Episodes
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Getting the Most from your Psychotherapy Part 3: Taking an Active Role
The conversation between Dr. John Ewing and Dr. Tom Hayes focuses on getting the most out of psychotherapy. They emphasize the importance of self-awareness, exploring one's desires and feelings, and being willing to make changes. They also discuss the role of ambivalence and the need for clients…
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Getting the Most from Your Psychotherapy Part 2: Bringing About Change
The conversation between Dr. John Ewing and Dr. Tom Hayes focuses on getting the most out of psychotherapy. They explore how attachment styles and the activation of the care system and panic grief system play a role in relationship dynamics. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help clients change...
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Getting the Most from Your Psychotherapy Part 1 of 3: Setting Expectations
Dr John Ewing and Dr. Tom Hayes discuss having reasonable expectations and being active in the therapy process can help clients get the most out of psychotherapy. Ventilation and releasing pent-up tension can be therapeutic, but it's important to transition from venting to taking action. A safe…
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Finding Meaning Part 3 of 3: Embracing the Unknown
In this episode of the Spirit Lake Wellness podcast, Dr. John Ewing and Cathy Couture discuss the concept of finding meaning in life. They explore the themes of embracing the unknown, play, and the metaphysical concept of meaning. They also discuss the process of changing the meaning of negative...
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Finding Meaning in Life, Part 2 of 3: Deciding What’s Important
Our panelists look at the role of relationships and acts of service in finding meaning. The importance of suspended judgment, letting go of social expectations and challenging social constructs are explored. Dreaming of a better place, finding joy in the little things, and having gratitude are...
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Finding Meaning in Life, Part 1 of 3: The Impact of Trauma
The conversation explores the concept of meaning and how it relates to perception, interpretation, and feelings. It discusses how the meaning of traumatic events can be changed through shifting perspectives and understanding. The conversation also touches on the impact of trauma on children and...
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Challenges of Healthcare Navigation Part 3 of 3: The Role of Constructive Anger
This conversation explores the themes of responsibility, individualism vs. collectivism, acceptance, and change. The speakers discuss the power and responsibility that come with working together and the cultural differences in how individualism is perceived. They also delve into the role of...
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Challenges of Healthcare Navigation Part 2 of 3: Helping versus Providing Service and Support
In Part two of our series on Challenges of Healthcare Navigation, our panelists explore the difference between helping and providing support across mental health, disability, and medical programs.
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Challenges of Healthcare Navigation, Part 1 of 3
Our panelists explore a wide range of factors influencing access to care and navigation of healthcare systems in this series. Topics include cultural, bureaucratic, and economic factors as well as physician burnout.
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Neuroscience of Addiction: Part 3 of 3
Dr. John Ewing and Cathy Couture conclude their discussion of the underlying physiological and neurological systems impacted by substance use, withdrawal, and why recovery takes time.
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Neuroscience of Addiction: Part 2 of 3
Dr. John Ewing and Cathy Couture continue their discussion of the underlying physiological and neurological systems impacted by substance use, withdrawal, and why recovery takes time.
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Neuroscience of Addiction: Part 1 of3
Dr. John Ewing and Cathy Couture discuss the underlying physiological and neurological systems impacted by substance use, withdrawal, and why recovery takes time.
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Humanistic Existential Psychology Part 4: The Search for Awe
In part 4 of 4 in our series on Existential Humanistic Psychology, our panelists discuss how existential humanists approach therapy, explore the search for awe, and animal sentience.
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Existential Humanistic Psychology Part 3: Sometimes the Dragon Eats Us
In Part 3 of our 4 part series on Existential Humanistic Psychology, our panelists explore the awe experienced in facing the existential void as a heroic journey. We face the dragon. Do we fight it or befriend it? Or does the dragon eat us?
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Existential Humanistic Psychology Part 2: We’re All in the Same Storm
Part two of our four part series on Existential Humanistic Psychology. Our panelists explore how this approach to psychology addresses death anxiety, the importance of social connection, and social equity. What brings us satisfaction and joy? Is it self-actualization or uplifting our community or…
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Existential Humanistic Psychology Part 1of 4: Existential principles
Our panelists explore Existential Humanistic Psychology and how it informs therapeutic approaches. In part one, they define existential theories and how it is especially relevant as society emerges from the pandemic.
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Addiction Treatment in the US and the UK Part 3: What is Effective Addiction Treatment?
Part three of a three part series comparing addiction medicine in the United States and the United Kingdom with special guest Dr. Brian Kidd. Today our panelists discuss the factors that contribute to successful addiction treatment and define what successful treatment outcomes look like.
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Addiction Treatment in the US and the UK Part 2: Use of Psychotherapy in Addiction Treatment
Part two of a three part series comparing addiction medicine in the United States and the United Kingdom with special guest Dr. Brian Kidd. Today our panelists discuss the history of addiction treatment in their respective countries and the role of psychotherapy in treating addictions.
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Addiction Treatment in the US and the UK Part 1: Harm Reduction vs Abstinence
Part one of a three part series comparing addiction medicine in the United States and the United Kingdom with special guest Dr. Brian Kidd. In this episode, our panelists discuss differing approaches to treating substance use disorder, treatment philosophies of abstinence and harm-reduction, and...
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Attachment Strategies in Adulthood
Dr. John Ewing and Cathy Couture discuss how attachment strategies learned in childhood impact our adult relationships.
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Telemedicine and Effective Therapy
Dr John Ewing and Cathy Couture discuss telemedicine, content vs process in therapy, social anxiety as we emerge from Covid pandemic, and resilience.
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Good Enough Attachment Styles
Dr John Ewing and Cathy Couture discuss interpersonal attachment styles how they impact adult relationships. Secure, anxious, and avoidant styles of attachment and their interactions are described as well as how people will use different styles in various relationships.
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Breathwork, Mindfulness, and Grief
Our panelists share breathwork and meditation techniques to help ease pain, lessen anxiety, and open oneself up for connectedness with others. They also share how love, compassion, and kindness have eased their grief.
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Connection and Meaning In Life
Cathy shares more of her journey with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and how her relationships with friends and family have given her comfort. Our panelists discuss the importance of social connections and love for mental health, wellness, and finding meaning in life and death.
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Pain Times Resistance Equals Suffering
Dr. John Ewing, MD welcomes a diverse team of health and mental health care providers as they discuss pain management in end of life care. Cathy shares her journey with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis with us and provides a focus for our discussion of how to manage pain. She shares her concerns about...
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Peril and Folly of Opiate Abuse.
Dr. John Ewing reads his educational booklit on the mechanism of opiate addicition and effective treatment options.
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Sacred Breathwork EP3
Dr. Drake Spaeth and Dr. John Ewing discuss Sacred Breathwork as a healing modality and as a method for achieving altered states of mind in this three part series.
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Sacred BreathWork Ep2
Dr. Drake Spaeth and Dr. John Ewing discuss Sacred Breathwork as a healing modality and as a method for achieving altered states of mind in this three part series.
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Sacred BreathWork Ep1
Dr. Drake Spaeth and Dr. John Ewing discuss Sacred Breathwork as a healing modality and as a method for achieving altered states of mind in this three part series.
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Wellbriety: Life After Recovery.
Dr John Ewing and Erica Snyder discuss life after addiction.
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The Seven Pitfalls of Mindfulness
Dr John Ewing and Dr Dave Nelson discuss the common pitfalls in the practice of Mindfulness.
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Suboxone Dosing: Strategies For Effective Opiod Addiction Treatment
John Ewing MD, Tom Hayes PhD, and, Ted Hall, PharmD. Discuss strategies for suboxone dosing and tapering.
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Inner Process
Dr John Ewing, MD. And Drake Spaeth, PsyD of Spirt Lake Wellness Inc. discuss how to have a healthy Inner Process.
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Mindfulness and Wellness
John Ewing, MD and Dave Nelson, PhD discuss effective mindfulness techniques and how they can enhance wellness.
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Addiction, Agency, and Existentialism
Dr. John Ewing and Dr. Drake Spaeth discuss addiction as a function of loss of agency and as existential crisis.
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Episode 1. Coping with Depression.
Dr. John Ewing, MD, Dr. Tom Hayes, PhD, and Dr. Drake Spaeth, Psy.D. of Spirit Lake Wellness, Inc, discuss the causes and treatments for depression. They cover a range of theories regarding depression, including biological, cognitive and existential approaches. Strengths and weaknesses of…
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An interdisciplinary team, including physicians and mental health professionals, discuss coping strategies.
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