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From the therapists behind 26 years of counselling across Ontario: some of it on camera, free to watch, no sign-up and no email required.
- I'm Not OK: nine conversations about men's mental health
- Good Grief: a seven-chapter walk through loss
- 24 short answers to the questions grieving people ask most
I'm Not OK: Men's Mental Health Series
Nine long-form conversations about the things men are least likely to say out loud: depression that looks like anger, the pressure to be fine, addiction, and what actually happens when a man asks for help. Part of a twelve-week series; more episodes are being restored to the channel.
Created by Kim Christink, RP
1 hr Featured: Dr. Gabor Maté with Kim Christink
The Unconscious Biases of Medical Science
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56 min What Good Does Talking Do?
Episode 1, with Leigh Steinberg and Michael Wekerle
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1 hr 11 min The Silent Killer
Men in tears: depression and men
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58 min Trauma, Suffering and Tough-minded Men
With Kevin Garratt and Blair Christink
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46 min Sex, Beauty, Respect, and Power in the Workplace
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49 min Men, Tough Guys and Sports
With Dave Hutchison and Joe Tilley
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58 min Living with the Enemy
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29 min Managing Anger, Anxiety and Addictions
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58 min I'm Not Okay: Where It Started
Good Grief: Walking Through Loss
Seven chapters, written to be watched in order, for anyone in the first weeks or the fifth year after a death. It starts where grief begins and ends where most people are surprised to find themselves. Start at Chapter One. The whole series runs about eighty minutes.
Written and created by Kim Christink, RP
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8 min Chapter One : Where grief begins
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2 min Chapter Two
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6 min Chapter Three
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17 min Chapter Four
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11 min Chapter Five
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21 min Chapter Six
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15 min Chapter Seven
The questions grieving people ask us most
Twenty-four questions we hear in the counselling room, each answered in a minute or two on video. Most people arrive looking for one of them. Pick the question you came with. It plays here, and you can move to the next one whenever you want.
- How is grief defined?
- Is it depression or grief?
- Is what I'm experiencing normal grief?
- What is the worst part of grief?
- Why is there so much pain after a loss?
- Can we get stuck in grief?
- When does grief become complex?
- Do men grieve differently?
- Do children grieve differently than adults?
- How can I help a child who is grieving?
- How can grief go wrong for children?
- How does losing a spouse affect grieving?
- How can grief affect your physical health?
- What does grief do to your cognitive abilities?
- Can a significant loss be traumatic?
- How does unresolved grief trigger addictions?
- How does faith impact grieving?
- How do I get through the holidays while grieving?
- What does self-care look like when you're grieving?
- What are the three essential navigational tools for grief?
- What is the goal of grief?
- How do others find meaning in death?
- Why are we afraid to talk about death?
- How does talk therapy bring healing?
How is grief defined?
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