Breaking Sad Lab - Western University

04/11/2026

Do you or your partner struggle with uncontrollable worry and anxiety? We would like to hear about your experiences!

Despite the best of intentions, it can be hard to know how to best support your partner with anxiety. We want to learn directly from couples about what seems to help and what doesn’t.

You may be eligible to participate if you and your romantic partner:
- Are both 18-65 years old
- Both fluent in English
- Have been together for at least 6 months, currently living together
- One of you is currently experiencing excessive, uncontrollable worry about many areas of life
- Both willing to participate in a ~60 minute Zoom interview

Couples will be compensated $30 CAD each for their time. To learn more about the study and see if you are eligible, please email [email protected].

10/29/2025

Do you and your partner ever feel like depression makes your relationship and support harder? We’re a Canadian research team at Western University studying how romantic couples cope when one or both partners are experiencing depression or depressive symptoms. Please help us understand what support looks like in real relationships of individuals with depression.

Who may be eligible?
-You are 18 or older
-You and your romantic partner have been together for at least six months and currently live together (all genders & orientations welcome)
-At least one partner currently experiences depressive symptoms (formal diagnosis of depression is not required)
-Both partners agree to participate
-Neither partner is currently pregnant nor has given birth in the last 12 months

What does participation involve?
-1 initial survey
-Daily surveys for 14 days (each survey should take a few minutes)
-2 follow-up surveys at 3 months and 6 months

Total time spent completing the surveys is estimated to be ~2 hours spread across 6 months.

All surveys are online and can be done by smartphone or computer. Compensation is provided for your time.

To learn more and discuss your eligibility, please contact [email protected]

06/01/2023

Grab your lawn chairs, picnic blankets and snacks because free outdoor movie nights are back! 🎥 🎬 🍿

Check out the schedule of movie nights taking place across this summer:

• Minions: The Rise of Gru at Cedar Hollow Park on June 16
• The Bad Guys at Doidge Park on June 16
• Shrek 2 at Whetherfield Park on June 17
• Minions: The Rise of Gru at Hazelden Park on June 17
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers at Southeast Optimist Park on June 23
• The Sandlot at Lorne Avenue Park on June 24
• Encanto at Foxfield Park on June 24
• Strange World at Forest Hill Park on June 28
• Rudy (1993) at University Heights Park on July 6
• The Lion King (2019) at Naiomi Almedia Park on July 7
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish at Cresthaven Park on July 8
• Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at Meadowgate Park on July 14
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish at Grampian Woods on July 15
• Spirit Untamed (2021) at Westbury Park on July 21
• Aladdin (2019) at Huron Heights Park on July 21
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish at Riverbend Park on July 22
• Sing 2 at Odessa Park on July 22
• Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at Stronach Park on July 26
• Strange World at The Green (Wortley) on July 28
• Sing 2 at Ed Blake Park on July 29
• Luca at Talbot Park on July 29
• Home (2015) at Vauxhall Park on August 3
• Strange World at Attawandaron Park on August 11
• Night at the Museum at Carling Park on August 11
• Encanto at Northeast Park on August 12
• Back to the Future (1985) at Labatt Park on August 12
• Turning Red at Jorgenson Park on August 18
• Boss Baby: The Family Business at Mitches Park on August 18
• Sing 2 at Dalkeith Park on August 19
• Bee Movie at Gainsborough Meadows on August 19
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 at Hastings Park on August 23
• Moana at Kiwanis Park on August 26
• Minions: The Rise of Gru at Ralph Hamlyn Park on September 8
• Turning Red at Boyle Park on September 9
• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile at East Lions Park on September 9
• Prince of Egypt (1995) at White Oaks Park on September 15
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish at Powell Park on September 16
• Ghostbusters Afterlife at South Branch Park on September 23

Learn more: https://london.ca/outdoormovie

05/26/2023

Hi everyone! The Mood Lab at Western University is looking for you to participate in our research! We are currently recruiting couples for a study on romantic relationships - you and your partner will be compensated for participating. Email us at [email protected] or visit us at dozoislab.com if you are interested/to get more information!

05/25/2023

Can’t find your phone? There’s a robot for that! 🤖

Engineers at have discovered a new way to program robots to help people with dementia locate medicine, glasses, phones and other objects they need but have lost.

More: https://bit.ly/42OykCg |

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Waterloo Engineering

05/23/2023

May 21 – 27 is National Public Works Week, a time for us to celebrate the City of London’s public works teams, who keep our community strong, sustainable, and connected.

Their work contributes to our quality of life in so many areas – our transportation network, water, wastewater and stormwater treatment, public buildings and spaces, parks and grounds, and solid waste management, to name a few.

Join us in thanking our public works teams, for all they do to serve their community!

05/18/2023

🍟Have a poutine crave? Get ready for a savory and sweet adventure at Poutine Feast this weekend!! Come have fun with a ton of exciting activities + satisfy your cravings with more than fifty varieties of poutines & buckets of mini donuts 🤤. Admission is free or opt to "Skip the Line" for the VIP Treatment!
https://poutinefeastontario.com/

📍 Victoria Park, 580 Clarence St.

🗓️ May 18-21

⏰ Thu - Sat: 11:00am - 9:00pm
Sun: 11:00am - 6:00pm

05/17/2023

Yoga in the Park is back this summer!

We’re offering hour-long yoga classes all summer long in several parks across London, including Gibbons Park, Springbank Park, Killaly Meadows and Victoria Park, to name a few.

Register today: https://bit.ly/3pmhSdX

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05/17/2023

Romantic relationships are an important source of research in the Mood Lab. John Bowlby's (1982) Attachment Theory holds that the emotional bonds we develop with parents/guardians early in life eventually influences our attachment styles in romantic relationships. Here are the 3 attachment styles and their characteristics:

Sources: Bowlby, J. (1982). Attachment and loss (2nd ed., Vol. 1). Basic Books; Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. (2016). Attachment in adulthood: Structure, dynamics, and change. The Guilford Press.

05/11/2023

Introducing the summer lab team at the mood lab!

05/10/2023