The Finding My Psych Podcast

The Finding My Psych Podcast


Latest Episodes

20 Questions For New Year's Eve 2021: Leaving COVID-19 Behind
December 30, 2020

Wow, this past year has been one hell of an experience. While we are not out of the woods yet in our international response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lot of room for celebration. Over the next several months, vaccines will be readily availabl

Minutes of Exercise Required For Weight Loss (The Leptin Link)
December 12, 2020

In today's episode, we review a recent study published from the College of Sports Medicine in Sports and Exercise, in an effort to understand the connection between exercise minutes and weight loss. In other words, how much exercise is required to lose s

Digital Minimalism for Improved Attention and Mood
December 05, 2020

In today's episode, I reflect on the attention dominating and anxiety provoking nature of modern tech on our day-to-day lives. After briefly discussion to leaders in the digital minimalism space (Cal Newport and Matt D'Avella), I review my own maximalist

FMP 036 • Critical Metrics For Optimal Health and Fitness Monitoring
November 21, 2020

In today's episode, we provide a basis for monitoring health related outcomes using metrics supported in the peer reviewed literature. It is suggested that weight, body fat %, nutrition counting, movement throughout the day, and alcohol consumption are t

20 Revealing Questions For Couples - Loving Each Other & Commitment
November 07, 2020

Johnny Killick, chief editor at Finding My Psych, joins his husband Jerod on the show today to discuss togetherness. Jerod and Johnny review twenty curated questions for couples, revealing that, in the end, loving each other is tied to fostering mutual c

My Mental Illness: Major Depression - My Struggle, My Teacher
October 21, 2020

At Finding My Psych, it is important that we do not fall into the trap of providing tools, acting as if every tool we discuss has universal impact. It is even more important that we don't treat the topic of mental illness in such an academic way that the

Sue Williston: Hope, My Truth, and Lessons Along The Way (20 Questions)
October 08, 2020

We are proud to have Sue Williston back in the seat, this time as a guest on the Finding My Psych Podcast. About four years ago, Sue appeared on the Svelte Yeti Podcast (a previous Killick production) to talk about her recent health struggles with breast

Settling Into the COVID Crisis and the Evils of Virtue Signalling
September 27, 2020

In today's episode I talk about how society has shifted in the past few weeks as we settling into the COVID19 pandemic crisis. I note that kids getting back to school and companies calling their employees back into work who were operating virtually, has

FMP 031 • Tamara Randall On Recovery - Excavating Your Authentic Self
September 11, 2020

In today's show, special guest, Tamara Randall and I start our discussion by reviewing the current experience of those suffering from addiction in Vancouver British Columbia, and where services fall short. There is no doubt that the recovery journey star

COVID19 Pandemic: Emotionally Surviving A Psychological Inflection Point
August 25, 2020

In today's episode, I share the details of my experience going through a psychological crisis as I reach a personal inflection point regarding COVID19. In short, I hit the, 'positivity wall.' I no longer am able to put on a smile in an effort to push on