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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 07, 2026</title>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 09, 2026</title>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 02, 2026</title>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 26, 2026</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jordan Kawchuk speaks about his experiences with alcohol use disorder ahead of a free community event on the subject in Nanaimo, taking place March 25th at VIU&#8217;s Malaspina Theatre. University of Victoria psychology professor Colette Smart speaks about complex post traumatic stress disorder.]]></description>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 12, 2026</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 05, 2026</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Guardian&#8217;s Canada correspondent Leyland Cecco speaks about sharing his experiences with Tourette syndrome in a first person story for the paper. Nanaimo company Cueva Homes President Bill Xing speaks about looking to bring made in China prefabricated tiny homes to the Canadian market. &#160;]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 26, 2026</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-26-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Queen&#8217;s University professor and Hungry Stories Project member Elaine Power speaks about food insecurity, and an upcoming graphic novel that attempts to talk to children about the issue. Statistics Canada data on food insecurity: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/hub-carrefour/quality-life-qualite-vie/prosperity-prosperite/food-security-securite-alimentaire-eng.htm]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Queen&#8217;s University professor and Hungry Stories Project member Elaine Power speaks about food insecurity, and an upcoming graphic novel that attempts to talk to children about the issue. Statistics Canada data on food insecurity: https://www.statca]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Queen&#8217;s University professor and Hungry Stories Project member Elaine Power speaks about food insecurity, and an upcoming graphic novel that attempts to talk to children about the issue. Statistics Canada data on food insecurity: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/hub-carrefour/quality-life-qualite-vie/prosperity-prosperite/food-security-securite-alimentaire-eng.htm]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 19, 2026</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-19-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Rob DeClark of Victoria company Home Based Recovery speaks about the idea of translating the in-patient treatment experience into an online course. People First Radio visits the Ethics Bowl regional competition at Vancouver Island University that took place Sunday, February 15, speaking with participants and organizers.]]></description>
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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rob DeClark of Victoria company Home Based Recovery speaks about the idea of translating the in-patient treatment experience into an online course. People First Radio visits the Ethics Bowl regional competition at Vancouver Island University that took place Sunday, February 15, speaking with participants and organizers.]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 12, 2026</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-12-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Paul Tedeschini and Nicole Natrass speak about the upcoming run of Clown Fish, a theatre performance based on Tedeschini&#8217;s life being mounted in Nanaimo. Filmmaker Cory Thiebert speaks about Mildlife, his Victoria set film that played at the Victoria Film Festival, in which he aimed to show a family like his on screen. Thibert&#8217;s parents [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Paul Tedeschini and Nicole Natrass speak about the upcoming run of Clown Fish, a theatre performance based on Tedeschini&#8217;s life being mounted in Nanaimo. Filmmaker Cory Thiebert speaks about Mildlife, his Victoria set film that played at the Victor]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 05, 2026</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-05-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Recovery Tails Society co-founders Priya Sharma and Kayleigh Bush speak about the Vancouver Island non-profit that helps people attending addiction treatment arrange free, temporary care for their pets. North Cowichan Resident Royce Warren talks sustainability and his decision to write a book on the subject after a lifetime spent working in various resource industries.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Recovery Tails Society co-founders Priya Sharma and Kayleigh Bush speak about the Vancouver Island non-profit that helps people attending addiction treatment arrange free, temporary care for their pets. North Cowichan Resident Royce Warren talks sustaina]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 29, 2026</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-29-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[A visit to 1030 Old Victoria Road, a supportive housing site in Nanaimo operated by Vancouver Island Mental Health Society.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A visit to 1030 Old Victoria Road, a supportive housing site in Nanaimo operated by Vancouver Island Mental Health Society.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A visit to 1030 Old Victoria Road, a supportive housing site in Nanaimo operated by Vancouver Island Mental Health Society.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>00:56:23</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 22, 2026</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-22-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Medical Psychiatrist Dr. Alexandre Hudon of l&#8217;Université de Montréal speaks about the potential interplay between generative AI and psychosis. Clinical Councillor Lexie Morgan speaks about Mountain Muscox, an organization that brings community together to support people who have experienced trauma in the back country.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Medical Psychiatrist Dr. Alexandre Hudon of l&#8217;Université de Montréal speaks about the potential interplay between generative AI and psychosis. Clinical Councillor Lexie Morgan speaks about Mountain Muscox, an organization that brings community toge]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 15, 2026</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-15-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Toronto based freelance journalist Zahra Khozema speaks about her relationship with the gym and her decision to cancel her membership, a story she originally shared in a first person piece for the CBC. Playwright Joëlle Rabu shares the creative process behind I Don&#8217;t Belong Here: Stories and Songs at the Edge of Forgetting, a stage [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Toronto based freelance journalist Zahra Khozema speaks about her relationship with the gym and her decision to cancel her membership, a story she originally shared in a first person piece for the CBC. Playwright Joëlle Rabu shares the creative process b]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Toronto based freelance journalist Zahra Khozema speaks about her relationship with the gym and her decision to cancel her membership, a story she originally shared in a first person piece for the CBC. Playwright Joëlle Rabu shares the creative process behind I Don&#8217;t Belong Here: Stories and Songs at the Edge of Forgetting, a stage [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 08, 2026</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-08-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[A new exhibit in Cowichan explores the intersection of art and mental health. Cowichan Valley Arts Council President Elizabeth Croft speaks about the effort that&#8217;s bringing 5 different arts councils together. Participating artist Philip Mix shares his experiences with art as coping mechanism and catharsis. Heather Cooke of the Alzheimer&#8217;s Society of British Columbia speaks [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 1, 2026</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-1-2026/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Revisiting memorable conversations from the second half of 2025. Francis Baptiste speaks about his Lived Experience in East Vancouver &#8211; full segment: click here Lawyer Nicole Letourneau speaks about recovery from alcohol addiction &#8211; full segment: click here Cripping The Archive editors Stefanie Hunt Kennedy and Jen Barclay talk disability, history, and power &#8211; full [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 25, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-25-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Revisiting a trio of segments from the first half of the year. You can find the full version of each linked below: From February, Kate Walker speaks about her family&#8217;s resilience in the face of a traumatic experience: A mom’s journey to helping others following family trauma From April, Opal Dar speaks with the show [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Revisiting a trio of segments from the first half of the year. You can find the full version of each linked below: From February, Kate Walker speaks about her family&#8217;s resilience in the face of a traumatic experience: A mom’s journey to helping oth]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 18, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-18-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Exploring the issue of youth aging out of care, which was the subject of a recent senate committee report. The program features conversations with Jacqueline (Jacquie) Gahagan, Associate Vice-President of Research at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Melanie Doucet, executive director of the National Council of Youth in Care Advocates, and Jessica Knutson, a [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring the issue of youth aging out of care, which was the subject of a recent senate committee report. The program features conversations with Jacqueline (Jacquie) Gahagan, Associate Vice-President of Research at Mount Saint Vincent University in Hal]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring the issue of youth aging out of care, which was the subject of a recent senate committee report. The program features conversations with Jacqueline (Jacquie) Gahagan, Associate Vice-President of Research at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Melanie Doucet, executive director of the National Council of Youth in Care Advocates, and Jessica Knutson, a [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 11, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-11-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Excerpts from an event about the toxic drug crisis hosted by BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender. The talk featured a video message from Guy Fellicella, as well as a conversation between Govender, former B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe, and Johnny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association&#8217;s B.C. Division. The full event is [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Excerpts from an event about the toxic drug crisis hosted by BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender. The talk featured a video message from Guy Fellicella, as well as a conversation between Govender, former B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe, and Joh]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Excerpts from an event about the toxic drug crisis hosted by BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender. The talk featured a video message from Guy Fellicella, as well as a conversation between Govender, former B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe, and Johnny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association&#8217;s B.C. Division. The full event is [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 04, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-04-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Angela Moran of the Victoria Cool Aid Society speaks about the model for a recently announced sober housing facility. Trevor DenHartogh of Undercurrent Youth Society speaks about adapting an Icelandic Prevention Model to a Cape Breton Context. Everett Watson and Dr. Ricardo Manmohan of The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Youth Warrior Family Society speak about their work over [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Angela Moran of the Victoria Cool Aid Society speaks about the model for a recently announced sober housing facility. Trevor DenHartogh of Undercurrent Youth Society speaks about adapting an Icelandic Prevention Model to a Cape Breton Context. Everett Wa]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Angela Moran of the Victoria Cool Aid Society speaks about the model for a recently announced sober housing facility. Trevor DenHartogh of Undercurrent Youth Society speaks about adapting an Icelandic Prevention Model to a Cape Breton Context. Everett Watson and Dr. Ricardo Manmohan of The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Youth Warrior Family Society speak about their work over [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Angela Moran of the Victoria Cool Aid Society speaks about the model for a recently announced sober housing facility. Trevor DenHartogh of Undercurrent Youth Society speaks about adapting an Icelandic Prevention Model to a Cape Breton Context. Everett Watson and Dr. Ricardo Manmohan of The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Youth Warrior Family Society speak about their work over [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 27, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-27-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Carolina Ibarra, CEO of Pacifica Housing, speaks about the model being planned for the yet to open Sparrow supportive housing site in Nanaimo, which includes an emphasis on people looking to minimize their exposure to substance use. Sarah Crago, Stephanie Bagri and Cianthelle Amistad, a group of 4th year nursing students at VIU speak about [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Carolina Ibarra, CEO of Pacifica Housing, speaks about the model being planned for the yet to open Sparrow supportive housing site in Nanaimo, which includes an emphasis on people looking to minimize their exposure to substance use. Sarah Crago, Stephani]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Carolina Ibarra, CEO of Pacifica Housing, speaks about the model being planned for the yet to open Sparrow supportive housing site in Nanaimo, which includes an emphasis on people looking to minimize their exposure to substance use. Sarah Crago, Stephanie Bagri and Cianthelle Amistad, a group of 4th year nursing students at VIU speak about [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 20, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-20-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi speaks about a model used to attract family doctors to the community. Bernice Rahm speaks about the Sidewalk Talk project in Victoria, which sees volunteers head out to a public location once a month to offer a listening ear to anyone interested. Liubov Nazarenko shares how a family story that helped [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi speaks about a model used to attract family doctors to the community. Bernice Rahm speaks about the Sidewalk Talk project in Victoria, which sees volunteers head out to a public location once a month to offer a listening ear ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi speaks about a model used to attract family doctors to the community. Bernice Rahm speaks about the Sidewalk Talk project in Victoria, which sees volunteers head out to a public location once a month to offer a listening ear to anyone interested. Liubov Nazarenko shares how a family story that helped [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi speaks about a model used to attract family doctors to the community. Bernice Rahm speaks about the Sidewalk Talk project in Victoria, which sees volunteers head out to a public location once a month to offer a listening ear to anyone interested. Liubov Nazarenko shares how a family story that helped [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 13, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-13-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ottawa pediatrician Dr. Shawn Kelly expands on an editorial he co-authored in the Canadian Medical Association journal calling for a more robust response to youth opioid use. Victoria children&#8217;s author Kathleen Arnason speaks about her writing and how she credits a workshop into appreciative inquiry with changing her life.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ottawa pediatrician Dr. Shawn Kelly expands on an editorial he co-authored in the Canadian Medical Association journal calling for a more robust response to youth opioid use. Victoria children&#8217;s author Kathleen Arnason speaks about her writing and ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ottawa pediatrician Dr. Shawn Kelly expands on an editorial he co-authored in the Canadian Medical Association journal calling for a more robust response to youth opioid use. Victoria children&#8217;s author Kathleen Arnason speaks about her writing and how she credits a workshop into appreciative inquiry with changing her life.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ottawa pediatrician Dr. Shawn Kelly expands on an editorial he co-authored in the Canadian Medical Association journal calling for a more robust response to youth opioid use. Victoria children&#8217;s author Kathleen Arnason speaks about her writing and how she credits a workshop into appreciative inquiry with changing her life.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio November, 06, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-06-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 03:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Nurse Practitioner Adam McInnis speaks about his experiences with addiction and how they inform his work in addictions medicine. Caitlin Shane, staff lawyer for Pivot Legal Society speaks about the implications of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the court ruled that people who stay at the scene of an overdose cannot be [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Nurse Practitioner Adam McInnis speaks about his experiences with addiction and how they inform his work in addictions medicine. Caitlin Shane, staff lawyer for Pivot Legal Society speaks about the implications of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decisio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nurse Practitioner Adam McInnis speaks about his experiences with addiction and how they inform his work in addictions medicine. Caitlin Shane, staff lawyer for Pivot Legal Society speaks about the implications of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the court ruled that people who stay at the scene of an overdose cannot be [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nurse Practitioner Adam McInnis speaks about his experiences with addiction and how they inform his work in addictions medicine. Caitlin Shane, staff lawyer for Pivot Legal Society speaks about the implications of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the court ruled that people who stay at the scene of an overdose cannot be [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Nurse Practitioner Adam McInnis speaks about his experiences with addiction and how they inform his work in addictions medicine. Caitlin Shane, staff lawyer for Pivot Legal Society speaks about the implications of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the court ruled that people who stay at the scene of an overdose cannot be [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 30, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-30-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Stephen Lewis of the University of Guelph speaks about a self injury and a documentary featuring people&#8217;s lived experience with the subject. Lead author Charlotte Lee speaks about takeaways from a study into weight trajectories following diagnosis of a mental illness from a group including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. &#160; Resources: Self Injury Outreach and [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Stephen Lewis of the University of Guelph speaks about a self injury and a documentary featuring people&#8217;s lived experience with the subject. Lead author Charlotte Lee speaks about takeaways from a study into weight trajectories following diagnosis ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Stephen Lewis of the University of Guelph speaks about a self injury and a documentary featuring people&#8217;s lived experience with the subject. Lead author Charlotte Lee speaks about takeaways from a study into weight trajectories following diagnosis of a mental illness from a group including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. &#160; Resources: Self Injury Outreach and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stephen Lewis of the University of Guelph speaks about a self injury and a documentary featuring people&#8217;s lived experience with the subject. Lead author Charlotte Lee speaks about takeaways from a study into weight trajectories following diagnosis of a mental illness from a group including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. &#160; Resources: Self Injury Outreach and [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 23, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-23-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Julia Gruson-Wood, author of the forthcoming Autism and The Culture of Therapy speaks about her work interviewing people involved in the world of applied behavioral analysis. Patty Douglas speaks about the concepts outlined in her book Unmothering Autism.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Julia Gruson-Wood, author of the forthcoming Autism and The Culture of Therapy speaks about her work interviewing people involved in the world of applied behavioral analysis. Patty Douglas speaks about the concepts outlined in her book Unmothering Autism]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Julia Gruson-Wood, author of the forthcoming Autism and The Culture of Therapy speaks about her work interviewing people involved in the world of applied behavioral analysis. Patty Douglas speaks about the concepts outlined in her book Unmothering Autism.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Julia Gruson-Wood, author of the forthcoming Autism and The Culture of Therapy speaks about her work interviewing people involved in the world of applied behavioral analysis. Patty Douglas speaks about the concepts outlined in her book Unmothering Autism.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Julia Gruson-Wood, author of the forthcoming Autism and The Culture of Therapy speaks about her work interviewing people involved in the world of applied behavioral analysis. Patty Douglas speaks about the concepts outlined in her book Unmothering Autism.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 16, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-16-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Exploring Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) with Nanaimo based addiction medicine specialist Dr. Jess Wilder and Dr. Paxton Bach, co-medical director of the BC Centre on Substance Use and an addictions medicine specialist at St Paul&#8217;s Hospital in Vancouver.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) with Nanaimo based addiction medicine specialist Dr. Jess Wilder and Dr. Paxton Bach, co-medical director of the BC Centre on Substance Use and an addictions medicine specialist at St Paul&#8217;s Hospital in Vanc]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) with Nanaimo based addiction medicine specialist Dr. Jess Wilder and Dr. Paxton Bach, co-medical director of the BC Centre on Substance Use and an addictions medicine specialist at St Paul&#8217;s Hospital in Vancouver.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploring Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) with Nanaimo based addiction medicine specialist Dr. Jess Wilder and Dr. Paxton Bach, co-medical director of the BC Centre on Substance Use and an addictions medicine specialist at St Paul&#8217;s Hospital in Vancouver.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 09, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-09-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Joshua Black and Stephanie Laing are co-producers and directors of the documentary No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial, which explores grief and homelessness. They spoke with PFR about the issues in the documentary, as well as an upcoming screening in Nanaimo that will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers. Shirley Chen with [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Joshua Black and Stephanie Laing are co-producers and directors of the documentary No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial, which explores grief and homelessness. They spoke with PFR about the issues in the documentary, as well as an upcoming screening]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Joshua Black and Stephanie Laing are co-producers and directors of the documentary No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial, which explores grief and homelessness. They spoke with PFR about the issues in the documentary, as well as an upcoming screening in Nanaimo that will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers. Shirley Chen with [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joshua Black and Stephanie Laing are co-producers and directors of the documentary No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial, which explores grief and homelessness. They spoke with PFR about the issues in the documentary, as well as an upcoming screening in Nanaimo that will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers. Shirley Chen with [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 2, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-2-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6953</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Cripping The Archive editors Jenifer Barclay and Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy speak about disability in the historical record. Renata Roma of the PAWSitive Connections Lab at the University of Saskatchewan talks about the interplay between the mental health of pets and the humans they live with.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cripping The Archive editors Jenifer Barclay and Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy speak about disability in the historical record. Renata Roma of the PAWSitive Connections Lab at the University of Saskatchewan talks about the interplay between the mental health of ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cripping The Archive editors Jenifer Barclay and Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy speak about disability in the historical record. Renata Roma of the PAWSitive Connections Lab at the University of Saskatchewan talks about the interplay between the mental health of pets and the humans they live with.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cripping The Archive editors Jenifer Barclay and Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy speak about disability in the historical record. Renata Roma of the PAWSitive Connections Lab at the University of Saskatchewan talks about the interplay between the mental health of pets and the humans they live with.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 25, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-september-25-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6934</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Shannon Donohoe-Simpson shares her experiences as a cancer survivor, including a recent experience involving art and community. Vinson Shih, staff lawyer with First United, speaks about the organization&#8217;s recently released law reform platform that calls for changes to the Residential Tenancy Act in B.C, including an end to pet bans in rentals. Resources: Health Canada [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Shannon Donohoe-Simpson shares her experiences as a cancer survivor, including a recent experience involving art and community. Vinson Shih, staff lawyer with First United, speaks about the organization&#8217;s recently released law reform platform that ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Shannon Donohoe-Simpson shares her experiences as a cancer survivor, including a recent experience involving art and community. Vinson Shih, staff lawyer with First United, speaks about the organization&#8217;s recently released law reform platform that calls for changes to the Residential Tenancy Act in B.C, including an end to pet bans in rentals. Resources: Health Canada [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Shannon Donohoe-Simpson shares her experiences as a cancer survivor, including a recent experience involving art and community. Vinson Shih, staff lawyer with First United, speaks about the organization&#8217;s recently released law reform platform that calls for changes to the Residential Tenancy Act in B.C, including an end to pet bans in rentals. Resources: Health Canada [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 18, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-september-18-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6907</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Shannon Charlebois speaks about an editorial she co-authored in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on the subject of gambling advertising and youth. Vancouver Island author Meg Todd speaks about her upcoming debut novel Most Grievous Fault, which tells a story of inter-generational violence. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Shannon Charlebois speaks about an editorial she co-authored in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on the subject of gambling advertising and youth. Vancouver Island author Meg Todd speaks about her upcoming debut novel Most Grievous Fault, whi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Shannon Charlebois speaks about an editorial she co-authored in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on the subject of gambling advertising and youth. Vancouver Island author Meg Todd speaks about her upcoming debut novel Most Grievous Fault, which tells a story of inter-generational violence. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Shannon Charlebois speaks about an editorial she co-authored in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on the subject of gambling advertising and youth. Vancouver Island author Meg Todd speaks about her upcoming debut novel Most Grievous Fault, which tells a story of inter-generational violence. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 11, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-september-11-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6902</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Olivia Peters speaks about her research into Canadian women&#8217;s experiences of intimate partner stalking. Comments from addictions medicine specialist Dr. Kelsey Roden, speaking in front of the legislature in Victoria at an event related to International Overdose Awareness Day. Resources: Olivia Peters webinar on stalking: CLICK HERE Canadian Anti Stalking Association website: CLICK HERE Women&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Olivia Peters speaks about her research into Canadian women&#8217;s experiences of intimate partner stalking. Comments from addictions medicine specialist Dr. Kelsey Roden, speaking in front of the legislature in Victoria at an event related to Internati]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Olivia Peters speaks about her research into Canadian women&#8217;s experiences of intimate partner stalking. Comments from addictions medicine specialist Dr. Kelsey Roden, speaking in front of the legislature in Victoria at an event related to International Overdose Awareness Day. Resources: Olivia Peters webinar on stalking: CLICK HERE Canadian Anti Stalking Association website: CLICK HERE Women&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 04, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-september-04-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 02:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6889</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[An event in Parksville marking International Overdose Awareness Day featured Greg Hemminger, who works with the Tailgate Toolkit program, and shared his story of opioid addiction and recovery, as well as Cory Ranger, President of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association. The event was organized by the Oceanside Community Action Team and Moms Stop the Harm.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[An event in Parksville marking International Overdose Awareness Day featured Greg Hemminger, who works with the Tailgate Toolkit program, and shared his story of opioid addiction and recovery, as well as Cory Ranger, President of the Harm Reduction Nurse]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[An event in Parksville marking International Overdose Awareness Day featured Greg Hemminger, who works with the Tailgate Toolkit program, and shared his story of opioid addiction and recovery, as well as Cory Ranger, President of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association. The event was organized by the Oceanside Community Action Team and Moms Stop the Harm.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An event in Parksville marking International Overdose Awareness Day featured Greg Hemminger, who works with the Tailgate Toolkit program, and shared his story of opioid addiction and recovery, as well as Cory Ranger, President of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association. The event was organized by the Oceanside Community Action Team and Moms Stop the Harm.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 28, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-28-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6871</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds speaks about his experience with cocaine addiction, as chronicled in the memoir Cracking Up. Mcreary Centre Society Executive Director Annie Smith speaks about a new report into youth gambling and gaming in B.C.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds speaks about his experience with cocaine addiction, as chronicled in the memoir Cracking Up. Mcreary Centre Society Executive Director Annie Smith speaks about a new report into youth gambling and gaming in B]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds speaks about his experience with cocaine addiction, as chronicled in the memoir Cracking Up. Mcreary Centre Society Executive Director Annie Smith speaks about a new report into youth gambling and gaming in B.C.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sleep Country Canada co-founder Gordon Lownds speaks about his experience with cocaine addiction, as chronicled in the memoir Cracking Up. Mcreary Centre Society Executive Director Annie Smith speaks about a new report into youth gambling and gaming in B.C.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 14, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-14-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6844</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Francis Baptiste speaks about his experiences with addiction and how they&#8217;ve informed his upcoming album Lived Experience in East Vancouver. Previewing a conversation with Lawyer Nicole Letourneau, on moving through recovery from alcohol addiction.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Francis Baptiste speaks about his experiences with addiction and how they&#8217;ve informed his upcoming album Lived Experience in East Vancouver. Previewing a conversation with Lawyer Nicole Letourneau, on moving through recovery from alcohol addiction.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Francis Baptiste speaks about his experiences with addiction and how they&#8217;ve informed his upcoming album Lived Experience in East Vancouver. Previewing a conversation with Lawyer Nicole Letourneau, on moving through recovery from alcohol addiction.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Francis Baptiste speaks about his experiences with addiction and how they&#8217;ve informed his upcoming album Lived Experience in East Vancouver. Previewing a conversation with Lawyer Nicole Letourneau, on moving through recovery from alcohol addiction.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio August 7, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-7-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6828</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Trevor Botkin shares his experience of recovery and talks about The Forge, an initiative that aims to bring peer support to the world of construction. Botkin is among those working to turn an old biker clubhouse in Langford into a physical space for The Forge. Part two of a conversation with Cindy Blancher who shares [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Trevor Botkin shares his experience of recovery and talks about The Forge, an initiative that aims to bring peer support to the world of construction. Botkin is among those working to turn an old biker clubhouse in Langford into a physical space for The ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Trevor Botkin shares his experience of recovery and talks about The Forge, an initiative that aims to bring peer support to the world of construction. Botkin is among those working to turn an old biker clubhouse in Langford into a physical space for The Forge. Part two of a conversation with Cindy Blancher who shares [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Trevor Botkin shares his experience of recovery and talks about The Forge, an initiative that aims to bring peer support to the world of construction. Botkin is among those working to turn an old biker clubhouse in Langford into a physical space for The Forge. Part two of a conversation with Cindy Blancher who shares [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 31, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-31-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6818</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Cindy Blancher shares her experiences with severe clinical depression, and the story of her recovery from a period in 2020 in which she was unable to take care of herself or count to five. McMaster University social work faculty member Mary Vaccaro shares insight from her time working in the women&#8217;s shelter system since 2012.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cindy Blancher shares her experiences with severe clinical depression, and the story of her recovery from a period in 2020 in which she was unable to take care of herself or count to five. McMaster University social work faculty member Mary Vaccaro share]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cindy Blancher shares her experiences with severe clinical depression, and the story of her recovery from a period in 2020 in which she was unable to take care of herself or count to five. McMaster University social work faculty member Mary Vaccaro shares insight from her time working in the women&#8217;s shelter system since 2012.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/6818/people-first-radio-july-31-2025.mp3" length="82273140" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cindy Blancher shares her experiences with severe clinical depression, and the story of her recovery from a period in 2020 in which she was unable to take care of herself or count to five. McMaster University social work faculty member Mary Vaccaro shares insight from her time working in the women&#8217;s shelter system since 2012.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 24, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-24-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6802</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring a report into people being released directly from jail into homelessness from the John Howard Society of Ontario. People First Radio speaks with the author of that report Safiyah Husain, the organization&#8217;s director of policy, as well as Manj Toor, Executive Director of the John Howard Society of Victoria. Nova Scotia resident Michael Sellick [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring a report into people being released directly from jail into homelessness from the John Howard Society of Ontario. People First Radio speaks with the author of that report Safiyah Husain, the organization&#8217;s director of policy, as well as M]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring a report into people being released directly from jail into homelessness from the John Howard Society of Ontario. People First Radio speaks with the author of that report Safiyah Husain, the organization&#8217;s director of policy, as well as Manj Toor, Executive Director of the John Howard Society of Victoria. Nova Scotia resident Michael Sellick [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/6802/people-first-radio-july-24-2025.mp3" length="82270367" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploring a report into people being released directly from jail into homelessness from the John Howard Society of Ontario. People First Radio speaks with the author of that report Safiyah Husain, the organization&#8217;s director of policy, as well as Manj Toor, Executive Director of the John Howard Society of Victoria. Nova Scotia resident Michael Sellick [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 17, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-17-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6798</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The program revisits a conversation from earlier this year on social prescribing with New York based journalist Julia Hotz, as well as a conversation with Dalhousie prof Laura Eramian about people who identify as having no or very few friends.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The program revisits a conversation from earlier this year on social prescribing with New York based journalist Julia Hotz, as well as a conversation with Dalhousie prof Laura Eramian about people who identify as having no or very few friends.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 10, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-10-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Revisiting a pair of conversations featuring stories of perseverance from Nanaimo residents. Kate Walker speaks about the path that led her to pursuing a career in counselling, a path that started from a traumatic incident in the family. Highschooler Rocky Sloan speaks about being inspired to become a doctor after surviving a severe car crash [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Revisiting a pair of conversations featuring stories of perseverance from Nanaimo residents. Kate Walker speaks about the path that led her to pursuing a career in counselling, a path that started from a traumatic incident in the family. Highschooler Roc]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Revisiting a pair of conversations featuring stories of perseverance from Nanaimo residents. Kate Walker speaks about the path that led her to pursuing a career in counselling, a path that started from a traumatic incident in the family. Highschooler Rocky Sloan speaks about being inspired to become a doctor after surviving a severe car crash [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 03, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-03-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6788</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Victoria filmmaker Raymond Dimmit talks plans to explore the existential hardships that come with being an athlete and dealing with failure in an upcoming documentary about the University of Victoria Men&#8217;s Soccer Team. Revisiting a 2024 conversation with retired boxer Charlie Cavanagh of Saint John.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Victoria filmmaker Raymond Dimmit talks plans to explore the existential hardships that come with being an athlete and dealing with failure in an upcoming documentary about the University of Victoria Men&#8217;s Soccer Team. Revisiting a 2024 conversatio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Victoria filmmaker Raymond Dimmit talks plans to explore the existential hardships that come with being an athlete and dealing with failure in an upcoming documentary about the University of Victoria Men&#8217;s Soccer Team. Revisiting a 2024 conversation with retired boxer Charlie Cavanagh of Saint John.]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 26, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-26-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6780</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Psychedelic Capitalism authors Jamie Brownlee and Kevin Walby explore some of the themes in their book, which takes a critical look at the what&#8217;s been termed the &#8220;psychedelic renaissance&#8221;. The program also speaks with Shannon Dames, chair of psychedelics at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Psychedelic Capitalism authors Jamie Brownlee and Kevin Walby explore some of the themes in their book, which takes a critical look at the what&#8217;s been termed the &#8220;psychedelic renaissance&#8221;. The program also speaks with Shannon Dames, cha]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Psychedelic Capitalism authors Jamie Brownlee and Kevin Walby explore some of the themes in their book, which takes a critical look at the what&#8217;s been termed the &#8220;psychedelic renaissance&#8221;. The program also speaks with Shannon Dames, chair of psychedelics at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Psychedelic Capitalism authors Jamie Brownlee and Kevin Walby explore some of the themes in their book, which takes a critical look at the what&#8217;s been termed the &#8220;psychedelic renaissance&#8221;. The program also speaks with Shannon Dames, chair of psychedelics at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 19, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-19-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6767</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring brain injury with Cole Kennedy of the University of Victoria. Also featuring conversations with Adele Rogers, Lelah Manson, and Lance Point, first heard on the program in summer 2024.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring brain injury with Cole Kennedy of the University of Victoria. Also featuring conversations with Adele Rogers, Lelah Manson, and Lance Point, first heard on the program in summer 2024.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring brain injury with Cole Kennedy of the University of Victoria. Also featuring conversations with Adele Rogers, Lelah Manson, and Lance Point, first heard on the program in summer 2024.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio, June 12, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-12-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6749</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Longtime journalist, communications strategist, and SOLID Outreach board member Jody Paterson speaks about involuntary care and Pandora Avenue in Victoria. Footage and takeaways from a panel of people with experience of substance use and addiction speaking about ways they would address the toxic drug crisis. A story from Iona Coe of Local 107.3 FM, CFMH, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Longtime journalist, communications strategist, and SOLID Outreach board member Jody Paterson speaks about involuntary care and Pandora Avenue in Victoria. Footage and takeaways from a panel of people with experience of substance use and addiction speaki]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Longtime journalist, communications strategist, and SOLID Outreach board member Jody Paterson speaks about involuntary care and Pandora Avenue in Victoria. Footage and takeaways from a panel of people with experience of substance use and addiction speaking about ways they would address the toxic drug crisis. A story from Iona Coe of Local 107.3 FM, CFMH, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 05, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-05-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6739</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Journalist Luke Galati shares some of his experiences with and work about bipolar disorder, including a radio documentary he put together on the subject and a first person piece for CBC chronicling his experience of a 3 month hospital stay. Lisa Lapointe, who served as B.C.&#8217;s chief coroner for more than twelve years, spoke with [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Journalist Luke Galati shares some of his experiences with and work about bipolar disorder, including a radio documentary he put together on the subject and a first person piece for CBC chronicling his experience of a 3 month hospital stay. Lisa Lapointe]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Journalist Luke Galati shares some of his experiences with and work about bipolar disorder, including a radio documentary he put together on the subject and a first person piece for CBC chronicling his experience of a 3 month hospital stay. Lisa Lapointe, who served as B.C.&#8217;s chief coroner for more than twelve years, spoke with [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 29, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-29-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 18:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6693</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Janel Van Dongen speaks about founding 100 Kids For Change Oceanside. Lacey Mesley, Danielle Martyniuk, and Jill Alley speak about the CRCL (Crisis Response, Community Led) team in Victoria.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Janel Van Dongen speaks about founding 100 Kids For Change Oceanside. Lacey Mesley, Danielle Martyniuk, and Jill Alley speak about the CRCL (Crisis Response, Community Led) team in Victoria.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Janel Van Dongen speaks about founding 100 Kids For Change Oceanside. Lacey Mesley, Danielle Martyniuk, and Jill Alley speak about the CRCL (Crisis Response, Community Led) team in Victoria.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Janel Van Dongen speaks about founding 100 Kids For Change Oceanside. Lacey Mesley, Danielle Martyniuk, and Jill Alley speak about the CRCL (Crisis Response, Community Led) team in Victoria.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 22, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-22-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6675</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Laura Eramian of Dalhousie University shares insights into friendlessness, gleaned from a series of 21 interviews with Atlantic Canadians  who identified as having no or few friends. You can find more info on that study by clicking here. Joanna Pozzulo runs the Reading For Well Being Community Book Club. She shares some tips for picking [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Laura Eramian of Dalhousie University shares insights into friendlessness, gleaned from a series of 21 interviews with Atlantic Canadians  who identified as having no or few friends. You can find more info on that study by clicking here. Joanna Pozzulo r]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Laura Eramian of Dalhousie University shares insights into friendlessness, gleaned from a series of 21 interviews with Atlantic Canadians  who identified as having no or few friends. You can find more info on that study by clicking here. Joanna Pozzulo runs the Reading For Well Being Community Book Club. She shares some tips for picking [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Laura Eramian of Dalhousie University shares insights into friendlessness, gleaned from a series of 21 interviews with Atlantic Canadians  who identified as having no or few friends. You can find more info on that study by clicking here. Joanna Pozzulo runs the Reading For Well Being Community Book Club. She shares some tips for picking [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 15, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-15-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 16:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Investigative journalist Rob Wipond visited Nanaimo to speak about the ideas contained in his book Your Consent Is Not Required, which takes a critical look at involuntary psychiatric commitment.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Investigative journalist Rob Wipond visited Nanaimo to speak about the ideas contained in his book Your Consent Is Not Required, which takes a critical look at involuntary psychiatric commitment.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Investigative journalist Rob Wipond visited Nanaimo to speak about the ideas contained in his book Your Consent Is Not Required, which takes a critical look at involuntary psychiatric commitment.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 08, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-08-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6655</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Elaine Uskoski shares the story of how a personal experience led to her becoming a coach, speaker, and author whose work focuses on video game addiction. Plus, stories from Iona Coe of CFMH(Local 1073 FM) and Jesse Wentzloff of CJSF, courtesy of the local journalism initiative. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Elaine Uskoski shares the story of how a personal experience led to her becoming a coach, speaker, and author whose work focuses on video game addiction. Plus, stories from Iona Coe of CFMH(Local 1073 FM) and Jesse Wentzloff of CJSF, courtesy of the loca]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Elaine Uskoski shares the story of how a personal experience led to her becoming a coach, speaker, and author whose work focuses on video game addiction. Plus, stories from Iona Coe of CFMH(Local 1073 FM) and Jesse Wentzloff of CJSF, courtesy of the local journalism initiative. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Elaine Uskoski shares the story of how a personal experience led to her becoming a coach, speaker, and author whose work focuses on video game addiction. Plus, stories from Iona Coe of CFMH(Local 1073 FM) and Jesse Wentzloff of CJSF, courtesy of the local journalism initiative. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 01, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-01-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 03:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6639</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Jessica Ward-King, AKA The Stigmacrusher, who spoke about &#8216;unmasking mental health&#8217;, the theme of the Canadian Mental Health Association&#8217;s Mental Health Week for 2025. A conversation with Nanaimo secondary student and Loran scholar Rocky Sloan, who speaks about his work helping seniors in the community. You can find Ward-King&#8217;s article on unmasking [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Jessica Ward-King, AKA The Stigmacrusher, who spoke about &#8216;unmasking mental health&#8217;, the theme of the Canadian Mental Health Association&#8217;s Mental Health Week for 2025. A conversation with Nanaimo secondary student a]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 24, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-24-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Sooke based musician Opal Dar talks about putting together debut album Birds Hurting Birds Who Hurt Birds, as well as the experience of trying to be heard while making art as a critically ill disabled person living below the poverty line. Comments on the toxic drug crisis, harm reduction, and involuntary care from Corey Ranger, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sooke based musician Opal Dar talks about putting together debut album Birds Hurting Birds Who Hurt Birds, as well as the experience of trying to be heard while making art as a critically ill disabled person living below the poverty line. Comments on the]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sooke based musician Opal Dar talks about putting together debut album Birds Hurting Birds Who Hurt Birds, as well as the experience of trying to be heard while making art as a critically ill disabled person living below the poverty line. Comments on the toxic drug crisis, harm reduction, and involuntary care from Corey Ranger, [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sooke based musician Opal Dar talks about putting together debut album Birds Hurting Birds Who Hurt Birds, as well as the experience of trying to be heard while making art as a critically ill disabled person living below the poverty line. Comments on the toxic drug crisis, harm reduction, and involuntary care from Corey Ranger, [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 17, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-17-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6612</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[A conversation with Dr. Kelsey Roden, an addictions medicine physician in Victoria who was at a pop-up overdose prevention site near Royal Jubilee Hospital. Speakers from an event hosted by Canadian current affairs magazine The Walrus, called Reimagining Volunteerism.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A conversation with Dr. Kelsey Roden, an addictions medicine physician in Victoria who was at a pop-up overdose prevention site near Royal Jubilee Hospital. Speakers from an event hosted by Canadian current affairs magazine The Walrus, called Reimagining]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A conversation with Dr. Kelsey Roden, an addictions medicine physician in Victoria who was at a pop-up overdose prevention site near Royal Jubilee Hospital. Speakers from an event hosted by Canadian current affairs magazine The Walrus, called Reimagining Volunteerism.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A conversation with Dr. Kelsey Roden, an addictions medicine physician in Victoria who was at a pop-up overdose prevention site near Royal Jubilee Hospital. Speakers from an event hosted by Canadian current affairs magazine The Walrus, called Reimagining Volunteerism.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 10, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-10-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6596</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring a fireside chat about mental health and resilience with Andrew Harris, Warren McCarty and Sean Arabsky, leaders within the Vancouver Island Raiders of the Canadian Junior Football League. The event was moderated by Kerrian Coady, CEO of the Canadian Homebuilders Association Vancouver Island. Her organization cohosted alongside the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, the chat [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring a fireside chat about mental health and resilience with Andrew Harris, Warren McCarty and Sean Arabsky, leaders within the Vancouver Island Raiders of the Canadian Junior Football League. The event was moderated by Kerrian Coady, CEO of the Can]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring a fireside chat about mental health and resilience with Andrew Harris, Warren McCarty and Sean Arabsky, leaders within the Vancouver Island Raiders of the Canadian Junior Football League. The event was moderated by Kerrian Coady, CEO of the Canadian Homebuilders Association Vancouver Island. Her organization cohosted alongside the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, the chat [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring a fireside chat about mental health and resilience with Andrew Harris, Warren McCarty and Sean Arabsky, leaders within the Vancouver Island Raiders of the Canadian Junior Football League. The event was moderated by Kerrian Coady, CEO of the Canadian Homebuilders Association Vancouver Island. Her organization cohosted alongside the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, the chat [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Featuring a fireside chat about mental health and resilience with Andrew Harris, Warren McCarty and Sean Arabsky, leaders within the Vancouver Island Raiders of the Canadian Junior Football League. The event was moderated by Kerrian Coady, CEO of the Canadian Homebuilders Association Vancouver Island. Her organization cohosted alongside the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, the chat [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 03, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-03-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6590</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Leigh Joseph shares insights from her work as an ethnobotanist. Retired CFL star Andrew Harris shares perspective ahead of a fireside chat in Nanaimo about mental health and resilience in leadership.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Leigh Joseph shares insights from her work as an ethnobotanist. Retired CFL star Andrew Harris shares perspective ahead of a fireside chat in Nanaimo about mental health and resilience in leadership.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Leigh Joseph shares insights from her work as an ethnobotanist. Retired CFL star Andrew Harris shares perspective ahead of a fireside chat in Nanaimo about mental health and resilience in leadership.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Leigh Joseph shares insights from her work as an ethnobotanist. Retired CFL star Andrew Harris shares perspective ahead of a fireside chat in Nanaimo about mental health and resilience in leadership.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 27, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-27-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 01:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6577</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hal Newman and Chris Curtis of The Rover share insights from a story exploring the intersections of poverty and justice in Quebec. Evelyn Thompson-George talks sharing her father&#8217;s experiences at the Alberni Indian Residential School in a new book.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hal Newman and Chris Curtis of The Rover share insights from a story exploring the intersections of poverty and justice in Quebec. Evelyn Thompson-George talks sharing her father&#8217;s experiences at the Alberni Indian Residential School in a new book.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hal Newman and Chris Curtis of The Rover share insights from a story exploring the intersections of poverty and justice in Quebec. Evelyn Thompson-George talks sharing her father&#8217;s experiences at the Alberni Indian Residential School in a new book.]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 20, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-20-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6569</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Researcher and educator Yasmine Simone Gray shares perspectives on mental health, mental illness, trauma, labeling, lived experience, and more. Show notes and extended podcast edition pending.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Researcher and educator Yasmine Simone Gray shares perspectives on mental health, mental illness, trauma, labeling, lived experience, and more. Show notes and extended podcast edition pending.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Researcher and educator Yasmine Simone Gray shares perspectives on mental health, mental illness, trauma, labeling, lived experience, and more. Show notes and extended podcast edition pending.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Researcher and educator Yasmine Simone Gray shares perspectives on mental health, mental illness, trauma, labeling, lived experience, and more. Show notes and extended podcast edition pending.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 13, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-13-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6555</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Barrister Nick Bano explores some of the themes covered in his book Against Landlords. An excerpt from a lecture on youth mental health at Vancouver Island University by Dr. Shahana Alibhai.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Barrister Nick Bano explores some of the themes covered in his book Against Landlords. An excerpt from a lecture on youth mental health at Vancouver Island University by Dr. Shahana Alibhai.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Barrister Nick Bano explores some of the themes covered in his book Against Landlords. An excerpt from a lecture on youth mental health at Vancouver Island University by Dr. Shahana Alibhai.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Barrister Nick Bano explores some of the themes covered in his book Against Landlords. An excerpt from a lecture on youth mental health at Vancouver Island University by Dr. Shahana Alibhai.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 06, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-06-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6542</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Social prescribing in the spotlight: In conversation with journalist and author Julia Hotz, who visited Nanaimo as the keynote speaker at an event on social prescribing. Multi-faith educator Harold Rosen speaks about the development of justice across a wide variety of faith practices, ahead of leading a series of seminars on the same subject in [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Social prescribing in the spotlight: In conversation with journalist and author Julia Hotz, who visited Nanaimo as the keynote speaker at an event on social prescribing. Multi-faith educator Harold Rosen speaks about the development of justice across a w]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Social prescribing in the spotlight: In conversation with journalist and author Julia Hotz, who visited Nanaimo as the keynote speaker at an event on social prescribing. Multi-faith educator Harold Rosen speaks about the development of justice across a wide variety of faith practices, ahead of leading a series of seminars on the same subject in [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Social prescribing in the spotlight: In conversation with journalist and author Julia Hotz, who visited Nanaimo as the keynote speaker at an event on social prescribing. Multi-faith educator Harold Rosen speaks about the development of justice across a wide variety of faith practices, ahead of leading a series of seminars on the same subject in [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Social prescribing in the spotlight: In conversation with journalist and author Julia Hotz, who visited Nanaimo as the keynote speaker at an event on social prescribing. Multi-faith educator Harold Rosen speaks about the development of justice across a wide variety of faith practices, ahead of leading a series of seminars on the same subject in [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 27, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-27-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6533</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring new analysis on the potential impacts of basic income in Canada. In conversation with authors of a report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, as well as Royal Roads professor Tracy Smith Carrier. Sharing an excerpt from a recent webinar on basic income hosted by Waterloo Ontario based charity The Tamarack Institute.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring new analysis on the potential impacts of basic income in Canada. In conversation with authors of a report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, as well as Royal Roads professor Tracy Smith Carrier. Sharing an excerpt from a recen]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring new analysis on the potential impacts of basic income in Canada. In conversation with authors of a report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, as well as Royal Roads professor Tracy Smith Carrier. Sharing an excerpt from a recent webinar on basic income hosted by Waterloo Ontario based charity The Tamarack Institute.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/6533/people-first-radio-february-27-2025.mp3" length="82464235" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploring new analysis on the potential impacts of basic income in Canada. In conversation with authors of a report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, as well as Royal Roads professor Tracy Smith Carrier. Sharing an excerpt from a recent webinar on basic income hosted by Waterloo Ontario based charity The Tamarack Institute.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Exploring new analysis on the potential impacts of basic income in Canada. In conversation with authors of a report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, as well as Royal Roads professor Tracy Smith Carrier. Sharing an excerpt from a recent webinar on basic income hosted by Waterloo Ontario based charity The Tamarack Institute.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 20, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-20-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6523</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[A clinical trial in Nanaimo is offering access to psilocybin treatments for depression. The program revisits a conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow from 2023 about using MDMA in treatments for chronic pain, as well as one with Vancouver psychologist Christine Korol, who spoke about social media self diagnosis in 2024.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A clinical trial in Nanaimo is offering access to psilocybin treatments for depression. The program revisits a conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow from 2023 about using MDMA in treatments for chronic pain, as well as one with Vancouver psychologist Chri]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A clinical trial in Nanaimo is offering access to psilocybin treatments for depression. The program revisits a conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow from 2023 about using MDMA in treatments for chronic pain, as well as one with Vancouver psychologist Christine Korol, who spoke about social media self diagnosis in 2024.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/6523/people-first-radio-february-20-2025.mp3" length="82465144" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A clinical trial in Nanaimo is offering access to psilocybin treatments for depression. The program revisits a conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow from 2023 about using MDMA in treatments for chronic pain, as well as one with Vancouver psychologist Christine Korol, who spoke about social media self diagnosis in 2024.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[A clinical trial in Nanaimo is offering access to psilocybin treatments for depression. The program revisits a conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow from 2023 about using MDMA in treatments for chronic pain, as well as one with Vancouver psychologist Christine Korol, who spoke about social media self diagnosis in 2024.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 13, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-13-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6508</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Kate Walker tells the story of coming to a career in counselling following a traumatic incident in her family, Gene Miller makes the case for a new centre for community to come together and make positive change in Victoria]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kate Walker tells the story of coming to a career in counselling following a traumatic incident in her family, Gene Miller makes the case for a new centre for community to come together and make positive change in Victoria]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kate Walker tells the story of coming to a career in counselling following a traumatic incident in her family, Gene Miller makes the case for a new centre for community to come together and make positive change in Victoria]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 06, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-06-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Camilo Aybar used the covid-19 pandemic as the inspiration for a symphony, While he was a teenager living through it in Victoria. Jospeh Boutilier told that story in a new documentary The Sound of A Pandemic. They both joined People First Radio to speak about finding art in isolation. Iris Balodis of McMaster University spoke [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Camilo Aybar used the covid-19 pandemic as the inspiration for a symphony, While he was a teenager living through it in Victoria. Jospeh Boutilier told that story in a new documentary The Sound of A Pandemic. They both joined People First Radio to speak ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Camilo Aybar used the covid-19 pandemic as the inspiration for a symphony, While he was a teenager living through it in Victoria. Jospeh Boutilier told that story in a new documentary The Sound of A Pandemic. They both joined People First Radio to speak about finding art in isolation. Iris Balodis of McMaster University spoke [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 30, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-30-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Conversations with Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud, the incoming senior advisor on ending chronic homelessness to Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, and Laetitia Satam, who is co-chair of the board of directors at Kids Help Phone, as well as co-chair of the organization&#8217;s National Youth Council.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Conversations with Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud, the incoming senior advisor on ending chronic homelessness to Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, and Laetitia Satam, who is co-chair of the board of directors at Kids Help Phone, as well as co-chair of the organizati]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Conversations with Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud, the incoming senior advisor on ending chronic homelessness to Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, and Laetitia Satam, who is co-chair of the board of directors at Kids Help Phone, as well as co-chair of the organization&#8217;s National Youth Council.]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 23, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-23-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Sounds from an unsanctioned pop up overdose prevention site erected outside North Island Hospital, Comox Valley on Monday, January 20th. In conversation with BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender on her office&#8217;s human rights bookclub.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sounds from an unsanctioned pop up overdose prevention site erected outside North Island Hospital, Comox Valley on Monday, January 20th. In conversation with BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender on her office&#8217;s human rights bookclub.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sounds from an unsanctioned pop up overdose prevention site erected outside North Island Hospital, Comox Valley on Monday, January 20th. In conversation with BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender on her office&#8217;s human rights bookclub.]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 16, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-16-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Featuring a conversation on sibling grief amid the toxic drug poisoning crisis. Also featuring a piece from Iona Coe of Local 107.3 FM on the Saint John Food Purchasing Club, courtesy of the Local Journalism Initiative. Guests: Stephanie Harrington: Amanda Farrell-Low]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring a conversation on sibling grief amid the toxic drug poisoning crisis. Also featuring a piece from Iona Coe of Local 107.3 FM on the Saint John Food Purchasing Club, courtesy of the Local Journalism Initiative. Guests: Stephanie Harrington: Aman]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring a conversation on sibling grief amid the toxic drug poisoning crisis. Also featuring a piece from Iona Coe of Local 107.3 FM on the Saint John Food Purchasing Club, courtesy of the Local Journalism Initiative. Guests: Stephanie Harrington: Amanda Farrell-Low]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 09, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-09-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 05:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6450</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Conversations with Nicole Santa Cruz and Fred Cameron around storage and loss of belongings while experiencing homelessness, and with Canadian Dimension writer James Hardwick around zoning rules, market interventions, and the housing crisis.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Conversations with Nicole Santa Cruz and Fred Cameron around storage and loss of belongings while experiencing homelessness, and with Canadian Dimension writer James Hardwick around zoning rules, market interventions, and the housing crisis.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Conversations with Nicole Santa Cruz and Fred Cameron around storage and loss of belongings while experiencing homelessness, and with Canadian Dimension writer James Hardwick around zoning rules, market interventions, and the housing crisis.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Conversations with Nicole Santa Cruz and Fred Cameron around storage and loss of belongings while experiencing homelessness, and with Canadian Dimension writer James Hardwick around zoning rules, market interventions, and the housing crisis.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 2, 2025</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-2-2025/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6440</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations on Chess For Life-an alternative sentencing measure for youth involved in the criminal justice system in Alberta, and a project from Drexel University that&#8217;s working on a tool to advise social media users of alternatives to potentially stigmatizing language. Guests: Jade Oldfield &#8211; Chess For Life, University of Lethbridge Shadi Rezapour &#8211; Assistant [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring conversations on Chess For Life-an alternative sentencing measure for youth involved in the criminal justice system in Alberta, and a project from Drexel University that&#8217;s working on a tool to advise social media users of alternatives to ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 26, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-26-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6432</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Revisiting three standout conversations from the fall. To find the full interview with the Morén sisters: CLICK HERE To find the full interview with Susan Grundy: CLICK HERE To find the full interview with Isaiah Neil: CLICK HERE]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Revisiting three standout conversations from the fall. To find the full interview with the Morén sisters: CLICK HERE To find the full interview with Susan Grundy: CLICK HERE To find the full interview with Isaiah Neil: CLICK HERE]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Revisiting three standout conversations from the fall. To find the full interview with the Morén sisters: CLICK HERE To find the full interview with Susan Grundy: CLICK HERE To find the full interview with Isaiah Neil: CLICK HERE]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Revisiting three standout conversations from the fall. To find the full interview with the Morén sisters: CLICK HERE To find the full interview with Susan Grundy: CLICK HERE To find the full interview with Isaiah Neil: CLICK HERE]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 19, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-19-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6427</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Housing inequalities faced by Canadians with disabilities, a tool to check for stigmatizing language in social media posts, and chess as a way to help youth involved in the criminal justice system.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Housing inequalities faced by Canadians with disabilities, a tool to check for stigmatizing language in social media posts, and chess as a way to help youth involved in the criminal justice system.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Housing inequalities faced by Canadians with disabilities, a tool to check for stigmatizing language in social media posts, and chess as a way to help youth involved in the criminal justice system.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 12, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-12-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Revisiting conversations around trauma informed lawyering, how youth who use drugs look at Vancouver, and the story of a mom finding hope over the course of her son&#8217;s addiction, recovery, relapse, and death. Find the full conversations below: Myrna McCallum: click here Danya Fast: click here Kathy Wagner: click here]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Revisiting conversations around trauma informed lawyering, how youth who use drugs look at Vancouver, and the story of a mom finding hope over the course of her son&#8217;s addiction, recovery, relapse, and death. Find the full conversations below: Myrna]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Revisiting conversations around trauma informed lawyering, how youth who use drugs look at Vancouver, and the story of a mom finding hope over the course of her son&#8217;s addiction, recovery, relapse, and death. Find the full conversations below: Myrna McCallum: click here Danya Fast: click here Kathy Wagner: click here]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Revisiting conversations around trauma informed lawyering, how youth who use drugs look at Vancouver, and the story of a mom finding hope over the course of her son&#8217;s addiction, recovery, relapse, and death. Find the full conversations below: Myrna McCallum: click here Danya Fast: click here Kathy Wagner: click here]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 05, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-05-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Breaking down Australia&#8217;s legislation around youth social media use with Lisa Given, a professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, a study into trying to use social media more thoughtfully from UBC&#8217;s Promoting Equitable, Affirming Relationships Lab (PEARL), getting the details on Island Health&#8217;s Youth Resilience grant program which is now taking applications, and talking with [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Breaking down Australia&#8217;s legislation around youth social media use with Lisa Given, a professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, a study into trying to use social media more thoughtfully from UBC&#8217;s Promoting Equitable, Affirming Relationship]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Breaking down Australia&#8217;s legislation around youth social media use with Lisa Given, a professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, a study into trying to use social media more thoughtfully from UBC&#8217;s Promoting Equitable, Affirming Relationships Lab (PEARL), getting the details on Island Health&#8217;s Youth Resilience grant program which is now taking applications, and talking with [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 28, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-28-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 06:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Angelika Matson shares her experiences receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Victoria Hand Project CEO Michael Peirone explains the mission, history, and impact of the organization.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Angelika Matson shares her experiences receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Victoria Hand Project CEO Michael Peirone explains the mission, history, and impact of the organization.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 21, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Journalist Sandy Ernest Allan explores the cultural history of electrocunvulsive therapy (ECT), colloquially known as shock treatment. &#160;]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 14, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Success as a driver of visible homelessness? Checking in on a modular bridge housing site in Peterborough one year in, and a look ahead to a cultural history of electroconvulsive therapy.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 07, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Olúṣèyí Ṣẹ́gun shares a story of two very different experiences of grad school, expanding on the experiences shared in a first person piece written for Mad in America.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 31, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-31-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6304</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Mental health advocate Isaiah Neil shares his experiences as a suicide attempt survivor. Michael Cooper, Vice President of Mental Health Research Canada, explores findings and takeaways from a recent report into youth mental health commissioned by Bell Let&#8217;s Talk. Jai Sadler of Local 107.3FM reports on a grief cafe via the Local Journalism Initiative. &#160;]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 24, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 05:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Susan Grundy recounts six plus decades of sisterhood that included standing up to ignorant comments on the school bus, a 13 year stay in a locked psychiatric ward, independent living, and more, a story she&#8217;s also told in the memoir Mad Sisters. Denise McArthur speaks about restorative justice in the Cowichan Valley. &#160;]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 17, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 05:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with addiction medicine specialists Dr. Paula Cook and Dr. Darlene Petersen.]]></description>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 10, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations about social media inspired self diagnosis, AI companion bots, and the housing crisis.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring conversations about social media inspired self diagnosis, AI companion bots, and the housing crisis.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 3, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations on survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, and a concept its authors called reconciliation social work. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring conversations on survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, and a concept its authors called reconciliation social work. &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 26, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Three sisters in Spain remember their father and share perspectives on growing up with a family member with schizophrenia.]]></description>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 19, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Clinical psychologist Jonathan Stea on the wellness industry and mental health literacy, topics covered in his recently released book, Mind The Science: Saving your Mental Health From the Wellness Industry.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Clinical psychologist Jonathan Stea on the wellness industry and mental health literacy, topics covered in his recently released book, Mind The Science: Saving your Mental Health From the Wellness Industry.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 12, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with men&#8217;s mental health advocate Noah Battista.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 05, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Speeches from events held in Nanaimo and Victoria to mark International Overdose Awareness Day 2024 in Nanaimo and Victoria, as well as a debrief on Nanaimo&#8217;s event.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 29, 2024</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 23:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[A focus on Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Mark DeVries of Parksville shares his experience with the medical system, including the long path to a diagnosis from a nurse practitioner. Also featuring Tammy Stadt of the EDS Canada Foundation. Plus, a conversation with Montana author Bryce Andrews, who&#8217;s recently rowed his way up the Salish Sea through [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A focus on Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Mark DeVries of Parksville shares his experience with the medical system, including the long path to a diagnosis from a nurse practitioner. Also featuring Tammy Stadt of the EDS Canada Foundation. Plus, a conversation with Montana author Bryce Andrews, who&#8217;s recently rowed his way up the Salish Sea through [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 22, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-22-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 23:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6185</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Brandon Kirk is creating a platform for people to share stories of life after addiction. Charlotte Waddell explores what evidence shows has worked in education programs designed to prevent youth from using substances. And 420 Albert in Nanaimo is turning office space into living space.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Brandon Kirk is creating a platform for people to share stories of life after addiction. Charlotte Waddell explores what evidence shows has worked in education programs designed to prevent youth from using substances. And 420 Albert in Nanaimo is turning]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Brandon Kirk is creating a platform for people to share stories of life after addiction. Charlotte Waddell explores what evidence shows has worked in education programs designed to prevent youth from using substances. And 420 Albert in Nanaimo is turning office space into living space.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brandon Kirk is creating a platform for people to share stories of life after addiction. Charlotte Waddell explores what evidence shows has worked in education programs designed to prevent youth from using substances. And 420 Albert in Nanaimo is turning office space into living space.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 15, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-15-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6172</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Highlighting the Uni 101 program at the University of Victoria, which offers free academic courses to people facing economic and or social barriers that would typically prevent them from accessing university education.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Highlighting the Uni 101 program at the University of Victoria, which offers free academic courses to people facing economic and or social barriers that would typically prevent them from accessing university education.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Highlighting the Uni 101 program at the University of Victoria, which offers free academic courses to people facing economic and or social barriers that would typically prevent them from accessing university education.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Highlighting the Uni 101 program at the University of Victoria, which offers free academic courses to people facing economic and or social barriers that would typically prevent them from accessing university education.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 08, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-08-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6158</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Carissa Halton shares the unexpected emotions of grad from a parent&#8217;s point of view. Plus, a trip into the archives to hear longtime presenter Kevin Midbo speak with Dr. Gabor Maté in 2014.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Carissa Halton shares the unexpected emotions of grad from a parent&#8217;s point of view. Plus, a trip into the archives to hear longtime presenter Kevin Midbo speak with Dr. Gabor Maté in 2014.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Carissa Halton shares the unexpected emotions of grad from a parent&#8217;s point of view. Plus, a trip into the archives to hear longtime presenter Kevin Midbo speak with Dr. Gabor Maté in 2014.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Carissa Halton shares the unexpected emotions of grad from a parent&#8217;s point of view. Plus, a trip into the archives to hear longtime presenter Kevin Midbo speak with Dr. Gabor Maté in 2014.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 01, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-01-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6143</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring reconnecting with old friends. Plus Anglican Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee expresses reservation with signing on to run a shelter while a proposal for long term housing on church land was turned down.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring reconnecting with old friends. Plus Anglican Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee expresses reservation with signing on to run a shelter while a proposal for long term housing on church land was turned down.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring reconnecting with old friends. Plus Anglican Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee expresses reservation with signing on to run a shelter while a proposal for long term housing on church land was turned down.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploring reconnecting with old friends. Plus Anglican Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee expresses reservation with signing on to run a shelter while a proposal for long term housing on church land was turned down.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Exploring reconnecting with old friends. Plus Anglican Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee expresses reservation with signing on to run a shelter while a proposal for long term housing on church land was turned down.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 25, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-25-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 02:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6132</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Sharing the experience of obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) through a video game. Taking action to address homelessness in Yellowknife.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sharing the experience of obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) through a video game. Taking action to address homelessness in Yellowknife.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sharing the experience of obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) through a video game. Taking action to address homelessness in Yellowknife.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sharing the experience of obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) through a video game. Taking action to address homelessness in Yellowknife.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Sharing the experience of obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) through a video game. Taking action to address homelessness in Yellowknife.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 18, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-18-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6120</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring the idea of social media posts as a potential diagnostic aid for psychosis related mental health conditions.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring the idea of social media posts as a potential diagnostic aid for psychosis related mental health conditions.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring the idea of social media posts as a potential diagnostic aid for psychosis related mental health conditions.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploring the idea of social media posts as a potential diagnostic aid for psychosis related mental health conditions.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 11, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-11-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6102</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Researcher Kora DeBeck explores the idea of drug regulation.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Researcher Kora DeBeck explores the idea of drug regulation.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Researcher Kora DeBeck explores the idea of drug regulation.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Researcher Kora DeBeck explores the idea of drug regulation.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Researcher Kora DeBeck explores the idea of drug regulation.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 04, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-04-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 20:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6094</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of a focus on brain injury. Featuring conversations with Sandy Shultz, director of the Centre for Trauma and Mental Health Research at Vancouver Island University, and Lea-lah Manson and Lance Point, outreach workers with Snuneymuxw First Nation. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Part 2 of a focus on brain injury. Featuring conversations with Sandy Shultz, director of the Centre for Trauma and Mental Health Research at Vancouver Island University, and Lea-lah Manson and Lance Point, outreach workers with Snuneymuxw First Nation. ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Part 2 of a focus on brain injury. Featuring conversations with Sandy Shultz, director of the Centre for Trauma and Mental Health Research at Vancouver Island University, and Lea-lah Manson and Lance Point, outreach workers with Snuneymuxw First Nation. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Part 2 of a focus on brain injury. Featuring conversations with Sandy Shultz, director of the Centre for Trauma and Mental Health Research at Vancouver Island University, and Lea-lah Manson and Lance Point, outreach workers with Snuneymuxw First Nation. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 27, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-27-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6080</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring brain injury. Featuring conversations with Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, Adele Rogers, and Sandy Shultz.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring brain injury. Featuring conversations with Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, Adele Rogers, and Sandy Shultz.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring brain injury. Featuring conversations with Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, Adele Rogers, and Sandy Shultz.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploring brain injury. Featuring conversations with Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, Adele Rogers, and Sandy Shultz.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Exploring brain injury. Featuring conversations with Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, Adele Rogers, and Sandy Shultz.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 20, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-20-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6053</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Charlie Cavanagh of Saint John talks mental health in high performance sport and life after retiring from boxing. Ashley Kendrick of Campbell River shares some of her experiences as a foster parent.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Charlie Cavanagh of Saint John talks mental health in high performance sport and life after retiring from boxing. Ashley Kendrick of Campbell River shares some of her experiences as a foster parent.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Charlie Cavanagh of Saint John talks mental health in high performance sport and life after retiring from boxing. Ashley Kendrick of Campbell River shares some of her experiences as a foster parent.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Charlie Cavanagh of Saint John talks mental health in high performance sport and life after retiring from boxing. Ashley Kendrick of Campbell River shares some of her experiences as a foster parent.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 13, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-13-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6027</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with Matthew Heneghan, Kim Burden, and Kerri Isham.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with Matthew Heneghan, Kim Burden, and Kerri Isham.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with Matthew Heneghan, Kim Burden, and Kerri Isham.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with Matthew Heneghan, Kim Burden, and Kerri Isham.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with Matthew Heneghan, Kim Burden, and Kerri Isham.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 06, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-06-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 22:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6013</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Farkouh with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria evaluates Canada&#8217;s federal alcohol policies. Happipad founder and CEO Cailan Libby explores the room sharing model he hopes can help fill some of what he describes as 13 million empty bedrooms across the country.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Elizabeth Farkouh with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria evaluates Canada&#8217;s federal alcohol policies. Happipad founder and CEO Cailan Libby explores the room sharing model he hopes can help fill some of]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Elizabeth Farkouh with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria evaluates Canada&#8217;s federal alcohol policies. Happipad founder and CEO Cailan Libby explores the room sharing model he hopes can help fill some of what he describes as 13 million empty bedrooms across the country.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Elizabeth Farkouh with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria evaluates Canada&#8217;s federal alcohol policies. Happipad founder and CEO Cailan Libby explores the room sharing model he hopes can help fill some of what he describes as 13 million empty bedrooms across the country.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 30, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-30-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 07:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5995</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Guy Felicella and other speakers from a May 28th community dialogue on the toxic drug crisis in Nanaimo. Connally Mcdougall shares her journey running a clothing brand focused on inclusivity and sustainability, and moving forward after a life changing skull fracture.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Guy Felicella and other speakers from a May 28th community dialogue on the toxic drug crisis in Nanaimo. Connally Mcdougall shares her journey running a clothing brand focused on inclusivity and sustainability, and moving forward after a life changing sk]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Guy Felicella and other speakers from a May 28th community dialogue on the toxic drug crisis in Nanaimo. Connally Mcdougall shares her journey running a clothing brand focused on inclusivity and sustainability, and moving forward after a life changing skull fracture.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Guy Felicella and other speakers from a May 28th community dialogue on the toxic drug crisis in Nanaimo. Connally Mcdougall shares her journey running a clothing brand focused on inclusivity and sustainability, and moving forward after a life changing skull fracture.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 23, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-23-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 00:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5982</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Sarah Marsden gives insight into eviction mapping based on data collected by First United. BC Achievement Community Award recipient Earl Blacklock talks counseling on Vancouver Island. Christoper Lee shares the story of Vancouver based, youth led non profit Helping Hearts.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sarah Marsden gives insight into eviction mapping based on data collected by First United. BC Achievement Community Award recipient Earl Blacklock talks counseling on Vancouver Island. Christoper Lee shares the story of Vancouver based, youth led non pro]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sarah Marsden gives insight into eviction mapping based on data collected by First United. BC Achievement Community Award recipient Earl Blacklock talks counseling on Vancouver Island. Christoper Lee shares the story of Vancouver based, youth led non profit Helping Hearts.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sarah Marsden gives insight into eviction mapping based on data collected by First United. BC Achievement Community Award recipient Earl Blacklock talks counseling on Vancouver Island. Christoper Lee shares the story of Vancouver based, youth led non profit Helping Hearts.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:01</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Sarah Marsden gives insight into eviction mapping based on data collected by First United. BC Achievement Community Award recipient Earl Blacklock talks counseling on Vancouver Island. Christoper Lee shares the story of Vancouver based, youth led non profit Helping Hearts.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 16, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-16-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 06:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5961</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Monday Lunch Together program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, a conversation with Imagine Studio Café&#8217;s Managing Director Dorothy Morrison, and reflections from Charlene Davis, one of the founders of WeCan Shelter Society in the Comox Valley.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Monday Lunch Together program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, a conversation with Imagine Studio Café&#8217;s Managing Director Dorothy Morrison, and reflections from Charlene Davis, one of the founders of WeCan Shelter Society in th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Monday Lunch Together program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, a conversation with Imagine Studio Café&#8217;s Managing Director Dorothy Morrison, and reflections from Charlene Davis, one of the founders of WeCan Shelter Society in the Comox Valley.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Monday Lunch Together program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, a conversation with Imagine Studio Café&#8217;s Managing Director Dorothy Morrison, and reflections from Charlene Davis, one of the founders of WeCan Shelter Society in the Comox Valley.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Monday Lunch Together program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, a conversation with Imagine Studio Café&#8217;s Managing Director Dorothy Morrison, and reflections from Charlene Davis, one of the founders of WeCan Shelter Society in the Comox Valley.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 09, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-09-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 20:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5942</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations on sensory processing disorder, Victoria&#8217;s Red Cedar Cafe, and the use of AI chat bots for therapeutic purposes. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring conversations on sensory processing disorder, Victoria&#8217;s Red Cedar Cafe, and the use of AI chat bots for therapeutic purposes. &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring conversations on sensory processing disorder, Victoria&#8217;s Red Cedar Cafe, and the use of AI chat bots for therapeutic purposes. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5942/people-first-radio-may-09-2024.mp3" length="82354831" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring conversations on sensory processing disorder, Victoria&#8217;s Red Cedar Cafe, and the use of AI chat bots for therapeutic purposes. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations on sensory processing disorder, Victoria&#8217;s Red Cedar Cafe, and the use of AI chat bots for therapeutic purposes. &#160;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 02 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-02-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5926</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Zakia Moulaoui Guery shares the story behind Invisible Cities, which trains people who&#8217;ve experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their communities. Marlo Renee Mayers speaks ahead of moving into a new supportive housing building in Nanaimo.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Zakia Moulaoui Guery shares the story behind Invisible Cities, which trains people who&#8217;ve experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their communities. Marlo Renee Mayers speaks ahead of moving into a new supportive housing building ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Zakia Moulaoui Guery shares the story behind Invisible Cities, which trains people who&#8217;ve experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their communities. Marlo Renee Mayers speaks ahead of moving into a new supportive housing building in Nanaimo.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Zakia Moulaoui Guery shares the story behind Invisible Cities, which trains people who&#8217;ve experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their communities. Marlo Renee Mayers speaks ahead of moving into a new supportive housing building in Nanaimo.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Zakia Moulaoui Guery shares the story behind Invisible Cities, which trains people who&#8217;ve experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides of their communities. Marlo Renee Mayers speaks ahead of moving into a new supportive housing building in Nanaimo.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 25, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-25-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5911</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Retired RCMP officer Laurie White shares her story returning to work following a traumatic injury she received in the line of duty in 1998. Parksville Qualicum resident Amarii on being signed to a record label and his journey in music so far.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Retired RCMP officer Laurie White shares her story returning to work following a traumatic injury she received in the line of duty in 1998. Parksville Qualicum resident Amarii on being signed to a record label and his journey in music so far.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Retired RCMP officer Laurie White shares her story returning to work following a traumatic injury she received in the line of duty in 1998. Parksville Qualicum resident Amarii on being signed to a record label and his journey in music so far.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Retired RCMP officer Laurie White shares her story returning to work following a traumatic injury she received in the line of duty in 1998. Parksville Qualicum resident Amarii on being signed to a record label and his journey in music so far.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:02</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Retired RCMP officer Laurie White shares her story returning to work following a traumatic injury she received in the line of duty in 1998. Parksville Qualicum resident Amarii on being signed to a record label and his journey in music so far.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 18, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-18-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5897</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Moms Stop The Harm co-founder Leslie McBain on the 8 year anniversary of British Columbia declaring a public health emergency due to toxic drug deaths. Exploring the emotional impacts of overdose and overdose related death on harm reduction workers with Memorial University professor Gillian Kolla.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Moms Stop The Harm co-founder Leslie McBain on the 8 year anniversary of British Columbia declaring a public health emergency due to toxic drug deaths. Exploring the emotional impacts of overdose and overdose related death on harm re]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Moms Stop The Harm co-founder Leslie McBain on the 8 year anniversary of British Columbia declaring a public health emergency due to toxic drug deaths. Exploring the emotional impacts of overdose and overdose related death on harm reduction workers with Memorial University professor Gillian Kolla.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5897/people-first-radio-april-18-2024.mp3" length="82325393" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Moms Stop The Harm co-founder Leslie McBain on the 8 year anniversary of British Columbia declaring a public health emergency due to toxic drug deaths. Exploring the emotional impacts of overdose and overdose related death on harm reduction workers with Memorial University professor Gillian Kolla.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:59</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Moms Stop The Harm co-founder Leslie McBain on the 8 year anniversary of British Columbia declaring a public health emergency due to toxic drug deaths. Exploring the emotional impacts of overdose and overdose related death on harm reduction workers with Memorial University professor Gillian Kolla.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 11, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-11-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5883</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Nisha Patel shares her experience turning her medical records into poetry, which resulted in her new collection A Fate Worse Than Death. Sachin Maharaj discusses a lawsuit by a group of Ontario school boards against social media companies, and the idea that &#8220;for too long, we&#8217;ve sought individual solutions to a collective problem.&#8221; &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Nisha Patel shares her experience turning her medical records into poetry, which resulted in her new collection A Fate Worse Than Death. Sachin Maharaj discusses a lawsuit by a group of Ontario school boards against social media companies, and the idea t]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nisha Patel shares her experience turning her medical records into poetry, which resulted in her new collection A Fate Worse Than Death. Sachin Maharaj discusses a lawsuit by a group of Ontario school boards against social media companies, and the idea that &#8220;for too long, we&#8217;ve sought individual solutions to a collective problem.&#8221; &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nisha Patel shares her experience turning her medical records into poetry, which resulted in her new collection A Fate Worse Than Death. Sachin Maharaj discusses a lawsuit by a group of Ontario school boards against social media companies, and the idea that &#8220;for too long, we&#8217;ve sought individual solutions to a collective problem.&#8221; &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:58</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 04, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-04-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5870</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[University of Alberta student Gurleen Kaur shares her experiences with psychosis. Vancouver Island Construction Association CEO Rory Kumala talks the Tailgate Toolkit program, designed to provide education and training on topics related to mental health, substance use, and pain management to those working in the industry.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[University of Alberta student Gurleen Kaur shares her experiences with psychosis. Vancouver Island Construction Association CEO Rory Kumala talks the Tailgate Toolkit program, designed to provide education and training on topics related to mental health,]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[University of Alberta student Gurleen Kaur shares her experiences with psychosis. Vancouver Island Construction Association CEO Rory Kumala talks the Tailgate Toolkit program, designed to provide education and training on topics related to mental health, substance use, and pain management to those working in the industry.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5870/people-first-radio-april-04-2024.mp3" length="82336159" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[University of Alberta student Gurleen Kaur shares her experiences with psychosis. Vancouver Island Construction Association CEO Rory Kumala talks the Tailgate Toolkit program, designed to provide education and training on topics related to mental health, substance use, and pain management to those working in the industry.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[University of Alberta student Gurleen Kaur shares her experiences with psychosis. Vancouver Island Construction Association CEO Rory Kumala talks the Tailgate Toolkit program, designed to provide education and training on topics related to mental health, substance use, and pain management to those working in the industry.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 28, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-28-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5861</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Looking at how our brains are depicted onscreen with Heather and Sarah Taylor. The Canadian sisters work in the film industry, and explore depictions of mental illness, disability, and a variety of other topics on their podcast Braaains.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Looking at how our brains are depicted onscreen with Heather and Sarah Taylor. The Canadian sisters work in the film industry, and explore depictions of mental illness, disability, and a variety of other topics on their podcast Braaains.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Looking at how our brains are depicted onscreen with Heather and Sarah Taylor. The Canadian sisters work in the film industry, and explore depictions of mental illness, disability, and a variety of other topics on their podcast Braaains.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5861/people-first-radio-march-28-2024.mp3" length="82332616" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Looking at how our brains are depicted onscreen with Heather and Sarah Taylor. The Canadian sisters work in the film industry, and explore depictions of mental illness, disability, and a variety of other topics on their podcast Braaains.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Looking at how our brains are depicted onscreen with Heather and Sarah Taylor. The Canadian sisters work in the film industry, and explore depictions of mental illness, disability, and a variety of other topics on their podcast Braaains.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 21, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-21-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5847</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring experiences of the Canadian prison system from the inside. David Dorson is the pen name of someone who spent a few years in prison in Ontario. he writes a column about his experiences on the website of Law 360 Canada. Lee Chapelle is the founder and president of Canadian Prison Consulting, where he works [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring experiences of the Canadian prison system from the inside. David Dorson is the pen name of someone who spent a few years in prison in Ontario. he writes a column about his experiences on the website of Law 360 Canada. Lee Chapelle is the founde]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring experiences of the Canadian prison system from the inside. David Dorson is the pen name of someone who spent a few years in prison in Ontario. he writes a column about his experiences on the website of Law 360 Canada. Lee Chapelle is the founder and president of Canadian Prison Consulting, where he works [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5847/people-first-radio-march-21-2024.mp3" length="82331926" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploring experiences of the Canadian prison system from the inside. David Dorson is the pen name of someone who spent a few years in prison in Ontario. he writes a column about his experiences on the website of Law 360 Canada. Lee Chapelle is the founder and president of Canadian Prison Consulting, where he works [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Exploring experiences of the Canadian prison system from the inside. David Dorson is the pen name of someone who spent a few years in prison in Ontario. he writes a column about his experiences on the website of Law 360 Canada. Lee Chapelle is the founder and president of Canadian Prison Consulting, where he works [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 14, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-14-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5834</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Finland, with a population of around 5.5 million, has just over 1000 people who are considered to be experiencing long term homelessness. That number has been steadily decreasing for decades, thanks to investment in social and affordable housing. The country’s largest non profit housing provider is a group called the Y foundation, founded in 1985. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Finland, with a population of around 5.5 million, has just over 1000 people who are considered to be experiencing long term homelessness. That number has been steadily decreasing for decades, thanks to investment in social and affordable housing. The cou]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Finland, with a population of around 5.5 million, has just over 1000 people who are considered to be experiencing long term homelessness. That number has been steadily decreasing for decades, thanks to investment in social and affordable housing. The country’s largest non profit housing provider is a group called the Y foundation, founded in 1985. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5834/people-first-radio-march-14-2024.mp3" length="82325107" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Finland, with a population of around 5.5 million, has just over 1000 people who are considered to be experiencing long term homelessness. That number has been steadily decreasing for decades, thanks to investment in social and affordable housing. The country’s largest non profit housing provider is a group called the Y foundation, founded in 1985. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 07, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-07-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 01:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5816</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Part one of a conversation with journalist Meagan Gillmore on her experiences with disability culture. Pacifica Housing CEO Carolina Ibarra reflects on developments related to supportive housing in Nanaimo, and across BC.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Part one of a conversation with journalist Meagan Gillmore on her experiences with disability culture. Pacifica Housing CEO Carolina Ibarra reflects on developments related to supportive housing in Nanaimo, and across BC.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Part one of a conversation with journalist Meagan Gillmore on her experiences with disability culture. Pacifica Housing CEO Carolina Ibarra reflects on developments related to supportive housing in Nanaimo, and across BC.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Part one of a conversation with journalist Meagan Gillmore on her experiences with disability culture. Pacifica Housing CEO Carolina Ibarra reflects on developments related to supportive housing in Nanaimo, and across BC.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 29, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-29-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 05:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5796</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Dr. Alex Nataros, who speaks about experiences personal and professional with ADHD. Port Hardy CAO Heather Nelson-Smith shares the model behind the community&#8217;s new Situation Table, an initiative designed to allow community organizations to meet regularly and cooperate on how to support individuals at acute risk of harm. Adrienne Montani of First [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Dr. Alex Nataros, who speaks about experiences personal and professional with ADHD. Port Hardy CAO Heather Nelson-Smith shares the model behind the community&#8217;s new Situation Table, an initiative designed to allow community orga]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Dr. Alex Nataros, who speaks about experiences personal and professional with ADHD. Port Hardy CAO Heather Nelson-Smith shares the model behind the community&#8217;s new Situation Table, an initiative designed to allow community organizations to meet regularly and cooperate on how to support individuals at acute risk of harm. Adrienne Montani of First [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Dr. Alex Nataros, who speaks about experiences personal and professional with ADHD. Port Hardy CAO Heather Nelson-Smith shares the model behind the community&#8217;s new Situation Table, an initiative designed to allow community organizations to meet regularly and cooperate on how to support individuals at acute risk of harm. Adrienne Montani of First [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Dr. Alex Nataros, who speaks about experiences personal and professional with ADHD. Port Hardy CAO Heather Nelson-Smith shares the model behind the community&#8217;s new Situation Table, an initiative designed to allow community organizations to meet regularly and cooperate on how to support individuals at acute risk of harm. Adrienne Montani of First [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 22, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-22-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 07:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5761</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Michelle Gamage of The Tyee, who explains how people in Vancouver are experiencing &#8220;street feet&#8221;. Campbell River&#8217;s Sue Moen shares her takeaways from a night spent in her truck on the streets of the community.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Michelle Gamage of The Tyee, who explains how people in Vancouver are experiencing &#8220;street feet&#8221;. Campbell River&#8217;s Sue Moen shares her takeaways from a night spent in her truck on the streets of the community.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Michelle Gamage of The Tyee, who explains how people in Vancouver are experiencing &#8220;street feet&#8221;. Campbell River&#8217;s Sue Moen shares her takeaways from a night spent in her truck on the streets of the community.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5761/people-first-radio-february-22-2024.mp3" length="82314829" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Michelle Gamage of The Tyee, who explains how people in Vancouver are experiencing &#8220;street feet&#8221;. Campbell River&#8217;s Sue Moen shares her takeaways from a night spent in her truck on the streets of the community.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Michelle Gamage of The Tyee, who explains how people in Vancouver are experiencing &#8220;street feet&#8221;. Campbell River&#8217;s Sue Moen shares her takeaways from a night spent in her truck on the streets of the community.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 15, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-15-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5749</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Stephen Gaetz of The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Stephen Gaetz of The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Stephen Gaetz of The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Stephen Gaetz of The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Stephen Gaetz of The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 08, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-08-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5733</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Kathy Wagner, who shares her journey finding hope and healing as she experienced her son Tristan&#8217;s addiction, recovery, relapse, and death. Her story is also recounted in the memoir Here With You. Greg Dorval of Guelph, Ont. shares perspectives from a year experiencing homelessness, which has led him to stand in solidarity [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Kathy Wagner, who shares her journey finding hope and healing as she experienced her son Tristan&#8217;s addiction, recovery, relapse, and death. Her story is also recounted in the memoir Here With You. Greg Dorval of Guelph, Ont. sh]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Kathy Wagner, who shares her journey finding hope and healing as she experienced her son Tristan&#8217;s addiction, recovery, relapse, and death. Her story is also recounted in the memoir Here With You. Greg Dorval of Guelph, Ont. shares perspectives from a year experiencing homelessness, which has led him to stand in solidarity [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5733/people-first-radio-february-08-2024.mp3" length="82314985" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Kathy Wagner, who shares her journey finding hope and healing as she experienced her son Tristan&#8217;s addiction, recovery, relapse, and death. Her story is also recounted in the memoir Here With You. Greg Dorval of Guelph, Ont. shares perspectives from a year experiencing homelessness, which has led him to stand in solidarity [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Kathy Wagner, who shares her journey finding hope and healing as she experienced her son Tristan&#8217;s addiction, recovery, relapse, and death. Her story is also recounted in the memoir Here With You. Greg Dorval of Guelph, Ont. shares perspectives from a year experiencing homelessness, which has led him to stand in solidarity [&#8230;]]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; February 01, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-february-01-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 20:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5691</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Danya Fast about The Best Place: Addiction, Intervention, and Living and Dying Young in Vancouver.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Danya Fast about The Best Place: Addiction, Intervention, and Living and Dying Young in Vancouver.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Danya Fast about The Best Place: Addiction, Intervention, and Living and Dying Young in Vancouver.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5691/people-first-radio-february-01-2024.mp3" length="82297489" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Danya Fast about The Best Place: Addiction, Intervention, and Living and Dying Young in Vancouver.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Danya Fast about The Best Place: Addiction, Intervention, and Living and Dying Young in Vancouver.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 25, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-25-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5673</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Nicole Luongo of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, Danielle Sabelli of Community Legal Assistance Society, Deborah Hollins of Nanaimo Family Life Association, and Katherine Tamminen of The University of Toronto.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Nicole Luongo of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, Danielle Sabelli of Community Legal Assistance Society, Deborah Hollins of Nanaimo Family Life Association, and Katherine Tamminen of The University of Toronto.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Nicole Luongo of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, Danielle Sabelli of Community Legal Assistance Society, Deborah Hollins of Nanaimo Family Life Association, and Katherine Tamminen of The University of Toronto.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5673/people-first-radio-january-25-2024.mp3" length="82218915" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Nicole Luongo of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, Danielle Sabelli of Community Legal Assistance Society, Deborah Hollins of Nanaimo Family Life Association, and Katherine Tamminen of The University of Toronto.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:57</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Nicole Luongo of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, Danielle Sabelli of Community Legal Assistance Society, Deborah Hollins of Nanaimo Family Life Association, and Katherine Tamminen of The University of Toronto.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 18, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-18-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5655</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Myrna McCallum, host of the podcast The Trauma Informed Lawyer]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Myrna McCallum, host of the podcast The Trauma Informed Lawyer]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Myrna McCallum, host of the podcast The Trauma Informed Lawyer]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Myrna McCallum, host of the podcast The Trauma Informed Lawyer]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Myrna McCallum, host of the podcast The Trauma Informed Lawyer]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 11, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-11-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5622</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Sarah Pump shares the story that led her to start Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo.The University of Calgary&#8217;s Gabrielle Wilcox explores the relationship between academic success and mental health in children. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sarah Pump shares the story that led her to start Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo.The University of Calgary&#8217;s Gabrielle Wilcox explores the relationship between academic success and mental health in children. &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sarah Pump shares the story that led her to start Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo.The University of Calgary&#8217;s Gabrielle Wilcox explores the relationship between academic success and mental health in children. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5622/people-first-radio-january-11-2023.mp3" length="82313948" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sarah Pump shares the story that led her to start Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo.The University of Calgary&#8217;s Gabrielle Wilcox explores the relationship between academic success and mental health in children. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Sarah Pump shares the story that led her to start Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo.The University of Calgary&#8217;s Gabrielle Wilcox explores the relationship between academic success and mental health in children. &#160;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; January 04, 2024</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-january-04-2024/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 01:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5602</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Tracy Smith-Carrier, Canada Research Chair in Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, explores ideas she says are preventing society from addressing poverty. Malé Fofana of Bishop&#8217;s University and L&#8217;Université de Sherbrooke shares his love of languages, his experience living in three distinct French speaking environments, and some reflection on the idea of accentism &#8211; discrimination [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Tracy Smith-Carrier, Canada Research Chair in Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, explores ideas she says are preventing society from addressing poverty. Malé Fofana of Bishop&#8217;s University and L&#8217;Université de Sherbrooke shares his]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tracy Smith-Carrier, Canada Research Chair in Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, explores ideas she says are preventing society from addressing poverty. Malé Fofana of Bishop&#8217;s University and L&#8217;Université de Sherbrooke shares his love of languages, his experience living in three distinct French speaking environments, and some reflection on the idea of accentism &#8211; discrimination [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tracy Smith-Carrier, Canada Research Chair in Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, explores ideas she says are preventing society from addressing poverty. Malé Fofana of Bishop&#8217;s University and L&#8217;Université de Sherbrooke shares his love of languages, his experience living in three distinct French speaking environments, and some reflection on the idea of accentism &#8211; discrimination [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 28, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-28-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 04:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5591</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Pamela Steen shares the details behind her Bling-A-Thon in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association, and we revisit a trio of our favourite conversations from the second half of the year.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Pamela Steen shares the details behind her Bling-A-Thon in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association, and we revisit a trio of our favourite conversations from the second half of the year.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Pamela Steen shares the details behind her Bling-A-Thon in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association, and we revisit a trio of our favourite conversations from the second half of the year.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5591/people-first-radio-december-28-2023.mp3" length="82321706" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pamela Steen shares the details behind her Bling-A-Thon in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association, and we revisit a trio of our favourite conversations from the second half of the year.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:01</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Pamela Steen shares the details behind her Bling-A-Thon in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association, and we revisit a trio of our favourite conversations from the second half of the year.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 21, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-21-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 23:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5584</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with John McCormick, Don Bonner, and Andrew Thornton, of the Nanaimo Systems Planning Organization (SPO). The SPO began operations in April and is intended to coordinate the community&#8217;s response to homelessness.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with John McCormick, Don Bonner, and Andrew Thornton, of the Nanaimo Systems Planning Organization (SPO). The SPO began operations in April and is intended to coordinate the community&#8217;s response to homelessness.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with John McCormick, Don Bonner, and Andrew Thornton, of the Nanaimo Systems Planning Organization (SPO). The SPO began operations in April and is intended to coordinate the community&#8217;s response to homelessness.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5584/people-first-radio-december-21-2023.mp3" length="82303519" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with John McCormick, Don Bonner, and Andrew Thornton, of the Nanaimo Systems Planning Organization (SPO). The SPO began operations in April and is intended to coordinate the community&#8217;s response to homelessness.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 21, 2023</title>
	</image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with John McCormick, Don Bonner, and Andrew Thornton, of the Nanaimo Systems Planning Organization (SPO). The SPO began operations in April and is intended to coordinate the community&#8217;s response to homelessness.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pfr_podcastlogo.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 14, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-14-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Dr. Kevin Patterson, and a visit to Coco Cafe in Cedar.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Dr. Kevin Patterson, and a visit to Coco Cafe in Cedar.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Dr. Kevin Patterson, and a visit to Coco Cafe in Cedar.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Dr. Kevin Patterson, and a visit to Coco Cafe in Cedar.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; December 07, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-december-07-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 01:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5543</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Kelsie Kilawna, creator of a media kit designed to help communities in crisis, and Carmen Lavoie, Vancouver Island University professor, who discusses the school&#8217;s first ever end of life doula course, and the taboo around talking about death. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Kelsie Kilawna, creator of a media kit designed to help communities in crisis, and Carmen Lavoie, Vancouver Island University professor, who discusses the school&#8217;s first ever end of life doula course, and the taboo around talki]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Kelsie Kilawna, creator of a media kit designed to help communities in crisis, and Carmen Lavoie, Vancouver Island University professor, who discusses the school&#8217;s first ever end of life doula course, and the taboo around talking about death. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Kelsie Kilawna, creator of a media kit designed to help communities in crisis, and Carmen Lavoie, Vancouver Island University professor, who discusses the school&#8217;s first ever end of life doula course, and the taboo around talking about death. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 30, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-30-2023-2/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 22:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5508</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring speakers from a public hearing related to the establishment of an Island Health addiction treatment centre in Parksville, and a conversation around a new end of life guide from the BC Humanist Association. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring speakers from a public hearing related to the establishment of an Island Health addiction treatment centre in Parksville, and a conversation around a new end of life guide from the BC Humanist Association. &#160; &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring speakers from a public hearing related to the establishment of an Island Health addiction treatment centre in Parksville, and a conversation around a new end of life guide from the BC Humanist Association. &#160; &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring speakers from a public hearing related to the establishment of an Island Health addiction treatment centre in Parksville, and a conversation around a new end of life guide from the BC Humanist Association. &#160; &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/pfr-logo-new-01.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 23, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-23-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 03:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5346</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Chrystal Toop, founder of Blackbird Medicines.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Chrystal Toop, founder of Blackbird Medicines.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Chrystal Toop, founder of Blackbird Medicines.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5346/people-first-radio-november-23-2023.mp3" length="82291312" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Chrystal Toop, founder of Blackbird Medicines.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 23, 2023</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Chrystal Toop, founder of Blackbird Medicines.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Artboard-1-100.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 16, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-16-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5322</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with death educator Susan Srigley. Remembering Jan Coleman, co-host of the first episode of People First Radio, who helped shepherd the show through its early years.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with death educator Susan Srigley. Remembering Jan Coleman, co-host of the first episode of People First Radio, who helped shepherd the show through its early years.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with death educator Susan Srigley. Remembering Jan Coleman, co-host of the first episode of People First Radio, who helped shepherd the show through its early years.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with death educator Susan Srigley. Remembering Jan Coleman, co-host of the first episode of People First Radio, who helped shepherd the show through its early years.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Artboard-1-100.jpg"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with death educator Susan Srigley. Remembering Jan Coleman, co-host of the first episode of People First Radio, who helped shepherd the show through its early years.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Artboard-1-100.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 9, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-9-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 23:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5312</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Tara Sidhoo Fraser shares her experience recovering from a stroke and the loss of her memories, as recounted in her memoir &#8220;When My Ghost Sings&#8221;. Health historian Matt Smith of The University of Strathclyde provides some insight on community mental health interventions from decades past.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Tara Sidhoo Fraser shares her experience recovering from a stroke and the loss of her memories, as recounted in her memoir &#8220;When My Ghost Sings&#8221;. Health historian Matt Smith of The University of Strathclyde provides some insight on community ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tara Sidhoo Fraser shares her experience recovering from a stroke and the loss of her memories, as recounted in her memoir &#8220;When My Ghost Sings&#8221;. Health historian Matt Smith of The University of Strathclyde provides some insight on community mental health interventions from decades past.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tara Sidhoo Fraser shares her experience recovering from a stroke and the loss of her memories, as recounted in her memoir &#8220;When My Ghost Sings&#8221;. Health historian Matt Smith of The University of Strathclyde provides some insight on community mental health interventions from decades past.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Artboard-1-100.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; November 2, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-november-2-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5300</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Victoria Maxwell who shares her experiences with bipolar and psychosis. Marla Zucht of the Whistler Housing Authority shares details about the municipally owned corporation&#8217;s efforts to affordably house Whistler&#8217;s workforce. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Victoria Maxwell who shares her experiences with bipolar and psychosis. Marla Zucht of the Whistler Housing Authority shares details about the municipally owned corporation&#8217;s efforts to affordably house Whistler&#8217;s workfor]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Victoria Maxwell who shares her experiences with bipolar and psychosis. Marla Zucht of the Whistler Housing Authority shares details about the municipally owned corporation&#8217;s efforts to affordably house Whistler&#8217;s workforce. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Victoria Maxwell who shares her experiences with bipolar and psychosis. Marla Zucht of the Whistler Housing Authority shares details about the municipally owned corporation&#8217;s efforts to affordably house Whistler&#8217;s workforce. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 26, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-26-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5291</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Paul Chapman of the Nanaimo and Area Land Trust (NALT) and Stephanie Merrill, CEO of the Nature Trust of New Brunswick. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Paul Chapman of the Nanaimo and Area Land Trust (NALT) and Stephanie Merrill, CEO of the Nature Trust of New Brunswick. &#160; &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Paul Chapman of the Nanaimo and Area Land Trust (NALT) and Stephanie Merrill, CEO of the Nature Trust of New Brunswick. &#160; &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Paul Chapman of the Nanaimo and Area Land Trust (NALT) and Stephanie Merrill, CEO of the Nature Trust of New Brunswick. &#160; &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Paul Chapman of the Nanaimo and Area Land Trust (NALT) and Stephanie Merrill, CEO of the Nature Trust of New Brunswick. &#160; &#160;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 19, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-19-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5281</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Daniel Snyder, chair of the Langley Community Action Team. Snyder shares his personal journey recovering from heroin addiction.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Daniel Snyder, chair of the Langley Community Action Team. Snyder shares his personal journey recovering from heroin addiction.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Daniel Snyder, chair of the Langley Community Action Team. Snyder shares his personal journey recovering from heroin addiction.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Daniel Snyder, chair of the Langley Community Action Team. Snyder shares his personal journey recovering from heroin addiction.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 12, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-12-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5274</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[UBC law professor Ben Perrin puts the criminal justice system on trial in his book Indictment. Journalist Carlyn Zwarenstein shares some of her work looking  into a backlash against harm reduction.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[UBC law professor Ben Perrin puts the criminal justice system on trial in his book Indictment. Journalist Carlyn Zwarenstein shares some of her work looking  into a backlash against harm reduction.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[UBC law professor Ben Perrin puts the criminal justice system on trial in his book Indictment. Journalist Carlyn Zwarenstein shares some of her work looking  into a backlash against harm reduction.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5327/people-first-radio-october-12-2023.mp3" length="82272873" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[UBC law professor Ben Perrin puts the criminal justice system on trial in his book Indictment. Journalist Carlyn Zwarenstein shares some of her work looking  into a backlash against harm reduction.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[UBC law professor Ben Perrin puts the criminal justice system on trial in his book Indictment. Journalist Carlyn Zwarenstein shares some of her work looking  into a backlash against harm reduction.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; October 5, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-october-5-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 19:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5265</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Re-Threading Madness host Bernadine Fox, who shares her experiences surviving trauma, including therapy abuse, as well as how she&#8217;s hoping to change the conversation around mental health.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Re-Threading Madness host Bernadine Fox, who shares her experiences surviving trauma, including therapy abuse, as well as how she&#8217;s hoping to change the conversation around mental health.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Re-Threading Madness host Bernadine Fox, who shares her experiences surviving trauma, including therapy abuse, as well as how she&#8217;s hoping to change the conversation around mental health.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5265/people-first-radio-october-5-2023.mp3" length="82267666" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Re-Threading Madness host Bernadine Fox, who shares her experiences surviving trauma, including therapy abuse, as well as how she&#8217;s hoping to change the conversation around mental health.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 28, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-september-28-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5241</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Aron Lee Rosenberg talks his year offline, as chronicled in Jacking Out. Tate Ryan-Mosley shares how her father&#8217;s throat cancer took her down an online rabbit hole of grief.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Aron Lee Rosenberg talks his year offline, as chronicled in Jacking Out. Tate Ryan-Mosley shares how her father&#8217;s throat cancer took her down an online rabbit hole of grief.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Aron Lee Rosenberg talks his year offline, as chronicled in Jacking Out. Tate Ryan-Mosley shares how her father&#8217;s throat cancer took her down an online rabbit hole of grief.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aron Lee Rosenberg talks his year offline, as chronicled in Jacking Out. Tate Ryan-Mosley shares how her father&#8217;s throat cancer took her down an online rabbit hole of grief.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Aron Lee Rosenberg talks his year offline, as chronicled in Jacking Out. Tate Ryan-Mosley shares how her father&#8217;s throat cancer took her down an online rabbit hole of grief.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 21 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-september-21-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Spenser Smith talks turning prejudice into poetry in A Brief Relief From Hunger. John Oliffe of The University of British Columbia shares insights into research exploring the different types of masculinity in relationships.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Spenser Smith talks turning prejudice into poetry in A Brief Relief From Hunger. John Oliffe of The University of British Columbia shares insights into research exploring the different types of masculinity in relationships.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Spenser Smith talks turning prejudice into poetry in A Brief Relief From Hunger. John Oliffe of The University of British Columbia shares insights into research exploring the different types of masculinity in relationships.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5235/people-first-radio-september-21-2023.mp3" length="82264129" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Spenser Smith talks turning prejudice into poetry in A Brief Relief From Hunger. John Oliffe of The University of British Columbia shares insights into research exploring the different types of masculinity in relationships.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Spenser Smith talks turning prejudice into poetry in A Brief Relief From Hunger. John Oliffe of The University of British Columbia shares insights into research exploring the different types of masculinity in relationships.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 14 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-september-14-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5223</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with outgoing Nanaimo Community Action Team coordinator Sarah Lovegrove. And exploring a UBC study that offered people experiencing homelessness $7500 with no strings attached. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with outgoing Nanaimo Community Action Team coordinator Sarah Lovegrove. And exploring a UBC study that offered people experiencing homelessness $7500 with no strings attached. &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with outgoing Nanaimo Community Action Team coordinator Sarah Lovegrove. And exploring a UBC study that offered people experiencing homelessness $7500 with no strings attached. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5223/people-first-radio-september-14-2023.mp3" length="82266432" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with outgoing Nanaimo Community Action Team coordinator Sarah Lovegrove. And exploring a UBC study that offered people experiencing homelessness $7500 with no strings attached. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with outgoing Nanaimo Community Action Team coordinator Sarah Lovegrove. And exploring a UBC study that offered people experiencing homelessness $7500 with no strings attached. &#160;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; September 07 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-september-07-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5211</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Coverage of the event held in Nanaimo&#8217;s Maffeo Sutton Park to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Coverage of the event held in Nanaimo&#8217;s Maffeo Sutton Park to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Coverage of the event held in Nanaimo&#8217;s Maffeo Sutton Park to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5321/people-first-radio-september-07-2023.mp3" length="82266659" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Coverage of the event held in Nanaimo&#8217;s Maffeo Sutton Park to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Coverage of the event held in Nanaimo&#8217;s Maffeo Sutton Park to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 31 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-31-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 03:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5205</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Canada&#8217;s Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle, as well as Rachel Herron, Canada Research Chair in rural and remote mental health.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Canada&#8217;s Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle, as well as Rachel Herron, Canada Research Chair in rural and remote mental health.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Canada&#8217;s Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle, as well as Rachel Herron, Canada Research Chair in rural and remote mental health.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5205/people-first-radio-august-31-2023.mp3" length="82263380" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Canada&#8217;s Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle, as well as Rachel Herron, Canada Research Chair in rural and remote mental health.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Canada&#8217;s Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle, as well as Rachel Herron, Canada Research Chair in rural and remote mental health.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 24 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-24-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5171</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring The Village, a supportive housing site in Duncan, B.C. that&#8217;s attracting attention across the country for the right reasons. In conversation with Duncan Mayor Michelle Staples, and Lookout Housing and Health Society&#8217;s Vancouver Island Director of Operations, Lee King.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring The Village, a supportive housing site in Duncan, B.C. that&#8217;s attracting attention across the country for the right reasons. In conversation with Duncan Mayor Michelle Staples, and Lookout Housing and Health Society&#8217;s Vancouver Isla]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring The Village, a supportive housing site in Duncan, B.C. that&#8217;s attracting attention across the country for the right reasons. In conversation with Duncan Mayor Michelle Staples, and Lookout Housing and Health Society&#8217;s Vancouver Island Director of Operations, Lee King.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploring The Village, a supportive housing site in Duncan, B.C. that&#8217;s attracting attention across the country for the right reasons. In conversation with Duncan Mayor Michelle Staples, and Lookout Housing and Health Society&#8217;s Vancouver Island Director of Operations, Lee King.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 17, 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-17-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5163</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring the personal stories behind two shows at this year&#8217;s Nanaimo Fringe Festival: Ali Gaul and Grace Martin share the story of their father/grandfather John Gaul, and the legacy he left behind on cassette. Bennet Caffee shares the story behind the story of Orange You Glad to Be in Miami, which chronicles his first manic [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring the personal stories behind two shows at this year&#8217;s Nanaimo Fringe Festival: Ali Gaul and Grace Martin share the story of their father/grandfather John Gaul, and the legacy he left behind on cassette. Bennet Caffee shares the story behin]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring the personal stories behind two shows at this year&#8217;s Nanaimo Fringe Festival: Ali Gaul and Grace Martin share the story of their father/grandfather John Gaul, and the legacy he left behind on cassette. Bennet Caffee shares the story behind the story of Orange You Glad to Be in Miami, which chronicles his first manic [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 10 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-10-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 23:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5150</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Simon Katterl explores harms in the mental healthcare system in Victoria, Australia. Carolyn Whitzman discusses Canada&#8217;s federal housing history, and Ali Gaul shares the story of her dad, which informs Lucky Casanova, her daughter&#8217;s upcoming show at the Nanaimo Fringe.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Simon Katterl explores harms in the mental healthcare system in Victoria, Australia. Carolyn Whitzman discusses Canada&#8217;s federal housing history, and Ali Gaul shares the story of her dad, which informs Lucky Casanova, her daughter&#8217;s upcoming ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Simon Katterl explores harms in the mental healthcare system in Victoria, Australia. Carolyn Whitzman discusses Canada&#8217;s federal housing history, and Ali Gaul shares the story of her dad, which informs Lucky Casanova, her daughter&#8217;s upcoming show at the Nanaimo Fringe.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5150/people-first-radio-august-10-2023.mp3" length="82253923" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Simon Katterl explores harms in the mental healthcare system in Victoria, Australia. Carolyn Whitzman discusses Canada&#8217;s federal housing history, and Ali Gaul shares the story of her dad, which informs Lucky Casanova, her daughter&#8217;s upcoming show at the Nanaimo Fringe.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>57:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Simon Katterl explores harms in the mental healthcare system in Victoria, Australia. Carolyn Whitzman discusses Canada&#8217;s federal housing history, and Ali Gaul shares the story of her dad, which informs Lucky Casanova, her daughter&#8217;s upcoming show at the Nanaimo Fringe.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; August 03 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-august-03-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 04:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5131</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In conversation with Nick Blomley on research into people&#8217;s experience of dispossession, and Will Small on increasing rates of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in British Columbia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In conversation with Nick Blomley on research into people&#8217;s experience of dispossession, and Will Small on increasing rates of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in British Columbia.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In conversation with Nick Blomley on research into people&#8217;s experience of dispossession, and Will Small on increasing rates of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in British Columbia.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5313/people-first-radio-august-03-2023.mp3" length="82111543" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversation with Nick Blomley on research into people&#8217;s experience of dispossession, and Will Small on increasing rates of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in British Columbia.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In conversation with Nick Blomley on research into people&#8217;s experience of dispossession, and Will Small on increasing rates of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in British Columbia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 27 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-27-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 02:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5129</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with author Eric Walters and supportive housing CEOs Carolina Ibarra and Kathy Stinson. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with author Eric Walters and supportive housing CEOs Carolina Ibarra and Kathy Stinson. &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with author Eric Walters and supportive housing CEOs Carolina Ibarra and Kathy Stinson. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with author Eric Walters and supportive housing CEOs Carolina Ibarra and Kathy Stinson. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with author Eric Walters and supportive housing CEOs Carolina Ibarra and Kathy Stinson. &#160;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; July 06 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-july-06-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 20:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5122</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring a conversation with Nathan McLean and Corey Williams of the Recovery Machine Podcast. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring a conversation with Nathan McLean and Corey Williams of the Recovery Machine Podcast. &#160; &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring a conversation with Nathan McLean and Corey Williams of the Recovery Machine Podcast. &#160; &#160;]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5122/people-first-radio-july-06-2023.mp3" length="82126151" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring a conversation with Nathan McLean and Corey Williams of the Recovery Machine Podcast. &#160; &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Featuring a conversation with Nathan McLean and Corey Williams of the Recovery Machine Podcast. &#160; &#160;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 29 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-29-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5114</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring coverage of Jessica Michalofsky&#8217;s arrival in front of the legislature in Victoria following a nearly 900 kilometre run in memory of her son Aubrey, who died due to toxic drug poisoning.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring coverage of Jessica Michalofsky&#8217;s arrival in front of the legislature in Victoria following a nearly 900 kilometre run in memory of her son Aubrey, who died due to toxic drug poisoning.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring coverage of Jessica Michalofsky&#8217;s arrival in front of the legislature in Victoria following a nearly 900 kilometre run in memory of her son Aubrey, who died due to toxic drug poisoning.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5114/people-first-radio-june-29-2023.mp3" length="82139191" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring coverage of Jessica Michalofsky&#8217;s arrival in front of the legislature in Victoria following a nearly 900 kilometre run in memory of her son Aubrey, who died due to toxic drug poisoning.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 22 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-22-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5104</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Lived Experience of Eviction in Canada&#8221; with David Wachsmuth of McGill University. Cheyenne Johnson of the BC Centre on Substance Use explains the Road to Recovery Initiative.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[&#8220;The Lived Experience of Eviction in Canada&#8221; with David Wachsmuth of McGill University. Cheyenne Johnson of the BC Centre on Substance Use explains the Road to Recovery Initiative.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8220;The Lived Experience of Eviction in Canada&#8221; with David Wachsmuth of McGill University. Cheyenne Johnson of the BC Centre on Substance Use explains the Road to Recovery Initiative.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5309/people-first-radio-june-22-2023.mp3" length="82142535" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[&#8220;The Lived Experience of Eviction in Canada&#8221; with David Wachsmuth of McGill University. Cheyenne Johnson of the BC Centre on Substance Use explains the Road to Recovery Initiative.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Lived Experience of Eviction in Canada&#8221; with David Wachsmuth of McGill University. Cheyenne Johnson of the BC Centre on Substance Use explains the Road to Recovery Initiative.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 15 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-15-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5101</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[VIU&#8217;s Carmen Lavoie on the new end of life doula course coming to Vancouver Island University. Angie Bisset shares her experience facilitating the Cultivating Abilities program from the Nanaimo Foodshare. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[VIU&#8217;s Carmen Lavoie on the new end of life doula course coming to Vancouver Island University. Angie Bisset shares her experience facilitating the Cultivating Abilities program from the Nanaimo Foodshare. &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[VIU&#8217;s Carmen Lavoie on the new end of life doula course coming to Vancouver Island University. Angie Bisset shares her experience facilitating the Cultivating Abilities program from the Nanaimo Foodshare. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[VIU&#8217;s Carmen Lavoie on the new end of life doula course coming to Vancouver Island University. Angie Bisset shares her experience facilitating the Cultivating Abilities program from the Nanaimo Foodshare. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:50</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[VIU&#8217;s Carmen Lavoie on the new end of life doula course coming to Vancouver Island University. Angie Bisset shares her experience facilitating the Cultivating Abilities program from the Nanaimo Foodshare. &#160;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 08 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-08-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 02:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5087</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Cultivating Abilities Program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, and a conversation with Kix Citton of the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Cultivating Abilities Program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, and a conversation with Kix Citton of the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Cultivating Abilities Program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, and a conversation with Kix Citton of the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Cultivating Abilities Program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, and a conversation with Kix Citton of the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:56</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to the Cultivating Abilities Program from the Nanaimo Foodshare, and a conversation with Kix Citton of the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; June 01 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-june-01-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5077</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[A visit to the Canadian Mental Health Association&#8217;s Nanaimo Overdose Prevention Site to talk drug checking with Patrick Cools and Destiny Herman. A conversation with Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes about person centred care in addiction medicine and public health. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A visit to the Canadian Mental Health Association&#8217;s Nanaimo Overdose Prevention Site to talk drug checking with Patrick Cools and Destiny Herman. A conversation with Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes about person centred care in addiction medicine and public h]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A visit to the Canadian Mental Health Association&#8217;s Nanaimo Overdose Prevention Site to talk drug checking with Patrick Cools and Destiny Herman. A conversation with Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes about person centred care in addiction medicine and public health. &#160; &#160;]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5305/people-first-radio-june-01-2023.mp3" length="82133688" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A visit to the Canadian Mental Health Association&#8217;s Nanaimo Overdose Prevention Site to talk drug checking with Patrick Cools and Destiny Herman. A conversation with Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes about person centred care in addiction medicine and public health. &#160; &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[A visit to the Canadian Mental Health Association&#8217;s Nanaimo Overdose Prevention Site to talk drug checking with Patrick Cools and Destiny Herman. A conversation with Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes about person centred care in addiction medicine and public health. &#160; &#160;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 25 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-25-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 19:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5067</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Karen Engle uses language to explore her experiences with chronic pain in Chronic Conditions. Piotr Burek of Substance Drug Checking in Victoria shares the in and outs of substance testing.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Karen Engle uses language to explore her experiences with chronic pain in Chronic Conditions. Piotr Burek of Substance Drug Checking in Victoria shares the in and outs of substance testing.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Karen Engle uses language to explore her experiences with chronic pain in Chronic Conditions. Piotr Burek of Substance Drug Checking in Victoria shares the in and outs of substance testing.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5302/people-first-radio-may-25-2023.mp3" length="82130943" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Karen Engle uses language to explore her experiences with chronic pain in Chronic Conditions. Piotr Burek of Substance Drug Checking in Victoria shares the in and outs of substance testing.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Karen Engle uses language to explore her experiences with chronic pain in Chronic Conditions. Piotr Burek of Substance Drug Checking in Victoria shares the in and outs of substance testing.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 18</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-18/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 19:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5060</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring mental health crisis response teams, in conversation with Kim Mackenzie of CMHA BC, and Lacey Mesley and Dreanna Picard of AVI in Victoria. Also featuring excerpts from a lecture given by UBC Law Professor Benjamin Perrin, entitled From Crime and Punishment to a Compassionate and Evidence Based Approach. &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring mental health crisis response teams, in conversation with Kim Mackenzie of CMHA BC, and Lacey Mesley and Dreanna Picard of AVI in Victoria. Also featuring excerpts from a lecture given by UBC Law Professor Benjamin Perrin, entitled From Crime a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring mental health crisis response teams, in conversation with Kim Mackenzie of CMHA BC, and Lacey Mesley and Dreanna Picard of AVI in Victoria. Also featuring excerpts from a lecture given by UBC Law Professor Benjamin Perrin, entitled From Crime and Punishment to a Compassionate and Evidence Based Approach. &#160;]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5299/people-first-radio-may-18.mp3" length="82126009" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exploring mental health crisis response teams, in conversation with Kim Mackenzie of CMHA BC, and Lacey Mesley and Dreanna Picard of AVI in Victoria. Also featuring excerpts from a lecture given by UBC Law Professor Benjamin Perrin, entitled From Crime and Punishment to a Compassionate and Evidence Based Approach. &#160;]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Exploring mental health crisis response teams, in conversation with Kim Mackenzie of CMHA BC, and Lacey Mesley and Dreanna Picard of AVI in Victoria. Also featuring excerpts from a lecture given by UBC Law Professor Benjamin Perrin, entitled From Crime and Punishment to a Compassionate and Evidence Based Approach. &#160;]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 11 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-11-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 17:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5049</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Punk Rock Saved My Life &#8211; in conversation with Jason Schreurs about his punk journey through mental health, as told in his new book Scream Therapy. And a conversation with Kathy Stinson and Carolina Ibbara, CEOs of The Victoria Cool Aid Society and Pacifica Housing.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Punk Rock Saved My Life &#8211; in conversation with Jason Schreurs about his punk journey through mental health, as told in his new book Scream Therapy. And a conversation with Kathy Stinson and Carolina Ibbara, CEOs of The Victoria Cool Aid Society and]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Punk Rock Saved My Life &#8211; in conversation with Jason Schreurs about his punk journey through mental health, as told in his new book Scream Therapy. And a conversation with Kathy Stinson and Carolina Ibbara, CEOs of The Victoria Cool Aid Society and Pacifica Housing.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Punk Rock Saved My Life &#8211; in conversation with Jason Schreurs about his punk journey through mental health, as told in his new book Scream Therapy. And a conversation with Kathy Stinson and Carolina Ibbara, CEOs of The Victoria Cool Aid Society and Pacifica Housing.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; May 04 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-may-04-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 19:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5037</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Chris Anderson roller-blades across Canada in support of mental health awareness, York University Joel Goldberg shares findings from a new study into the stigma experienced by close relatives of people with serious mental health conditions, and a conversation from 2022 with Dr. Daniel Chorney on Caretoons, and child anxiety.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Chris Anderson roller-blades across Canada in support of mental health awareness, York University Joel Goldberg shares findings from a new study into the stigma experienced by close relatives of people with serious mental health conditions, and a convers]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chris Anderson roller-blades across Canada in support of mental health awareness, York University Joel Goldberg shares findings from a new study into the stigma experienced by close relatives of people with serious mental health conditions, and a conversation from 2022 with Dr. Daniel Chorney on Caretoons, and child anxiety.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5037/people-first-radio-may-04-2023.mp3" length="82119228" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris Anderson roller-blades across Canada in support of mental health awareness, York University Joel Goldberg shares findings from a new study into the stigma experienced by close relatives of people with serious mental health conditions, and a conversation from 2022 with Dr. Daniel Chorney on Caretoons, and child anxiety.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Chris Anderson roller-blades across Canada in support of mental health awareness, York University Joel Goldberg shares findings from a new study into the stigma experienced by close relatives of people with serious mental health conditions, and a conversation from 2022 with Dr. Daniel Chorney on Caretoons, and child anxiety.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 27 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-27-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5031</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jordan Reems discusses learning his late brother Anthony&#8217;s songs to stage a concert chronicling Anthony&#8217;s journey with schizophrenia. Natalie Frandsen of The University of Victoria discusses ways online courses could better support student mental health.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jordan Reems discusses learning his late brother Anthony&#8217;s songs to stage a concert chronicling Anthony&#8217;s journey with schizophrenia. Natalie Frandsen of The University of Victoria discusses ways online courses could better support student me]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jordan Reems discusses learning his late brother Anthony&#8217;s songs to stage a concert chronicling Anthony&#8217;s journey with schizophrenia. Natalie Frandsen of The University of Victoria discusses ways online courses could better support student mental health.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5031/people-first-radio-april-27-2023.mp3" length="82113883" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jordan Reems discusses learning his late brother Anthony&#8217;s songs to stage a concert chronicling Anthony&#8217;s journey with schizophrenia. Natalie Frandsen of The University of Victoria discusses ways online courses could better support student mental health.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jordan Reems discusses learning his late brother Anthony&#8217;s songs to stage a concert chronicling Anthony&#8217;s journey with schizophrenia. Natalie Frandsen of The University of Victoria discusses ways online courses could better support student mental health.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 20 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-20-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5008</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to Operation Freedom Paws, a conversation with Doctors of BC President Dr. Joshua Greggain on walk-in clinics, and a discussion with Natalie Senik on recovery in the face of serious mental health challenges.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to Operation Freedom Paws, a conversation with Doctors of BC President Dr. Joshua Greggain on walk-in clinics, and a discussion with Natalie Senik on recovery in the face of serious mental health challenges.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to Operation Freedom Paws, a conversation with Doctors of BC President Dr. Joshua Greggain on walk-in clinics, and a discussion with Natalie Senik on recovery in the face of serious mental health challenges.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to Operation Freedom Paws, a conversation with Doctors of BC President Dr. Joshua Greggain on walk-in clinics, and a discussion with Natalie Senik on recovery in the face of serious mental health challenges.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Featuring a visit to Operation Freedom Paws, a conversation with Doctors of BC President Dr. Joshua Greggain on walk-in clinics, and a discussion with Natalie Senik on recovery in the face of serious mental health challenges.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 13</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-13/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 03:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=5001</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Featuring an Island Health Public Forum, B.C. Premier David Eby&#8217;s announcement on hubs to address repeat offenders, and an interview with Nicole Klementis, a student in the psychedelic assisted therapy program at Vancouver Island University.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Featuring an Island Health Public Forum, B.C. Premier David Eby&#8217;s announcement on hubs to address repeat offenders, and an interview with Nicole Klementis, a student in the psychedelic assisted therapy program at Vancouver Island University.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Featuring an Island Health Public Forum, B.C. Premier David Eby&#8217;s announcement on hubs to address repeat offenders, and an interview with Nicole Klementis, a student in the psychedelic assisted therapy program at Vancouver Island University.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/5001/people-first-radio-april-13.mp3" length="82108555" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Featuring an Island Health Public Forum, B.C. Premier David Eby&#8217;s announcement on hubs to address repeat offenders, and an interview with Nicole Klementis, a student in the psychedelic assisted therapy program at Vancouver Island University.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Featuring an Island Health Public Forum, B.C. Premier David Eby&#8217;s announcement on hubs to address repeat offenders, and an interview with Nicole Klementis, a student in the psychedelic assisted therapy program at Vancouver Island University.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; April 06 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-april-06-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 21:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=4980</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Focusing on individuals taking action to make a difference in their communities. Featuring conversations with Guenther of the Wiseland Humanitarian Association in Courtenay B.C, Brigida Crosbie of Tydel Foods in Chilliwack, and Nanaimo&#8217;s Clay Johnson. Plus a profile of Nanaimo&#8217;s best kept secret &#8211; Superette Foods.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Focusing on individuals taking action to make a difference in their communities. Featuring conversations with Guenther of the Wiseland Humanitarian Association in Courtenay B.C, Brigida Crosbie of Tydel Foods in Chilliwack, and Nanaimo&#8217;s Clay Johns]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Focusing on individuals taking action to make a difference in their communities. Featuring conversations with Guenther of the Wiseland Humanitarian Association in Courtenay B.C, Brigida Crosbie of Tydel Foods in Chilliwack, and Nanaimo&#8217;s Clay Johnson. Plus a profile of Nanaimo&#8217;s best kept secret &#8211; Superette Foods.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast-download/4980/people-first-radio-april-06-2023.mp3" length="82106581" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Focusing on individuals taking action to make a difference in their communities. Featuring conversations with Guenther of the Wiseland Humanitarian Association in Courtenay B.C, Brigida Crosbie of Tydel Foods in Chilliwack, and Nanaimo&#8217;s Clay Johnson. Plus a profile of Nanaimo&#8217;s best kept secret &#8211; Superette Foods.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>56:55</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Focusing on individuals taking action to make a difference in their communities. Featuring conversations with Guenther of the Wiseland Humanitarian Association in Courtenay B.C, Brigida Crosbie of Tydel Foods in Chilliwack, and Nanaimo&#8217;s Clay Johnson. Plus a profile of Nanaimo&#8217;s best kept secret &#8211; Superette Foods.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 30 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-30-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=4956</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Exploring Vancouver Island University&#8217;s Inside-Out program, as well as the Beyond Blame program from the Nanaimo Family Life Association. Featuring the voices of Joanne Falvai, Joey Cramer, Natasha Karod, Josh Drummond and Alex Schiebel.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring Vancouver Island University&#8217;s Inside-Out program, as well as the Beyond Blame program from the Nanaimo Family Life Association. Featuring the voices of Joanne Falvai, Joey Cramer, Natasha Karod, Josh Drummond and Alex Schiebel.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Exploring Vancouver Island University&#8217;s Inside-Out program, as well as the Beyond Blame program from the Nanaimo Family Life Association. Featuring the voices of Joanne Falvai, Joey Cramer, Natasha Karod, Josh Drummond and Alex Schiebel.]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>People First Radio March 23 2022</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Exploring a pair of clinical trials involving psychedelic assisted therapy. Featuring the voices of VIU Psychedelic Assisted Therapy program chair Shannon Dames, Dr. Valorie Masuda, Dr. Pamela Kryskow, and Nicole Klementis. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring a pair of clinical trials involving psychedelic assisted therapy. Featuring the voices of VIU Psychedelic Assisted Therapy program chair Shannon Dames, Dr. Valorie Masuda, Dr. Pamela Kryskow, and Nicole Klementis. &#160; &#160;]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>People First Radio March 16</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Featuring conversations with Leif Gregersen, who works with the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, and John McCormick, incoming executive director of Nanaimo&#8217;s new Systems Planning Organization.]]></description>
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	<title>People First Radio &#8211; March 9 2023</title>
	<link>https://vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people-first-radio-march-9-2023/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 19:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vancouver Island Mental Health Society]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[MARCH 9 2022 This month nearly one hundred people gathered at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre to discuss solutions to the toxic drug poisoning crisis in Nanaimo. Among the voices included on the episode are Central Island’s Medical Health Officer Dr. Sandra Allison, Community Action Team co-chair Sarah Lovegrove, Lanae Silva, Sarah Doyle, and Nanaimo [&#8230;]]]></description>
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