Julie Trites

Julie and Michelle are back for their second Self-care Session chatting about getting outdoors, the search for their next summer reads, vacation time and taking advantage of the longer days to slow down and enjoy life. Julie talks about getting back into yoga to stay active, and the ladies share their Bright Spot for the […]

Julie talks to Stephanie Graham, owner of a successful boutique consignment store in Nova Scotia who has struggled with depression on and off for most of her life. Stephanie opens up about how she’s learned to cope with her depression while navigating a very public divorce, a job layoff and a significant career change – […]

Julie and Michelle discuss Julie’s generalized anxiety disorder and what it’s like to have a mind that loves to ruminate on negative, irrational thoughts and jump to the worst case scenario. Julie also talks candidly about struggling with anger when her anxiety is at its worst and the journey she’s taken to find a medication […]

In the first Mind of Her Own Self-care Session Julie and Michelle take a deep dive into one of Michelle’s favourite topics – skin care! They share their favourite products, walk through their routines and chat about why it’s so important to take care of the skin you’re in. Listen to the episode here. Products […]

Julie talks to Patricia George Zwicker, an autistic disability rights and mental health advocate from Nova Scotia. Autism is not a mental illness, but autistic people often struggle with co-occurring mental health conditions including anxiety, PTSD, OCD and depression. Patricia shares what it’s like to face the negative stigma and bias surrounding autism, the toll […]

Julie and Michelle enjoy a glass of wine as they reflect on last week’s episode featuring Ann Dowsett Johnston, a recovering alcoholic who raises some alarming concerns about rising rates of women developing alcohol addictions. They chat about drinking culture, self-medicating with alcohol, their own drinking habits, gender differences related to alcohol use, the ways […]

Mental illness and suicide made news headlines last week following the tragic deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and famous chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain. Julie and Michelle share their reactions to the news and discuss how high-profile celebrity suicides can impact and sometimes trigger others. They also review a new online women’s mental […]

On this week’s episode Julie talks to mental health advocate and author Rebecca Lombardo. Rebecca was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was 19 and has battled with that illness as well as several other conditions for more than 20 years. After the death of her mother, her depression was just too much for her […]

It’s a mixed bag of mental health topics on this week’s episode. Julie and Michelle discuss the television return of 13 Reasons Why and its impact on teens and their parents as well as two very different raw, honest and humourous portrayals of motherhood in the movie Tully and in Ali Wong’s latest Netflix comedy […]