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 - Aging. Fight it or Accept It?
As we age should we accept the fact that we are slowing down or fight against it? What is the best mix of the two?
If you have an...
MYM: Manic Episodes and Sexuality Plus New Body Clock Research
How can a manic episode affect someone’s sexuality? Plus, new research on Melatonin underlines the importance of taking care of our body clock.
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MYM – Nationalism, Patriotism and Shared Values
Can you make any valid generalisations about national character? Can 25 million people who live in the same country really all share the same values?...
MYM – Feeling Insecure
When someone feels insecure, what does it mean? It is doubting yourself? Not thinking you’re good enough? What is insecurity and how do we deal with i...
MYM – Toxic Positivity
"It’s all good." Is it, though? Optimism is good for our mental health, but is toxic positivity – the belief that no matter how dire a situation is, w...
MYM – All Types of Parents
We look at the many ways someone can be a parent. You can adopt a child, have kids via IVF, partner with someone who already has kids and become a ste...
MYM – Grief 2 – Job, Career, Identity
How do we deal with losing a job or a career, or our health or our home? Is the sense of loss grief, or something else?
If you have any question...
MYM – Grief 1 – Death and Relationships
How do we deal when we lose someone we care about, either through death or the end of a relationship? Are there really five stages of grief?
If...
MYM – Family Estrangement
Families are wonderful, except when they’re not. How do families become estranged? Should we try to reconcile? How?
If you have any questions o...
MYM – Vagueness
Some people never lose their keys or run late. Others always do. Why? What is vagueness? Do some people have a different relationship with reality tha...
MYM – Money and Mental Health
We live in a world where how much you have influences the amount of freedom and autonomy you have. A million books advise you what to do with your mon...
MYM – Tiger Mums and Stubborn Parents
Another listener questions ep. The pros and cons of Tiger Mums. How do you take care of an ageing parent who doesn’t want to be taken care of?
I...
MYM – The Connection Between Your Mental Health and Your Gut
Why does anxiety give us a clenched stomach? What is the relationship between our mind and our stomach? Can changing our diet and taking better care o...
MYM – Sophie Scott
Former ABC health journalist and now wellbeing expert Sophie Scott joins us to discuss her own mental health journey, the things that have helped her...
MYM – GPs Treating ADHD
One in 20 Australians have ADHD. Given its prevalence, should GPs be given the power to diagnose and treat ADHD? Or is it a specialised condition that...
MYM – 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 – Dissociation and Sexual Abuse
Dissociation occurs when a person feels disconnected from reality. Are those prone to dissociation more likely to have been subject to abuse when youn...
MYM – Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy is when we believe one thing but do something different. Are you a hypocrite? Of course not! But are you? Ever thought that no one should s...
MYM – Listener Questions: Dealing with Workplace Conflict and Fear of Vomiting
Ian and James answer listener questions. How do you deal with tension and conflict at work? Why do some have a fear of vomiting? How can they deal wit...
MYM – Knowing Yourself
What does it mean to know yourself? How do we come to better understand temperament, and our strengths and weaknesses? Is it important that we do so?<...
MYM – Recovery from Mental Illness
When people have a mental illness, sometimes it seems clear that medication, therapy and some lifestyle changes lead to their recovery. But other time...
MYM – Medicinal Cannabis, Unpleasant Daydreams and the Future of Mental Health Research
Ian and James answer listener questions. Can medicinal cannabis help treat mental illness? Why do we sometimes have unpleasant daydreams, and how can...
MYM – The Upside of Failure – Enjoying the Ride
What can we learn from failure? Should we be less obsessed with achieving goals, and focus more on enjoying thejourney toward them? We discuss comedia...
MYM - Enlightenment
What is enlightenment? As we move through life, do we gradually become more enlightened, or can it happen suddenly? Can mental illness be instantly cu...
MYM – 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 – Who's offering what for mental health in the 2025 Federal Election
Ian and James compare Labor and the Coalition’s mental health promises and policies, and discuss what they have both left overlooked.
If you hav...
MYM – "Adolescence" - Mental Health, Social Media and Teens
The show Adolescence was compelling. It raised many issues about teenagers, mental health, social media, family dynamics and the confusion and uncerta...
MYM – Physical Appearance and Mental Health
What is the relationship between how we look, how we THINK we look, and our mental health? Do those who have Botox, plastic surgery, lifts, tucks, or...
MYM – Self-Harm
Why do people harm themselves? What are the best ways of helping those who self-harm?
If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James...
MYM – Fantasists
Belle Gibson falsely said she had cancer. Many others have invented untrue parts of their life. Why do they do it? Some are after money, but at its co...
MYM – Anxiety Study
One in three Australians will have an anxiety disorder at some point. We tend to focus on the environmental causes of anxiety (exams, spiders, deadlin...
MYM – Children whose parents have a mental illness
What’s it like for kids growing up in homes where a parent has a mental illness? What is the best way to support them?
If you have any questions...
MYM – Beliefs
What are your fundamental beliefs? Where do they come from? How do they influence the decisions you make? It’s easy to say we have certain beliefs ("P...
MYM – Why are some people so competitive?
Why are some people more competitive than others? Is being ultra-competitive an advantage or a disadvantage in life? It might help you win, but will y...
MYM – Acceptance
When something bad happens and we can’t change it – we miss a promotion, our partner leaves, someone we care about dies – how can we learn to move pas...
MYM – Swimming
We know exercise is good mental health, but could swimming confer extra special benefits? Why does just being near water make us feel good?
If y...
MYM – Why are N.S.W. psychiatrists resigning?
Why are around half of New South Wales Health Psychiatrists threatening to resign? Is it about money, or the long-term neglect of the mental health sy...
MYM - Listener Questions
An ep full of listener questions. Can the mood of those you live with influence and your own mood? Why do injured runners find resting so difficult?...
MYM - Dreams
What are dreams? Random, surreal short films directed by our subconscious? Are our dreams trying to tell us something? Or are they just the brains way...
MYM - Culture
A society’s culture is its’ beliefs, social behaviours and practices. Our culture includes everything from food, sport, Christmas and dress to languag...