In this episode, Dr. Diane talks with Dr. Alika Lafontaine. Dr. Lafontaine is the current President of the Canadian Medical Association, the largest advocacy group for medical doctors in Canada. His cultural heritage and beliefs plus years of work on Indigenous health strategy have given Dr. Alika a kind of calm courage that isn't often seen in healthcare leadership. Together, they discuss what is needed to make meaningful and suitable changes in the Canadian healthcare system. ----more---- Contact Dr. Diane McIntosh: https://drdianemcintosh.com/ Learn more about Dr. Alika Lafontaine: Canadian Medical Association ----more---- Please make sure you subscribe, share, and comment. If you have a topic or guest suggestion for Dr. Diane, please reach out to [email protected].

In this episode, Dr. Diane talks with Louise Bradley. Louise is the former President and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada; a post she held for 12 years. In 2019, Louise was presented with the Order of Canada in recognition of her “Outstanding Achievement and Service to the Nation” in the field of mental health. They discuss the current state of Canadian mental health care, common stigmas, the power of being vulnerable, as well as their love for Atlantic Canada.----more---- Contact Louise Bradley on LinkedIn & Twitter  Contact Dr. Diane McIntosh: Website   ----more---- Please make sure you subscribe, share and comment. If you have a topic or guest suggestion for Dr. Diane, please reach out to [email protected].

In this episode, Dr. Diane talks with retired Lieutenant – Colonel, Stéphane Grenier. Stéphane’s story is a powerful one – he served in the Canadian Military and in 1994 was called to Rwanda during the genocide as a peacekeeper. When he returned, he realized that he was broken. Or at least his brain was. That was the impetus for his journey of turning his personal pain of PTSD into changing and reshaping the mental health culture in the Canadian Military. They discuss how it’s possible to sprain your brain, psychological injuries, trauma, changing workplace culture and Operational Stress Injury.----more---- Contact Stéphane Grenier: https://stephanegrenier.com/ Contact Dr. Diane McIntosh: Website   ----more---- Please make sure you subscribe, share and comment. If you have a topic or guest suggestion for Dr. Diane, please reach out to [email protected].

This podcast is for everyone: whether you’re directly impacted by mental illness, care for people who are, make or implement policy, build technology, or you’re just an interested bystander, you’ll leave with fresh insights. There is a reason to hope, and there’s always a path ahead. But, it starts with a recognition that there’s an urgent need for change. This is, Wicked Mind. ----more---- Please make sure you subscribe, share and comment. If you have a topic or guest suggestion for Dr. Diane, please reach out to [email protected].