Compassion in Healing: The P in PNI
Modern healthcare is changing. As clinicians, we are being asked not only to treat symptoms, but to understand the whole human being behind them. Luma Health invites you into that deeper conversation - where biology, psychology, and lived experience meet.
Who am I, and why am I here?
This event is led by Edelle O’Doherty-Nickels BSc PGDip Reg NT, a registered nutritional therapist with a deep commitment to ethical, integrative, and trauma-informed care. Edelle is a member of the Nutritional Therapists of Ireland (NTOI). Her work is informed by her affiliations with The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), NTOI, and ANA, and grounded in years of clinical experience.
Edelle is here because she has seen, time and again, that sustainable healing requires more than protocols but presence, curiosity, and compassion.
Check out her website: Knowledge4Health
This talk offers an exploration of how mind, body, and lived experience come together in health and disease. It begins with Evolutionary Medicine, looking at why modern illness can arise when bodies shaped by evolution meet today’s stress, diet, lifestyle, and trauma. From there, it introduces Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), the science that explains how the mind, nervous system, hormones, and immune system are in constant communication, and how psychological stress can influence inflammation and chronic illness.
The session explores Compassionate Inquiry®, a trauma-informed approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that helps uncover the unconscious emotional patterns and survival strategies that may underlie symptoms. You will learn how this approach can be integrated into clinical practice to deepen practitioner–client relationships, support nervous-system-aware care, and shift the focus from simply managing symptoms to understanding root causes. The event concludes with a live demonstration, showing how Compassionate Inquiry can be used ethically and effectively within a real clinical consultation.
Date
February 9th, 2025
Time
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Spaces are limited are limited so please book in. See you there!