Audrey McCollough from Pivot Path (Empowering Nurses in Non-Bedside Careers) and I sit down to have a chat.
Discover how Helen Duyvestyn transformed her psychiatric nursing career by challenging traditional mental health treatment approaches. This episode is perfect for nurses exploring non-bedside nursing jobs or interested in holistic health. Helen shares her journey from conventional psychiatric care to developing an evidence-based model centered on nutrition, sleep, and movement.
✨ Key Insights:
-The limitations of traditional mental health treatments
-How nutrition impacts mental wellbeing
-Building a holistic approach to patient care
-Transitioning from clinical to wellness-focused practice
This time, I'm at the end of the questions!
We discuss:
- the issues and challenges of mainstream psychiatry
- why I'm so passionate about 'a different approach' to mental health
- why focusing on wellness is such an important part of creating a healthy human.
- how diet, lifestyle and many other factors are so important when creating spaces for healing.
If you are a mental health professional or someone who recieves mental health care - you will love this episode!
You can also listen and watch via PivotPath at:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_G3VTgPlbQ&feature=youtu.be
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-traditional-psychiatry/id1761040718?i=1000679190782
