On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Regular guest Craig Payne, a group facilitator. We discuss routine and how it is essential to recovery. Our routines act as a safe and steady autopilot that allows us to engage in meaningful activity. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)
Oct 24, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 30
On this week’s MedHeads we chat with regular guest Craig Payne. We discuss isolation, its impact upon mental health and addictions. This is even more relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic which has now forced us to engage with online services. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)
Oct 17, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 29
On this week’s MedHeads, Addiction medicine specialist Keri Alexander joins us.We discuss sexual minorities, the discrimination they have suffered and the reasons why they are vulnerable to drug misuse and addictions. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)
Oct 10, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 28
On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Regular guests Craig Payne, a group facilitator and Oscar Grano a peer support worker. We discuss continual growth, acceptance, challenge and change and how they relate to recovery. You can also view the show on Youtube https://click.meducate.com.au/medheads Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)
Oct 03, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 27
On this week’s MedHeads, we chat with regular guest Maree Eisma, mental health social worker. We discuss expressive therapy, how it works, and the symbolism it uses to effect positive change. So please join us You can also view the show on Youtube https://click.meducate.com.au/medheads Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)
Sep 26, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 26
This week on MedHeads, Rick Cowley from VysionQuest joins us, We discuss change and coping with change. In these challenging times change is inevitable. Knowing our true purpose in life can help us cope with change So please join us. You can also view the show on Youtube https://click.meducate.com.au/medheads Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)...
Sep 19, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 25
On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Regular guest Craig Payne, a group facilitator and Oscar Grano a peer support worker. We chat about Oscar’s journey of recovery and highlight the importance of acceptance and relationships in recovery So please join us. You can also view the show on Youtube https://click.meducate.com.au/medheads Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)...
Sep 12, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 24
On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Regular guest and Data Biologist Marty Kendal We touch on why calorie restricted diets and calorie counting may not work for everyone We discuss data driven fasting and how it works using serial blood glucose monitoring You can also view the show on Youtube https://click.meducate.com.au/medheads Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)...
Sep 05, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 23
On this week’s MedHeads, we chat with regular guest Maree Eisma, mental health social worker. We discuss the complex interrelationship between substance misuse, trauma and resilience. So please join us. You can also view the show on Youtube https://click.meducate.com.au/medheads Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)
Aug 29, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 22
On this week’s MedHeads we chat with Regular guest Craig Payne, a group facilitator. We discuss how purposeful activity and identity play a crucial role in the journey to recovery. So please join us. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/medheads)
Aug 22, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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)
Aug 15, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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)
Aug 08, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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)
Aug 01, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 18
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)
Jul 25, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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)
Jul 18, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 16
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 medical education and digital media to produce bespoke training packages that exceed expectations. We...
Jul 11, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 training packages that exceed expectations. We believe the critical limitations to the current way that ...
Jul 04, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 weight targets. About Meducate ® Meducate provides online education for doctors, clinicians, health...
Jun 27, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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 educators and founders in medical education and digital media to produce bespoke training packages that exc...
Jun 20, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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 educators and founders in medical education and digital media to produce bespoke training packages that e...
Jun 13, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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)
Jun 06, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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)
May 30, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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)
May 23, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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)
May 16, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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)
May 09, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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)
May 02, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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)
Apr 25, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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)
Apr 18, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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 alcohol in terms of an escape from the chronic psychological pain that she suffered as an adolescent gr...
Apr 11, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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 Box Hill Central. In this episode, we shall be discussing the need for social connectedness and purpo...
Apr 01, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1