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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.

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.

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.

Episode 2: Emotional First Aid 101 This time, we interviewed Mrs. Nicholson, 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.

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.

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?

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?

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?

“They say that the best blaze burns brightest when circumstances are at their worst” Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Life is an obstacle course and we are the trainee gymnasts. Sometimes, as we face new things, we’re left with bruises and become afraid. No one succeeds at first. Only after many failures and falls does one learn to perform. Bruises and cuts all fade, but what stays with you is the strength you have learned through overcoming that step.This is our story, and this is our journey. These are our difficult times, and these are our happy times. Walk to Future is the struggles and joy of the people. We share our path to the future after overcoming a series of hurdles.Like a sparkler, by passing one little flame to another, we hope to help others who are struggling light up as well.Credits and big thanks to Etude, a group of students from Toronto for sharing and giving us permission to use their music in our podcast! If you like their music, please check them out on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPD8iNn6cmSnOeM4UsDFgJg/videos

“They say that the best blaze burns brightest when circumstances are at their worst” Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Life is an obstacle course and we are the trainee gymnasts. Sometimes, as we face new things, we’re left with bruises and become afraid. No one succeeds at first. Only after many failures and falls does one learn to perform. Bruises and cuts all fade, but what stays with you is the strength you have learned through overcoming that step.This is our story, and this is our journey. These are our difficult times, and these are our happy times. Walk to Future is the struggles and joy of the people. We share our path to the future after overcoming a series of hurdles.Like a sparkler, by passing one little flame to another, we hope to help others who are struggling light up as well.Credits and big thanks to Etude, a group of students from Toronto for sharing and giving us permission to use their music in our podcast! If you like their music, please check them out on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPD8iNn6cmSnOeM4UsDFgJg/videos

“They say that the best blaze burns brightest when circumstances are at their worst” Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Life is an obstacle course and we are the trainee gymnasts. Sometimes, as we face new things, we’re left with bruises and become afraid. No one succeeds at first. Only after many failures and falls does one learn to perform. Bruises and cuts all fade, but what stays with you is the strength you have learned through overcoming that step. This is our story, and this is our journey. These are our difficult times, and these are our happy times. Walk to Future is the struggles and joy of the people. We share our path to the future after overcoming a series of hurdles. Like a sparkler, by passing one little flame to another, we hope to help others who are struggling light up as well. Credits and big thanks to Etude, a group of students from Toronto for sharing and giving us permission to use their music in our podcast! If you like their music, please check them out on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPD8iNn6cmSnOeM4UsDFgJg/videos

Refugees are individuals who are forced leave their homes to look for safety, or shelter. All in all, individuals become evacuees to escape violence, economic imbalance, natural disasters, unforgiving circumstances and working conditions. With regards to adamant conflict, refugees are those who escape from inevitable, frequently long term violence and other troublesome living conditions expedited by the dispute. The United Nations all the more barely characterizes refugees as people who are outside their nation and can’t return inferable from a well-established dread of mistreatment on account of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or enrolment in a specific social gathering.

Adele Esnault – Oka had her whole life change in a moment. Listen to her incredibly heart-wrenching story following the death of her husband, Bradley. Sound credit to Pound5

Episode 3 – Onto the Next In the final episode of Five Years of Regret, we interview two best friends as they reflect on the past five years of high school. Centering around the topic of regret, they discuss topics such as sports, social life, and school. Along with discussing the past few years, the two best friends also talk about the next phase of their lives.

Episode 2 – Get Involved They say the only regrets we should have are the ones we don’t take. For David Qi the only regret during his high school experience is the one thing he didn’t do during the first two years of high school. Listen to the second episode and learn how David quickly learned and fixed his regret.

They say high school is supposed to be some of the best years of your life. It’s the time for taking on new challenges, exploring different things, and making new friends. During the five years, students go through a rollar coaster of emotions from crazy to stressful to fantastic. Through these challenges, they make many mistakes which leads them to regretting many of their choices. From academics to friendships, this three part podcast will feature different grade 12 students talking about their regrets and how they learned from it. Episode 1 – A Five Year Journey of Failures High school is a time to try new things, however, with new challenges comes failures. Farbod Nematifar, grade 12 student from Sir Winston Churchill, is no stranger when it comes to challenging himself no matter the outcomes. This ambitious student shares his failures and regrets during his five years of high school. Along with that, Farbod also shares his next big project and how his past regrets shaped the way he is now.

Episode 4 – Teenagers Talk As our podcast draws to a close, we reevaluate what regret means to us and what we learned from this experience. CREDIT: freesound.org

Episode 3 – Street Performers and Broken Necks Bita, Arjun and Brendon take a trip to the Downtown East Side, where they meet a couple of colorful fellows and learn something new about regret. CREDIT: Running Waters by Audionautix Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Secret Conversations by The 126ers Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Terminal D by Silent Partner Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/… Music provided by FreeMusic109 https://youtube.com/FreeMusic109

Episode 2 – Amber’s Grandpa Gaining an insight into a pensioner’s life, and picking up some wisdom along the way. CREDIT: In Albany New York by The 126ers Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 In Alb https://creativecommons.org/licenses/… Music provided by FreeMusic109 https://youtube.com/FreeMusic109 Acoustic Meditation 2 by Audionautix Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/… Music provided by FreeMusic109 https://youtube.com/FreeMusic109

Episode 1 – Initial Thoughts Before we get into interviewing people out in the world, listen to our concerns and feelings going into the project. CREDIT: Open Sea Morning by Puddle of Infinity Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/… Music provided by FreeMusic109 https://youtube.com/FreeMusic109

“Orange Rose” In everyday life, we always see a lot of people. However, we only see them as a person just walking by, without really knowing who they are and how they are doing. In this episode, we are interviewing Jeanie, a music teacher who is teaching students music. An ‘ordinary’ person who we might see during a day, just walking by. However, she is indeed a successful person who achieved her goal, and a person who is always on her path to her dream. Through this interview, we can take an insight of her energetic, positive life and her regrets, which allowed her to be the better version of herself. Sources: https://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/flowermeanings/rose-flower-meanings

“Red Dahlia Flower” In this episode, we went to downtown Vancouver and found Dave, our interviewee, on Seymour St. near Vancouver City Centre Station. He shared his life stories with us, regarding his regrets, earlier lives, family, friends, and how he ended up on the streets. Most importantly, he shared his views on what success means to him. The interview raises our awareness of homeless people in Metro Vancouver and allows us to think deeply about the reason behind regrets. It was a very meaningful interview and it was definitely a new challenge for us to go out there and talk to strangers. We hope you enjoy this episode! Sources: freesound.org flowermeanings.org en.wikipedia.org

In this episode of Paper People, Aamir interviews Mr. Nathan Moes, who used to be the substitute teacher for Ms. Rosengren and is now the substitute for Ms. Moore. In place of Ms. Moore, he currently teaches Social Studies and Social Justice, and is known among students who have been in his classes as one of the coolest and nicest teachers in the school. Aamir aims to show that he’s not just a “teacher”, but a person like all of us. He goes through struggles like everyone does, and has regrets like everyone does. Additionally, he touches upon the idea that we all have a similar way of dealing with those regrets .

In this episode of Paper People, Jennifer interviews Mr. Mark Johnston, Churchill’s current Grade 12 counselor. He’s the man that we all go to in order to plan classes or talk about academics, or sometimes as the man that listens and understands when we have a problem we need to work through. It’s easy to forget that Mr. Johnston is his own person with his own feelings, and it’s easy to take advantage of his kindness – especially when it comes to borrowing his stuff, or asking for favours. Jennifer speaks to Mr. Johnston in the hopes of learning more about him, and to get to know a side of him that she’s only heard of from other people.

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

Long distance relationships are unpredictable, just like any other relationship in life. This podcast digs deeper into a story of someone who was in a long distance relationship and the bittersweet experiences that she encountered. We also bring along the different perspectives that a group of teenagers have towards long distance relationships in which they discover the uncertainties that accompany with it.

“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

Some of our memories are hard to recall, but remembering previous experiences contributes to how our minds mature and grow. The fate of one’s future is partly guided by how they interpret their past, which memories can be manipulated to fit a certain narrative. In the “Life-Changing Experiences” branch of the Memory podcasts, we cover three main topics. “Learning From Mistakes” is where we talk about our own mistakes, and how fessing up and accepting our errors is a healthy way to progress into someone’s life. “Moving Houses” primarily covers the effect of constantly moving to different neighborhoods on families and children. It’s better to settle down for several years in one location than to move constantly because adjusting to the streets and different friends is difficult. “My Parents and Me” discusses how the relationship between a child and their parents affects someone’s opinions and outlook on life and other people. If someone is raised to believe something, it’s difficult for them to believe that it can be disproved. Many of our opinions are largely influenced by what our parents told us, although we can still reflect on them, and determine if they are correct or justified. The music that was used in this podcast is by Kevin MacLeod, a producer that has created over 2,000 royalty-free music pieces. His website is Incompetech.com, where one can find thousands of free songs and sounds. His YouTube channel is Kevin Macleod.

Some of our memories are hard to recall, but remembering previous experiences contributes to how our minds mature and grow. The fate of one’s future is partly guided by how they interpret their past, which memories can be manipulated to fit a certain narrative. In the “Life-Changing Experiences” branch of the Memory podcasts, we cover three main topics. “Learning From Mistakes” is where we talk about our own mistakes, and how fessing up and accepting our errors is a healthy way to progress into someone’s life. “Moving Houses” primarily covers the effect of constantly moving to different neighborhoods on families and children. It’s better to settle down for several years in one location than to move constantly because adjusting to the streets and different friends is difficult. “My Parents and Me” discusses how the relationship between a child and their parents affects someone’s opinions and outlook on life and other people. If someone is raised to believe something, it’s difficult for them to believe that it can be disproved. Many of our opinions are largely influenced by what our parents told us, although we can still reflect on them, and determine if they are correct or justified. The music that was used in this podcast is by Kevin MacLeod, a producer that has created over 2,000 royalty-free music pieces. His website is Incompetech.com, where one can find thousands of free songs and sounds. His YouTube channel is Kevin Macleod.

Some of our memories are hard to recall, but remembering previous experiences contributes to how our minds mature and grow. The fate of one’s future is partly guided by how they interpret their past, which memories can be manipulated to fit a certain narrative. In the “Life-Changing Experiences” branch of the Memory podcasts, we cover three main topics. “Learning From Mistakes” is where we talk about our own mistakes, and how fessing up and accepting our errors is a healthy way to progress into someone’s life. “Moving Houses” primarily covers the effect of constantly moving to different neighborhoods on families and children. It’s better to settle down for several years in one location than to move constantly because adjusting to the streets and different friends is difficult. “My Parents and Me” discusses how the relationship between a child and their parents affects someone’s opinions and outlook on life and other people. If someone is raised to believe something, it’s difficult for them to believe that it can be disproved. Many of our opinions are largely influenced by what our parents told us, although we can still reflect on them, and determine if they are correct or justified. The music that was used in this podcast is by Kevin MacLeod, a producer that has created over 2,000 royalty-free music pieces. His website is Incompetech.com, where one can find thousands of free songs and sounds. His YouTube channel is Kevin Macleod.

Merrimack Webster defines the word Flashback as “an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence.” Sometimes, the memory is incomplete, people forget the beginning, forget the end, but remember a few fragments. And those are very valuable. Have you ever had some memories of the familiarity with a scene? In this podcast, we will lead you back to some memories, which are short but memorable in our lives.

Merrimack Webster defines the word Flashback as “an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence.” Sometimes, the memory is incomplete, people forget the beginning, forget the end, but remember a few fragments. And those are very valuable. Have you ever had some memories of the familiarity with a scene? In this podcast, we will lead you back to some memories, which are short but memorable in our lives.

Merrimack Webster defines the word Flashback as “an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence.” Sometimes, the memory is incomplete, people forget the beginning, forget the end, but remember a few fragments. And those are very valuable. Have you ever had some memories of the familiarity with a scene? In this podcast, we will lead you back to some memories, which are short but memorable in our lives.

Merrimack Webster defines the word Flashback as “an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence.” Sometimes, the memory is incomplete, people forget the beginning, forget the end, but remember a few fragments. And those are very valuable. Have you ever had some memories of the familiarity with a scene? In this podcast, we will lead you back to some memories, which are short but memorable in our lives.

Merrimack Webster defines the word Flashback as “an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence.” Sometimes, the memory is incomplete, people forget the beginning, forget the end, but remember a few fragments. And those are very valuable. Have you ever had some memories of the familiarity with a scene? In this podcast, we will lead you back to some memories, which are short but memorable in our lives.

Throughout our lives, we encounter different people and face diverse situations, and they will eventually become memories that enrich our experiences and make our lives splendid. However, not all memories are pleasant and stimulating, instead, some memories might be burdens that are too heavy to bear, which thwart people’s passion and hope. This episode presents interviewees’ opinion towards their past and our own epiphany of the pros and cons of nostalgia to the listeners. We are trying to discover the impacts nostalgia has on people’s present and determine whether being nostalgic is beneficial or not. Episode created by: Yanny Huang, Maggie Ruan, Anni Cervo, Alvin Kou, William Guo Source: Garage Band

Throughout our lives, we encounter different people and face diverse situations, and they will eventually become memories that enrich our experiences and make our lives splendid. However, not all memories are pleasant and stimulating, instead, some memories might be burdens that are too heavy to bear, which thwart people’s passion and hope. This episode presents interviewees’ opinion towards their past and our own epiphany of the pros and cons of nostalgia to the listeners. We are trying to discover the impacts nostalgia has on people’s present and determine whether being nostalgic is beneficial or not. Episode created by: Yanny Huang, Maggie Ruan, Anni Cervo, Alvin Kou, William Guo Source: Garage Band

Throughout our lives, we encounter different people and face diverse situations, and they will eventually become memories that enrich our experiences and make our lives splendid. However, not all memories are pleasant and stimulating, instead, some memories might be burdens that are too heavy to bear, which thwart people’s passion and hope. This episode presents interviewees’ opinion towards their past and our own epiphany of the pros and cons of nostalgia to the listeners. We are trying to discover the impacts nostalgia has on people’s present and determine whether being nostalgic is beneficial or not. Episode created by: Yanny Huang, Maggie Ruan, Anni Cervo, Alvin Kou, William Guo Source: Garage Band

Four Canadian high school seniors, Giovanna, Samantha, Rachel, and Helen, share their personal stories about embarrassing moments from the past. Although these moments were originally humiliating, they are funny memories in hindsight where they would laugh about them with family and friends. Sound effects and music found fromhttps://www.zapsplat.com and “fncaudio” on SoundCloud.com. Follow us on instagram @confess_sessh

Over The Sea focuses on stories of immigrants, we talk about the difficulty of being immigrants, how they adapt to the new culture of Canada, and how is the state of new life influence them. A new life is not an easy start, we have to leave all of our memories behind. It is a stressful but an exciting time, which makes immigration to be a Big Moment in life. “Being immigrant and starting life over, you learn to be survival and how to face your challenges and basically overcome them.” – Anousheh Ansari Group Members: Vincent Liang, Cohen Guan, Alex Yi, David Dong CREDITS: Introduction and Conclusion by Cohen Guan Background music and editing by Vincent Liang “Circle Ariel” from Anchor “Circle Deserrat” from Anchor “Circle Gerano” from Anchor Interview by Vincent Liang, David Dong, and Alex Yi Interviewees are Steve Kwan, Michael Li, and Tony Chan

“But if I’m not the same, the next question is, ‘Who in the world am I?’ Ah, that’s the great puzzle!” Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Decision-making is never easy. Wanting to make perfect choices holds more weight than one can imagine. It brings uneasiness and uncertainty to where people set their ground on. A secondary school senior recalls how she anxiously questioned herself over her career choice for the future. She finds herself lost and torn between her dreams and her family’s wishes, while also trying to find happiness and contentment. She meets fear and hesitation when questioning herself if she made the right choice and did the right thing. It is only a matter of time until answers are called upon to settle unsettled questions.