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SISTERS: Chapter One-isode
Release Date: Feb 14, 2023
Kaitlin was Daddy’s little girl. And then: Natalie was born. The older and the younger sister: competing for attention, being bossed around, borrowing clothes, getting in petty fights and loving each other anyway. As little girls Kaitlin and Natalie fought because they were too similar. As teenagers Kaitlin and Natalie fought because they were total opposites. What does their adult future hold? Will they be friends or a family obligation?
TRIGGER WARNING: Light reference to abusive parental behaviour. No mentions of physical violence.
Resources:
Support is available for anyone affected by family violence. You can access support services and local resources by visiting this website.
Learn more about how to deal with abuse Here
If your situation is urgent, please contact emergency services in your area.
This all new season is a production of CBC Podcasts, Radiotopia and Mermaid Palace.
SISTERS: Jem-isode
Release Date: Feb 21, 2023
Natalie and Kaitlin go into their 20s living separate and faraway lives. Kaitlin comes home from New York for christmas every year, and they hug and talk into the night, falling asleep spooning like they did when they were little girls. Kaitlin makes a grand gesture and buys tickets to go on a special sister adventure: to the Jem and Holograms Convention. What ends up happening at the convention is something neither of them saw coming.
SISTERS: Work-isode
Release Date: Feb 28, 2023
It’s the pandemic, and KP hires her younger sister to work at her company. As an assistant producer. Natalie is having flashbacks to their youth, when she performed as the butler at Kaitlin’s dinner parties. Is this the new version of the butler role? As they set out to make art together, attempting to do it in a way that doesn’t reinforce old childhood patterns Natalie finally sees who Kaitlin is on a day to day basis.
TRIGGER WARNING: suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, alcohol.
Resources:
If you are having suicidal thoughts or urges, please call 1.833.456.4566 or text 45645 ( between 4 p.m. and midnight ET).
Help is available 24/7, 365 days a year from TalkSuicide.ca
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 (phone), live chat counselling on the website.
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention: Find a 24-hour crisis centre.
This guide from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health outlines how to talk about suicide with someone you're worried about.
SISTERS: What’s Wrong-isode
Release Date: Mar 7, 2023
We go back in time to before Kaitlin hired Natalie. She brings us inside of her uncertain world, and her journey to figure out what is wrong.
TRIGGER WARNING: suicidal ideation, reference to childhood and sexual trauma (no depictions), borderline personality disorder
Resources:
Borderline Personality Disorder / Dialectical Based Therapy - Helpful Links
Stop Walking on Eggshells - Book by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger
Introduction to BPD with Dr. Trenkle - 30 min Youtube Video
Articulating BPD and Me - Podcast by Roshelle Estephan
Zen Buddhist retreats are suggested as they are most aligned with the root of mindfulness in Dialectical Based Therapy (DBT).
SISTERS: But Beautiful
Release Date: Mar 14, 2023
Kaitlin and Natalie try to create boundaries for the first time in their lifelong relationship. They work to navigate their relationship together and separately. As they embark on creating the final episode of this series, they realize they are having fun again.
TRIGGER WARNING: mention of suicidal ideation, alcohol, borderline personality disorder
Resources:
Residential DBT Treatment Centres (USA)
Clearview (Venice, California)
Online DBT Resources
Centre for MindBody Health - Online Training, DBT Courses & Therapy (Based in Toronto, CA)
Mind Reframed Psychological and Mindfulness services
( Based in London, UK)
Community Forums
SISTERS: DEBREIF-ISODE
Release Date: June 12, 2023
Kaitlin and Natalie Prest do a post-game analysis after creating the 5 episode series: SISTERS. The two sisters unpack all the things that didn’t get said in the narrative series, discuss topics that were raised and answer a couple of listener questions. The sisters open up about their personal experiences touching on topics such as mental health, diagnoses, self-care, borderline personality disorder, dialectical based therapy, and methods to ask for help from loved ones during times of struggle.
TRIGGER WARNING: mention of mental health diagnoses, borderline personality disorder
Please reach out to TheHeart@MermaidPalace.org with any questions, thoughts, feedback. We would love to hear from you!