The Heart of CIRS

By: Melanie Joy Pensak
  • Summary

  • Heartfelt conversations with folks recovering from CIRS & with those special people serving the CIRS community (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome).

    The podcast was created to help bring awareness to the real experiences of folks navigating CIRS day to day. The world needs to know what CIRS folks go through for deeper empathy & understanding. Through stories & vulnerability, we can help the world understand the winding journey of CIRS recovery.

    The podcast will be hosted by Melanie Joy Pensak from @meditation4cirs.

    May the awareness of CIRS spread far and wide, helping to change millions of lives for the better 💙

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Episodes
  • 🔒 Dr. Henry Mahncke BrainHQ Posit Science CEO: Improve your Brain Health with Online Games
    Aug 30 2023

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    The Heart of CIRS Podcast Exclusive Content showcases leaders, visionaries and wellness professionals outside the CIRS community who hold skills and information which may be of benefit for CIRS folks and their recovery.

    Dr. Henry Mahncke is the CEO of Posit Science of BrainHQ. BrainHQ is the online brain training program I have used since 4 months into my CIRS diagnosis through fun, online games. Henry joined Posit Science at its inception in 2003 as Vice President of Research & Outcomes, where he led the first large-scale clinical trials of a publicly available cognitive training program. He became CEO of Posit Science in 2011. Previously, he served as consultant at McKinsey focused on health care and video games, and then as a science and technology advisor to the British government. Dr. Mahncke earned his PhD in Neuroscience at the University of California, San Francisco, where he studied brain plasticity with Dr. Michael Merzenich.

    I hope you’ll enjoy this conversation around brain health and the games of BrainHQ. Maybe this will be a fun add to your own brain health recovery. Check out the free games and subscriptions: https://www.brainhq.com/

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    Information is educational and not meant to be medical advice. Please always consult with your medical providers on health decisions.

    This podcast was made with support from Seven Million Bikes Podcast. Check out their work: https://sevenmillionbikes.com/

    May the awareness of CIRS spread far and wide, helping to change millions of lives for the better 💙


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    41 mins
  • 🔒 IFS & Mindful Bedroom Coach Justine Dawson: Desire, Intimacy & Pleasure during CIRS Recovery
    Aug 31 2023

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    The Heart of CIRS Podcast Exclusive Content showcases leaders, visionaries and wellness professionals outside the CIRS community who hold skills and information which may be of benefit for CIRS folks and their recovery.

    This first exclusive conversation is with my colleague and past Internal Family Systems guide, Justine Dawson. She is an amazing woman and coach interested in desire, intimacy and connection with a strong dharma meditation background. I wanted to do an episode touching into how CIRS folks can lean into pleasure and desire again as they begin to heal as these areas of life certainly get put on the back burner for awhile. How can we improve intimacy and our relationships, romantic and non, with CIRS? I hope you’ll enjoy this topic and conversation.

    Justine is an IFS (Internal Family Systems) mentor and Mindful Bedroom Coach. You can read about her here: https://www.justinedawson.com/justine.

    Want to listen to this episode? Become a subscriber to access exclusive content: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2247486/subscribe

    Information is educational and not meant to be medical advice. Please always consult with your medical providers on health decisions.

    This podcast was made with support from Seven Million Bikes Podcast. Check out their work: https://sevenmillionbikes.com/

    May the awareness of CIRS spread far and wide, helping to change millions of lives for the better 💙


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    41 mins
  • Dr. Christian Navarro-Torres of CIRS Lab: Learn How to Read a CIRS Research Study
    Sep 27 2023

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    Research Study: Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) corrects chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) acquired following exposure to water-damaged buildings - Shoemaker 2013

    https://www.survivingmold.com/docs/VIP_published_3_2013.pdf

    CIRS Lab on Instagram

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    CIRS Lab Community

    https://www.cirslab.com/home

    Book a Consultation with Christian on CIRS Topics including Neuroquant & GENIE Analysis

    https://calendly.com/navarro-torresc/30-minute-session?month=2024-09

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    Information is educational and not meant to be medical advice. Please always consult with your medical providers on health decisions.

    This podcast was made with support from Seven Million Bikes Podcast. Check out their work: https://sevenmillionbikes.com/

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    May the awareness of CIRS spread far and wide, helping to change millions of lives for the better 💙


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    1 hr and 23 mins

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