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Ep. 2 Integrative Nutrition – Nourishing Your Mind, Body, and Soul
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Discover how a holistic approach to nutrition can impact your mind and body. 

Learn the expectation of our online Master's and Ph.D. in Integrative Nutrition degrees.

If you're considering a career in nutrition or seeking answers to how to live a fuller, healthier life through better nutrition, episode two of "UNBOUND: Saybrook Insights" features an extensive discussion with our Integrative Functional Nutrition program department chair, Jessica Weissman, Ph.D. Our guest, Dr. Weissman will share what goes into getting the degree and a host of other insights.

Learn more: https://www.saybrook.edu/areas-of-stu...

Guest Information

Interviewee:  Jessica Weissman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Saybrook University Integrative Functional Nutrition Program

Essential Links/Key Information

Dr. Weissman's Faculty Profile: https://www.saybrook.edu/faculty/byna...

Saybrook University Integrative Nutrition Page: https://www.saybrook.edu/areas-of-stu...

What does Dr. Weissman discuss during the interview?
- The nature of integrative health.
- The dos and don'ts of good nutritional health.
- How nutrition affects the mind, body, and spirit (and some surprising insights about dieting that may change your mind).
- Admissions criteria and process for achieving a master's or doctoral degree in Integrative and Functional Nutrition.
- What happens once you graduate with a nutrition degree.

Episode Overview

How do we support people in their various nutrition, fitness, or weight-loss journeys? Moreover, how do individuals determine how to approach their journey in the best, most health-conscious way? 

Enter Dr. Jennifer Preston, department chair for the Saybrook University Counseling program, who explains that in just a few years since the program's beginning, Saybrook's Counseling program has grown, and it has added a Ph.D. program to support the faculty pipeline and students who desire to level up in their profession. Saybrook University IFN graduates are going on to jobs across the U.S. There's a lot to learn from Dr. Weissman about how anyone can live a healthier, more holistic life.

#counseling #mentalhealth #psychologist #highereducation #therapists #therapydegree #counselingdegree #onlinemasters #mentalhealthcrisis #graduateschool

Discover how a holistic approach to nutrition can impact your mind and body.

Learn the expectation of our online Master's and Ph.D. in Integrative Nutrition degrees.

If you're considering a career in nutrition or seeking answers to how to live a fuller, healthier life through better nutrition, episode two of "UNBOUND: Saybrook Insights" features an extensive discussion with our Integrative Functional Nutrition program department chair, Jessica Weissman, Ph.D. Our guest, Dr. Weissman will share what goes into getting the degree and a host of other insights.

Learn more: https://www.saybrook.edu/areas-of-stu...

Guest Information

Interviewee: Jessica Weissman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Saybrook University Integrative Functional Nutrition Program

Essential Links/Key Information

Dr. Weissman's Faculty Profile: https://www.saybrook.edu/faculty/byna...

Saybrook University Integrative Nutrition Page: https://www.saybrook.edu/areas-of-stu...

What does Dr. Weissman discuss during the interview?
- The nature of integrative health.
- The dos and don'ts of good nutritional health.
- How nutrition affects the mind, body, and spirit (and some surprising insights about dieting that may change your mind).
- Admissions criteria and process for achieving a master's or doctoral degree in Integrative and Functional Nutrition.
- What happens once you graduate with a nutrition degree.

Episode Overview

How do we support people in their various nutrition, fitness, or weight-loss journeys? Moreover, how do individuals determine how to approach their journey in the best, most health-conscious way?

Enter Dr. Jennifer Preston, department chair for the Saybrook University Counseling program, who explains that in just a few years since the program's beginning, Saybrook's Counseling program has grown, and it has added a Ph.D. program to support the faculty pipeline and students who desire to level up in their profession. Saybrook University IFN graduates are going on to jobs across the U.S. There's a lot to learn from Dr. Weissman about how anyone can live a healthier, more holistic life.

#counseling #mentalhealth #psychologist #highereducation #therapists #therapydegree #counselingdegree #onlinemasters #mentalhealthcrisis #graduateschool

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Calm, cool, collected: Saybrook alum assists highly sensitive people find inner joy
Calm, cool, collected: Saybrook alum assists highly sensitive people find inner joy

Saybrook University alumna Julie Bjelland is on a mission to help highly sensitive people (HSPs) find inner joy and self-acceptance with the help of her 2017 book, Brain Training for the Highly Sensitive Person, and her eight-week online global course on the topic of HSPs.

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A life of social work
A life of social work

Trent Nguyen, Ph.D., chair of the Social Work Department at Saybrook University, has spent his entire career expanding the field and finding new ways to help people who are hurting and marginalized.

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How father and son find joy and sense of purpose in their work
How father and son find joy and sense of purpose in their work

Eric Willmarth, Ph.D., is chair of the Applied Psychophysiology department in the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences at Saybrook University. His son, Kevin Willmarth, Psy.D., is an adjunct professor in Health Psychology as well as the director for consulting at the VHA National Center for Organization Development at Saybrook.

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Breaking Barriers in Nutrition Research: Dr. Amylee Amos Champions Accountability, Accessibility, and Planetary Health
Breaking Barriers in Nutrition Research: Dr. Amylee Amos Champions Accountability, Accessibility, and Planetary Health

Amylee Amos, Ph.D., a dedicated registered dietitian nutritionist, pursued a Ph.D. at Saybrook University to immerse herself in research while balancing motherhood and a clinical practice.

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Death and dying are inevitable parts of life, but for many people, the process remains shrouded in mystery, taboo, and fear.  At Saybrook University, our commitment to exploring this complex...

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