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Upopolis: The Podcast
Upopolis has been connecting youth with critical and chronic illnesses for over 15 years with peer support and access to reliable medical information created with them in mind. Now Upopolis also supports the user's siblings, youth navigating grief, and youth of adult patients. Listen along as the Upopolis Child Life shares resources, research, and interviews that highlight the experiences and expertise of youth and professionals and organizations that work alongside all these youth.
Episodes
45 episodes
Episode 43: Scoliosis Common Grounds Guests Lily and Sarah
Join Krista, the Upopolis podcast host for episode 43 (Oops! She may have said 42 in the episode) as she chats with Lily and Sarah about being young adult mentors, common grounds groups, Upopolis, and research they did that led them to work wit...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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Episode 42: Getting Connected to Upopolis: the referral process
Join Krista, our Upopolis National program manager and podcast host to learn about the steps to get connected with Upopolis as a youth and for professionals interested in referring youth. Krista guides listeners through the referral proc...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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Episode 41: Grief & Legacy Building; Stories and Insights from Child Life Specialists
Join Upopolis host Krista Naugler and Upopolis Intern Betina Sales for this episode. Betina takes over host of the podcast to interview for a candid conversation with guests Certified Child Life Specialists Shaindy Alexander and Melissa Dodaro ...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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Episode 39: Summer Camp & Camp Maple Leaf
In this episode, April Young, Camp Director from Camp Maple Leaf / Jacob Island joins Krista to talk about what their camp offers, what parents can look for in a camp, tips, stories, and more. Check out Camp Maple Leaf on their
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Episode 39
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Episode 38: Our Favourite Books
It's a long one but it is packed with good resources including our favourite books and activities that go along with them. Be sure to check it out and the links below to see the books that the Upopolis team refers to including
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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Episode 37: Programming Details and Outcomes
A teacher asked and we have the answers in this episode of the Upopolis podcast. What does Upopolis offer my student if I refer them? What does the programming offered by Upopolis look like? What are the goals or outcomes Upopolis is aiming...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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Episode 36: Jenna and the Connection Award
Please note we ended up switching two episodes to get one recorded after this one out in time for National Children's Day and Children & Youth Grief Awareness Day. In this episode, we say this is episode 35 but it is episode 36.Plea...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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Episode 35: Teens Talk About Grief Support
Join Aushia, the Upopolis intern for this episode of the Upopolis podcast. She chats with two teens about grief and loss from their perspective. Grief is a personal experience, and it looks different from person to person. Guests on the podcast...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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Episode 34: Put Yourself Out There
Hello listeners! It is that time of year again...U Got This Challenge time. This year the Upopolis team will be encouraging youth to put themselves out there by doing acts of kindness, reframing things, volunteering, and having conversations wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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Episode 33: Filling the Gap
In this episode, Krista talks about filling the gap between gaining new knowledge and using it purposefully. Learning is great but sometimes we can feel guilt from learning new things and then not getting to do what we want with that informatio...
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Episode 32: Upopolis Grief Groups and Island
Grief is hard! Going into something new like an online community or a grief group and not knowing what to expect is hard too (just a different kind of hard). The Upopolis team wanted to help you; parents, youth, and referrers to get the informa...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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Episode 31: Parental Coping & Self Care
Krista, the host of the podcast stumbled across an amazing document from the ACLP released in 2020 ( maybe it got missed or overlooked with the pandemic) about this episode's topic and loads of good research. It is national self-care day in Jul...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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Episode 30: Check In
This is not a paid ad but I was truly inspired, as I often am by Jenna's content. I was listening to her new Audiobook titled How are you, really? and episode 30 was born. Life has been hard as we all have been learning to navigate lot...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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Episode 29: Opportunities with Upopolis
Join Krista, Upopolis National Program Manager as she explains the difference between Upopolis and Upopolis Island, what Umeets and Ucafe nights are, and ways to learn more about the world within Upopolis. Yes! She talks about general informati...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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Episode 28: Cora and The Corona
Join Krista and Sophia as they chat with Cora, an eight-year-old girl who wrote and published a book during this pandemic. Cora puts into words her experiences during quarantine as she processes her grief in hopes of also helping other youth gr...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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Episode 27: Conversation Starters
Good conversation and Valentine's are the perfect combinations. With conversation starters being successful in our host, Krista's front-line work, and showing up on her social channels, she was inspired to share more and to create this episode....
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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Episode 26: How You Receive Things
Have you read Dr. Gary Chapman's book called The 5 Love Languages? It came to mind last night when Nancy and I were talking to the youth in the Greif & U group. When someone does something for you, what do you appreciate? Listen to this epi...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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Episode 25: Grief Support for Youth
From tips on dealing with "firsts" after the death of a loved one to the launch of a new online grief support group for youth, this podcast episode with Krista has it covered. Listen in to hear highlights from Nancy's recent Upopolis blog and t...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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Episode 24: Embracing Control
Hey, youth! Are you up for a challenge and an email campaign? The Upopolis team will be emailing out information and activities on four different themes starting on October 18th - it's called the U Got This! Challenge. The theme is embrac...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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Episode 23: Transitions
It's September which usually means lots of transitions for youth and their families. Maybe it means heading back to school or starting university or college, going to an adult care facility, or preparing for a hospital stay. Yes, even the trans...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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Episode 22: Interview with Tammany from Everyday Heroes Kids
In this episode, Krista interviews Tammany a mom of two boys, one who lives with ADHD and the other with profound deafness. Tammany's parenting journey led her to develop a website that helps families find the professional support they ne...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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Episode 21: Getting Organized for School
What school will look like...who knows! What can you do to set yourself up for success and to cope with your new schedule- GET ORGANIZED! In this episode, Krista offers some tips to help you get organized and to cope with whatever your school y...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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Episode 20: Guest Maggie M
Join Upopolis podcast host Krista as she interviews Maggie M, a young lady now studying respiratory therapy who spent over 10 years on Upopolis. Maggie and her friendship with another user named Katrina inspired an annual award for Upopol...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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Episode 19: Summer Camp
Summer is upon us and Krista, Upopolis's National Program Manager sat down with Jenn Ross, Director of Operations at Brigadoon Village to talk about camp. Jenn offered some tips for parents who are preparing their children to head off to camp. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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Episode 18: 10 Tips for preparing your child for the COVID vaccine
This has been a very different year with COVID and all the restrictions. With the vaccine becoming available to youth in most places across Canada this week, the Upopolis team wanted to show their excitement by sharing some tips to help you and...
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