Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Dr. Christopher Willard, (Psy. D.) a clinical psychologist, author and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has spoken in thirty countries, and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of over 16 books, including Alphabreaths (2019), Growing Up Mindful (2016) and How we Grow Through What We Go Through. (2022). His thoughts on mental health have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, cnn.com, and elsewhere. In this episode, he speaks to us about his latest book and the connection between self-comp ..read more

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Veronica Foster, Marriage and Family Therapist with over 14 years of clinical experience providing individual, family, couples and group therapy. In this episode, Veronica speaks to us about safe and empowered relationships and her personal/professional experience of Marriage and Family Therapy.    Episode Highlights: - Veronica's personal journey towards Marriage and Family Therapy  - Her personal experience of marriage and relational conflict - Mindfulness practices to stay grounded in conflict - Establishing healthy rela ..read more

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Menaka Raman-Wilms, writer and journalist based in Toronto. Menaka is the host of The Decibel, the daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail and she is the author of "The Rooftop Garden". In this episode, Menaka shares insights into the process of creating her novel.  Episode Highlights: - Menaka's creative writing journey    How creative projects build us at a deep level  - The creative process  - Starting & finishing creative projects  - Perfectionism and procrastination  - Insights from her nove ..read more

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Judith Blackstone, author of "Trauma and the Unbound Body: The Healing Power of Fundamental Consciousness", "The Enlightenment Process, and "Belonging Here: a Guide for the Spiritually Sensitive Person".  In this episode, Judith speaks to us about The Realization Process: A Step-by-Step Guide to Embodied Spiritual Awakening.  Episode Highlights: - Judith's personal journey  - The Realization Process - Connecting to our core & attuning to our body - What is fundamental consciousness? - How to inhabit the body as fundamen ..read more

Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark shares updates within the Blu Matter community and insights about the research on loneliness.  Highlights  - Listeners in 106 countries worldwide  - Loneliness is as lethal as cigarettes - The importance of healthy social connections & vulnerability  - Ingredients for friendship - The social nervous system  - Upcoming on the Mindful Matters Podcast  ..read more

Description: Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Somatic Compassion Coach, Marina Yanay-Triner, to discuss the importance of addressing the trauma stored within the body and how a somatic, body-based approach can address triggers and support nervous system regulation.  Episode Highlights: - Somatic Compassion Coaching - Nervous system regulation for sustainable change - Foundational principles of healing from trauma - Survival mode vs safety - Signs of dysregulation - How we can self regulate - Treasures in the triggers - How we can cultivate more self-love - The fawn ..read more

Mindful Matters Podcast host Elaine Clark is joined with Dr. Sara Lazar, neuroscientist, Ted Talk speaker and co-author of "Meditation and Psychotherapy".  In this episode, Dr. Lazar speaks to us about how practicing mindfulness, meditation, and yoga can reshape our brain.  Episode Highlights: - Dr. Lazar and her research  - What neuroplasticity is  - Why exercising the brain in a new way is so beneficial  - How mindfulness and meditation can reshape the brain  - The brain regions of the default mode network and their function - A wandering mind is an unhappy mind ..read more

Mindful Matters Podcast host Elaine Clark is joined with Catherine Moore, registered clinical counsellor with a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. In this episode, Catherine speaks to us about adoption, complex trauma and somatic healing. Episode Highlights: - Catherine's experiences as an adoptee, an adoptive and a multi role mother in a blended          family - Catherine's book, “Connections: Stories of Adoption and Reunion" - How the wound of abandonment might feel for adoptees - Some of the ways early separation from biological parents shows up for the de ..read more

Mindful Matters Podcast host Elaine Clark, is joined by Canada's Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Carolyn Bennett, who speaks to us today about the government's plan to create national standards for mental health and addiction and the priorities of her new mandate. Episode Highlights: - Why Minister Bennett is passionate about Mental Health - The importance of integrative health care - Why we need to get mental health care back into the public health care system - Why more and more people are willing to share that they're struggling with their mental&n ..read more

 John Vervaeke, Associate Professor, and author of the book “Zombies in Western Culture:  A 21st Century crisis” which integrates Psychology and Cognitive Science to address the meaning crisis in Western society, speaks to us today about the Meaning Crisis, Mindfulness and Flow State.  Episode Highlights: - Dr. John Vervaeke's personal journey - What The Meaning Crisis is  - How meaning in our life prevents psychosomatic symptomatology - The meaning of life vs. the meaning in life - How we can cultivate more meaning in our life - Why physical gratification, subjective well ..read more