Episodios

  • Episode 57 | Navigating Maternity Leave | Ft. Sheena Davis
    Jul 3 2024

    Dr. Ryan Todd and HR expert, Sheena Davis, discuss how we can better support mothers during and after maternity leave. This powerful conversation sheds light on the challenges and stigmas working moms face. Listen now and join the conversation!

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    41 m
  • Episode 56 | Improving Mental Health with Active Learning | Ft. Dr. Louis Deslauriers
    May 29 2024

    Dr. Ryan Todd sits down with Dr. Louis Deslauriers, Director of Science Teaching and Learning, Senior Preceptor in Physics at Harvard University. Louis has published several landmark studies in the areas of active learning and knowledge retention, and how this can be improved with deliberate practice. His findings are not only changing the ways of teaching in science education, but education in general. This episode covers some of Louis' findings through his studies, and how these methods are transforming education and long-term retention in the classroom and beyond.

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    46 m
  • Episode 55 | Fighting the bear in my head - life after surviving a grizzly attack | Ft. Jeremy Evans
    Apr 10 2024

    Tune in for my unforgettable conversation with Jeremy Evans, one of the few people on the planet who can say they survived an encounter with a grizzly bear. I'm still awestruck by our conversation.

    Jeremy is passionately trying to raise funds for PTSD research and treatment at the University of Calgary. You can support this noble cause by donating at grizzlydude.ca and https://crowdfunding.ucalgary.ca/o/university-of-calgary/i/ucrowdfund/s/grizzly-dude.

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    59 m
  • Episode 54 | Organizational Behavior | Ft. Kyle Brykman
    Jan 8 2024

    Ryan Todd explores the intricate world of workplace dynamics with Brad Blaisdell, VP of Workplace Solutions and Compliance at Respect Group along with special guest, Kyle Brykman, a researcher at the University of Windsor and an expert in organizational behavior.

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    36 m
  • Episode 53 | World Mental Health Day: Making Mental Health Universal | Ft. Zeke Smith
    Oct 10 2023

    Special addition World Mental Health Day episode featuring Zeke Smith, Director of Leadership & Workforce Development at Apache Industrial Services.

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    39 m
  • Episode 52 | Suicide Awareness | Ft. Vince Hafeli
    Aug 30 2023

    A new episode of Beyond the Checkbox is dropping tomorrow! In this episode we are listening to the powerful story of Vince Hafeli. Like many others, several difficult personal tragedies lead him to a mental health crisis where stigma left him afraid to ask for help. Discover how he rose above an extremely difficult period in his life to eventually become the president of Ajax Paving, a large construction company. He now shares his story in Ted Talks and across many other stages and platforms.

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    58 m
  • Episode 51 | Navigating Mental Health Distress Calls | Ft. Art Wlodyka
    Jul 19 2023

    Art Wlodyka is a detective who works in one of the busiest policing units in Canada. His day-to-day consists of being the first person on the scene to get people who have severe and persistent mental illness proper care. Tune in as he breaks down the wild situations he finds himself in and the strains and stressors he experiences every day.

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    41 m
  • Episode 50 | Just Breathe | Ft. Avi Greenberg
    Jun 27 2023

    Avi Greenberg is a breathing expert who discovered his passion while working a high stress sales job. In this episode he takes us through his discovery of intentional breathing and the monumental impact it has had on both his life and his clients.

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    53 m