Mind.Body. Bowen.

Parenting is hard enough, but when a relationship ends and parenting becomes shared responsibility with an angry ex, raising a happy, successful child can become even more complicated. In this episode of Mind Body Bowen, Bowen Health therapist Erin Hollowell talks about creative solutions to the difficulties faced when you must co-parent with a jerk.

Losing a loved one is difficult, and dealing with the grief caused by such a loss can be like riding an emotional roller coaster. For some, those emotional upheavals can be overwhelming. But is that the wrong way to grieve? Bowen Health therapist Holly Hirschy-Hurds sits down with Dr. Siquilla Liebetrau, Bowen Health’s Director of Clinical Services helps answer that question.

To really ensure your child is healthy, its important for them to see their doctor for regularly scheduled wellness checks. In addition to providing immunizations, the pediatrician will track your child’s developmental milestones and perform screenings for vision, hearing, speech, oral health and other serious health concerns. Regular checkups enable a pediatrician to track a child’s growth and development while providing education and support to parents. 

Transitioning from the military to civilian life can be a significant challenge for many veterans. The loss of a strict military routine can make civilian life feel unfamiliar, sometimes leading to serious complications like higher divorce rates, addiction, and suicide. On this episode of the Mind Body Bowen Podcast, Bowen Health therapist and veteran Amber O’Daniels and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Siquilla Liebetrau discuss life after service and the difficulties veterans face during this transition.

Millions struggle to maintain a healthy weight. This week, Bowen Health Nurse Practitioner Samantha Fredrickson sits down to discuss weight management and offers up her ideas about what it takes to create a personal weight loss program and achieve long-term success.

It takes someone special to serve in the U.S. military, but for many who do, that service comes at a cost. The Veterans Administration estimates that 41 percent of all veterans will require mental health services at some point in their lives. Bowen Health therapist Amber O’Daniels, a veteran herself, explores why veterans are sometimes misunderstood in the mental health care community and what providers need to know to serve military veterans better.

Your gut and brain are always talking to each other. This two-way street, called the gut-brain connection, is why strong emotions can cause physical feelings in your stomach. When you're excited, you get "butterflies," and when you're stressed, you might feel sick. This link is so strong because of a network of nerves and signals, and billions of bacteria in your gut. It's a key system that helps control not only your digestion but also how you feel emotionally.
In this episode of Mind Body Bowen Podcast, nurse practitioner Kim Richard shares how understanding the gut brain connection can help improve physical and mental health.

On its surface, it’s a simple question …  “How are you?” But in a clinic session, it can be a difficult question to answer if you have a hard time “hearing” what your body is saying. In this episode of Mind Body Bowen Podcast, Bowen Health Therapist Erin Hollowell talks about the simple steps needed to really get in touch with your inner self and understand what it’s really telling you about your overall health.

Parents might find it confusing when they take their young child to a therapist only to see the therapist start to play with their child, rather than talk about the issue at hand. Play therapy can offer a unique peek into the mind of a small child that talk therapy can’t. Many small children simply lack the words needed to explain complex emotions, but they can act them out in play. Today, on Mind Body Bowen Podcast, Therapist Erin Hollowell talks about the therapeutic role of play when working with young children.

There’s no way around it. Smoking is bad for your health, but quitting can be tough. In this episode of Mind Body Bowen Podcast, nurse practitioner Holly Buckler sits down to talk about why it’s so important to snuff out the cigarette habit, and how advances in medical treatment can help accomplish that.