Mind Medicine Australia

Nov 14 2024 56 ep. 65 mins 72
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Mind Medicine Australia Podcast 'Season 2' aims to connect, listen and share the power of lived experience stories of mental health challenges and altered states that cultivate wellbeing and utilise the collective voices to inform research directions, policy and system change. This podcast will explore modalities including but not limited to altered states from the use of psychedelics, breath work, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, sleep and exercise.

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2.29: Prof Ian Brighthope

Nov 14 2024 80 mins  
TW: SuicideProfessor Ian Brighthope joins Deb to discuss his journey in founding the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine and his concerns about the medical and pharmaceutical industries. They explore the benefits of whole foods, essential vitamins, and minerals, the role of nutrition in mental health, and the therapeutic use of cannabis and psychedelics.

2.28: Sara Reed

Oct 30 2024 67 mins  
TW: SuicideThis episode is a deep dive into the intersection of family, connection, and community within the context of psychedelic therapy. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Sara Reed, shares her personal journey with psychedelics and the role they’ve played in her therapeutic practice. The conversation explores the importance of language and communication in understanding

2.27: Dr Kim Hutchison

Oct 16 2024 67 mins  
TW: SuicideIn today's episode we dive into the fascinating world of altered states of consciousness with Dr Kim Hutchison, a neurologist and sleep doctor whose personal journey has led to a deep exploration of plant medicine and its potential to heal and transform. Kim's curiosity about mental frameworks, universal energy, and the boundaries of the self has brought her to uncover h

2.26: Robert Falconer

Oct 02 2024 74 mins  
TW: SuicideRobert Falconer overcame an incredibly difficult childhood as a troubled young man who battled suicidal thoughts and addictions. Despite these challenges, he not only survived but also flourished. While he has undoubtedly achieved tremendous success in material terms, what truly matters to him is his development into a compassionate individual. He has found purpose in th

2.25: Dr Reid Robison

Sep 18 2024 68 mins  
TW: SuicideReid Robison, MD MBA, is a Psychiatrist, Researcher & Chief Medical Officer at Novamind. He has led over 100 clinical trials in neuropsychiatry and co-directed the molecular genetics laboratory at the University of Utah Department of Psychiatry. Reid is co-founder at Cedar Psychiatry, and serves as Medical Director of Center for Change, a top Eating Disorder treatment pr

2.24: David Heilpern

Sep 04 2024 64 mins  
TW: SuicideDavid Heilpern was appointed as a Magistrate in 1998, and was at the time the youngest magistrate in Australia. He ‘retired’ in May 2020. He sat in the criminal, mining, family, industrial, coronial and children’s jurisdictions of the Local Court, and was the Senior Civil Magistrate for five years. During his time on the bench, David was the principa

2.23: Sabrina Santa Clara

Aug 21 2024 80 mins  
TW: SuicideSabrina Santa ClaraIn this episode, Sabrina Santa Clara speaks on mindfulness, connection and cultural identity, drawing on her own history of trauma and pathways of healing. She has worn many hats in the past, with a background spanning roles such as yoga instructor, massage therapist, and somatic psychedelic therapist, among others. Her focus has since shifted tow

2.22: Cathy Burke

Aug 14 2024 75 mins  
TW: SuicideCathy BurkeFor 20 years Cathy Burke was the CEO for The Hunger Project Australia, and then Global Vice President, working to end hunger across South Asia and Africa. She was an integral member of a visionary team who developed leadership at scale in villages all over the world. Through her work, millions of the world’s poorest people stepped into their l

2.21 - Steve Ball

Jul 31 2024 71 mins  
TW: SuicideSteve BallSteve is a New Zealander who lived in Sydney before relocating to Amsterdam. He’s a Chief Technology Officer working in software development. As someone with Complex-PTSD since the age of nineteen, he pursued all conventional options for treatment within the health system but found that talk therapy was re-traumatising and antidepressants exacerbated his diss

2.20 - Annie Mason

Jul 17 2024 68 mins  
TW: SuicideAnnie Mason Annie is an educator with a wide range of experiences including classroom teaching K-12, Special Education and Student Wellbeing. She was a Principal for over 15 years, worked as an Educational Consultant and lectured at a leading Australian university. Annie has travelled extensively, working in Hong Kong, the UK and Middle East and has a special interest in