MMRL in the Media

Podcast Features

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    How can Montrealers be kinder to each other?

    November, 2025

    MMRL’s Dr. Bassam Khoury is featured in CBC’s annual holiday campaign, “Make the Season Kind.”

    In this episode, Dr. Khoury conitributes to a discussion about what it means to be kind, noting that if people want to be kinder to others, the best way to start is by being kinder to themselves.

  • Mindfulness and Compassion — A Dual Path to Well-Being

    March, 2025

    MMRL’s Dr. Bassam Khoury is featured on episode #75 of Work in Progress: The Personal Productivity Science Insights Podcast. 

    In this episode, Dr. Khoury discusses how the dual approach of practicing mindfulness and compassion can improve  productivity and wellbeing. 

  • A Clinical Psychologist's Thoughts on Career Change, Mindfulness, and Mental Health Technology

    April, 2024

    Dr. Bassam Khoury is interviewed on this episode of Such is Life Podcast.

    Dr. Khoury discusses his career path, mindfulness, and the impact of technology on mental health. 

  • Mindfulness-Based Treatments & Compassion

    April, 2023

    MMRL’s Dr. Bassam Khoury is featured in episode #22 of The Mental Wellbeing College Podcast.

    In this episode, Dr. Khoury discusses various types of mindfulness-based treatments, cultivating compassion, and more.

  • Why the World Needs More Mindfulness

    January, 2023

    MMRL’s Dr. Bassam Khoury is interviewed in an episode of Purposeful Empathy hosted by Anita Nowak.

    In this episode, Dr. Khoury discusses how mindfulness can promote self-compassion, empathy for others, and help change the world. 

News Features

  • The Heart and Stroke Foundation Logo

    Mindfulness for a healthier heart

    July, 2025

    This article by the Heart and Stroke Foundation explains how mindfulness can help manage stress and support heart health.

    Dr. Bassam Khoury explains that the key to beneffting from mindfulness is practicing it on a daily basis. 

  • Radio Canada Logo

    Les risques méconnus de la méditation

    January, 2025

    Dr. Khoury and members of MMRL are featured in this episode of Radio-Canada, which explores potential risks and side effects of meditation.

  • La Presse Logo

    Petites joies, vrais bonheurs ? Un peu de magie dans l’ordinaire

    January, 2025

    MMRL’s Dr. Bassam Khoury is interviewed in this La Presse article about cultivating joy.

  • CBC Kids News: Explaining compassion for kids during Mental Health Week

    May, 2024

    CBC Kids News contributor, Sabrina Erin, interviewed Dr. Bassam Khoury to inform this video-graphic, which explains compassion and it’s benefits to children. 

  • Photo of mountain reflecting on a lake.

    Let's Talk: Youth Psychology Blog: Why Nature, Mindfulness and Virtual Reality Might be The Ideal Salve for Challenging Times

    February, 2022

    Doctoral candidate at MMRL, Isabel Sadowski, and Dr. Khoury are featured on Let's Talk: Youth Psychology Blog. Isabel discusses her research on nature-based mindfulness interventions delivered by Virtual Reality (VR).

  • Quebec Science logo in blue text on a white background.

    Le pouvoir de la compassion pour soi

    May, 2021

    This Québec Science article explains the evidence-based “power of self-compassion” and its role in psychological well-being.

    Dr. Bassam Khoury emphasizes that practicing self-compassion should not be approached as “one more thing to add to the day,” but rather, as a fundamental shift in how we relate to ourselves.

  • Association for Psychological Science Logo

    Careers Up Close: Bassam Khoury on How Mindfulness Breeds Compassion

    October, 2020

    This APS article profiles Dr. Bassam Khoury’s career and research. 

    In it, Dr. Khoury explains his philosophy on mindfulness, how he landed his job at McGill, his current research, and his focus on working with students who share his commitment to making lasting change in the field.