Let Me Overthink About It Sam Madore

In the fifteenth episode of season four, I am joined by Stacey Harrison to overthink about death, dying and grief.

We dive into:

• Conversations around death and dying
• The impact from the community on Hospice
• Ways to mind your mental health when working in the field


Stacey Harrison is the Executive Director of the Colchester East Hants Hospice Society, a community-based organization that educates, supports, and provides tools to empower those struggling with grief. After spending much of her career in the private sector, she moved to not for profit in 2018 after the death of her mom and is passionate about supporting community. In addition to her work, she spends time in a number of volunteer positions, is a certified yoga instructor, small business owner but most importantly, spends time with her husband Jason and their chocolate lab, Nala planning her next travel adventure!

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Links discussed in this episode:
Hospice Colchester East Hants: cehhospice.org
United Way of Colchester: unitedwaycolchester.ca
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association: chpca.ca
You’ll Die Laughing: marigoldcentre.ca/calendar/2024/ydl
Let Me Overthink About It featuring Deb Barnhill: https://www.thesammadore.ca/season-tw...

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Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane.
Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media

Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia

In the fourteenth episode of season four, I am joined by Laura Simpson to overthink about noticing the music.

We dive into:

• Music connections through the pandemic
• Music for mental health
• Accessibility of music (online and in person)

https://www.thesammadore.ca/season-four

Laura Simpson is the CEO and co-founder (along Dan Mangan) of Side Door. Side Door’s mission to create shows anytime, anywhere. The platform marketplace connects artists with hosts of spaces to create shows. They make booking, ticketing and payments easy and transparent, without any up-front costs to the user.

Laura has spent much of her life serving the needs of artists and promoting live performance. She spent time working mostly behind the scenes at music non-profits, festivals and as an export development program officer. She has hosted house concerts (aka The Syrup Factory) since 2011. She believes experiencing amazing live art in intimate community settings leads to stronger human connection, greater empathy and improved mental health.

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Links to musicians and spaces discussed during this podcast:

The Feminine Economy: https://sister.is/selling/greatest-hits
Music Nova Scotia: musicnovascotia.ca
Side Door Access: sidedooraccess.com
Dan Mangan: danmanganmusic.com
Jill Barber: jillbarber.com
Allison Russell: allisonrussellmusic.com
Aysanabee: aysanabee.com
Hawksley Workman: hawksleyworkman.com
Marigold Centre: marigoldcentre.ca
Round Barn Farm: roundbarnfarm.ca
JUNO Awards: junoawards.ca
John Gracie: johngracie.ca
Samantha Gracie: samanthagracie.com
ECMA: ecma.com
NIVA: nivassoc.org
NXNE: nxne.com
IIMS: indigenousmusicsummit.com
Joni Mitchell: jonimitchell.com
Terra Spencer: terraspencer.ca
Ben Caplin: bencaplan.ca

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Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane.
Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media

Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia

In the thirteenth episode of season four, I am joined by Jen Meza to overthink about mindset.

We dive into:

• Mindset helping with loss
• Following a creative desire
• Having honest conversations about mental health

https://www.thesammadore.ca/season-four

Born and raised in Vancouver, she inherited a love for exploration that took her across the globe before settling in Nova Scotia for the past 13 years. As a mother of two, she made the bold decision to leave behind a conventional government job to pursue a more fulfilling and independent career.

Driven by her passion for creativity and entrepreneurship, she has carved out a diverse path for herself. Whether she's creating content, managing social media, speaking, making art, or writing, Her approach to every endeavor is infused with the mindset and manifestation skills she's developed over time.

She is best known for her #1 Amazon best-seller "Our Best NS Adventure Journal," a project to encourage and inspire Nova Scotians to get out there and explore their own backyard. Through her work, she encourages others to embrace their passions and pursue their own adventures, wherever they may lead.

Link to Journal: https://amzn.to/3Q1eT4X

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Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane.
Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media

Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia

In the twelfth episode of season four, I am joined by Mandy Wood to overthink about living with trauma.

We dive into: 

• Mental Health in the Workplace

• Childhood trauma and therapy work

• The courage to tell your story



Mandy Wood is proudly a mental health work-in-progress. A radio announcer in Truro, NS for 20+ years, Mandy co-hosts the Pure Country Morning Show. She is also a wife, mother and sexual assault survivor. Mandy has major depressive disorder, C-PTSD and a history of severe panic attacks and self-harm. She shares her story to help confront and eliminate stigmas and stereotypes; but most of all, to show there is hope — You can be at your darkest point and still feel the sunshine again.



*Trigger Warning: This conversation includes references to suicidal thoughts, self harm and sexual abuse. To anyone who may need help to cope with their mental health and/or thoughts of suicide, please, please, please reach out for help.



Canada Suicide Prevention: 

• 1-833-456-4566 (phone) 

• 45645 (text) 

• www.crisisservicescanada.ca (chat)



Please connect with a sexual assault centre or transition house in your local area:



https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/



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Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane.
Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media

Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia

In the eleventh episode of season four, I am joined by Starr Cunningham to overthink about the threads of mental health.

We dive into: 
• Having the courage to speak openly 
• The thread of mental health into everything
• Investing in yourself through therapy 
Starr Cunningham is the President & CEO of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.
She is a National Recipient of a ‘Difference Makers - 150 Canadians Leading for Mental Health Award’. Starr currently serves on the Atlantic Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund Advisory Committee. She is Communications Chair for the International Women’s Forum – Atlantic and serves on the National IWF Committee. Starr is a Director of the Board for St. John Ambulance Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island, invested into the Order of St. John, and a member of the National Honours & Awards Committee of the Priory of Canada. Starr was recently honoured with a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for her work in mental health. 
A best-selling children’s author and multiple journalism award winner, Starr is a strong voice and recognized personality across the Atlantic region.
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Links to items discussed in this episode:

Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia: https://www.mentalhealthns.ca
CTV News https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/starr-dob...
CMHA NS novascotia.cmha.ca
Mental Health Foundation Grants Program: https://www.mentalhealthns.ca/grant-a...
Let’s Keep Talking Event: https://www.mentalhealthns.ca/lets-ke...
Starr Cunningham’s Books: https://nimbus.ca/?post_type=product&...
Sam Madore’s Books: https://www.thesammadore.ca/my-shop-b...

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Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane.
Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media

Proudly supported by Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia

In the tenth episode of season four, I am joined by Lenore Zann to overthink about feeling enough.

We dive into:

• Feeling enough and showing empathy
• Moving through grief, loss and alcoholism
• Acting, writing, and how things line up

https://www.thesammadore.ca/season-four

Award-winning actor Lenore Zann burst onto the entertainment scene with her powerful portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the rock opera Hey Marilyn! She has since performed across North America and in Europe with hundreds of credits in Film, TV, Theatre, Radio, and Animation including her own one-woman play, The Marilyn Tapes, in New York.

Recent feature film roles include “Bevette“ in filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald’s Stage Mother with (fellow Australian) Academy Award Nominee Jacki Weaver, and “Gladys Madone” in Barrie Dunn’s The Madones.

A tireless champion of Arts and Culture, Women, Diversity, and Social and Environmental Justice, Lenore served for twelve years (2009-2021) as a popular elected official in both provincial and federal levels of Government in Canada.

Her Private Member’s Bills, “Act to Address Environmental Racism introduced in Province House, Halifax, in 2014, and federal “National Strategy to Address Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act” have been widely hailed as the first Bills of their kind in North America.
Beloved by fans around the world for her voice as the iconic “Rogue” in the 90’s X-Men: The Animated Series, Zann is currently reprising her role in the new Marvel series X-Men ‘97 streaming on Disney+. And her memoir, Lenore Zann: A Rogue’s Tale, will be published in fall 2024 by Pottersfield Press with distribution by Nimbus Publishing and available on Amazon.

Lenore is the grateful recipient of several awards: Earl Grey Public Speaking Contest (Gold), ACTRA Award for Best Actress in a Radio Drama, Duke of Edinburgh Gold Lifetime Award for Service to Community & Country, and Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Arts and Culture.

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*Trigger Warning: This conversation includes references to suicidal thoughts. To anyone who may need help to cope with their mental health and/or thoughts of suicide, please, please, please reach out for help.
Canada Suicide Prevention:
• 1-833-456-4566 (phone)
• 45645 (text)
• www.crisisservicescanada.ca (chat)

Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.aa.org

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Links to items discussed in this episode:

Lenore Zann Instagram:   / lenorezann  
CollectiveCon https://www.collectivecon.com
WonderCon https://www.comic-con.org/wc/
The Nova Scotia Book of Fathers https://atlanticbooks.ca/books/the-no...
X-MEN ’97 Character Posters: https://whatsondisneyplus.com/marvels...
Potterfield Press: https://www.pottersfieldpress.com/sho...
The Nova Scotia Book of Fathers: https://nimbus.ca/store/the-nova-scot...
Lenore Zann at provincial legislature:    • Nova Scotia MLA Lenore Zann booted fr...  
Lenore Zann election night:    • Lenore Zann  
The Madones on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21108492/
The Madones Official Trailer:    • The Madones | Official Trailer  
X-Men - Rouge Clip:    • Rogue - All Powers & Fight Scenes (X-...  
X-Men ’97 Official Trailer:    • Marvel Animation's X-Men '97 | Offici...  

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Theme song produced, recorded, mixed, by John Mullane for Let Me Overthink About It. Written by John Mullane.
Edited by Jann McFarlane Digital Media

Proudly supported by Mental Heal