Braaains is a podcast exploring the inner workings of our brains, mental health, & disabilities and how film & television portray them. Hosts Sarah and Heather Taylor join Krista to discuss the way mental health and disabilities are portrayed in the media - and how everyone, including healthcare providers, can improve the way we talk about these issues

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Listen to Krista as a guest on Braaains discussing diabetes distress and the media.

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How we talk about a person's body weight can have a big impact on how they feel - and it can go a long way in finding the right options for their health and wellness. Dr. Sean Wharton talks to Krista Lamb about weight bias, systemic inequities and a host of other issues related to the treatment of obesity.

Dr. Wharton is a physician, he is the Medical Director at the Wharton Medical Clinic, he is an adjunct professor at McMaster University and York University, he was the co-lead author of the Canadian Obesity Guidelines, he founded the Black Medical Students Association at the University of Toronto, and he has led multiple research projects related to better understanding and treating obesity.

The Canadian Obesity Guidelines

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Artist Janina Gaudin is better known as Miss Diabetes. She has developed a dedicated following for her comics, which bring to life the challenges of a life with type 1 diabetes.

Her work in graphic medicine has made research findings, healthcare advocacy points and complicated health information easier to understand and digest - allowing greater accessibility and understanding.

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Carrie Boyce, Executive Director of the Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience) joins host Krista lamb to discuss Science is a Drag, and how to create inclusive spaces for the queer community to get involved in science.

Advancing LGBTQ_ People in STEM Careers.

Kimberlé Crenshaw TedTalk on intersectionality.

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Dr Hunter Cherwek is an ophthalmologist and the Vice President of Clinical Services and Technology at Orbis International. Hunter started his career with Orbis right out of medical school, and he was able to lecture and work in over 20 countries aboard the Flying Eye Hospital and helped build the organization’s award-winning telemedicine platform, Cybersight. He offers great insights into how to respectfully communicate with people around the globe.

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Dr. Alice Cheng is an endocrinologist and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. Alice is well known in the diabetes community as an extraordinary communicator—that’s one reason she has been tapped to become the co-host of the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Care On Air podcast.

She is also the creator of The Med Ed Pledge – an initiative to increase Diversity & Inclusion in continuing medical education.

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