Minding Your Mind

We have discussed blended families, but what about the other parent? The one who is outside the new, blended family? How do things work for them? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at  www.headtohea...

What does it mean when we describe someone as having a sense of entitlement? That they arrogantly act like they own the world? What is entitlement? Is it a bad thing? Isn’t it good to believe that we are entitled to a happy life? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more ab...

How would you describe yourself? Age, family background, relationship status, job but then … outgoing and confident? Shy and insecure? Introvert? Extrovert? Disciplined? Impulsive? Curious? What is your personal identity? Why does it matter? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find...

What is stress? How is it different from anxiety? Does stress build up over time? How does stress affect us? How can we control and reduce stress? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at  www.headtoh...

How is mental health research funded? What areas get funded and which miss out? Who decides? How? How could the system be improved? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at  www.headtohealth.gov.au ,...

When we disagree with a partner, child, parent, workmate or friend, how do we resolve it? What is the best way to have arguments and resolve conflict?  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at  www.he...

What is autism? What is it? How does it affect people? Can those with autism learn strategies to help them to deal with it?  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at  www.headtohealth.gov.au , Beyond...

Most of us have done or said something stupid, then later cringed. For some, feelings of self-loathing come every day. What is self-loathing? A thought, a feeling or both? How can you reduce the amount of self-loathing you have?  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more ab...

What mental health challenges do teenagers face? How do teens navigate the change from child to adult? What are the signs a teenager is experiencing poor mental health? What support do teens need? Recorded in front of a live audience at Cranbrook School in Sydney. If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  ⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠  . Let them know any other topics you’d lik...

Do we all experience Fear Of Missing Out? Can FOMO be a good thing, or does it just make us anxious and unhappy? How does FOMO affect our mental health? If you don’t listen to this episode, will you regret it? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more about depression and s...

What role do adverse events, for example losing a job or a relationship, play in triggering mental illness? What is a trigger? Do people have the same, or different, triggers? Can knowing more about our triggers help us reduce our risk of experiencing poor mental health?   If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  ⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠  . Let them know any other topics...

Many are anxious about the effects of climate change. It can seem like a huge problem that we are powerless to fix. How can we learn to deal with, and control, climate anxiety? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact...

Emotions are powerful. Sometimes they take us over. How can we avoid being overwhelmed by anger or fear? Can we learn to control our emotions?  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at  www.headtohealt...

When two people with kids from previous relationships get together, how does it all work? How do you suddenly become a step-parent? What happens when a child resents the arrival of a step-parent, or when step-siblings don’t get on? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more...

What are the best ways of encouraging people to be more aware of their mental health? How can we learn to monitor and take care of our mental health? What works and what doesn’t? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact...

Some with mental illness may need medication for a long time. If the medication has adverse side effects, how do you trade that off against the benefits? How do you know how much of a difference the medication is making? When should you experiment with withdrawing from medication? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other t...

Can being exposed to traumatic and adverse events – abuse, poverty, violence, natural disasters or forcible separation from family – affect some so deeply that adverse effects are passed on to their children? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and sup...

We all lie. Why? To protect the feelings of others, to make people think better of us, to improve a story. But is the line between truth and lie as clear as we think? If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Hea...

What are dysfunctional, co-dependent and toxic relationships? How can being in these relationships affect our mental health? How do you know if you are in one? What should you do if you are? If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you...

Many find it hard to access specialised care from psychologists and psychiatrists. Others are sceptical about the benefits of seeing a specialist. Who needs to see a specialist? What benefits can they  provide? How can we organise health care to best respond to the surge in demand for specialists?  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let the...

When a relationship ends, it’s a difficult and challenging time that can test our mental health. What is the best way to get through it? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at  www.headtohealth.gov.a...

Ian is joined by Professor Joe Takahashi, a world expert in how the human body clock works and its implications for our health, mental health and successful ageing.  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at  mindingyourmind2@gmail.com  . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.  To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Hea...

We tend to think of treatments for bipolar and mood disorders as being mainly medicine based. But our guest, Dr Jan Scott, believes that those with bipolar and mood disorders can greatly benefit from learning and using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies. If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at mindingyourmind2@gmail.com . Let them know any other topics you’d like them t...

If we go deaf or blind, lose a limb, or our balance deteriorates, our brain actively works behind the scenes to help us cope. How does it do that? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at mindingyourmind2@gmail.com . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealt...

What can you do to decrease your risk of getting dementia? If you have dementia, what can you do to slow its progress? How are treatments improving? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at mindingyourmind2@gmail.com . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohea...