Where You Are
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Where You Are
Through real stories, expertise, and practical tips, this podcast helps families promote their mental health and wellness. We navigate important topics to meet you Where You Are in your journey. Brought to you by BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre.
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Talking About Step-Parenting, Blended Families and Supporting Kids as New Families Come Together
Changes to your family structure, such as becoming a step-parent, learning to co-parent, or navigating life in a blended family, can come with unique...
Living with an Eating Disorder – A Hopeful Journey
We are sharing this great episode about eating disorders from Open hearts. Honest conversations., a podcast from Family Services of the North Shore. I...
Supporting Your Child With Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a mental health disorder that can have a big impact on children, youth, and families. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Robert...
From Conflict to Connection: Restorative Practices in Schools
How can schools create safe, supportive, and equitable environments for students? In this episode, we explore restorative practices in schools—an appr...
Tics and Tic Disorders: Questions, Myths and More
In this episode, we're exploring tics and tic disorders. Joined by Dr. Melanie McConnell, a Registered Psychologist specializing in tics, and Lesley,...
Work in Progress: Building Healthy Tech Use Habits With Your Kids
Navigating technology use as a family can be challenging. How do we balance the benefits of tech use with its potential risks? In this episode we are...
Navigating the Transition from Youth to Adult Mental Health Services: Part 2
In this episode--the second of a two-part series--we continue our conversation about the transition from youth to adult mental health services. This p...
Navigating the Transition from Youth to Adult Mental Health Services: Part 1
As youth with mental health challenges grow older, families often have lots of questions about the transition from youth to adult mental healthcare se...
The Role of Schools in Promoting Protective Factors For Students
When we look at the mental health and well-being of children and youth, protective factors can help buffer against negative life experiences and suppo...
Talking About Shame, Guilt & Parenthood
Expectations for parents and caregivers today are overwhelmingly high, with endless advice on the internet and bombardment of ‘perfect’ families on so...
Helping Kids Grow Through What They Go Through With Dr. Chris Willard
In this minisode we are joined by Dr. Chris Willard, Harvard Psychologist, dad and author of ‘How To Grow Through What We Go Through.’ Together we tal...
Mindfulness for All Kinds of Minds
In this minisode we talk about ways to adapt mindfulness for kids, rather than a one size fits all approach. Our hosts Bryn & Char connect with Dr. Ch...
Teaching Kids Good Habits Using Growth Mindset
We are sharing this great episode on growth mindset from Growing Up Game Plan: The Podcast, hosted by Saleema Noon. In this episode, Saleema and her g...
Supporting Your Child As They Discover Their Gender
Gender is an important part of your child’s development and overall identity. In this episode our hosts come together with Carrie & Wayne from TransPa...
Taking Care of Yourself: Parent & Caregiver Well-being
As parents and caregivers, it can be easy to continuously push taking care of ourselves to the bottom of our list. But, when we prioritize our mental...
Understanding Sensory Processing Challenges in Kids
Our external senses— smell, sight, touch, and taste—along with lesser-known internal ones like balance and location— are constantly working to help us...
Words of Wisdom: Reflecting on 4 Seasons of Where You Are
With four seasons of the podcast under their belts, our hosts reflect on episodes that have resonated with them. Bryn, Char and special guest Michell...
Supporting Your Child Who Has Experienced Trauma
When it comes to supporting children and youth through trauma there are things that parents can do to help. In this episode our hosts are joined by Ly...
Re-Release: Eating Disorders - How Parents Can Play An Active Role in Recovery
We are hard at work on upcoming episodes and sharing one of our Season 3 episodes that really stuck with us.
In this episode, hosts Michelle and...
No Shortage of Questions: Helping Kids Cope with Big Life Changes
Changes and transitions are part of life. We know this as parents and caregivers. However, we don’t always know how to support our kids through these...
No Shortage of Questions: Supporting Your Child During Separation and Divorce
Separation and divorce can be a highly emotional time and stressful experience for children and youth, and tough to process at any age. In this minis...
No Shortage of Questions: Talking with your child about scary news and world events
In the last few years, we have had no shortage of disturbing news and big, scary world events, be it pandemics, social injustices, wars, climate chang...
Tantrums, Outbursts, and Negotiations: Parenting Kids With Challenging Behaviours
Children can behave in challenging ways at many different stages of life. From tantrums and angry outbursts, to disruptive behaviour and constant nego...
Promoting Student Well-Being: The ABCs of Substance Use Education
When it comes to substance use education, school professionals are an important resource. Schools can provide supportive environments that promote ove...
The 12 Tips for Christmas: Holiday Considerations for Neurodiverse Families
We are sharing this great episode from Parenting in the Trenches, a podcast by Karen Peters. With the holiday season approaching, we recognize that ev...
School Anxiety: Getting Your Child Back to Their School Routine
School is a big part of kids’ lives. When anxiety gets in the way of a child going to or staying at school, this can be really hard on the whole famil...
Supporting Kids with OCD: Strategies for Parents and Caregivers
Parenting a kid with OCD can be difficult because you often have to go against your natural instincts. In this episode Michelle and Bryn are joined by...
No Shortage of Questions: FAQs from BC Parents & Caregivers
For our final episode of Season 3, Bryn & Michelle bring questions from BC parents and caregivers to two leading child and youth mental health experts...
Anxiety in Youth: Malia Baker’s Recovery and Road to Fame
We are sharing this great episode from Anxiety Canada’s Podcast, #OurAnxietyStories. As hosts of Where You Are, we know how powerful hearing mental he...
Substance Use: Talking Alcohol, Vaping & Other Drugs With Your Kids
It’s important to talk openly with your child about substance use from an early age, but as parents and caregivers we don’t always know where to start...
Re-Release: Self-Harm—What Families Need to Know
In BC, approximately 1 in 6 youth engage in self-harm. Self-harm, also referred to as self-injury, is a behaviour used to cope with bigger, underlying...
A Mindful Approach to Parenting and Caregiving
Family life can be super stressful at times, there’s no doubt about it. And that’s where mindfulness can be helpful. Bryn and guest host Char Black s...
Re-Release: When Parenting Gets Tough...
We are hard at work on upcoming episodes. And with Family Day just around the corner we are sharing one of our favourite episodes from Season 1.
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Benefits for Life: Social and Emotional Development in the Early Years
Between ages 0-6, a child’s social and emotional health is every bit as important as their physical health. It affects how they express emotions, deal...
When School Staff Are Well, Students Are Too: Strategies To Avoid Burnout
Stress levels and burnout for school professionals has been a significant and growing issue for quite some time and have only increased with the COVID...
Eating Disorders: How Parents Can Play an Active Role in Recovery
In this episode Michelle and Bryn are joined by Kelly, a parent of a youth diagnosed with an eating disorder, and Dr. Jennifer Coelho, Psychologist at...
Glad you Asked: Answers to Your Questions About Your Child's Mental Health
As we wrap up Season 2 of our podcast, we decided to reach out to our listeners and ask you to send in your questions about child and youth mental hea...
Concurrent Disorders: When Substance Use Meets Mental Health
Concurrent disorders are when mental illness and a substance use disorder happen at the same time. For example, depression and alcohol dependence or a...
Supporting Children and Youth with ADHD During COVID -19: Special Webinar Edition
Raising a child with ADHD is challenging. With the disrupted routines and uncertainty of COVID-19, these challenges may be intensifying for some famil...
Challenges with School Attendance Part 2b (Strategies for High-School Aged Youth): Special Webinar Edition
This special episode is Part 2b in the recording of a Kelty Centre webinar series. It focuses on practical strategies to support high-school aged yout...