The MindSpa Podcast
The MindSpa Podcast is your go-to space for meaningful conversations around mental health, healing, and personal growth. Hosted by Michelle Massunken RSW and Tina Wilston RP, co-founders of MindSpa Mental Health Centre, each episode explores key mental health topics through expert interviews and thoughtful roundtable discussions.
From managing stress and building stronger relationships to navigating invisible challenges, the MindSpa Podcast offers grounded, professional insights in a warm and accessible way. Tune in weekly for supportive, real-world conversations to help you feel seen, supported, and empowered on your wellness journey.
Episodes
41 episodes
S2 · Ep 11: Belonging — What If It Is Something You Build? | Yocabed Semere | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Michelle Massunken sits down with Yocabed Semere to explore identity, belonging, and the emotional tension many immigrant and diaspora communities experience between cultures, expecta...
S2 · Ep 10: AITA Scenarios — Boundaries Without Guilt And Navigating Limits | The MindSpa Podcast
What happens when setting a boundary changes how others see you?In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore a series of “Am I the A**hole?” scenarios that highlight the complex...
S2 · Ep 9: AITA Scenarios — Boundaries, Conflict, And Everyday Relationships | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore a series of everyday dilemmas through a grounded, psychological lens, focusing on communication, boundaries, and emotional dynamics in rela...
S2 · Ep 8: Belonging In Hockey — Who Gets To Feel At Home In Canada’s Game | Julian McKenzie | The MindSpa Podcast
On this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken are joined by Julian McKenzie, sports journalist, podcast host, and author, for a grounded conversation about the realities behind hockey cu...
S2 · Ep 7: Sleep And Mental Health — Why Rest Changes Everything | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore the close relationship between sleep and mental health, and why sleep problems can make stress, anxiety, mood, and daily functioni...
S2 · Ep 6: Anxiety — When It’s A Signal, Not A Flaw | Tina Wilston | The MindSpa Podcast
Anxiety is often experienced as something personal or disruptive, but it can also be understood as the brain doing what it is designed to do: protect.In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston explores an...
S2 · Ep 5: Burnout — It Builds Slowly When Stress Never Ends | The MindSpa Podcast
Burnout does not arrive all at once. For many people, it builds gradually when stress never fully turns off.In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore how burnout is ...
S2 · Ep 4: AITA Scenarios — People Pleasing, Boundaries, and the Cost of Being “Easy” | Tina Wilston | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston explores what can happen when personal growth shifts the balance in a relationship that once relied on one person smoothing every edge.Beginning with a listener story involvin...
S2 · Ep 3: Adoption, Identity, and Healing — Walking Out of the FOG | Ludivine Blais | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken are joined by Ludivine Blais, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), for a thoughtful conversation on adoption, identity, and the experi...
S2 · Ep 2: Understanding Therapy as a Process - Not a Quick Fix | Tina Wilston | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore how meaningful change in therapy tends to happen, not through quick fixes or repeated venting, but through a practical and steady ...
S2 · Ep 1: Healing in Arab Family Dynamics — Addressing Stigma With Compassion | Renad Albar | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken sit down with Renad Albar, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) at MindSpa Mental Health, to explore how culture, family dynamics, and ...
S1 · Ep 30: Slow Gains — Building Stronger Mental Health Over Time (Part 2) | Coach Phil Green | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken continue their conversation on sustainable change with Phil Green, CSEP-CPT, founder of bodiesbyphil.Phil shares a practical framework for building...
S1 · Ep 29: Building Strength and Community — Creating a Life That Fits (Part 1) | Coach Phil Green | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken sit down with Phil Green, CSEP-CPT, founder of bodiesbyphil, to explore how strength, structure, and community can shape not just fitness ou...
S1 · Ep 28: AITA Scenarios — Compassion, Control, and the Need to Be Right | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore how small moments can carry unexpected emotional weight, and how compassion often builds more connection than control ever could.A few degrees on ...
S1 · Ep 27: Empty Nest Relationships — Reconnecting When The House Goes Quiet | Benslyne Avril | The MindSpa Podcast
When children grow up and leave home, many couples find themselves facing an unexpected question: who are we now as partners?In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken sit down with r...
S1 · Ep 26: AITA Scenarios — Boundaries, Culture, And Everyday Conflict | Tina Wilston | Michelle Massunken | The MindSpa Podcast
What happens when setting a healthy boundary makes you look like the problem? In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore several “Am I the A**hole?” style scenarios where culture, gr...
S1 · Ep 25: Become More, Do Less — The Sustainable Path to Growth | Maria Cherkasskaya | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, hosts Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken speak with business and mindset coach Maria Cherkasskaya about sustainable growth that feels aligned, not exhausting. Maria helps entr...
S1 · Ep 24: Compassionate Family Law — Rebuilding Family After Separation, Part 2 | Jennifer Reynolds | The MindSpa Podcast
Separation can feel overwhelming, especially in the early weeks when emotions are high and practical decisions still need to be made. In Part 2 of this conversation on compassionate family law, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunk...
S1 · Ep 23: Compassionate Family Law — Putting People First, Part 1 | Jennifer Reynolds | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, hosts Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken speak with Jennifer Reynolds. Jennifer founded Fresh Legal, and she supports families through some of life’s most difficult tra...
S1 · Ep 22: AITA Scenarios — Boundaries, Respect, And Everyday Conflict | Tina Wilston | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, host Tina Wilston explores several “Am I the Ahole?”-style scenarios**, where everyday conflicts raise deeper questions about boundaries, communication, and respect in relationships.<...
S1 · Ep 21: AITA Scenarios — Boundaries, Respect, and Relationship Conflict | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston explores a question many people quietly wrestle with: when is setting a boundary seen as oversensitive, and when is it simply protecting respect?Drawing on everyday relat...
S1 · Ep 20: Habit Change — Working With Your Brain, Not Against It | Katie Faloon Drew | The MindSpa Podcast
Why do we often know what would support our wellbeing, yet still struggle to follow through? In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken sit down with habit change expert Katie Faloon Drew...
S1 · Ep 19: Art Therapy In Ottawa — When Creativity Helps Words Emerge | Elena Kourounis | The MindSpa Podcast
When words feel difficult to find, creative expression can offer another way to communicate.In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston speaks with Elena Kourounis, an art therapist-in-training at MindSpa...
S1 · Ep 18: Prevention In Health Care — Listening To What Your Body Needs | Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng | The MindSpa Podcast
What if the most powerful medicine does not come from a pill bottle, but from the daily choices that shape our health long before illness appears?In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, hosts Tina Wilston and Michelle Ma...
S1 · Ep 17: AITA Scenarios — Boundaries, Misunderstandings, and Mental Health in Relationships | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore how mental health, neurodivergence, and relationship dynamics can shape the way people interpret one another’s behaviour. Through a series ...