10 Minute Mood podcast

How do we move past intellectual insights and actually create lasting psychological change? True transformation isn't just a mental shift, it requires a visceral, embodied openness. In this 10-minute episode, we explore the vital connection between somatic kindness and transformational learning, including a guided 5 minute exercise you can try. When we drop beneath the armour of resistance and bri...

This 10 Minute Mood episode explores emotional neglect as an invisible wound that often underlies chronic loneliness and disconnection in high-functioning parents and professionals. It explains childhood emotional neglect as a lack of sufficient emotional validation, attunement, and support, leading people to learn that emotions are irrelevant, burdensome, or unsafe to share, and to become hyper-i...

We speak with The Pragmatics , Sydney's favourite bar band, about how they have used their love for music to navigate life's highs and lows together. These 4 guys discuss how music, their band practices and gigs, and their ongoing friendship have served as a sanctuary for mental well-being, providing both stability and a creative outlet. This one is a 20-minute episode filled with importan...

Join lawyer Rebecca McLeod and psychologist Aspasia Karageorge to learn about coercive control in intimate partner relationships. This episode explains what coercive control means, as well as painting a picture of what you can expect if you go to see a solicitor in response to experiencing coercive control in your domestic relationship. What are your rights, what can you expect the process to be l...

In this episode, clinical psychologist, Dr Veena Sothieson, provides a helpful overview of EMDR therapy. We understand you might be wondering: What exactly is EMDR? What does a session involve? And how might it help you? Dr Sothieson clearly explains how bilateral stimulation can assist in processing and supporting healing from distressing experiences. She also walks you through the different stag...

Learn about the benefits of self compassion to your mental health, physical health, relationships, and productivity. Many people think that practising self compassion will lead to stagnation or laziness, but clinical psychologist Dr Aspasia Karageorge is here to explain the science behind why self compassion actually increases motivation, confidence, resilience, and meaningful engagement in life....

There’s a lot out there about parenting children with ADHD, but what about the ADHD parents? In this episode, Aspasia (clinical psychologist and mother) covers the challenges and strengths of parenting with ADHD. She covers common issues such as planning, organisation, sensory overwhelm, and impulse control, while offering practical solutions like using visual cues, breaking tasks into small steps...

This is my full conversation with Johannes Kieding - an experienced ISTDP therapist, teacher, and trainer. We discuss psychodynamic therapy and Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), an evidence-based therapy approach developed by Dr Habib Davanloo. We discuss the psychodynamic focus on emotions, the conflicts inherent in human life, and how the unconscious might play a part in all of...

This episode continues from Episode 15 and the theme of healthy vs. unhealthy relationships to exercise. In this episode, clinical psychologist Dr Veena Sothieson provides a practical roadmap to assess and improve your exercise mindset - so that exercise becomes about supporting your values and your greater wellbeing, and not something restrictive. Veena steps through some questions you can ask yo...

In this episode, clinical psychologists Aspasia and Veena discuss the nuances of exercise and wellbeing. habits. Rather than the common misconception that all exercise is universally good for us, this conversation highlights a distinction between approaches to exercise which may become harmful to our wellbeing, bodies, and/or relationships (e.g., rigid, guilt-driven, or weight-loss-motivated exerc...

Join clinical psychologist & researcher, Dr Aspasia Karageorge, for a short dive into the complex world of emotions. What does the term really mean, and how might it be useful to consider our emotions in more depth? Want to make an appointment with Aspasia or one of the psychologists at Sydney City Psychology? Get in touch with us today: ⁠(02) 9235 3127⁠ or email ⁠info@sydneycitypsychology.com...

Join lawyer, Rebecca McLeod from Watts McCray, and clinical psychologist, Aspasia Karageorge, for a conversation about legal and psychological aspects of co-parenting agreements after separation or divorce. How are the child's best interest taken into consideration? What can parents expect when navigating this process? How can parents best communicate with their children along the way? We disc...

Join clinical psychologist, Natalie Glaser, and author of best-selling book The Happiness Trap, Dr Russ Harris, to learn about the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with trauma, from the perspective of the therapist and the client. How can ACT address symptoms of trauma? What are the symptoms of trauma, and what are the many ways that trauma can present? Join two experienced clinician...

In this episode, learn about how autism is assessed for and diagnosed in children. Who can assess and diagnose? What does an assessment process involve? What should you be looking for when undertaking the assessment process? What are the advantages of having an assessment early in life? Can early diagnosis be helpful in any particular ways? Join clinical psychologists Angel-Lee Aube and Aspasia Ka...

Join clinical psychologist Dr Aspasia Karageorge for an overview of attachment styles, both in childhood and in adulthood. What are attachment styles? What can they look like in childhood versus adulthood? How can they continue to influence our relationships even in adulthood? How can you work on changing your attachment style in order to improve your overall wellbeing as well as the health of you...

Join psychologist Alan Hely for a 10 minute overview of performance psychology in sports. He discussed the ways in which elite sportspeople use performance psychology to be at the top of their game, as well as provides tips for how you can apply performance psychology to your own game. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, this podcast is filled with useful information to improve your mind...

This episode features a conversation between Veena Sothieson and Aspasia Karageorge, two clinical psychologists at Sydney CIty Psychology, and Dr Eric Pugliesi, a General Practitioner with a special interest in metabolism and weight management. The purpose of the conversation was for Dr Eric to introduce his patients to an online emotional eating group that we are running, however it offers an ove...

Join clinical psychologist, Dr Aspasia Karageorge, for a 10 minute dive into how the experience for women with ADHD may differ to that of men. Aspasia discusses symptom differences, treatment options, and special considerations for women. It is important to note that there are generalisations made in this podcast based on clinical experience and research findings, however every person's experi...

In Episode 6, we discuss eating problems. What are eating-related problems, and what are the sign to look out for? What supports are available, and when is psychology or medical intervention helpful? Join clinical psychologists Dr Veena Sothieson and Dr Aspasia Karageorge from Sydney City Psychology for a concise overview of eating and when eating behaviours may become a problem. Recorded in Augus...

An episode for all the men out there, focussing on men’s mental health and wellbeing. This episode is Part 2 of a conversation between Dr Zac Seidler, a leading men’s mental health expert and Director of Mental Health Training at Movember, and clinical psychologist, Dr Aspasia Karageorge. In this part of the conversation, Zac and Aspasia talk about men and emotions, parenting, masculinity and what...

Episode 4 is all about men’s mental health. Dr Zac Seidler is a leading men’s mental health expert and Director of Mental Health Training at Movember, as well as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Orygen at The University of Melbourne. He spoke to Dr Aspasia Karageorge about the importance of focussing on men’s mental health, ways to talk with men about their wellbeing, men and emotions, tips for...

In this episode, clinical psychologist Natalie Glaser talks to Dr Russ Harris about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). What is it? How can it help? And how does it fit in with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)?  Russ is the author of the international bestselling book, The Happiness Trap, as well as the 8-week online course of the same name. If you’d like to speak with a psychologist about h...

Join us for this episode called ‘resilience’. Our psychologist, Dr Aspasia Karageorge, provides a brief overview of resilience as a psychological concept, followed by a 6 minute guided exercise to connect into your own resilience. We are living in challenging and changing times, so take 10 minutes out of your day to focus on the part of you which can be strong and grounded in the face of challenge...