𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕊𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℝ𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕓𝕠𝕨

Episode 1

“Have you ever experienced a paradigm shift?” In this episode we answer the question of how people of the LGBTQ community discovers/ changes their identity, how societal pressures that influence our relationships, and how the factors that hinders their mental well being. We also look into the history and stigma against the community and what LGBTQ teens need in order to feel safe and accepted.

Interviewees: Student A, Leif, Sakura, Gary Paterson

Music Credit: Broke For Free- “Something Elated” from Free Music Archive, Scott Homes- “Hopeful Journey”

Guitar Covers/ Songs: Alyssia Mattman

The Shadows

Introduction:

ADHD is one of the most common conditions in childhood. It impacts how kids function in school and in everyday life. Suspecting or hearing that your child has ADHD can raise many questions, even basic questions like “what is ADHD?” You may wonder about symptoms, cause, and some misconceptions you have heard about. Understanding the challenges of ADHD allows you to find the best possible help for your child at home and at school. This podcast “The Shadows” can answer many of your questions about ADHD, no matter where you are on your journey. It provides basic information to get you started, but you’ll also find more in-depth information and tips.

Episode 1: What is ADHD?

ADHD which stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common conditions in childhood. This episode will provide you basic information of ADHD to get you started. We will explore into symptoms, causes, and some possible treatments of ADHD.

What is ADHD?
How is it diagnosed?
Types?
What caused ADHD?
Treatment?
What can parents do?

Episode 2: Common Misconceptions of ADHD

Have you ever blamed sugar, poor parenting or electronic devices for causing ADHD? Have you ever mixed up ADHD and learning disability? Have you ever thought that ADHD will block your path to success? Myths will be debunked in this episode! We are going to discuss about some misconceptions you may have heard of in the past!

Would sugar cause ADHD?
Would poor parenting cause ADHD?
Would you consider ADHD a learning disability?
Any advantages?
Would ADHD prevent you from succeeding?

Episode 3: ADHD and School

Through interviews from an elementary school teacher and a high school counsellor, we have an insight into how students with ADHD perform at school. This episode will also provide some strategies that teachers could use to help students with ADHD and also some possible ways for students to succeed at school.

How kids with ADHD behave in classroom?
Strategies that teachers could use to help?
What is the most frustrating thing for students with ADHD?
What should parents do?
Should teachers be trained?

Credit:

freesound. org

Youtube Music

https://www.instagram.com/swc_the_shadows

Maze Through Anxiety

According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada, “the 12 month prevalence for any anxiety disorder is over 12% and one in four Canadians (25%) will have at least one anxiety disorder in their lifetime”. We often hear about and constantly bring up the word ‘Anxiety’ in our daily life, and sometimes even experience it ourselves. Yet most people have a lack of knowledge about the Anxiety concepts and easily misunderstand many myths that they heard through shallow conversations with friends.

It’s time to dig deeper.

It’s time to maze.

Group Members: Scarlet Nguyen, Tonya Yin, Ellie Wang, Rozalyn Lee

Episode 1: “Anxiety? Is it edible?”

In this episode, we went around the school and interview random students and teachers to test their knowledge about Anxiety. The answers and their reactions were were really interesting and hilarious at some points, but we also recognize a serious problem: there is a disconnection between the students and the teachers although both groups related deeply to this topic.

Listen to find out what problem we have discovered.

Episode 2: Emotional First Aid 101

This time, we interviewed Mrs. Nickolson, our Psychology teacher, and Mr. Johnston, grade 12’s counsellor, about the same set of questions that we used to interview random people in the last episode. They gave lots of awesome insights and experience about the topic and tried to give advices to those who are still suffer from anxiety.

Listen to find out what wisdom they have wholeheartedly shared.

Episode 3: The Truth

We decided to dig deeper and get out of our comfort zone by emailing psychologists specialized in Anxiety and interviewing them. The explanation about the topic this time is a lot more precise, scientific-based, and is back up with many statistics and careful research. The psychologists also shared their insights and experience throughout their career life.

Listen to find out the truth we have been searching for a long time.

CREDIT:

Free Sound Effects | SoundBible.com
Free Sound | Freesound.org

The Forgotten Ones

An analysis of how Vancouver views the Downtown Eastside and how mental health issues affect that community. Lead by Tobias Faehndrich and Liam Blakely.

Thanks to the CBC for letting us use some of their clips, Free Sounds, Fountain, Sam Wieler, and Caleb O’Brien for letting us use your music, Jean Swanson and Ben Garner for insightful interviews, and most of all, all the people on the downtown Eastside who shared their stories.

Edited using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

Strolling in the Dark

There are times we experience joy and happiness, but there are things we must struggle to maintain these emotions. My partner and I will be talking about depression. We will be sharing our thoughts and personal experiences of dealing with depression with the support of other people giving us a better insight of it. We do not wish for those who are listening to our audio feel negative but utilize it as a way to motivate yourself and countering depression. We hope you enjoy this recording.

Sources used for this podcast are the following:

Audacity
Flat.io
Soundtrap

Also special thanks to those who were interviewed in this podcast and our sources for making this Podcast happen.

Let me speak

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Racism can affect mental health by leading to drops in self-esteem and depression. This podcast titled, “Let Me Speak”, is not solely for entertainment but to educate people who are not directly affected by racism. Through telling our story and the stories of others, we aim to expose the truth that so many people live. From the interviews of those who have encountered racial discrimination or abuse, we can better understand how to prevent similar actions from occurring in our local community. One will discover ways with which we can assist those who have gone through traumatic experiences with racism.

Podcast created by: Megan Syho, Debbie Chong, Tara Sidhu and Simone Joiner

Thank you to CBC, iMovie and Reaper for making this podcast possible.

Music: Caleb O’brien