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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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 […]

Episode 18: Conner Molander from Half Moon Run on Flow, Mindfulness, and Creativity

Dr Joe Flanders

Jul 26, 2019

The Mindspace Podcast

To support the Mindspace Podcast: You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: “When I write music, I go back and forth between […]

Episode 17: Mindfulness and Buddhism with Susan Woods

Dr Joe Flanders

Jun 17, 2019

The Mindspace Podcast

To support the Mindspace Podcast: You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: “At its deepest, MBSR really allows people to trust […]

Episode 16: Mindful Peak Performance with Pete Kirchmer

Dr Joe Flanders

May 21, 2019

The Mindspace Podcast

To support the Mindspace Podcast: You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: “Research shows that mindfulness gives athletes greater access to […]