9 episodes

An interview podcast featuring guests from Victoria and around Vancouver Island discussing issues that impact life on Canada's West Coast.

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    • Society & Culture

An interview podcast featuring guests from Victoria and around Vancouver Island discussing issues that impact life on Canada's West Coast.

    Leadership and Values with Justin Leger

    Leadership and Values with Justin Leger

    Justin Leger has been a close friend of mine since we were platoon commanders together in the Canadian Special Operations Regiment.


    Justin finished his military career as a senior officer in the Royal Canadian Navy transitioned to civilian work during his MBA at Royal Roads University. Currently, he’s an Executive at Maximus Canada leading a multidisciplinary team focused on helping government deliver public services


    An example of the strategic planning tool Justin referenced can be found here:


    https://scalingup.com/growth-tools/

    • 1 hr 50 min
    Bioenergetic Healing with Maximillian Waid

    Bioenergetic Healing with Maximillian Waid

    I interview Maximillian Waid, a local practitioner of an alternative healing technique known as bioenergetics. He and I discuss the session he conducted with me and the way his practice focuses on identifying emotional trauma to release the body and mind from pain and illness. Contact Maximillian for more information or to book a session through his website:
    https://www.aeon.health/

    • 2 hr 8 min
    The War on Drug Users with Stephanie Arnold

    The War on Drug Users with Stephanie Arnold

    Stephanie Arnold has a MA in political science and is working towards an MSc in the social dimensions of health. Her studies focus on the intersection of culture and policy and how these effect users of illicit substances.
    Stephanie posts about issues related to this topic and more on her twitter:
    @lilbbyacademic

    • 1 hr 42 min
    Narrative Therapy and the Old Brain with Tim Paré

    Narrative Therapy and the Old Brain with Tim Paré

    Dr.TimParé has aPh.D. in Counselling Psychology and haspracticed asa psychologist for over thirty years.Tim shares his experiences and techniques in active listening and the development of counselling therapy since Freud. He also provides insight into how some patterns of thought which would have been helpful to our ancestors may be maladaptive in modern society and how to overcome fears.
    https://www.mosshealthcare.com/team-members/dr-timothy-pare/

    • 1 hr 42 min
    The Dragons of Inaction with Dr. Robert Gifford

    The Dragons of Inaction with Dr. Robert Gifford

    Dr. Robert Gifford and I discuss the psychological barriers to environmental action.
    More information as well as contact information for Robert can be found on his website:
    https://www.dragonsofinaction.com/

    • 1 hr
    Comic Books and Psychology with Jordan Ali

    Comic Books and Psychology with Jordan Ali

    Jordan and I speak about the rise and influence of comic books and discuss whether racism is on the rise in the West.

    • 2 hr 37 min

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