Metro Morning: Make the Season Kind
What Kindness Does To Your Brain
Turns out kindness is good for our physical and mental health. Click here to learn why engaging in acts of kindness might be the best gift you can give this holiday season – to others AND to yourself!
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7004146 (aired December 5, 2025).
CBC Daybreak:
Dealing with Climate Anxiety
Although not a diagnosis, anxiety related to climate change has become such a widespread phenomenon that psychologists have coined a term for it: climate anxiety or eco-anxiety. Click HERE to hear how to manage if climate worries are interfering with your mental health, and to learn why a connection with nature is a much better predictor of climate engagement than fear.
Click HERE to listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-108-daybreak-kamloops/clip/16177223-thursday-highlights-click-details (aired October 23, 2025). The interview starts at 3:30, right after traffic and weather!
Cross Country Canada:
Are Speed Cameras REALLY Slowing Drivers Down?
Speed cameras are routinely being vandalized in Toronto. Why do they make drivers so frustrated? Do they work to make the roads safer? Why do some people just have the need for speed?
Click HERE to listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-13-cross-country-checkup/clip/16169462-are-speed-cameras-answer-slowing-drivers-down (aired September 14, 2025).
Metro Morning Toronto:
Why Friendship Breakups Hurt So Bad
With Elon Musk and Donald Trump duking it out publicly as their friendship crumbles, we discussed why the end of a friendship is so painful, and how to cope with the heartbreak.
Click HERE to listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-39-metro-morning/clip/16150885-why-friendship-breakups-heartbreaking-romantic-relationships (aired June 6, 2025).
Ontario Morning:
Why Canadians are Less Happy Than Before
Canada dropped again in the World Happiness Report rankings, making one us one of the index’s “biggest losers” of the decade. We talked about why this might be happening, what REALLY makes us happy, and the small changes we can make that make a big difference.
Click HERE to listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-112-ontario-morning/clip/16135961-new-report-shows-canadians-less-happy (aired March 25, 2025)
Blue Sky Call-In Show:
Dealing with Uncertainty
The back-and-forth of our daily news updates make it difficult to predict what will happen and what will come next. Dealing with uncertainty is hard on our mental health. In this show we took calls to hear how Canadians were coping – or not – in these uncertain times. I also shared advice for protecting our mental health and wellness.
Click HERE to listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-189-blue-sky (aired March 4, 2025).
Just Asking Call-In Show:
Beauty Standards and the Toxic Beauty Game
Our physical appearance is an important part of our self-expression, and intrinsic to our self-confidence. But the beauty industry makes billions off of our insecurities and beauty rituals can easily move from a practice of self-care to a burden on our well-being.
Click HERE to listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1424/clip/16099345 (aired Oct. 5, 2024)
Semaine de la santé mentale des jeunes
La semaine de la santé mentale des jeunes a un thème qui fait appel à la gentillesse: cultivons la compassion. Ici je parle avec de cette initiative importante dans l’émission du 9 mai 2024 de Dans la Mosaïque sur Radio-Canada.
Cliquez le lien pour écouter: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/dans-la-mosaique/episodes/753215/rattrapage-jeudi-9-ma
Cross Country Check-Up: Polarization in Canadian Politics
Many Canadians feel the divide between left- and right-wing viewpoints in Canadian politics is getting wider. How should we deal with political polarization? And how can we navigate political disagreements with the people in our lives that are important to us?
Click HERE to listen (aired January 28, 2024)
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-13/clip/16038381
Week in Review: Blue Monday and Seasonal Depression
The third Monday is January is known as Blue Monday because it’s said to be the most depressing day of the year. On Zoomer Radio’s Week in Review, we talked about seasonal affective disorder (SAD), bright light therapy, and tips we can all use to boost our mood in the winter months.
Click HERE to listen! (Aired January 14, 2024)
CBC Here & Now: New Year, New You?
New Year’s resolutions may get a bad rap, but here’s why the new year is a good time for reflection and for reframing our failures as lessons.
Click HERE to listen! (Aired January 3, 2024)
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-82/clip/16033112
CBC Radio: Dealing with the Winter Blues
The long nights and short days can take a toll on our mental health. Whether it’s seasonal depression or a milder case of the winter blues, here’s how to protect your mood through the cold, dark, winter.
Click HERE to listen! (Aired Dec. 18, 2023)
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104/clip/16030688
Radio Canada: Dans la Mosaïque
Les parents d’enfants LGBTQ+ doivent apprendre comment soutenir leurs jeunes dans un monde parfois intolérant et même dangeureux. Ici, j’offre des conseils sur la façon dont les parents peuvent aborder un discours sur la question d’identité de genre avec sensibilité et soutien.
Cliquez sur le lien pour écouter!
CBC Daybreak South
Parents of LGBTQ+ children have to navigate supporting their child in a world that can be unfriendly or unsafe. In this interview I had the chance to discuss how parents can create safety and space for children on a journey of gender questioning. Click here to listen! My segment begins at 27:42.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-110/clip/16010201 (segment begins at 27:42).
CBC Ontario Morning
Car conversations are their own form of therapy. Click here to hear about why nothing is quite like the talks we have when we’re on the road!
Click here to listen (from September 1, 2023)!
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-112/clip/16006912
CBC Labrador Morning
I’m a fan…of being a fan! In fact, being a fan is not only good for your mental health, but for your physical health and quality of life too. It was an honour to be interviewed by CBC/Radio-Canada to discuss why leaning into our interests and experiencing the collective joy of sharing them with others meets some of our deepest psychological needs.
Click here to listen!
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-31/clip/16006077
All In a Day: CBC Radio
As we began to reframe COVID from pandemic to endemic, I joined CBC All in a Day to discuss how to make risk assessments and informed choices now that your safety and risk assessments are up to you. Click here to listen.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92/clip/15899664
Ontario Today: Call-In Show
In January and February of 2022, protesters occupied several blocks near the Parliament buildings of Ottawa to protest mandates related to COVID-19. As the protest continued, tensions arose between families, friends, and loved ones. We took calls from across the province to talk about how political tensions were affecting their friendships and family relationships, and how to deal with the strain. Click HERE to listen!
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-45/clip/15895801
CBC Metro Morning
I was invited onto CBC Metro Morning with Dr. Susy Hota. We discussed learning to live with COVID, and how to protect our physical and mental health. Click on this LINK to listen!
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-39/clip/15892765
CBC Ontario Morning
On January 31, 2022, the Ontario government issued a loosening of COVID-19 restrictions. I joined Ontario Morning to talk about the psychological impact and the process of adjusting from pandemic to endemic. Click HERE to listen (my segment starts at the 11 minute mark).
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-112/clip/15892502
CBC Ontario Morning
The time right after the holidays is one of the toughest periods of the year for our mental health. As Blue Monday approached, often known as the saddest day of the year, I joined Ontario Morning to give listeners some tips on dealing with the holiday blues. Click HERE to listen to the show.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-112/clip/15887246
CBC All In a Day
On January 3, 2022, new restrictions were introduced across Ontario. I was invited onto CBC All In a Day to talk about how to stay positive as we entered into another lockdown period. HERE is the link!
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92/clip/15886948
CBC Afternoon Radio Syndication
On December 20, I joined radio stations across Canada to talk about mental health practices that promote positive psychology in times of stress. We discussed patience, acceptance, and self-acceptance and tools to foster psychological well-being. Click HERE to listen!
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-111/clip/15885549
Ontario Today
Ontario Today is a radio call-in show with over 700 000 listeners. In this episode, we take calls on dealing with difficult news, coping with holiday stress, and dealing with the uncertainty that the Omicron variant brought to our holiday plans. HERE is a link!
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-45/clip/15885699
CBC Ontario Morning
On December 16, I spoke with Wei Chen on Ontario Morning about an alternative to typical consumerist gift-giving: giving the gift of gratitude. We talked about how offering gratitude benefits both the giver and the receiver, and discussed possible practical ways to offer gratitude as a gift. Click HERE to listen.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-112/clip/15884552
CBC Radio Morning Syndication
In December 2021, the Omicron variant swept through Canada. I spoke to radio stations across Canada to talk about how to deal with the stress of this latest wave, especially with the holidays approaching. I loved this interview! Click HERE to listen.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-56/clip/15883378
CBC Morning Syndication
I spoke on several radio shows across Canada about what we can do now to protect out mental health as the long, harsh winter approaches. Click here to listen!
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-393-yukon-morning/clip/15878533-with-second-pandemic-winter-looming-protect-mental-health?share=true
CBC Here and Now
Gratitude turns what we have into enough. Click here to learn about gratitude and mental health. https://t.co/WSmPFFabkN?amp=1 (from October 8, 2021).
CBC Morning Syndication
High school start times and teens sleep needs: The volatile mismatch. Click here to listen.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-29-information-radio-mb/clip/15866626-as-teens-back-school-early-mornings-start (from Sept 16, 2021)
CBC Here & Now
Understanding anti-vaxxers: How to talk to the vaccine-resistant and vaccine-hesitant. Click here to listen!
https://t.co/TBPZcphHVc?amp=1 (from July 25, 2021)
CBC Morning Syndication
Non-verbal communication in the age of the pandemic: Why we love the Zoom wave! Click here to listen (from May 26, 2021).
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-29/clip/15844939
CBC Saskatchewan Morning Edition
What is COVID rage – and how should you channel it for good? Click here to hear! (From May 10, 2021).
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-66/clip/15842200
CBC Morning Syndication
Wellness is more than just the absence of illness. Click here to learn how to harness the power of positive psychology in times of stress (from April 21, 2021).
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-29/clip/15838385
Ottawa Morning – CBC
Click here for a CBC radio segment on managing and protecting our mental health during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (original air date: September 28, 2020).
The Wellness Prescription
On April 12, 2020 I had the opportunity to appear as a guest on 105.9 radio’s The Wellness Prescription with Claudia Machiella. Click here to listen!
Ontario Morning – CBC
Click here for a radio interview from Tuesday March 20, 2020 on our psychological crisis response in preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario Morning – CBC
On November 9, 2020, I appeared on CBC Ontario Morning Radio to talk about doom-scrolling – and how our obsessive checking of the news is hurting our mental health. Click here to listen. My segment begins at the 22 minute mark!
CBC Radio Early Edition
Click here to listen to radio interview from from March 8, 2021. On the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, we discussed why this milestone may trigger strong emotions and even physical responses. Strategies to cope with the “anniversary reactions” of grief and loss were shared.
Professor Laura Cavanagh 