Spirit Lake Wellness.

Dr John Ewing and Cathy Couture discuss telemedicine, content vs process in therapy, social anxiety as we emerge from Covid pandemic, and resilience. 

Dr John Ewing and Cathy Couture discuss interpersonal attachment styles how they impact adult relationships. Secure, anxious, and avoidant styles of attachment and their interactions are described as well as how people will use different styles in various relationships. 

Our panelists share breathwork and meditation techniques to help ease pain, lessen anxiety, and open oneself up for connectedness with others. They also share how love, compassion, and kindness have eased their grief. 

Cathy shares more of her journey with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and how her relationships with friends and family have given her comfort. Our panelists discuss the importance of social connections and love for mental health, wellness, and finding meaning in life and death. 

Dr. John Ewing, MD welcomes a diverse team of health and mental health care providers as they discuss pain management in end of life care. Cathy shares her journey with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis with us and provides a focus for our discussion of how to manage pain. She shares her concerns about developing an addiction. Dr. Tom Hayes discusses the psychological dimensions of pain and pain management. Dr. David Nelson shares an integrative health approach and explains how suffering is a function of the interaction between physical pain and our psychological resistance to it.