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Story of the Listening to One Another podcast series:

The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented barriers for community-driven mental health promotion programs like the LTOA. Due to social gathering restrictions, community partners across Canada have been unable to deliver the LTOA program. With programming on temporary pause, the LTOA team reflected on the need to strengthening and expanding the LTOA community of practice. Thus, in collaboration with community partners, the LTOA podcast series was created during winter 2021听to examines processes involved in the cultural adaptation, implementation and delivery of the program. The series is composed of a trio of episodes.听

The Listening to One Another podcast series aims to inspire and grow the LTOA program鈥檚 community of practice and integrate the perspectives and experiences of LTOA community partners.

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Check out our promotional trailer by clicking on the video below.


Podcast Episode 1

Cultural Adaptation in the LTOA program: perspectives from CMMNS in Nova Scotia

You can now listen to the First episode by clicking on the video below or by visiting our听page.

In this episode, Nicole, Tristan, and Caroline have a conversation with Katelynn Macleod-Luymes, Katie MacEachern, and Elder Mary-Louise Bernard about cultural adaptation in the LTOA program.

Katelynn and Katie work for the Confederacy of Mainland Mi鈥檏maq Mental Wellness team (CMMNS) and have worked over the past year to culturally adapt the LTOA program to the Mi鈥檏maq community. You can check out the amazing work they are doing here for their community: 听 Mary-Louise works for Cape Breton Highlands National Park as a park interpreter. You can learn more about her work at the park here: 听Mary Louise is also a writer. To purchase her book, Sismonqnapui鈥檚kwe鈥檍 (Sweet Water Maiden: the legend of Maple Syrup),听available in Mi鈥檏maq, English, French, and Gaelic, please contact Mary Louise by email here: marylb40 [at] hotmail.com

Episode director and producer: Caroline Bec

Interviewer: Nicole D鈥檚ouza

Narration: Nicole D鈥檚ouza, Tristan Supino, and Caroline Bec

Music: Geoff Wells

Podcast Episode 2

Programming during the pandemic: Reflections from the LTOA team

You can now listen to the First episode by clicking on the video below or by visiting our page.

In this second episode, Caroline has a conversation with the LTOA team members. Dr Kirmayer, Dr D'souza, Michelle Kehoe, Michaela Field, and Tristan Supino talk about programming during the COVID-19 pandemic and reflect on how to stay connected with community partners.听

Episode director and producer: Caroline Bec

Interviewer: Caroline Bec

Narration: Nicole D鈥檚ouza, Tristan Supino, and Caroline Bec

Music: Geoff Wells听

Podcast Episode 3

Research during the pandemic: Reflections from the LTOA team

You can now listen to the First episode by clicking on the video below or by visiting our page.

In this third and last episode, Caroline has a conversation with the LTOA team members. Dr. Kirmayer, Dr. D'souza, Michelle Kehoe, and Tristan Supino talk about how to conduct research during COVID-19, and the ethics of doing so.

Episode director and producer: Caroline Bec

Interviewer: Caroline Bec

Narration Nicole D'souza, Tristan Supino, and Caroline Bec

Music: Geoff Wells

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