Video Library

Brene Brown on Empathy

What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.

Brene Brown: Why your critics aren’t the ones who count

Author and vulnerability researcher Brené Brown shows us how to deal with the critics and our own self-doubt by refusing to “armor up” and shut ourselves off. “Not caring what people think,” she says, “is its own kind of hustle.”

Bunny and Wolf Fight Overdose

Bunny and Wolf are an Animated Guide to Prevent Overdose Deaths. Opioid overdose continues to be a top killer of young people all over the world. Most of these deaths are easily preventable with the right information and an inexpensive antidote, Naloxone, which can reverse overdoses.

I had a black dog and his name was depression

A video about overcoming the “black dog of depression”. Depression can be a frightening and debilitating condition. However, depression is largely preventable and treatable.

Mindcheck 1

Why do I always want to get high? is a video from Mindcheck, a website designed to help youth and young adults in BC check out how they feel and quickly connect to resources and support.

Mindcheck 2

This video, also from the website Mindcheck, provides a young person’s story about their mental health.

Mindcheck 3

This video, also from the website Mindcheck, provides a young person’s story about their mental health.

Mindcheck 4

This video, also from the website Mindcheck, provides a young person’s story about their mental health.

Nuggets

Nuggets is an animation that describes the development of addiction.

TED Talk: Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong

Johann Hari speaks of our society’s current methods to face addiction and asks us to reflect on why we treat addicts the way we do – and if there might be a better way.

The Pathology of Addiction

A 7-minute film describing the pathology of addiction according to the theories presented in Dr. Ronald Ruden’s book “The Craving Brain.”

Understanding Canada’s Low-drinking Guidelines

What causes a hangover?

Your brain on drugs: Alcohol

Your brain on drugs: Marijuana

The effects of marijuana on your brain and how it defines your experience.

Your brain on MDMA