Title: Understanding Root Causes of Mental Health Issues
Host: Dr. Paul Guest: Tamara Owen, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Duration: 53:46
In this episode, Dr. Paul interviews Tamara Owen, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, about her approach to identifying root causes for stress, anxiety, depression, and fatigue. Tamara shares that she has special testing that helps her pinpoint what's going on with neurotransmitters, which allows her to target health, wellness in mind, body, and spirit without pharmaceuticals in most cases.
Tamara emphasizes that being healthy takes a lot of diligence and is part of our life work. She encourages people to think about how they take care of themselves all the time and to put things aside that get in the way of taking care of themselves.
Dr. Paul also shares his thoughts on compassion, love, and forgiveness, and how speaking truth to power can be done effectively through non-violent civil disobedience. He believes that forgiveness and love are essential in life's endless journey of opportunities to forgive.
Throughout the episode, Tamara and Dr. Paul discuss various neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, serotonin, GABA, and glutamate, and how they can affect mental health. They also touch on the role of medication and supplements in treating mental health issues.
Overall, this episode provides valuable insights into the importance of understanding root causes for mental health issues and taking care of ourselves to achieve overall wellness.
Key Takeaways:
1. Identifying root causes for mental health issues is crucial for achieving overall wellness.
2. Special testing can help pinpoint what's going on with neurotransmitters, which allows for targeted treatment without pharmaceuticals in most cases.
3. Being healthy takes a lot of diligence and is part of our life work.
4. It's important to think about how we take care of ourselves all the time and to put things aside that get in the way of taking care of ourselves.
5. Non-violent civil disobedience can be an effective way to speak truth to power.
6. Forgiveness and love are essential in life's endless journey of opportunities to forgive.
7. Neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, GABA, and glutamate can affect mental health. 8. Medication and supplements can play a role in treating mental health issues, but it's important to understand their potential side effects and limitations.