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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions about Mental Health and Addictions. We acknowledge that this is a sensitive topic for a lot of people and we hope that you able to find strengh and resilience if you choose to keep listening.
On this episode the topic of conversation is the important service provided in the community by Xavier House.
Dealing with stress during the holidays
Paula Sheppard's guest this week is Helena Hogg, Contract Faculty member at Laurier University and who is also associated with the Acquired Brain Injury Research Lab at The University of Toronto.
This Week host Paula Sheppard speaks with Allison Cains, Violence Prevention and SARA Project Coordinator with The Corner Brook Status of Woman Council.
The Plain Truth, November 21, 2024, This week's topic is Homelessness
This week's guest is Quinn Jesso in her new role as Program Facilitator with Trans Support NL
This week's guest is Todd Minorson, Country Director at Movember Canada
This week's conversation is about menstration and period poverty
The Plain Truth is hosted by Paula Sheppard, Executive Director of the Corner Brook Status of Woman Council. Her guest this week is Dr. Sonya Corbin Dwyer.
The Plain Truth, October 9, 2024, Mental Illness Awareness Week
TRIGGER WARNING: Our topic this week is Mental Illness, this topic may be distrubing for some listerners. This trigger warning is given to empower our audience with the knowledge to make healthy decisions about if and how they engage with this topic and w
This week's guest is Katie Giffin, Research and Action Coordinator with The Corner Brook Status of Woman Council
The Plain Truth is hosted by Paula Sheppard, Executive Director of The Corner Brook Status of Woman Council
TRIGGER WARNING :: For anyone who finds this to be a sensitive topic for you to find comfort in a way that sooches you and provides you with some level of strength and resilience during this discussion if you choose to continue to listen
The Plain Truth with host Paula Shepperd returns after the summer break.
On this week's show host Paula Sheppard speaks with Bay Fm Station Manager Lenny Benoit. Bay Fm just celebrated it's 1st Anniversary and Lenny spoke about the growth of the station over the past year including winning a couple of national awards.
The topic of this week's show is toxic positivity. Host Paula Sheppard speaks with Sonya Corbin Dwyer, Professor of Psychology at Grenfell Campus of Memorial University.
The Topic of this week's show is with the summer coming up is safer partying.
June is Pride month.
"Trigger Warning," This topic may be sensitive for some people so we would ask that if this topic is one that may be triggering or may bring up uncomfortable feelings for you to please find comfort in whatever way feels best for you.
" The Friendly Calls Program"
" Trigger Warning". Because of the sensitivity of this topic if you feel any discomfort or are triggered by any of today's topics or any of the substance that is discussed that you take care of yourself in whatever way will provide comfort for you.
"Trigger Warning", This show includes a discussion about the sharing of intimate images and if this topic is triggering or uncomfortable for you in any way we do ask that you seek comfort in whatever way works best for you.
This week's topic is about girls and sport. A report on Canadian woman in sport from 2020 found that the retention of girls and woman in sport is a critical concern. Host Paula Sheppard speaks with Summer Mosher, a former NL baseball player turned coach
"Trigger Warning". If this is a sensitive topic for anyone we ask that you seek self-care in any way that provides comfort for you.
Host Paula Sheppard speaks with Quinn Jesso about Dementia. Quinn is part of a local committee that is looking at Dementia friendly communities.
Paula Sheppard speaks with Coordinator Em Alexander about the LGBTQIA+ Warm Line
"Trigger Warning", Any of you that might find this topic sensitive or triggering that you please do take care of yourself and find comfort in whatever way works for you.
" Trigger Warning" The topic of this week's show is Tech Facilitated gender based violence. For those of you who may have been impacted by this form of violence we do ask that if you are triggered by this topic or are uncomfortable with this topic to plea