The Other Side Of

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The Other Side Of is a seasonal, narrative documentary-style podcast that examines trauma through the voices of those who've lived it. Each season focuses on a different lens - beginning with the toll carried by first responders. Through in-depth interviews, expert commentary, and immersive sound design, the series offers a rare combination of personal storytelling and psychological insight. Future seasons will expand to explore other types of trauma.

  1. HACE 1 DÍA

    #14 - The Personal Price: Progress, Prevention, and the OPP

    In this episode, we sit down with Jason MacKenzie, the husband of OPP Constable Cindy MacKenzie, who died by suicide while serving. Rather than revisiting institutional failures of the past, this conversation focuses on institutional learning and progress. Jason reflects on the personal realities of loss, parenting, and survival, while also discussing recent outreach from the OPP and why this moment feels different from years prior. This is a forward-looking conversation about accountability, prevention, and the personal price families pay when systems evolve too slowly, and the impact that meaningful change can have when they finally do.

    49 min

  2. 24 FEB

    Resilience Reimagined: Lt. Col. Steven Boychyn on Trauma, Training, and the Future of Care

    Today we’re at CFB Kingston with Lt. Col. Steve Boychyn of Wounded Warriors Canada. Wounded Warriors Canada offers trauma and resiliency programs across the country. For clarity and length, today we’re focusing on six of their key programs — each serving a different stage of service or a different group of people. Here’s how today’s episode is structured: Number one: Before Operational Stress, or BOS — prevention. Number two: The Trauma Resiliency Program, or TRP — individual recovery. Number three: COPE, which stands for Couples Overcoming PTSD Every Day — support for couples navigating operational stress injuries. Number four: Warrior Kids — support for […]

    50 min

  3. 17 FEB

    Mind Over Fire: The Michael Laughlin Story (Part 2)

    Michael Laughlin had already fought his way back more than once, but then, a motorcycle accident changed everything again. In Part II of Mind Over Fire, Michael speaks candidly about the aftermath of losing his leg, the physical and emotional realities of starting over, and the slow work of redefining strength when the old measures no long apply. This episode moves beyond survival to explore partnership, fatherhood, and the day-to-day decisions that shape a meaningful life after trauma – without pretending the losses disappear. You can reach Michael on Instagram @firefighteramp or on his website: michaellaughlinspeaking.com

    48 min

  4. 10 FEB

    Mind Over Fire: The Michael Laughlin Story

    Early in his career, Kingston firefighter Michael Laughlin was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident that threatened not just his physical recovery, but his place in the fire service itself. In Part I of Mind Over Fire, Michael walks us through his younger years, the realities of recovering from a major injury in a profession built on strength and endurance, and the quiet pressure of proving himself while his body was still healing. This episode explores what happens when identity, purpose, and livelihood collide early on, and how resilience is shaped long before anyone is watching. You can reach Michael […]

    50 min

  5. 3 FEB

    Shaun Taylor: Paramedic, Peer, and Purpose – The #IGYB911 Story

    Shaun Taylor is a working Ontario paramedic and the co-founder, alongside Jill Foster, of #IGYB911, one of Canada’s most recognizable and trusted grassroots peer support movements for first responders. In this episode of The Other Side of the Call, Shaun joins hosts Amelia Thornton, Rebecca Rafuse, and Kathy-Ann Laman for an honest, trauma-informed conversation about the realities of frontline work, the limits of traditional support systems, and what actually helps people stay in the job — and stay alive. Shaun reflects on his path into paramedicine, the culture he entered, and the long-standing gaps in mental health support across emergency […]

    1 h y 10 min

  6. 20 ENE

    Hooked on Healing: Mindful Fishing for First Responders with Christine Lapeer

    A trauma-informed conversation on stress injuries, nervous-system regulation and the power of nature-based recovery,

    56 min

  7. 13 ENE

    The Night the Sky Turned Orange

    As Fire 52 intensified near Hay River in the Northwest Territories, evacuation orders were issued and Highway 2 became a narrow, smoke-filled corridor of stalled vehicles, poor visibility, and rapidly changing fire behaviour. In this mini-episode, Franco Nogarin, a Forest Planning Officer and Wildfire Modeller with the Government of the Northwest Territories, reads his unedited first-person account of that night. What unfolds is a moment-by-moment record of decision-making under pressure: interpreting fire behaviour through smoke, balancing training against instinct, managing family safety, and recognizing the point at which conditions cross from dangerous to untenable. This story will resonate with first […]

    41 min

  8. 09/12/2025

    Processing & Possibility

    In Part II of this deep and honest conversation, psychotherapist Brittnee Stewart takes us further inside the world of EMDR, low-dose ketamine work, and trauma integration. If you’ve ever wondered why certain therapies work when others don’t, or why first responders often hit a wall in traditional talk therapy, this episode pulls back the curtain. We explore the difference between recreational versus clinically supervised psychedelic use, why “set and setting” matter, and how trained practitioners keep clients safe. Brittnee explains how ketamine can temporarily soften protector parts (using IFS language) so that EMDR and trauma processing can finally move. She […]

    35 min
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The Other Side Of is a seasonal, narrative documentary-style podcast that examines trauma through the voices of those who've lived it. Each season focuses on a different lens - beginning with the toll carried by first responders. Through in-depth interviews, expert commentary, and immersive sound design, the series offers a rare combination of personal storytelling and psychological insight. Future seasons will expand to explore other types of trauma.

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    CFRC Podcast Network
  • Años de actividad
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    15
  • Clasificación
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    © 2025 CFRC Podcast Network
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