Staying Grounded through Mind-Body and Integrative Medicine

Dr. Noshene Ranjbar is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine. She specializes in Child, Adolescent, Adult and Integrative Psychiatry. Her work has been published many times, including  “Trauma-Informed Care and Cultural Humility in the Mental Health Care of People from Minoritized Communities,” “Assessing Integrative Psychiatry Curriculum Needs,” and “Burn Bright I and II: Reflections on the Burnout Epidemic and Solutions to Burnout.” Dr. Ranjbar was awarded the Strategic Priorities Faculty Initiative Award from the University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry in 2014, and the Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health Leaders Award in 2020. Her life experiences have fueled her passion for creating and expanding culturally-sensitive, trauma-informed, integrative and holistic approaches to healthcare and advocacy for indigenous and minoritized communities in the US and abroad.

In today’s episode, host Shay Beider welcomes Noshene to talk about the balance of nutrition and the gut, emotion regulation, sleep, and other key building blocks needed to promote health. They discuss Noshene’s experience as an immigrant, losing her mother at a young age, being a foster mom to three children with PTSD, and how that has shaped her approach to medicine today. Noshene also shares her experience with releasing and processing stress and offers advice on mind-body and integrative approaches to mental health.

 Transcripts for this episode are available at: https://www.integrativetouch.org/conversations-on-healing 

Show Notes:

This podcast was created by Integrative Touch for Kids (ITK). ITK is working to change the way people experience healthcare. ITK supports families whose children have any type of special health or medical need. This includes kids with cancers, genetic conditions, autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic stress, and other serious health issues. We have pioneered a new therapy called Integrative Touch™ and reach 3500 people each year in the hospital and community settings. We engage communities in support of families struggling with special medical needs and offer unique Telehealth programs to families and healthcare providers during this challenging time. Thanks to the incredible support of our volunteers and contributors, individuals are able to receive our healing services at little or no cost.