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Tough Call: A Mediation Podcast

This podcast is dedicated to the memory of James Kiyoshk. Are you unsure about your teen’s health and safety? Are you looking for ways to teach about navigating conflict, consent and healthy boundaries? Check out our show and see the resources we compiled below.

Welcome to Tough Call: A Mediation Podcast ©. CT and Dale talk about negotiating conflict, chat about what got CT into Mediation, and discuss what to expect in the podcast in future episodes.

This podcast was produced and sponsored by Ehler Ryshpan Bhatti Mediation & Legal Services, LLP: serving Ontario and New York, with French bilingual services in Civil Litigation matters. Translation in Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic also available.

Connect for mediation directly with CT Ehler at [e-mail] for private mediation services.

This podcast commenced on October 30, 2023, and was first published April 8, 2024.

Connect with Tough Call: A Mediation podcast through socials here-

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toughcallmediate

Connect with Tyrai Laughton at Blush productions at [e-mail]

Email CT and Dale with your questions to [e-mail]

Looking for mediation resources? Connect with our referral hub through Ehler Ryshpan Bhatti Mediation & Legal Services at [e-mail]

Cover Art credits: “Tough Call” by Norman Rockwell. For more information, visit the Norman Rockwell Foundation at https://www.nrm.org

Music track: “Intermediary thoughts” by Tyrai Laughton.

Show links -

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman - https://aliceoseman.com/heartstopper/

Netflix series: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/heartstopper-season-3

Heartstopper book ban controversy: https://diva-magazine.com/2023/08/25/heartstopper-books-banned/

The Toronto Star report on the trial of three youths in the stabbing murder of James, Kiyoshk: https://www.newspapers.com/image/948819015/?match=1&terms=scarborough%20murder

A Warning on Homeschooling, Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/05/law-school-professor-says-there-may-be-a-dark-side-of-homeschooling/

Anti-human trafficking services and supports: https://www.ontario.ca/page/anti-human-trafficking-services-and-supports

“Resolving Conflict with a Peer Mediation Program, A Manual for Grades 4-8” by Maureen F. Block and Barbara Blazej:

https://umaine.edu/peace/wp-content/uploads/sites/173/2016/03/PEER_MEDIATION_FINAL_11.pdf

Chasing Amy by Kevin Smith: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118842/

Tea and Consent YouTube video by Thames Valley Police department (thamesvalley.police.uk) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ

Consent and Healthy Boundaries resources by The Connecticut Alliance to end sexual violence: https://endsexualviolencect.org/8-ways-to-teach-kids-about-consent-and-healthy-boundaries/

How to stand up for others. The David’s Legacy Foundation: https://www.davidslegacy.org/learn-how-to-stand-up-for-others/

Key 2SLGBTQIA resources for youth, The Trevor project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

For Teachers: the National Association for Gifted Children: “LBTQ Diversity Toolbox for Teacher: https://nagc.org/page/LGBTQ-Diversity-Toolbox-for-Teachers-Instructional-Strategies