Professor Katharina Luttenberger, psychotherapist and climbing coach, is back to talk to us about how bouldering psychosocial support sessions are improving the wellbeing of refugee youth.

In 2022 Katharina collaborated with the incredible organisation Climb Aid, to research how their YouClimb program is impacting youth in the Beqaa Valley region of Lebanon. She speaks to us about her experience, and the encouraging results of their research.

We also chat to Katharina about how she is able to get outside to climb with her family, and the exciting research projects she will be taking on next.

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www.bouldering-psychotherapy.com ( research homepage)

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Papers

A psychosocial bouldering intervention improves the well-being of young refugees and adolescents from the host community in Lebanon: results from a pragmatic controlled trial | Conflict and Health | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

Bouldering psychotherapy is more effective in the treatment of depression than physical exercise alone: results of a multicentre randomised controlled intervention study | BMC Psychiatry | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

Bouldering psychotherapy is not inferior to cognitive behavioural therapy in the group treatment of depression: A randomized controlled trial - Luttenberger - 2022 - British Journal of Clinical Psychology - Wiley Online Library

Content Warning: infrequent strong language

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Prof. Katharina Luttenberger chats about why fear is so beneficial, what exactly is Bouldering Psychotherapy, and her journey researching the role climbing can take in treating mental health conditions.

Katharina is a psychological psychotherapist, bouldering therapist, and climbing coach. She has spent a decade researching the impact bouldering psychotherapy can have on depression, anxiety, and the wellbeing of young refugees.

Katharina also shares how her own personal journey with climbing has impacted the way she relates to her patients, and why it set her on the path of researching a new treatment model.

Huge thanks to our sponsors for supporting this episode and series 5 of the podcast Urban Climb and Climbing Anchors

www.bouldering-psychotherapy.com ( research homepage)

www.climbaid.org (organisation Katharina worked with in Lebanon)

Papers

A psychosocial bouldering intervention improves the well-being of young refugees and adolescents from the host community in Lebanon: results from a pragmatic controlled trial | Conflict and Health | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

Bouldering psychotherapy is more effective in the treatment of depression than physical exercise alone: results of a multicentre randomised controlled intervention study | BMC Psychiatry | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

Bouldering psychotherapy is not inferior to cognitive behavioural therapy in the group treatment of depression: A randomized controlled trial - Luttenberger - 2022 - British Journal of Clinical Psychology - Wiley Online Library

Content Warning: infrequent strong language

Disclaimer: Content, commentary, and opinions shared on the Mum's Gone Climbing podcast are for informational purposes only. They are not a substitute for medical and/or health advice from a professional, and should not be substituted for care based on the facts/circumstances of your individual situation.

Our favourite Pelvic Health Physio, Emily Elgar, returns to the podcast to chat prolapse, pessaries and perimenopause.

Emily shares some basics around pelvic floor anatomy, different types of prolapses, along with diagnosis and treatment.

This conversation also provided space for Eva, one of our co-hosts, to share her own experience with prolapse. Her story weaved its way through everything Emily spoke about, and gave us insight into the deeper impacts of prolapse.

We wrap up with some fantastic info for those embarking on THE MENOPAUSE. Or maybe the perimenopause, or who really knows because there are so many symptoms and aren't we all just stretched thin and stressed out anyway?! Emily shares some great tips to navigate this often confusing transition.

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Listen to past podcasts with Emily; #15 All Things Pelvic Floor and Tuning into What you Need and #16 Health behaviours, Recognising What's Important and Tools for Change

Dyurrite/Mount Arapiles

Barengi Gadjin Land Council (BGLC) represents Traditional Owners from the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk peoples. Learn more here. Read about the Dyurrite Cultural Landscape Management Amendment here.

If you want to understand why Araps is the heart of the climbing community in Australia head to the Human's of Arapiles group to read personal stories of many climbers who have a deep connection to this place Here.

This piece of writing from Kieran Norwood is comprehensive and truly heartfelt. It seems to have resonated deeply within the climbing community and has been shared extensively.

Open letter from Climbing Associations around Australia can be read and signed here. Petition open until December 1st 2024. Legislative Assembly Petition for Victorian Residents ONLY can be signed up until 31st January 2025 here.

Content Warning: infrequent strong language

Disclaimer: Content, commentary, and opinions shared on the Mum's Gone Climbing podcast are for informational purposes only. They are not a substitute for medical and/or health advice from a professional, and should not be substituted for care based on the facts/circumstances of your individual situation.