Brainwaves

This week on Brainwaves we talk to Dr Benjamin Habib about the panic attack he had on live TV on the ABC News Breakfast show in 2016, how this experienced changed him, what he has learnt about himself and what has helped him to understand more about anxiety and mental health. This aired as 2 part series but here you can listen to the whole interview. For more information on Dr Benjamin Habib: http...

Our guest today is provisional Psychologist Elle Morrison who will be talking to us about traumatic brain injury and mental health outcomes.  For further information on the studies Elle has talked about during the show:Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) is the largest child health research institute in Australia and their research is broadly done across three areas: in the lab to investi...

On today's show we talk to Flic Manning. She is a CEO, Author, Speaker, Former Professional Dancer and Choreographer, Neuroplastician (pronounced New-row-plast-ish-an), Wellness Coach and Ambassador for both Mental Health Foundation of Australia and Crohns & Colitis Australia. But today she is here to share her personal lived experience with mental Illnesses and how invisible illness and chronic h...

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to Author Vincent Tivoli about grief in society and his artistic works, the podcast Zerubbabel Bo and The Day the World Stopped Crying. You can find more about the podcast HERE

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to Paul Graham about self care. Paul is a psychologist in the final stages of his university training. He has worked in mental health for several years and is very passionate about helping all people get access to the mental health support they need. Paul also works for the VIctorian University Psychology Clinic, which is a great low cost option for psychological supp...

Tonight on Brainwaves we will be speaking with Pamela Trotman. Pamela is a trauma survivor herself, and her career in social work spans over 50 years. During this time Pamela has worked extensively with other survivor groups such as family violence, sexual abuse victims, refugees and the Stolen Generations. Pamela is coming on the show today to talk about her new book - Triumphing over Trauma: Jou...

Tonight on Brainwaves we talked to Christina about her lived experience with mental illness and how the pandemic has affected her mental health.

Tonight on Brainwaves we will be talking to Dr Paul Fearne about his new book 'Baudelaire and the Great Beyond'. Paul is a writer, poet and philosopher who has lived with schizophrenia since 1998. Paul has been on the show 3 times now, and is also a past Brainwaves team member. You can find Paul on Twitter HERE

This week on Brainwaves we talk Joe Bakhmoutski from Simplify Cancer about his lived experience with mental health and his journey with cancer.http://simplifycancer.com/

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to Dr Leonie Deuhlmeyer about a current study she is working on "A Brain, Exercise and Addiction Trial: Restoring 'brain health' in cannabis users". This study poses the question: Can exercise reverse the effect that long-term cannabis use has on the brain. For more information or if you would like to participate in the study please click here

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to Phillipa about her role as a life coach and how she incoporates Nuero Linguistic Programming (NLP) into her coaching. Phillipa shares insights into how she has helped clients, what her passion is and why she became a life coach. You can find more about Phillipa's Life Coaching HERE

Tonight we talk to renowned Australian psychologist Chris Mackey about the new edition of his book The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health With The Power of Coincidence. Chris is also the resident psychologist on Channel 9's TV Show Destination Happiness. This episode of brainwaves does mention the topic of suicide, if you feel distressed due to this, you can call Life...

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to Salli about her lived experience with bipolar, suicide ideation and the loss of her brother to suicide. Content Warning: Please note that this episode contains discussion that may be upsetting to some. If you find this episode distressing and need some support, please contact lifeline on 131114 or the Wellways helpline on 1300 111 500.

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to high profile barrister Greg Barns about the history of treatment of people with mental illness and people with intellectual disability within the corrections system. Greg also talks about best practice worldwide and any improvements we hope to see in the future.

Tonight on Brainwaves Phillipa talks to us about her lived experience with Chronic pain after suffering a life altering event and how she managed to overcome adversity, and channel her experiences into supporting others as a life coach.

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to Ben about his experience with Vipassana meditation during his stay at a local Meditation Centre.

Tonight on Brainwaves the team discuss the impacts of Social Media on mental health.

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to James from All Access Holidays, an NDIS provider that helps make travel accessible for everyone. We discuss the barriers that exist for people with a disability and what changes need to be made to make the world a more inclusive place for everyone regardless of their abilities.

This week we speak to Lorraine Hall about her book Our Little Secret: A Woman’s True Story Of Healing From A Traumatic Childhood. Content Warning: This episode contains discussion surrounding childhod trauma and sexual abuse.

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to Sinead Taylor about her lived experience with depression and suicide. Sinead talks to us about what led her to start TheACMProject and the importance of speaking about men's mental health. You can find more information about TheACMProject on their Facebook page and their Instagram page.

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to Elysia Anketell from The Body Love Collective. This is Elysia's second time on Brainwaves to hear her other show from the 24th April click HERE. On today's show we will be discussion the Body Connection - The relationship with our body and accepting and loving ourselves.

Tonight on Brainwaves we talk to Paul Liknaitzky from Mind Medicine Australia about the development of regulatory-approved and research-backed psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of mental ill-health in Australia. For more information on this research program click HERE

This week on Brainwaves it's our Radiothon show as we discuss how Power Radical Radio supports Mental Health. To support Brainwaves, head to: https://givenow.com.au/cause442

This week on Brainwaves we talk to Micaela about her experience volunteering for the Wellways Helpline. We talk about the challenges and the rewards of volunteering for a peer support program.

This week on Brainwaves we welcome back Dr Paul Fearne to talk about his latest book 'Rimbaud, an unheard cry'You can read more about this book HERE