Myndtalk With Dr. Pamela Brewer

MyNDTALK - The Heart of Yoga: Leonard Perlmutter The American Meditation Institute founder Leonard Perlmutter shares his knowledge of the world's oldest and most practical mind/body medicine. As one of the West's foremost guides to understanding the nature of consciousness, Leonard leads you to a realization of the profound wisdom and power you already possess." Be sure to share this conversation with all those you care about!

MyNDTALK - I Know It in My Heart - Dr. Mary Plouffe A three-week adventure becomes a tragic dilemma for a loving sister, a motherless child, and a terrified father facing unimaginable loss together and using their relationships with one another to survive. Dr. Plouffe explores the impact of early parental loss, the evolution of grief from toddler to teenager, and the devastation of adult sibling loss. For Mary, a grieving sister who is also a psychologist, this story is more than a memoir; it is an exploration of childhood and adult grief. This is a guide for families, therapists, and anyone else who wants to see loss through the eyes of a child and understand how those losses impact them as they grow.

MyNDTALK - Healing Multiple Sclerosis  - Ann Boroch Even though MS is widely believed to be unbeatable, Ann Boroch, certified nutritional consultant, and naturopath says she has developed a breakthrough treatment protocol that is having dramatic results. Ann discusses how she cured herself of MS using complementary medicine, the real causes of MS, case histories of those who have triumphed over multiple sclerosis, and shares information about a comprehensive how-to section she has created in Healing from Multiple Sclerosis.

MyNDTALK - A Stroke of Faith - Mark Moore Mark Moore always believed he was in charge of his life. All that changed on a beautiful Saturday morning in May 2007. Suddenly Mark was no longer in control of anything. Though his life will never return to his pre-stroke normality, through this crisis, he has gained a deeper understanding of the centrality of God's role in his life and in all of our lives. Mark tells the story of moving from acceptance to surrender and from hope to faith. It reveals God's work in Mark's life as He transformed him from thinking he had everything under control to knowing God has had control all along.

MyNDTALK - Conquer Your Stress - Dr. Kathy Gruver Kathy Gruver discusses the history of the stress response and how it affects us today. Learn practical tips for decreasing the body's reaction to stress and how you can use simple techniques to increase your health by lessening your tension. This conversation is a treasure trove of easy methods you can do at home and also gives a multitude of choices of professional therapies you can incorporate into your life.

MyNDTALK - Sex, God and the Conservative Church - Dr. Tina Sellers Dr. Sellers walks listeners through a critique of Western culture and the conservative Christian Church, and their effects on intimate partnerships and sexual lives. Sellers offers a way to understand the faulty sexual ethic of the early church, while revealing the hidden mystical sex and body positive understanding of sexuality of the Hebrew people. Listen to a critique of Western culture and the conservative Christian Church, and their effects on intimate partnerships and sexual lives. Sellers offers a way to understand the faulty sexual ethic of the early church, while revealing the hidden mystical sex and body positive understanding of sexuality of the Hebrew people.  

MyNDTALK - The Raging Boom - Mahagony B   Mahagony B is the creator and director of The Raging Boom - a science fiction film that focuses on the lives of five, New York college students, who are assigned the task of evaluating human response to sound by their science professor. What begins as a class project, progresses into a catastrophic response to the experiment and resounding realization that sound has the ability to leave a mental and emotional imprint on its listeners. Meet Mahagony, listen to her story - and be inspired to create your own!

MyNDTALK - Shift Towards Love and Success - Deborah Sandella Emotions are invisible, taken for granted and dismissed much of the time--a paradox given they are some of the most powerful forces on Earth. Deborah Sandella uses cutting-edge neuroscience research and her revolutionary Regenerating Images in Memory (RIM) technique to show how blocked feelings prevent us from getting what we want, and she introduces a process that bypasses logic and thinking to activate our own emotional "self-cleaning oven." Learn how to let go of old feelings and traumatic memory at a deep, cellular level makes people feel and look younger, lighter, more energized, and less burdened.

MyNDTALK - The Work  - Dr. James McLeary Dr. James McLeary, one of the Executive Producers of 'The Work' discusses his work with 'The Work' and the non-profit Inside Circle Foundation. 'Inside Circle' the non-profit organization who was the driver behind the powerful upcoming, award-winning, 'The Work' - a rare and intimate look at the men inside the maximum-security California State Folsom Prison.  

MyNDTALK – Schizophrenia - A Parent's Perspective - Doris and Morgan There is so much that is both known and unknown about the experience of Schizophrenia. The Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance is doing much to educate while providing hope and support. Those who are often in the unspoken background of this illness are the parents - the caregivers. Meet Doris and Morgan - two parents – two different households - two different sons - whose daily lives include their staunch support and devotion to their children who live with schizophrenia. After listening to their stories, visit sardaa.org for more information, resources and support.  

MyNDTALK – Douglas Haddad’s The Ultimate Guide to Raising Teens Douglas Haddad's The Ultimate Guide to Raising Teens and Tweens is an exciting teaching tool for anyone interest in and/or responsible for the care of teens and tweens. Doug's tools for the 3 S's are a MUST for all parents! Doug's energy and devotion to teens and tweens and the parents who care for them shines through his every word in this empowering conversation

MyNDTALK - Little Known Facts About Parkinson's Disease - Renee Calvin When former homicide detective Michael Calvin starting having hallucinations and delusions, no one thought that it might be Parkinson's disease. The stereotypical image of a PD patient, after all, is that of a slow moving, shuffling man or woman. It took Michael seeing icebergs floating in the warm Caribbean Sea and his grown children sitting on the couch when they were nowhere in sight, for his wife Renee, a registered nurse, to spring into action.  

MyNDTALK - Balancing Act – Dr. Adele Ryan McDowell This is a must listen conversation for anyone who finds themselves in the midst of a balancing act or 2 or 20! Learn to broaden your view, recast your expectations of yourself. "Balancing Act is an indispensable resource for handling stress and strain. It is practical, comforting, and humorous mind-body wisdom ... you will find reflections, meditations, and coping strategies grounded in psychoneuroimmunology, cognitive behavioral, transpersonal and positive psychologies, big picture spirituality, and humor to help you make it through the day - as well as the night.  

MyNDTALK - Creaky Joints - Michael Kuluva LA Designer Rocks the Fashion World with a RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) - Inspired Clothing Line Mention http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MyNDTALKwithDr.Pamel/3802ceef60/TEST/d309eb1edd Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and people often think of the elderly and immobile. Professional skater-turned-hip-fashion designer Michael Kuluva, however, is anything but. This LA-based designer shocked the fashion world at his 2016 fall show when he went public with his 6-year-battle with RA. The 33-year-old later announced that he had teamed up with Creaky Joints for his Spring/Summer 2017 collection called "Creaky and Tipsy." An offshoot of his "Tipsy and Tumbler" label, "Creaky and Tipsy" the collection features his trademark bold colors and funky, playful designs to illustrate the impact of RA and celebrate the goal of living successfully with the disease.

MyNDTALK - Cancer Survival - Dr. Stan Goldberg When someone says "I have cancer," what will you say? More importantly, what will you do? In Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient, Dr. Goldberg offers specific ways of going beyond the response of "I'm so sorry," and practical behaviors that will ease a loved one or friend's journey. Based on Stan's own cancer journey, thirty years of counseling and coaching people living with cancer and their loved ones, and as a bedside volunteer in four hospices over eight years, Stan shares poignant accounts of clients and patients, personal reflections, and age-old stories filled with infinite wisdom.

MyNDTALK - Quilt of Souls - Phyllis Lawson  ...four-year-old Phyllis is plucked off her front porch, ripped away from the only family she knows, and sent to live with her grandmother Lula on an Alabama farm with no electricity, plumbing, or running water. Heartbroken by her mother's abandonment, Phyllis struggles to acclimate to her new surroundings. Thanks to the unconditional love of Grandma Lula and the healing powers of an old, tattered quilt, she is finally able to adjust to her new life. In Quilt of Souls, Lawson documents her childhood growing up with the incredible woman who raised her and the powerful family heirloom that served as the cloth that would forever stitch their lives together.  

MyNDTALK - Change Your Relationship with Anxiety - Georgia Dow Georgia's expertise in the treatment of anxiety is filled with understanding and steps you can take right now. Georgia Dow, MA, has over 20 years of experience in teaching and counseling. With degrees in Psychology and Education, a Master's degree with Distinction in Art Therapy as well as two-time Canadian Jujitsu Champion, Georgia specializes in treating anxiety and stress management for both children and adults at The Montreal Center for Anxiety and Depression.  

MyNDTALK – Backbone - Dr. Volker Sonntag On a beautiful spring morning in 1989, neurosurgeon and spine expert Volker Sonntag was just finishing rounds at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. At that same moment sixteen miles away, a hard-charging boy named T, J  veered his bike into the path of a speeding pickup truck. The impact all but killed the boy, leaving him with a shattered leg, severe internal injuries, a massive blood clot near the brain stem, and--but for the fragile spinal cord--a complete separation of the skull from the spine." Listen to Dr. Sonntag's extraordinary efforts to save this little boy...and so many others...

MyNDTALK - Wired for Dating: - Dr. Stan Tatkin Everybody wants someone to love and spend time with. Searching for your ideal partner is a natural and healthy human tendency. Just about everyone dates at some point in their lives, yet few really understand what they're doing or how to get the best results.  Psychologist and relationship expert Dr. Stan Tatkin offers powerful tips based in neuroscience and attachment theory to help you find a compatible mate and go on to create a fabulous relationship.

MyNDTALK - Mothering with Courage - Bonnie Compton Bonnie Compton provides guidance for mothers to self-reflect and dig deep to discover what is important to them from their own perspective. Only from that space can a mother discover how to be the best, most authentic mother for her child. Practical, educational, and inspirational, Bonnie offers self-reflective questions and guided journaling exercises for mothers, specifically related to aspects of their lives and mothering." Whether you are a new mother - or have been mothering for years - this is a conversation you will find thought provoking and life changing.