INTERVIEWS

Guest: Gary Sillet
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Gary Sillett is a director of Pillars of Strength. He is a bereaved dad, who lost his son after two days in the NICU. Currently he is one of two Consumer Representatives for the neonatal sub-committee for NSW Kids and Families. He has worked in the corporate and not for profit environment for the last 15 years in the areas of marketing, operations and management. Out of losing his son in 2010 and finding that there was no service to provide support for men, Pillars of Strength was born to fill a gap in the men’s health and mental health sector by providing respite and support for men going through significant family trauma. Pillars of Strength is an Australian first charity which provides three pillars of service to dads and their families. NB Pillars of Strength is not a counselling service but provides an informal peer support network and respite and support opportunities for bereaved dads who have experienced loss. Pillars of Strength supports bereaved dads who have lost babies and dads with sick babies/infants in hospital, by providing ‘time out’ (through access to sporting activities and opportunities), in-hospital support, and advice on complementary services and information.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by Pillar of Strength General Manager Gary Sillet to share the organization’s background and goals. Since its inception Pillars of Strength has distributed over 3,500 timeout opportunities to bereaved dads and to dads with sick babies in hospital through the support of ANZ Stadium, The NRL, and many others; Supported over 100 families through an in-hospital parking program; Run events for bereaved dads to engage in social or sporting activities and meet other dads – with a counsellor, nurse or support worker attending; provided to regional dads and their families over 800 nights of accommodation (saving families over $120 000) by operating a short term accommodation program next to Royal North Shore Hospital so that they have somewhere to stay in the first stages of their baby’s hospitalisation; established and operated a Food and Fuel assistance/support program at Royal Women’s Hospital to alleviate some of the financial pressures during their time their baby is in the NICU; and renovated the Sydney Children’s Hospital parents’ hostel to provide a place or respite and timeout.

Guest: Emma Howard
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Emma Howard BAPsych/BBus(HRM), PGradDipPsych, MAPsych is the Principal Psychologist and founder of Equilibrium Health. She is also the developer of the revolutionary psychology App Facade Feedback.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, returning guest Emma Howard of Equilibrium Health discusses topics related to Child Psychology. She touches on issues such as child attachment theory, controlled crying and breast feeding. The team at Equilibrium Health believes in wellness being attained through changing one’s thinking style as well as personal/professional development, nutrition, exercise and social connection. They utilise practical tools and the suite of psychological interventions that extend above and beyond the variety of mental health interventions of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.

Guest: Dawnn Karen
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dawnn Karen is a New York City-based professional, Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the pioneering mind behind the global field of Fashion Psychology™. Years ago, while pursuing an M.A. in counseling psychology at Columbia University, she received the inspiration to create the dynamic field of Fashion Psychology™. Fashion Psychology™ is a newly applied academic discipline focused on the study and treatment of color and fashion and its effects on human behavior while addressing cultural sensitivities and cultural norms.

Segment overview: Dawnn Karen talks about the future of using psychology in fashion.

Guest: Dawnn Karen
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dawnn Karen is a New York City-based professional, Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the pioneering mind behind the global field of Fashion Psychology™. Years ago, while pursuing an M.A. in counseling psychology at Columbia University, she received the inspiration to create the dynamic field of Fashion Psychology™. Fashion Psychology™ is a newly applied academic discipline focused on the study and treatment of color and fashion and its effects on human behavior while addressing cultural sensitivities and cultural norms.

Segment overview: Dawnn Karen discusses her professional service, Fashion Psychology Success, and the types of service offered.

Guest: Dawnn Karen
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dawnn Karen is a New York City-based professional, Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the pioneering mind behind the global field of Fashion Psychology™. Years ago, while pursuing an M.A. in counseling psychology at Columbia University, she received the inspiration to create the dynamic field of Fashion Psychology™. Fashion Psychology™ is a newly applied academic discipline focused on the study and treatment of color and fashion and its effects on human behavior while addressing cultural sensitivities and cultural norms.

Segment overview: Dawnn Karen talks about the Fashion Psychology Institute, her theories and case studies.

Guest: Mindy Bolton
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Mindy Bolton is a creativity coach and dementia care practitioner that utilizes improvisational theater techniques, visual art, literature, music, and dance to engage with and ignite the passions of those who live with dementia symptoms due to diseases that affect brain function, such as Alzheimer’s and also engage the care partners and/or teams of those who live with dementia symptoms.

Segment overview: Mindy Bolton discusses ways to build stronger communities around those living with dementia.

Guest: Mindy Bolton
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Mindy Bolton is a creativity coach and dementia care practitioner that utilizes improvisational theater techniques, visual art, literature, music, and dance to engage with and ignite the passions of those who live with dementia symptoms due to diseases that affect brain function, such as Alzheimer’s and also engage the care partners and/or teams of those who live with dementia symptoms.

Segment overview: Mindy Bolton discusses her work using creative thinking to contribute to a higher quality of care, and engage with those living with dementia.

Guest: Mindy Bolton
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Mindy Bolton is a creativity coach and dementia care practitioner that utilizes improvisational theater techniques, visual art, literature, music, and dance to engage with and ignite the passions of those who live with dementia symptoms due to diseases that affect brain function, such as Alzheimer’s and also engage the care partners and/or teams of those who live with dementia symptoms.

Segment overview: Mindy Bolton talks about being a creativity coach and dementia care practitioner and how she works with those with dementia and their care teams.

Guest: Mindy Bolton
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Mindy Bolton is a creativity coach, dementia care practitioner, and founder of Shay’s Way. Her organization utilizes the arts to improve the skills of those giving care to dementia patients.

Segment overview: Shays Way is an organization in Minnesota, USA that strives to enrich dementia care through creative programming; infusing long-term care with the arts on both the personal, family level as well as professional care facilities.

Guest: Dr. Alessio Fasano
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr Fasano will visit Sydney, Australia as a speaker at the 4th BioCeuticals Research Symposium (22-24 April, 2016) to educate Australian health professionals on celiac disease, and awareness of celiac disease as a growing public health problem. Dr Fasano is the author of Gluten Freedom, which examines the groundbreaking roadmap to a gluten-free lifestyle.

Segment overview: Dr. Alessio Fasano, MD, discusses the Celiac Disease Foundation, research and future therapies.