Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 124
Date: June 11 ,2024

Participants: John Webster, Noura Saad, Cameron Earnshaw and Sheila Webster
Guests: Fiona and Mike Roth

Start Times and Segments:

[0:00:16] What’s On Your Mind: It felt good to think, “I’m content with where I’m at in life”, but we wonder? Is it content and happy, or content versus happy? Can contentment hold us back at times, preventing us from getting out of the comfort zone?

[0:9:08] Expanding Minds Interview: [Social Wellness] We interview Fiona and Mike Roth. Last week we heard about a beautiful young woman, Kaitlyn Roth, who died to the disease of mental illness. They are motivated to honour Katilyn by bringing good out of what happened. They started an organization called Filling in The Gaps (fitg.org). FITG is working and advocating to improve the adult mental health system to fill in cracks in the system. For example, they’re exploring a new model of care for treating people experiencing a mental health crisis in a community clinic, instead of Emergency department. They tell us about some of the challenges to finding help, and about ideas to improve things. They hope sincerely that we can prevent other people from experience what Katilyn and her family went through.

[0:27:29] Adventures of the Starving Artist: Cameron got creative with reharmonization and a Rolling Stones song.

[0:31:50] Move That Body: We often talk about sleep making us feel better physically. We came across articles about the importance of sufficient sleep to heart health. Getting 7 to 9 hours has positive physiological effects.

[0:36:04] Running Popup: Describing energizing morning sensations that are awakening after several nights of not snacking after dinner.

[0:37:23] Flipside of the Coin: It was grueling but rewarding to spend a Spring day setting up the back yard for summer fun.

Guest Information: Fiona Roth has been a social worker for 25 years. She has worked in the children’s mental health field for her entire career. She’s committed to a community where anyone struggling with mental health is met with hope and compassion at every stage of their journey and where no one falls through the cracks.

Mike Roth has been a Registered Kinesiologist for more than 27 years. He has treated and managed multi-disciplinary health care clinics in the community and is currently supporting employees returning to work from occupational and non-occupational injuries.

Mike and Fiona’s daughter, Kaitlyn, faced many barriers to receiving continuity of care before dying to the disease of mental illness. Fiona and Mike are passionate about making sure the difficulties that their family faced in finding services for Kaitlyn do not happen to anyone else.

Filling In the Gaps organization website: fitg.org

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Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 123
Date: June 4, 2024

Participants: Elise Seifert, Sheila Webster, John Webster, Cameron Earnshaw and Julie Wilson
Guest: Fiona and Mike Roth

Start Times and Segments:

[0:00:16] What’s On Your Mind: Elise tells us about the concept of the Growth Mindset. It’s an important approach in the educational world. It’s about putting your brain in a good learning space. It overcomes a fixed mindset where, for example, someone says, “I can’t do this. It’s too hard.”

[0:10:11] Expanding Minds Interview: [Social and Mental Wellness] We interview Fiona and Mike.⁠ It’s beyond tragic to lose a family member to mental health disease. Kaitlyn Roth sought joy in her life, including through student council, choirs, band, sports and more. She was a go-getter, who was amazing at getting people involved to help good causes. Sadly, she lost touch with her joy at times as she struggled with mental health. Today we are joined by Kaitlyn’s parents, Fiona and Mike Roth. They’re motivated to bring good out of the tragic loss of they daughter, who died by suicide in 2022. They tell us about Kaitlyn – who she was – and challenges she faced in seeking help to address the disease she experienced.

[0:29:30] Adventures of the Starving Artist: A cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping it with the hands. Cameron used it to accompany a friend at open mic, which led to a gig with a band.

[0:33:04] Move That Body: ChatGPT spit out a great quote - The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen. We talk about it.

[0:37:11] Running Popup: John heard a fact about bees that has him saying, “thank you bees”, every time he has a spoonful of honey.

[0:38:56] Flipside of the Coin: Getting “sir’d” on a shopping experience, where once again Sheila showed great taste.

Guest Information: Fiona Roth has been a social worker for 25 years. She has worked in the children’s mental health field for her entire career. She’s committed to a community where anyone struggling with mental health is met with hope and compassion at every stage of their journey and where no one falls through the cracks.

Mike Roth has been a Registered Kinesiologist for more than 27 years. He has treated and managed multi-disciplinary health care clinics in the community and is currently supporting employees returning to work from occupational and non-occupational injuries.

Mike and Fiona’s daughter, Kaitlyn, faced many barriers to receiving continuity of care before dying by suicide. Fiona and Mike are passionate about making sure the difficulties that their family faced in finding services for Kaitlyn do not happen to anyone else.

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Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 122
Date: May 28, 2024

Participants: Elise Seifert, Julie Wilson, John Webster, Cameron Earnshaw. Sheila Webster and Stephen Seifert
Guest: Ian Brisbin

Start Times and Segments:

[0:00:35] What’s On Your Mind: Elise had a chance to spend her first year of university studying at a castle in England, as part of program run by a Canadian school - Queen’s University. She tells us about her rewarding experience.

[0:07:46] Expanding Minds Interview: [Social Wellness] We interview Ian Brisbin. Last week Ian talked about bike safety. Today we chat about advocating for biking in cities, as a form of active transportation. When planning biking infrastructure, planners ask whether the “indicator species” would be comfortable using it, for example a young mother with a young child. It must feel safe for everyone. Well protected and physically separated bike infrastructure is the gold standard. It’s great to have stretches of infrastructure, but they need to be connected, which is sometimes overlooked. In Ian’s experience, the average driver is much more courteous and careful, and relates much better to people engaging in active transportation than ever before. It’s a sign that we are changing. Cycling and walking and other forms of active transportation are being incorporated into our web of how we get around our cities.

[0:27:08] Adventures of the Starving Artist: The meme-friendly “Trololol” song is actually called “I am very glad as I am finally returning back home”. It’s a challenged to sing. Cameron is looking forward to a performance by a student who wants to learn it.

[0:31:50] Move That Body: Scientists submit that highly processed foods such as soda, chips and candies are not food, but rather drugs designed to deliver addictive substances. Whether or not that’s right, it sure feels good to eat whole and natural foods.

[0:37:47] Running Popup: When John helps others, he often wonders whether it helped him more than the others?

[0:38:40] Flipside of the Coin: Elise and Stephen have amazing news, which has them thinking. What will it be like to be first-time parents?

Guest Information: Ian Brisbin is recognized by his peers since 2020 as one of Canada’s “Best Lawyers” practicing personal law. For over 20 years, he’s served the Hamilton and Halton area, and clients across Ontario. He's represented people from all walks of life on claims arising from motor vehicle collisions or dangerous properties, including passengers, injured cyclists and pedestrians. He also helps people who were denied long-term disability insurance benefits, and does much more. Ian is particularly passionate about Velolaw.ca. Velolaw is Ian’s rapidly expanding practice area through which he expresses his love of cycling, his determination to represent injured cyclists and his joy derived from advocating for active transportation in the public interest. He has a long record of service to his communities, particularly through chairing numerous non-for-profit boards of directors. Ian fancies himself a passionate cyclist for all seasons. He’s competed in many cycling races, an Ironman and six marathons (including two Bostons). He’s currently training for an upcoming Ironman 70.3. Ian lives in Hamilton with his family and Willow the Bernese Mountain Dog.

Ian Brisbin work bio: Ian Brisbin - Martin & Hillyer

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