The Intersection Podcast

Episode 5: Mental Health, Hiccups & Hilarious stories

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0600

From anxiety spirals to laugh-out-loud moments, this episode dives into mental health, Adderall vs. Ativan for an IUD insertion (lol!), the chaos of wellness culture, and how we cope. We get real and share our unique stories of our own mental health struggles.

This episode is als per usual is in a conversational style podcast that sometimes can feel a little all over the place, but we hope that you enjoy the learning and laughter was much as we do! P.S. for your listening pleasure for the very first time enjoy our take on Am I an Asshole?

Episode 4: Politics and Myths- Provincial Edition

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0600

Welcome back, everyone. In this episode, we're zooming in on the provincial elections and politics. Jo, Linda, and Brittany dig into the drama, the facts, and the fiction behind provincial politics, from power over resources to who's really footing the bill. Expect insight, laughs, and a few myth-busting surprises. We hope you enjoy the episode.

Episode 3: Politics and Myths- Federal Edition

Sat, 31 May 2025 07:00:00 -0600

In this Episode, we dive deep into politics and the Canadian Federal elections.

Get ready to bust some myths about the federal election. In this episode, we delve into the results of the 2025 Canadian election and analyze what they mean.

From federal seats to equalization payments, we cover the facts—and the fiction—behind the headlines and social media. With plenty of laughs, bold takes, and a few "wait, what?!" moments.

We hope you enjoy the episode, and always, we are open for conversations and corrections. Facts Facts Facts...........

Episode 2: Let's Talk Politics (Federal Edition)

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0600

Join us for another episode as we get ready to head into another federal election (we swear we just had one....).

In this episode we go through some handy resources to help you get familiar with who the parties are, what they stand for, what the federal government is responsible for, and how you can vote.

While we're sure most of you can guess where we politically lean (sorry, not sorry?), our goal of this episode was more to help you understand what the heck all of this means and provide you some tools to help you feel more confident in your voting choices, whatever that may look like.

Voting is a huge priviledge and we hope this episode gives you the boost in confidence you may need to either get started or follow through! And don't forget that the big day is April 28th!! (unless you voted early, you little gem).

Episode 1: We're back and in our WTF Era

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0600

Weeeee're baaaack.

We know we left you all hanging after our last episode (and left on a heavy episode as well). While we didn't expect to be away for so long, we realized the world wasn't getting any calmer, so it felt like it was time to come back.

So here we are with a new season and entering our WTF era. Join us for our first episode back where we dive into WTF happened to us, WTF has been happening while we were gone, and WTF is happening in the world now. We get into everything from politics, health, and ChatGPT?

We are excited to be back for another chaotic season and appreciate your patience and support while we were away. Now who's ready?!

Episode 55: Talking about Gaza and the State of Israel

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0700

TW: This episode discusses the ongoing issues arising in Israel and Palestine and discusses war and death as a result.

In this episode Linda, Jo and B discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the effect of war, and colonization's continued consequences. Linda, B, and Jo take the time to share their own learning journey's, share resources that they have accessed and open the conversation further to our listeners to consider the larger picture.

This episode can bring up a lot of emotions and can be triggering for some, so please be sure to take care of yourself. We encourage our listeners to be a little kinder to everyone. Peace to everyone affected by the conflict.

Episode 54: Special Guest Graeme with Man Aligned

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0600

TW: This episode does talk about men's mental health including suicide and suicide awareness.

Welcome to the Intersection Podcast. In this episode, we tackle a critical topic: men's mental health and awareness.

Jo, Linda, and B are joined by the special guest Graeme, who breaks down stereotypes, encourages open dialogue, and emphasizes the strength of seeking help and belonging.

Join us as we explore the intersection of men's mental health and society's understanding. Please make sure you check out Man Aligned.

Episode 53: Conversation regarding Suicide and Prevention

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0600

TW: This episode discusses suicide, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and related content. We understand if you need to skip this episode, and please always remember to take care of yourself if you choose to listen.

In this Episode, B, Linda, and Jo tackle a heavy but important conversation regarding suicide, suicide prevention and harm reduction. We do provide resources for support at the end of the episode. As always, THANK YOU so much for your continued support.

Episode 52: The welcome back from the hiatus no one asked for

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0600

We are back and with a whole (kind of) new look.

In this episode we take you behind the scenes into all the changes going on, because as you may have noticed we are now under a new Instagram name.

Join us in this episode as we reflect on where the heck each of us has been, talk about the chaos Jo sees in her job welcoming new babies, we catch up on all of our travels, and Linda spends a lot of time gushing over food????

We are so excited to be back and are so excited to show you what we have in store coming up. We want to thank you all for sticking with us through this unintentional 5 month hiatus and still supporting us while we have been away!

Now let's get back into things!

Episode 51: The bird's and the bee's and Linda finding out what the Bad Touch is

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0600

Your favourite Besties are back. In this Episode of the Intersection, B, Linda, and Jo talk about the Bird and the Bees. We try to find out it is called the Birds and the Bees in the first place.

Linda, Jo and B discuss sex and the importance of safe sex, having conversations with children at a young age, conversations regarding consent, body positivity, and self-love.

We hope you ENJOY the Episode.

Episode 50: Special Guest Iola on Somatic & Breath Work

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0700

TW: This episode discusses eating disorders, depression, suicide, and self-harm.

Join us this week as we sit down with guest Iola!

Iola shares that she is a sensual somatic coach and a breath work coach and gives us the low down of what this all really means. Iola graciously guides us through what her work entails and talks about the benefits of accessing services like this are!

We then switch gears and start talking about how modalities like this serve an importance to the overall community, especially with places like health care, where the system is so reactive. Iola also gets vulnerable with us and shares her own story of how she began this journey.

We want to thank Iola for her time and if you have any questions know that you can reach out to her via Instagram @iolamae

We hope you enjoyed this episode!

Episode 49: Black History Month

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 07:00:00 -0700

TW: the first half of this episode discusses Tyre Nichols. For those who would like to listen to the lighter half of our conversation, please scroll forward to around the 31 minute mark.

Happy Black History Month y'all !

We hope you have been celebrating this month and recognizing the Black and African community in your own ways !

In today's episode we chose to focus on the whole spectrum, starting off by taking the time to acknowledge and discuss Tyre Nichols. We reflect on the known facts of the case so far and the impacts cases such as these continue to have across the borders and personally for so many people. Linda shares her own experiences when she heard the news and hold space for the family and friends who have to go through this loss.

We then shift gears to celebrate Black History Month, discussing pop culture moments that have recently happened and listen to some beautiful souls who took some time to share with you all what Black History Month means to them (including the sweetest and cutest last audio message) and what it means to us!

We hope that you spend this month celebrating, creating, and taking up space this month. We hope you are taking the time to learn if you are an ally or are showing off your pride if you are a member of the Black community. You are all so beautiful and we hope you never forget it!

Episode 48: Let's talk about Bell

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:00:00 -0700

Episode 48 is here and for today's episode, we take a deep dive into Bell Let's Talk.

If you want to get into the actual episode content, fast forward to 18 minutes, because we missed doing check ins and got a little carried away. For check in Jo tells us about the struggles of being a woman and her time of the month and we all share in her woes.

Moving into the episode, Linda, B, and Jo take time to reflect on the campaign by Bell called Bell Let's Talk. We spend time exploring both the pros and cons of this campaign, the missing stories and experiences excluded from this campaign (from other mental health issues to shinning a light on POC stories in Canada and the realities they face), and in our VERY humble opinion, where the campaign should have focused more. We strongly believe that breaking stigma's around mental health is so important, but reflect on how capitalism can take away from it's value and the intentions behind campaigns like this one.

We hope you enjoyed today's episode and please remember that if you are every struggling check out this resource for more information on how to get help https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/amh/page16759.aspx OR call 780-482-4357 (HELP)

Episode 47: New Year, Same Chaotic Us

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 23:00:00 -0700

It's a brand new year and we are bringing the same chaotic energy!

Join Linda, B, and Jo as we explore the pressures that can come with creating new years resolutions. And while exploring this topic we also talk about how Linda doesn't know who Sailor Moon is (ft. Jo and B singing), the introduction to the Lindorian Calendar, B's lack of twerking skills, and Jo's really really expensive planner. And we end this episode with taking you through our live reactions to our Spotify wrapped, where we just felt an immense sense of gratitude.

I mean, really, should we expect anything less than chaos in our episode? But in all realness, we hope this episode reminds you to take a deep breath, release some of that pressure and remember you are doing a great job. 2023 has only just begun and there is still so much time to create change, it is okay if you just need to pause for now.

We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and thank you for listening!!

Episode 46: Happy Holidays and Happy New Year

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 07:00:00 -0700

In this episode of the Intersection, our authentic queens are back. Jo, Linda, and B give an update on our lives and why we haven't recorded in while. B, Jo, and Linda discuss everything from caffeine highs, manifestations for the new year, to insecurities with being young, and the confidence that comes with maturity and getting older. We give our unwanted advice about getting older, we hope you enjoy it. Linda, B, and Jo wish all of our amazing listeners Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.
Jo, B, and Linda would like to thank each and every one of our listeners, from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU.

Episode 45: The Struggles with Social Media

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0700

Join us for today's episode where we unpack all that we have been hearing lately about social media, particularly Twitter! Linda, B, and Jo discuss the interesting changes seen on social media now a days and the impacts this may have on others. We take a closer look at how social media is influenced by our intersectionality and discuss the really bizarre things that have been happening (including blowing Jo's mind about Jeff Bezos in space???). We also have an ever so cute little guest drop in as Linda's niece comes to say hello.

We hope you enjoy today's rambles and don't forget to like and subscribe!

Episode 44: Social Determinants of Health Part 2 with Mac

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0700

In this Episode of the Intersection, the amazing Mac joins us for the special episode. This is part two of the episode, where Mac, Jo, Linda, and B talk about what the Social Determinants of Health are, and how they impact the kind of care, support, and services that a person receives. The amazing Mac leads the conversation, and they guide Linda, B, and Jo to look at how to best ensure that people's needs are met.

Episode 43: Social Determinants of Health Part 1 with Mac

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0600

In this Episode of the Intersection, the amazing Mac joins us for the special episode. This is part one of the episode, where Mac, Jo, Linda, and B talk about what the Social Determinants of Health are, and how they impact the kind of care, support, and services that a person receives. The amazing Mac leads the conversation, and they guide Linda, B, and Jo to look at how to best ensure that people's needs are met.

Episode 42: Spooky Season Is Back

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0600

It's B's favorite time of year! Spooky season is back and B takes us through an episode she prepares. Join B as she shares with Linda and Jo all about the legends around Halloween, talks about different types of hauntings, shares how to know when you're being haunted, and different spooky places in YEG that you can visit.

Linda and Jo, obviously big fans of spooky season too, give B their sassy feedback and share their own spooky encounters! Then at the end B shares a special surprise that may or may not have taken 10 years off of Linda's life.

We hope you enjoy this episode and have a safe and wonderful spooky season!

Episode 41: The Impact of Mahsa Amini's Murder

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0600

In this episode of the Intersection, our authentic queens unpack the Murder of a young Iranian girl named Mahsa Amini. Linda, B, and Jo discuss the Morality Law in Iran and how most of these laws target women.

It is believed that Amini died in police custody due to her not wearing the Hijab the "correct way". B, Linda and Jo talk about police brutality, religion and religious freedom, and women's ability to express themselves.

We hope you enjoy this episode, we hope that you learn about Amini's life, and find out ways to support the cause or do your part. YWC send our condolences to Amini's family and the women of Iran who are risking their lives protesting her life.

Episode 40: Conversations regarding the complicated Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:00:00 -0600

Your authentic queens are back. In this episode, B, Jo, and Linda talk about the complicated feelings around the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Jo, Linda, and B acknowledge that depending on your perception of the crown, the British Empire, and the late Queen herself.

Linda, B, and Jo acknowledge that the late Queen was someone's mother, grandma and auntie, but she was also a person with a lot of power, and could not affect change. We discussed the Queen's inability to exercise her power, and how her silence caused pain for millions of people around the world through colonialism and imperialism.

B, Linda, and Jo are not bashing the queen herself- we are acknowledging the complication surrounding her death for different people around the world. Some people are mourning and are allowed to mourn her death and Reign, and some people are triggered by her death due to what her Reign did to them and their countries. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Episode 39: The Cursed Episode and Little Rambles

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:00:00 -0600

Welcome to September ya'll!

Episode 39 is here and right from the start you will understand why this is the cursed episode.

Linda, B, and Jo go on a roller coaster ride, both because of technical difficulties and the topics covered.

Linda struggles to connect in the beginning leading to songs and filler moments brought to you by Jo and B. Once Linda's connection is finally stable we cover a whole list of content. Sex work? We touch on it. Politics? Got you covered. Questions to ask a future partner and updates on Linda's dating life? Linda's got you. How to know if a white boy has dated Black women? We gotchu.

We also reach out to our listeners to invite you to be a part of our podcast! If you have a story you want to share or are an expert in a particular topic let us know! You can reach us via Instagram DMs at @yegwellnesscollective or by email at yegwellnesscollective@gmail.com

While there was a lot of little rambles, in true authentic queen fashion, as Linda says, we still manage to keep on brand and talk about the intersectionality of all of these topics. So we hope you enjoyed this weeks episode and we will see you in two weeks!

Episode 38: "Tired" & Dating Through the Ages

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0600

We are baaaaack with another episode.

In this episode we start off with our usual check in about how life has been and establish that the theme of our lives is "tired". Linda, B, and Jo share all that's happening in their lives, from going on hikes, not packing for trips, and complaining about cars (and the crazy shit we have done with our cars). Hint: if was want to skip our rambling, go to the 18 minute mark......

After this we move into the topic of the week: DATING.

Linda, B, and Jo share their own experiences around dating and take time to reflect on how dating has changed within our own lifetime. We explore the differences between alone and lonely, and Jo takes us literally through DECADES of dating and the go-to norms back then. It is a wild ride ya'll-from becoming skewered, to being prostitutes, to a sexual revolution filled with "bow-chica-wowow" moments; we cover it all.

We hope you enjoy this weeks episode and the chaos that is, as Linda likes to say, from your "authentic queens". Have a wonderful rest of your summer and THANKS FOR LISTENING.

Episode 37: Your Authentic Queens are Back

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0600

Hello, our Pod Listeners, your authentic queens are back. We were gone for summer break, but Linda, B, and Jo return from their much-needed break.

During this episode Jo, Linda and B give an update on what has been going on during their break, leading to side conversations about self worth, getting older, and how to protect yourself from bears.

YWC would like to thank you all for continuing to listen to the episodes even during the break. And we hope your summer break has been more restful than ours!

Your authentic queens are back, so we hope you are ready! As always thank you for listening.

Episode 36: Happy Pride Month: Special Guest Mac

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0600

TW: this episode mentions suicide, assault, and sexual violence.

In this episode of the Intersection, B, Linda and Jo are joined by a special guest. Our guest for the Pride Month episode is Mac Cross. Mac goes by they them, and they are gracious enough to share their story and vulnerability with us and with all of you.

Mac is an RN, works at the U of A Hospital and specializes in Mental Health. In this episode, Mac shares a very powerful, gut-wretching, and hopeful yet complicated story about their journey of being part of the LGBTQ Community.

Mac talks about what Pride is, and why Pride is important. They discussed the systematic inequities that exist, that continue to hinder the LGBTQ+ people's right to exist and to be and feel safe. Linda, Jo, B, and Mac discuss the intersectionality of identities and how they affect the treatment received from society and the world and the privileges they enjoy.

Mac provided some much-needed advice to Cis people on what to do or not, say or not to the People of the Queer Community. Linda, Jo, and B would like to wish the Queer community and People, Happy Pride! You are Seen and we will stand by you. Mac, we are immensely grateful. Allyship is showing up, and ensuring the rights of the Queer Community are fought for and protected.

Love is Love is Love is Love.

Episode 35: Near death experiences, Monkeys, Tigers- Oh My!

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0600

Welcome back, your favourite podcasters are back. In this world wind of an episode, Jo, Linda, and B get into too many different topics. We appreciate you sticking around to the end.

B, Jo, and Linda talk about Jo succumbing to Covid, the prices of gas and groceries, and everything else that sucks right now. Linda, B, and Jo discuss a Zombie apocalypse, and how to survive, and hoe we have the gut to survive.

Jo, B, and Linda tried very hard to have a positive episode but we were unsuccessful.
B, Jo, and Linda enjoyed recording the episode, so we hope you have as much listening fun as we did the recording.

Episode 34: Our thoughts on Roe v. Wade that you didn't ask for

Tue, 31 May 2022 07:00:00 -0600

TW: this episode contains content related to sexual violence.

Now if you know us and have been along for the ride, you know that when it comes down to it, we are little SJW. So of course when we heard the news about Roe v. Wade and we got together, we naturally just started ranting.

Now granted, we did have an entirely different episode planned when we recorded this episode, but our passion got the best of us and instead came this episode.

So join Linda, B, and Jo as we talk about Roe v. Wade and the impacts it could have. We explore not only the physical impacts, but also explore the emotional impacts, financial impacts, and even the personal impacts a decision like this could have. Additionally, we spend time exploring how these policies could create impacts BEYOND just abortion laws- something we are already seeing weeks after this episode was recorded.

And of course we take a second to a) shout out the human you leaked this information and b) urge our listeners to consider why being complacent on an issue likes this isn't really a choice. As always, do your own investigating, definitely look up our loosely quoted facts, and come to your own decisions.

But for those who are already experiencing impacts on decisions like this, know that we see you and are fighting in our own ways for you. And for everyone feeling the heaviness of all of this, know that you are not alone.

Thanks for letting us rant and we hope you find something out of this episode, even if it's just a sense of validation.

Episode 33:Honouring our Nurses and Health Care Workers

Tue, 17 May 2022 07:00:00 -0600

In this episode of the Intersection, B, Linda, and Jo celebrate Nurses and Health Care Workers who have been our saviours and heroes throughout these "troubling times", aka the pandemic.

B and Linda take the time to celebrate our very own nurse Jo. B and Linda thanked Jo, the nurses and all the healthcare workers for their services.

Jo goes gives us the insight on being a nurse, but doing and being so in the pandemic. She gets honest about the highs and lows, like the hours that Nurses and healthcare workers work, and their effects on their Well-being.

The hosts of the Intersection want to thank all the Nurses and Healthcare Workers for all of their service and sacrifice. Thank you so much. We urge our listeners to remember to treat our Nurses, Healthcare Workers and anyone in the medical field with compassion and empathy. Like Linda says, thank you for your service.

Episode 32: The Importance of Mindfulness

Tue, 03 May 2022 07:00:00 -0600

In this episode of the Intersection, B, Linda, and Jo are joined by a Special Guest. The special guest is Vanessa. She is the Assistant Property Manager at Londonderry Mall. YWC has patterned with Londendrry mall for their Mental Health Week this year. This year's theme for Londonderry Mall's Mental Health Week is Be Mindful.

B, Linda, Jo, and Vanessa define what Mindfulness is, what it looks like, and how people and employers can incorporate mindfulness into their daily routine. Mindfulness can be a tool to better humans and employees, thus it is important that everyone practices Mindfulness.

Jo, Linda, B, and Vanessa give simple activities, tips, coping mechanisms, and everyday practices that we do to be and practice mindfulness. We hope that you practice mindfulness, and take the time to take care of yourself and be in the moment.

Episode 31: Our Tangent About Taboos

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0600

In this Episode, B, Linda, and Jo we are talking all about taboos. In usual fashion we go from random topics about drinking, to giving unwanted advice, to important topics, talking about taboos (and somewhere in there are some good old fashion singing by us...).

B, Linda, and Jo also talk about the importance of Sexual Health and normalizing sex, body positivity, and safety. Sexual health and sex education are important conversations that will lead to healthy sexual relationships. Talking about sex and educating people about sexual health, might help, prevent sexual harassment, and improve sexual awareness.

We hope you enjoy this episode, and you all continue to educate yourselves about sex and healthy sex. Linda, B, Jo hope you listen to the end.

Episode 30: Mundane Facts & Odd Names

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0600

We are back with another episode, that was pre-recorded before Linda left us for Africa. If you can't tell by our drained voices, we were feeling it.

So to lighten the load, we decide to record a more *fun* episode, where we live react to some funny Twitter threads.

Join Linda, B, and Jo as we read through some mundane facts that blew people out of the water (and even blew us away) and learn about some people's interesting names. We even learn that for a while Linda didn't know where pasta came from and where she actually thought they came from.

This will be our last episode that was pre-recorded before Linda left, so we promise we will have a little bit more life again. But we thoroughly enjoyed recording this episode, definitely laughed a lot, and hope you enjoy listening along!

Episode 29: The advice we give, but don't always take

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0600

Hey guys,

We are back with another episode!

Now we recorded this episode back in the beginning of March because our girl Linda is away on vacation right now (internally sobs with jealousy), so of course by this time we were all running on fumes. With this being said, please mentally prepare yourselves for the "authentic" (as Linda calls it) train wreck this episode is.

Join Linda, B, and Jo as we talk about the advice we often give out (based on experiences or our jobs) that we even struggle to follow ourselves. We get real with ya'll about expectations and how hard they can be to keep up with!

But in our usual messy fashion, we get off topic talking abut caffeine addictions, getting energy from Tylenol???, the world being so damn expensive, arguing if avocados are a fruit or veggie, and Jo giving us some inspiration from Colonel Sanders??

We hope you enjoy this episode and laugh as much as we did making it. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and like on Apple Podcasts. Let us know what you think of our "authentic" selves and what you would like to see in the future! Until next time lovelies!

Episode 28: Happy International Women's Day

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0700

In this Episode of the Intersection, Jo, Linda, and B discuss what Women's Empowerment means to them. B, Linda and Jo celebrate the women in their lives that inspire them, thus empower them. The theme for this International Women's Day is Women Empowering Women. They talk about misogyny and how to empower women, while at the same breaking down the system of white supremacy and patriarchy.

Linda, B, and Jo talk about systematic issues and inequality that women still through today. They talked about the Intersectionality of women's issues and inequality. And also talked about what they hope the future of feminism and the feminist movement will be.

We hope that the future of the feminist movement will be inclusive of all women, and their individual lived and unique experiences. Celebrate all the amazing women in your lives. Women and men, we hope you continue to do your work to dismantle inequality against women. Happy International Women's Day to all individual that identifies as women Lindam Jo, and B sending you all love and appreciation today.

Episode 27: Talking about Black Mental with our Guest Jamie-Lee

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0700

Hello, pod-listers, your besties (B, Linda, and Jo) are back, but with a special Guest for this episode. Our special guest is Jamie-Lee Denton. She is an incredible woman, that shares her vulnerable, assuring, and powerful story about her mental health and wellness.

Jo, B, Linda discuss the disparities in the health system, social norms, and expectations that play a part in why Black Mental Health is not mainstream. Jamie Lee discusses the barriers that Black people face when and while dealing with Mental Health.

Jamie, Linda, B, and Jo discusses the generational differences between Black parents and their kids, how those differences affect mental health and the conversations about it.

Awareness for Black Mental Health needs to discuss more, resources to support Black people and their mental health and wellness needed to be provided.

Jamie and Linda discuss the complicated and heavy burden of the saying (Strong Black Woman). Our guest was very honest with her story, thus, Linda, Jo, and B hope you enjoy the episode. That you learn something new, and most importantly that you take care of your mental health.

Black Mental Health and Wellness matters and everyone should do their part to ensure that is a reality. Black people take care of mental health and find healthy ways to cope. We hope that you are as blessed as we were with Jamie's story and knowledge.

Episode 26: Happy Black History Month: Uncomfortable Conversations

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0700

Hey pod-listeners, your 3 besties are back. First and foremost, B, Linda, and Jo want to wish everyone Happy Black History Month. We hope you find new joy, understanding, passion, and love during this Black History.

The theme of this year's Black History is Black Mental and Wellness. To all our Black listeners or those who identify as Black, African Americans, or African Canadians, or whatever you identify as, we Hope this month bring joy and happiness, and to everyone else or those who are not black and don't identify as Black, we hope you take the time to learn about Black History and celebrate all the sacrifices that Black people have made against all odds in hope of a better world.

In this Episode, B, Jo, and Linda give you some useful tips on how to have UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS about racism or anything else. Linda, B, and Jo are not experts in any shape or form, but using their personal experience, they provide guidelines, tips, things to think about when you want to have uncomfortable conservation with anyone about anything.

B, Linda, and Jo are aware that having uncomfortable conversations is not easy but necessary. We also know that is important to set clear boundaries when you are going to have an uncomfortable conversation with anyone. We ended the Episode by celebrating Black History, culture, and people and we hope you do the same.

Episode 25:The Intersection Anniversary Episode

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0700

Hello, the Intersection Podcast listeners, this is our1 Year Anniversary Episode. B, Jo, and Linda have had their first in-person Episode, since the creation of the podcast. In honour of 1 year Anniversary, we took the time to say THANK YOU, to all of our listeners around the world.

We look back at the best moments and memories that we have created since the podcast launched. In celebration, Linda, B, and Jo drink wine throughout the whole episode, so we invite you all to celebrate with us in whatever way you want, as you listen to this special episode. We hope for the sake of your time and ears, that we make sense because we had so much fun recording the episode.

The episode takes different turns, topics, laughs, and moods, so we hope you listen until the end. We hope listening to this episode is as fun as it was for us to record it. Disclaimer: Linda, Jo, and Brittany consumed lots of wine while recording the Episode. Hang in there as we go over all the places during this episode, but we promise, it will be fun if you like chaos.

Happy Anniversary to the Intersection Podcast and to our incredible and loyal listeners. YWC is so grateful to everyone that has taken the time, to listen to us and gave us a chance. We are and will be forever grateful.

Episode 24: Sammi on Mental Health Awareness & BPD

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 07:00:00 -0700

TW: This episode contains information about eating disorders, suicide, and substance use.

In this episode, Jo, Linda, and B are joined by a very special guest, who agreed to share her story and journey with Mental Health.

Our Guest's name is Sammi. She was courageous, open and vulnerable with her story and journey with mental health, particularly BDP, which she goes into depth with her struggle and remission with BDP and the diagnosis.

Sammi sheds light on the realities of mental health, the broken health system, and gave some realistic coping skills. B, Jo, and Linda learned a lot from Sammi, and were honored she agreed to bless YWC and our listeners with her story.

Sammi, Jo, Linda, and Brittany did some affirmations at the end of the episode, and encouraged all our listeners to check up on your friends and family.

Linda, Jo, and Brittany were honored with Sammi's story, and we hope that our listeners are blessed, seen, understood, and inspired with Sammi's story and journey of mental health.

Episode 23: Conversations about Covid and Vaccinations

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:00:00 -0700

In this Episode, we end up on the topic of COVID because both B and Linda are sick and tested positive for Covid. Jo is chilling, as she should. B and Linda talk about their experience with Covid, how they contracted over the holiday, and we talk about the importance of protecting yourself and your loved ones against Covid as the new variant is very transmissible. Please be careful out there.

B, Linda, and Jo touch on the importance of vaccinations and long COVID symptoms people may experience (including testing ketchup???). We encourage our listeners to do their part against COVID, including things like staying home when you're sick, masks, and vaccinations for those who can. Jo also gave Linda and anyone that might need it, tips on how to deal with people who may have different views from yourself and how to navigate these differences. As we hopefully move into a post-COVID world, we question how we can find peace in this chaos and what maybe the world needs in order to move forward all together.

Please remember that we are not experts, and encourage you all to gather your own information to make informed decisions for yourself. YWC welcomes you into the New Year, and thanks to you all for sticking with us thus, far.

Episode 22: It's almost 2022!

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0700

Hey friends, we are back with another episode all about the holiday season, this time focusing on the New Year. Join Linda, B, and Jo as we talk about how we usually celebrate the new year, what the new year means to us (including not always feeling like January is the start of a new year), and why we don't set "goals" for the new year (and what we do instead).

Of course there is singing, laughing, and side track conversations (like another pet peeve of Linda's, which hint: involves moisturizer?), but most of all we just want to say horray ya'll, we made it through another year!!!! We hope your holiday season has been safe & warm and that you all enjoy this episode. Don't forget to leave a rating/review and to check out our social media @yegwellnesscollective! Happy New Years!

Episode 21: Holiday Season and its Triggers

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0700

TW: this episode touches on eating disorders and complicated relationships with food.

In this episode, B, Jo, and Linda talk all about the holiday season. B, Jo, and Linda discuss their family Christmas traditions and B talks about much she loves Christmas (she is one of the people that put up their Christmas tree before December).

B, Jo, and Linda also discuss some of the triggers that people can experience during the holiday season. Triggers and anxiety that people experience during the holiday season are hard, so we urge you all to have compassion for yourself.

Finally, B, Jo, and Linda talked about their favourite and least favourite parts about the holidays (and B has a very passionate dislike).

YWC recognises that the holiday season looks different for everyone, so we hope you have a happy holiday in whatever way you and your family are celebrating or not.

We remind you all to be conscious and mindful as you don't know what people might be going through. Be kind, and please remind yourself to take care of yourself.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from Linda, B, and Jo.

Episode 20: Guest: Some-Sum on Men's Mental Health

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0700

TW: Before continuing to listen to today's podcast, we caution you, as sensitive and hard topics such as suicide, abuse, self-harm, neglect, homelessness, racism, colonial violence, and systematic discrimination are discussed and talked about in this episode.

Please make sure to have good coping mechanisms available for you to, listen with caution, take breaks, and we truly thank you for listening.

In this episode, we have an amazing guest who goes by the name Some-Sum, also known as Grizzly Bear, his paper name is Ryan James Summers and he is a spoken word poet performance artist and writer from Amiskwaciwaskahikan Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

His work covers anti-colonialism, indigenous spirituality, his own personal story and the relationship between self and the world around us.

Jo, B, and Linda were honoured that Some shared his story with us and that he was able to talk about Men's Mental Health and all the societal issues that hinder men's ability to talk about their mental health. Topics covered in this episode include but are not limited to: experiences with Bipolar Disorder, the patriarchy and mental health, how we can support men in our lives, and Some-Sum's intersections with mental health.

We hope you learn from Some's story, his bravery, generosity and kindness and that his story inspires you in some way, as it did to us. Thank you so much for listening to this very special, long, sometimes fun, transformational, and emotional episode (PS. Linda and B even cry).

Episode 19: The 2020-2021 Summary You Didn't Need

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0700

Well guys, this one is a whirl wind. In this episode Jo, B, and Linda start off by talking about ageing and how B fails at pronouncing words in different languages.

Jo, B, and Linda the move along to talk about how crazy the last two years have been. It goes from light events that took place in 2020 and 2021, to deep conversations around police brutality, BLM, accountability, COVID-19, and vaccinations. Linda, B, and Jo talked about all the emotions and events that took place- and we even tried hard to find some positives that happened, but it seems that happy events were very few. So be prepared for a heavy episode guys.

We urge our listeners to keep on following up on the murder trial of Ahmaud Arbery, Breanna Taylor, George Perry Floyd Jr. challenging the current Criminal Justice System.

As 2021 is coming to end, we hope you acknowledge how strong you all are and that you have made it this far. We hope you enjoy this episode if you are able to get through it, because as we've seen in the last two years, the world has been a shitstorm.

To our listeners around the world, THANK YOU.

Episode 18: Let's Talk About Fake News

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0600

In this Episode, B, Jo, and Linda take a fun quick quiz about fake news. Jo, B, and Linda discuss how to suss out fake news, and use our critical thinking whilst reading news.

But as usual, Linda, B, and Jo go off on a different route, giving you an exclusive- dolphins noises. Clearly, Linda failed, so y'all are welcome. We hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did because Jo and B forced Linda to embarrass herself. We laughed so hard during this episode, so we hope you enjoy our embarrassment.

With Fake News being a part of our culture right now, we encourage you all to do your part, and be well informed.

We hope you hang in there through the whole episode because we know it's a whole mess, but a good mess. Enjoy the Episode!!!!!

Don't forget to like, subscribe, and leave us a rating on Apple podcasts. Happy Tuesday!

Episode 17: It's Spooky Season

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0600

Hey guys, your favourite friends are back, with a new episode. FYI, this is B's favourite episode, its Spooky Season!!!!!!.

In the first session, we discuss our bone to pick with God, which is why do women have periods? (Don't worry guys, this last maybe for 3 minutes). This then somehow leads to us discussing how sexy accents are (because they really are).

Then, we get into Spooky Season! We talked about B's love for Halloween and why she loves Halloween. This includes B's yearly Halloween parties, and her obsession with Scary Movies, Haunted houses, and her strict Halloween dress code. And B's weird Halloween decoration named Edward, gets a shout out.

Jo discussed her complicated relationship with Halloween and Scary Movies and through this we find out that Linda is scared of everything.

And then comes the best part of all (or at least in B's eyes). B decides to give Jo and Linda a heart attack by making them watch a scary scene from the Paranormal Activity movie. Jo tries to give a love playback, but as you'll hear- the scene gets the best of her.

We laughed, got scared, almost had a heart attack, and almost cried- so we hope you enjoy the episode as much as B did (because Linda and Jo have other choice words to say about the outcome of this episode). Happy Halloween to everyone from Yeg Wellness Collective!

Episode 16: The Really Really Random Episode

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0600

We are back with another episode where we just decided to see where the wind took us, and let us tell you..... the wind took us down some weird turns. In this episode we talk about A LOT of different things including some reality TV tea, dating life, eating habits (and gross foods we will not touch), why Linda is afraid of headless chickens?????, and some weird animal facts (like how ducks get down and dirty).

It is quite the episode ya'll so be prepared and buckle up. We hope you enjoy it and laugh as much as we did making this one!

Episode 15:Federal Election and the Importance of Voting (including on your wellness!)

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0600

This episode was important and fun at the same time. Linda, B, and Jojo are happy to be back, as we haven't recorded for a while. And guess what?! We start off distracted as usual, with even Benji visiting the recording with his Banana Hat on and how Linda somewhat overcame her fear of dogs.

Then we finally got to the important topic of this episode, which is the Canadian Federal Election on September 20, 2021. We talk about everything from the Canadian voting system, how the government system works, your legal rights around voting, and what could change. Linda, Jo, and B encouraged our Canadian listeners to get registered to vote.

Of course we are a podcast that touches on wellness, so it's only natural that we discuss the importance of voting, how politics affects our lives on a daily basis, how fragile democracy is, and how its continuation is dependent on people believing and upholding the democratic ideals. And Jo even sings to us you guys!

Remember the Federal election is September 20, 2021. Please make sure you vote, and voice your opinion.

We also had some technical difficulties, so hang in there with us.

NOTE: We might and probably have some numbers, information, dates, names, and statics wrong, we are not experts, so we encourage you to do your own research, and look up information. We do provide some information on our blog so please feel free to start there!

Linda, Jo and B hope you enjoy this episode, and GO OUT and VOTE. September 20, 2021.

V-O-T-E

Episode 14: Guest Thoha on Being a Muslim Woman in Canada.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0600

During this Episode, YWC was honoured to have Linda's friend Thoha Mahmood as our special guest. Thoha is a Communications and Events Manager. She has worked with several local politicians and attended the University of Alberta for her BA in Arts.
B, Jo, and Linda wanted to talk about the hate crimes against the Muslim community in Canada, particularly in Edmonton, Alberta. We felt that it would be more appropriate to have a Muslim woman )that is inspiring) share her experience with us. Thoha discusses the intersectionality of being not only a woman, but a Muslim woman, and how navigating the two identities affects her and Muslim people, especially Muslim woman. Thoha also calls us and the listeners in, to be better allies. We discuss the use of words and their power and how we need to unlearn and re-learn new and better ways to discuss important issues.
We discuss the burden the minority community feel while living in a world of whiteness, and how being othered affects our daily activities.
We hope that you enjoyed this episode. B, Jo, and Linda learned a lot from our amazing Guest Thoha. To the Muslim community, particularly, Muslim women, and Muslim women of colour, YWC Stands with you. Thoha, thank you so much for trusting us with your experience. We heard you, we see you, and we are here for you.

Episode 13: The effects of the N-word on Mental Health.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0600

TW: this episode talks about racism, the N-word, and it's impacts.
In this episode, we decided to wing it and see where it will take us. This ended up with Linda telling us a story about her experience with being told the N-word while on a walk at the River Valley. In this episode, Linda talks about the burden that Black people are forced often to carry and the consequences the N-word has on a Black person when it is used as a weapon by people who are not Black. We particularly, discussed how that word ruined Linda's day and how that painful experience affected her mental health.
Ultimately our message went back to the importance of people understanding that they cannot say the N-word under any circumstance when they are not Black. We call upon our white allies to show up and support Black people, especially when you see something wrong, say something. We want to shed light on how our silence's roles in the continuation of bad behaviour, racism, and gaslighting.
B, Jo, and Linda bring this episode to an end by talking about white people calling out their friends, family, co-coworker, or anyone that is not Black when they use the N-word. This burden shouldn't be on Black people; it is up to the white people to keep other white people accountable when they are racist. We want to thank Linda for using her experience, as hard as it was to talk about, as an opportunity to open up this conversation a remind us all about the impact words have on people and their mental health.
We hope you enjoy this episode and that you learned something new to be better and grow. To the Black Community, please take care of yourself. You are beautifully made.

Episode 12: We're back & just as chaotic

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0600

WE ARE BACK!!!
Hey, Pod-listeners we are finally back from our long and well-needed break. First and foremost, thank you so much for sticking with us and being patient and understanding while we were on our break.
In this episode, we update y'all on the reasons why we took our break and why it was so long. B, Jo, and Linda let you into our lives and our life changes and give you all of the updates on where we at in our lives. Jo and B still manage to roast Linda about her Hiking "hobby", Jo talks about what she has been up to, Linda shares what's taking up all her time, and B gives you all an update about her health.
We hope you enjoy this episode and we're SO happy to be back being our chaotic selves. In true Intersection Podcast fashion, we go off the rails about fun topics, like eating habits, childhood memories, just us being us, and of course this heat wave. We hope you enjoy this episode because we enjoyed recording it!

Episode 11: Bones to pick

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0600

Have you ever had a bone to pick? You know, a topic or something that's going on that just drives you nuts or you just cannot bring yourself to understand? Well for this episode we share with you some of our bones to pick.

Linda starts us off by talking about schooling and how BLOODY expensive it is, even when it's online. We talk about the importance of education in society, break down some not so great Canadian moments of blatant ignorance when it comes to education, and just vent (we all need to do it sometimes). Jo then takes over by talking our healthcare system and where is needs a little more TLC and improvement (even from before the pandemic!). Finally, B leaves us off on a lighter note sharing her bone to pick... McDonalds?

Check this episode out and don't forget to subscribe, rate us, and maybe even leave us a message!

Episode 10: OUR VERY FIRST GUEST ROSETTE

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0600

Although we announced on Instagram that we are on a break, we wanted to make sure you still had an episode to listen to while we're away.

Today's episode is very very exciting for us, as it is our very first guest!!! Our first guest is Rosette Nsenga, who also happens to be Linda's little sister. We were honoured to have her as our very first guest because she encompasses everything that YEG Wellness Collective is all about. Not only does she have a BA in Psychology- she also creates content on Am I Growing that discusses topics that some may find too difficult, uncomfortable, and vulnerable. B, Jo and Linda ask Rosette some questions to give our listeners an idea of who Rosette is and what Am I Growing is all about. I mean if you couldn't tell, we are like a mini Rosette fan club and we know this episode will give you a reason to love her too. She was honest and more than willing to share some of her stories and provide advice on how not to give up on talking about mental health, particularly in the African Community. This episode was very exciting for us, so we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Rosette thank you so much for blessing our podcast as our first guest. Listeners, please make sure you check out more of Rosette's story on her youtube channel and get to know more on her socials.

Rosette has a Youtube Channel called Rosette-Am I Growing.
Here is the link to the Youtube Channell: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRosette’sWay
Her Website: https://amigrowing.com
Instagram- AIG Community (am-i-growing)
Personal Instagram- Rosette (Just_rosette)

AND DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A RATING NOW THAT WE ARE FINALLY ON APPLE PODCASTS!!!

Episode 9: Burnout Part 2

Tue, 11 May 2021 07:00:00 -0600

Join Linda, B and Jo for this episode where we start to unpack why taking care of ourselves is important. We talk about how weird it is to imagine all the things we used to do before the pandemic, reflecting on how jam packed our days and weeks were. Now going to the grocery store feels so energy consuming!
Your hosts reflect on what this means for them in their lives and reflect on what's been working for them to help get through the shitstorm we know as the pandemic (those history books are going to be wild when we look back at this). We dive a little deeper into understanding how the fight/flight/freeze response affects our coping, reflect on how damn bad ass we all are, talk about the hit mental health has taken, reflect on why hustle culture and productivity can impact us, and dissect what the difference is between coping and self-care and why they ARE NOT the same.
REMEMBER: what works for us might not work for you and everyone is at a different point in their journeys, so please always listen to yourself and your needs & any professional advice given to you. This is not meant to give you advice but rather help normalize any experience you might be feeling, give you some context on why maybe things feel the way they do, and give you some ideas.

Episode 8: Burnout Part 1

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:00:00 -0600

Burnout Part 1
Londonderry asked to partner with YEG Wellness Collective for Mental Health Awareness Month. So we thought it would be fitting if the topic of the week for mental health would be: Burnout. In part 1, we describe what being burnt out actually means. We know it's something a lot us of are feeling but why? To answer this we explore the world right now: all of the things that have contributed to us being burnt out and how much the pandemic has contributed to us being burnt out. We openly share about our experiences of how the pandemic has affected all of our lives such as how the inconsistencies of the COVID restrictions from world leaders has affected our ability to have a life, thus playing a part in us being burnt out because there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
We also discuss how social issues and things happening outside of our lives contributes to being burnt because there seems to be no break. Of course there are some laugh out loud moments, some brain mush pauses, and serious questions around how damn hard adulting can be.
Hope you enjoy the episode and remember to be kind to yourself.
Look out for Part 2, coming next week!

Episode 7: The Name Game & Other Random Things

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0600

So this is one of those episodes where you can just tell the world & all of the news lately just got to us & we were feeling a little burnt out. Knowing we still had to release a new episode soon & struggling to come up with ideas, we came up with this masterpiece by winging it. Literally winging it. We just showed up on Zoom, pressed record, and talked. So prepare for some random rambles where we let you guys get to know a little bit more about us. We talk about our dads and their funny quirks, explore family names (and the weird life and legal issues we've had with them), learn a little bit about cultural naming with Linda, try to learn how to pronounce Elon Musk's child's name & share a lot of laughs throughout the way. Think of this episode as an unintentional way to get to know us more intimately (we literally break out into song at one point) and keep things a little more light hearted with the heavy media always coming our way. We hope you enjoyed this random ramble and remember to let us know what you think over at our Instagram @yegwellnesscollective or at on our website www.yegwellnesscollective.com

Episode 6: Unpacking Sexual Violence Part 2

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0600

Disclaimer: This episode can be triggering due to the topic: Sexual Violence.
In Episode 6 part 2, our reaction to the Supreme Court ruling regarding a sexual assault ruling in Minnesota is Continued. The Article by The New Your Times: "Court Overturns Sex Crime Conviction Because Victim Was ‘Voluntarily Intoxicated".
In part 2, we begin exactly where we left off on the last episode. Please make sure you have listened to part 1. During this episode, we continue the discussion regarding the Consent laws of Canada, where B identifies what the age of consent is in Canada. We also discuss how underreported sexual violence is and we try the explain or give reasons as to why sexual violence is underreported. Finally, we talk about normalizing sexual education or talking about sex, and that can be helpful in the fight against sexual violence.
This episode ends with B, who explains the mental health aspect of sexual violence and how survivors cope with the trauma of sexual violence. B talks about victim's trauma responses and she explains the difference between our survival brains and logical brain when it comes to dealing with trauma.
We end by calling upon everyone to help in the fight against sexual violence. Please take care of yourself. To all the survivors of Sexual Violence, we believe you and you matter.

Episode 5: Unpacking Sexual Violence Part 1

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0600

Disclaimer: This episode can be triggering due to the topic: Sexual Violence.
In Episode 5 part 1, we react to a Supreme Court ruling regarding a sexual assault ruling in Minnesota. The Article by The New Your Times: "Court Overturns Sex Crime Conviction Because Victim Was ‘Voluntarily Intoxicated".
We gave our raw feelings and opinions regarding the ruling and its impact on the topic of sexual violence. At times during this episode, we were speechless, because we literally had nothing to say, because we just couldn't make sense of the court's ruling. To the best of our knowledge, we dig deep into the impact of sexual violence, and how it is considered gender-based violence. B, Jojo, and I talked about the normalization of sexual culture and behaviour, and how women are the ones that are asked to be responsible, but men are not. We also talked about the influence of the laws that are in place regarding Sexual Violence and Sexual assault. There is a lot to unpack in this episode, and even more coming your way in the second part, which will be released next Tuesday.
We hope you took care of yourself while listening. And as also, remember to do your research as we are not experts and these are our opinion about the topic.
Speak Out Against Sexual Violence.

Episode 4: Pandemic Part 2

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0600

We are back with another episode ya'll, and this time we are talking about *Vaccines*.

This time, Jo takes the lead, sharing with all of us how the COVID vaccines are supposed to work in simple terms so that we can all understand just what the heck they actually do. As Jo mentions, she is by no means an expert- she is just here sharing what she has researched while Linda and B ask her their concerns and questions all around vaccines. Jo even takes us down memory lane talking about vaccines in the past and how they have helped eradicate some serious illness we have had in the past (like when was the last time you heard about iron lungs?!). We're not here to judge whether you plan on taking the vaccine or not- we just here to provide some information & encourage you ALL to do your own research in order to make the best decision for yourself and your family

But don't worry, it's not all serious. We still get sidetracked, Linda's terribly squeaky chair makes a few appearances (SORRY FOR THAT), we share our technical difficulties, and we also share a few laughs throughout the episode.

We hope you enjoy this week's episode and if you could get anything from this episode: DO YOUR RESEARCH AND WASH YOUR HANDS.

Bonus Episode: Let's talk about politics.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0700

So back when the inauguration was going on (how was that only two months ago?!) we recorded a reaction episode that we are now releasing to you as a BONUS because ya'll have been amazing in your support for us. So as a thank you, we thought you deserved a little extra something.

In this episode, Linda and her co-hosts, B & Jo, talk about what their reactions were during the American election. This conversation transforms into a new conversation around voting and the importance voting plays. We talk about voter suppression, voting in Canada, and Linda even shares her own experiences of coming from a country where she didn't have the same rights and why voting is so important.

We hope you enjoy this little episode and we can't thank you enough for all of your support!

Episode 3: The Pandemic Part 1

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0700

Join Linda and her co-hosts B & Jo as they talk about all things pandemic- focusing this time on the restrictions and masks. We know, we know- everyone has a different opinion about the pandemic and masks...... I mean who really enjoys masks? We certainly don't!

But we invite you to this episode to think a little bit beyond ourselves when it comes to the pandemic. We invite you to consider a different perspective where instead of just focusing on ourselves, we consider the community and how we can care for one other. So tune in to hear things like Brittany sharing her own experiences of this pandemic as someone who is immunocompromised & how we all laugh at ourselves at how hard mask wearing can be! At the end of this episode, we then vent a bit about how hard this pandemic has been for our mental health, highlighting some great resources anyone can access if they are also having a hard time.

We are all in this together. Wear your mask and WASH YOUR HANDS.

Ep 2: Black History Month

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:00:00 -0700

Join Linda, B, & Jo as they talk about caffeine addictions & Black history here in Canada. As Linda points out, Canada has a politeness to its racism, but it very much still exists here and has existed in the past. Linda & her co-hosts dive into some of Canada's own history of Racism, talk about Linda's own experiences, and we also discuss what needs to be done to continue to make changes.

Welcome to The Intersection

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0700

It's our very first episode! Welcome to our new little adventure as part of YEG Wellness Collective, The Intersection. On this episode you get a chance to meet our hosts (Linda, Jo & B), learn about what this podcast is going to be all about, and hear us talk about what intersectionality and inclusiveness really means when it comes to wellness. We also take some time to reflect on the trainwreck that was 2020 and why this was a big year of change for us. Expect things to get a little awkward as we figure out how the heck to podcast and join us for some laughs near the end. We hope you enjoy!

Don't forget to check out our Patreon as well for exclusive content that will be released there at patreon.com/yegwellnesscollective and feel free to leave feedback and comments!