SPECIALIST
This page contains specific information for specific people I like to keep separate from my general content. Often this material is from talks I have given at conferences or events on specific issues pertaining to a certain group of people.
Listen to some of Dr Heim’s best interviews on topics ranging from Relationship Advice to Childhood Trauma
Dr Heim has presented CLE talks in New York, Philadelphia, Brisbane and at international conferences. Talks are now available as virtual events from a professional studio and combine science, practical takeaways and music.
Dr Christian Heim and Dr Caroline Heim briefly discuss vicarious trauma, the evidence-based rationale behind the WASH your WEB psychological tool, and give an overview of the tool. It is in two parts: WASH takes a few seconds pre-shift and while at work where strong emotions can accumulate; WEB takes a few minutes after your shift to help process emotions and let them go
This presentation was given at the 10th Annual EMSA Trauma Summit in San Francisco, 23rd April 2019. Combining music, science and humour, Dr Heim gives practical tools to help combat burnout and the effects of chronic stress for those working in the demanding field of trauma.Working in trauma: a blueprint for a better work-life balance.
This talk was given at the Royal Society of NSW on 18 July 2019.
Almost 1 in 5 adults in our society is on an antidepressant and this number is rising. It is estimated that half of us will experience mental illness in our lifetime. Drawing from his 18 years of clinical experience, the latest scientific evidence and his own research, Dr Heim shares remarkable insights into why mental illness rates are soaring and gives practical advice to help prevent it in your life. In this lecture, Dr Heim helps you get the right DOSE of four healthy brain chemicals. He illustrates how relationships with people on all levels – from partners, family and friends, to people in greater society – can help us all to create mentally-healthy, pleasurable lives.