Welcome back for the second part of my insightful conversation with Tarky Lee, an Oakland-based artist, writer, and professional child care provider. In this continuation, Tarky Lee and I share our perspectives on the significance of asking fo

Part 1 - A conversation about the challenges and rewards of caregiving with author, Tarky Lee

Jan 14th, 2024 40m 26s

In this episode, join your host Amanda Rocheleau in a heartfelt conversation with Tarky Lee, an Oakland, California-based artist, writer, and professional child care provider.Together, we delve into the timeless tale that touched our hearts –

A conversation about teacher stress and boundaries with Dan Maillet

Aug 29th, 2023 59m 3s

In this episode, I chat with Dan Maillet, an esteemed permanent teacher from the Ottawa area and a good friend of mine. Join us as we delve into a candid conversation about the profound challenges that teachers like Dan often face in their jour

A conversation about secondary traumatic stress with Robyn Aaron

Mar 13th, 2023 55m 27s

In this episode, Robyn and I talk about the various ways people can experience Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Trauma. She shares her experience of how, as a Human Rights Professional, she came to realize that after years of advocacy w

A conversation about mindfulness and self-care with Jessica Lemieux

Jan 16th, 2023 50m 24s

In this episode, I interview Jessica Lemieux, a Registered Social Worker in Ontario and founder of Cultivation Therapy Services. We chat about familiarizing ourselves with messages from the body and the mindful self-care practices that we have

A Conversation about Compassion Fatigue with Jennifer Hunnisett and Catherine Dwyer

Sep 30th, 2022 1h 3m

Jennifer Hunnisett and Catherine Dwyer are good friends of mine and also work as clinical associates providing support to helping professionals with the psychological well-being. In this episode, we are chatting about compassion fatigue. While

My thoughts on employer responsibility for Psychological Health and Burnout Prevention

Nov 19th, 2021 25m 25s

Ok, so I didn't really know what I was going to say before I said it. But I felt inspired to share with you my point of view on the responsibilities employers have to provide an environment that prevents the risk of burnout and other psycholog

A conversation about stress, pain and vulnerability with Troy Lavigne - Part 2

Nov 2nd, 2021 44m 15s

In this episode, I continue to share my interview with Troy Lavigne, a Registered Massage Therapist, Reiki Teacher, Kinesio Taping Practitioner and founder of his practice, Sensory Approach to Manual Therapy.In this episode, part 2 of our conv

A conversation about stress, pain and vulnerabilty with Troy Lavigne - Part 1

Nov 2nd, 2021 59m 35s

In this episode, I chat with Troy Lavigne, a Registered Massage Therapist, Reiki Teacher, Kinesio Taping Practitioner and founder of his practice, Sensory Approach to Manual Therapy.Troy and I cover a lot of ground in this conversation. So muc

A conversation about Caregiver Burnout with Caregiver Advocate, Carole Ann Alloway

Mar 1st, 2021 57m 6s

In this episode, I interview Carole Ann Alloway; a retired Human Resources Manager, mother of four and grandmother of seven. Carole Ann became a full-time caregiver for her husband, Bill, who had ten difficult operations within a 7-year period.

A conversation about the motivation for behavior change with Motivation Interviewing Trainer, Kelly Tabor

Dec 3rd, 2020 57m 48s

In this episode I interview Kelly Tabor, a Social Worker and Motivational Interviewing Trainer. Kelly is an experienced professional helper committed to the growth of individuals, teams, and organizations. She specializes in developing and faci

A conversation about work-life balance with Lacey Kempinski from Balanced Good

Apr 27th, 2020 46m 10s

In this episode I interview Lacey Kempinski, a fundraising specialist, an entrepreneur and mother of 2. I met Lacey at a fundraising related conference last year and we discovered that we had a lot in common; we both had ventured into entrepre

Eye of the Hurricane Mindful Meditation: A tool to help connect to a place of inner peace and calm

Mar 20th, 2020 10m 6s

This Mindful Meditation script was written by Hugo Albert's (PhD) and Lucinda Poole (PsyD) and provided in The Crisis Kit PDF prepared and made public by Positive Psychology in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A conversation about recovering from Burnout with Angie Wellman from Wellman Wellness Counselling and Psychotherapy

Mar 4th, 2020 37m 54s

In this episode, I ask Angie Wellman, a psychotherapist in Belleville Ontario, about her own mental health journey as she navigated her way through a few different high-intensity workplace cultures. Learn more about Angie and her private pract

A conversation about Compassion Fatigue with Breanna Pizzuto from Talk Tools Training.

Jan 3rd, 2020 47m 20s

In this episode, I ask Breanna about her own experience with compassion fatigue and discovering her own self-care needs. She tells us all about her new business, Talk Tools Training, and what motivated her to start providing mental health train

The meaning of the Giving Tree for me and how a children's story changed my life.

Dec 30th, 2019 14m 27s

Here is another personal story about how I began my journey of burnout recovery. Learn more about me at www.amandarocheleau.com

First Episode: What to expect

Nov 26th, 2019 13m 12s

Hello Caring People! Welcome to my podcast experiment. This is a place where I hope to have real conversations about being a caring person, about our mental health, about self-care and about collective care. Leave me a comment if you want to he

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