Emil interviews Juanita Smith on all things hypnosis-related.

Born in the 1970’s, Juanita grew up in Dunedin, New Zealand under the care of a traumatised mother and her seven-year-old brother. As a baby, Juanita was so unwell with ear infections that she lost all hearing in one ear and partial hearing in the other. At two, Juanita was temporarily placed in out-of-home care and then raised with various relatives. Surrounded by poverty, trauma, and addiction, Juanita followed that path for some time before making a decision to take control, pursue freedom, and live the life of her dreams.

Having an entrepreneurial spirit, Juanita embarked on various careers and business ventures over the years, ending with her current role of working with people to overcome their addictions and underlying trauma through hypnosis. Her book, Is It A Habit Or An Addiction?lays out a step-by-step system to overcome addiction from food, cigarettes, drugs, gambling, and others.

You can find out more about Juanita at her website here.

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*DON'T LISTEN IF YOU CANNOT TOLERATE DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE*

In today's episode, we're taking a deep dive into the peer-reviewed research (2020 and 2021) of COVID-19 lockdowns, with special mention to the lockdown capital of the world: Victoria, Australia.

 I'll be discussing personal accounts of the mental health effects of lockdown and relate this to current peer-reviewed research (see links to the research below).

REFERENCES:

https://www.aihw.gov.au/suicide-self-harm-monitoring/data/covid-19
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395621003563?dgcid=author#!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-20/rise-of-self-harm-mental-health-services-covid-pandemic/100305640
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7444649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7556907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310621/
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239244
https://wchh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pnp.708
https://www.lifeline.org.au/resources/news-and-media-releases/media-releases/
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/calls-to-lifeline-way-up-with-people-in-lockdown-doing-it-tough/video/7c8622b2ceaaa51d96d37e1246cb7757
https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/victorian-kids-mental-health-hit-hardest-during-2020
https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-021-01102-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7355524/
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.10.21261846v1.full.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395621003563?dgcid=author#
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia/contents/impact-of-covid-19-on-alcohol-and-other-drug-use 

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Ever wondered how YOU can become a better therapist? This one's for you. In his interview, Scott D. Miller discusses psychology, psychics, self-development and more—all from a therapeutic perspective.

Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. is the founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence, an international consortium of clinicians, researchers, and educators dedicated to promoting excellence in behavioral health services. His humorous and engaging presentation style and command of the research literature consistently inspires practitioners, administrators, and policymakers to make effective changes in service delivery. Scott is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Heart and Soul of Change: Delivering What Works in Therapy (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1433807092/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1433807092&linkCode=as2&tag=scottdmillerp-20&linkId=31b1f346fa1d7845c32c77bb2d7bf61a), Feedback-Informed Treatment in Clinical Practice: Reaching for Excellence (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1433827743/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1433827743&linkCode=as2&tag=scottdmillerp-20&linkId=850726adeb11763af7539a910ca7129c) and Better Results: Using Deliberate to Improve your Therapeutic Effectiveness (https://www.amazon.com.au/Better-Results-Deliberate-Therapeutic-Effectiveness/dp/1433831902).

You can find out more about Dr Miller at https://www.scottdmiller.com/

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Ruth discusses her dad's experiences during the Tet Offensive, one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. She talks about how his violence at home impacted the family and how the past often influences the present. She also chats about why unnuanced family violence groups don't work and how to heal from past traumas by crafting a new story of oneself and one's experiences.

Ruth Clare is the award-winning author of the memoir, Enemy. Her book, published by Penguin in 2016, explores her experience of growing up in a home with family violence and is a search to understand how the Vietnam War impacted her father’s behaviour. Ruth is also a TEDx and keynote speaker who hosts and speaks at events and conferences Australia-wide using many of the skills she developed after working throughout her twenties as a professional actor.
Ruth’s writing has been described as “...raw, ...evocative, ...magnetic, ...insightful and ...brilliantly moving,” and has appeared in publications such as The Age, Meanjin, Elle and The Good Weekend. Ruth is working on her second non-fiction book, Powerful, which focuses on ways to make it through the dark moments, and how changing the stories we tell ourselves about our lives can reconnect us to our personal power.

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Ruth explores her experiences of growing up in a family with a father who'd survived the Vietnam War, trying to win his love, and how she just couldn't measure up.

Ruth Clare is the award-winning author of the memoir, Enemy. Her book, published by Penguin in 2016, explores her experience of growing up in a home with family violence and is a search to understand how the Vietnam War impacted her father’s behaviour. Ruth is also a TEDx and keynote speaker who hosts and speaks at events and conferences Australia-wide using many of the skills she developed after working throughout her twenties as a professional actor.
Ruth’s writing has been described as “...raw, ...evocative, ...magnetic, ...insightful and ...brilliantly moving,” and has appeared in publications such as The Age, Meanjin, Elle and The Good Weekend. Ruth is working on her second non-fiction book, Powerful, which focuses on ways to make it through the dark moments, and how changing the stories we tell ourselves about our lives can reconnect us to our personal power.

You can find out more about Ruth here.

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Rob talks about the difference between top-down and bottom-up approaches to trauma treatment, how people try to push down their feelings, and how to work towards changing your nervous system's response to stress!

Rob is a psychotherapist who's been in the business of helping others for over 20 years. Beginning in his 20s, he became involved in personal meditative practice, went on to work in homeless shelters, and progressed to addiction and mental health counselling. Rob is a qualified Gestalt therapist and Somatic Experiencing practitioner who specialises in addressing trauma from a body-based lens.

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Rob explores the nitty-gritty of what's going on in the nervous system when it comes to trauma. He talks about keeping chickens (you'll see why that's important soon), complex trauma,  Polyvagal Theory, the vagus nerves, the parasympathetic nervous system, and so much more! If you like science, check this episode out!

Rob is a psychotherapist who's been in the business of helping others for over 20 years. Beginning in his 20s, he became involved in personal meditative practice, went on to work in homeless shelters, and progressed to addiction and mental health counselling. Rob is a qualified Gestalt therapist and Somatic Experiencing practitioner who specialises in addressing trauma from a body-based lens.

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In this episode, Rob explores how you can still parent when triggered by your kids, how to understand gender differences in empathy, psychopathy, somatic experiencing, and why animals don't get traumatised.

Rob is a psychotherapist who's been in the business of helping others for over 20 years. Beginning in his 20s, he became involved in personal meditative practice, went on to work in homeless shelters, and progressed to addiction and mental health counselling. Rob is a qualified Gestalt therapist and Somatic Experiencing practitioner who specialises in addressing trauma from a body-based lens.

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In this episode, Rob explores questions of spirituality in therapy, how to believe in yourself, Dwayne Johnson's motivation, gestalt therapy, and COVID lockdowns and their effects of kids.

Rob is a psychotherapist who's been in the business of helping others for over 20 years. Beginning in his 20s, he became involved in personal meditative practice, went on to work in homeless shelters, and progressed to addiction and mental health counselling. Rob is a qualified Gestalt therapist and Somatic Experiencing practitioner who specialises in addressing trauma from a body-based lens.

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In this episode, Dr Hronis discusses the unique challenges performing artists face in the world of COVID-19. She also talks about how to build motivation and put yourself out there, even if you don't feel like it. Finishing, she discusses trauma and some useful therapies, including DBT and schema therapy.

Dr Anastasia Hronis is a clinical psychologist and concert pianist who has performed around Australia and the world and has won numerous national and international awards for her music. As a psychologist, she founded the Australian Institute for Human Wellness, an organisation dedicated to meeting the growing need for innovation in supporting mental health and wellbeing. Dr Hronis is also a lecturer and research supervisor to the Master of Clinical Psychology students at the University of Technology Sydney, and guest lecturer at the University of Sydney.

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