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Dr Christine Aus - Travel Medicine
Dr Christine Aus is a Newcastle-based GP with expertise in travel medicine through clinics like Chromis Occupational Medicine. She provides tailored pre-travel consultations, vaccinations (including yellow fever), and advice on disease prevention, such as malaria. Her work also includes post-travel…
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Denis Stewart - Herbalism
Denis Stewart is widely recognised as the Godfather of Australian Herbalism—a pivotal figure in the modern development of herbal medicine in Australia. His influence spans more than five decades of clinical practice, education, and advocacy in natural therapies. Stewart’s journey in herbal medicin…
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Professor Anthony Montgomery - Workplace Burnout
On this episode of Wellbeing, Guy talks to Professor Anthony Montgomery, from Northumbria University in Newcastle-upon-Tyne about burnout in the workplace. They discuss workplace culture, leadership, and organisational attitudes toward psychological wellbeing in the workplace.
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Stevie Amos Burke - The Experience of Grief
Stevie Amos Burke is a researcher and writer whose work explores grief, emotional regulation, and human resilience. He is the creator of the R.E.A.L.™ Framework, an education-safe, non-clinical model that helps people process emotion and make clearer decisions under pressure. His research bridges p…
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Dr John Elfers - The relationship between grief and gratitude
Dr. John Elfers, a core faculty member in the Transpersonal Studies program at Sofia University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) — has been a key researcher in exploring how grief and gratitude intersect, especially within a transpersonal (beyond the ordinary self) psychological…
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Ben Hipwell - Antibacterial resistance and the microbiome
On this edition, we'll hear how bacteria work and move substances in and out of their cells, and how scientists understand how microbes behave together in the microbiome and affect human health. Ben Hipwell is a researcher (PhD candidate) in the bacterial regulation and transport lab at the Univer…
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Dr Hazel Dalton - Remote Mental Heath
Remote mental health focuses on how people living outside major cities can access timely, effective and culturally appropriate care. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Hazel Dalton, whose research explores mental health promotion, suicide prevention and innovative service models in rural and remot…
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Dr Dragana Vidovic - Social Prescribing
Social prescribing connects people to non-clinical supports that address loneliness, isolation, connectedness and well-being, reshaping health beyond medicine. In this episode, Dr Dragana Vidovic, co-author of a major systematic review on its impact, explains how this holistic, person-centred appro…
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Professor Tracy Burrows - Getting a Snapshot of Your Food
Scientists have developed an app that helps improve nutrient assessment, helps identify potential micronutrient deficiencies, and supports better-targeted nutrition programs. Smartphone photos, voice notes, and wrist sensors accurately capture diet, improving nutrient assessment and guiding better …
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Mandy Sacher - Food Labelling
On this edition we’re joined by paediatric nutritionist Mandy Sacher, one of Australia’s leading experts in children’s nutrition and healthy eating. Mandy is the founder of Wholesome Child, an organisation dedicated to improving family nutrition through education, practical tools, and evidence-base…
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