165. The Mind-Body Blueprint: How Symptoms in the Body are Connected to Mental Health with Dave Hompes

Lessons from the Playroom

Join us in this enlightening episode as we delve into uncharted territory with guest Dave Hompes, a renowned author, nutritionist, functional medicine practitioner, and mind-body coach. With his extensive expertise in integrative approaches to health, Dave sheds light on the intricate connection between psychology and the dynamics of the mind and body.

In this captivating conversation, discover:

• Insights into the profound relationship between nutrition and mental health through compelling case studies, including epilepsy, Autism Spectrum, Tourette syndrome, and more.
• The most important question you can ask when faced with a client's challenge or issue.
• Recognizing subtle clues indicating a potential mind-body or body-mind correlation.
• How individual genetics, nutrient needs, and environmental factors contribute to mind and body symptoms.
• How the stories that people tell are sometimes more telling than lab results when understanding health issues.

Prepare to be intrigued and enlightened as we explore the intricate interplay between mind and body in this thought-provoking episode!

*Dave Hompes is an author, nutritionist, functional medicine practitioner, and mind-body coach with extensive expertise in integrative approaches to health. During a career spanning almost 25 years he has worked with clients from all ages and many backgrounds, from toddlers, teens, adults and the elderly to professional athletes and celebrities. He employs a wide range of therapeutic methods to help people overcome digestive, hormonal, immune, detox, neurological, and energy-based imbalances. Dave embraces a multidimensional view of human nature, considering biological, philosophical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects in his work. He has recently founded the Higher Minded Health Academy with the goal of training polymathically-minded health and wellbeing practitioners.

Podcast Resources:

• Synergetic Play Therapy Institute
• Synergetic Play Therapy Learning Website
• FREE Resources to support you on your play therapy journey
• Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Integrating Intensity

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