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A light-hearted look at characters, events, stories, myth & legend, from The GREAT NORTH EAST of England. – The area is roughly described as “almost to the tips of Bernicia and Deira or the auld Northumberland of the Middle-ages” The shows are hosted by EDS JAMES & THOMPSON. Each episode tackles a different subject with romance and rigmarole, laughs and tears, joy, and pain, punctuated with live musical performances and renditions. Together with a panel of star guests, they deliver, “The VER ...
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Conversations with people who are Positive Encouragers. They share, give and serve. In so doing they encourage and inspire to make a difference in the world. These chats are recorded raw and unplugged. No editing and no ads -- we just press play and go. It's like you are there with us in the room. The aim is to inspire and encourage you.
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A podcast about Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Hosts Kris and Nat talk about drugs, crime, serial killers and conspiracy theories in a witty and informative podcast.
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Check out my interview last week. Common questions posed on chronic pain.
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Jennifer Corns -- philosophy of pain
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A brilliant and fascinating conversation about pain -- what is it? Jennifer uses her philosophy skills to really dig down into this vital question. Her answers may surprise you! She is radical by her own admission but I would say that her position is one that resonates with a person-first approach. We explore this and much more. Find out more about…
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Orla Adams -- dietician and motivational interviewing trainer (MINTY)
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Orla shares her story of frustration as a dietician trained in a directive way of working with people -- telling them what to do wasn't working. About to change career, she went on a motivational interviewing course and discovered gold! And Steve Rollnick. This set Orla on a new, exciting and fruitful path to where she is now. Hear all about Orla's…
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Prof Manuela Ferreira -- zooming out to understand back pain
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Great to have Prof Manuela Ferreira on the show to talk about her pioneering work on back pain. Manuela is the lead author of a recent study analysing the global burden of low back pain: 'Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Bur…
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Dr Kirsty Bannister -- working class to neuroscience lab leader
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"From a working class, first generation A-level student to recipient of the IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain) Patrick D. Wall award. I owe it all to mentorship. Love and gratitude especially to Tony, Frank & Mac for decades of support" -- Kirsty's words. Shows the importance of having a purpose and a passion, ignited in part by…
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Irena Arslanova - is your body shaping your sense of time?
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Fascinating chat! Irena posted a video on Twitter describing her recent study, Perceived time expands and contracts within each heartbeat, which I thought a brilliant way of sharing. In this episode Irena talks about her work as a postdoctoral researcher in cognitive neuroscience at Royal Holloway, University of London -- how we experience time, wh…
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Dr Sabrina Coninx, Dr Peter Stilwell, Professor Michael Ray -- a video game analogy for chronic pain
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Sabrina (prior episode here) and Peter (prior episode here) are back on the encourager pod -- two of the most popular episodes, so give them a listen! This time they are joined by collaborator Prof Michael Ray. Together the three have recently put out a fascinating paper entitled, "Unpacking an affordance-based model of chronic pain: a video game a…
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Tom, musician and artist, generously shares his experience of FND -- functional neurological disorder. As Tom explains, he spent many years being told many things, often unhelpful and some utterly wrong (putting it politely). Then he met Prof Mark Edwards and things started to change. He described his journey with FND but also with chronic pain. At…
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Great to catch up with Deepak! Deepak is a pain doctor who listens, empowers, and comes alongside the people who come to see him. It's not a fight or a battlefield. Instead, a journey on which Deepak accompanies the person, if they wish. He realised the biomedical model wasn't enough and so widened his approach, embracing a range of modern ways of …
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Showbiz! -- on continuing to follow your passion
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This week an old friend joins me: musician, guitarist, songwriter, producer, Tim Shoben. Aka, Showbiz. (If you watch the video, you'll see me wearing my guitar hat whilst Tim is suited -- we got it the wrong way round 😂). Tim has been around music all his life, picking up the guitar at an early age. And playing it of course. He talks about his musi…
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Louise Trewern - living well with pain after opioids
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Louise is a Lived Experience Advocate, Lived Experience Lead Trainer, Past Vice Chair at British Pain Society Patient Voice Committee, Ramblers Wellbeing Walks leader and a successful chronic pain self-manager. She is certainly not being defined by her pain, instead using the experiences she has had since childhood to help others who are struggling…
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Inês Hipólito - scientist, philosopher, educator, writer, a bit of a punk
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Inês is a 'bit of a punk', but one who cares deeply about her work making a difference in the world. In other words, translating it into helping people who are suffering. The essence of an encourager. This is a brilliant conversation, especially if you are interested in some of the latest thinking and work on brain/body/behaviour and how they meet …
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Vincent Kortleve -- communication for physiotherapists...and us all
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Communication is at the heart of our work with people in healthcare. Yet the training is typically scant at undergraduate. It appears so simple, yet it is a very complex set of skills that can be learned and practiced. We get into the importance of communication for being an effective clinician, attitude, the different roles we take, some of the ke…
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Dr Morten Hoegh -- pain scientist, pain clinician and a bit of hygge
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If you're interested in pain and chronic pain, this one is for you. Morten is doing fantastic work in the pain field, including a recent series of editorials called 'Pain Science in Practice'. He tells his story of how he got to where he is now -- he didn't expect to be there 😊 ! Then we get into the detail of what we do with patients who are suffe…
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Virginia McIntyre - President of the People in Pain Network
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Virginia suffered an injury at work that resulted in surgery and subsequent chronic pain. Her experience of not being heard, told she was fine, that the surgery was a success and that she could return to work were all out of alignment with what was really happening. And that was her pain. Virginia hit some real low points, but despite this kept goi…
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Charles Balcombe -- using his lived experience of pain to help others
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Charles Balcombe is the creator and founder of Paind, with the no small mission of 'changing the face of chronic pain treatment'. Why? Because Charles has his own story of chronic pain. It started with leg pain, a visit to the doctor, physio that 'did not work', an MRI and 7 months after the pain began, neurosurgery. Little was he to know that this…
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Nerita Lewis - chronic pain, the power of stories and connection
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We Can’t Run Away From This — Damian Hall, ultrarunner, author, planet champion
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Ultrarunner, author and all-round good bloke who cares about people and the planet, Damian Hall, returns to the show. He talks about his recent adventures at the 330k Tor des Géants, why he runs, how he prepares and keeps going over ultra distances. Then we get into Damian’s new and very important book on the climate emergency: We Can’t Run Away Fr…
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Chris, (aka Peck) an old school friend of some 40 years, ran the London Marathon yesterday in memory of family friend Deborah James, Bowel Babe, who sadly passed away this year. Deborah is known for her work, raising awareness and money for bowel cancer, a condition that she suffered despite being healthy and a vegetarian.Whilst Peck has had to com…
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If you loved our first chat, this one will blow you away! Mark is back on the Encourager's pod. The basis of our chat today is his new paper looking at wellbeing through the predictive processing lens. But we get into some really juicy stuff. How do we get stuck? What is going on there? This could be with pain, depression or some higher belief. Wha…
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Persistent pain in the performing arts
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This is a recording of an online talk -- essentially me, on my own, talking to my computer :) Persistent pain is a problem in the performing arts. Many performers are affected, meaning that clinicians need to understand pain in order to be helpful and guide them onwards and successfully. It starts by knowing thyself as a clinician. So you may want …
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There was so much that had me gripped in this conversation with Glenn. I recommend a pen, paper, maybe a coffee and a readiness to pause and listen again. This is for you is you want to be a better helper as a therapist, clinician, parent, teacher, friend, whatever! The bulk of the chat focuses on the spirit of motivational interviewing (MI). Glenn…
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It was great to catch up with Alan and hear his rock n roll story that led to the creation of a business -- he saw the need and took action. We follow Alan's journey from his early rebel years through to the person-focused business coach that he is now, having had a transformational experience -- he calls it 'a stroke of luck'. Alan guides, helps a…
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Stuart kicks off Season 3 by sharing his stories of becoming a physio, being curious, and exploring different ways of helping people. I met Stuart some years ago on a retreat he was running in Somerset. It was the most stunning location, perfect for the work we did on ourselves and others. He followed traditional training as a mature student, havin…
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Alex Staniforth - adventurer & mental health charity co-founder
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A hill walk on a family holiday became two attempts to climb Everest just a few years later for Alex. The second attempt could have been fatal -- it was for some. What did Alex take from this and all his training? He tells me in this fascinating episode. Then, in 2020 he ran 452 miles, not only climbing the 3 Peaks (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike & Snowdo…
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Barrie Thomson - Mr Fables from Feasts & Fables
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Barrie and JoJo Thomson sold their house and headed off in their van. They have reached Ben Nevis, where Barrie was sitting for our chat -- there were a few wifi lapses, but not bad considering :).This is a great story packed with purpose, adventure, uncertainty, authenticity and of course encouragement. We delve into their value-led business, choo…
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I recently heard Dan's Do Lecture and was struck by his storytelling, humour and the concept of sch-peel-zoyg. That was in 2015, so it was great to catch up with Dan and see how his thinking has unfolded over the past 6 years. So, we get into sch-peel-zoyg, the feeling, what it is and how it can be used. And much more in this very open and candid c…
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Andy Williams was excluded when he was at school. But he became an educator. Then focused on wellbeing and relationships in the school. Andy understood that the punishment/reward system did not work -- there is something better. Now he specialises in helping schools develop a way that embraces and accepts the individual, understanding the self, com…
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Episode 18: Bad parenting 101 - The Tyneside Strangler
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I’m this episode, Nat tells us about Mary Bell and her childhood of horrors. Spoiler alert - she’s still out there, traveling the world at her leisure. Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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Why is movement so important? We explore the answers to this question and how people can be encouraged to move from a young age, when many beliefs and habits are born. Science writer, journalist and mover Caroline Williams talks about her new book, Move: The New Science of Body over Mind. Plus becoming a science writer, writing habits and meeting s…
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Sabrina Coninx - a passionate pain philosopher
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Recently Sabrina published a terrific paper (see below*) describing an enactive approach to acute and chronic pain. Her co-author is Peter Stilwell (see his episode here). This is a must read if you are interested in pain. In this chat we get into Sabrina's thinking on enactivism and pain as a philosopher. Sabrina has been spending time with clinic…
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Episode 16: What the Fuck Alexander: Russian Serial Killers
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What the fuck Alexander! We go over the lives of three Russian Alexander’s that have a flair for murder. Listener beware: we have some adult only humor in this episode that might make your dick hurt. Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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This one is a fun one…. Especially if you’re in a crappy relationship. Have a laugh with us talking about Mrs. Fazekas and her “Angels of Nagyrev.” Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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A very human psychiatrist who has a new book: Head First: A Psychiatrist's Stories of Mind and Body. He has been working as a Consultant Psychiatrist, for the last 17 years working at both Guy’s Hospital and The Maudsley Hospital, London. He treats a range of mental health problems, including those that present to a general hospital, such as the me…
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Episode 14: What the Fuck Human Parts Trade: The Sex Trade
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Uff Dah folks, in this last installment of the human parts trade, we look at local and global cases of sex trafficking and human trafficking. While there is less giggling than usual, we believe that this is a very important issue to discuss, it is literally happening everywhere around us. Support the show…
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Episode 13: What The Fuck Human Parts Trade: Organ Harvesting
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We are on another deep dive into the Red Market, and this episode is full of everything illegal. So hold on to your kidneys baby, it’s time to make some money! Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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Episode 12: What the Fuck Human Parts Trade: The Bone Zone Edition
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Skeletons are found everywhere in the medical field, but where are they coming from? In this episode we talk about the illegal bone trade, where the bones come from, and make some good bone zone jokes while we’re at it! Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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Episode 11: What the Fuck Human Parts Trade: Blood Farming
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Listen to Kris and Nat talk about how the rich are draining the poor, literally, draining their blood, till they die. This is a heavy episode filled with crimes against humanity. You have been warned. Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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Episode 10: Russell Tillis is an Asshole and so is Meth
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Oh shit, we’re going to Florida where criminals and meth are both in abundance. In this episode we will tell you the tale of a rapist and murderer that lived in a house of horrors and police just let it all happen. Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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Peter is doing fine work in helping us think about pain in different and progressive ways. He tells me about his journey so far, and has a bright outlook for the future of pain. Peter has noticed a significant shift in the student's interests towards people, communication skills and the biopsychosocial model over techniques and practices. Great! He…
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Episode 9: Nikko Jenkins and the Trouser Snake
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In this episode, Nat and Kris focus on the crazy life of the Jenkins family. If you like a good family drama with murder, drugs and guns, this episode is for you! Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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Dr Glenn Wallis ~ on coaching, business & people
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Glenn is one of the few people in the world with a Doctorate in coaching, so it was fascinating to dig into his story, thinking and approach. Glenn started his journey as a PE teacher, which he loved. Wanting to progress, he saw an opportunity in leadership coaching and took the plunge. Having delivered programmes, Glenn wanted to formalise his wor…
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Richard Askwith ~ author of the fell running classic ‘Feet in the Clouds’
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Richard generously shares his journey as a journalist, writer and runner. Turns out that running was rather transformative for Richard, influencing his writing and career. May well have started with an appearance in Chariots of Fire... (read here). We met when Richard was co-host of a running/writing retreat in 2019 with Adharanand Finn. It was a t…
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Episode 8: The Jinn made me do it! A guide to how to get away with murder.
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You aren’t getting any wishes with these genies! Listen to Kris and Nat discuss the Jinn and why they are a popular excuse for murder! Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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Jen Hamer ~ on overcoming anorexia and pain
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Jen shares her remarkable journey having battled with anorexia for 16 years. She describes her lived experience from being diagnosed aged 12 through to the present day, now studying for her PhD In Australia, with a specialist interest in eating disorders and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS). This is a real insight into how an eating disor…
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Episode 7: Bitchin’ Witches and the Nightshades, Part Two
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This is our second episode on witches and nighshades, be careful though, this one will really “sweep” you away! Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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Mark Miller ~ philosopher of cognition
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In this fascinating conversation, we talked about the lived experiences of persistent pain, addiction, depression and anxiety, through the lens of predictive processing. We get into horror films and why we seem to love them, having uncomfortable experiences like ultrarunning and the concept of being frozen with a certain stuck belief that is holdin…
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Episode 6: Bitchin’ Witches and the Nightshades, Part One
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In this episode, have a drink with us and learn about how to poison your hubby…. just kidding. We will talk about poisons, hallucinogens and how to properly ride a broom in this witch inspired episode. Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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Andrew Brownhill ~ the modern rugby coach
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Andrew is Player Pathway Coach at Gloucester Rugby Club and U16 Age Grade Coach/Talent ID for Scotland rugby. He also coaches at an independent school in Malvern. I first heard Andrew talk about coaching when he appeared as a guest on a webinar with Prof Steve Rollnick, co-founder of motivational interviewing. I was struck by what he said. Andrew d…
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Episode 5: What the Fuck Germany: Cannibal Edition Part Drei
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This episode is the final installment of What the Fuck Germany: Cannibal Edition and today we are discussing the life of Joachim Kroll. This episode is so thick with cannibalism that you won't be able to flush it down your drain. Support the showBy Kris and Nat
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