18 episodios
Moose Tracks - Locking Horns with Mental Health Ivanka Siolkowsky
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- Salud y forma física
The Moose Tracks podcast is a weekly show where your host, Ivanka Siolkowsky locks horns with a variety of different mental health issues. Sharing her personal experiences with depression, anxiety, and OCD; and interviewing others to hear their takes on similar topics, Ivanka gets deep with matters most people aren’t willing to speak about. Get ready to laugh, cry, get riled up. But most importantly to know that you are not alone - we are all in this together. Instagram: @moosetrackspodcast
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World Suicide Prevention Day - A Message of Goodbye
TRIGGER WARNING:This past April, I took an attempt on my life. Before taking the attempt, I pre-recorded a podcast episode to say goodbye. I was clearly unsuccessful with my attempt, so was able to stop the episode from going live. But for some reason it remained in my drafts. Today, when I sat down to record an episode for #worldsuicideprevention day, I opened up my podcast software and that draft episode was the first thing to greet me. I was going to listen to it, but then realized th...
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Former Child Sweatshop Worker Nasreen Sheikh - How Mindset Saved Her
On this 15th episode of Moose Tracks - Locking Horns with Mental Health, I sit down with former child sweatshop worker turned global activist, Nasreen Sheikh. This episode is for anyone who has ever purchased an article of fast fashion to get a "deal" or anyone who has never asked "where do my clothes come from?" It is also for anyone currently struggling to see the bright side of a bad situation. Nasreen shares how giving up was not an option, even through the most deplorable of workin...
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Equine Therapy - Horsing Around with Gabriella Vamvakidis of Copperwood Trail
On this 14th episode of Moose Tracks - Locking Horns with Mental Health, I'm diving into the therapeutic properties that horses can have on someone who struggles from mental illness, or any other of life's stresses. Joining me today is Gabriella Vamvakidis, a certified equine assisted learning facilitator and owner of Copperwood Trail horse farm, located just outside of Toronto, ON. I've gone through many of Gabreilla's programs, and I swear by them. Equine therapy is by far my fa...
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Treatments I've Tried For My Mental Illness - What Helped/What Didn’t
On this 13th episode of Moose Tracks - Locking Horns with Mental Health, I thought I would share some of the different treatments I've tried over the years to help rid me of my mental illness. There wasn't enough time to list them all (because I've tried sooo many), but I share a good chunk of them. Enough to give you an idea of what worked, and what didn't. But mostly to show those who are constantly telling me to "Try Harder" that I am, in fact trying as hard as any one person can.If you'd ...
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Bipolar Disorder with Actress Alessandra Torresani
Today is World Bipolar Day! With that in mind, on this week's episode, I sit down with actress Alessandra Torresani to chat about her struggles with bipolar disorder. Alessandra's television credits include guest appearances on The Big Bang Theory, Batwoman, Lucifer, Two and a Half Men, The Fosters, Workaholics, American Horror Story, and more. She also hosts the mental health podcast "EmotionAL Support" and is very active hosting mental health rooms on Clubhouse. If you're enjoying the podca...
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Conversations With Child & Youth Therapist Tania DaSilva - Tips For Helping Kids Cope
Welcome to Moose Tracks - Locking Horns With Mental Health. In this episode, we're talking all things mental health in children with child and youth therapist, Tania DaSilva. Tania is a graduate of the University of Toronto and is certified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, as well as experienced in many other modalities. Tania has worked within the Toronto District School Board, the North York General Hospital and private practice throughout her caree...