Dr Joe Flanders

Dr. Joe Flanders is the founder and director of MindSpace. He obtained his PhD in Clinical Psychology from McGill University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Flanders is an assistant professor in the McGill University Psychology Department

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Episode 22: Eco-Anxiety with Professor Susan Clayton

Dr Joe Flanders

Nov 20, 2019

The Mindspace Podcast

To support the Mindspace Podcast: You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: “While optimism is certainly associated with individual well-being, it’s what […]

Dr. Joe Flanders on What We Can Do About Eco-Anxiety on Radio-Canada

Dr Joe Flanders

Oct 8, 2019

In the Media

Dr. Joe was interviewed by Patricia Bitu Tshikudi on Radio-Canada’s 6 to 9 show on what eco-anxiety is and what we can do about it.

Episode 21: The Psychedelic Renaissance with Dr. Ingmar Gorman and Dr. Elizabeth Nielson

Dr Joe Flanders

Oct 3, 2019

The Mindspace Podcast

To support the Mindspace Podcast: You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: “The word psychedelic was coined by Humphry Osmond. Psyche comes […]

Eco-anxiety: what it is and what to do about it

Dr Joe Flanders

Sep 24, 2019

Psychology & Psychotherapy

About a year ago, a friend of mine mentioned to me that she was interested in attending a “climate change bereavement group” in our neighbourhood. […]

Beating back to school stress and anxiety

Dr Joe Flanders

Sep 18, 2019

Mindfulness

I’m not going to lie, this was a tough one for me. I’m not sure if it’s because I took some time off at the […]

Episode 20: Overcoming Anxiety with Dr. Judson Brewer

Dr Joe Flanders

Sep 13, 2019

The Mindspace Podcast

To support the Mindspace Podcast: You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: “How do we resist anxiety? We can hold it […]

Episode 19: Comedian Sugar Sammy on the Art of Laughter

Dr Joe Flanders

Aug 21, 2019

The Mindspace Podcast

Photo by Nabila Mahdjoubi To support the Mindspace Podcast: You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: “I like going against the […]

Dr. Joe Flanders offers tips for managing eco-anxiety on Radio-Canada

Dr Joe Flanders

Aug 14, 2019

In the Media

Dr. Joe appeared on the August 14th edition of 15-18, Radio-Canada’s drive home show, to offer his recommendations for dealing with climate-change anxiety (eco-anxiety). The […]