Two recent guests on our Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina podcast share their expertise, experience, and insights into headaches and headache research and treatment.
Insights on Headaches and Headache Treatments
Feb 21, 2025 10:05:23 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in learning, Wellness, Healthcare Insights, Medicine, stress, research, trauma, treatment, online learning, neuro, integrated care, patient care, access, medications, Medication assisted treatment, healthcare, headache
Don’t Miss Out! Secure Your Spot at the 26th Annual Diabetes Management Conference Today! 📅✨
Sep 19, 2024 11:30:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Wellness, diabetes
Don't miss out on the opportunity to join us this November.
How Good Is Your Sleep? Sleep Deprivation and Strategies for Better Sleep (Earn 1 hour CE Credit, No Fee)
Jul 29, 2024 9:54:26 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in Wellness, mental health, memory, Enduring, neuroscience, Preventive Care, mindfulness, podcast, depression, aging, burnout, dementia, self care, sleep, Adult health
Sleep is one of the foundational pillars of our overall health and wellness. Not getting enough can leave you sleep deprived and can result in downstream negative health consequences. Sleep hygiene, sleep strategies, sleep aids, and sleep medications can help get us back on the path to rest and recovery through sleeping well.
What do you want to be different? Counseling teens and their families.
Dec 31, 2023 10:50:43 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in Keeping Kids Well, Wellness, Healthcare Insights, mental health, behavioral health, high school, motivational interviewing, adolescent, mindfulness, counseling, coaching, growth, masculinity
Clinical psychologist Sebastian Kaplan of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist sits down for this episode of the Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina podcast to discuss teens and family therapy and approaches to counseling parents and teens. What are the expectations teens face these days and what role does technology and social media play in their lives?
Anxiety and Life Satisfaction with Coach James Traub
Oct 13, 2023 10:33:49 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in Wellness, Healthcare Insights, mental health, stress, behavioral health, Health coach, therapy, trauma, anxiety, PTSD, communication, outcomes, podcast, depression, referral, burnout, counseling, suicide, resource, self care, psychiatry, Adult health, coaching, masculinity
Emotions are energy in motion. How we embody them into our current state of being determines our mood, disposition, dopamine and cortisol levels, and much more. If we find ourselves in a state of anxiety, James suggests ways to work out a path through, and closer to peace of mind, calm, confidence, and more.
Hemp for Health? CBD, Wellness, Agriculture, E-commerce, and Research on Healthcare Insights
Oct 13, 2023 7:46:34 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in Wellness, hemp, Agriculture
In this episode of Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina, Andrew welcomes CEO and co-founder of a pioneering CBD and wellness company, Dennis Mistrioty, to discuss hemp based products and wellness mission at the Wisconsin, USA based company BATCH. We delve into the company's unique approach to wellness and their commitment to producing high quality, natural products.
Strong Results from Self-paced Coaching and Motivational Interviewing Courses
Oct 2, 2023 12:14:44 PM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in learning, Wellness, Health coach, online learning, CHW, Community Health Worker
As part of the NCDHHS grant funded North Carolina Community Health Worker Standardized Core Competency Training, these self-paced, online specialty training courses were launched in late August 2022. Northwest AHEC worked with Mountain AHEC to develop the course materials and the pre- and post-tests based on course content and used these to assess knowledge outcomes. The results gathered by UNC Pembroke show strong uptake of the information presented in the courses.
Real Talk on Women's Health with Dr. Bill Chun: Pregnancy, Abortion, Delivery, and Maternity in the Current US Clinical and Business Healthcare Systems.
Sep 14, 2023 2:41:36 PM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in Wellness, Pregnancy, mental health, Medicine, Obstetrics, Labor & Delivery, OB/GYN, behavioral health, infant mortality rate, gravidas, Preventive Care, depression, health care, Adult health
Women's health champion and 30-year veteran OB/GYN Bill Chun, MD sits down for a conversation about women's health, pregnancy, obesity and the of necessity delivering babies naturally in a time when more and more babies are scheduled C-section, induction, and less by natural birth.
👍 Register Today - One Community in Recovery Conference (March 1-3)
Dec 5, 2022 10:00:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Wellness, recovery
Registration Now Open for 14th Annual NC “One Community in Recovery” Conference: Wellness and Empowerment. Check Out the Agenda & Call for Award Nominations!
How to add Health Coaching and Wellness to your practice
Oct 29, 2021 2:24:29 PM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in engagement, Wellness, healthy eating, behavioral health, Health coach, obesity, motivational interviewing, weight loss, online learning, Preventive Care
Listen in on a conversation with Audiologist and Health Coach Beth Knott. Beth is a veteran audiologist who became enamored with helping her clients become better versions of themselves. If you are a health care provider or someone who feels called to help others this episode of the Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina podcast will demystify the process of becoming a health and wellness coach and how coaching concepts such as motivational interviewing for lifestyle modification can help you improve your practice.
