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Real talk on Men’s Mental Health Wellness with MASC BDA

In honor of Men's Health Month, we chat with Mr. FitzgeraldWilliams and Dr. Ernest Peets Jr. of MASC BDA about men's mental health. Join us for insights, strategies, and breaking the stigma.

Mr. Fitzgerald Williams, Founder/Therapist of MASC BDA 
Meet Mr. Fitzgerald Williams, a man who, just like anyone else (even those who might not readily admit it), has faced life's unexpected challenges. There have been times when he sought counseling, especially during the toughest moments, like coping with the loss of his best friend. His journey is a testament to the effectiveness of counseling for men when done right. 
Mr. Williams is no stranger to the intricacies of male-oriented psychotherapy. He understands that without the right approach, counseling for men can feel uncomfortable, frustrating, and ultimately ineffective. That's why he's dedicated to providing a non-traditional perspective on psychotherapy, fostering a trusting, non-threatening environment that places men's unique needs at the forefront. 
His academic pursuits have equipped him with valuable insights. Mr. Williams earned his Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He's also certified in Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy from The Albert Ellis Institute. With nearly 15 years of exclusive experience in counseling men, he employs a "person-centered" approach that emphasizes thought processes and enhances awareness of thinking patterns to foster better behavioral outcomes. 


Dr. Ernest Peets Jr., Founder/Therapist of MASC BDA 
Dr. Ernest Peets Jr. brings a wealth of expertise to the table as a Certified Family Therapist and International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor. He's also a founding member of MASC Ltd. Dr. Peets Jr. has held pivotal roles, including Clinical Manager at Turning Point, Family Therapist at Child & Adolescent Services, and Drug Treatment Coordinator for Bermuda Drug Treatment Court. 
A proud Bermudian, Dr. Peets Jr. embarked on his academic journey at Howard University in Washington D.C., earning a B.A. in Business in 1993. His pursuit of knowledge continued with a Master's in Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1999. In May 2008, he achieved a significant milestone by completing his doctorate in Marriage & Family Therapy from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. 
Beyond his impressive academic achievements, Dr. Peets Jr. wears another hat as the Pastor of New Life Church of the Nazarene, a role he's embraced since 1999. His extensive counseling experience spans working with adolescents, conducting individual and group counseling, specializing in couples therapy, and providing support to individuals on the path to recovery from addiction. 

 

Sponsor – Lindo's Group of Companies

Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme

In this episode of the Navigate Series, hear how the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme is going to benefit Bermuda’s economy, environment and provide ESG opportunities for international and local companies.​​

 

Cheryl-Ann Mapp manages Blue Economy and development for the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme. She is an experienced lawyer who has had an extensive career in the public and private sectors where she specialises in regulation, compliance and governance issues within the financial services, utility and healthcare industries. In addition, she was a former Compliance Officer with the Department of Environmental Protection where she managed the Fisheries and Animal Wardens teams, advised on environmental compliance issues and facilitated relevant environmental advisory board meetings. 

 

As BOPP’s Outreach Manager, Ali Hochberg supports the Communications Team by providing writing and copy-editing support for a broad range of communications assets. She assists the Waitt Institute and the BOPP Site Team in developing and implementing communications plans and stakeholder engagement strategies. She is also integral in working with the Marine Spatial Planning Specialist in writing the Marine Spatial Plan for Bermuda’s Blue Prosperity Plan. Ali is a former science writer, webmaster and research technician for the Arizona State University Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences and is a certified sustainability consultant.

 

Sponsor – Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme

The Improved Pathways for Breast Cancer Care in Bermuda

Exploring Bermuda's improved pathway for breast cancer care with Dr.Chris Fosker, Medical Director at Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, shedding light on innovations and patient-centered approaches.

Dr Fosker is the Medical Director at Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, where he oversees the medical care provided to patients across the Centre. He ensures that the centre provides high-quality, evidence-based care to its patients. In addition to his administrative role, Dr Fosker is a practising clinical oncologist who meets with patients and works closely with other healthcare professionals to develop treatment plans, coordinate care, and monitor patient outcomes.

Dr Fosker is highly qualified to treat cancer patients with radiation therapy, chemotherapy, molecular therapy, and immunotherapy. Before moving to Bermuda, he worked as a specialist at St James Institute of Oncology in Leeds, which is Europe’s largest purpose-built cancer centre. He has completed a Fellowship at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto and has published research in a number of clinical areas, as well as in medical education, service development, and health economics. Dr Fosker is also an experienced policy advisor, having worked for the Macmillan Cancer Charity and NHS England as a clinical advisor. He is the recipient of several awards, including the ‘RS Bush Award’ for academic excellence fromPrincess Margaret Hospital and the University of Toronto. Dr Fosker received a Bachelor ofScience in Genetics from the University of Leeds.

As a member of the senior management team, Dr Fosker provides strategic clinical directionfor the Centre. His extensive experience and expertise in oncology make him an invaluableasset to the team and to the patients who receive care at Bermuda Cancer and HealthCentre.

 

Sponsor – Lindo's Group of Companies

Brain Matters: Understanding ADHD from the Inside Out

Joining us in this episode is Bermuda’s own Dr. Adriene Berkeley, a Chartered Psychologist and Neuroscientist with a keen interest in how the mind and brain influence behavior. Dr. Berkeley is the driving force behind PsyNeu, a premier mental health practice that delves deep into psychology, neuroscience, and neuropsychiatry. 

 

Passionate about nurturing growth and resilience across all age brackets, she believes in the transformative power of genuine, evidence-based therapeutic relationships. Dr. Berkeley's impressive career spans from the esteemed National Hospital of Neurology & Neurosurgery in the U.K. to various roles in Bermuda, covering areas like neurorehabilitation, forensic services, and private practice. With her vast expertise, Dr. Berkeley is a beacon of knowledge and insight in the realm of mental well-being. ​ 

Tune in for some enlightening insights!

 

Sponsor – Lindo's Group of Companies

Schools to Know – helping boarding schools and families connect

In this episode of the Navigate Series, we speak to Schools to Know to help boarding schools and families connect.

Kelly Sheehan has worked in education for 30 years. With over 24 years of admissions experience and many more than that in event planning, Kelly was delighted to take over Schools to Know, planning fairs and spreading the good word about all boarding schools. The Schools to Know goal is to help boarding schools and families connect and begin a conversation and fairs are a terrific place to start. Though Bermuda is just one location where fairs are hosted, it is one of Kelly's favourites. The people she meets are kind and welcoming, just like admission offices.

 

Sponsor – Schools to Know

Fitness Myths Part II

In this episode of Best Health, we revisit the commonly misunderstood facts and myths surrounding fitness and nutrition in a Part II episode of Fitness Myths.

 

Does sugar cause fat gain? Is intermittent fasting a magic weight loss solution?

 

Carrie Lee Astwood, one of Bermuda’s favourite Personal Trainer’s and myth debunking queen is here to differentiate between fact and fiction, taking the guesswork out of your workout.

 

Carrie is a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, health mindset coach, and CEO of Carrie Lee Fitness coaching.

 

Carrie pulls back the curtain yet again on fitness industry gimmicks, myths, and misconceptions and provides her clients with realistic, practical tools and knowledge to help them thrive without giving up the foods they love. Carrie brings along with her decades of experience having spent over 20 years yo-yo dieting, trying every weight-loss solution money can buy, and ultimately undergoing her own personal transformation losing and maintaining a 75lb weight loss through healthy, sustainable lifestyle changes.

 

For more information or PT sessions, you can contact Carrie Lee Astwood directly:

W: http://www.carrieleefitness.com

IG: @carieleefitness

 

Enjoy this episode? Check out Fitness Myths Part 1 here on the Sound Lounge.

Or catch up on other episodes of Best Health and catch a new episode out on the last Friday of each month.

 

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This episode of Best Health has been sponsored by Lindos.  Why go anyplace else?

SM: @LindosBermuda  

Web: https://lindos.bm

The Economic Development Strategy with Hon. Jason Hayward, JP MP, Minister of Economy and Labour

An exclusive chat with the Hon. Jason Hayward, JP, MP, Minister of Economy and Labour on the Economic Development Strategy and the outlook for Bermuda.

Minister Hayward was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 2019, and was later appointed as the Minister of Labour in 2020.  Before becoming a Member of Parliament, he was appointed to the Bermuda Government Senate in 2017, and served as Junior Minister of Education, Health, Labour, Community Affairs and Sports. Mr. Hayward is a former Chairman of the National Training Board and chaired the Working Group which produced Bermuda's first National Workforce Development Plan.

Prior to entering the political arena, Min. Hayward worked in the Economic and National Accounts Division of the Department of Statistics. Min. Hayward also served as the first elected full-time President of the Bermuda Public Services Union (BPSU), President of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress, and Director and Treasurer of the Bermuda Credit Union. Minister Hayward is an alumnus of the Canada - Caribbean Emerging Leaders Dialogue (a Commonwealth leadership development program), an alumnus of the US Department of States' International Visitor Leadership Program, and holds a Chartered Manager Designation from the Chartered Management Institute.

Minister Hayward holds a MBA in Finance from Nova Southeastern University, a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Mount Saint Vincent University and an Associate's degree in Arts and Science from the Bermuda College.

 

Sponsor - Government of Bermuda - Ministry of Economy and Labour

Nutrition Gets Functional

Using food and nutrition to support human health is not new. Research suggests, however, that a food-first approach could be an important factor in healthcare of the future.

 

Functional nutrition is a subset of functional medicine. Functional medicine views the body as a whole, not taking issues that arise in isolation. Food has the power to heal or harm and the practice of functional nutrition centres around the individual.

 

In this episode of Best Health we will hear from Functional Nutritional Counselor, Christine Foster, of BEAMS Wholistic Wellness Centre, about the specialised integrative approach to nutrition and wholeness.

 

Christine Foster holds a Health Coach certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and also a Hormone Health Coach Certification. She also received a certification in Functional Nutritional Counselling from the Functional Nutrition Alliance.

 

At BEAMS Wholistic Wellness Centre, Christine works in therapeutic partnership with patients to uncover and address the root causes of their issues using proven systems and tools that embrace lifestyle and diet modifications as the core modalities of their everyday self-care.

 

Her role is dual in that she supports and educates patients about what is going on in their bodies and how a uniquely targeted set of modifications will help them reach their health goals.

 

 

Wholistic Wellness at the BEAMS Clinic

https://wholisticwllness.bm

+1 441 601 8008

receptionist@wholisticwellness.bm

@wholisticwellnessbda (Instagram)

 

 

Sponsor – Lindo's Group of Companies

Part 3: Emerging Trends

The third and final part to this three part captive industry series.  We hear about emerging trends from industry experts Yanique Miller (Aon), Irish Aleria (Ocorian) as well as Timae Flood from the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

 

Irish Aleria joined the Ocorian Bermuda office in 2019 and has over 16 years of combined experience in accounting, audit and financial services.
She specializes in accounting services, insurance management, principal representative services and listing sponsorships on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Within three years, Irish was promoted to manage both Ocorian Management (Bermuda) Limited and Ocorian Securities (Bermuda) Limited and oversees the insurance business.
Irish is a Certified Public Accountant and currently completing a further certification in Associate in Reinsurance.

Yanique Miller joined Aon in 2014 and has over 22 years’ experience as a finance and risk professional, with 11 years in the insurance industry. Yanique’s responsibilities include the formation of captive and commercial re/insurance entities and is the client relationship leader for a portfolio of clients. Yanique began her career as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers Jamaica in 2001 and has 3 years’ risk and control experience and 3 years’ telecoms revenue assurance experience. Yanique is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the University of the West Indies, receiving a Bachelor of Science honors degree in Economics and Accounting.
 
Timae Flood: As Assistant Director, Supervision (Insurance), Bermuda Monetary Authority, Timae Flood is responsible for monitoring limited purpose insurers’ activity through review and analysis of complex insurer returns, applications, and financial and prudential filings, as well as overseeing regulatory compliance with laws, regulations, codes, plans, licence restrictions and procedures.
Ms Flood joined the BMA in 2005 as an Analyst in the Supervision (Insurance) Department.
Ms Flood holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Hartford in Connecticut and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Additionally, Ms Flood earned the Associate in Captive Insurance designation with the International Center for Captive Insurance Education.

 

Sponsors –  

​Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda) Ltd. and Ocorian

Fascial Stretch and its benefits

Fascia covers us everywhere from head to toe, skin to bone. Fascia penetrates through all our cells and tissues.

 

If fascia is the word for our connective tissue system, what are the benefits of having fascial stretch? In this episode of Best Health we speak to Fascial Stretch Therapist, M’Lynn Ganey of the Centre for Orthopaedic Medicine, about the specialised therapeutic technique and its profound impact for flexibility and mobility .

 

M’Lynn Ganey is the only level 3 Fascial Stretch Therapist in Bermuda. Fascial stretch is assisted stretch performed by a professional trained in fascial stretch therapy ®.

 

As a Fascial Stretch Therapist, M’Lynn applies different techniques from the joint capsules in waves of movements to target multiple angles. These techniques release, relax, and stretch tissues and fibres.

 

M’Lynn was led to explore the transformative powers fascial stretch following encounters with her own personal injuries. M’Lynn is also certified to teach Pilates. Her other educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology with a specialisation in Fitness Studies.

 

M’Lynn’s professional background has led to her having a diverse client base. She provides Fascial Stretch Therapy and Pilates instruction to professional athletes and office-based professionals. She also treats those managing conditions such as multiple sclerosis , fibromyalgia, scoliosis, and chronic pain.

 

The Centre for Sport and Orthopaedic Medicine

https://csombermuda.com

+1 441 2926901

info@csom.bm