Episode 12: Paying It Forward: SUD Treatment with Compassionate Accountability
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Release Date: 05/29/2024
Episode 14: Helping Others with Multiple Tools, an Open Mind, and an Open Heart
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Dr. Sofia Matta—psychiatrist; healthcare provider to Military, Veterans, and their families; acupuncturist; and specialist in brain injuries and addiction medicine— shares knowledge and experiences that will engage, inform, and inspire members of the public as well as healthcare professionals.
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Episode 13: How to Exit States of “Overwhelm”
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Guest Daniel Lang, occupational therapist, educator, speaker, and Advanced Level practitioner of Somatic Experiencing (SE), discusses the history and applications of SE and demonstrates how SE “can be the entry point to the present moment.”
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Episode 12: Paying It Forward: SUD Treatment with Compassionate Accountability
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Guest Miyah Odle, area manager of outpatient facilities treating individuals with opioid, alcohol, and stimulant use disorders, shares her personal story as well as the holistic approach she brings to her work and develops in others.
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Episode 11: Simply Noticing Puts You in the Now
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Dr. Kevin Polk, the psychologist who created the Matrix diagram to help professionals and the public engage in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or Training (ACT), explains how to anchor our lives in the present moment, which is the place to be as life happens.
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Episode 10: Healing Psychological Trauma and Growing Resilience: “The Power of Humans Supporting Each Other”
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Trauma fuels harmful substance use and addiction. Guest Dr. Suzanne Phillips – a psychologist who has helped communities, couples, and individuals around the globe heal emotional wounds related to natural disasters and violence including domestics, mass shootings, war, and 9/11 – promotes emotional regulation after subtle or dramatic trauma by supporting safety, meaning, and connection. “Sometimes you need a group.”
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Episode 9: Too Many Factions, Not Enough Love: One Tribe is All We Need
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Political scientist, educator, and town meeting moderator, Dr. Meg Mott, converses with Geoff and Erin about listening well, recognizing strengths, and celebrating differences to make space, for example, for 12-Step recovery and harm reduction. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion approaches sometimes reinforce diversity in ways that actually reduce inclusion.
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Episode 8: Cannabis: Where Are We Now?
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Respected clinician, administrator, and teacher, Kurt White, has a scientific side. For a recent talk he updated his own knowledge on the benefits and risks of cannabis consumption by reviewing meta-analyses of research results. Geoff and Erin explore what Kurt learned—and what surprised him—on issues such as mental health, driving, and sexuality.
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Episode 7: Mindfulness Makes the Difference
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Women’s strength and weight loss specialist Trisha Selbach converses with Geoff and Erin about her new book Uncomfortable. Trisha emphasizes that mindfulness—unlike efforts to “white knuckle yourself through change”— produces sustainable results for those seeking health and satisfaction.
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Episode 6: Everyone Has a Role In Prevention
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Robin Rieske, a prevention specialist in Southern Vermont for over 30 years, converses with Geoff and Erin about efforts to help the public, especially adolescents, delay or avoid substance use, reduce and treat overdoses, and be wary of the uncertain contents and risks of street drugs. Reducing harmful social determinants of health is a complicated and ongoing challenge.
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Episode 5: Treating Addiction with Compassion Always — and Medication Sometimes
Beyond The Two Pillars of Recovery®: a MEETINGHOUSE SOLUTIONS® Podcast With Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Dr. Talia Singer-Clark serves on teams at Boston Medical Center and at Behavioral Health Network in Springfield MA where she provides comprehensive, individualized, compassionate care to people with severe substance use disorders. She discusses her work with Geoff and answers why she finds it satisfying.
info_outlineGuest Miyah Odle, area manager of outpatient facilities treating individuals with
opioid, alcohol, and stimulant use disorders, shares her personal story as well as
the holistic approach she brings to her work and develops in others.