Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota

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Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota is a podcast about people who've turned their emotional shit into fertilizer for success. It's about seeing our darkest moments as opportunities for learning, growth and transformation. We'll cover topics like addiction and mental health, isolation, and loneliness, narcissism versus self-care and difficult family and work relationships. For more, visit http://marciasirotamd.com/.

Dr. Marcia Sirota is a board-certified psychiatrist practicing in Toronto, Canada. She has more than 25 years of experience and specializes in health and wellness, healing trauma, unblocking creativity and empowering people to be their best self. She is the author of 5 books and an instructor of Udemy online courses. In her spare time, she enjoys screenwriting, yoga and working out.


Episode Date
163 - The Truth About Adoption with Rebecca Wellington
Apr 26, 2024
162 - The Importance of Empathy with Judith Orloff
Apr 11, 2024
161 - Releasing the Inner Artist with Jodie King
Mar 28, 2024
160 - Finding the Words to Talk About Grief and Loss with Colin Campbell
Mar 14, 2024
159-Nya Abernathy on Living with Dignity and Wonder
Feb 29, 2024
158 - Avis O'Brien on Creativity, Healing, and Reconciliation
Feb 15, 2024
157 - How Parents Can Use Mindfulness to Help Their Kids Through Crisis with Celia Landman
Feb 01, 2024
156 - Boo Trundle Discusses Her Novel, The Daughter Ship
Jan 18, 2024
155 - How Secrets Oppress Us with Melanie Brooks
Jan 04, 2024
154-The Mental Health Journey of Kevin Frankish
Dec 21, 2023
153-Why Empathy Matters with Mimi Nicklin
Dec 07, 2023
152-Practicing Safe Social with Bailey Parnell
Nov 23, 2023
151-Carlita Ector on Providing Much-Needed Mental Health Resources to People of Colour
Nov 09, 2023
150-Moving Beyond Addiction with Jonathan Niziol
Oct 26, 2023
149-Mark Henick's Journey of Resilience
Oct 12, 2023
148-Being an eco-beauty-warrior with Jennifer Harper
Sep 28, 2023
147 - The Most Important Decisions We Have to Make in Our Lives with Mark Handelman
Sep 14, 2023
146 - The Dark Side of Celebrity Culture with Landon Jones
Aug 24, 2023
145 - Mothering While Sober with Celeste Yvonne
Aug 10, 2023
144 Life Lessons Learned from Finishing My Father’s List with Laura Carney
Jul 27, 2023
143 (Part Two) - Kai Cheng Thom on Falling Back in Love with Being Human
Jul 20, 2023
143 (Part One) - Kai Cheng Thom on Falling Back in Love with Being Human
Jul 14, 2023
142 - Perspectives on Heartbreak with Laura Pratt
Jun 29, 2023
141 - Being Brave with Carol Schulte
Jun 22, 2023
141 - Being Brave with Carol Schulte
Jun 19, 2023
140 — The Movie 'Living' and Its Life-Affirming Message with Christy Lemire
May 25, 2023
139 — How Mental Health in Our Youth is Supported by Independent Play in Childhood with Peter Gray
May 11, 2023
138 — 'The Quiet Girl' Shows How Love Can Transform a Child with Sean Kelly
May 04, 2023
137 — 'A Thousand and One': Creating A Family Under The Most Difficult of Circumstances with Linda Cook
Apr 27, 2023
136 — Everything Everywhere All at Once', an Exploration of Perfectionism, Depression, and Nihilistic Rage with Christy Lemire
Apr 20, 2023
135 — Eating for Health and Joy with Dr. William Li
Apr 13, 2023
134 — A Compassionate Approach to Community Mental Health Care with Vicky Stergiopoulos
Mar 30, 2023
133 — Doing Business with Integrity, Authenticity, and Courage with Leanne Nicolle
Mar 16, 2023
132 — How the Movie 'Turning Red' Explores Women's Emotions and Power with Jason Anderson
Feb 23, 2023
131 — Dr. Xavier Amador: Healing Serious Mental Illness Through Listening, Empathy and Humility
Jan 26, 2023
130 — Jason Anderson: 'The Fabelmans' and What It Means To Be An Artist
Jan 09, 2023
129 — David Sax: The Future is Analog
Dec 29, 2022
128 — Mary-Frances O'Connor: Your Brain on Grief
Dec 15, 2022
127 — Juan Ayala: 'Sort Of' and its Authentic Representations of Mental Health
Dec 09, 2022
126 — How Hate Hurts the Hater
Dec 01, 2022
125 — Dr. Adam C. Bandelli: Relational Intelligence
Nov 17, 2022
124 — Megan Bruneau: Shame, Perfectionism, and Self-Compassion
Nov 03, 2022
123 — Mimi Winsberg: Talking in Thumbs - What People's Texting Style Reveals About Them And How to Make it Work For You
Oct 20, 2022
122 — Dr. Heidi Brocke: Escaping Toxic Relationships
Oct 06, 2022
121 — Dr. Jaime Zuckerman: Love-Bombing, Trauma-Bonding, Toxic Positivity and Narcissistic Trauma
Sep 22, 2022
120 — Marie-Elizabeth Mali: Taking Your Relationships to the Next Level with The Relationship Alchemist
Sep 08, 2022
119 — Jennifer Rosado: Using Life's Challenges as Opportunities for Growth
Aug 25, 2022
118 — Shanenn Bryant: Moving Beyond being a "Jealousy Junkie"
Aug 11, 2022
117 – Dr. Sherrie Campbell: Having the Courage to Separate from Toxic Family Members
Jul 28, 2022
116 – Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang: Mindfulness for People on Both Sides of The Medical Field
Jul 14, 2022
115 – Dr. Paula Durlofsky: Safer Social Media Practices For Gen Z
Jun 30, 2022
114 – Monologue: Dealing with Disillusionment in Your Relationship from the Depp vs. Heard Trial
Jun 23, 2022
113 – Monologue: How to Disconnect from Work
Jun 20, 2022
112 - Dr. Melanie Badali: Offering Evidence-Based Support for People With Anxiety
Jun 16, 2022
111 – Niro Feliciano: Finding Contentment in Your Everyday Life
Jun 02, 2022
110 - Charise Jewell: Helping People Learn to Thrive with Mental Illness
May 19, 2022
109 - Dr. Kevin Alderson: Discussing Addiction From the Point of View of Both Recovering Addict and Counselor
May 05, 2022
108 - Laura Carney: Surprising Life Lessons Gained by Fulfilling Her Father's Bucket List
Apr 21, 2022
107 - Dr. Kim Perkins: Changing the Model of Leadership From "Command and Control" to Support and Empowerment
Apr 07, 2022
106 - Jennifer Moss: The Burnout Epidemic and How to Fix It
Mar 24, 2022
105 - Kathryn Greenberg: Bringing Hope And Healing to Survivors of Trauma
Mar 10, 2022
104 - (Part 2) Abby Medcalf: Simple Tips For Creating Superior Relationships, Both Personally and Professionally
Feb 24, 2022
104 - (Part 1) Abby Medcalf: Simple Tips For Creating Superior Relationships, Both Personally and Professionally
Feb 17, 2022
103 - Monologue: Making a Better World with Love and Kindness
Feb 04, 2022
102 - (Part 2) Dr. Jennifer Fraser : The Devastating Effects of Child Abuse and Finding Hope for Healing Through Neuroscience
Feb 03, 2022
102 - (Part 1) Dr. Jennifer Fraser: The Devastating Effects of Child Abuse and Finding Hope for Healing Through Neuroscience
Jan 27, 2022
101 - Shannon Moroney: Talking About the New F-Word: Forgiveness
Jan 13, 2022
100 - Monologue: Your 2022 Mental Health Goals: Becoming a Kindness Warrior
Jan 10, 2022
99 - Dr. Jelena Kecmanovic: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal Grief and Loss
Jan 06, 2022
98 - Christina Crook: Living Joyfully Through Taking On "Good Burdens"
Dec 23, 2021
97 - Lydia Denworth: The Profound Effects of Friendship on Our Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing
Dec 09, 2021
96 - (Part 2) Dr. Gabor Maté: Unacknowledged Trauma is Hurting Us But We Can Heal Our Wounds and Our Lives
Nov 25, 2021
96 - (Part 1) Dr. Gabor Maté: Unacknowledged Trauma is Hurting Us But We Can Heal Our Wounds and Our Lives
Nov 18, 2021
95 - Dr. Robert Barrett: How to Thrive in the Face of Stress When Our Hardwiring Can't Keep up with the Changes in Our Society
Nov 11, 2021
94 - Nya Abernathy: The Transformative Power of Treating Ourselves and Others with Dignity
Oct 28, 2021
93 - Julie Lythcott-Haims: How To Be an Adult with Humanity and Ruthless Compassion
Oct 14, 2021
92 - Dr. Michael Ungar: How to Develop Greater Resilience in These Very Uncertain Times
Sep 30, 2021
91 - Raymond Van Gobel: The Best Ways to Support People with Major Mental Health Conditions
Sep 16, 2021
90 - Robert Hawke: Thriving After Cancer
Sep 02, 2021
89 - Carlita Victoria: Making Mental Health Care More Equitable for the BIPOC Community
Aug 19, 2021
88 - Tess Brigham: The Mental Health Challenges Faced by Today's Twenty-Somethings
Jul 09, 2021
87 - Dr. Bechara Saab: How can we Boost Our Curiosity to Improve our Memory and Lift our Mood
Jun 24, 2021
86 - Marion Nestle: Food Politics in a Politically Polarized Time
Jun 14, 2021
85 - Allyson Harrison: How Snowplow Parenting is Creating Snowflake Young People
May 27, 2021
84 - Robyne Hanley-Dafoe: Everyday Resiliency
May 13, 2021
83 - Ruth Ben-Ghiat: The Dangerous Rise of Authoritarian Politics
Apr 29, 2021
82 - Claire Soares: Empowered Entrepreneurship
Apr 15, 2021
81 - Bailey Parnell: Building Soft Skills for Personal and Professional Success
Apr 01, 2021
80 - Dana Cohen: Common-sense Miracles in Modern Medicine
Mar 18, 2021
79 - Timothy Caulfield: Myth, Fact, and Fad: Searching for the Answers to Good Health
Mar 04, 2021
78 - Allyson Harrison: Personality, Politics, and Polarization
Feb 18, 2021
77 - Ryan Martin: Transforming Anger into Positive Action
Feb 04, 2021
76 - Sakinah Hofler: Writing the Wrongs
Jan 21, 2021
75 - Mark Henick: Embracing Mental Health
Jan 07, 2021
74 - Dave Meslin: Re-imagining democracy
Dec 23, 2020
73 - Laurie Palau: Decluttering from the inside out
Dec 10, 2020
72 - Jacqueline Smith: Taking your life to the next level
Nov 26, 2020
71 - Jillian Richardson: Creating an Unlonely Planet
Nov 12, 2020
70 - Robert Barrett: Being Hardwired
Oct 26, 2020
69 - Marcia Moran: How to Stroke Forward
Oct 08, 2020
68 - David Lewis-Peart: Healing Ourselves, Healing the World
Sep 24, 2020
67 - Sam Morris: Building Resilience through Meditation and Breath Work
Sep 10, 2020
66: Mark Goulston - A New Approach to Healing and Trauma (Part 2)
Aug 27, 2020
65: Mark Goulston - A New Approach to Healing and Trauma (Part 1)
Aug 20, 2020
64: David Hopkins - Getting Real about Life, Politics and Covid-19
Aug 06, 2020
63: Raymond Van Gobel - How Music Can Help Kids Through Challenging Times
Jul 23, 2020
62: Ann Douglas - Conscious Parenting in the New Normal
Jul 09, 2020
61: Sam Bennett - The Benefits of Creativity During a Pandemic
Jun 25, 2020
60: Tony Colley - Food Rescue to Reduce Food Insecurity
Jun 11, 2020
59: Kenneth Atchity - The Path to Success
May 21, 2020
58: Allan Kehler - Men's Mental Health
Apr 30, 2020
57: Toni Desrosiers - Reducing Food Waste with Abeego Food Wraps
Apr 16, 2020
56: Dr. William Li - What you eat can heal you or hurt you (Part 2)
Apr 02, 2020
55: Dr. William Li - What you eat can heal you or hurt you (Part 1)
Mar 26, 2020
54: Barbara Arrowsmith-Young - Reboot Your Brain
Mar 12, 2020
53: Dr. Michael Ungar - Building Resilience
Feb 27, 2020
52: Amy Fish - Learning to Ask for What You Want and Getting It
Feb 13, 2020
51: Sherianna Boyle - Exploring the Emotional Detox
Jan 30, 2020
50: Alessandra Salituri - Designing your Best Life
Jan 16, 2020
49: Dr. Elinor Greenberg - The Ruthless Compassion Cure to Narcissism, and Other Wisdom
Jan 02, 2020
48: Nir Eyal - Becoming Indistractable
Dec 19, 2019
47: Hilary Jacobs Hendel - Uncovering Your Authentic Emotions
Dec 06, 2019
46: Dr. Ryan Martin - The Surprising Truth about Anger
Nov 21, 2019
45: Dr. Eric Maisel - Demystifying Creativity
Nov 07, 2019
44: Sam Morris - Becoming a Zen Warrior
Oct 24, 2019
43: Frank King - Talking Depression and Suicidality with Humor and Compassion
Oct 10, 2019
42: Mark Goulston - Tips for Getting Through to Irrational People
Sep 26, 2019
41: Dr. Brian Goldman - The Power of Kindness
Sep 10, 2019
40: Marc Bekoff - Compassion For Animals
Aug 08, 2019
39: Steven Buser - Narcissism in the Era of Trump (Warning: Sensitive Political Content)
Jun 03, 2019
38: Sam Bennett - How To Stop Procrastinating, Now
Apr 29, 2019
37: David Sax - The Revenge of Analog... Real Things and Why They Matter
Feb 28, 2019
36: Maia Szalavitz - Treating Addicts with Compassion
Jan 31, 2019
35: Lynn Rossy - How Mindful Eating Transforms Our Lives
Dec 26, 2018
34: Christina Crook - The Joy of Missing Out
Oct 03, 2018
33: Alexandra Lange - The Design Of Childhood
Aug 28, 2018
32: Angela Hanscom - How Outdoor Play Creates Physically Capable Kids
May 02, 2018
31: Peter Gray - Free Play
Apr 04, 2018
30: Lenore Skenazy - How To Raise "Free-Range Kids"
Mar 07, 2018
29: Holly Rogers - The Value of Teaching Mindfulness to Young People
Feb 07, 2018
28: Julie Lythcott-Haims - Moving Beyond Helicopter Parenting And Doing The Best For Your Kids
Sep 06, 2017
27: Nicolas Cole - On The Writer's Life
Jul 26, 2017
26: Delaney Ruston - Talking Tech With Your Kids
Jun 29, 2017
25: Nicholas Lovell - Getting Ahead Of The Curve
May 24, 2017
24: Dr. Raj Raghunathan - The Truth About Happiness
May 02, 2017
23: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson - On Embracing Your Darkness & Finding Your Power
Mar 31, 2017
22: Emily Esfahani Smith - Living with Meaning
Feb 22, 2017
LaRae Quy - How to develop mental toughness without becoming hardened
Jan 17, 2017
20: Megan Bruneau - When I am friendly, it doesn't mean I am making a pass at you
Dec 14, 2016
19: Laurel Raymond - The Likeability Factor
Nov 22, 2016
18: Holly Bertone - Breast cancer survivor and founder of Pink Fortitude
Nov 04, 2016
17: Amie Valpone - Overcoming illness with an anti-inflammatory diet
Oct 19, 2016
Dr. Maryska Taylor - Letting go of people pleasing and finding self-love and healing
Sep 29, 2016
15: Jon Westenberg - Embracing your creative weirdo
Sep 14, 2016
14: Deb Crowe – Finding the ideal work/life balance
Aug 31, 2016
13: Cheryl Costello - The Courage to Be Real
Aug 18, 2016
12: Lisa Ann Marchesi - Cooking up great things & creating the life you're meant to live!
Aug 05, 2016
Lisa Berry - Opening your mind to new possibilities
Jul 25, 2016
10: Michael Ballard - Bouncing back from adversity and finding your flow
Jul 07, 2016
09: Gillian B. - Being your Very Best through Yoga and Self-care
Jun 22, 2016
08: Dr David Brady - Empowering you to heal your Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Syndrome
Jun 08, 2016
07: David Hopkins - The fall of American Civilization??
May 26, 2016
06: Carol Schulte - How you can be the very best version of yourself.
May 11, 2016
05: Dr. Marc DuPere: Cosmetic surgery can change your body, but can it heal your heart?
Apr 27, 2016
04: Jeff DeBoer: How making art can help you transform yourself from victim into warrior.
Apr 13, 2016
03: Dr. Theresa Larson - How to be Empowered in life
Mar 31, 2016
02: Matthew McLaughlin - Men, what does “masculinity” mean to you?
Mar 16, 2016
01: Dr. Eva Selhub - Self-love & its power to heal
Feb 17, 2016