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Mindful Matters w Chris Griffin, LPC & Burke Lewis

Chris Griffin, LPC & Griffin Counseling Services, LLCwww.griffincounselingct.com
Mindful Matters is a podcast dedicated to educating, supporting and informing the public about the practice of mindfulness. Your co-hosts are Chris Griffin, LPC and Burke Lewis who discuss the core ideals and principles of mindfulness. They also explore essential concepts of mindfulness and its practice, which can help those who train others in mindfulness, or those who wish to begin and deepen their own practice.
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Episodes

Saving Those Who Save Us with Timothy Wienecke, LPC

Ever been in pain? That makes all of us!!!! Chris and Tim have a discussion about mindfulness and its relevance in helping our first responders, military personnel and veterans. With a focus on treating mostly male clients, Tim has a unique perspective on trauma, healing and empowerment. As an LPC and veteran of the Air Force, Tim is in a special role to be able to help other wellness professionals understand an underserved population. Get a pad and paper because you may want to take notes....

Nov 14, 201838 min

Discussion w Nate Guerrin

Chris discusses an editorial on men and emotion from the NY Times with Nate Guerrin, a relationship expert and sexual advisor. You can find the NYT article here Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest

Nov 02, 201844 minEp. 11

Mindful Parenting w Dr. Liz Bonet

Ever feel like parenting is the most difficult job ever? So do they!! Chris and Dr. Liz discuss parenting, mindfulness and survival in a job you can't quit. Whether you have infants, toddlers, tweens, teens or young adults, you are sure to learn something.

Aug 24, 201846 minEp. 9

Conversation w Bridget Komosky, M.S., R.D.

Have you heard about the mood food connection? Want to know more? Chris and registered dietitian Bridget Komosky discuss this topic, as well as eating disorders, the gut biome and eating everything...in balance. Informative and fun.

Jul 26, 201841 minEp. 8

Conversation w Catherine Ewing, LCSW

Chris has an in-depth conversation with Catherine Ewing about Emotional Freedom Technique or "tapping" and its relationship to healing trauma, mindfulness and therapy. As an expert in healing early life trauma, abuse, mother loss, and family dysfunction, Catherine uses an integrated approach of energy psychology, energy healing, spirituality, Law of Attraction and coaching in her practice. She has 25 plus years of experience in the field and is an amazing resource.

Jul 11, 201839 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Conversation w Rebekah Doweyko, LPC of Walden Behavioral Care

Chris speaks with his former supervisor and boss about eating disorder treatment at Walden Behavioral Care, and what that organization is doing to promote mindfulness in treatment. Rebekah is currently an Assistant Vice President at Walden Behavioral Care. This is the first episode of a series concerning eating disorder awareness.

Jun 20, 201823 minEp. 6

Children, Tantrums and Mindfulness

Chris tells the story of a "mindless moment" that turned into a learning moment. Chris relates these stories to make mindfulness more accessible and relatable to our daily lives. This particular story relates to children throwing tantrums and how we respond (mindfully or not) as parents and caretakers.

Jun 06, 201824 min

Conversation w Emily Rosen

Continuing an exploration of mindfulness in education, Chris talks to Emily Rosen about her involvement in the CREC system. Emily has been integrating yoga and mindfulness into CT schools as well as building a community of professionals to help her grow and sustain these practices within schools.

May 23, 201838 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Conversation with Doug Worthen of Middlesex School

As a Middlesex student, Doug ’96 served as a co-captain of the varsity football and lacrosse teams. He was All-New England in football in 1994 and 1995 and All-New England and Honorable Mention All-American in lacrosse in 1996. Doug continued on to the University of Virginia, where he played lacrosse for four years and was a member of the 1999 National Championship team. Since graduating from UVA, Doug has developed a passion for mindfulness and meditation and is currently very active in the bur...

Apr 23, 201832 min

Conversation with George Hoffman of Silver Dragon Tai Chi

George has 20 years of teaching experience and 25 years of study in the Chinese arts of Tai Chi and Qi Gong. He has successfully developed and continues to deliver classes in both arts for a number of organizations including municipal recreation departments, corporate fitness centers and local health-focused healing centers. His goal is to give students the tools with which to reap the ongoing health and self-healing benefits associated with Tai Chi and Qi Gong by offering group classes and indi...

Apr 23, 201843 min
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