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 to examines processes involved in the cultural adaptation, implementation and delivery of the program. The series is composed of a trio of episodes.
The Listening to One Another podcast series aims to inspire and grow the LTOA program’s community of practice and integrate the perspectives and experiences of LTOA community partners.
The podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram. Follow us on Twitter: @ToGrowStrong and join us on Facebook: @ToGrowStrong to stay up to date with our podcast series.
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 Spotify 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’kmaq Mental Wellness team (CMMNS) and have worked over the past year to culturally adapt the LTOA program to the Mi’kmaq community. You can check out the amazing work they are doing here for their community: http://cmmns.com/ Mary-Louise works for Cape Breton Highlands National Park as a park interpreter. You can learn more about her work at the park here: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ns/cbreton/activ/autochtone-indigenous Mary Louise is also a writer. To purchase her book, Sismonqnapui’skwe’j (Sweet Water Maiden: the legend of Maple Syrup), available in Mi’kmaq, English, French, and Gaelic, please contact Mary Louise by email here: marylb40 [at] hotmail.com
Episode director and producer: Caroline Bec
Interviewer: Nicole D’souza
Narration: Nicole D’souza, 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 Spotify 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.
Episode director and producer: Caroline Bec
Interviewer: Caroline Bec
Narration: Nicole D’souza, Tristan Supino, and Caroline Bec
Music: Geoff Wells
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 Spotify 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
