Better Me
Becoming The Best We Can Be
The Better Me Podcast delves into how people navigate through life’s challenges and live as the best people they can be. Coach, writer, and educator Heather M. Ross chats with guests about how they’ve gotten past life’s bumps in the road, from potholes to sinkholes. She also shares her own stories of living with a mental illness while striving to pursue her dreams.

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It’s time for me to take a break so this is the last episode until late summer or early spring.

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As we move between meetings and other activities, we should take a few minute to reflect and prepare. Like having a bit of cracker or a sip of water to cleanse our palate between tastings of two different wines, we need to cleanse our mental palate as…

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Loleen Berdahl and Kelly S. Thompson returned to the podcast to talk about the role that writing plays in caring for their mental health. We also talked about how we choose our journals, vintage typewriters, and the community that can come from…

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For people who have depression, just getting out of bed can be a struggle, but on top of that there’s concerns about medication, money, and how others will respond. In this episode I talk about why depression can be so frighting for those who suffer…

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Former long-time editor of Chatelaine Magazine, writer, and mental health advocate, Rona Maynard joined me to talk about her latest book Starter Dog: My Path to Joy, Belonging and Loving This World.

You can find Rona via her website…

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I’m working on being more mindful, which has included asking myself “What do I need right now?” while curled up in the sun with my dog Henry.

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Frequent guest Loleen Berdahl is back to join me in a free-range discussion of what it means to be busy, why it’s so often the answer to “How are you?”, and how to set better boundaries.

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Former ballerina, star of the PBS fitness series, Classical Stretch, and author Miranda Esmonde-White joined me to discuss her latest book, The Movement Miracle: The Essentrics Stretch Program to Increase Strength, Improve Mobility and Become Pain Free.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg and I talked about her latest book On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in An Unapologetic World. We discussed how apologies without real change will continue to damage all involved, how the current U.S. justice system’s…

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Author

Heather M. Ross
Educator, Writer and Podcaster, Saskatchewan Canada

Heather M. Ross is an educator, writer, and podcaster living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She works for the University of Saskatchewan as an educational developer, where she spends much of her time advancing open educational practices. She podcasts about mental health and how she and others get through life's challenges.