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The Live Love and Eat ShowEpisode 32: How addiction impacts the whole family By Jeff JonesOur special guest today is Jeff Jones. Jeff Jones, MA, LPC, CRNC1, is the Founder of The Family Recovery Solution (TFRS) and Family Addiction Engagement Training (FAET). The “Start with the Family First” method is a 3-5 year continuum of services, resources, and referrals that starts with education that inspires families to create and maintain conditions inhospitable to active addiction. Then, once your loved one is in recovery, our services expand to a holistic pathway of individual and family healing, as well as self-management of tracking change over time.Jeff’s presentations offer tools for professi...2025-04-2328 min
ReThreading MadnessArt and Peer Support at the Coast Mental Health Resource CentreArt and Peer Support at the Coast Mental Health Resource Centre. Bernadine heads down to Coast Mental Health Resource Centre on Seymour St in downtown Vancouver and speaks with folks about the Art Studio which is open to anyone with a mental health challenge. Betty Yan tells us about the Peer SupportTraining Program that Coast Mental Health has developed and runs. Shahal Bozorgzadeh was trained here as a Peer Support Worker and she describes why this job is so vital to her and those she works with. Shawna Butterwick is a volunteer at the Art Studio and fills us in...2024-09-201h 00ReThreading MadnessDoor knobber Diagnosis: Misdiagnosed Borderline PersonalityDoor knobber Diagnosis: Misdiagnosed Borderline PersonalityWhen a client drops a therapeutic bombshell as they are leaving a session, counselors call this a “door knobber”. Lynn came to talk with Bernadine about her experience with the Borderline Personality and the door knobber that her therapist laid on her at the tail end of a phone conversation to terminate therapy. Just before she hung up, Lynn was shocked to hear the therapist say she should consider getting a therapist who works with borderline personality. After working together for 2-years where this was never mentioned, it was a c...2024-07-221h 00
ReThreading MadnessDispelling Myths about BC Mental Health Ace with Rob WipondDispelling Myths about the BC Mental Health Act with Rob WipondIt is so very often that we hear misinformation about the BC Mental Health Act. It is so widely held and believed in some of our BC communities, that if you check yourself into a psych ward voluntarily you can leave when you want and you can refused any treatment that you feel won’t work. Rob Wipond, author of Your Consent is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships joins Bernadine Fox to discuss the...2024-07-151h 00ReThreading MadnessWhen it is a Therapist who Experiences Therapy Abuse and ExploitationWhen it is a Therapist who Experiences Therapy Abuse and ExploitationShe came on RTM to talk about her own experience of therapy abuse and exploitation at the hands of her psychologist. But she is unable yet to do so using her name. Why? Because she is also a psychologist who fears retribution for speaking out. She chats with Bernadine about her experience of therapy abuse, how her husband sought retribution for the 'affair', how she was treated by the tribunal that processed the complaint against her abuser, and how they put her and her child's safe...2024-06-231h 00ReThreading MadnessDecolonizing mental health: What is it?Decolonizing mental health: What is it? Norman Leech, is currently the Executive Director for the Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House, and was the Executive Director for Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre from 2016-2023. He still works to change the fact that Indigenous people are “over-represented in most negative social health indicators, whether homelessness, incarceration, crime victims, children-in-care, poverty, missing, murdered, income, suicide, life expectancy, and on and on.” (Conference Board of Canada) Norman is from the T’it’q’et community of the St’at’imc nation but was born and raised in East Vancouver. “He draws on his exp...2024-06-121h 00
ReThreading MadnessJason Fareas on Addiction and RecoveryJason Fareas on Addiction and RecoveryFrom his website, Jason describes himself as having an unstable childhood although he is very clear that he was a loved child by the adults in his life. He talks about the development of his addiction and then his involvement in the drug trade. On his podcast, he shares his "journey from addiction to recovery".Jason has his own podcast, My Madness METHod, where he provides a "weekly autobiography of a young man from Northern California’s Central Valley, and a look back on his participation and influence over the 1990s me...2024-06-011h 00
ReThreading MadnessForced Committals with Barbara PhillipsForced Committals with Barbara PhillipsBarbara has had several forced commitals and a long history of taking psychiatric meds. She opens up with Bernadine about those commitals what worked, what didn't, what left lasting scars and physical impairments. 2024-05-211h 00
Women at the HelmNew Directions: Tribute to my DadReflection on the recent passing of my father, Vincent.I dedicate this episode to my brother Jim who knows the why. (xoxox).Resources include "Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver," by Mary Oliver..STAY CONNECTED!> Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine> Substack: @bernadinefranco>Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint or bernadinefranco@yahoo.com to join Women at the Helm monthly newsletter2024-05-1421 min
Women at the HelmPatti.Smith: Symbolic PortraitureI contemplate the visual artist, writer, poet, songwriter and performer, Patti Smith with a focus on her writings and photographs for the 2011 exhibition, "Camera Solo," at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut.“Camera Solo” was the first museum exhibition of Patti Smith’s photography in the United States and included “seventy photographs taken by her Polaroid camera, one multimedia installation, and one video work."Image Credit: "Robert's Slippers," 2002 -- Wadsworth AtheneumSTAY CONNECTED with Women at the Helm:> Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine> Substack: @bernadinefranco>Email me at bernadine@b...2024-03-1420 min
Women at the HelmTracy Emin: "My Bed" and StrangelandWomen at the Helm features and celebrates the contemporary British artist Tracy Emin. We explore her iconic installation "My Bed" and dive into her "jagged recollections" from her memoir, "Strangeland.".Learn more about Tracy Emin:>Tracy Emin at the Tate Museum>Read her evocative memoir:Strangeland>Image Credit: Ben Gurr.STAY CONNECTED with Women at the Helm:> Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine> Substack: @bernadinefranco>Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint to join Women at the Helm monthly newsletter2024-02-0619 minReThreading MadnessCoping with Grief during the Holidays and AnniversariesCoping with Grief during the Holidays and AnniversariesJennifer O’Brien is grief-experienced. What does that mean? For starters, she has experienced several of her immediate family, including parents, siblings, and husband dying. In working through her grief she created a journal. That journal was published: The Hospice Drs Widow and won numerous prestigious awards. She speaks with Bernadine about grief. Especially grief around holidays and anniversary dates. And she shares what her tools for getting through those dates. Music by David Laronde, Edith Wallace, and Shari Ulrich2024-01-241h 00
Women at the HelmWomen at the Helm: Book DedicationsIn this inaugural episode of my new podcast series, Women at the Helm: Intersection of Women Artists and Writings, I explore Book Dedications. .Writers highlighted in this episode:Janet FitchPoet, Mary Oliver.Image Credit: James Abbott MacNeill Whistler, "The Beach at Selsey Bill," 1865 New Britain Museum of American Art.Stay Connected>Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine>Substack: Bernadine Franco Substack>Subscribe to Women at the Helm Newsletter: email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.net2024-01-0311 minReThreading Madness988 Forced Committals and Suicide Assessment Toola988, Forced Committals, and Suicide assessments With the new 988 suicide hotline being launched, Rob Wipond cautions us on some of the pitfalls that can occur with traumatizing impacts on people. Barbara Phillips talks with us about her experience of being forceably committed and then Bernadine Fox walks us through the usual type of Suicide Assessment Questions that mental health professionals and crisis lines use to assess whether or not someone is suicidal and in need to being detained. Music by Shari Ulrich2023-12-0653 min
The Live Love and Eat ShowEpisode 31: How to Ease through Menopause and Live a Healthier, Happy Life by Amy. K. WilsonOur special guest today is Amy. K. Wilson the Nutrition Coach Pharmacist. Amy K. Wilson is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, certified fitness professional, and certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients regain their health. Amy’s mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her clients’ individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. Amy is passi...2023-11-2834 min
ReThreading MadnessCharlene Hellson/Unpacking the Backpack, Stacy Ashton with Crisis & Suicide Prevention & Fraser McKenzie from Coast Mental HealthCharlene Hellson/Unpacking the Backpack, Stacy Ashton from Crisis Intervention, and Fraser McKenzie from Coast Mental Health. Bernadine brings you information on several opportunities for education and support. Grandmother, performer, writer, and Indigenous Mental Health Advocate, Charlene Hellson from the Siksika Nation (Blackfoot Confederacy) talks about her one-woman performance “Unpacking the Backpack” which is an educational and experiential monologue that comes from the heart talking about the intergenerational and historical impact of systemic racism on indigenous. Then Stacy Ashton comes to tell us about a new service available in Canada around Suicide Prev...2023-11-151h 00
Women at the HelmNew Podcast: Women at the Helm: Intersection of Women Artists and WritingIntroducing a new podcast series: Women at the Helm: Intersection of Women Artists and Writing. Formerly Beyond the Paint with Bernadine podcast, Bernadine takes you on a new expansive journey that celebrates women artists through the written word; books, essays, poetry and more..Stay Connected>Website: https://beyondthepaint.net/>Sign up for Women at the Helm monthly newsletter on my journey in writing a "memoir" about women artist and other literary meanderings. Email: bernadine@beyondthepaint.net2023-11-0804 min
ReThreading MadnessTaking Care of Each Other: The Morin Family Living with Alzheimers (with Peter, Cathleen & Janell Morin)Peter, Cathleen, and Janell Morin, from the Tahltan nation, join Bernadine to chat about what happens when Alzheimers grabs hold of a family generation after generation, but mostly to describe their loving care of their mother as she makes this journey. So often we hear of older people with Alzheimers unable to care for themselves and/or plagued with a failing memory being left in care homes to wait out their lives. It is a tragic ending to a full life. But with Peter and Cathleen (their sister Nalaine and Dad who couldn’t join us), what is described is an...2023-11-071h 00
ReThreading MadnessWeetigo on Intergenerational Trauma, Epigenetic Memory, and SuperpowersWeetigo on Intergenerational Trauma, Epigenetic Memory, and SuperpowersWeetigo is a brilliant 60s Scoop Survivor and band member of the Poundmaker Cree Nation. Bernadine met him through TikTok where he talks about intergenerational trauma and epigenetic memory from the perspective of indigeneity. His intriguing ideas are based on what we know about trauma that weaves its way through families and is passed on through our DNA and creates within us superpowers. But Weetigo goes further, he brings into that how autism, ADHD, CPTSD, and being gifted fits into intergenerational trauma and epigenetic memory...2023-10-171h 00
ReThreading MadnessMore Than One: Dr. Colin Ross on Dissociative IdentitiesTRIGGER WARNING: Explicit descriptions of child sexual abuseMore Than One: Dr. Colin Ross on Dissociative IdentitiesDr. Colin Ross, world renown expert of Dissociation, and Bernadine chat about Dissociative Identities: what is it, how to look at it, how the world copes with it, and how you can cope with it. In amongst there they compare DID to schizophrenia and chat about treatment options including medication and ECT.Dr Colin Ross’ biography is so extensive that to do it justice I would be talking for a long time. So let me give you so...2023-10-031h 00
ReThreading MadnessA Glimmer of Hope around Recovery with Susi MilneA Glimmer of Hope around Recovery wieth Susi MilneTRIGGER warning Talk about alcoholism and substance abuse along with sexual trauma as a young child. Some profanity during spoken word recital. Bernadine chats with the effervescent Susi Milne about their recovery from alcoholism and substance abuse (Oxycodone and Ativan). There is literally no one who tells a story like Susi can and while taking you through her journey to rock bottom she is able to keep us laughing and entranced as she brings us to her their recovery. 2023-09-261h 00ReThreading MadnessAlex Sangha from Sher Vancouver and Isabella Mori on her book Believe Me about mental health and addictionAlex Sangha from Sher Vancouver and Isabella Mori on her book Believe Me about mental health and addictionBernadine chats with Alex Sangha about Sher Vancouver Gala, Emergence, and IMigrant. Alex Sangha's birth name is Amar Singh Sangha. He was born in Gravesend, Kent, England and raised in Surrey and North Delta, British Columbia, Canada. His mother, Jaspal Kaur Sangha, and his father, Dalbir Singh Sangha, are of the Sikh faith originally from Punjab, India. Alex has an older and younger brother and a half-brother from his Dad's second marriage. Alex is an...2023-09-1353 min
From My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandMINI-SODE: It's just a Sos BeagA Special Message from Matt & Bernadine:"From My Home To Yours has been running for 15 weeks straight, and you've been with us for the episodes in Australia, in Ireland AND on an aeroplane! We've come so far together, and we want to thank you for being with us on this journey.It is for this reason, we're going to take a "sos beag", or "a little break" from recording episodes for the next month. We're at the stage now that we'd like to live the Irish life a bit, and come back to you with...2023-09-0311 min
ReThreading MadnessA Renewed Call for a Mad Pride Revolution on the 20th Anniversary of Hunger Strike: with David Oaks and Debra Nunez from MindFreedomNote: Please access the transcript (see below) so that you can follow along with David as he speaks. A stroke has damaged his ability to talk and at times it is hard to understand his wordsA Renewed Call for a Mad Pride Revolution on the 20th Anniversary of Hunger Strike: with David Oaks and Debra Nunez from MindFreedomBernadine chats with David Oaks and Debra Nunez about his work as a civil rights activist, co-founder and from ED of MindFreedom International based in Eugene Oregon. Mind Freedom is an independently funded nonprofit that actively fights...2023-08-2957 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandGuards, Gob$h¡tes & GAA LegsWork is starting, life in Ireland is starting to settle in - this week, Matt & Bernadine have taken a break from the advice and experiences of their move to address some listener questions! They've had a few Qs waiting in the wings and now is the perfect time to tackle them.Bernadine also puts Matt through his paces with a quiz on Irish phrases and what they mean - join the fun and play at home if you like!And a quick thanks for listening to the podcast so far! We'd love it if you...2023-08-2759 min
ReThreading MadnessCertified with JD DerbyshireThe incredible JD Derbyshire who is a writer, comedian, mad activist, performer, playwright, theatre maker, director, inclusive educator and innovator joins Bernadine in RTM. We talk about being mad and the need for individuals who live with mental health challenges to have agency in their lives and to consider coming out. And we laughed… we laughed a lot.(music used "It's Alright by Shari Ulrich)2023-08-1550 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandHighs & Lows, Ups & Downs, Peaks & TroughsMatt & Bernadine have finally moved into their home for the next year, and weren't thrilled at what they found on Day 1. In this episode they vent their woes of the current rental market in Ireland, share the "wobbles" of finally living what they've planned for so long, and coming to terms with returning home after so long.Topics discussed in this episode:Moving into the rental propertyComing to terms with living "the plan"Region-locked apps on phones, and how to get around itLinks & Stuff:Republic of Telly: "You know you're Irish when"2023-08-1353 min
ReThreading MadnessInterview with Linda Pevac author of A Fire Is Coming a memoir about Therapy AbuseIncludes a Trigger WarningBernadine speaks with Linda Peavac (also known as Emma Stevens) who spoke with us recently about the experience of being an adopted child. Today we are talking about her experience of being exploited by her therapist and her memoir which describes this experience A Fire Is Coming. Therapy Abuse is an under-acknowledged traumatic issue in our society. There may be folks listening to this program who are not aware that they themselves are in an exploitive relationship with their therapist. And while that may sound extreme and wholly impossible – it is unfortunately no...2023-08-0856 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandINTERVIEW: Save money (and stress!) right now with Stephanie Wickham of ExpatTaxes.ieBernadine and Matt have brought you another very special interview with an expert in their field, and this time around it's all about saving your money through taxes! This week, Stephanie Wickham from ExpatTaxes.ie is talking to Matt about all things taxes in the Irish system and the main considerations anyone should have before they move to Ireland from their home country:How does the Irish tax system work?What is the Double Taxation Treaty?How do I manage Capital Gains in my home country?What is tax residency, and how does it impact my...2023-08-0648 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandDon't Push a door that says "Pull!"They're back to the ol' tips and tricks, as Matt & Bernadine discuss the process and reasoning behind their approach to securing a rental property in West Ireland. Matt has *finally* managed to get his PPS number (now just waiting on the card!) and Bernadine has had an adventure in travel and created more memories this week.Topics this week:Community ShoutoutsWhen Matt & Bernadine moved to LondonRenting in West IrelandMatt gets his PPS numberBernadine goes to Dublin (and more)!Stuff & Links:MyGovID website: https://www.mygovid.ie/MyWelfare website: https://services.mywelfare.ie/Link...2023-07-3053 min
ReThreading MadnessWhat is Mad Pride? Connection Salon’s Mad Pride Cabaret with Pierre Leichner, The Human Girl, and 88WayyMad Pride/Connection Salon July 2023Mad Pride is a global movement of those with lived experiences of the mental health system. It is an opportunity for folks to demonstrate their pride in their mad identity and a reclamation of the terms that have been used to hurt them: mad, nutter, psycho. Mad Pride is celebrated across the globe including Canada, the USA, UK and Ireland. Mad Pride cabarets often include music, poetry, film and theatre created and performed by mad people. The hope has been that this will raise awareness of the poor treatment of those with lived...2023-07-2550 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandReflections, Rentals and Penguin PebblesMore progress made this week - after a month of driving back-and-forth to their desired city, Bernadine and Matt have secured their rental property for the next year! 👏👏In this episode they have the run-down of their experience locking in the rental compared to Australia and all the changes to the Irish real estate method since the pandemic began. They also reflect on their time in Ireland so far and recount a trip to County Clare to remember Bernadine's childhood.Topics discussed:Exclusive Healy Insurances promoReflections on a month and a half in Ireland and th...2023-07-2346 minReThreading MadnessMadness Canada/Jamie Smallboy/Peer ConnectionsPeer Connections/Jamie Smallboy/Madness Canada In this program, Bernadine interviews Adam Milne from Peer Connections in Winnipeg and Cindy Jiang from Madness Canada in Toronto about their programming and resources that are made available to people who live with mental health challenges. Madness Canada has also become a hub of archival material regarding the history of the Mad Movement. Jamie Smallboy joins us reading her poem about missing and murdered indigenous women. music by Shari Ulrich2023-07-1146 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandTales of Pints, Patience and Finding JoyBack for another episode of the podcast, and Bernadine & Matt don't have a huge amount of progress to share - mostly because they took some well-deserved time off for Matt's Birthday! That doesn't mean they don't have some advice and thoughts to share with you, so stick around!Topics discussed:Shoutouts for the communityPatience when progress isn't possibleYour best days are after your wedding dayThe relaxation retreat for Matt's BdayConnection with Diaspora Support in IrelandThis week's tea of choice:Matt: Pukka Ginseng Matcha Green TeaBernadine: Pukka Revitalise Organic TeaStuff...2023-07-0943 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to Ireland"A blatant, abandon-mun-nus of cars!"Bernadine and Matt have been continuing to tick those travel/settling-in boxes with more advice to give this week. If you're wondering about car parking, Irish small-town culture or the pronunciation of the word "Chamomile", then this one is for you!This week, they cover:The full process and documents needed for the spousal Visa.The order of activities needed to buy a car.Bernadine's feelings on returning to Irish, small-town cultureThe Hinterland festival in KellsThe importance of RiverdanceWhy you should not abandon your vehicleI'm sure you're all sick of hearing about cars...2023-07-0246 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandIt's Business Time! (The first episode on Irish soil)Matt and Bernadine are ten days into their Irish move, and things are going great! From cars to stamps to contracts... there's a lot you've been missing!This week, you'll get the full experience from their time in Business Class, some reflections from Matt about the intense feelings of leaving your home country, Matt gets his Irish Visa and the final chapter in the Irish automotive purchase (plus some tips on getting your learner's permit 😉).Stuff from this episode:Healy Insurances (with the lovely and ever-helpful Mary!)Qatar Business ClassIrish Driver's Theory TestOur favourite Iri...2023-06-2648 min
ReThreading MadnessI am a TransWoman with Jodi Gray“I am a Transwoman” Jodi Gray, winner of the 2023 Courage To Come Back award in Mental Health, speaks with Bernadine about being a transwoman. Jodi came from a childhood filled with severe abuse and poverty. This led to anxiety and depression that plagued her for decades and cost her jobs and relationships. The hardest relationship for her to lose was the one with her son, James. Jodi transitioned 8 years ago and now advocates for others. She has been a peer support worker and is the head of a housing project for transgender, two-spirited, and gender-diverse people. The primary mess...2023-06-2056 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandTaking you with us from Australia to IrelandMatt and Bernadine have now officially made the move to Ireland! As they find their feet and shake off the remnants of jet lag, they have a special surprise for you this week.Throughout the process of packing up their home and preparing to move, they've recorded a series of short audio clips to take you on the journey. The emotions, the process and the authentic sounds of the spaces they've moved between over the seven days of packing up their Australian lives.The audio quality in this episode is largely untreated this time...2023-06-1817 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandThose we Love Lighting our way HomeBernadine and Matthew are feeling tired and emotional... it might become clear in the tenor of their voices, but they still have plenty of experiences to share and shout-outs to make!In this episode, Bernadine and Matt share their final moments with colleagues and friends, the lead-up to finalising their house before the tenants move in, some auto stuff, and how Bernadine's parents have been lighting her way home for the last thirteen years. There are tears. There are laughs. Standard fare for a "From My Home To Yours" episode! Some stuff we...2023-06-1248 min
ReThreading MadnessLong COVID and Mental Health with Services at Coast Mental HealthBernadine chats with two women, Jane Bouey and Isabella Mori, who live with Long COVID after a relatively short and mild form of COVID itself. They describe how COVID impacted on their brains and what they experience because of it: brain fog, exhaustion, strange emotional reactions, etc. They discuss whether this is a mental health issue from the impact of the debilitating aspect of the physical disability or an injury to one’s brain from COVID. Then Fraser MacKenzie from Coast Mental Health here in Vancouver talks with us about the services available for those who live with mental health ch...2023-06-061h 01From My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandHome can be in a second place (For Keith)We're almost there! Bernadine and Matt are continuing to pack up their house, but now the farewells have begun.In this episode, Matt talks about the unexpected passing of his grandfather, the pair discuss saying goodbye to the Australian family, and the importance of trust and setting your mindset during the big move. It's easy to question and relitigate every decision you make when you're embarking on a big journey - trust in yourself, your decisions and your partner.Keep in touch with us!If you have questions about what do when moving...2023-06-0435 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandIt's no longer months... it's actually weeks!Bernadine & Matt are continuing to do their thing, packing up their lives to get ready to move across the world to Ireland from Australia.You'll find out what they've ticked off their to-do lists, navigating the emotions that are part of a move like this and some extra tid-bits & advice for you. Not every situation is the same, but moving across the world has considerations like tax, bank accounts and cars. In this episode, you get the full "mind and body" package of "From My Home To Yours"! Keep in touch with us!...2023-05-2842 min
ReThreading MadnessWho is Rodney DeCroo: Trauma, Recovery, Healing, and Creativity.Rodney DeCroo’s newly released book “Fishing for Leviathan” (Anvil Press) takes us into his journey through his childhood. “At theatre school they tried to correct my posture and make my diction soft. But I was a razor wrapped in black velvet soaked in possum’s blood.” Anvil writes “these poems are from a writer who has crawled through a mile of broken glass and come out the other side more or less intact.” Rodney and Bernadine talk about childhood trauma, recovery, obstacles, and challenges.But mostly we talk about surviving sh*t and having a good life.music2023-05-2354 minFrom My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandLight the F***in' CandleWelcome to the first official episode of "From My Home To Yours", a podcast about Bernadine and Matthew's journey, moving their life from Australia (Matt's Home) to Ireland (Bernadine's Home).As an introduction to us, we'll be talking about everything you need to know before we get stuck into the journey. You'll hear about our reasons for moving, our journey in Australia so far, what we do and why we're doing this podcast.Not only will we be drinking tea and lighting candles every episode but we want to make sure that you've got what...2023-05-2134 min
From My Home To Yours: An Expat/Repat Journey from Australia to IrelandTEASER: Promo from Episode 01 of From My Home To YoursIf you're looking for a podcast by Bernadine and Matthew talking about moving to Ireland and/or from Australia, then you're in the right place! Subscribe today to hear about our journey, the logistics of moving to Ireland from Australia and our thoughtful reflections on our big life change.Keep in touch with us!If you have questions about what do when moving to Ireland or from Australia, or you'd like to ask us about our journey, please ask us! We'd love to share our experience and we'll even give you a shout-out on the...2023-05-2100 min
The Live Love and Eat Showepisode 30: Why the Pelvic floor is so important and solving Your Pelvic Floor Symptoms By Ingrid Harm-Ernandes Our special guest today is Ingrid Harm-Ernandes. Ingrid is a pelvic physical therapist. She was the Co-Director and a mentor for the Duke Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency Program, a mentor for new pelvic PTs, and participated in PFDN research projects. She is board certified in Women’s Health (WCS) and Pelvic floor Biofeedback and served on committees for both the APTA and AUGS. She enjoys presenting the importance of recognizing and assessing the pelvic musculoskeletal system. She published “Assessment of the Pelvic Floor and Associated Musculoskeletal System”, in the FPMRS journal in December 2021. In 2021 she published h...2023-05-1026 min
ReThreading MadnessGrandparents Raising Grandchildren with a Focus on GrandparentsGrandparents (and other relatives) raise the children of other family members at a rate that far surpasses the number of children in our current foster cares system here in BC. In fact, even the government recognizes that they are a largely hidden and unrecognized social service system. On ReThreading Madness Bernadine, a grandparent who raises a grandchild herself, speaks with three other grandmothers Donna, Gail and Shari. So often we are focused on caring for our children and advocating for their rights and needs. But today, Bernadine shines the light on the grandparents asking what did you/do you need...2023-05-081h 00
ReThreading MadnessPart 2 of Psychiatrizied with Irit Shimrat, Escaped LunaticThis is Part 2 of Bernadine’s chat’s with Irit Shimrat, author, editor, advocate and agitator around her experience of being psychiatrized. Irit has a long history being involved in and critiquing the mental health field - although she would label that differently: health being the misnomer. We address the problems of language, the shadow reports she is a part of writing for the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and why she feels she is the luckiest person in the world. music by Shari Ulrich2023-04-251h 02
ReThreading MadnessBullseye the Clown on Bullying“Bullseye The Clown™ is on a mission to empower those who have lost their hope and belief due to bullying to stand up, speak out and reclaim their authority!” He comes and chats with Bernadine about bullying and what we can do about it.music Shari Ulrich2023-04-171h 00
ReThreading MadnessPsychiatrized with Irit Shimrat, Escaped LunaticBernadine chats with Irit Shimrat, author, editor, advocate and agitator around her experience of being psychiatrized. Irit has a long history being involved in and critiquing the mental health field - although she would label that differently: health being the misnomer. We talk language, consequences to people's lives from being psychiatrized, and the danger of psychiatry in our lives. Even if you don't agree with anti-psychiatry, this is a conversation to listen to just to educate yourself on what you are really supporting or fighting against. Irit also offers her invaluable advice on how to protect yourself if you find...2023-04-1148 min
ReThreading MadnessCarolyn Clement: The Complaint Process and Dealing with Harassment around Therapy AbuseTrigger Warning:This program deals with the issue of therapy abuse and as such it may have material that folks find triggering of abuse. Bernadine chats with past guest, Carolyn Clement (award-winning photographer and survivor of sibling, child, and therapy abuse) on her experience of making a complaint with her State Licensing Board around the abuse experienced at the hands of her predatory therapist. She was successful in ensuring this therapist had to relinquish his license to practice. We also discuss the type of harassment she experienced after placing the complaint from him and, shockingly, his wife. 2023-03-231h 00
ReThreading MadnessSurviving Therapist Abuse with author Amy NordhuesTrigger Warning: talks about therapy abuseAmy Nordhues, author of Prayed Upon: Breaking Free from Therapist Abuse, chats with Bernadine about her experience of abuse at the hands of a clergy/therapist in her church. Therapy abuse is getting more and more attention as professionals are beginning to understand the dramatic and profoundly damaging consequences to a client with their therapist transgresses boundaries and exploits them either financially, emotionally, physically, or sexually. music by Shari Ulrich2023-03-1445 minReThreading MadnessA White Settler and a South Asian Immigrant talk about Reconciliation in CanadaA White Settler and a South Asian Immigrant talk about Reconciliation in Canada.Ninu Kang, Executive Director of EVA, an immigrant from South Asia returns to Rethreading Madness to have a conversation about Reconciliation with Bernadine, a white settler: what it is, what it means for us, what we have done, where we make mistakes, what more we need to do – all with a view and agreement that we aren’t going to do perfectly and we may embarrass ourselves. It was purposefully off the cuff, without rehearsal - willing to call each other out or be call...2023-03-0759 min
The Live Love and Eat ShowEpisode 29: Moving abroad, make it a smooth and joyful journey By SmoozitiveOur Special guests are Maayan & Gal. Maayan & Gal are sisters, the founders of Smoozitive, and ex-pat experts. Actually, they are 4th generation ex-pats - so change is a natural part of their lives. Today, they guide and support women to experience a smooth & joyful journey abroad no matter where they live.They start by telling us their story and how they got started. We discussed the challenges most women face when moving abroad and what advice they give to women. We talked about adding fun to everyday life, and why is it so important. T...2023-03-0525 min
ReThreading MadnessRebecca on her Use of Plant Medicine to Heal from Childhood TraumaBernadine speaks with Rebecca, a visual arts painter of beautiful images. Her day job is as a caregiver in a senior's living home. Rebecca struggles to heal from childhood abuse and has engaged in an alternative form of healing that includes plant medicine to assist her in opening up to traumatic experience. Rebecca describes her process of healing and how her childhood has impacted on her current life giving us a bird's eye view.music by Shari Ulrich2023-02-211h 00
ReThreading MadnessYour Consent is Not Required with Rob Wipond Part 2On ReThreading Madness Bernadine and Rob Wipond continue their discussion of his latest book, "Your Consent Is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment and Abusive Guardianships". In this part, they discuss how the psychiatric industry is being used to punish whistleblowers, political advocates, and within our daily lives with disgruntled employers and unhappy spouses. A mental health wellness call can too easily result in involuntary commitments and being drugged even for the sanist among us. And, then that commitment however wrong becomes a stain on the person's record and can impact him long after. From...2023-02-1459 min
ReThreading MadnessYour Consent is Not Required with Rob Wipond: Part 1Part 1Rob talks with Bernadine about his book "Your Consent is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment and Abusive Guardianships" and about the fallible nature of diagnoses, psychiatric medications and treatment along with the inherent problems that occur in the mental health industry that leave psychiatric survivors victimized and trapped for a long time. One of the stories he shares in this book is about Vince Geisler, who was laid off over the phone and I'm not going to read the whole story verbatim, but I hope to give you a good sense...2023-02-0956 min
ReThreading MadnessCombo: Harmful Toxic Positivity / Disability Justice Dreaming Sessions at Gallery GachetAnn Bemrose and Bernadine talk about how Toxic Positivity impacts on our mental health for those who live with physical and mental health challenges. Toxic Positivity is a means of denial by overlaying of positive ideas onto a reality that has some inherently negative aspects. It’s excessive and overgeneralized happiness results in invalidating authentic emotions in oneself and others that are deemed not ok. This then alienates many who feel they must hide emotions and reactions to real circumstances. Ann and Bernadine enjoy a frank conversation their experience of others who display toxic positivity.Bernadine then talks wi...2023-01-2446 min
ReThreading MadnessSex as MedicineOn ReThreading Madness today, Bernadine and Jessica Garner have a frank conversation about sex and its impact on mental health. While sex is not necessarily a topic that one should make note of as triggering - In the spirit of ensuring everyone is ok with today’s topic – we would like to say that some of what we talk about may be problematic for some folks. Sex is a primary human need along with food, shelter, and water. However, somewhere along the line, here in our society, sex was dropped off the list. Perhaps, since we don’t die from lack o...2023-01-1846 min
ReThreading MadnessIs the Mental Health System Serving you?In 2019, Bernadine Fox with cohost, Glen Grigg, sat down with Bethany Lindsay, a CBC reporter, to discuss the Cayton Report & the ways which Regulatory Colleges in BC are letting mental health consumers down. The question asked & left unanswered: “Who is protecting the mental health consumer?” One might think that the state of registering therapists and counsellors in BC to protect clients from unethical ones would have happened here already. It has not. In Oct 2022, BC did introduce the Health Professions and Occupations Act based on the Cayton Report. And while it appears to be comprehensive it continues to leave out the...2023-01-0352 min
ReThreading MadnessFinances: Issues in Therapy Abuse with Analie ShepherdAnalie Shepherd, author of the Mending the Shattered Mirror: A Journey of Recovery from Abusive Therapy, talks with Bernadine about how an abusive therapist may use finances to further their exploitation. While we most often think of therapist abuse in terms of sexual contact, it is not uncommon to have it include other forms of exploitation one of which is financial. What does that look like? It could be increasing numbers of sessions not because the client needs it but because they can afford it. It could be entering into business arrangements with their clients utilizing their victim's money. It...2022-12-2711 min
ReThreading MadnessCoping with the HolidaysReThreading Madness chats with long-time friend of the show, Jake, along with Victoria Spooner and Don Wright about strategies for surviving the upcoming holiday season. December holds a difficult holiday. For those who live with mental health challenges or those who were traumatized within their family of origin – this holiday season is a hard one. Jake, Victoria, Don and Bernadine chat about this and offer some suggestions about how to make it through(music used "It's Alright by Shari Ulrich)2022-12-2155 min
ReThreading MadnessScapegoating: The Dirty Cousin to Bullying with AJ KleinScapegoating is unfortunately an all too common occurrence around us. We see it. Sometimes we unwittingly participate in it. AJ and Bernadine talk about the history of and mechanisms in scapegoating especially as it pertains to those who live with mental health and physical challenges.Andrea is a Policy and Technical Assistance Coordinator working on tobacco policy with a health authority and university in the Midwestern area of the United States. Andrea recently moved back to the States after living abroad for fifteen years in New Zealand and Canada. She has an undergraduate degree (honours, distinction) in Health...2022-12-131h 00
ReThreading MadnessSuzanne Venuta on living with Dissociative IdentitiesWe all dissociate. However, some of us use dissociation as a primary coping skill and create a complex system to deal with what are usually difficult lives. Misinformation about Dissociative Identities (multiple personalities) including stereotypes has been promoted in popular culture complicating the issue even further. Suzanne and Bernadine sit down to unpack what is Dissociative Identities. Every wanted to be a fly on the wall to hear the real goods on dissociation? This is the conversation to hear. Join us for an interview with award winning, recent TEDx speaker, Suzanne Venuta who lives with dissociative identities. (Photo Dan Toulgoet)2022-12-0655 min
ReThreading MadnessEthical Boundaries in Therapy Social SituationsBernadine chats with Amy Lyn Johnson, private practice therapist and TELL Responder, about ethical boundaries in therapy and in this short episode we talk about what are the rules around running into your therapist in a social situation like an AA meeting. Amy provides a good framework about how an ethical therapist would handle this.(music used "It's Alright by Shari Ulrich)2022-11-2311 minReThreading MadnessTransgressions and Grooming in Therapy Abuse with Amy Lyn JohnsonBernadine chats with Amy Lyn Johnson, private practice therapist and TELL Responder, about therapy abuse: what it looks like, boundary transgressions, impact on client. In this podcast, the listener will gain a good preliminary understanding of therapy abuse.(music used "It's Alright by Shari Ulrich)2022-11-2251 min
ReThreading MadnessRaising Hope: Kassandra Talks about how She Survived the Trauma of Sexual Assault and Trafficking in Her ChildhoodTrigger Warning: child sexual assault and child trafficking discussed. Bernadine engages with Kassandra, a former foster child, about the ongoing and severe child sexual abuse. The importance of Kassandra's story is not in the details of her trauma - it is in how she emerged from it a strong, resilient young woman.Feedback from a listener: I was driving home from my job in Abbotsford, to Surrey. I heard your conversation on Tuesday 7 June with Kassandra. Wow. Please tell her thanks for sharing her story, thanks for her courage, just thanks for her humanity. I chose...2022-11-011h 00
ReThreading MadnessThree Consequences of Therapy Abuse: Unhealthy Dependence, Betrayal, and Extreme AmbivalenceWARNING: Talking about Abuse of Clients by Therapist. Some of this material may be triggering to folks who have experienced this.” Three Consequences of Therapy Abuse: Unhealthy Dependence, Betrayal, and Extreme Ambivalence. Amy Avalon, a retired private practice therapist and a passionate advocate for suvivor of sexual and emotional abuse by their therapist and Carolyn Clement, an award winning family photographer, mother of two, and a survivor of therapy, child, and sibling abuse, join Bernadine again to discuss the ways in which unethical therapists develop a profound dependence in their client, followed by a deep all-encompassing betrayal which le...2022-10-271h 00ReThreading MadnessComedian JD Derbyshire on SanismThe incredible JD Derbyshire who is a writer, comedian, mad activist, performer, playwright, theatre maker, director, inclusive educator and innovator joins Bernadine in RTM. We talk about being mad and the need for individuals who live with mental health challenges to have agency in their lives and to consider coming out. And we laughed… we laughed a lot.(music used "It's Alright by Shari Ulrich)2022-10-1850 minReThreading MadnessTherapy Abuse: A Problem that is Increasing at an Alarming RateWARNING: Talking about Abuse of Clients by Therapist. Some of this material may be triggering to folks who have experienced this.” Therapist Abuse is emerging from the shadows and with it recognition of the profound ways it impacts on clients. Bernadine, who has survived therapist abuse with Amy Avalon, a retired private practice therapist and a passionate advocate for survivor of sexual and emotional abuse by therapists and Carolyn Clement, is an award winning family photographer, mother of two, and a survivor of therapy, child, and sibling abuse, offer a candid conversation of their experiences and coping strategies. Th...2022-10-0456 min
ReThreading MadnessKagan Goh on living with Bipolar 1Bernadine Fox interviews the indominable Kagan Goh. Originally from Singapore, Kagan Goh is a Vancouver-based multidisciplinary Mad Artist: award-wining filmmaker, published author, spoken word poet, playwright, actor, mental health advocate and activist. He was diagnosed with manic depression at the age of twenty-three, in 1993. Kagan is a well-known spoken word artist, essayist and poet, a respected and established voice in Vancouver’s literary community for over two decades. In 2012, Select Books in Singapore published his poetic memoir, focused upon his relationship with his esteemed father, Who Let in the Sky? In Kagan Goh’s follow-up memoir, Surviving Samsara, he recounts his...2022-09-2751 min
The Live Love and Eat ShowEpisode 28: Find the Root cause and heal your thyroid By Sarah JoyOur special guest is Sarah Joy. Sarah is a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach with a degree in Health and Fitness. Sarah Joy is a holistic root cause coach who helps women battling thyroid illness, figure out their root causes, restore their energy, find emotional and spiritual peace, eat properly, lose weight, then rewrite their happiness story.She tells us about how she got started in her career and her story. We talk about Thyroid health, and the root cause and we talk about nutrition and wellbeing. Connect with Coach Sarah Joy at 2022-07-2150 min
The Live Love and Eat ShowEpisode 27: How Your Relationship with Yourself is a Reflection of Your Relationships with Everything Else By Mindy Gorman-PlutzerWelcome to another episode of the Live Love and Eat Show. Our special guest today is Mindy Gorman-Plutzer. Mindy is a certified functional nutritionist, lifestyle practitioner, and eating psychology coach with over 25 years of experience. Mindy is passionate about helping others recover from eating disorders and create a healthier lifestyle. Mindy’s approach to eating disorders tackles the root cause of the issue and emphasizes that how and why you eat is just as important as what you eat. Through her integrative approach, she also looks at the impact disordered eating has on one’s daily life, digestion and hormone...2022-07-0630 min