Challenging the false divide
A clear, evidence-led case for moving beyond the split between physical and mental health.
Speaking & Media
For organizations ready to rethink the divide between physical and mental health.
Dr. Sarah Lidstone is a compelling speaker for organizations looking to make complex ideas about the brain, health, resilience, and human performance genuinely useful.
Drawing on deep clinical and academic expertise, she translates rigorous neuroscience into clear, practical insight for medical audiences, interdisciplinary teams, leaders, and the public. Her talks connect the mind and body without oversimplifying either; helping audiences better understand how neurological health, stress, behaviour, relationships, and systems of care shape real outcomes.
Whether speaking to healthcare professionals, corporate leaders, or community audiences, Dr. Lidstone brings specialist credibility, compassion, and a rare ability to make people feel both informed and seen.
TEDxUofT
It’s All in Your Head: Challenging Dualism in Health Care
Published December 20, 2024
In this official TEDxUofT talk, Dr. Lidstone challenges the divide between neurology and psychiatry and explains why care that integrates brain, mind, and body can better support patients and clinicians.
Watch the Full TEDx TalkSpeaking Topics
Authority with enough humanity for people to actually hear it.
Functional neurological disorder
How integrated services can take symptoms seriously while supporting recovery-oriented care.
Parkinson's and whole-person neurology
What movement disorders teach us about multidisciplinary care, expectation, and lived experience.
Building integrated models
Practical lessons for multidisciplinary teams caring for complex neurological conditions.
Patient education and self-management
How better understanding can become part of care, confidence, and recovery.
Rethinking rehabilitation
Rehabilitation as active, collaborative, brain-mind-body care rather than a downstream afterthought.
Ideal Audiences
Built for both specialist rooms and broader public audiences.
Healthcare conferences
Academic institutions
Leadership teams
Patient organizations
Media and podcasts
Medical education programs
Verified Past Appearance
TEDxUofT
Official TEDx Talks video: It’s All in Your Head: Challenging Dualism in Health Care | Dr. Sarah Lidstone | TEDxUofT. Published December 20, 2024.
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Dr. Sarah Lidstone is a Toronto neurologist, neuroscientist, researcher, and speaker focused on brain, mind, body, rehabilitation, and integrated neurological care.
Medium Bio
Dr. Sarah Lidstone is a Toronto neurologist and neuroscientist whose research and speaking focus on functional neurological disorder, movement disorders, rehabilitation, patient education, and the need to move beyond false divides in healthcare.
Extended Bio
Dr. Sarah Lidstone brings together clinical neurology, neuroscience, rehabilitation, and public education to advocate for more integrated care. Her PubMed-indexed work includes functional movement disorder, Parkinson's disease, placebo science, multidisciplinary care, and functional neurological disorder service models. Her TEDxUofT talk challenges the health-care split between physical and mental health.
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