MindSpa – The Podcast
MindSpa - The Podcast
Podcast Description
MindSpa is your go-to podcast for insightful conversations on mental health. Hosted by Michelle, Tina, the owners of MindSpa, each episode features roundtable discussions on key mental health topics, along with guest interviews. From stress management to relationships and personal growth, MindTalk brings professional insights in an engaging and accessible way. Tune in weekly for valuable discussions that support your well-being and help you navigate life’s challenges.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast addresses a variety of mental health topics including stress management, relationships, and personal growth. Episodes like 'When TikTok Becomes Your Therapist' explore the psychological impacts of social media, while 'Rewiring Your Thoughts Without Saying a Word' introduces neurofeedback as a transformative approach to mental health, revealing practical insights and community resources.
The MindSpa Podcast is your go-to space for meaningful conversations around mental health, healing, and personal growth. Hosted by Michelle Massunken RSW and Tina Wilston RP, co-founders of MindSpa Mental Health Centre, each episode explores key mental health topics through expert interviews and thoughtful roundtable discussions.
From managing stress and building stronger relationships to navigating invisible challenges, the MindSpa Podcast offers grounded, professional insights in a warm and accessible way. Tune in weekly for supportive, real-world conversations to help you feel seen, supported, and empowered on your wellness journey.
What happens when saying “yes” feels easier than disappointing someone, even when it costs you?
In this episode of The MindSpa Podcast, Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore a series of AITA-style scenarios that unpack boundaries, honesty, people pleasing, and the emotional pressure that can show up in everyday relationships.
Scenario 1: Airplane Seats, Boundaries, And People Pleasing
A traveller pays extra for an aisle seat on a long flight, only to be asked to give it up by someone who mocked paying for seat selection in the first place. Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken explore why seat switching can feel emotionally loaded, the pressure to “just be nice,” and how people pleasing can quietly override our own needs. They also reflect on when holding your boundary is reasonable, not selfish.
Scenario 2: Fairness, Conflict, And Saying No
The conversation expands into the bigger emotional dynamics behind entitlement, social pressure, and fairness. Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken discuss why the most accommodating person is often expected to absorb inconvenience, how resentment builds, and why saying no can sometimes be an important form of feedback.
Scenario 3: Honesty, Loyalty, And A Situationship Secret
A roommate discovers wedding planning emails and realizes someone they are casually dating may not be as single as they claimed. Tina Wilston and Michelle Massunken unpack lying by omission, accountability, and the difficult balance between honesty and loyalty. When does telling the truth protect someone, and when might disclosure be more about easing guilt?
If you enjoy these AITA Therapy Edition conversations exploring boundaries, communication, and emotional wellbeing, follow The MindSpa Podcast and share the episode with someone learning that saying no is allowed.
The MindSpa Podcast
Thoughtful conversations about mental health, relationships, identity, healing, grounded in clinical expertise and steady human insight.
Hosts
Tina Wilston, M.Ed., Registered Psychotherapist
Co-Owner, MindSpa Mental Health Centre
Michelle Massunken, MSW, RSW
Co-Owner, MindSpa Mental Health Centre
MindSpa Mental Health Centre
Ottawa – Kanata & Gloucester
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