MedHeads

On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Regular guest Craig Payne, a group facilitator. We discuss acceptance and how it relates to recovery. Without acceptance, there can be no change, and without acceptance there can be no effective treatment. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On this week’s MedHeads data biologist Marty Kendal joins us again to discuss nutritional density and how it relates to obesity and health.  We identify the relationship between satiety and nutrition and touch on the different dietary requirements for carnivores and herbivores. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Ian Bunston a community connector and Phill Simpson a barrister who also works in a primary school providing support to students, teachers and parents. We discuss the importance of social connectedness and purposeful activities and the positive impact that these have in peoples lives. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On this week’s Medheads, we chat with regular guest Maree Eisma, mental health social worker about why diets don’t work. We discuss the role of Psychological trauma in perpetuating emotional overeating. Plus we explore how emotional freedom technique can help people resolve these underlying issues. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Regular guest Craig Payne, a group facilitator. We discuss connectedness, what it is, and how it impacts upon recovery.  We contrast connectedness with social isolation and we touch on some of the difficulties that people can face when reaching out for the first time. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On this week’s show, we chat with Maree Eisma. We discuss the emotional freedom technique and how it can help people with Anxiety disorders, people who deal with trauma and people with emotional eating problems. About Meducate ® Meducate provides online education for doctors, clinicians, health professionals and the public. We achieve this by combining the skills of our educators and founders in m...

On this week’s show, we chat with Maree Eisma. We discuss psychological therapies for trauma, including Grounding, EMDR and emotional freedom techniques. About Meducate ® Meducate provides online education for doctors, clinicians, health professionals and the public. We achieve this by combining the skills of our educators and founders in medical education and digital media to produce bespoke trai...

All too often we rely on reined carbohydrates and fats in our diet to achieve satiety, this ultimately leads to weight gain and an elevated risk of diabetes. Changing our diet to consume more protein and other essential nutrients can help us avoid this trap On this week’s MedHeads data biologist Marty Kendal joins us and discusses the role of nutrient-dense foods in optimising health and achieving...

On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Craig Payne, a group facilitator and drug and alcohol counsellor. We discuss holistic treatments, the journey from addiction to recovery and the role that social medicine plays in that recovery. About Meducate ® Meducate provides online education for doctors, clinicians, health professionals and the public. We achieve this by combining the skills of our educato...

This week Maree Eisma, mental health social worker joins me. We discuss trauma and the effects it has on developing children and young adults. We also discuss the difference between life threatening trauma and chronic complex trauma. About Meducate ® Meducate provides online education for doctors, clinicians, health professionals and the public. We achieve this by combining the skills of our educa...

This week on MedHeads, Rick Cowley from Vysionquest joins us and discusses how he inspires people to wake up to their true purpose. Giving them their own unique experience of a deep self-understanding. For more information on Ricks course, goto https://www.vysionquest.com/clear?cd=5 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On this week’s Medheads we chat with Craig Payne, a group facilitator and drug and alcohol counsellor. We discuss relapse and relapse prevention Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On this week’s Medheads we chat with regular guest Maree Eisma, mental health social worker and we discuss  individual therapy for alcohol and drug addiction Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

This week Maree Eisma talks with me about Group therapy and the types of group therapy that are available Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Craig Payne, a group facilitator and drug and alcohol counsellor. We discuss rock bottom - despair and their role in addiction and recovery. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On this week’s MedHeads we chat with regular guest Maree Eisma, mental health social worker and we will be discussing the role that families play in a patient’s journey into addiction Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

On MedHeads this week, we chat with Tiffany Alston a drug and alcohol clinician about cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

This week Maree discusses the reasons why therapists choose to treat patients with addiction, the role that trauma and families play in the initiation and perpetuation of addiction and how sometimes people with high levels of sensitivity and empathy sometimes chose drugs to numb themselves. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)

In this episode, we talk to two lived experience experts about their descent into substance misuse and the tipping point they both experienced that changed their view of their lives and led them ultimately into recovery.  Zak discussed how his codeine dependency led him to lose friends and how his first contact with the medical profession was less than satisfactory.  Kristen describes her use of a...

MedHeads is a show hosted by Dr Ferghal Armstromg, who is a practising GP with an interest in drug and alcohol addiction.  MedHeads provides a forum in which contemporaneous issues can be discussed by various guest speakers who are all experts in their field. This week we have two very special guests, Maree Eisma, a mental health social worker, and Ian Bunston, a community partnerships officer at...