S6E6 Look Again Podcast - Setting the Story Straight: Mental Illness in the News

In this episode of Look Again: Mental Illness Re-examined, we examine how media coverage shapes public perceptions of mental illness; especially schizophrenia. Featuring insights from journalism professor and CBC journalist Kathryn Gretsinger, the conversation explores the ethical responsibilities …

S6E5 Look Again Podcast - Help, Harm, or Hype? AI's Impact on Mental Health Care

In this episode of Look Again: Mental Illness Re-examined, we explore the emerging intersection of artificial intelligence and mental health. Through the lived experience of Allan Brooks, we examine how interactions with AI can escalate into something far more serious: reinforcing delusional thinki…

S6E4 Look Again Podcast - Creative Care: How Art Therapy Helps Coping with Mental Illness

In this episode of Look Again: Mental Illness Re-examined, we explore how art therapy can help people living with serious mental illnesses and their family/caretakers. Through conversations with art therapist Nicole Parekh and artist Sandra Yuen, we examine how creative expression can offer a power…

FEED DROP: Dr. Xavier Amador: Insight, Love & LEAP (from Brain Stories)

Look Again is excited to present this candid conversation from our friends at Brain Stories, a documentary series that captures stories of those living with a mental illness, and the people who support them. In this episode, we hear from Xavier, who was a senior in college when he got a panicked c…

S6E3 Look Again Podcast - Anosognosia: When the brain masks the illness

What happens when someone living with a serious mental illness truly believes they are not ill?   In this episode of Look Again: Mental Illness Re-examined, we explore anosognosia, a neurological symptom that affects a person’s ability to recognize their own illness. Host Faydra Aldridge introduc…

Who Needs to Know? The Patient-Privacy Paradox

When someone is admitted to hospital for a mental health crisis, families are often told: “We can’t share patient information.” But is privacy legislation really the barrier it’s made out to be? In this episode of Look Again: Mental Illness Re-examined, we explore the tension between confidential…

Recovery Road: Matthew's Journey with Schizophrenia

In this episode of Look Again: Mental Illness Re-examined, we explore recovery beyond medical definitions and diagnoses. Host Faydra Aldridge introduces a new era of the podcast which now available in both audio and video by bringing listeners face-to-face with two powerful stories. Matthew share…

A New Chapter for Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined

In this special introduction, host Faydra Aldridge shares what’s new in Season 6 of Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined. This season brings a new magazine-style format, more voices from across the mental health community, and for the first time: video episodes! Alongside firsthand stories and…

Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined Season 6 Trailer

In Season 6 of Look Again: Mental Illness Re-examined, host Faydra Aldridge goes beyond the stereotypes, the headlines, and the stigma surrounding serious mental illness. This season explores a host of topics that include what recovery really means, the realities of caregiving, pressures within the…

Faydra Aldridge: My Family’s Schizophrenia Story

In the final episode of our World Schizophrenia Day series, we revisit a deeply personal episode of Look Again. Host Faydra Aldridge shares her family’s journey with Schizophrenia. Before her sister, Carissa Lynn, was diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Faydra thought it was something that happened to o…