Minding Your Mind
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Minding Your Mind
Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health issues we can experience, their causes, how they affect us, and what we can do to get help and find solutions.
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MYM – Surviving Rejection
No one likes being rejected – by a partner, when going for a promotion, or not being invited to a party. It stings. How can we best deal with it?
MYM - Assertiveness
How much assertiveness is too much? Sure, we want to stand up for ourselves, but no one wants to be that guy overreacting to every perceived slight. H...
MYM – Mental Health Achievements
We often hear bad news stories about mental health. What about some of the great achievements of the Australian mental health system – how Australia h...
MYM – Ozempic and Mental Health
Can new weight loss drugs like Ozempic have an effect on our mood and how much we enjoy things?
If you have any questions or comments, email Ia...
MYM – The Far Right
What explains the rise of the far right? Who do its’ ideas appeal to? Is social media a cause? COVID? What does the increasing popularity of far right...
MYM – Evil
Good and evil are concepts as old as humankind. Are some people evil, or do they just do evil things? Are we all a mixture of good and bad?
If y...
MYM – AI and Therapy
How can AI change therapy? Can it provide cheap, accessible, accurate and helpful advice for those with depression or anxiety? Or do the risks outweig...
MYM – Mental Health During Tertiary Education
There is much concern about mental health during the school years, and there has recently been a spotlight on mental health at work. Those in tertiary...
MYM – How are mental health conditions linked to evolution?
Does humanity need anxious people to survive? What mental health traits are linked to our survival as a species?
If you have any questions or co...
MYM – Is being nice a mental health superpower?
Can trying to be nice to everyone improve your mental health? Is niceness an attitude, a personality trait, a learned behaviour or a choice?
If...
MYM - Autism and Changes to the NDIS
How will the changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme impact children with autism? Will it be harder to get into the NDIS? How will it affe...
MYM - Armed Forces Veterans and Mental Health
Exposure to combat can bring all sorts of mental health challenges - PTSD, mood swings, anxiety, panic attacks and depression. How well do we understa...
MYM - Changes to the NDIS
Who is affected by changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme? What will be different for the those with a mental illness in the scheme? What...
MYM – Living Well As An Introvert
How can introverts, especially busy ones, design a life where they have enough quiet times to refresh and replenish themselves? How can extroverts lea...
MYM – Becoming More Creative
Are only some people capable of being creative? No! How can we all find creative outlets? What are the benefits of doing so?
If you have any que...
MYM – Routine
Having a fixed routine can be efficient and comforting, but can it also become a prison? How much routine is too much? Plus, do we miss people more be...
MYM – Memory and Intelligence
Does having a good memory make you smarter? How does memory work? Can we improve our memory? What is the relationship between intelligence and memory?...
MYM – More Than One Mental Illness
Having one mental illness is hard enough, but how do people deal with being diagnosed with two, or even three, at the same time? How can multiple ment...
MYM – Rebuilding Trust 2
Ian and James share five more ideas to rebuild trust in politics, the media and society in general.
If you have any questions or comments, email...
MYM – Rebuilding Trust I
Ian and James share five ideas to rebuild trust in our politics, media and society.
If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James a...
MYM – Pride
Are you proud of yourself? Are you proud to be an Australian? Pride is feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction at your own achievements. Is it a sign of...
MYM – When Can't You Trust Your Feelings?
People often say, "Trust your gut. If you feel something, act on it." But often our feelings push us to act impulsively. Anger is rarely a good feelin...
MYM – How Do We Talk to the Dying?
How do we talk to those who are dying? Is everything different now, or should we try to act normal and pretend it’s business as usual? Why does it fee...
MYM – Listener Questions: Inequities in the Health System, and Diagnosing ADHD
Why aren’t resources shared evenly across the health system? Why can getting an ADHD diagnosis be so challenging?
If you have any questions or c...
MYM – Listener Questions: Asexuality
What determines how high your libido is? Are some people asexual? Is our level of sexual desire more a reflection of our biology or our personality?
MYM – Listener Questions: Why do some cry more than others?
Why do some people cry every week, while others haven’t cried since they were four? How do we strike the right balance between controlling our emotion...
MYM – Trust
Why is trust in government and media declining? What can be done to restore trust in our institutions?
If you have any questions or comments, em...
MYM – Listener Questions: Loners
Are some people simply loners from birth or is it a learned behaviour? Is it okay to be a loner? Can it be unhealthy?
If you have any questions...
MYM – Reair: Self-Talk
What is self-talk? Does everyone have a little voice in their head? Or only some of us? How can self-talk help us, and hinder us? Can we control our s...
MYM – Reair: How to stop worrying in a scary world
The more we learn about the world, the more there is to worry about. Do we have an obligation to stay well-informed about every terrible thing that is...
MYM – Reair: King Lear with John Bell
What can we learn about our mind from one of the greatest and most complex characters of fiction, Shakespeare’s King Lear? We are joined by Shakespear...
MYM - Bondi
The Bondi shooting rocked Australia. How do we process and deal with it, as individuals and in groups?
If you have any questions or comments, em...
MYM - What is an Existential Crisis?
More listener questions. What is an existential crisis? What is the connection between bipolar disorder and the body clock? And how much do we know ab...
MYM – What is consciousness?
What is consciousness? Is it being aware of your thoughts? What does it have to do with our memory, feelings, perception and imagination? Do we all ex...
MYM – Dashed Dreams
What happens when you realise that some of the things you dreamed of happening in your life, aren’t ever going to happen? How do you make peace with r...
MYM – Mental Illness and Work
How should people discuss their mental illness with an employer? Should you disclose it a job interview? After you have been offered a job? Or not at...
MYM – Tidiness and Untidiness
Why are some people tidy and others untidy? If you’re tidy, does it mean you’re organised? If you untidy at home, does it suggest your whole life is a...
MYM – The Social Media Ban
In December, Australia will ban many social media platforms for those under 16. Is it a good idea? Will it work? Does the evidence in favour of the ba...
MYM – Favourite Kids
Do you have a favourite child? Were you a favourite child? Or was one of your siblings? How can being, or not being, the favourite affect people? Is i...
MYM – Coordination, the Body and the Brain
How do you tie your shoelaces, slice onions and juggle? Is it just repetition and muscle memory? Or is your brain in charge, directing every tiny move...