Everything Is Going To Be OK. No Option B.

Why do human beings love stories? Not just because they entertain us. Stories are one of the cheapest ways we learn. Someone else makes the mistake. Someone else ignores the warning. Someone else pays the price. And if we are paying attention, we get to collect the lesson without having to suffer the same consequence ourselves. We don’t have to slip on the banana peel. Sometimes we just need to wa...

Australia has tried to set one of the biggest modern boundaries: no social media accounts for children under 16. And whether you agree with the law or not, the early signs reveal something important: A boundary does not work just because you announce it. You can ban the app. You can remove the phone. You can say no. But if a child’s friendships, boredom, identity, entertainment, status, validation...

Nina Hastie is known for being sharp, funny and impossible to ignore. But this conversation is not about celebrity. It is about the human being behind the humour. In this episode, Dr Hanan Bushkin sits down with Nina for a powerful conversation about laughter, rejection, addiction, sobriety, self-respect and the difficult work of turning chaos into order. They explore what humour can do for pain,...

The 2026 World Cup is the biggest in history — 48 teams, 104 matches, three host countries, and a global machine bigger than ever. But this episode asks a harder question: when does bigger stop meaning better? Dr Hanan Bushkin explores why more money, more success, more status, more achievement, and more scale can still leave a person unanchored. Because if growth destroys your sleep, family, heal...

Episode 2: Are You Loved, or Are You Just Useful? In this episode of Everything is going to be ok, no option B, Dr Hanan Bushkin explores one of the most uncomfortable questions in relationships, families and everyday life: Are you actually loved — or have you become useful? There is a big difference between being needed and being respected. A mother can become the family Uber driver. A father can...

In the first episode of Everything Is Going To Be OK. No Option B. , Dr Hanan Bushkin explores what happens when the mirror becomes the master. We all need feedback. We all care, to some degree, how we are seen. But there is a point where reflection becomes identity — where the opinions, approval, applause, rejection, silence, and judgement of others start deciding who we think we are. This episod...