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"Are not 5 sparrows sold for 2 pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows." -Luke 12:6-7   Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.   On this FASD Awareness Month episode host Sandra Flach speaks with Dr. Jacqueline Pei, Ph.D. Dr. Pei  is Professor and Director of Training for the School and Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Alberta College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics Member, Women and Children's Health Research Institute Intervention Research Lead, for the Canada FASD Research Network.   Listen in as they discuss the challenges in diagnosing FASD.   Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media. Links mentioned in this episode: justicefororphansny.org justicefororphansny.org/hope-community     Email:  sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org sandraflach.com Hope For the FASD Journey Email:  jpei@ualberta.ca

Sean O'Connell is a studio potter who is currently a Artist-In-Residence at the Penland School of Crafts. He has had an active studio practice for the last 20 years as well as professional roles in Arts Administration and Education. Notable institutions include the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary, Alberta. He was also a long-term resident at the Archie Bray Foundation from 2011-2013 and the Salad Day's Artist-in-Residence at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in 2009. He earned his MFA from the School for American Crafts/RIT and his BFA at Kansas City Art Institute. Sean exhibits his work nationally, is a regular contributor to ceramic art publications, and conducts workshops throughout the US and Canada. http://ThePottersCast.com/982

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Rav Arora join John Carpay on stage for a fireside chat during the George Jonas Freedom Award dinner in Calgary on September 28. They discuss the free speech lawsuit that involves Dr. Bhattacharya, Missouri v. Biden. They also talk about the failure of the Canadian government bills C18 and C10, and the fall of the mainstream media with the corresponding rise of new media.The Illusion of ConsensusJustice Centre, Jun 23, 2021: Lockdowns and the Science of Covid, Dr. Jay BhattacharyaGreat Barrington DeclarationEvent Tickets: Ben Shapiro Calgary, AB - Grey Eagle Resort & CasinoJustin Hart in the Wall Street Journal, Dec 9, 2022: The Twitter Blacklisting of Jay BhattacharyaThe New York Post, Dec 12, 2022: Elon Musk invites blacklisted Stanford professor to Twitter headquartersThe Hill, Sep 13, 2023: Missouri v. Biden and the crossroads of politics, censorship and free speechWAFB Dec 5, 2022: Louisiana, Missouri Release Full Fauci Deposition TranscriptJustice Centre, Aug 31, 2021: Student reinstated after University of Winnipeg had kicked her out for attending peaceful outdoor protestTablet, Jan 10, 2023: How Stanford Failed the Academic Freedom TestAmerican Pediatric Society, Sep 9, 2020: Open Letter from Stanford University Regarding Dr. Scott AtlasCalgary Herald, Sep 24, 2021: Alberta Children's Hospital doctors face criticism for letters opposing vaccine mandateJustice Centre, Sep 27, 2021: Justice Centre will defend physicians threatened by Alberta College of Physicians and SurgeonsNational Post, Sep 21, 2023: Canada launches UN declaration pledging measures on online disinformationTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 888, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: countries by college 1: The University of Sunderland,the University of Sheffield,Oxford University. England. 2: The Emile Cohl School,the University of Toulouse,the University of Provence. France. 3: Chiba University,Waseda University,Fukuoka Junior College. Japan. 4: Menoufia University,Zagazig University,Alexandria University. Egypt. 5: McGill University,University College of the Cariboo,Alberta College of Art and Design. Canada. Round 2. Category: "long" songs 1: At the 1984 Olympic closing, this Lionel Richie song came up hours short of its title promise. "All Night Long". 2: This comparative was the one-word title of a 1980 Dan Fogelberg hit. "Longer". 3: The Beatles' aptly named last # hit, since they'd reached the end of one by 1970. "The Long And Winding Road". 4: A 1979 hit by Supertramp gave you these directions for finding your way to your abode. "Take The Long Way Home". 5: In 1974 Neil Diamond scored a #5 hit with the following:"Ride, c'mon baby ride...". "Longfellow Serenade". Round 3. Category: taking a position 1: You can search far and wide or high and this. low. 2: If you're leeward, you're facing away from the source of this. the wind. 3: From the Latin citra, "on this side", it's nearby as opposed to yon. hither. 4: It's the compass position to the right of a person facing the rising sun. south. 5: 5-letter word for the place at which something is about to start, or the upper edge of a steep cliff. the brink. Round 4. Category: blank of blank 1: Bridal aide-de-camp. Maid of honor. 2: This astrological era is believed to bring increased harmony and spirituality on Earth. the Age of Aquarius. 3: An event, like a tornado or earthquake, that your insurance may not cover. Act of God. 4: A common but incorrect story traces this type of guideline to the permissible width of a wife-beating stick. rule of thumb. 5: A distribution of forces so no single nation is strong enough to dominate (and tip it). balance of power. Round 5. Category: the driving teacher 1: You're 17, not 75! Turn this thing off--we made our right 4 blocks ago. a turn signal. 2: I'm gonna call you Noah, 'cause you'll do this if you keep pumping the gas like that. flood the engine. 3: Stop making me dizzy and find your way off this type of intersection New Englanders call a rotary. a roundabout (or traffic circle). 4: Hey leadfoot--at 60 mph on a wet road, this can be 140 yards--almost 1 1/2 football fields. a stopping distance. 5: Yes, even though a skateboarder's on wheels, he's still legally considered this, from a word meaning "foot". a pedestrian. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Welcome to the first in our series of Inventures teaser episodes leading up to our event on May 31. My guests on this initial episode are Christine Maligec from Marsh Canada and Ron Markowski from the NAIT School of Business . Representing the industry and academic perspectives, respectively, they join me for a brief look at their panel topic on critical thinking entitled "Critical thinking to mitigate risk in a chaotic information economy." Really it could have been called "Get ready to learn critical thinking skills to help you avoid analysis by paralysis." Ron and Christine are engaging, knowledgeable and great speakers. This episode only gives you a shallow look (a teaser!) at what their panel on May 31 at 10am will be all about, but I think it gives enough to whet your appetite! I hope you'll enjoy this episode as much as I did. AND I can't wait for their panel!I hope to see you at Inventures and welcome to Shift!BiosChristine Maligec, Vice President of Enterprise Risk Service, Marsh Canada  Christine has 20 years of combined insurance as well as 15 years of risk management experience. She has a diverse background of experience in the public sector including education, health and municipalities as well in the private sector.  Christine also gives back by contributing time to her local Risk & Insurance Management Society Chapter and is a Public Member for the Alberta College of Pharmacy.Dr. Ron Markowski, Program Coordinator/instructor, Critical Thinking, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, School of BusinessRon is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and international keynote speaker. He's worked extensively with public and private sector organizations, and has helped entities ranging from start-ups, to large multinationals. In addition, his extensive research has demystified Critical Thinking into a simple four-quadrant model that can be easily understand and quickly applied by individual, teams, and organizations alike.  This model has proven to be particularly effective in data-driven environments that require diagnostic and analytical thinking to quickly identify and respond to emerging threats or opportunities.  Shift by Alberta Innovates focuses on the people, businesses and organizations that are contributing to Alberta's strong tech ecosystem.

Older people are using substances at a high rate, yet stigma and ageism often prevent them from obtaining appropriate and compassionate care. Dr Sarah Fraser chats with Dr Lara Nixon and Dr Cathy Scrimshaw about what physicians and the system at large can do to enhance access to services, reduce harm, and treat patients with dignity. Dr Nixon is an FP in Calgary and Dr Scrimshaw is Medical Director of the Collaborative Mentorship Network for Chronic Pain and Addiction with the Alberta College of Family Physicians.

Ariel Hill is a native artist hailing from the Six Nations and Wikwemikong First Nations. Hill received her BFA (glass major) from the Alberta College of Art + Design in 2017 and a certificate in Jewelry from the Kootenay School of the Arts in 2013.  Her work is a reflection of her environment and the intersection between elements of the natural world and how it relates to human experience. Honoring the visual beauty and fine details that exist within nature, her current body of work 'Sediment | Sentiment' is an exploration of geological formations and how these layers of diversity, material and time can be reflected in the lives of those who walk up on them. And we also talk a bit about Revelstoke's LUNA Festival that we attended September 23-25. An absolutely magical weekend immersed in the arts, put on by artsrevelstoke. For more on Ariel's work visit arielkhillstudios.wixsite.com/akhglass, or instagram at @akh_studios. For more on the LUNA Festival visit lunafest.ca  

In this episode, The Animal Files enjoys a lovely chat with Theresa Lowes, Massage Therapist and owner of Freyja Wellness Massage in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We had a lovely chat about the amazing benefits of therapeutic massage, her incredible results, and how it can be an integral part of a holistic approach to wellness for both humans AND animals.   About Theresa: Theresa is originally from Ontario, but came out to be closer to family. She has three kids(1 in Ontario and 2 that still live with her) and two dogs. She graduated with a degree in Social Work from the University of Waterloo and has always had an interest in health care and wellness. She decided to return to school at the Alberta College of Massage Therapy to become a massage therapist and is currently a member of CMMOTA. She has taken many courses to allow her to find better ways to help her clients. She believes in treating the client as a whole and looking for the cause, not just the symptoms. She now focuses on women's health and wellness.    Where you can connect with her: => Website: https://freyjawellness.com => Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freyjacalgary => LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-lowes-962824a9 => Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresa.lowes                          https://www.instagram.com/freyjacalgary ------------------------------------------------------------ Be sure to follow The Animal Files online and on Facebook! www.theanimalfilespodcast.com www.facebook.com/theanimalfilesofficial   Have a topic you would like us to tackle? Join our Facebook Community for references, conversations, and resources. www.facebook.com/groups/tafcommunity or you can Email us at: theanimalfilespodcast@gmail.com   Want to support the show? => Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/theanimalfilesofficial Or grab some Merch: http://www.teepublic.com/user/positivitees/albums/129886-the-animal-files-podcast-and-radio-show   Don't forget to Rate, Review, Follow, and Subscribe on all of your favorite podcasting platforms!     

Laura Ballerini is an accomplished artist who has been running a thriving design boutique for over 20 years. She is the author of The Green Velvet Chair. This book is a collection of heartfelt stories depicting how art and design influence our lives. The essays span over Laura's 40+ years in the design industry and are viewed through her unique creative lens. Her discovery: Art is not only found in a museum—it appears in music, food, nature and so much more. We are all artists in our own unique way. Laura has a degree in Visual Communications from The Alberta University of the Arts (formerly the Alberta College of Art) and is a recipient of numerous awards throughout her career. Her passion for continuous learning includes regular educational initiatives. • Laura has been running her own design boutique, BluBrown Communications Inc., for over 20 years (BluBrown is named after her two daughters; one with blue eyes and one with brown eyes—the concept was to always look at design through the fresh eyes of a child—and always asking ‘why?'. 00:00 - 02:18 Laura's Bio 02:19 - 05:28 Marketing Essentials Moment: What is a Creative Brief? 05:29 - 05:57 Welcome to Peppershock Media's Marketing Expedition Podcast 05:58 - 07:16 Welcome to the show, Laura! 07:17 - 09:38 Sharing some successful projects 09:39 - 11:29 Tactics that Laura utilized to help clients in reaching their goals 11:30 - 16:00 Laura's creative journey 16:01 - 19:10 The process of rationalizing designs to clients 19:11 - 19:55 Cloud Campaign helps marketing agencies scale. 19:56 - 23:51 “It's not about design, It's about perspective.” -Laura Ballerini 23:52 - 26:29 Launching the book “The Green Velvet Chair: Heartfelt Stories of Art and Design in Everyday Life” 26:30 - 28:24 People that influenced Laura in digital marketing and design 28:25 - 29:41 Resources that Laura draws inspiration from 29:42 - 30:25 The Green Velvet Chair: Heartfelt Stories of Art and Design in Everyday Life 30:26 - 32:18 Motivational words from Laura 32:19 - 32:32 Thank you so much, Laura! Enjoy the journey! 32:33 - 33:19 Join The Marketing Expedition COmmunity today! Cloud Campaign helps marketing agencies scale. Onboard more social media clients and charge a higher retainer with a leaner team. Sign up today! #artanddesign #art #design #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #creativity #inspiration #digitalmarketing #marketing #advertising #branding #marketingtips #creativestrategy #blubrown

Aging. For many people, it's a source of shame and discomfort, and they do their best to hide it the older they get. But over time, especially as you reach perimenopause or andropause, it gets harder to hide.As today's guest shares, this isn't a bad thing. Aging is not negative! Ann Zee uses Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including acupuncture, to help bring new hope to her clients as they go through different stages in their life by bringing their bodies back into balance. Ann also explains more about the benefits of TCM compared to Western medicine, and why she prefers not to call it alternative medicine. Listen in as she shares how you can see and address the symptoms of imbalance in your body now so that you can better live in, experience, and appreciate the moments of life that you are in.About Ann Zee:The Holistic Institute of Health and Fertility is Ann's vision for providing a model of collaborative alternative healthcare to Calgarians."My drive comes simply from my desire to be in service to others. I honestly do not know what else we are supposed to do here on this earth.”Ann received her degree from the Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). During her career, Ann spent time abroad studying under famous Acupuncturist Dr. Anton Jarasurya at the South Colombo Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka where, daily, she treated hundreds of locals with Acupuncture and TCM.Over the years Ann has lent her time to volunteer activities including AIDS Calgary, Camp Fyrefly and the Calgary Women's Center where she has sat on their governance board and taught workshops introducing the concept of TCM and women's health. Ann is also a long-time Provincial examiner with the Alberta College of Acupuncturists.Find out more on her website.Mentioned In This Episode:Wellness WebinarExpert in Hope

For two decades, the beauty of the Canadian Rockies has informed the sculptural work of Leslie Rowe-Israelson. Wondrous locales such as Banff and Jasper National Parks inspired her to express an emotional connection to nature in kiln formed glass, often enhanced with one-of-a-kind flameworked beads made by twin sister, Melanie. Leslie has mastered the creation of large fused panels as well as massive color bar bowls made in homage to streams flowing through the mountains.  Using a color bar process that allows her to strip away layers of color, Israelson then uses that color to create paintings of light in glass. She expands on these skills by placing different types of reactive glasses together, such as copper bearing glass, silver, and reactive cloud glass. Continually challenging, this combination of techniques evokes different seasons and climates, sharing the artist's passion for both glass and nature with the viewer.  In the mountains of Canada, glass consumed Israelson's thoughts and dreams. Beginning in stained glass, a new visual language of kiln forming was born of training and dialoging with other glass artists. From 1985 to 1994, Leslie and Melanie attended the world-renowned Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. Both sisters agree that Pilchuck changed their lives. There they met Klaus Moje, Richard Whiteley, Rudi Gritsch, Richard Marquis, Paul Marioni, Dante Marioni, and William Morris – encouraging their evolution from flat to sculptural work. They also met Thomas Hamling, developer of Zircar Refractory Composites, who introduced Leslie to Mold Mix 6, which introduced her to a new visual vocabulary.  The sisters received additional training from the Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta; Andrighetti Glassworks, Vancouver, British Columbia; Boyce Lundstrom's Camp Colton, Colton, Oregon; and the Vancouver College of Art. Together they have participated in a number of residencies, both at Pilchuck and Uroboros Glass, Portland, Oregon. In 1995, Leslie and Melanie attended a month-long symposium in Teplice, Czech Republic, held by Glav Union, one of the largest flat glass manufacturers in the world at that time.  In early 2000, Israelson spent six months making a wax for a new piece that featured a huge glass circle with multiple figures. When she finally fired it, the piece cracked in the kiln due a thermocouple failure. She explains: “It was awesome! When I took it out of the mold, a big chunk came out, revealing the way the glass had flowed and melted. I wanted to figure out how to recreate that look intentionally.” This event marked the beginning of her work assembling, fusing, and slicing color bars. Now, the artist carefully stacks all the glass, knowing how it's going to flow and move, and which way to cut it. “I try to create the flow of the mountains through the flow of the glass,” she says. In 2004, Israelson studied with Irene Frolic and Lou Lynn at Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta. There she discovered wax, and suddenly her work evolved from flat bowls to three-dimensional sculpture. She began to work larger, incorporating metals in the work by applying iron oxides on the surface of the mold material. Without access to a hot shop, the artist accomplished all of her creative goals in her kiln, layering Bullseye Glass in sand, talc and Mold Mix 6 molds. She states: “No one was doing this at the time. I was a teaching assistant for Warren Langley at Pilchuck, and he gave me the sand and talc mixture. I experimented with mold materials that would allow me to take the skin off and see inside the glass – to let the light reflect through it.”  Israelson's commissions include: Government of Canada, Governor General Arts Award, cast glass hands; Banff School of Fine Arts, Mountain Film and Book Festivals: Awards 1996 – 2014; Government of Canada, Secretary of State for External Affairs: International Gifts 1990; and Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Acquisition for Permanent Exhibition. She has demonstrated or taught at the Glass Art Society, virtual demo, 2021; Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York; Pilchuck Glass School; Alberta College of Art and Red Deer College of Art, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. For the last few years, Israelson has been working on a new series of larger works made via a fusing/ glassblowing hybrid process with the assistance of glassblower, Ryan Bavin. Bavin is both glassblower and award-winning nature photographer. His father, Pat, started Bavin Glassworks in Invermere, BC, in 1988. Ryan served an apprenticeship there that lasted for eight years before moving on to Pilchuck, where he studied and has been invited back several times as a teacher and gaffer working for and with respected glass artists from Canada and other nations. His blown work is represented by Canada House Gallery, Banff. Says Israelson: “Our glass work together has developed over the years, and I cannot think of a better glassblower to work with blowing out our Bullseye Glass than Ryan. Our paths have overlapped over the years at Pilchuck, giving us a solid foundation for experimenting and creating together or separately.” Always moving in new directions, Israelson now feels she can truly interpret the land, sky, and mountains by painting with glass. Through experimentation, she hopes to create an artistic link between glass and stone and the world in which we live. Her collaborative work with Bavin can be seen in 2022 at Canada House Gallery, Banff, and The Hearth – Arts on Bowen, Bowen Island, BC.  

On today's show, British Columbia is now on its third of three atmospheric rivers. Residents and officials are watching and waiting to see what could come of it. We get an update from Global B.C. reporter, Emily Lazatin. Plus, a working group is being put together in Alberta to try and deal with the rise in number of pharmacy robberies in our province. We chat with the registrar of the Alberta College of Pharmacy. And, we chat with criminal defence lawyer and legal commentator, Ari Goldkind, on the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell that's now underway in New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this Episode Tim Moen is joined by Pete Helfrich former President of the Alberta College of Paramedics. Tim and Pete disagree on vaccine mandates. Is it possible for them to have a civil discussion? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Today we see that the past is the future, and what once was will be once again.” Stimson offers a powerful call-and-response to John F. Kennedy's 1961 Presidential Address, using JFK's words as a springboard to advocate for decolonization and environmental stewardship. Looking beyond the borders and bounded histories of the United States, Stimson centres Turtle Island and Mother Earth in his speech, reflecting on how generational and ancestral stories of interdependence might shape a freer and more unified future. “Artists-in-Presidents” is initiated by Constance Hockaday, curated by Christine Shaw, and commissioned by The Blackwood (University of Toronto Mississauga). Podcast production by Vocal Fry. Transmissions are released every Friday from August 6–December 17, 2021. To view the portrait gallery, access ASL videos and transcripts, and for additional information about the project, visit www.artistsinpresidents.com and www.blackwoodgallery.ca. Adrian Stimson is a member of the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation, Treaty 7 Territory, in southern Alberta. Stimson has a BFA with distinction from the Alberta College of Art and Design and an MFA from the University of Saskatchewan. He is an interdisciplinary artist and exhibits nationally and internationally. Stimson received the Alumni of Influence Award in 2020 from the University of Saskatchewan, the Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts in 2018, the REVEAL Indigenous Arts Award from the Hnatyshyn Foundation in 2017, the Blackfoot Visual Arts Award in 2009, the Alberta Centennial Medal in 2005, and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2003. Audio credit: "Owl Dance Song" by Calvin and Mary Boy from An Historical Album of Blackfoot Indian Music, FW34001, courtesy Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. (p) (c) 1979. Used with permission. Photo: Blaire Russell

In this 8th Episode of Chris Dyer's new Podcast show, he interviews "En Masse" founder Jason Botkin! Jason is a muralist and studio painter based in Montréal. They talk about his studio in Hochelaga, his journey from the USA to the Alberta College of Art and Design, his dreams of becoming a professional snowboarder, divorce and a new commitment to art, Montréal, living in Japan and studying ceramics, gallery art, the En Masse project Jason founded, their show at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal, the difficulty of enacting cultural activities during Covid, creating a new art marketplace, the role of galleries nowadays, finding ways to share wealth and resources in the community, street art and intramuralism, using paintbrushes for murals, the difficulty of finding masks for art creation, how to deal with less or no social media, the revival of street art and using it as a tool of emancipation, dealing with depression and an autoimmune disorder, psychedelics and other plant medicine, DMT visions, meditation, Jason's religious path from Christianity to Buddhism, Yogic studies, Scientology and beyond, and their personal perspectives on 2020.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Katrina Chaytor and Greg Payce. We recorded this live in front of an online studio audience as a part of the May 2021 Ceramic Congress. In our interview we talk about their long careers as educators, including teaching at what was then called the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary. For more information on their work you can follow Katrina on IG at @katrinachaytor and @gregpayce.   The Michiana Pottery Tour is a proud sponsor of the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler podcast. Join more than 30 potters from around the country for the 10th annual Michiana Pottery Tour, happening on September 25 and 26 in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. You'll find a list of participating potters, links to their webstores, and more information at www.michianapotterytour.com, or on our Instagram page: @michianapotterytour.

In our first episode of Season 4, I speak with Counselor and Registered Social Worker, Karen Turnock. Karen provides strategies on how we can pause, acknowledge, and embrace our own mental health—whatever state it may be—as we head back into this school year. Part discussion, part interview, part therapy session, Karen provides an open and safe space for us to dive deep into the mental health challenges working moms have faced over that past year and a half. About Karen Turnock:For 20 years Karen Turnock has provided counselling services to women facing unexpected or difficult life circumstances. Much of this work has been in health care settings working with women at all stages of life She is a Registered Social Worker with a Clinical Specialization in good standing with the Alberta College of Social Work. Karen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan and her Bachelor of Social Work and Masters of Social Work degrees from the University of Calgary. ​Karen specialize in working with Women's Issues and have a Certification in Maternal Mental Health as well as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for trauma.  She enjoys keeping up to date on the most effective therapeutic interventions including CBT for anxiety and mood changes, grief counselling, Gordon Neufeld's Attachment/Developmental approach as well as connection-based models for parenting and relationship issues.On a personal note, Karen is a mama of two fabulous daughters and has been married for over 15 years.  She was born and raised on the prairies and feels at my best when she gets outside into open spaces. Connect with Karen Turnock:Web: https://www.karenturnock.comIG: @karen.turnock.counsellingResources: Alberta Mental Health 24/7 Confidential Line: 1-877-303-2642Book: What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Whinfrey and Dr. Bruce PerryConnect with Lisa:Web: http://lisabush.caVideo (how I actually spent my first day back to school): https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=313711243884291&ref=watch_permalink

About Dr. Carly CreweDr. Carly Crewe is the mom to a set of fiery twin girls and an MD Psychotherapist specializing in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of mental health disorders in women. Dr. Crewe uses a diverse combination of modalities in her work including varied therapy modalities (CBT, DBT, interpersonal, solution-focused, etc), integrative approaches, psychopharmacology, and nutritional psychiatry (using food as medicine.) After becoming a mother and struggling with severe postpartum mental illness, Carly became passionate about women and maternal mental health. Carly is the Owner and Founder of Eunoia Medical, an innovative telemental health clinic for women, designed in the pursuit of a well mind. As a completely virtual platform, patients of Eunoia Medical can access high quality, personalized and effective therapies in the comfort of their own homes. Carly was awarded the Outstanding New Professional Award in 2019 from the Alberta College of Family Physicians and is the host of the Mind Over Motherhood Podcast. Carly is a co-author in the Amazon Bestseller You've Got This, Modern Mama and her solo book is scheduled to publish June 1, 2021. Carly believes that as women, there are more than enough obstacles holding us back from the lives we crave and deserve. Our minds should not be one of them.Find Dr. Carly: https://carlycrewe.com/ & here: https://www.eunoiamedical.ca/SHOW NOTES:Being in communities of women is helpful because often we don't know that other women share similar thoughts and struggles. When we share the struggle, the stigma goes away.Part of mental health is choosing what's right for us and what brings us peace.Warning signs that you have a mental health issue: If you're not feeling amazing, or good - what does your mental health actually feel like?  Are you1. Not feeling like yourself?2.  Reacting in ways that are not typical for you?3.  Experiencing rage, irritability, or anger that isn't normal for you?If you answer yes, then you may be dealing with stress (and sub-optimal mental health) The pandemic has put us under tremendous stress.We are in a constant state of a low-grade flight or fight.We may not always feel worried but the body still feels the stress.If you're not feeling like yourself, target the amygdala. It is probably over-activated (it is the fight-or-flight part of the brain). You can help your amygdala to calm down by: Focusing on your sleepLimiting the amount you go on your phone, watch the news, open emails….to avoid scary thingsExerciseConnect with others==============Find Robin:  robin@quittingculture.com, www.quitproofkids.comwww.quittingculture.com 

Executive Director of Creative Industries in North Bay, Jaymie Lathem, sits down with Richard on today's episode to not only discuss what it's like to push yourself as an artist, but the ways we can beautify the community with art and projects Creative Industries is doing to help with this movement. Jaymie is an emerging artist based out of Northern Ontario. She studied drawing & painting at the Ontario College of Art and Design and the Alberta College of Art and Design. She received her BFA from Nipissing University in 2011. Jaymie remains a practicing visual artist with a focus in drawing and has exhibited work throughout Ontario. Over the past decade Jaymie has worked in various community based and creative sector organizations across the Nipissing Region. She has a strong passion for the arts and believes North Bay and it's surrounding community can be a thriving creative base in the North. Primarily focused in drawing and themes of memory and identity, her work plays with the amount of visual information needed to identify a gesture, a part of the body, or an expression. Her work explores realism with highly rendered sections alongside abstraction and absent forms. Her blacked-out, erased figures evoke a poignant sense of loss, suppression and eroding memories of what was and wasn't. Connect with Jaymie and Creative Industries: https://creativeindustriesnorth.ca jaymie@creativeindustriesnorth.ca http://www.jaymielathem.com INSTAGRAM: @jaymielathem and @creativeindustriesnorthbay Please Enjoy! Help support Richard Fortin Presents by sponsoring us on our Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/richardfortinpresents) to allow us to continue sharing the stories of those who are re-shaping the entertainment industry. Richard Fortin Presents is a video and podcast show for, and about, the people re-shaping the ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY and making, creating, producing impactful ART work. Shot and Edited by Darren Summersby Connect with Richard Fortin Presents: INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/richardfortinpresents/ FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/richardfortinpresents BLOG: http://www.rfpmedia.org/richardfortinpresents PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/richardfortinpresents YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcruSPw-t3E8UifSB-VM7A PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/richardfortinpresents EMAIL: info@rfpmedia.org

Luke Maddaford (he/him) makes art dedicated to exploring the connection between identity and landscape; queer space and culture outside of major metropolises; placemaking; and queer histories and futures. A multidisciplinary artist (drawing, writing, sculpting), Luke has exhibited throughout Canada and participated in residencies in Fort McMurray, Windsor, Toronto, and Northern Ontario. In this chat with Renée and Gio, Luke talks about his work as an artist, curator, and community organizer; his degrees in "drawing" (Diploma in Visual Art and Design from Keyano College; Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drawing from the Alberta College of Art + Design; Master of Fine Arts degree in Visual Art from the University of Windsor); the inspiration behind organizing Windsor's "Beers for Queers" events; founding LEFT Contemporary, a grassroots studio and exhibition space; and the practice of art in a pandemic. Find more of Luke's work at lukemaddaford.com or follow him on Instagram @lukemaddaford, and keep an eye out for his upcoming project with Undecimals. You can find more Listen 2 Me goodies on our Patreon or follow us on social media @listen2mepod (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook).

Tim with Nurse Tracy in progress Tim Okamura investigates identity, the urban environment, metaphor, and cultural iconography through a unique method of painting - one that combines an essentially ‘realist’ approach to the figure with collage, spray paint and mixed media. The juxtaposition of the rawness and urgency of street art and academic ideals has created a visual language that acknowledges a traditional form of story-telling through portraiture, while infusing the work with resonant contemporary motifs. Born in Edmonton, Canada, painter Tim Okamura earned a B.F.A. with Distinction at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Canada before moving to New York City to attend the School of Visual Arts in 1991. After graduating with an M.F.A. in Illustration as Visual Journalism, Okamura moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he continues to live and work. Tim Okamura - a recipient of the 2004 Fellowship in Painting from the New York Foundation for the Arts – has exhibited extensively in galleries throughout the world, including the U.S., Canada, Italy, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Ecuador and Turkey, and has been selected nine times to appear in the prestigious BP Portrait Award Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. In 2006, Okamura was short-listed by the Royal Surveyor of the Queen’s Picture Collection for a commissioned portrait of the Queen of England. In 2013, the University of North Carolina hosted a retrospective exhibition of Okamura’s work that focused on nearly a decade of production. Okamura received an invitation to The White House in the Fall of 2015 to honor artists whose work addresses issues of social justice – there he received a letter of commendation from Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden. Okamura’s painting titled “I Love Your Hair” was selected in 2016 for inclusion in the “American Portraiture Today” exhibition, featured at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and subsequently toured museums across the United States. Several of Okamura’s works were recently featured in the “Still I Rise” exhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Tim Okamura’s art is on display in the permanent collections of the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Jiménez Colón Museum in Puerto Rico, The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at the University of North Carolina, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Toronto Congress Center, the Hotel Arts in Calgary, Canada, and Standard Chartered Bank in London, England. Collectors include Uma Thurman, Meg Ryan, John Mellencamp, DJ Black Coffee, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, athletes Courtney Lee and PK Subban, director Ben Younger, and actors Bryan Greenberg, Hill Harper, Annabella Sciorra, and Spike Lee. "PPE", 48 x 60", oil, color pencil and graphite, 2021 "Two Front War", 55 x 56, oil on canvas, 2021 "Nurse Tracy", 40 x 60", oil on linen, 2021      

BGBS 058: Kris Fry | Smartwool | It's an Experiment Kris Fry is a brand pro in love with the magic of ideation and storytelling, armed with the awareness that nothing is more powerful than a well-planned strategy. He is currently the Global Creative director at Smartwool, but has had the opportunity to lead concept, design, and experience for incredible brands like Oakley, Wheel Pros, HEAD, SCOTT Sports, Coors, Eddie Bauer, Punch Bowl Social, and The North Face. As you'll hear in the episode, Kris is fascinated by finding the connection points between consumers and branding in order to find the right brand message that inspires consumers beyond just purchase, to join a community. Our interest in where it all began lead Kris down the path of explaining a world of self-expression, liberation, and rave-style jeans—otherwise known as skateboarding culture—which was pivotal for introducing him to brand expression and has remained an underlying current of inspiration to this day. We go along with the journey that enthralled Kris with the blend of visual language and storytelling, eventually leading him to an opportunity with Smartwool that he wears proudly today. Quotes [10:07] That balance of branding and consumers and how they interact is one of the greatest sociology experiments that I just love and nerd out on and I find it fascinating, like it's an experiment—this interaction and this back and forth. Sometimes breaking out a little bit of a crystal ball and doing some guesswork, having some data to throw in there. [Those] foundational elements help guide the creative to come up with that brand-right message that just connects with people and hopefully inspires them beyond just purchase. It inspires them to join a community. [10:49] One of our main goals is to get people outside. It's not about what you do outside or how well you do it, we just think there's this beautiful inherent thing about nature. [12:02] There's just so many powerful elements that I think brands have a responsibility to really drive with consumers. I think there's a lot of brands doing some really cool stuff and activating in cool ways and opening up conversations and exposing communities to things they've never seen before. I think brands are inspiring. [14:06] I think skateboarding and finding skateboarding and that community for me, essentially changed my life and made me really recognize brands—what they stood for. And I started to kind of badge and, with the little money I had, could adopt these brands, because they meant something and they said something about me. And so I might not have recognized the power of them then, or that I would want to pursue that as a career, but art has always been a part of it. [18:17] Another thing that I've always loved about skateboarding is they always find a way to get back underground and come back out with a new look, feel that's unique to the culture in that moment, and I can't think of another sport activity or movement that has been able to do that decade over decade over decade. Resources Instagram: @kfrydesign LinkedIn: Kris Fry Kris Fry: Smartwool Website: smartwool.com Podcast Transcript Kris Fry 0:02 Every generation a parent's right is trying to just not do what their parents did them. And I think for me, I've come to a place where I haven't felt that shame in a long time. That a lot of that is who you surround yourself with and things that you do that make you happy and build confidence in who you are as a person. And that's kind of been me like I've had to find a sense of worth and confidence in myself and value in myself that you know how to use quite a bit to get out of that kind of shameful feeling. But, you know, design and art and those things, music, especially like, those are all things that I think have really helped me figure out who I am. And you know where I want to go. Marc Gutman 0:52 Podcasting from Boulder, Colorado. This is the Baby Got Backstory Podcast, where we dive into the story behind the story of today's most inspiring storytellers, creators and entrepreneurs. I like big back stories and I cannot lie. I am your host, Marc Gutman, Marc Gutman, and on today's episode of Baby got backstory. We are talking to Kris Fry, global creative director. It's Smartwool. And before we get into my conversation with Kris, if you like and enjoy the show, please take a minute or two to rate review us over at Apple podcasts or Spotify, Apple and Spotify use these ratings as part of the algorithm that determines ratings on their charts. Better yet, please recommend this show to at least one friend who you think will like it. It may be even one enemy who will like it. It's time we bring the world together over the common love of the baby got backstory podcast. Today's guest is Kris Fry global creative director at Smartwool. And I'm gonna let you know right now, we don't talk a whole lot about Smartwool. That's because Kris took the conversation in a wonderfully raw and fascinating direction. Kris has had the opportunity to lead concept design and experience for some incredible brands like Oakley, wheel pros, head, Scott sports cores, Eddie Bauer, Punchbowl, social and the North Face. He is currently the global creative director at Smartwool, which is part of the Vf Corporation. And as you'll hear, he describes himself as a freelancer, a failure startup and an agency executive. He's worked brand side agency side, and more often than not somewhere in between. Kris says in his words. I'm in love with the magic of ideation and storytelling, but also believe that nothing is more powerful than a well planned strategy. This is a brand pro and marketer after my own heart. I've known Kris for years, we've worked together in the past. And I didn't know about 95% of what he shares in this episode. In this is his story. I am here with Kris Fry, the global creative director at Smartwool. Thanks for joining us, Kris. Really appreciate it. And as we get into the episode here, like what is a global creative director, it's Smartwool. Like what does that mean? Kris Fry 3:49 Thanks for having me. Great question. Well, essentially, I am a creative director at Smartwool. So I essentially drive all of the marketing materials, marketing materials, storytelling efforts, branding, really kind of drive the purpose and values of the brand globally. As you know, our brand is mostly us focused and based, you know, we are growing in some key markets, specifically Canada, Europe, em EA. And so my job globally, is to make sure that the brand is not only consistent, but compelling in all of those regions, and work with kind of different marketing teams within the regions to kind of help them you know, keep consistent and make sure that kind of those brand values and that purpose for the brand is really driven home at every communication point. Marc Gutman 4:40 Yeah, and just so our listeners know, and I'm sure about 99.9% of them are familiar with Smartwool but in case they're not, I want you to give us a little kind of blurb on who and what Smartwool is. Kris Fry 4:55 Awesome. Yeah, so Smartwool is a apparel company. So started in the sock business, they were the first ones to make merino wool based performance socks in steamboat, Colorado. And for 26 years, they have been kind of crafting and re crafting and kind of growing into other spaces like apparel and accessories, and really kind of taking this merino wool expertise and this knitting expertise that came from socks. And then growing that across many categories, base layer, mid layer, finding every kind of which way you can twist and knit wool. Marc Gutman 5:35 Yeah, and you know, that makes me feel dated, because I remember when Smartwool was like a new novel thing, you know, and Brian, Marina Marino sport socks were like, this, this crazy new concept. And now here we are 26 laters, I haven't realized it's, it's been that long. And let's get back a little bit to this description of global creative director. Because before we move past that, I really want to define that a little more like, what's your What are your days? Like? I mean, are you sitting around? Is that the way that I like to imagine the fantasy that you're in some studio? And you're splashing paint? And you're ripping up paper? And you're, you know, mocking up things? Or is it? Is it something completely different than that? Kris Fry 6:17 Well, I'm gonna be honest, some days are like that, for sure. You know, ideating generating ideas comes from all kinds of different spots, right? Whether that be gathering inspiration from books, but my main objective is to lead a team and inspire them. And to help them solve larger brand problems. I also worked very closely with the head of global marketing, to really kind of define the strategies, that kind of, you know, the strategies that essentially kind of define only the campaign's but you know, all of the kind of go to market product stories that we're going to tell seasonally. And so I work quite a bit with the product development team, as well, as our design directors suggests who really runs kind of the product design program, she's essentially kind of my, my peer and partner in crime to really kind of, at every angle, make sure that the aesthetic of the brand is coming through storytelling, those kind of bigger product thematics, and consumer insights, how they're kind of really driven into the product, as well as into all of our marketing efforts. And then, yeah, so a day like today, you know, I'll start off with a, you know, kind of a team leadership meeting, I guess, with, you know, a group of folks that I brought on to kind of help work on the team in a different way. So writers or directors, designers, and then you know, might slide into a strategy meeting, to really kind of define how we're going to be brief certain projects, and, and then I still take a pretty hands on approach to the work. So sometimes I'm, you know, blocking out a couple hours on the calendar to, as you say, like, rip up paper, get creative, get inspired. And then yeah, sometimes, you know, it's a larger leadership things. Right now, we have some kind of fundamental brand things that we're developing, specifically around kind of identifying our design target, who they are, what motivates them, and really kind of trying to drive this idea of being consumer and digital first, for smartwatches. Right? Smartwool is a brand that has largely been wholesale driven, and just with the changes, you know, even before COVID, right, the world of wholesale is changing. And so we're trying to identify ways to really support our wholesale and specialty partners, make sure the brand and that brand love is being generated and resonated from those partners, as well as taking an active look at strategically, you know, how we, how we bring more digital activations to life so we can really grow our brand and bring, you know, new consumers to it. Marc Gutman 9:03 And so you and I have talked about this before, you've mentioned it several times, just in that last, that last reply, talking about brand and brand aesthetics, and storytelling, and so you know, that those are all topics that are near and dear to my heart, like, like, what why is it important that your almost entire focus is is on that, like, why does that matter? Kris Fry 9:23 I think there's, for me a bunch of different reasons, like I think, I don't know, I think brands have an opportunity to, to do some pretty powerful and meaningful things beyond just selling products, right? I think there's opportunity, especially with, you know, culturally, the sea change that is happening, for brands to have a point of view, right, and I think to to become more than just kind of valuable products, right, and, and stories are really kind of the key driver for the for identifying kind of those connections. points with consumers, right. But I do think it's, you know, for me, I don't know the brand, that balance of branding and consumers and how they interact, I think is like one of the greatest, like sociology experiments that I just like, love and nerd out on. And I don't know why. But I find it fascinating, right? Like, it's an experiment like this interaction and this back and forth. And sometimes breaking out a little bit of a crystal ball and doing some guesswork, having some data to throw in there that's, you know, foundational elements to help guide the creative, to come up with that brand right message that just connects with people, and hopefully inspires them beyond just purchase, right inspires them to, to join a community and for smart goals, specifically, right, it's one of our main goals is to get people outside, right? It's, it's not about what you do outside or how well you do it, we just think there's this beautiful inherent thing about nature. And our products, you know, not only provide protection, but they also provide comfort. And hopefully those things, you know, are we like to say like, our main job is essentially to ignite transformative moments for consumers, right. And that come through in product and our communication. And to me, that's why branding is important, because it sets a path and a tone that everybody can rally behind. And hopefully, our customers and consumers feel that, you know, there's nothing like throwing on a snappy new pair of socks. And you know, when you pull that toe over, and you snap that Smartwool logo over the toes, that to me is a transformative moment, right? You, you feel all of the innovation that went into the sock that you may not be able to see, you feel the power of natural materials. And, you know, that should give you this sense of you're taking really good care of your feet by making you know, this purchase from this fun loving brand. Right? So very long winded answer to your question, as usual. But I don't know, there's just so many powerful elements that I think brands have a responsibility to really drive with, with consumers. And, and I think there's a lot of brands doing some really cool stuff and activating a cool ways and opening up conversations and exposing communities the things they've never seen before. I think brands are inspiring. Marc Gutman 12:23 And I couldn't agree more. I mean, you describe yourself as nerding out on brand and the social experiment. I agree. I think it's just this incredible dance, it's always changing. It sometimes is maddening. It's so fickle. But that's what I think also keeps us coming back for more. You know, it's never it's never static. And so where did you grow up? Kris Fry 12:43 I actually grew up in Littleton Colorado, not too far from home. Yeah. Marc Gutman 12:48 Colorado native, we don't we don't encounter those very often, not just on the baby gun, podcast, but just in, in real life, except this next generation, like all our kids will be the Colorado natives. But as you're growing up there in Littleton, Colorado, I mean, did you know that you were gonna be drawn to this, this idea of branding, and even in a broader sphere, being a creative? Kris Fry 13:12 I don't think I knew about, you know, or wasn't, I wasn't really attracted to brands or branding, until maybe, I'd say high school, junior high school level, right? Like before that, you know, didn't matter. It was just whatever I could throw on and go ride my bike, and get outside. But being a creative for sure. I was always into art, and drawing and painting, you know, in junior high moment was like, I always mean, my buddies always talk about like, junior high, I feel like is used to be this defining moment where you're either going to be go down a good path, or a bad path, right, and start experimenting a little bit like that seventh to eighth grade. And I chose, you know, to try some some things in my life at that moment, right. But I was also introduced to a totally different world that took, you know, drawing and painting to another level of expression, right? music changed, art changed. And I think skateboarding and finding skateboarding and that community for me, essentially changed my life, and made me really recognize brands, what they stood for. And, you know, I started to kind of badge and, you know, with the little money I had, right could can adopt these brands, because they meant something and they said something about me. And so I might not have recognized the power of them then, or that I would want to pursue you know that as a career, but art has always been a part of it. Being creative has always been a part of it. You know, Music has always, you know, been a key part of my life. I'm a failed musician many times over, right? Like, I would love to be able to play the guitar. I've tried many times and failed, right? But it's something that's always been like a underlying current and powerful inspiration point. forever. Marc Gutman 15:01 Well, and you and I share that in common. I have multiple guitars that I've purchased throughout the years that I've, you know, that I've started playing never successfully as well. And I've got a nice little collection. So we got that going. And as well, and I don't know if this is my bias, I don't know if it's who I tend to No, but there really does seem to be this interesting thread through the creatives that have been on this show that have all have gotten to a really great point in their careers where they were really inspired and informed by skateboarding. And then, you know, in another layer of that being music, that's come up a lot, too. But I mean, what do you think it is about that skate culture that lends itself to being this this foundational, either community or just inspiration for for creatives, especially those, you know, if our generation? Kris Fry 15:57 Yeah, I mean, for me, it was this idea of self expression. And just, I don't know, being a totally unique individual, like I felt that come through with, you know, every one of my favorite skateboarders, every one of the skateboard brands, right from the artists, they chose to do the graphics to the colors to the way they treated the logos, right. And that attitude was something that me and my group of friends tried to personify in our own way, you know, everybody had, like, intentionally was, you know, trying to cut their, their own style, right, like I came up in like the early 90s version of skateboarding, which was very much like, cut off ultra baggy jeans or going to thrift stores or buying, you know, 40 size pants when I was like a 28 waist, and they're massive, but I would cut off the bell bottoms, it wasn't quite like Genco like jinko level, you know, like the rave style jeans, but there was a DIY customization like, self expression, like, thing that just was artistic and kind of weird. And, and I think that also kind of alliance of the punk rock scene and DIY spirit of carving your own way, and having a voice and not being afraid to, to express yourself at that was very liberating, right? For me. And I don't know, it was just super influential. I think part of it too, was also, you know, what the environment I grew up in. Skateboarding was this pivotal thing that happened, and I got to experience and that was mine. And that was just a very different than what I had at home. Right. It was an escape for me, too. And I think, for me, that's what it was, I know, for my group of friends at the time, right? Like, that's what it was for them to. We had our we had our own community that we made, right, we could do, and talk and be ourselves and that little bubble, and it felt like a safe space. That was our stone, which I I really, you know, think is because of skateboarding. You know, I don't know if that was ever anybody's intent that got a skateboard, but they've been reinventing it and doing it for decades, right, like, and that's another thing that I've always loved about skateboarding is they always find a way to get back underground and come back out with a new look feel that's unique to the culture in that moment, you know, and that I can't think of another sport activity, you know, or movement that has been able to do that decade over decade over a decade, you know. Marc Gutman 18:41 Yeah, neither can I. And so, then at that age, in addition to skateboarding, like how was school going for you? Were you a good student? Or did you have any sense of where you were going with yourself? Kris Fry 18:55 Not at all. I was a terrible student. Some of it by choice, some of it by Yeah, most of it by choice, right? Like, uh, I gotta pick the things in the moments that I wanted to pay attention to. And you know, in high school in high school, kind of had my core group of friends and you know, we we were all into skateboarding and we kind of did our thing and I wasn't very good at math or you know, proper English I'm still terrible with grammar thank God for copywriters. But um, you know, I think those are the things I just didn't love and appreciate and I didn't put a value set to them. But art I did write I took every photo photography class, every drawing class, and I did really well in those classes. Like my dad used to always be like, You're like a half straight A student right? Like because I get perfect grades and all the art classes and then every other thing I was failing out of but you know, that was that. It was This was like, what I glommed on to, and I loved and again, I think a lot of it just felt like a, an avenue of expression for me more than anything, right. And I had some really supportive teachers in my high school that, you know, saw some talented me and nurtured it and supported it. And I just kind of kept on this art train. And, you know, I had another very influential high school teacher. His name is Bill stout. He's, he was just a rad Dude, I had him freshman year for I forget the name of the class, but English 101 or whatever. And, and he was so cool, because he got us into creative writing, in a very cool way, right? We'd have to write in journals. And at the beginning, it was like, Oh, God, here you go first. 10 minutes of class, right? You got to write in your journal and, and Mr. style was like, super into music as well. And so he'd always put on music. But it wasn't just like, Oh, I'm gonna put on, you know, some top 40 it was like, he was he was playing Pearl Jam, when like, Pearl Jam was new. He was like, and so every kid in the class was like, Fuck, yeah, this, this is amazing, right. And he's just was this cool, dude. And he, I learned a lot from him. And I actually had a chance my senior year, the only AP class I had was AP English. And Mr. style was like, I remember you from freshman year, even though you haven't been that successful. Like, I think, you know, this would be a good class for you. And I love that class. And he changed the rules. And that's what I loved about it, too, is it wasn't about curriculum, to him, it was about my goal is to make sure that you are expanding your brain as a young man. And so he'd be like, I, I want you to do the curriculum stuff, you're gonna get graded on it, for sure. He's like, but what I really want you to do is read. And he had this deal. If you read so many pages, essentially, it would, you know, take over what you didn't do in the curriculum. And so I was like, This is amazing. And so I, I adopted reading, and he, he would, you know, do these kind of book report interview style things, but the books he was given me were insane books, like catch 22, Catcher in the Rye, you know, those kind of standard ones that are like coming of age, great stories, but then it got into like, I don't know, cosmic Bandidos and some weird shit. And then he got me into the Basketball Diaries, and just some counterculture stories that were very real and gritty and raw, like, it was super inspiring to me. And it opened my mind up to like, things I had no idea existed, you know what I mean? Like, I don't know if you've read the gym, like Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll. But like, they made a movie of it with Leonardo DiCaprio. But if you ever get a chance, go on Amazon order the book. It's fucking astounding, like, what was happening in New York and his artistry and who Jim Carroll became like, it's just like, I don't know, it's a period piece that is just iconic and resonates with me. But I don't know, I think maybe that ultimately helped me craft this love of Art and Design and the visual language with storytelling, right like that. I would have never found that without Mr. Stout. Marc Gutman 23:18 Yeah. And so at that time, I mean, did you have a sense of what was next? I mean, were was Mr. stau. And your parents were they like, Oh, hey, like, you should go with him? Or were they saying or what was your thought were we gonna do after high school? Kris Fry 23:33 Yeah, I mean, Mr. Stout. He was the kind of guy that was like, he was kind of, like, I'll support you with whatever you want to do, right. And I really had no idea that I wanted to pursue anything and kind of the, you know, advertising marketing, branding world. And all I knew art was something I was talented at, and wanted to pursue. I, you know, I ended up, you know, wanting to go to art school. My parents on the other hand, right, like they, I come from a pretty religious, strict religious background, that I grew up as a Jehovah's Witness, essentially, until about my junior year in high school, and I decided I wanted to smoke weed and date girls and have friends outside of the church. And, you know, that didn't vibe with my parents, too well, and so, you know, by that senior year, I was a bit at odds with them. And I had found all these really cool things and was starting to figure out who I wanted to be personally right outside of the parameters that have had essentially contained me since I was, you know, a young child. And, and so I felt like art school is like my thing, and they were supportive, for sure. Right. They were glad I had chosen something. They wanted me to, you know, apply my art to the larger church group and help the church group lunch. You know, what's their goal for everything and I wanted out, I was like, I gotta get the fuck out of here. So I applied to a ton of art schools, I ended up getting accepted to a few of them, including the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, and spent a summer went up there visited the campus, it was awesome. Like, I remember just being, you know, high school kid and walking through this campus and going down the stairwells, and they were filled with graffiti, and they're like, Oh, yeah, this is like, the graffiti one on one class. And I was like, Oh, fuck this, like, this is this is it, you know, I mean, and I was there with my dad. And, and he was super into it. And I had, I had gotten a scholarship to go there and international students scholarship. And so I was primed and ready. But, you know, I was also not a very I wasn't very good at the details when it came to that stuff. And so I applied, got the scholarship, and I essentially messed up my visas, and my applications for the visas. And right before I was going to go there, I was informed that I had lost my scholarship. And, and I could apply again next year for the same scholarship and they would kind of happy and right now, I was pretty heartbroken at that point. And so I don't know, do you want me to keep laughing? But yeah, I think at that moment, my biggest goals were to somehow find a way to make art as a job. And also, part two of that big goal was to get as far away from Littleton Colorado as possible, which Canada had all the right things. Marc Gutman 26:44 So we're gonna come right back to that, but I want to talk a little bit, I want to just learn a little bit more like you, you use the, the phrase or the term the description to Hovis witness. And, like, I'm sitting here thinking, like, I don't really think I know, a fish, like, I couldn't tell you, I couldn't describe that back to you. And so if you could like, like, just kind of give me the one on one, like, what is that? And and how did that affect you is in your upbringing, and I also find it interesting as you as you describe this, that, you know, you spent some time talking about describing, being involved in the skate culture and, and, and getting into music, all these things, but yet you have this other influence from from your upbringing. And so yeah, if you could just kind of give us the one on one on Jehovah's Witness and, and what it was like, for you growing up in that environment? Kris Fry 27:32 Yeah, for sure. What's the best way to describe it? It's a, it's a Christian based religion. And it's a it's a, you know, it's a pretty large and growing religion, but essentially, the way most people would know by, you know, Saturday and Sunday mornings, you hear the kind of knock on your door, and somebody is, you know, trying to get you involved in reading the Bible, or having a study group or, you know, try to kind of get you involved in that religion, right. That's the most common thing. And you've probably seen it Saturday Night Live, all kinds of, you know, any comedic effort, right. Like, that's always the, the joke around Jehovah's Witnesses. But, you know, that wasn't, you know, I grew up, I was kind of born into it, essentially, I had the opportunity to celebrate my first birthday. But one of the big belief systems that the Jehovah's Witnesses have is around making sure that all of your kind of focus and energy is around paying tribute to, to God, that includes, you know, not worshiping yourself. So there was no birthdays, all common holidays were not celebrated. And, let's see, yeah, it was it was essentially, it was cult like, in the sense, I don't want to call it that, right, because I don't really believe that. I think the people there, my dad is still participating, right? Like, they're very kind of Christian based folks. And I think that they just are very disciplined in their belief system. Right. And for a long time, you know, was at odds with my dad, because I just didn't understand it, you know, but for him, it was, it was his truth. And it didn't work out for everybody else in my family, essentially. And I was kind of the catalyst for that change. But for him, it's it's what he believes in and he loves and I've come to, you know, to terms with that, and we kind of have a agree to disagree, right. I think the the fundamentals of that religion are rooted in, you know, truly the teachings of the Bible, in the sense of kindness and taking care of your fellow man. And their approach is to try and bring as many people into that, you know, you know, into their community as possible. They do that by knocking on doors. But, you know, for me, it was always so restrictive. It was, I mean, we we would go, you know, knocking on doors Saturdays on Sundays, Sundays we'd be at church, we also would have church Tuesday evenings and Thursday evenings. And then mixed in there were, you know, Bible studies, and it was just, it was always, such as Groundhog Day, I'll just call it right. Like, it was Groundhog Day, every day. But all based on on the same ideals and the same belief system. And as I was, you know, getting into skateboarding, and all of those things, and developing friendships, right, those are all, no no's inside of the church, right, you're supposed to hang with your community, because everybody else outside of that has different views that potentially will drive you away from the church. And for me, that was always like, a weird thing. And it always, like, rubbed me the wrong way to a point that it created a created defiance in me, right. And it was a was a perfect storm of me, being at that age, and pushing back against whatever all the normal things you're supposed to push back as a teenager, but also having this like, Governor on your life, your whole life, right. And I wanted to experience life, I, I wanted to experience friendships and adventures, and art, and music and culture and skateboarding and all of these things, you know, and they were the exact opposite of what my father's house was supposed to be. And so for a majority of my high school life, I would probably say that I lived a double life, you know, I'd go to school, and I'd be one person with my friends and, and then I'd come home, and, you know, I would tamp all of that stuff down, you know, and it was hard. And I remember, you know, we'd always dress up in suits and ties on Saturdays. And that was always like, the hardest day for me to remember, because my dad would be like, Okay, well, you know, let's go get our community hours in and, and, you know, do right by the religion, and try and go knock on some doors. And it was a gut wrenching feeling for me to go into a neighborhood where I knew my friends lived, and to be there next to my dad knocking on their door. And I just remember being so anxious, right, like, just waiting, waiting for that moment where I make eye contact with somebody I knew from school. And then just thinking in my head the whole time of like, the, the teenage terrorism that was about to take place that on when I got back on Monday. And anyways, long story short, that I think that had a lot to do with. I don't know, my, my love of, you know, skateboarding and the idea of a counterculture. And the idea of breaking free. Like, I don't know, that's why I like what I do now, because it's on adulterated freedom. And I think there's power in that, you know, sorry, I just took a deep. That was great. That Marc Gutman 33:06 It must've, thank you for sharing that. I mean, it must have been really hard living with that, that secret that at any moment, like, you could get busted, I can only imagine it would even be intensified by being like, Hey, I'm this cool. Skate counterculture guy. And that's a big contrast. Right? Kris Fry 33:24 Yeah, totally. I mean, I think that was it, you know, and I was never, at that age, you know, I kind of took it to the limit, I can take it to you. Right, like, definitely identified as a skateboarder identified with a certain group of kids. But, you know, there's no way I was, you know, bleaching my hair, or no way I was, you know, getting anything pierced or, or going to, you know, a level of extremism, I guess, at that time. Um, there's just no way there's no way my I could handle the consequences that when I got back to the, to the house, and also the jig would be up, right. Like, it was one thing to wear baggy pants and a skateboard t that I picked up at BC surfing sport, that whatever had a funny character on it that, you know, my mom thought was cute. It's another thing to come in guns blazing. And, and not have, you know, a job not not my dad would ever have kicked me out. But I, you know, I grew up as you did in that generation where, you know, corporal punishment and spankings were real deal. You know what I mean? Like, at the backside of mini wooden spoons and leather belts. And at that age, like, I was just trying to find my way. And so I was trying to find the best way I could survive to a point, you know, you know, it always bubbles up at one point, right? Like the, it always comes out, you know, and it took a while, you know, until I had some real freedoms in my own right. Like I was driving, if I could, I had a job I could spend my money the way I wanted to spend it. And that's when the the That's also when cowboys from hell by Pantera was out and like, full aggression just was like, boiling inside of me. And that's where, you know, the kind of first set of my push to my own kind of set of values and freedoms really, you know, came at odds with my dad's point of view, you know, and my dad was a, he's a very kind man still is to this day, right? And I can only imagine the torture, I put him through, right, because I think he was just like, man, I just wanna, I just wanna love you. And this is why I'm doing this for you and not blasting Pantera every night when I get home, and, you know, bring girls over and smoking weed and like, sure, fucking whatever, not a proud moment, but it was my moment. But eventually, it essentially caused the collapse of, you know, my tenure as a job as witness, they have this thing in the religion where, you know, essentially, they call it being disfellowshipped. And so essentially, if you, whatever break the rules of the community, or if you're identified as somebody that is, you know, not living up to the standards of their religion, and they just associate you, which is a weird thing as a 16 year old to think about, but that was disassociated, essentially, like, you're allowed to come to the, to the church as much as you want and pray and work on being a better Christian. But nobody's allowed to talk to you can't can't convene, you're kind of the like, you know, the people, the higher ups are allowed to kind of talk to you, but it's mostly about, you know, how you're coming back to the, to the religion outside of that, like, I wasn't invited to anybody's family, barbecues or I was, I was at home, and you know, my family would go do that without me, which was fine by me at the time, to be honest. , Marc Gutman 36:57 Well it sounds a little heavy. I mean, was that was it fine? Or was there like some shame involved in that? Kris Fry 37:04 I'm sure. Yeah, I'm sure there's some deep rooted shame in me, right. But I don't know. Like, I think I've now that I'm kind of in my 40s, I feel like I have a sense of who I am and what I want to be right. I have my own kids. And I think that shame as has helped me actually, you know, hopefully not fuck them up and protect them from making sure that you know, that they don't feel that same level of shame, right? I think that's, I mean, it's probably, it's cliche to say, but it's cliche, because it's true that every generation of parents, right, is trying to just not do what their parents did to them. And I think for me, I've come to a place for, you know, I haven't felt that shame, in a long time, that a lot of that is who you surround yourself with, and things that you do that make you happy and build confidence in who you are as a person. And, and, yeah, and I think that's kind of been me, like I've, I've had to find a sense of worth and confidence in myself and value in myself that, you know, had to use quite a bit to get out of that kind of shameful feeling. But, you know, design and art and all those things, music, especially like, those are all things that I think have really helped me figure out who I am. And you know, where I want to go, you know, to me? Marc Gutman 38:35 Absolutely, again, you know, thank you so much for sharing that. I think that, you know, I was gonna say, you're worried about not fucking up your kids. It's like, Hey, you know, newsflash, we're all we're all messing up our kids. So it's how much and so we try to try to minimize that. So we're doing our best we can, but Kris Fry 38:49 At least it won't be shame that I got them up another way, but Marc Gutman 38:54 Give him a different emotion. This episode brought to you by Wildstory. Wait, isn't that your company? It is. And without the generous support of Wildstory, this show would not be possible. Brand isn't a logo or a tagline, or even your product or brand is a person's gut feeling about a product service or company. It's what people say about you when you're not in the room. Wildstory helps progressive founders and savvy marketers build purpose driven brands that connect their business goals with the customers they want to serve, so that both the business and the customer needs are met. And this results in crazy, happy, loyal customers that purchase again and again. And this is great for business. And that sounds like something you and your team might want to learn more about. Reach out @ www.wildstory.com and we'd be happy to tell you more. Now back to our show. You know, kind of coming back to Calgary. So in Alberta School of Art, you'd missed your deadline, you'd missed the scholarship. Did you end up getting to go there the following year? or What happened? Kris Fry 40:12 No, I did not. So I decided All right, cool. Well, I'll come back to Littleton and, you know, I'll get a job for the summer, and then I'll essentially reapply for school and go back to school. Well, that kind of didn't work out because I started waiting tables. And I don't know, like, if anybody's ever seen that movie waiting with Ryan Reynolds, but like, every fucking moment in that movie is 100%. accurate. And I worked in multiple restaurants. And it's literally the exact like, it's, it's so true, the characters are so true. But go watch Ryan Reynolds waiting. And that'll kind of describe the next kind of year and a half of my life, right was waiting tables. And, and then, you know, my mom happened to actually work. She was working at the energy group, back before they were owned by Omnicom. And they were essentially like, had two clients. And it was, who was it cooler, like, well, they had coolers at the time that they had, I forget another kind of client, right. But they were kind of this, you know, advertising agency that was originally built out of Coors Brewing. And then they kind of broke off and became a manager and their, their biggest client was coolers and my mom worked in the merchandising department, which is essentially like the crew that comes up with all the RAD ideas that are the giveaway stuff. So like, the inflatable couch that you got, after buying, you know, so many packs of Coors Light, like, so. My mom was like, she was really creative. And it was awesome. And, you know, this was kind of her first, I guess, like, after having kids and kids going through school like job, right. So first, like a full time corporate kind of cool job, right. And so it was cool. So my mom actually got me a job at imager. And my first job at imager is they just built a new studio that was on the back of their building. And it was kind of separate from the main hub. And so they had all the art directors, writers, and kind of conceptual people on one side of the building, count people share that building. And then the studio folks that were doing all the, you know, CG stuff and all that kind of stuff. We're in this back building. And this is my favorite thing. There was it was maybe 50 yards across the parking lot. But they had decided that it was really complicated for people to run job jackets, this will date me a little bit, but job jackets, like in the advertising world, they're these huge plastic jackets that essentially had the brief in the front sleeve. And then at this, at this time, everything was printed, right? So you'd have every round of revisions, all the notes, all the copy editing notes, and they're all bundled together in this pocket of this like giant blue. I remember them being like powder, blue folders. And so my job, they gave me a pager, which was cool at the time, they would page me. And I would call and they'd be like, hey, it's such and such art director, can you run this job jacket over the studio? And essentially, that was my job. But I ran job jackets all day back and forth between our directors and the essentially studio design team. But that's when I found it. That's when I was like, so like, I don't know, like maybe one day in between a lot of pages. I was like looking around, and I was like, wait a minute. Like, what do you guys do here? Like, what what's going on here? And, and I saw like, and met and have a lot of people that were just super cool and nice. There's a dude, Jason wedekind. I think everybody knows me. Like, these are rad dude. But he owns this print shop called gagis current design for him. Jason's like, awesome, but he he worked there. When I was there, and he was like, one of the dudes that was like, always down to just chat me up, right? Like, I'm 18 something like that. Yeah. 1718 anyways, Jason was like, cool, dude. And he was he was doing he would do freelance projects for all these up and coming breweries and be like, yo, don't tell anyone and like, I'd go to the printer and help him like, grab the whole product. Maybe now it's been so long, he's not getting fired again. So, but Jason was rad but he exposed me to this really cool world of design and at that point, it was kind of still in its in like the starting phase. Right? Like we're talking about Photoshop and illustrators, like, not very high on the version list, right? Like we're definitely far from Creative Cloud like but, you know, watching I used to just sit in his cube and other folks, you And just rap and watch them design and watch them be able to like take their drawing or their concept or their idea and mold it and sculpt it and then use type and like, build cool shit like labels and advertisements. And I was like, Damn, this is badass. I, I had found my thing. And yeah, I was still like waiting tables at night. And then like running job jackets back and forth. But it was at this kind of integer group that I really and this is back, like, when integer was still pretty small. And that was very different. It still had a bit of that Mad, Mad Men culture, right? Like it was also my biggest client was beer. And so they'd have these rad parties and like, big announcements, and it was just a bunch of really cool people. And that was kind of when it all clicked in. And I was like, I want to have a job. You know, as an art director, I want I want to do what these guys are doing. There's some really cool people that really helped me get there. Tom pounders was another dude, legendary art director in Denver. And he was like, super old school ad guy didn't really know how to use all of the computer stuff. He was drawing, right. And all of his concepts were illustrated and like, but he had really cool ideas. And I just remember sitting in his office and like, he just like blow my mind. And another dude, Matt Holly, who was like, killer designer typographers, or, like, I don't know, things. Like, there was just a ton of really good people that had no problem, helping me, Excel, teaching me the programs, showing me how things come together. I guess I was kind of like, whatever. The orphan of integer studios, right? And they would like all help me and teach me things. And it was really cool. And that's what I decided that I wanted to do. And as I kind of moved up within the studio, right, like, they asked me to start doing, you know, studio production work, which at that time, they were still doing presentations on kind of black boards, right. So my job was essentially to take the stuff out of the printer and build their presentations before they go pitch a client, right? So I got very handy with an exacto blade and a ruler and perfectly mounting all these artboards and then turned into like building mock ups. So hey, can you make us a 3d version of this, whatever? beard in dial display, right. And so I build it out of paper, and they take it to a presentation and, and then they started kind of giving me some projects to work on, like Junior art director level projects. And yeah, I did a lot of work on the zema brand, if you remember zema. Oh, yeah, totally. How could you not iconic, right. And I remember like, at that time, Shepard Fairey was like, all the rage in the skateboarding world. And I straight ripped off. Not a pixel for pixel. But I essentially have ripped off the idea of using stencils, right to create these zema out of home boards. And there was another woman there, Monique van Asch, who actually has a really cool studio in Denver now. And she was also like, so rad at like helping me but she used to give me projects to like, Hey, you want to do a flyer for this event going on? It's Coors Light sponsored, and, and she'd be like, here's your inspiration. So she'd give me these, like mini briefs for these small projects that were just fun to work on. Because it was like, oh, cool, make a, you know, five by seven flyer, and you can use any style you want. And then she critique it. And I was just a really, at that time, it was a really cool place to like, learn from these, like, really talented people that were totally open arms in teaching me anything I wanted to know. And the only Crux was, you know, I didn't have a college education. And I remember, they were like, well, you should just put your book together from all the projects that you've done over the years. And I was like, Oh, cool. So I put it together my book and I went and talked to at that time, I forget what his title was. But, you know, Chief Creative Officer, I guess it'd be the contemporary title right now. But I sat down with a gentleman and he was super cool, super positive about my work, he loved everything. And essentially, he was like, I can't hire you. You need to have you know, I think you need some formal training and you know, foundational elements of design and, and, and art theory and all these other kind of things. And I was like, Oh, shit, I was heartbroken brain so sorry, I'm just talking Marc, so you're gonna have to just tell me to shut up. Marc Gutman 49:51 Never keep going and so what happened and you go to school, or did you tell that guy to to go pound sand? Kris Fry 49:58 Well, I did tell him No, I didn't. about pounds sand I was thankful for, you know, his critique and he kind of helped me lay out a clear path. And so I pivoted from there and was like, Okay, I'm gonna go back to school. And so I had some friends that were already enrolled in Montana State University in Bozeman. And I had some family in Billings, and my cousin went to MSU. And well, essentially, like, some of my best friends from high school are there and I, you know, I, I kind of was flying by the seat of my pants, because I was like, I just need to get a college degree so that I can get a job, you know, doing this thing that I love, right. And I didn't really look too hard at the, you know, the programs that they had at MSU lucked out, and you know, they had a really awesome art program. And so I kind of enrolled and was, you know, starting to pursue a degree in Fine Arts. And it was going really well. I was living in Bozeman and taking advantage of all the cool outdoor things that Bozeman has to offer, right, like ripping Bridger bowl and riding bikes. And essentially, it was like, there was, I think there's six of us living in a three or four bedroom house and I since I was the last one to join, lived in the tuff shed, in the back of the house had a full size Malamute, and two large space heaters that got me through winters. And it was awesome because I, I built like a little loft in there and did art and worked on my stuff. And then as much as I could, you know, when snowboarding or hiking or was just outside, right, like Bozeman, at this time, Bozeman was still pretty small college town. Now it's blown up and a little bit different, but it was it was a really cool place. And then one Christmas break, I came home, and I started working over the holiday break to make some extra money. And back to integer. So the studio manager, Studer shoemakers awesome. reached out to me, I was like, like, you want to do work part time while you're home from school and like you can whatever help us with some studio projects. And I was like, Yeah, totally. And I just got super into it. I was like doing cool projects again. And like, I don't know, I really loved Bozeman, but I just like had this burning desire to just like, jump as hard and as fast as I could into learning what I wanted to do. And so I just never went back to school. I went back that summer, to see my roommates. And I essentially pack up my tuff shed. And my dad actually had a trailer so you don't meet trailer at all back. And that was like living back at home and working editor and Marc Gutman 52:55 Did they ever hire you full time there? Kris Fry 52:58 They did kind of studio production manager. And so kind of that job evolved into actual need, right? And so they had a lot more projects that they needed copying and mounting and building. And so I kind of turned it like they turned it into a job essentially, based on the needs. And at that time, they had been bought by Omnicom. I think my mom was still working the time around. Yeah, my mom was still working there. She'd been there a while. And anyways, like it was cool. I like was working in this hub of essentially, like art directors Central. And I was like, 21 Yeah, 21 I'd have to be and he was about that age, right. And so now I can actually take advantage of all those parties that I couldn't before. And I was younger. And so it's like this whole world, another whole world opened up. And then at that time, when I came back integer had landed on airwalk as a client. And Matt Holly was kind of the lead our director and then they had this new dude that had just moved to Denver named Jeffrey Bice. He moved from California and he was like this. It's hard to describe like he is just this fucking infectious, awesome, design focused. Dude from California that just like, kind of came in, it was a bit of a wrecking ball integer, right, like they were kind of developing this corporate structure. And he was this dude that was just like, like blow through barriers. He was selling these amazing campaigns for all these beer brands that were like lightyears ahead of other work that was being done. And anyways, for me, I really was just like, oh my god, Jeff, and I headed off and he asked me to do a bunch of projects for airwalk. And so I started doing a bunch of stuff for airwalk specifically on like the genetic skate brand, which is like a sub brand they had built at that time and Like, you know, Matt and Jeff kind of really encouraged me and I was really authentic to that culture and knew it really well and could help kind of bridge the gap from that, like, agency world to, to that airwalk endemic world and, and then, yeah, and then that's when I met, you know, critical characters in my life that you know, as well. And anyways, so that thing happened anyways, that relation dissolved dissolved tre, like the airwalk couldn't pay their bills to the agency, and so they essentially got fired by an agency. But that also created an opportunity. Jeff, who I mentioned before, was asked to move in house to airwalk he offered me a job and I jumped at it. And yeah, at this time, airwalk was in Genesee, and I was the kind of in house graphic designer for airwalk and started working on all kinds of fun projects that were right in my wheelhouse and passion center, right, like airwalk, you know, at that time was not the iconic brand at once was but it was definitely picking up steam. They, you know, have brought on some critical players that became, you know, critical pieces of my life from that moment on, right. Mike Artz, one of them shared mutual friend of ours, right, like arts was the snowboard marketing manager at the time. My other really good friend Randy Kleiner, who was kind of the charge of snowboard boot and board development. And so that's kind of where I started as a graphic designer was like, in this really cool, kind of fading iconic skates or skate surf snow, culture, brand lifestyle brand, right. And I was embedded in the brand world in a very cool way. Marc Gutman 56:48 Yeah, then we know that, you know, Airwalk had a little bit of an untimely demise or a sudden demise. And so, you know, after that, where'd you go? Kris Fry 56:57 Well, that, that untimely demise, I lived through that. I mean, essentially, a lot of folks unfortunately got laid off. And they essentially kept 10 of us to kind of push the business into a licensing model where they were essentially licensing The, the rights of the brand out and that's where I really kind of developed a relationship with Randy Kleiner. And from there, you know, as we're working on this licensing structure became collective licensing, which is another company which owned a ton of different brands, some snowboards a ton of different kind of Lamar snowboards. They're just buying up these really iconic action sports brands and then licensing them. But that's where I met Randy, and a few other great folks, Mark Vitaly. And Jeff Bice was still there. And at this time, we were doing a ton of like consumer insights as a licensing brand. So we're trying to identify trends that were happening in the marketplace around footwear, specifically sneakers, and so part of our job was to essentially do trend reporting. So they would fly us to Miami, San Francisco, New York, LA at this time, you know, sneaker culture was this very kind of small counter subculture that was just starting to brew, right. I remember the first time I went to New York and went to a life Rivington club, it was the small, no signage, place where you bring a doorbell somebody like flies over a curtain looks you up and down, checks your sneakers. And then they let you into this like amazingly crazy boutique selling retro Jordans. And then there were some other ones that were there like Dave's quality meats and some of the iconic kind of ones. But there was a small bud of a culture that was happening on the coasts, essentially, that we were kind of influenced by and driving some of those things that were happening on the coast into these trend reports for all of our licensees in different countries to be able to say, Hey, you know, these kind of materials, these colors, this, this tone from an advertising perspective, is going to be a hit for you as you look at the whatever spring line of product and as you design for your audience, right. So that was really cool, too, because it helped me really understand, you know, taking what consumers were doing, and how they were adopting things through products and retail, and then being able to take that and then break out a bit of a crystal ball and, and use it as a way to inform other designers on how to develop product and communications. And so from that came an idea as we kept coming back to Denver, that Denver might be ready for its own sneaker boutique. And so Randy Kleiner and I left, excuse me, airwalk and we started a little boutique here in Denver. all based around sneaker culture and marketing and design. And so we started off 10th and bannock. And it was intentionally this kind of off the beaten path, like up and coming neighborhood, in the golden triangle of Denver, and we were gonna sell a limited edition sneakers and create, essentially a culture around sneakers in Denver. That was fucking awesome. It was like the best time of my life, it was amazing. You know, it was hard. from a business standpoint, like Nike didn't even have a rep in Denver at this time, right? Like I was selling the type of sneakers that we wanted to have, and to be able to sell and to build this community around. But we have some other really cool brands. And we created this really cool cultural thing in Denver, you know, and we had really awesome friendships with like minded people, and that we're also have kind of all these small businesses. And, you know, we used to throw parties, and we used to have an art gallery out front, which was really critical kind of marketing strategy for us, right, it was this idea of, well, we're part of this first Friday movement in Denver, people are out looking at art, like, let's bring this kind of lowbrow art style, to this sneaker culture. And let's expose some of our, you know, some of the Denver artists that we love to our new store, and vice versa, the audience that is following them, well know that we're here and probably find some sneakers that they want to pick up. So we used to have these incredible art shows with, you know, some really fun, awesome artists and made some insane relationships and felt like, you know, we were contributing to a new culture in Denver. And it was probably the funnest five years of my life. Marc Gutman 1:01:59 Yeah, but it also sounds like you didn't make any money or didn't make enough money. So what happened to that business? You had to wind it down? Kris Fry 1:02:09 Yeah, I mean, we actually were successful grew the business. It was, it was good. I mean, I think, you know, for Randy and I, we were paying ourselves what we needed to survive, which is enough, because, you know, we have faith in what we're doing. And eventually, it was gonna, you know, keep getting bigger, and we opened, you know, a couple different shops in different neighborhoods of Denver, specifically, I guess, I don't know what it's called now, but essentially, where the Rambo hotel is right now. Like 32nd on walnut. Anyways, that were that Billy's hot dog is that used to be the second 400 locations were there, I don't know, five years before that neighborhood fucking blew up. But it was cool. So we opened that neighborhood, we had a hole or we opened up that shop, we had a whole different style of sneakers there. And then we ended up closing down two stores and going to build a store off 15th and plat. This whole time, we were also doing, you know, tons of design work and marketing work and consumer research work, right. So essentially, our business attracted like the most exclusive social set in the Denver community. And so we had brands that would come to us and be like, Hey, can we do some, you know, product shopping with your crew? Can we ask them, like they used essentially, as a laboratory for them to gain consumer insights based on you know, this, you know, new consumer type and this new trend in limited edition sneakers and streetwear. And it was awesome. So we're doing all these insanely fun freeing projects and had this really cool business. But yeah, I mean, the economy took a dive, right? This was when the, the, I guess the ever the whole thing kind of went out. And, you know, Denver, you know, was just a beginning marketplace for this kind of, you know, limited edition culture. And so, you know, we, you know, weren't able to convince people that they needed to buy $200 pair of shoes instead of pay their rent. And so we made a choice to kind of, kind of close it down. We, you know, at this time, I think I was about to have my second kid Sam. And, you know, we didn't have an insurance, I had no adult things in my life at all outside of my children. That was the only thing that qualified me as an adult. And so Randy, and I, you know, bittersweet Lee, you know, like, I had to kind of close her down, and I would say, you know, Randy took, took the brunt of it right as the kind of head business owner and majority owner and, you know, I thank him a lot for that. I mean, but he was also he's older than me. So, you know, as my big brother, he, whatever helped guide that situation, and I believe it or not, when took a job at imager again. 30 time around. And let's see how short Do you need me to be here? Mark? tighten it up. Marc Gutman 1:05:06 Yeah, we do need to tighten it up. Yeah, you can just kind of bring me bring me up to speed. Kris Fry 1:05:11 Alright, so here's I went to integer for eight months, didn't really love the culture didn't feel like I was fueling ideas, the way I wanted to that time, I was kind of super corporate. And so at that time, you know, I got a call from my buddy Josh wills, and Steve Whittier at factory design labs. And so they asked me to come work at factory design labs, which was awesome, I was there. Six years worked on a ton of really iconic fun brands that became kind of the foundation of my portfolio and my knowledge set, specifically, you know, in the outdoor space, you know, the north face, we did a couple little projects for vans, but my main focus was working on the Oakley account. And, you know, from there, like, I went from, you know, a senior art director to a VP, creative director, and that six year span and did some really fun iconic work with some really awesome people, you know, Scott sports, and then, you know, factory less like airwalk, he kind of went and had some issues and ended up closing down. And at that point, you know, after kind of running, running, you know, six years of laughs at factory, I was toasted, and didn't want to, you know, work necessarily in advertising. And I was going to just freelance and so I freelanced in my basement for a bit, which was rewarding, but hard, and was also kind of working with capital goods as creative director on a few accounts, and that was, you know, about eight months, and I was still so burnt out, like, what happened at factory was really shitty for me, like I had to layoff a lot of people that I cared for deeply and valued. And being put in kind of this VP, creative director role, just the stress and the amount of like, things I was exposed to, from, like the pressure standpoint, at that age, and at the same time being like, Oh, well, we didn't get enough new business or whatever, we just this other thing happened, right, like having that, at that level. For me, it was difficult. And that shame thing, this actually might be where it comes full circle is really hard for me when it came to laying off my friends. You know, like, saying goodbye to people that I really respected for all the wrong reasons, right? That wasn't their fault. And it was like a weekly thing. And it became this like thing that just like, poisoned me for a little

Alexander Audette is a Registered Acupuncturist practicing in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Alexander initially graduated from McGill University with a degree in Chemical Engineering before completing training in Acupuncture and Massage Therapy at Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology (Tokyo Branch).  This program was followed by a 2 year apprenticeship with Matsumoto Acupuncture Research Group (Palpation Based IMS Acupuncture) and a 1 year apprenticeship in Shiatsu and Tuina massage therapy.  In 2000, Alex returned to Calgary and completed a further 2 years study at Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACATCM). Alexander is a member of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncturists of Ontario and has practiced Chinese Medicine for the past 17 years in both Calgary and Ontario in private practice as well as having taught at ACATCM before moving to Ontario in 2007. Alex was one of my clinical supervisors, and it was a pleasure to recount some of the lessons he taught and ask him to impart some new ones.  We discuss his time in Japan, the difference between traditional Japanese and Chinese approaches to acupuncture, increasing patient herbal compliance by using orthomolecular medicine, and Alex quizzes me on my chemistry and herbal knowledge - in which I fail miserably. For more information on Alexander Audette, please visit: https://www.zenacupuncture.ca/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenacupuncture.ca/ The Strength of TCM Workbook, digital downloads, study charts and practice support are all available at kentonsefcik.com Track is Samurai Code by Levox: https://levox.bandcamp.com/

RISE RESILIENT: Episode 7 I am excited to share this episode of Rise Resilient, where I chat with Paula Rivero, a Social Worker and Trauma Specialist, who brings her incredible energy and heart to this conversation. Paula is a fun, courageous, energetic, and feisty person who loves life. She brings her zest for life to the Qi Creative team and to her collaborations with children, families, and schools by sharing her awesome. Paula has a Master's Degree in Social Work with a clinical specialization and is registered with the Alberta College of Social Work and is also a Certified Trauma Specialist with the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children. Her experience connecting with traumatized youth in Alberta and with children living with trauma around the world with the Balikbayan Project, have allowed Paula to share the power of love, connection, and play in healing trauma and building resilience. She has co-authored the International selling book, My Name Is Trauma, and facilitates workshops and training programs about trauma informed care and helping traumatized children heal through play. The driving force behind her practice is the belief that everyone has talents and strengths that make them awesome and that everyone's awesome is worth celebrating. She loves with her whole heart and is willing to dare greatly in the journey of life to serve others. Helping traumatized children heal through creative interventions About the Book: My Name is Trauma is an illustrated children's book that creates an opportunity to learn about trauma in a way that is not only educational, but also playful and imaginative. Jon Jon and Paula Rivero are trauma specialists who have used their experience with children, families, and schools living with trauma around the world to help traumatized victims become survivors. “Trauma The Tiger” is used to represent the effects of trauma in the body and the natural impact that a traumatizing experience can have on a child. The approach helps children externalize a traumatizing experience so that they can normalize its impact on their lives. The concept of FIGHT, FLIGHT, and FREEZE is explained with “Trauma The Tiger” and how the brain and body instinctually default to one of the three states when an event is experienced as traumatic. As a result, “Trauma the Tiger” will be triggered into a state of “trying to protect you”, since the body is in survival mode. Creative interventions that are sensory based are discussed and explored as the best way to regulate and calm emotions, create resilience, and move from victim to survivor. Connect with Paula and her work: Qi Creative: Success Coaching for Special Needs Trauma The Tiger Balikbayan: From Victims to Survivors --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riseresilient/message

Manuel es un artista de nacimiento, comenzó creando arte con sus manos a través de la pintura y luego se enamoró del arte audiovisual. Estudió en el Alberta College of Arts and Design donde obtuvo una licenciatura en Fine Arts con especialización en Media art y Tecnologías Digitales, también hizo un Master en Cinematografía y Producción de Cine y Vídeo en The New School donde actualmente es el Manager de Operaciones Técnicas y es el cofundador del colectivo internacional de arte https://www.emcamp.com (emCAMP), donde ayudan a nuevos artistas a comunicarse, exhibir y vender su trabajo. Si deseas conocer más sobre Manuel Ermecheo y su trabajo: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m_ermecheo/ (@m_ermecheo) Website: http://www.mecheo.com/ (mecheo.com) Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/manuecheo (manuecheo) ---- Newsletter semanal: Suscríbete y lee las versiones anteriores http://email.douglasblanco.com/ (http://email.douglasblanco.com/)  Déjame un review: Si te gusta el contenido del podcast, me encantaría que me dejaras un ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review en https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/migrantes-exitosos/id1527883867 (iTunes) (iPhone/Mac) te lo agradeceré enormemente. Cuéntame lo que piensas: Si tienes algún pensamiento, ideas para nuevos invitados, algún tema en específico que te gustaría que discutiera en el podcast, me gustaría leerlo, envíame un email a doug@migrantesexitosos.com o un mensaje privado en https://www.instagram.com/douglasblanco/ (Instagram) o en https://twitter.com/DouglasBlanco (Twitter). Apoya al desarrollo del podcast En https://www.douglasblanco.com/links (douglasblanco.com/links) --- ¿Qué es Migrantes Exitosos? https://www.migrantesexitosos.com/ (Migrantes Exitosos) es un podcast semanal en el que todas las semanas encuentras mensajes, historias y entrevistas de migrantes de todo el mundo que han logrado posicionarse y conseguir el éxito lejos de su país natal en áreas como la academia, la ciencia, las artes, los negocios, el deporte, y el emprendimiento. ¿Quién soy? https://www.douglasblanco.com/ (Douglas) es médico y migrante Venezolano que vive en Estados Unidos desde el año 2016. ---- Edición: https://www.instagram.com/ramponifacundox (Facundo Ramponi) Asistencia de Producción: https://www.instagram.com/raixelisavila/ (Raixelis Ávila) Support this podcast

This week I interview Renee Simons, RMT on her massage and visceral manipulation work with patients with digestive disorders. In particular, we highlight a discussion around polyvagal theory, that can be applied to massage practice to enhance patient wellbeing and symptoms, especially in functional gut disorders. Renee's interest in human kinetics and functional muscle movement began with Kinesiology studies at Simon Fraser University (SFU). In 2004, she graduated from Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy completing a 3000hr program and is a member of the College of Massage Therapists of BC and the Canadian Massage and Osteopathic Therapists of Alberta. Since becoming a Registered Massage Therapist, Renee has focused her post-graduate training and clinical practice around Myofascial Release and Visceral Manipulation techniques and is committed to providing patients with individualized treatments to discover and resolve the underlying reasons why they may have pain and dysfunction in their bodies. Her practice has a strong connection to women’s health, GI dysfunctions and the Gut-Brain Axis. Renee’s treatment paradigm follows a biopsychosocial model and Stephen Porges Polyvagal Theory. Teaching is a way for Renee to pay it forward and share her passion about massage therapy and mentor the next generation of therapists. She currently teaches for Alberta College of Massage Therapy. Renee and I talk about: How does massage fit within digestive disorders? What is visceral manipulation & myofascial release? How do physical restrictions contribute to pain in digestive disorders? Who is visceral manipulation suited for? What can you expect when going for massage therapy that is focused on visceral manipulation and myofascial release? What is polyvagal theory? What role does the vagus nerve play in digestion? Regulating vagus nerve function Tips on how to shift your nervous system into ventral vagus in order to improve/assist digestion and digestive symptoms like constipation. Ways to stimulate the vagus nerve to increase vagal tone. Sign up for Spectrum Therapeutics newsletter by visiting Renee’s website and we will send you a daily practice to stimulate your vagus nerve! 

Thank you for tuning into the Alberta College of Family Physician's podcast The Heart of Family Medicine. This podcast will explore stories that demonstrate the unique and trusted relationships that Albertans have with their family physicians. The interviews and stories will communicate the collective contributions, capabilities, and commitments of family physicians to the people of Alberta. Family physicians have a special role in the health care system due to their broad scope of practice and relationships with other healthcare providers. They work diligently both within and outside of their practices to provide excellent care to their patients and contribute to the health of their communities and the advancement of family medicine. We often define the specialty of family medicine using the head, the hands, and the heart as an analogy. With the head encompassing the medical information and knowledge gathered during medical school; the hands acting as the catalyst to apply the skills and knowledge developed; and lastly the compassion and the emotional intelligence to be able to connect and communicate with the people they serve symbolizing the Heart of Family Medicine. We hope you enjoy our podcast and continue to hear more from us. Signing off, this is Terri Potter, the executive director of the Alberta College of Family Physicians.

Dr. Meldrum graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2011 after completing the four year Doctor of Chiropractic program.  Prior to this, he completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Alberta. Dr. Meldrum manages conditions such as neck and back pain, sciatica, arthritis, plantar fasciitis, frozen shoulder, whiplash, sports injuries, sprains/strains, and joint pain.  He has particular interest in helping patients who are suffering from headaches and has had much success in this area.  Dr. Meldrum is a member in good standing with the Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors.  He is trained in the Kinesio Taping method, Shockwave, and in measuring and fitting custom orthotics and custom knee braces.Dr. Meldrum was born and raised in Alberta. He lives in Calgary with his wife, and their four young children.  In his spare time he enjoys biking, camping, and playing board games.  Also, as of 2016 Dr. Meldrum has become a hobby beekeeper and has 2 hives in his backyard.Services provided in addition to chiropractic careKinesio TapingUsing a tape that is a thin, stretchy, elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive that can benefit a wide variety of musculoskeletal and sports injuries, plus inflammatory conditions.ShockwaveShockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that involves creating a series of low energy acoustic wave pulsations that are directly applied to an injury through a person’s skin via a gel medium. It can help with a variety of musculoskeletal conditions, primarily those involving connective tissues such as ligaments and tendons.Custom OrthoticsOrthotics help to improve the biomechanical function of the foot, as well as the other joints of the lower body including the knees, hips, and low back. Custom Knee BracesBraces can help with issues due to musculoskeletal or sports injuries and arthritis.http://www.lifenbalancewellness.com/360 degree tour of clinic!https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=DmqRWe6ShLq https://www.facebook.com/lifenbalancewellness Follow Bryon Howard on Social - Who do you know who needs to be on ‘the show’?Bryon is on a mission to get know his neighbours, shop local and promote local.Follow Top Producing RE/MAX House of Real Estate Realtor Bryon Howard on Socialhttps://www.thehowardteam.net/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDIp0u8fKD6ejNhoXN95lbg?view_as=subscriberhttps://www.facebook.com/LivingInAltadore/https://www.instagram.com/living_in_marda_loop/https://www.instagram.com/calgary_living/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryonhoward/https://www.pinterest.ca/MyCalgary/https://twitter.com/Calgary_Lifewww.parkbench.com/marda-LoopPodcast - Calgary Living: Real Estate and Lifestyle with Host Bryon Howard https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/9da83ac2-e7ba-432a-ac57-9328cd4702e7/episodes/4416b442-1fd1-42b2-be7a-8574639bcdc0Or you can simply call or text Bryon on his cell phone 403-589-0004

Dr. Carly Crewe is the mother of twin three-year-old girls, a Canadian small-town family doctor from rural Alberta and an online anxiety coach for moms. After suffering considerably with her own postpartum mental illness, Carly became passionate about helping women overcome their own mental health struggles across the spectrum of motherhood. Carly is extremely passionate about mental health education and advocacy, with a special focus on maternal mental health. In her clinical work as a family doctor, she spends a large proportion of her time helping to optimize mental health patients through counseling and medications as well as running postpartum support groups in her local community. Carly was recently awarded the Outstanding New Professional Award by the Alberta College of Family Physicians in recognition of her exemplary work-life balance and dedication to her family, patients, colleagues, and community. Through her private coaching, group coaching program and online course, Carly provides the education and support for women to adopt healthy mindsets related to their anxiety, learn strategies to manage their thoughts and emotions in the moment and regain control of their lives so they can be present and do motherhood on their own terms. Remember to do motherhood on your own terms. There are so many choices and drama around doing things "right" and we often lose the perspective that there is no "right". How much of our anxiety is built from someone else telling you to parent and what the correct way is when it doesn't align for you. How much stress do we place on our shoulders based on this fact? What is anxiety? Where does it come from? Everyone feels anxious at some point, it has evolved from our fight or flight evolutionary response. Needing to be alert and aware all the time is coded into our DNA from the time we lived in caves and under constant threat. Now in modern society we still have the anxiety response but it is triggered by things that may not be a direct threat, but it still causes the anxious response. It's important to learn how to manage the anxiety so that it is an appropriate response if needed, say if your child is about to run into the street. It can protect us, but it can also be harmful. In a recent New York Times article, How Parents are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood, the concept of "snowplow parenting" is discussed. Parents can have a habit of removing all obstacles and plowing the way for our children because we as parents are so anxious and worried about our children so much. We are not allowing them the autonomy to explore and learn the hard way and allow them to make mistakes and get hurt. We learn from our mistakes, and we need to allow our children to make them. We pass anxiety on to our children when we "snowplow" parent. We mitigate our own discomfort when we clear the way for our children to not get hurt. But when we get hit with something that triggers our anxiety, we have to bring out the strategies that help every time we are faced with our anxious moment. When we eliminate the stressors in our child's life we limit their ability to learn how to mitigate that discomfort for themselves. We need to manage our discomfort so that they can manage their own discomfort. It is important to end this loop and let our children fail and fall. By removing all the obstacles, we are preparing our children for a false world. A lot of mothers struggle with anger while raising children. And from the feelings of anger comes the feelings of guilt and shame for being angry at very real things to be angry about. But our children need us to get angry. They need their most loving person to get angry with them so they can learn how to regulate it and adjust their actions. They need to learn the limits of human interactions and learn boundaries and what happens when you press against someone's boundaries.

Six Canadian Premiers sent a letter to Justin Trudeau warning the PM that the C-69 and C-48 legislation are threats to Canada's economic health, as well as national unity. Trudeau scoffs. As summer pre-campaign looms, Liberals continue to trail the Conservatives everywhere in Canada except Quebec. This is according to an IPSOS poll for Global News. The RCMP was created to control Indigenous people. Can that relationship be reset?  After massive public demonstrations and clashes with police over an extradition bill, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam has said she is putting the legislation on hold.  How much impact do public protests have?  Students from 1600 cities walked out of class over climate change in May. The Gilets Jaunes weekly and violent demonstrations in France forced the Macron government to back away from announced policies. In the U.S. in 2017, the Women's March became the largest protest in American history. The World Health Organization has declared the growing Ebola threat in Africa, which has now crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda, is not yet an international health emergency. The WHO acted similarly in 2014 and was criticized for its decision which slows international response to emerging health threats. CJOB Winnipeg's Hal Anderson joined us to speak as to how the health care system is treating a family member battling chronic pain. Meanwhile, the Chronic Pain Association of Canada announced a group of Alberta pain patients, who held a public meeting in Edmonton this week, have written a letter to the Alberta Minister of Health calling for an investigation of the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons. This is for the "secret cautioning and sanctioning of doctors trying to prescribe for Albertans suffering severe and intractable pain and unable to live without medically-managed opiates." - Guests: Blaine Higgs. Premier. New Brunswick. Signed the letter to Trudeau Sean Simpson  VP. IPSOS Jane Gerster.  National online journalist - Features, Global News  Roberta Rice. Associate Professor of Politics, University of Calgary.  Co-editor of a collection of essays in a book titled: Protest and Democracy Trish Newman. Nurse and Doctors Without Borders coordinator for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Hal Anderson. Afternoon host at CJOB Winnipeg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terri Kelly Moyers cannot recall a time when she didn't want to be anything other than an artist. She drew animals as a child, and consistently directed most of her time and energy toward pursuing that goal, with her studies at the Alberta College of Art.Terri spent her early years making her living as a pet portrait artist until she was able to break out of this mold and find her passion for Western Art. Terri Kelly Moyers is the wife of John Moyers, Terri discusses trying to survive to support herself as an artist in the 1980's and being rejected for membership in the Cowboy Artists of America and the hardship of being a woman artist.Terri Kelly Moyers also believes she has been fortunate to be able to study with a number of fine artists, including Robert Lougheed, Bob Kuhn, Kenneth Riley, and Howard Terpning. She also has studied with Ned Jacob, Clarence Tillenius and William Moyers, the noted cowboy artist who is her father-in-law.Website: https://www.medicinemangallery.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/medicinemang...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medicineman...

Karen Klassen is a goal-setting creative who has found ways to slay her dragons of resistance. She invested in a personal coach and also in marketing classes. This is after finishing her bachelor of Design in Illustration at Alberta College of Art and Design. She is super down to earth and has her roots in her home city of Calgary. She doesn't plan on moving away anytime soon. Karen's biography of work is extensive and her style is very unique. She works hard to be a professional painter and I hope you will find our talk inspiring. Check out her website: KarenKlassen.com

Sit in as we discuss the opioid response with Dr. Christine Luelo. We discuss the role of primary care in Alberta’s opioid response, practical tips for primary care clinics to do this work effectively (using all of the team members), how to use non-judgmental language talking to patients and the importance of panel – knowing who your patients are.Primary Health Care Opioid Response Initiative: http://www.topalbertadoctors.org/phc-opioid-response/Alberta College of Family Physicians: https://acfp.ca/tools-resources/tools-resources-opioid-response/Questions? Ideas? Leave us a comment or send an email to michele.hannay@albertadoctors.org

Craig Terlson | Illustrator/Designer/Writer After graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design, Craig Terlson moved to Toronto and began a 26-year career of illustration, working for magazines and newspapers such as Saturday Night, Toronto Life, Chatelaine, and The Globe and Mail. His work also appeared in and won awards for The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Enquirer, Psychology Today, and Graphics World London. In the 90's, Craig took his studio to Winnipeg, where he continued his illustration career, pursued a comic syndication contract, and began writing fiction. His fiction has been published in literary journals in the U.S., U.K., and South Africa, as well as two short story collections, and four novels. His 2017 novel Fall in One Daygained him a McNally Bestseller status, and a nomination from the Manitoba Book awards. Currently, he teaches Principles of Design, and is the Design Manager at Canadian Mennonite University.

This is a live recording of an evening lecture at the Alberta College of Art and Design given by Ryan and Phillip to the professional practices class about how Bee Kingdom brands and promotes themselves and how to develop and maintain professional relationships.

Two of the four founders of Art Breakers Illustration Society - Laura Bifano and Tessa Riecken, joined me in studio to talk about the upcoming Art Breakers event, how it got started, the community it is creating, its value and what the future goals are. We also spend some time talking about Tessa's and Laura's art practices, their approach to art and separation between personal and professional work. Find out more about Art Breakers here: www.artbreakers.ca/ Don't miss out on the event happening on September 22nd and 23rd. Tessa Riecken is traditionally trained painter who currently works at Titmouse as a character designer while doing a lot of illustration during her free time. Find Tessa at http://tjriecken.com/ and @wereville Laura Bifano graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2008, and now splits her time between freelancing, fine art, and working on animated shows and feature films. Laura has an art show - Altars, coming up at Kafka's on September 13th. Find Laura at http://www.laurabifano.com/ and @bifanoland

In the third episode of Waggle Dance Ryan is joined by guest Kai Scholefield. Both of them went through the glass program at the Alberta College of Art and Design before turning glass into a profession. They discuss the value of art school and share their own experiences of how it shaped their approach to art and life.

Geoff McFetridge is an artist and designer based in Los Angeles California. Born in Canada, Geoff studied at the Alberta College of Art and got his MFA from CalArts. For two years, McFetridge was art director for the acclaimed underground Beastie Boys magazine Grand Royal. Since then he has started the design studio Champion Graphics, which has produced projects for numerous clients ranging from Nike, Pepsi, Stussy, Burton Snowboards, Girl Skateboards, and Patagonia. Geoff has made videos for Plaid, Simian, Erlend Oye fronted band The Whitest Boy Alive, and film title sequences for The Virgin Suicides and Adaptation. In 2013, McFetridge designed all interface graphics for the feature film Her, directed by Spike Jonze. Geoff has all along maintained a non-stop drawing practice and makes paintings as well. He’s had solo shows at V1 Gallery in Copenhagen, Joshua Liner Gallery in New York, Cooper Cole in Toronto, New Image Art in LA amongst many others. Brian met up with Geoff at the site of his solo show, The Beringians, at Half Gallery and they talked about his formative days in Canada, skateboarding, computers, punk rock, working across disciplines, electronic music and much more.

Roy was contacted by an Alberta mother of two, who says a genetic disorder is causing her intense chronic pain.  She writes that the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons is trying to force her to stop taking the opioid medication that makes life bearable. Guest: Rachel (Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/The Canadian Press/AP) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Roy Green Show After a reportedly all-white jury found Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley not guilty of the 2016 shooting death of Colten Boushie from the Red Pheasant First Nation, there was outrage from members of First Nations communities across Canada.   Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould responded to the verdict on Twitter, saying the country “can and must do better'” to ensure justice for all Canadians.   Should politicians be publicly commenting on jury trials in this manner?   Guest: David Butt, Toronto criminal lawyer and columnist for the Globe and Mail​ - On Friday, a jury in Battleford, Saskatchewan found Gerald Stanley not guilty of the death of Colten Boushie, who was shot and killed on a farm in 2016.   Continuing with the case of the federal justice minister publicly commenting on the outcome of the Boushie trial, could there potentially be ramifications of politicians making public statements about verdicts in jury trials?   Guest: Scott Newark, former Alberta Crown Attorney, executive officer of the Canadian Police association, security adviser to the governments of Canada and Ontario, adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University​ - February 6th was the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. Calgary CPC MP Michelle Rempel issued a statement in which she called on the federal government to ensure that the final draft of the new Canadian Citizenship Guide includes a condemnation of female genital mutilation.   Guest: Michelle Rempel, Calgary CPC MP and Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship - Roy was contacted by an Alberta mother of two, who says a genetic disorder is causing her intense chronic pain.  She writes that the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons is trying to force her to stop taking the opioid medication that makes life bearable.   Guest: Rachel - Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party will vote to select its new leader in March. As the leadership race heats up, it was announced that the party will hold two new riding nomination votes because of alleged voting irregularities. There's also controversy over how many members the party really has.   What would Doug Ford do if he wins the leadership? How would he bring change to the political landscape of the province?   Guest: Doug Ford, leadership candidate for Ontario's Progressive Conservative party See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KC Armstrong joins the podcast for this episode to talk about growing up in Alberta in the shadows of the Canadian Rockies, establishing himself as a sought after photographer in Toronto, and slowly breaking into the LA scene as a celebrity shooter.  KC's life was that of the normal 70s/80s suburban kid.  Getting lost on skateboards and BMX bikes, and venturing into the mountains to snowboard whenever he got the chance.  But the world of punk rock, and the creative sub culture it bought with it, would soon change his outlook on life  and send him in a trajectory of playing in bands and finally finding a true passion for photography.  After several years of working at a grocery store after high school, and wondering what would be next in his life, KC decided to enroll at the Alberta College of Art and Design and began carving out a path that would lead him to a move to Toronto and the beginnings of a commercial photography client base.  Over the years KC has worked with everyone from top professional athletes, to celebrities, to personal projects like his current "Skate Legends" series that showcases beautiful portraits of very familiar faces from the world of skateboarding.  During our conversation we get the chance to explore where he thinks the current state of the photography business is headed, the trials of breaking into the small world of LA celebrity shooters, spreading the word to others to not give away your copyrights, and always raising the bar on your future ambitions.   To Learn More About KC Armstrong Visit: https://www.kcarmstrong.net Visit Visual Revolutionary At: http://www.visualrevolutionary.com or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/visualrevolutionary/

In this episode we discuss: - The unique successes and occasional challenges of running a business with your spouse and parenting young children together - how clarity around defining your best skills and clinical interests can help you build your ideal practice Rock Your Life Tip: To refocus your energy to shift from 'doctor mode' to 'mom mode' consider your commute - whether it's a drive or a walk or some other mode of transportation, taking the time to consciously shift your mental focus can help you be more present with the people you are around.   Find out more about Rockstar Doctor Moms click here Contact Dr. Melissa Longo here Join our private facebook group here About our guest:  Dr. Josephene Juell is a Chiropractor, Mom to two girls, and Owner of Elan Family Wellness Centre.  She graduated from UBC (BSc in Biology/ Genetics) and Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (DC).  She is a member of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (www.ICPA4kids.org), Association for Reorganizational Healing (Network Spinal Analysis~Level 3 Certified and Mastery Level Intensive), and Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors. Over the last 15 years, she has assisted her practice members to discover new strategies for addressing tension and pain, and transform their health and well being.  Find out more about her practice here

The Roy Green Show Podcast NFL players and coaches are reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump's call for NFL owners to fire players who kneel during the U.S. national anthem. 34% of football fans have told Rasmussen polling that they're less likely to follow the NFL because of the anthem protests. - A Canadian mom shares how she and her family survived the Mexico City earthquake this week. Guest: Denise Cressman, from Mexico City - As of October 1st, Alberta's pharmacists will begin to quiz chronic pain patients about their opioid medications – and if they feel it's necessary, they'll contact the doctor who prescribed the opioids and question the doctor. Guest: Greg Eberhart, Registrar at the Alberta College of Pharmacists - A panel of guests responds to Roy's interview with the Alberta College of Pharmacists Registrar. Guests: Barry Ulmer, executive director of the Chronic Pain Association of Canada Dawn Rae Downton, chronic pain patient and freelance journalist who has written on the chronic pain and opioid issue nationally Marvin Ross, medical journalist for Huff Post Canada with a primary focus on chronic pain - The Fraser Institute has released a new report on Canada's universal health care system and how it compares to other universal care systems globally. Guest: Bacchus Barua, associate director of Health Policy Studies at the Fraser Institute and author of the report - Noah Irvine is 17. Both of his parents committed suicide. Noah contacted all 338 members of parliament about Canada's suicide rate. Only 40 of them took the time to respond. Guest: Noah Irvine - The family of Robert Hall – a Canadian kidnapped and killed by ISIS-affiliated terror group Abu Sayyaf – continues to call for a public inquiry into the circumstances of Hall's kidnapping and how the Canadian government failed to bring him home. Guests: Bonice Thomas, Robert Hall's sister Gord Bibby, Robert Hall's co See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A panel of guests responds to Roy's interview with the Alberta College of Pharmacists Registrar. Guests: Barry Ulmer, executive director of the Chronic Pain Association of Canada Dawn Rae Downton, chronic pain patient and freelance journalist who has written on the chronic pain and opioid issue nationally Marvin Ross, medical journalist for Huff Post Canada with a primary focus on chronic pain (Photo: Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As of October 1st, Alberta's pharmacists will begin to quiz chronic pain patients about their opioid medications – and if they feel it's necessary, they'll contact the doctor who prescribed the opioids and question the doctor. Guest: Greg Eberhart, Registrar at the Alberta College of Pharmacists (Photo: Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Greg Eberhart, the Alberta College of Pharmacists Registrar

Thomas Kerr, the editorial cartoonist for The Wave since 2010, is professional illustrator and a graduate of the Alberta College of Art & Design. He holds a Masters in Visual Journalism from School of Visual Arts. He has been published in every major newspaper in the United States with his editorial illustration seen on the pages of  The New York Times,  Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune,  Newsday, The Village Voice, The L.A. Times, The San Francisco Chronicle amongst many others. Prof. Kerr’s work is syndicated by Now What Media via the INX group. He is currently a tenured professor at St. John’s University teaching Illustration.  He sits down with The Wave's maninging Editor to discuss his career and his craft.

Lisa McGrath’s sculptures are the expression of the animals with whom she shares her backyard. McGrath plucks those beings and transports them into her whimsical, wonder-filled narratives..... so to with her functional work. It is just as full of wonder and evokes a story... this mug reminds you perhaps, of the night circus – or something.... Lisa McGrath completed her BFA in Ceramics from Alberta College of Art and Design in 1997. She lives and maintains her studio on the cusp of Kananaskis country with her partner and child and four furry fa

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/131 - In today's chat we learn about Amy's path through business school, culinary school, art school and how she came to work with me at the large unnamed communications company here in Canada. **- Links for this episode -**Amy Pon - http://amypon.com/Inktober - http://mrjakeparker.com/inktoberMacewan University -http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/index.htmNorthern Alberta Institute of Technology - http://www.nait.caSouthern Alberta Institute of Technology - http://www.sait.caAlberta College of Art and Design - https://acad.ca/80% Perfect t-shirts - https://tucker.threadless.com/ 

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/119 – Michael Grills has been a professional illustrator for nearly 20 years and has a very clear vision of what it means to be an illustrator: Rely on your foundation and serve your customer. **- Links for this episode -**Alberta College of Art and Design - https://acad.ca/Spencer Goldade interviews - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/2 and http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/52Spencer's Site - http://www.monkeyslunch.com/Bioware - http://www.bioware.com/en/Modern Library - http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/Anne Handley: Everybody Writes - http://annhandley.com/everybodywrites/PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Management_Professional

An international best-selling author, speaker, physician & brain expert, Dr. Joanny Liu is an international leader in Chinese Sports Medicine & Chinese Sports Psychology. She has appeared FOX TV, NBC, CTV, & Global TV & has been quoted by ABC, CBS, the Boston globe and the Miami Herald. "I was a practicing professional engineer for 24 years before going back to school for a several years to study acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). I received my degree in engineering at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1979. I became a Doctor of Acupuncture and TCM in 2007 from the Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I've written three books about concussions: Knock Out Concussions, Heal Your Concussion: 21 Days to Brain Health, and my recent best seller, Heal Your Concussion: How to Quickly and Effectively Get Back in the Game." Complimentary gifts for listeners: 1. For those already suffering from concussion or Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS): http://www.drjoanny.com/concussion-answers 2. For those who feel they've been feeling unwell for a long time for unknown reasons: Perhaps they have a hidden brain injury! http://drjoanny.com/test/9-signs-hidden-brain-injury 3. If help is needed RIGHT now, then create an appointment for an initial consultation: http://www.drjoanny.com/initial-consultation. In this episode, Dr. Liu teaches about concussions and what to do about them! She shares that, "Right now, most neurologists will freely admit that they have NO treatment for concussions. That's why there's all this emphasis on diagnosing it because they're actually veiling that fact and that's why people are scared! It's so untrue. diagnosis of a concussion is a common sense thing and so is treatment. They have all this great research about the brain, but because of the medical paradigm, they don't see the answers that are right in front of them. It's a major disservice to the suffering public."   JOIN OUR FACEBOOK COMMUNITY GROUP! VISIT learntruehealth.com/group    

Charles is an internationally known artist and master goldsmith, an author of 7 books and numerous magazine articles, owner of his own publishing company, BrainPress, College teacher and head of the Jewelry Metals Program at Alberta College of Art and Design, a co-founder of the Ganoskin Project which since 1987 has grown to be the largest educational website in the world for jewelers, and the innovative inventor of the fold forming technique.  His education started with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, then a Master of Fine Arts from SUNY of New Paltz, NY then he continued his education in Europe, Germany and Great Britain.  What We Talked About Charles is currently teaching at an Art College and he tells his students to think of different ways a project can be re-used to aid in being efficient. He still writes for a variety of publications, currently the Sante Fe Symposium Conference has asked him to write a chapter in their annual book they publish. Charles talks about the time he spent in a German art school, which is where he came up with the fold forming technique. Many revered jewelers also attended this same school such as Alan Revere, Charon Kransen, and Harold O’Conner. The first exposure of Charles demonstrating the fold forming technique was in 1985 at the SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths) conference in Toronto, Canada. The first exposure that blacksmiths had to fold forming was when Charles demonstrated at the 1987 ABANA Conference in Alfred, NY. Tom Joyce was assisting Charles with fold forming steel on the power hammer. His roommate at this 1987 conference was Daryl Meier, who was a skilled bladesmith that was well known in the bladesmith world, the jewelry world and the blacksmith world. They both noticed that in the blacksmith world there was no hierarchy of skilled to beginner, everyone would talk to everyone. Charles recommends artists schedule an hour a week of playtime in the shop with no particular goal in mind, from this ideas are born. Pay attention to your mistakes instead of rejecting them, he says “If you make the same mistake three times, it’s a technique”.   Guest Links His website - http://www.brainpress.com/ The Ganoskin Project website - http://www.ganoksin.com/  A Big Thank You to today’s sponsor – ABANA 2016 Conference If you enjoyed this episode, I would love it if you would support the show by: telling your friends. sharing this episode using the social sharing buttons below. subscribing to the show and leaving a rating and review in iTunes.  Not sure how?  Just follow these simple steps here or watch the short video tutorial, http://youtu.be/rq4OCyRGjHc?list=UUH3MfNZLXlKgionAs6kMT_Q subscribing to the show in Stitcher, http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=54499&refid=stpr Thanks so much for your support!

This weeks guest is sculpturess Phyllis Mantik deQuevedo of Oaklahoma.  A native of Canada and a graduate of the Alberta College of Art in Calgary, Phyllis moved to the United States in 1981.  She believes that her introduction to sculpture was by design. From early experiences of completing a sculpture, seeing a form emerge from a lump of clay, she has delighted in creating. Out of this personal joy she realizes a responsibility; to create work that adds value to our existence, to evoke a smile; to touch someone’s heart and for a moment to capture an emotion. Her desire is that the transforming experiences in life such as tenderness, intimacy and spirituality would enable new artistic growth and provide inspiration for her sculpture. “I believe my responsibility as a sculptor is to create work that adds value to our existence, if only to evoke a simple smile. My hope is to be someone who represents goodness in life by creating, teaching, learning, discovering, sharing, and serving. I identify with the words of architect Samuel Mockbee, who said, “The role of the artist in Society is to lift the spirit, to somehow let us see the goodness in things.” His words incorporate my philosophy as an artist as well.” To read the CAGO Newsletter, visit www.ContemporaryArtGalleryOnline.com and click on the CAGO Media tab. On this page you will find our radio shows, videos and newsletters. Contemporary Art Gallery Online continues each month with their monthly art competitions and exhibitions.  Go to www.ContemporaryArtGalleryOnline.com, and Click on the Art Competition tab for details.

Selected as an Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly (2002), Martina Lantin received her MFA from NSCAD University.  She has completed several residencies and her work has been recognized in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions internationally.  Martina currently teaches at the Alberta College of Art and Design.

Today we have another brand new topic and new guest as I interview Dr. Rebecca Risk on Lyme Disease. This is a topic I haven't heard much about and as you'll hear Dr. Rebecca mention, it's only just starting to become a topic the general public knows about. She'll tell you about her story, how she dealt with Lyme herself for 14 years, which why she is in the position she is today, in helping others improve their health. Who is Dr. Rebecca Risk? With close to 10 years’ experience as a Traditional Chinese Medical Doctor (TCMD), Dr. Rebecca Risk operates Ananta Health. The Sanskrit word Ananta means infinite or without limit. Dr. Risk partners with her patients to help them achieve infinite health. Dr. Risk applies TCM principles with a modern view, allowing her to care for her patients in a unique way, helping them overcome health obstacles and getting to the root of their chronic health problems. A graduate of the Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACATCM), Dr. Risk is trained in Chinese Herbology, Dietary Therapy, Acupuncture, BioMeridian Stress Testing and supplementation. More details here. Show Notes: This is a serious infection Caused by tic bites and even a Sexually Transmitted Disease always check for tics when going to an area that has tics carry tweezers with if a tic is found, pull straight up so the head doesn't rip off don't burn tic out keep a zip lock bag so you can have tic tested (tic needs to be alive) Symptoms could feel like a flu that doesn't go away tic bit looks like a target rash with a hollow circle get diagnosed, will likely need to find a US based Dr. Various types of treatment Visit Dr Risk on her own Voice America Show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCmpRKnDxjg Thanks you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well. Click here to subscribe via iTunes (and or leave a rating)

Mariko Paterson has been around the ceramic block. Born and raised in Vancouver, she first attended Langara College and then completed her bachelor's degree at the Alberta College of Art. Kent State University was her next destination where she knocked out her MFA degree. While she has also made New York, Michigan, Ohio and Manitoba as just some points of her professional pursuits, Halifax, Nova Scotia now serves as ceramic headquarters. Forage Studios strives to produce a subversive strain of wheel thrown and ceramic work as well as serve the community with an education of the arts. Historical meets handbuilding where her sculptural interests lay and a dalliance with the pottery wheel has resulted in both forms and a forum for exploring her love of creamy cone 6 clay bodies and illustration.

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/60 – Why do creatives feel the need to justify their creative work? We explore this and many other topics in today's chat with graphic designer and comics artist Ben Rankel.  **Links for this episode** Ben Rankel - http://benrankel.com/Archie - http://archiecomics.com/tag/fiona-staples/Saga - https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/sagaAngoulême International Comics Festival - http://www.bdangouleme.com/Ira Glass Speech - https://vimeo.com/85040589Sidney York - http://sidneyyork.com/Kurtis Wiebe - http://kurtiswiebe.com/ Alberta College of Art and Design - http://www.acad.ca/

Emily Schroeder Willis received her MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2006. She was awarded the Jerome Fellowship from the Northern Clay Center and the Sage Scholarship from the Archie Bray Foundation. She has been an artist-in-residence/visiting artist at the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana, the Zentrum für Keramik in Berlin, Germany and at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Canada.  In 2012, she was a presenter at Arrowmont’s Utilitarian Clay Conference.  Currently, she lives in Chicago where she is an Instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 

Aging-in-place is a concept that supports the choice of older adults to remain living in their preferred environment for as long as possible even if circumstances change. Physical environment, social and psychological support, and community resources affect aging-in-place. The concept is starting to gain attention and services and support to assist older adults to age-in-place continue to grow. Typically, a high percentage of a city's seniors (65 and older) own and live in their own homes. Approximately four out of five have paid off the mortgage. These older seniors may be reaching the point of having to decide whether to move into a care facility or stay in their homes. It can be assumed that most would prefer to do the latter, and research shows that may be the least costly alternative. However, elderly seniors may not be able to live independently in their own homes and remain healthy without considerable help. The speaker will highlight two residences that are designed to be barrier free for aging-in-place and also outline several challenges that have to be overcome before it truly can be a desirable option for many seniors. What are the costs and who will bear the financial responsibility? Speaker: Dr. Austin Mardon Austin Mardon was born in Edmonton but raised in Lethbridge where he finished his degree at the University of Lethbridge. While an undergraduate geography student, he was accepted as a field scientist on the ASMET NSF/NASA sponsored Antarctic meteorite recovery expedition. His descent into mental illness slowly started after he returned from Antarctica suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was able to complete two additional graduate degrees in the USA before suffering a complete breakdown, and was subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia. The first thing Austin was told after being diagnosed was that his life was over. However it was not, as he continued on to finish a distance PhD and then established Prosper Place Clubhouse in Edmonton, a place where adults with mental illness can safely learn to live with their illness. He has also served on numerous committees and boards. Currently he serves on the Premier's Council on the status of persons with disabilities and the Alberta College of social workers. Dr. Mardon received the order of Canada in 2007 and has received high awards from SSC and CMHA. This year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta and the Medal of Honor, highest award for a non-physician, from the CMA. Austin Mardon and his father Ernest have collaborated in writing several books on Alberta's history. He lives in Edmonton with his wife Catherine and his Bassett hound Gandy. Moderator: Robert Campbell Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM Location: Country Kitchen Catering (Lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch)

Aging-in-place is a concept that supports the choice of older adults to remain living in their preferred environment for as long as possible even if circumstances change. Physical environment, social and psychological support, and community resources affect aging-in-place. The concept is starting to gain attention and services and support to assist older adults to age-in-place continue to grow. Typically, a high percentage of a city's seniors (65 and older) own and live in their own homes. Approximately four out of five have paid off the mortgage. These older seniors may be reaching the point of having to decide whether to move into a care facility or stay in their homes. It can be assumed that most would prefer to do the latter, and research shows that may be the least costly alternative. However, elderly seniors may not be able to live independently in their own homes and remain healthy without considerable help. The speaker will highlight two residences that are designed to be barrier free for aging-in-place and also outline several challenges that have to be overcome before it truly can be a desirable option for many seniors. What are the costs and who will bear the financial responsibility? Speaker: Dr. Austin Mardon Austin Mardon was born in Edmonton but raised in Lethbridge where he finished his degree at the University of Lethbridge. While an undergraduate geography student, he was accepted as a field scientist on the ASMET NSF/NASA sponsored Antarctic meteorite recovery expedition. His descent into mental illness slowly started after he returned from Antarctica suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was able to complete two additional graduate degrees in the USA before suffering a complete breakdown, and was subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia. The first thing Austin was told after being diagnosed was that his life was over. However it was not, as he continued on to finish a distance PhD and then established Prosper Place Clubhouse in Edmonton, a place where adults with mental illness can safely learn to live with their illness. He has also served on numerous committees and boards. Currently he serves on the Premier's Council on the status of persons with disabilities and the Alberta College of social workers. Dr. Mardon received the order of Canada in 2007 and has received high awards from SSC and CMHA. This year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta and the Medal of Honor, highest award for a non-physician, from the CMA. Austin Mardon and his father Ernest have collaborated in writing several books on Alberta's history. He lives in Edmonton with his wife Catherine and his Bassett hound Gandy. Moderator: Robert Campbell Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM Location: Country Kitchen Catering (Lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch)

Aging-in-place is a concept that supports the choice of older adults to remain living in their preferred environment for as long as possible even if circumstances change. Physical environment, social and psychological support, and community resources affect aging-in-place. The concept is starting to gain attention and services and support to assist older adults to age-in-place continue to grow. Typically, a high percentage of a city's seniors (65 and older) own and live in their own homes. Approximately four out of five have paid off the mortgage. These older seniors may be reaching the point of having to decide whether to move into a care facility or stay in their homes. It can be assumed that most would prefer to do the latter, and research shows that may be the least costly alternative. However, elderly seniors may not be able to live independently in their own homes and remain healthy without considerable help. The speaker will highlight two residences that are designed to be barrier free for aging-in-place and also outline several challenges that have to be overcome before it truly can be a desirable option for many seniors. What are the costs and who will bear the financial responsibility? Speaker: Dr. Austin Mardon Austin Mardon was born in Edmonton but raised in Lethbridge where he finished his degree at the University of Lethbridge. While an undergraduate geography student, he was accepted as a field scientist on the ASMET NSF/NASA sponsored Antarctic meteorite recovery expedition. His descent into mental illness slowly started after he returned from Antarctica suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was able to complete two additional graduate degrees in the USA before suffering a complete breakdown, and was subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia. The first thing Austin was told after being diagnosed was that his life was over. However it was not, as he continued on to finish a distance PhD and then established Prosper Place Clubhouse in Edmonton, a place where adults with mental illness can safely learn to live with their illness. He has also served on numerous committees and boards. Currently he serves on the Premier's Council on the status of persons with disabilities and the Alberta College of social workers. Dr. Mardon received the order of Canada in 2007 and has received high awards from SSC and CMHA. This year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta and the Medal of Honor, highest award for a non-physician, from the CMA. Austin Mardon and his father Ernest have collaborated in writing several books on Alberta's history. He lives in Edmonton with his wife Catherine and his Bassett hound Gandy. Moderator: Robert Campbell Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM Location: Country Kitchen Catering (Lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch)

Adrian Stimson is a member of the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation in southern Alberta. He is an interdisciplinary artist with a BFA with distinction from the Alberta College of Art & Design and MFA from the University of Saskatchewan. As an interdisciplinary artist, Adrian’s work includes paintings called Tarred & Feathered Bison utilizing tar and feathers as a contemporary material, which speaks to ideas of punishment and identity and Bison Heart a black graphite and white oil paint series of Bison in the winter time. His installation work utilizes residential school fragments as a post-colonial investigation. He has created "Buffalo Boy," a character parody of Buffalo Bill. "Buffalo Boy's Wild West Peep Show", "Buffalo Boy’s Getting it from 4 directions” and “Buffalo Boy’s Battle of Little Big Horny” are performances that re-signify colonial history. Recent exhibits and performances include Brave Seduction, Gallery 101, Ottawa, Beyond Redemption, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Photo Quai, Musee du quai branly, Paris, Unmasking at the Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, “Belle Sauvage & Buffalo Boy: Putting the Wild back into the West”, Plug In Institute, Winnipeg. Adrian recently completed the Canadian Forces Artist Program in Afghanistan, an exhibition of this work is scheduled for June 2011 at Neutral Ground in Regina. He is a regular participant at Burning Man and was featured in the 2007 summer issue of Canadian Art: Buffalo Boy at Burning Man and Spring issue of FUSE magazine: Buffalo Boy Then and Now 2009. Adrian was awarded the Blackfoot Visual Arts Award in 2009. The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2003 and the Alberta Centennial Medal in 2005 for his human rights and diversity activism in various communities. He currently lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

SACPA in Partnership with the Lethbridge Public Library A Perspective on Children's Mental Health: From Childhood Trauma to Adult Wholeness Mental Health Awareness Week is May 7-11, 2012. In addition, in many parts of Canada and the United States May 9th is Children's Mental Health Awareness Day. The week is dedicated to raising awareness of issues related to mental illness and mental health. One in five Canadians will experience mental illness at some point in their lives. Our speaker will share his personal journey as he discusses the impact of experiencing the stigma of having a family member with mental illness, personally being bullied in school and suffering the effects of the early symptoms of schizophrenia. As an adult, how does one cope and go on to lead a fulfilling life of service? Speaker: Dr Austin Mardon Austin Mardon was born in Edmonton but raised in Lethbridge where he finished his degree at the University of Lethbridge. While an undergraduate geography student, he was accepted as a field scientist on the ASMET NSF/NASA sponsored Antarctic meteorite recovery expedition. His descent into mental illness slowly started after he returned from Antarctica suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was able to complete two additional graduate degrees in the USA before suffering a complete breakdown, and was subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia. The first thing Austin was told after being diagnosed was that his life was over. However it was not, as he continued on to finish a distance PhD and then established Prosper Place Clubhouse in Edmonton, a place where adults with mental illness can safely learn to live with their illness. He has also served on numerous committees and boards. Currently he serves on the Premier's Council on the status of persons with disabilities and the Alberta College of social workers. Dr. Mardon received the order of Canada in 2007 and has received high awards from SSC and CMHA. This year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta and the Medal of Honor, highest award for a non physician, from the CMA. Austin Mardon and his father Ernest have collaborated in writing several books on Alberta's history. He lives in Edmonton with his wife Catherine and his Bassett hound Gandy.

SACPA in Partnership with the Lethbridge Public Library A Perspective on Children's Mental Health: From Childhood Trauma to Adult Wholeness Mental Health Awareness Week is May 7-11, 2012. In addition, in many parts of Canada and the United States May 9th is Children's Mental Health Awareness Day. The week is dedicated to raising awareness of issues related to mental illness and mental health. One in five Canadians will experience mental illness at some point in their lives. Our speaker will share his personal journey as he discusses the impact of experiencing the stigma of having a family member with mental illness, personally being bullied in school and suffering the effects of the early symptoms of schizophrenia. As an adult, how does one cope and go on to lead a fulfilling life of service? Speaker: Dr Austin Mardon Austin Mardon was born in Edmonton but raised in Lethbridge where he finished his degree at the University of Lethbridge. While an undergraduate geography student, he was accepted as a field scientist on the ASMET NSF/NASA sponsored Antarctic meteorite recovery expedition. His descent into mental illness slowly started after he returned from Antarctica suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was able to complete two additional graduate degrees in the USA before suffering a complete breakdown, and was subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia. The first thing Austin was told after being diagnosed was that his life was over. However it was not, as he continued on to finish a distance PhD and then established Prosper Place Clubhouse in Edmonton, a place where adults with mental illness can safely learn to live with their illness. He has also served on numerous committees and boards. Currently he serves on the Premier's Council on the status of persons with disabilities and the Alberta College of social workers. Dr. Mardon received the order of Canada in 2007 and has received high awards from SSC and CMHA. This year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta and the Medal of Honor, highest award for a non physician, from the CMA. Austin Mardon and his father Ernest have collaborated in writing several books on Alberta's history. He lives in Edmonton with his wife Catherine and his Bassett hound Gandy.

The speaker will illustrate the different types of stigma experienced by people with mental illness and examine whether living in a rural or urban community makes life easier for them. A large percentage of homeless people have mental illness and are found in bigger cities, however research indicate that per capita, mental illness occur equally in rural settings where very little homelessness appear. Do people with mental illness gravitate to large population centers? Speaker: Dr. Austin Mardon Austin Mardon was born in Edmonton but raised in Lethbridge where he finished his degree at the University of Lethbridge. While an undergraduate geography student, he was accepted as a field scientist on the ASMET NSF/NASA sponsored Antarctic meteorite recovery expedition. His descent into mental illness slowly started after he returned from Antarctica suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was able to complete two additional graduate degrees in the USA before suffering a complete breakdown, and was subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia. The first thing Austin was told after being diagnosed was that his life was over. However it was not, as he continued on to finish a distance PhD and then established Prosper Place Clubhouse in Edmonton, a place where adults with mental illness can safely learn to live with their illness. He has also served on numerous committees and boards. Currently he serves on the Premier's Council on the status of persons with disabilities and the Alberta College of social workers. Dr. Mardon received the order of Canada in 2007 and has received high awards from SSC and CMHA. This year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta and the Medal of Honor, highest award for a non physician, from the CMA. Austin Mardon and his father Ernest have collaborated writing several books on Alberta's history. He lives in Edmonton with his wife Catherine and his Bassett hound Gandy.

The speaker will illustrate the different types of stigma experienced by people with mental illness and examine whether living in a rural or urban community makes life easier for them. A large percentage of homeless people have mental illness and are found in bigger cities, however research indicate that per capita, mental illness occur equally in rural settings where very little homelessness appear. Do people with mental illness gravitate to large population centers? Speaker: Dr. Austin Mardon Austin Mardon was born in Edmonton but raised in Lethbridge where he finished his degree at the University of Lethbridge. While an undergraduate geography student, he was accepted as a field scientist on the ASMET NSF/NASA sponsored Antarctic meteorite recovery expedition. His descent into mental illness slowly started after he returned from Antarctica suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was able to complete two additional graduate degrees in the USA before suffering a complete breakdown, and was subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia. The first thing Austin was told after being diagnosed was that his life was over. However it was not, as he continued on to finish a distance PhD and then established Prosper Place Clubhouse in Edmonton, a place where adults with mental illness can safely learn to live with their illness. He has also served on numerous committees and boards. Currently he serves on the Premier's Council on the status of persons with disabilities and the Alberta College of social workers. Dr. Mardon received the order of Canada in 2007 and has received high awards from SSC and CMHA. This year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta and the Medal of Honor, highest award for a non physician, from the CMA. Austin Mardon and his father Ernest have collaborated writing several books on Alberta's history. He lives in Edmonton with his wife Catherine and his Bassett hound Gandy.

The speaker will illustrate the different types of stigma experienced by people with mental illness and examine whether living in a rural or urban community makes life easier for them. A large percentage of homeless people have mental illness and are found in bigger cities, however research indicate that per capita, mental illness occur equally in rural settings where very little homelessness appear. Do people with mental illness gravitate to large population centers? Speaker: Dr. Austin Mardon Austin Mardon was born in Edmonton but raised in Lethbridge where he finished his degree at the University of Lethbridge. While an undergraduate geography student, he was accepted as a field scientist on the ASMET NSF/NASA sponsored Antarctic meteorite recovery expedition. His descent into mental illness slowly started after he returned from Antarctica suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was able to complete two additional graduate degrees in the USA before suffering a complete breakdown, and was subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia. The first thing Austin was told after being diagnosed was that his life was over. However it was not, as he continued on to finish a distance PhD and then established Prosper Place Clubhouse in Edmonton, a place where adults with mental illness can safely learn to live with their illness. He has also served on numerous committees and boards. Currently he serves on the Premier's Council on the status of persons with disabilities and the Alberta College of social workers. Dr. Mardon received the order of Canada in 2007 and has received high awards from SSC and CMHA. This year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta and the Medal of Honor, highest award for a non physician, from the CMA. Austin Mardon and his father Ernest have collaborated writing several books on Alberta's history. He lives in Edmonton with his wife Catherine and his Bassett hound Gandy.

click here to download video.Artist Michael Markowsky makes oil paintings while strapped to the roof of his BMW while a friend drives it at 75mph (120kmh) on the highway through the California desert. Further information can be found at www.michaelmarkowsky.comMichael Markowsky creates artworks in a variety of media. He is most well known for his "Driving Drawings", an ongoing series of artworks done while driving on the Los Angeles freeways. An 80-page-full-color catalogue will be released in early October 2006. Michael was born and raised in Calgary, Canada, and attended the Alberta College of Art and Design, the Cooper Union School of Art in New York City, the Royal College of Art in London, England and the Art Center in Pasadena, where he received a Master of Fine Art degree. He lives in Los Angeles, and teaches at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena."The Driving Painting Project: Joshua Tree" has been presented at the Carmada exhibition of the MAK Center for the Arts in Los Angeles."The Driving Painting Project: Joshua Tree", Digital Video, 2006, By: Michael Markowsky (with video by Gregg Kucera, still photography by Kory Kinder, drivers Zachary Stadel and Aaron Bocanegra)