Wisdom for Wellbeing: Mind-Body Psychology and Somatic Skills for Healing and Growth

This is the final episode of Season 2. I discuss the different topics we have explored and recommend different episodes for where you are at in your own journey.

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In this interview Dr. Rebecca Ray explains all about self-sabotage, self-kindness, and how this all relates to sensitivity. Dr Rebecca is an Author, Speaker, and Clinical Psychologist. She uses a science-backed, heart and hard truth approach to help big-picture-thinking women entrepreneurs and creators live a life that’s fulfilling, unapologetic, and free. 

Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart is a pediatric psychologist and parent coach and is the owner of A New Day Pediatric Psychology in San Antonio, TX. In this episode Dr. Lockhart discusses how you can talk to highly sensitive children about race and racism. Dr. Lockhart takes you through child development, sensitivity, and important concepts such as culture, race, and systemic racism. This is such an important episode for ensuring our next generation can create a future of equity.

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Louise McHugh is a Professor in Psychology at University College Dublin and a world leading expert in Contextual Behavioural Science. In this episode Dr. McHugh shares the science of 'healthy selfing'. Healthy Selfing is about witnessing all of the varying thoughts, feelings, stories, experiences across our lives and recognising that these are just parts of you, but with that, you can still choose the directions you want to go. How empowering!

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In this solo episode I introduce you to the biophysiological effects of a yoga practice in an accessible way. Starting with an understanding of how stress impacts the nervous system, including the vagus nerve, we move to examining how yoga elicits a 'relaxation response' that offers physical and emotional benefit. Understanding the science of yoga's supposed benefit for stress management can be really helpful in cultivating a regular practice.

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Laura Koniver, MD, author of The Earth Prescription, received her medical doctorate degree from Jefferson Medical College in 2000 and has been passionately supporting her patients’ natural healing ever since. She is an artist, author, holistic physician, and internationally recognized grounding advocate. In this episode Dr. Koniver shares the science of grounding and how connecting to the Earth can benefit you psychologically and physically. She discusses what elements are 'conductive' and offers practical tools for grounding daily.

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Dr Lauren Tober is a Clinical Psychologist, Yoga Teacher and certified iRest Meditation Teacher with a passion for health, healing, happiness and awakening. Lauren teaches Yoga Teachers around the world about mental health with the Mental Health Aware Yoga training. In today's episode she introduces listens to the importance of understanding mental health in the yoga room and offers some strategies to cultivate a safe space. If you are a yoga teacher, practitioner, or have considered yoga as a mental health tool - this episode is for you!

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Leah is a Research Fellow with the Griffith Business School and a PhD candidate with the Applied School of Psychology at Griffith University. Leah is researching the link between contact and engagement with the natural environment and mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. In this episode Leah introduces you to the science behind our natural environment's association with wellbeing, and the practical strategies that you can implement to improve your wellbeing by making use of nature’s healing.

Ben Warren is a leading Clinical Nutritionist in New Zealand, and the founder and Clinical Director of BePure Health. Ben is currently completing his PhD exploring the link between nutrients consumed and mental health. In today's episode he explains how nutrition underpins everything from physical to emotional health and the impact poor gut health has on various systems of your body as well as your mind. It turns out, even if you're eating all the 'right things' you might still be missing out on vital nutrients, making supplementation very important.

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After working in academia for over 13 years and practicing yoga since 2008, Kathie Overeem, PhD, wanted to make a career shift that could be of greater benefit to more people while being aligned with her core passions. Being interested in the transformational effects of yoga, she was following research on how beneficial yoga practices can be for mental health and well-being. In this episode Dr. Overeem discusses the intersection of yoga, psychology and neuroscience, as well as the practice of trauma sensitive yoga.

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