My Social Support Network
My Social Support Network
My Social Support Network podcast is a series to guide you along your path to recovery while on Worker’s Compensation. In this series we will answer questions from you and provide information from experts and people with lived experience currently going through Workers Compensation, and those who have made their way to the other side. Through these interactions we will be giving you tools, advic…Follow the podcast:
My Social Support Network - Ep 19. Seeing Through Stigma
Stigma can play a large part in increasing the suffering of an injured or sick person. Often they feel like they are being judged, or letting the side down, and when they do return to work, will they be treated the same way. In this episode Dr Caroline Howe speaks to Libi Stone - Occupational Reha…
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My Social Support Network - Ep 18. How To Avoid Burnout
This week's episode is a special presentation by Dr Caroline Howe, founder of My Social Support Network, on not only how to avoid burnout, but also an exploration of Trauma Informed Therapy. Recent studies with PTSD and trauma patients, show that both EMDR and Trauma Therapy, supported by other pra…
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My Social Support Network - Ep 17. - How To Be Unbreakable
When you feel so many things have changed in your life and that you've lost everything, it's very hard to see outside your situation, see that you are more than your job, or your former ability. In this episode, MSSN founder Dr Caroline Howe speaks to Warren Davies, The Unbreakable Farmer, about h…
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My Social Support Network - Ep 16. - Burnout - From Wounded to Warrior
Burnout is the modern curse of the workplace. Most often seen in the most diligent of workers, burnout is a major impediment to a happy and balanced work life. Even more so, burnout is a huge concern for people returning to work after a workplace injury who are now facing the prospect of reinjury. …
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My Social Support Network - Ep 15. The Case Manager
When people go through Worker's Compensation, or any insurance claim, they are assigned a Case Manager (sometimes called a Claims Manager). Together, the injured worker and the Case Manager are supposed to work through the process together to see a healthier worker return to the workforce. So what…
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My Social Support Network - Ep 14. Alcohol, Self-Medication & Addiction
During times of injury or sickness, it is not unusual for people to turn to self-medication. The most common forms are food, alcohol and drugs - but this can be a slippery slope and end up in addiction, which as we all know can be very dangerous. On this episode, MSSN Founder Dr Caroline Howe sp…
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My Social Support Network - Ep 13. Your Rights
There are so many questions when you're on Worker's Compensation - it can feel like a full time job! When it comes to doing the right thing with your Certificate of Capacity, knowing your rights with Independent Medical Consultants, and the ultimate goal of returning to work, getting good advice ca…
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My Social Support Network - Ep 12. Pets as Therapy
Recovering from an injury is, more often than not, isolating. Some people reach out at this time for companionship from an animal, a friend who can give comfort and love when the world seems all too hard. So what is the best pet for you and how do you go about choosing your new lifelong companion?…
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My Social Support Network - Ep 11. Managing Pain & Exercise in Recovery
Dealing with pain through injury, whether it be physical or psychological pain, is a major part of the day to day difficulties for anyone dealing with an injury. Adding pain to stress, isolation and uncertainty brings with it a bevvy of complications, but what if there was a way to work through tha…
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My Social Support Network - Ep 10. What is TPD Insurance?
What is Total and Permanent Disability? If you have sustained a serious work injury and you are unable to work, are you eligible? Today we are joined in conversation with Dr Caroline Howe and members of the My Social Support Network by David Coorey from Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers to talk about how …
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