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
49 episodes
S2 · Ep 20: Anxiety And Brain Connectivity — When the Nervous System Gets Stuck | Yvonne Burwash | The MindSpa Podcast
Your brain can appear “fine” on a surface-level map while your day-to-day experience tells a different story. In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken speak with Yvonne Burwash abou...
S2 · Ep 19: HPN Neurofeedback Basics — Understanding Brain Training And Regulation | Yvonne Burwash | The MindSpa Podcast
Your brain can be brilliant and still get stuck. When it does, more effort is not always the answer, sometimes it needs a nudge. Tina Wilston sits down with Yvonne, our Director of Neurofeedback, to explain Higher Performance Neurofeedback (HPN...
S2 Ep18 Neurofeedback Basics In Plain English
Your brain can know a thought is irrational and still react like danger is real. That gap between insight and automatic stress is where neurofeedback gets interesting. We sit down with Yvonne Burwash, Mind Spa’s Director of Neurofeedback, to ex...
S2 · Ep 17: Cognitive Load Reset — Reducing Mental Overwhelm And Decision Fatigue | The MindSpa Podcast
Your brain is not broken; it may simply be overloaded.In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken unpack cognitive load and why so many people feel mentally exhausted, distracted, and ...
S2 · Ep 16: AITA Scenarios — Honesty, Boundaries, And The Cost Of People Pleasing | The MindSpa Podcast
What happens when saying “yes” feels easier than disappointing someone, even when it costs you?In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore a series of AITA-style scenarios that...
S2 · Ep 15: AITA Scenarios — Where Do Boundaries Start When Everyone Feels Entitled? | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore a new set of AITA-style scenarios through the lens of boundaries, emotional dynamics, trust, and relationship expectations.Rather th...
S2 · Ep 14: Constantly Overwhelmed? Understanding Emotional Capacity And Stress | The MindSpa Podcast
Feeling overwhelmed lately? You are not alone.In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore why so many people are feeling emotionally stretched thin and asking themselves: “...
S2 · Ep 13: What If Familiar Love Is Not Safe Love? | Nadine Samaroo | The MindSpa Podcast
What makes someone feel instantly familiar, and why can intense chemistry sometimes feel difficult to walk away from? In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken sit down with Nadin...
S2 · Ep 12: Military Mental Health — Early Support, Readiness, And Recovery | Michelle Massunken | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore how Canadian Armed Forces culture can shape mental health, help-seeking, and recovery.The conversation looks at operational stress i...
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 people in immigrant and diaspora communities experience while ...
S2 · Ep 10: AITA Scenarios — Boundaries Without Guilt And Navigating Limits | The MindSpa Podcast
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore a series of “Am I the A**hole?” scenarios focused on boundaries, communication, guilt, and relationship dynamics. Through real-lif...
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 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...