Geoff Kane
Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Episode #30: Multiplying Healthy Changes
Episode #30: Multiplying Healthy Changes
Episode #30: Multiplying Healthy Changes
Wednesday 17th September 2025
Join Jess Sneed as she discusses multiplying healthy changes through Macro Motivational Interviewing and systemic intervention.
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Geoff Kane
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Understanding Addiction & Recovery
Recovery Reimagined
Nutritional Pathways to Recovery
Navigating Intimate Relationships
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Episode Overview
- Early intervention is key to preventing substance misuse.
- Community professionals play a vital role in screening and brief intervention.
- Macro MI addresses both individual and systemic factors in recovery.
- Personal risk tolerance can guide decisions on substance use.
- Grassroots movements can drive systemic change.
"Systems are really just people. If we can change the hearts and minds of the people at those varying rungs, then we can, in a sense, affect change."
What makes recovery more than just a personal journey? Episode 30 of 'Beyond the Two Pillars of Recovery' brings you an engaging conversation with Jess Sneed, who is on a mission to multiply healthy changes across communities. Jess shares her exciting new role at Boston Medical Center, where she'll be training professionals in screening and brief intervention for risky substance use.
This episode is not just about individual transformation but also about systemic change, thanks to Jess's involvement in Macro Motivational Interviewing (Macro MI). Jess's work focuses on helping individuals understand their own implicit biases and become less self-defeating, while also addressing broader systems that impact health. She highlights how community professionals, like school counsellors and law enforcement, are eager to adopt the SBIRT model for early intervention.
It's a refreshing take on how we can all contribute to creating healthier environments. Jess's insights into the complexities of addiction are both humorous and thought-provoking. She challenges traditional notions by discussing the grey areas in health guidelines, like alcohol consumption limits, and how these can vary based on personal risk tolerance. If you're curious about how systemic factors influence individual behaviour and how change can ripple outwards from personal to community levels, this episode offers valuable perspectives.
It’s a call to action for those interested in grassroots movements and collective action. So, are you ready to explore how you can be part of this change?