Food, mood and psychological flexibility with Dr Karen Faisandier

How to Thrive: Mind & Body Wellbeing for the Modern Woman

English - October 19, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB
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Welcome back to the All Things Food podcast. This week host Nickie Hursthouse speaks with clinical psychologist, Dr Karen Faisandier. Karen is an integrative mental health practitioner and founder of The Integrative Practice, a holistic psychology service based in Wellington, NZ.

Dr Karen’s innovative approach integrates psychological, nutritional and lifestyle strategies into a practical recovery framework for women experiencing mental health concerns resulting from chronic stress, anxiety and overwhelm.

This episode talks about:

Mental healthSeeking reward during lockdownThe reward system vs the contentment systemPsychological flexibilityCoping with stressHow our food and lifestyle play a role in helping us through hard times

If you’re wanting to hear more from Karen you can follow her over on Instagram or Facebook or sign-up to Karen’s new free mini-course on how to reset and refuel from chronic stress, anxiety, and fatigue.

To work with Nickie 1:1 on your gut health head to nickiehursthouse.com to book in your FREE mini-consult today.

Until next week, you can follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @nourishwithnickie and if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review as it helps more people to discover the podcast :)