Dr. Katie's Holistic Health Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dr. Katie Jeffress
In this podcast Dr. Katie a medical doctor and breast cancer survivor working in General Practice and Psychiatry will share evidenced based advice and personal stories to help people live their healthiest life as they define it. Topics A wide range of topics will be explored including: wellness basics, mindfulness meditation, advice for the recovery phase of major illnesses, and alternative medicine. Holistic healthcare at your fingertips.
In this episode Dr. Katie shares four tips to improve your ability to work with difficult people in your workplace.
In this episode I talk about the importance of defining health and wellness. I talk about what health and wellness means to me and how that has evolved over time as I've fought and survived cancer.
In this Episode I talk about my day to day experience of finding work life balance and the importance of creating space to check in with yourself and understand what that means to you on a particular day or at a particular time in your life.
In this episode Dr. Katie talks about the importance of connecting more deeply with your most authentic self so that you can live your best life.
Stick to your healthy eating habits, listen to what your body needs and watch your body and mind glow
Everyone knows the importance of Exercise in their daily routine, but have you really considered making it as an act of self love rather than burden? From boosting your mood to controlling your weight, it keeps the health issues at check. Consistent exercise without taking a break for weeks can ensure that your health and body stays fit from blood pressure from heart strokes, exercise can make sure you stay a step ahead of the disease even if you are working out from home and not hitting gym everyday. So love what you do, invest in yourself and never consider exercise to be a burden.
In this podcast I talk about how mindfulness meditation and journaling can be used effectively for anxiety.
In this podcast I talk about facing cancer recurrence this week, and my emotional response to the rioting in the USA after the tragic death of George Floyd. I talk about finding stillness and peace during this difficult time with mindfulness meditation. I also talk about my hope for a better world that is free of discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual preference.
In this podcast I talk about how to use cognitive techniques to cope with negative thoughts and feelings that surface during mediation. I also talk about how to use the journaling task to challenge these negative thoughts. It's important to reduce negative thoughts and feelings that may that may be resulting in maladaptive behaviours in your life which can lead to unhappiness. The powerful combination of mindfulness mediation and cognitive behavioural therapy techniques that can be used during journaling can help reduce negative thoughts and emotions and lead to a life where your day to day behaviours are in line with your goals, hopes, and dreams.
In this episode, I talk about having a particularly difficult week because of side effects from some of cancer medication and how I've been using mindfulness mediation, journaling, and gratitude to cope.
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In this episode I paint a picture of what a typical mindfulness meditation journaling session looks like for me during the work week.
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In this episode I talk about how I was introduced to meditation and journaling. I share my initial struggle when I first tried meditation and the positive experience I finally had years later.
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In this episode I discuss the benefits of mindfulness found by researchers and that I've found personally. For further reading please look at this great article about the benefits of mindfulness by the American Psychological Association.
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In this episode the definition of mindfulness is explored. This definition comes from Berkeley University's Greater Good Magazine. Take a moment to listen to Jon Kabat-Zinn the founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program talk about what mindfulness is.
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In this introductory podcast l share my journey with breast cancer. I also discuss how I developed and used mindfulness journalling to help me heal when I started the survivorship phase. Mindfulness journals are available here.
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This podcast episode is an audio version of the body scan available at the beginning of the Moment: Mindfulness Journal to help ground people in the present as they prepare for mindfulness journalling.
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