The Power of Skilled Hands: Transforming Mental Health Through Osteopathy -with Jo Wildly

In this episode of the Osteo Business Podcast, host Gilly Woodhouse interviews Jo Wildly. Jo shares her journey into osteopathy and her passion for mental health in her practice. She discusses her experience with cranial work and the profound impact it had on her own mental health. Jo also talks about her book, which explores the concept of membrane disorder and its connection to mental health. She highlights the importance of integrating osteopathy into mental health teams and sports teams, and introduces the dimensional model of health and disease. Jo expresses her desire to create a membrane health institute to bring together like-minded practitioners.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

TRANSITION [00:00:22] Jo discusses her transition from being a scientist to becoming an osteopath and her reasons for choosing this profession.

IMPACT [00:01:22] Jo shares her experience with cranial work and how it affected her mental health, leading her to pay close attention to the mental health of her patients.

TEAMS [00:12:30] Discussion on the role of osteopaths in mental health teams and the need for their inclusion in contact sports teams.

NUROSCIENCE [00:23:54] Jo discusses the lack of focus on studying the packaging of the brain in neuroscience and neurology.

TRANSFORMATION [00:26:32] Jo talks about a patient with severe membrane disorder who experienced significant improvement in her mental health after osteopathic treatment.

BEST MOMENTS

"Did you know that your skull's biomechanics could affect your brain's behaviour? It's an incredible link that shows how physical conditions can manifest as mood disorders. It's this fascinating interplay that fuels my passion for osteopathy."

"There's more to mental health than we often recognise. It's not just molecular, it's not just societal. It's a complex interplay of factors often overlooked, like the physical environment of the brain. Let's broaden our perspectives."

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ABOUT THE HOST

Since 2013, Gilly Woodhouse has been inspiring and developing Osteopaths, other healthcare professionals and their clinics. With a wealth of entrepreneurial skills gained over a lifetime of creating businesses from scratch both in the UK and abroad, Gilly shares these experiences as well as illustrating how her clients have vastly improved their practices by streamlining operations and improving their marketing skills. The Osteobiz team of six now comprises Osteopath clinic owners or members of an Osteo family and together support over 100 worldwide clinic owners.

Topics covered are marketing, operations, team management, legacy and exit strategy, operating procedures, gold standard patient care, tech support, boundaries and so much more.

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