Julie Trites

Julie Trites

Mind of Her Own

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  • November 9, 2021

    Enjoy the show

    Mind of Her Own is no longer in production but you can find all the episodes below or wherever you listen to podcasts. Join Julie as she shares inspiring conversations with women who are breaking down the stigma and busting through the shame of mental illness.

  • October 20, 2019

    Ep 42: Opting out of alcohol with Allison Garber

    Ep 42: Opting out of alcohol with Allison Garber

    Allison’s world was turned upside down when her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer last summer, and she began self-medicating with alcohol. Like so many women, Ally found herself taking the edge off her anxiety and OCD, and numbing her pain, with wine. Next week Ally will mark 12 months of sobriety – one full…

  • April 7, 2019

    Ep 41: Journaling for your mental health with Meryl Cook

    Ep 41: Journaling for your mental health with Meryl Cook

    Julie talks to Meryl Cook, an author, speaker and artist who specializes in connecting people with their creativity and helping them get unblocked when they find themselves mentally stuck or completely overwhelmed. Meryl shares how she reinvented herself during her recovery from breast cancer, how she uses journaling and sketching as a form of self-care…

  • March 11, 2019

    Ep 40: New job stress & crying at work with Michelle Tadique

    Ep 40: New job stress & crying at work with Michelle Tadique

    Julie and Michelle are back together and chatting about Julie’s new job and all the anxiety and discomfort that goes along with being the new person at work. They also share some of their most cringe-worthy crying at work memories. Listen to the episode here. Thanks for tuning in to Mind of Her Own –…

  • February 26, 2019

    Ep 39: Inside the calculating mind of Anja Burcak

    Ep 39: Inside the calculating mind of Anja Burcak

    Julie talks to mental health advocate and blogger Anja Burcak. Anja was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type 1 as a college student and she started her blog called “The Calculating Mind” during her first manic episode in 2015. Her own lived experience with mental illness has given her valuable insight into the struggles that many…

  • February 13, 2019

    Ep 38: Real talk about mental health with Traci Melchor

    Ep 38: Real talk about mental health with Traci Melchor

    Julie talks to Canadian broadcasting trailblazer Traci Melchor, one of the original co-hosts of CTV’s daytime talk show The Social and current senior correspondent for the entertainment news show eTalk. Traci opens up about mental health challenges she faced in 2016 that forced her to take a six-month break from her successful career in order…

  • February 12, 2019

    Ep 37: Lawyer & stigma fighter Beth Beattie

    Ep 37: Lawyer & stigma fighter Beth Beattie

    Julie talks to Toronto-based lawyer Beth Beattie who is one of the Friends of the Bell Let’s Talk campaign – Canadians from all walks of life sharing their personal stories about living with mental illness. Beth spent years hiding her Bipolar Disorder from almost everyone in her life – partly because she was worried about…

  • February 11, 2019

    Ep 36: Mental health advocate & writer Charlotte Underwood

    Ep 36: Mental health advocate & writer Charlotte Underwood

    Julie talks to Charlotte Underwood, a 23-year-old mental health advocate and writer who opens up about her experiences with anxiety, depression and addiction. As a teenager Charlotte was an outsider who didn’t fit in and for years she was the target of school bullies who didn’t like that she was different. At the age of…

  • February 10, 2019

    Ep 35: Overcoming Obstacles with the Bipolar Blonde Shivonne Lewis

    Ep 35: Overcoming Obstacles with the Bipolar Blonde Shivonne Lewis

    Julie talks to Shivonne Lewis who writes very candidly about living with mental illness on her blog called The Bipolar Blonde. Shivonne is an outgoing and fun mother and teacher, but shortly after her marriage fell apart, so did she. Her bipolar diagnosis is fairly new and she’s very much on a personal journey to…

  • January 5, 2019

    Ep 33: Maternal mental health with medicated mommy Jen Schwartz

    Ep 33: Maternal mental health with medicated mommy Jen Schwartz

    Julie talks to Jen Schwartz, creator of The Medicated Mommy Blog and founder of MOTHERHOOD | UNDERSTOOD, a social media platform that specifically talks to the 20 per cent of moms who experience maternal mental health issues like postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety and a ton of other brain chemistry issues that hinder women from feeling like…

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