Happiness, Drugs & Religion | Ep. 27

Kirsten Aitken on Drug Abuse & Suicide | Ep. 25

Graeme Gillis on Family Relationships & Anxiety | Ep. 24

Mohammed Najim on Culture & Respect | Ep. 23

Tyler Simmonds on Depression & Inspiration | Ep. 22

Emma and Anorexia | Ep. 21

Kate Shaw & the Glorification of Alcohol | Ep. 20

Grace MacMillan & Borderline Personality Disorder | Ep. 19

Quirky and/or Queer & Coping Insights with TeeJohnny | Ep. 18

Emma Bonang on Losing a Sibling, Grief and the Importance of Being Kind | Ep. 17

Fawn Logan-Young: Questions on Parenthood and Self-Identity | Ep. 16

Raina Khan on an Eventful Childhood & Mental Health | Ep. 15

Emily Baltzer on Yoga, Mental Health & Abuse | Ep. 14

Spencer McIver on Self-Loathing, Men's Fashion & Inaccurate Views of Ourselves | Ep. 13

Angeline Francis on Relationships & Grief | Ep. 12

Mike Mousseau on Losing Loved Ones & Dealing with Grief | Ep. 11

Sean McMullen on Social Judgment, Depression & Anxiety | Ep. 10

Akshay Gupta on Achieving Bliss, Happiness and Managing Thoughts | Ep. 9

Chelsea Rose on Depression, Suicide and Handling Emotion | Ep. 8

Spencer McIver on Military School, Depression and Self-Deprecating Humour | Ep. 7

Jennifer Barry on Brain Cancer, Self-Harm and Life's Amusements | Ep. 6

Emma Jane Morris on Depression, Anxiety and Elective Mutism | Ep. 5

Zoey McMullen on Anxiety | Ep. 4

Alexa Goodman on the Ocean, Body Image and Loving Yourself | Ep. 3

Rachael & Emily Shrum on a Near Death Experience & Mental Health | Ep. 2

Mike Mousseau on Depression, Abuse & Shame | Ep. 1