Mind.Body. Bowen.

When you feel anxious, your mind is trying to tell you something. Perhaps it’s a warning about danger. But when that feeling never seems to go away, you might want to see a therapist. In this episode of Mind Body Bowen Podcast, Bowen Health therapist Erin Hollowell talks about apprehension and how to make friends with anxiety.

It takes a village to conquer an addiction; no one needs to solve it alone. In this week’s Mind Body Bowen Podcast, addiction counselor Melanie Stauss discusses a variety of effective options for patients including counselling, group therapy, 12-step programs, faith-based support, and the roles each can play in recovery.

Opioids are a highly effective drug when used to treat acute pain, but the downside is that many people who use them can quickly become addicted. The human body easily develops a tolerance for opioids, prompting many to start increasing the amount of the drug they take, often leading to drug dependency and possibly an overdose. Breaking an opioid addiction can be difficult, but not impossible. In this episode, Bowen Health Recovery Center Medical Director, Dr. Carolyn Warner-Greer, sits down to talk about treating patients with an opioid dependency.
 

Addiction and trauma often go hand in hand. Many people who are locked in addiction got there by trying to self-medicate in order to cope with a traumatic event in their lives. Bowen Health licensed social worker and addiction counselor Melanie Stauss talks about how successful treatment involves treating both the trauma as well as the addiction.

It’s easy to lose your temper when parenting. There are moments when you might raise your voice and say something that you didn’t really mean to say. Something your parents might have said to you when you were young. This week, Bowen Health Therapist Erin Hollowell talks about how regaining our composure can help us move past our stress and learned behaviors, and help us make better choices.

Sleep is essential to good health, but getting a good night’s sleep can sometimes be difficult. Bowen Health Nurse Practitioner Candace Lemke talks about what we can do to ensure a good restful sleep and what we should avoid.

Caring for someone else can sometimes leave the caregiver physically and emotionally drained. But it doesn’t have to be. Bowen Health therapist Holly Hirschy-Hurd and Dr. Siquilla Liebetrau talk about the role of caregivers and what caregivers need to do to make sure their needs are being met while tending to others.

Sometimes, people who’ve experienced a traumatic situation find that memory “stuck” in their minds, making it difficult to move forward, emotionally. Bowen Health’s Susan Miller talks with Dr. Siquilla Liebetrau about how eye movement therapy, or EMDR therapy, can help people resolve long-held trauma and live a better life.

It shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg just to try and stay healthy. Bowen Health’s Candace Lemke, a nurse practitioner, sits down with Dr. Siquilla Liebetrau, Bowen’s Vice President of Clinical Services, to talk about exercising on a budget.

It can be fun to check out the latest short clips on social media or play a video game, until you learn that some of us spend seven to ten hours a day watching our screens. Bowen Health Psychiatrist Dr. Ambreen Ghori talks with Dr. Siquilla Liebetrau about getting away from those screens and letting your mind relax, especially for children.