Emotional Health Matters Podcast

Kim Sargent, Clinical Director of Canadian Family Health Counselling and Founder of Neural Network Therapy® explained that affairs are a form of addiction linked to dopamine depletion, often characterized by ADHD-like tendencies and a craving for emotional highs. Sargent offered strategies for balancing brain chemistry by consuming nutritional building blocks, limiting "cheap dopamine" s...

Kim Sargent talks about love as a currency and the habits that boost our focus. Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Therapy®. Learn more about Kim's counselling practice in Peterborough, ON and book an appointment at canadianfamilyhealth.ca. Neural Network Therapy® emerged in 1997, largely in response to advancements in neuroscience....

Kim Sargent talks about the space between podcasts that she spent with her Mom on an Alzheimer's journey, until her passing. And how joy finds us... through grief. Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Therapy®. Learn more about Kim's counselling practice in Peterborough, ON and book an appointment at canadianfamilyhealth.ca. Neur...

Kim Sargent explores the ways in which we can select a therapist, how to trust your inner guidance and follow the next logical step. Understand why a "doing approach" is a healing approach. Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Therapy®. Learn more about Kim's counselling practice in Peterborough, ON and book an appointment a...

Kim speaks about the tuning fork of our emotional experience and how we can transform the trigger of perfectionism into a call for peace. Our alignment is a practice and we can develop shortcuts known as neural networks to regroup and answer the call to reconnect. Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Therapy®. Learn more about Kim's c...

Kim Sargent shares her personal experience at a Psychedelically Assisted Therapy retreat called Dimensions in the nearby Haliburton forest. Dimensions operates under a Board of Directors with advisors Dr. Gabor Mate and Queen's University serving to inform this research-based vehicle for trauma treatment and transformation. The world of neuroscience leads the charge in this body/mind retreat,...

Kim Sargent and co-host Hanna Koposhynska speak with Yoga and QiGong Teacher, Entrepreneur and Travelling Mom of 3, Laura Nugent, as she explores the art of reinventing herself in Costa Rica with her family whilst building a second brand in Yoga and Wellness. Laura left behind a successful yoga studio in Peterborough, Ontario and follows her dreams through the beach towns of Costa Rica, finally se...

Kim speaks about her troubled adolescent years and her return to Midland as an adult to live the summer on a sailboat. Also shared are some insights about journaling and the connection between what we write and how it translates in the neural pathways of our brain. Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Therapy®. Learn more about Kim's...

Kim Sargent explores her personal walk with Alzheimer's and her Mother's diagnosis and decline. Alzheimer's is a dreaded disease that plagues nearing 50% of the population above age 85.  These numbers matter because we are living on average to 90 and the struggles, even for perfect strangers who might need our assistance, are a very real part of our communities. This disease has tak...

How to Make Them Love You More? Well that got your attention now, didn't it? And it certainly is a popular topic in our counselling practice, although often not quite as clear and concise as all that.  What we want from another human is entirely dependent upon our ability to give that very thing, to ourselves.  In this podcast, Kim explores building the habit of self-love as a means to showin...

Kim's podcast connects the chaos of childhood to the habits formed in an ADHD brain.  While these snack-sized podcasts aren't meant as treatment or to diagnose, their value lies in broadening perspective and inspiring tools for change.  Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Therapy®. Learn more about Kim's counselling practic...

We are all hooked on the way we feel as the fuel we use to operate our daily lives.  Sometimes we get hooked on emotions that run our nerves ragged and we feel reckless, depleted or even shut down completely.  But we can also get hooked on happiness.  Our brains are chemical factories and our bodies run on this fuel day and night, so it's a beautiful thing to learn just what fuels you. Emotio...

Kali Kirkendall, Executive Director shares the birth of The Blue Atlas Project and its latest efforts to address food security in Abacos, an island chain destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.  Blue Atlas Project provides infrastructure support and training to create, cultivate and strengthen the connection to local food systems for all persons in a community recovering from a disaster. https://blueatlasp...

**We apologize that the audio is not perfect but the message is important Kim introduces the conversation of death and dying following a recent at-home palliative care experience with dear friends.  There is immense beauty in this sacred space. How can we do better with this conversation?  While various cultures within our Canadian borders do very well with death and dying, for the most part, we f...

A more personal commentary on the contrast of litigation and recovery, two opposing forces at play when dealing with a car accident and return to health.  Not content of an uplifting variety, but perhaps of some benefit to someone in similar circumstances.  Otherwise, this podcast is best skipped. Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Thera...

Former Tattoo Artist and Full Spectrum Feeling Podcast Host Blaze Schwaller talks about Burnout in this episode of Emotional Health Matters.  What is burnout all about?  More importantly, how can you find help and learn to do things differently?  Learn to adopt "Permission Granted", and change your life's trajectory. Blaze offers some insight into the female perspective and shares h...

We hear an awful lot about boundaries these days, but are they what's best for our health and happiness?  We invest a lot of time and energy into our mental health, but are we missing something?  Can boundaries close us off from connection?  We'll explore the flip side to boundaries in this episode of Emotional Health Matters.   Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Ki...

Krista Brailey is the former owner of Recreate Space and while she's gone onto bigger and brighter projects, she provides valuable insights as to why clearing our clutter is important for our mental health.  Kim and Krista explore the madness of stuff in this episode of Emotional Health Matters. Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Th...

Parenting doesn't come with a manual, nor should it.   You and your children are just the perfect amount of different and we want you to stay that way.   But are there a few philosophical and practical bits that might just help you find your groove https://www.facebook.com/groups/876505249479103/about Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Netw...

Finding Purpose is about sourcing our clean-burning fuel.  Our emotions are what run the show.  If we're hooked on a low crude-oil variety like Despair, Fear, or Anger, we're not feeling so inspired.  When we find purpose, we're hooked on happiness.  Kim explores her own past passions, stripping away what is no longer relevant and re-inventing the present.  Learn also about Project...

Kim speaks with Ashley Brewer who has lived through the unthinkable.  Cornelius John Brewer, Baby Case, was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and given a 50% chance to live to see his second birthday.  It's a story that includes grief, loss, tragedy, and hope.  Ashley Brewer has transformed her life's journey into one of community outreach and connection with It Could've...

The holidays can create an intensity of emotion we'll call madness.   A quick look at where the triggers lie and a few tips to settle things down.  Remember, you can reinvent yourself any time you like.  What do you want for Christmas? Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Therapy®. Learn more about Kim's counselling practice in P...

No two brain injuries are the same, but Kim shares a little of her own experience as she sets the stage for future episodes. A handful of survival strategies are included.   Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network Therapy®. Learn more about Kim's counselling practice in Peterborough, ON and book an appointment at canadianfamilyhealth.ca....

The Winter Blues are otherwise known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, and they are a very real condition that results from lack of sunlight.  Listen in while Kim and Jenna explore a few tips and tricks for keeping the blues at bay.   We have the proper recording equipment on order, but we didn't want you to miss out on this episode while we wait for it to arrive.   Better sound next time aroun...

Kim Sargent tells a little of her own story, setting the stage for future episodes and exploring what Neural Network Therapy® might have to offer.  This is not therapy.  Just a bit of a play with some well-meaning side-tracked stories and perhaps a bit of insight into the human psyche.  You decide.  Emotional Health Matters Podcast with Clinical Director, Kim Sargent, founder of Neural Network The...