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Fold em: Help for Gambling ProblemsHigh Stakes: Why Youth Are at Risk For Gambling Problems and How to HelpYouth gambling is a growing but often overlooked issue with potentially serious consequences. With easy online access, gambling-like features in video games, and an explosion of advertisements for sports betting, young people are exposed to and getting involved with gambling - often without realizing the risks. Listen to this episode of Fold em to hear: How youth are gambling - even when they aren't legally of age Why young brains are particularly vulnerable to gambling getting out of control How to recognize warning signs of a gambling problem Safeguards to protect youth and emerging adults from...2025-04-1145 min
People First RadioResearcher raises concerns over Ontario’s approach around online gamblingMcMaster Associate Professor Iris Balodis is among a group of researchers raising concerns about Ontario’s approach around online gambling. “ I don’t think there’s anyone in Ontario that is unaffected by it, from hearing and seeing ads, to all the opportunities for play,” she said. “But we have very, very little idea of how things have […]2025-02-1426 minPeople First RadioResearcher raises concerns over Ontario’s approach around online gamblingMcMaster Associate Professor Iris Balodis is among a group of researchers raising concerns about Ontario’s approach around online gambling. “ I don’t think there’s anyone in Ontario that is unaffected by it, from hearing and seeing ads, to all the opportunities for play,” she said. “But we have very, very little idea of how things have […]2025-02-1426 minPeople First Radio - Full EpisodesPeople First Radio – February 06, 2025Camilo Aybar used the covid-19 pandemic as the inspiration for a symphony, While he was a teenager living through it in Victoria. Jospeh Boutilier told that story in a new documentary The Sound of A Pandemic. They both joined People First Radio to speak about finding art in isolation. Iris Balodis of McMaster University spoke […]2025-02-0757 minFold em: Help for Gambling ProblemsGambling Urges: What's Going on in the BrainWhen you gamble, it affects your brain and body. It's common to experience an urge to gamble. This involves thinking a lot about gambling or winning, having a strong desire to gamble, and feeling restless, anxious, excited and/or irritable. Urges can also continue after you stop gambling and create risk for relapse. In this episode of Fold em, we return to the topic of urges. This time, with a focus on what brain science tells us about urges and how to handle them. I'm joined again by the team from Brain Connections - Dr. Iris Balodis fro...2023-12-0134 minFold em: Help for Gambling ProblemsWill I Switch to Another Bad Habit or Addiction?When dealing with gambling problems, many people worry about switching to another bad habit or addiction. It's important to pay attention to this because switching or substituting addictions (also called cross addiction) can be frustrating, de-moralizing and really dammaging to a person's life. In this episode of Fold em, we tell you what you need to know about switching addictions so you are more informed and better able to prevent it from happening to you. We're joined again by our experts on gambling and the brain - Dr. Iris Balodis and Deirdre Querney, MSW - f...2023-06-2339 minFold em: Help for Gambling ProblemsGetting Your Spark Back as Your Face Gambling ProblemsAs people face gambling problems, it's common to feel low, stressed and anxious. You may feel relief from opening up about this issue but find that feelings of shame and guilt are hard to shake. As you return to activities that used to be enjoyable, or do things to help yourself feel better, it feels flat. In this episode of Fold em, our brain experts return to help us make sense of this. Deirdre Querney, MSW and Dr. Iris Balodis from Brain Connections explain: why gambling problems pull down your mood what you can do to fee...2022-12-0240 minFold em: Help for Gambling ProblemsWhy Can't I Stop Gambling? Let's Look at the Brain for AnswersA common question with gambling problems is, "Why Can't I Stop?" In this episode we hear from Deirdre Querney, MSW, and Dr. Iris Balodis who answer this question by telling us about the brain and gambling addiction. Tune in to learn about: how gambling addiction changes the brain why people with gambling addiction have a hard time pulling back from positive rewards how changes to the brain are different with compulsive gambling and substance addictions how to re-wire your brain to resist gambling urges and other addictions To see a great video and learn more abo...2022-06-0334 min
Let's Get Psyched#118 - Spirituality in the Treatment PlanPsychologists and psychiatrists rarely receive any type of training or experience in how to talk about religion in therapy--let alone how to utilize a person's spirituality to promote growth and change. Enter psychologist David Rosmarin's SPIRIT intervention. Dr. Rosmarin explains the practical ways religion can be incorporated in psychotherapy and the surprising research findings on the type of clinician best suited to provide this intervention.
Hosts: Eyrn, Toshia
Guest: David Rosmarin, PhD
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Clinical Protocol for Spiritual Psychotherapy for Inpatient, Residential & Intensive Treatment (SPIRIT)
McClintock, Clayton & Worhunsky, Patrick & Balodis, I...2022-01-0230 min
ALL IN: The Addicted Gambler's Podcast276 Brain Connections...Deirdre Querney, MSW and Dr. Iris Balodis PhD of CANADAWelcome to the show Deirdre Querney, MSW and Dr. Iris Balodis PhD of Brain Connections in Canada. What is happening in our brains as we gamble? Is dopamine the rush that I am feeling as I gamble? What does a car's brake pedal and gas pedal have to do with my gambling? These are just some of the questions Deirdre and Iris set out to answer on this episode of the show! New Website! https://endgamblingharm.com The Bet Free Life Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still s...2021-12-2053 minALL IN The Addicted Gambler's Podcast276 Brain Connections...Deirdre Querney, MSW and Dr. Iris Balodis PhD of CANADAWelcome to the show Deirdre Querney, MSW and Dr. Iris Balodis PhD of Brain Connections in Canada. What is happening in our brains as we gamble? Is dopamine the rush that I am feeling as I gamble? What does a car's brake pedal and gas pedal have to do with my gambling? These are just some of the questions Deirdre and Iris set out to answer on this episode of the show! New Website! https://endgamblingharm.com The Bet Free Life Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still s...2021-12-2053 min
MURSA PodcastsEpisode 3: Dr. Iris BalodisHey Science Nerds! We’re excited to announce Dr. Balodis as our guest on our newest episode of MURSA Podcasts! Dr. Balodis is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and a faculty associate with the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research. As a core member of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, as well as the Director of the Integrated Neuroscience of Motivation and Change (IN-MaC) Laboratory, Dr. Balodis focuses her research on aspects of reward and motivation that provoke addictions in substance abuse and non-substance abuse disorders. Jo...2021-04-3053 min