Rebel Health Radio Patricia Worby, PhD

My reaction to the death of TV presenter and doctor Michael Mosley was one of deep sorrow and shock despite not knowing him personally. I was stunned by the unnecessary loss but also realising I was reacting to an event that happened to me 40 years ago!! Find out how here.00:00 Nature of Trauma - shock trauma of loss e.g. the tragic death of Michael Mosely, one of the few TV doctors talking the language of integrative medicine - someone I greatly admired.02:31 Very triggered by his death due ...

Recovery from chronic disease or conditions is not about fixing the problem. How the experience of Craig McKinley's sepsis and the work of Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Nicola Singleton and John Campbell has informed my work.Here's the interview with Nicola and Dr Chatterjee where she talks of what she discovered from working with him and how she got well. Sadly a couple of years after this was recorded Nicola suddenly died from an acute bout of sepsis. An absolute tragedy for her family and al...

My commentary on the insight and understanding of healing ME/CFS as a spiritual disconnect that nevertheless has physical consequences. I draw on an interview between Jenny Lynn and Raelan Agle as well as my own experience as a therapist for over 15 years. See that herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyFQKb0qS7000:00 Intro00:56 CFS/ME is a disconnect from the soul/spirit of the person suffering from it.02:20 Your biography becomes your biology - why the body attacks itself - an alternative vi...

Why is this groundbreaking book so important? Here's my view...00:00 Intro and Dr Mate's background02:00 A leading light in emotional trauma awareness- and his personal experience of childhood trauma03:44 Synopsis of chapters and the general direction of the book - disconnect from the self, attachment wounding, trauma is not always what we got but what we didn't get05:32 High sensitivity (SPS) and parental deficits combine, creating dis-ease , aided by a distorted (toxic) cultural milieu07:30...

My commentary on the lecture given by Iain McGilchrist yesterday to McGill University.for the original lecture go herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REB7GOxX5Mk00:00 Intro to what's the matter with medicine in a left-brain world of disconnect - toxic world vs.01:55 The importance of attention as a form of love03:00 The doctor patient relationship is devalued now which degrades the skills of doctors as well as a distortion of the body as a faulty mechanism in a mechanistic view of the problem...

I've become aware that vulnerability is key to true creativity - you cannot create something new without risk. Find out how I've discovered this in my own life and work - with the help of some others who've explored this - Brene Brown, Gabor Mate and King Charles!!00:00 Intro to Vulnerability is the key to Creativity - work of Brene Brown01:00 My first proper published book (by Mercury publishing) arrives from the US - makes me potentially more vulnerable because I will be promoted!02:52 Harm...