Dr. Joti Samra, R. Psych. Organizational & Media Consultant

(by Crystal Jensen, Beauty Blogger at beautybuzz411.com)   Dr. Joti Samra is an innovator in the area of psychological health and wellness. She is a leader in the conceptualization and communication of psychological health issues and the creation of related treatment manuals, clinical tools, and training resources. Dr. Samra is a passionate advocate for organizational [...]

(Joanne Abshire, News 1130)   VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – With the NHL lockout ending, some non-hockey fans in relationships may be worried about losing their partner to the sport.   People who have a die-hard Canucks fans in their life, but personally could care less about the team, can expect to have more free time.   [...]

1. Identify your beliefs, assumptions and expectations around the holidays: and challenge them.   Start by articulating your beliefs and assumptions around the holiday season.  Be honest with yourself.  Do you think you have to buy your family or friends expensive gifts for them to know how much you love them?  Do you worry your [...]

(Aaron Broverman, walletpop.ca)   Bowmanville was an Ontario community hit hard by the recession. Families there used to make their bones in cars and other heavy industries, but when those opportunities dried up in the town, so did their jobs.   This population of over 4, 300, just an hour outside of Toronto, faced record [...]

Dr. Joti Samra is among some Vancouver professionals that have been touched by Oprah.   To view at source, click here.

VANCOUVER, BC (NEWS1130) – It’s a problem that does exist and you need to be careful not to fall into it according to Psychologist Dr. Joti Samra.   She says there are things you can do to help yourself from creeping into the slump. “Really just be mindful of basic self care, I always say [...]

(Mike Hager, Vancouver Sun)   A depressed man who was kicked out of a Surrey Shoppers Drug Mart for refusing to pull down his hood while getting a prescription deserves to have his human rights complaint heard, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled.   The judge reversed an August 2011 B.C. Human Rights Tribunal [...]

(Jonathan Fowlie, Vancouver Sun)   Addressing a group of about 130 women in Vancouver last month, Premier Christy Clark shared a small slice of what it’s like to balance life as both a premier and a mom.   She took the crowd back to her son Hamish’s first day of school in September, as he [...]

(Kendall Walters, 24 Hours)   Random acts of kindness are about to get a little bit less random this November, when the Pass It On: Kindness campaign, World Kindness Concert and 30 Days of Kindness hit Vancouver.   The Pass It On: Kindness campaign – the brainchild of four Vancouver Film School students – will [...]

by Mike Lloyd/Dean Recksiedler, News 1130   Can we stop the copycats?   Highly-publicized teen suicides, like the case of Amanda Todd, can increase the risk of others trying to do the same, but a clinical psychologist tells News1130 there are ways to prevent that from happening.   “We know suicide is a very complex [...]

by Anna Sharratt, brighterlife.ca   Dr. Stan Kutcher knows to expect many phone calls in the first few weeks of the academic year. The holder of the Sun Life Financial Chair in adolescent mental health at Halifax’s Dalhousie University says the calls come from parents of freshmen worried about their children’s mental health as they [...]

(Tara Hatherly, durhamregion.com)   The Bowmanville community came together in front of television’s bright lights for The Great Bowmanville Food Fight Saturday at Quarry Lakes Golf and Recreation Centre.   One hundred Bowmanville families faced off against a 31-degree sun and each other during filming for season two of the Oprah Winfrey Network’s Million Dollar [...]

(Sonia Aslam, NEWS1130) – Sexting apparently isn’t as risqué as once thought.   University of Michigan researchers have found most people between 18 and 24 think sexting is just another way of flirting. For those who don’t know, sexting is where you send or receive a sexual message on your phone, often including pictures.   [...]

(by Amy Judd, Global News)   It appeared that on Wednesday, Canada was a scary and dangerous place.   News reports after news reports revealed stories about a man wanted in connection to the attempted murder of his former landlord and possibly two other people, five people dead after a shooting rampage in Seattle, a manhunt [...]

(radio interview with Joanne Abshire, News 1130 commenting on the psychological impact of recent federal changes to EI)   (by Andrew Hopkins, News 1130)   With Ottawa tightening the rules around Employment Insurance, the adjustments are expected to bring some extra stress if you lose your job.   Psychologist Dr Joti Samra says forcing recipients [...]

(by Stephanie Ip, 24 Hours)   The West Coast is known for being laid back and carefree, but in spite of being a yoga mecca we are apparently becoming more stressed.   According to recent Statistics Canada data, around850,000 British Columbians reported experiencing “quite a lot” of stress, a number that has been growing since [...]

(with Penny Daflos, CTV)   While some hockey fans are already jumping off the Canucks’ bandwagon after Friday’s disheartening defeat, a psychologist suggests this move is a self-defence mechanism after last year’s disappointment.   Clinical psychologist Dr. Joti Samra says negative energy from both the 2011 Stanley Cup loss and its riotous aftermath are still [...]

(with Joanne Abshire, News1130)   The Canucks will try to redeem themselves tonight against the LA Kings. It’s only Game 2, but emotions are already running high among friends and foes of the Canucks, thanks to rampant trash talk on social media sites. When it comes to supporting their team, fans sometimes seem to take [...]

(by Lisa Skapinker, thegrindstone.com)   Work nightmares can be awful. We are stressed at work and then we finally go to sleep and everything from our day comes back to haunt us. But negative work dreams may actually be helping you with your career more than you thought.   The Wall Street Journal reports that [...]

(by Amy Levin-Epstein, CBS News)   Long-term unemployment doesn’t just put a huge dent in a person’s savings account — it can also damage the psyche. After financial loss, the greatest psychological impact of being out of work for a long time is loss of confidence, says clinical psychologist and executive coach Marilyn Puder-York. “The [...]

(by Staff, CTV News)   The City of Vancouver is gathering experts together to determine how to deal with the problem of hoarding by its residents before tragedy strikes.   Vancouver is among the first in North America to form a panel to develop protocols to identify hoarding, and the precautions city workers should take [...]