Tom Ahern

The Mind Mate Podcast

Society EN ↓ 225 episodes

The Mind Mate Podcast explores the human condition at the intersection of spirituality, philosophy and psychotherapy. Hosted by counsellor, psychotherapist and writer Tom Ahern, the podcast engages deeply with questions of meaning, anxiety, freedom, identity, death, love, and what it means to live authentically in the modern world.

Author

Tom Ahern

Category

Society

Podcast website

ahern.blog

Latest episode

Jan 30, 2026

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Episodes

200: The Science of Sleep with Registered Nurse Deb Herdman 10.05.2024

Deb Herdman is a Registered Nurse, entrepreneur and certified sleep practitioner. She is the creator of Nigh’ Nigh’, an author of two e-books and has been published in print, online, radio, and podcasts both in Australia and across the world. Deb presents sleep seminars to parent groups, health institutions, schools, and workplaces and virtual consulting to all ages that require better sleep/life...

199: The Grieving Brain, Accessing Flow States, and Exploring Spiritual Practices with Paul Glezer 03.05.2024

Welcome to episode 198! In this episode Pauly and Tom touch on a multitude of topics ranging from the grief and what the brain does in response to grieving to ways to access the flow state, The boys also touch on what Pauly learnt on his trip to India as well as his silent retreat meditation experiences; why Tom is feeling called to actively practice spirituality, whether secular or religious. We...

198: Forming New Habits, and Why the Terror of Death Shapes Us All with Paul Glezer 15.02.2024

Paul has been immersed in the Health and Wellbeing space since 2003, with extended experience in strength and conditioning, calisthenics, mobility, and stress management. Paul’s approach to training is ‘client first’ training. His experience training hundreds of people over the years has taught him that balance is the key ingredient to progress. Strength means very little without space and vice ve...

197: The Secret Life of You with Kerri Sackville 21.08.2023

Kerri Sackville is an Australian author, columnist, and social commentator. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The Sunday Times UK, SBS Life,  http://news.com.au  ,  mamamia.com , The Australian Women’s Weekly, and Prevention Magazine. A long-time contributor to the Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne Age and Sunday Life magazine, Kerri’s columns are regularly amongst the most w...

196: The Rise of AI, Echo Chambers and Cultivating Self-awareness with Craig Harper 03.07.2023

Craig Harper is one of Australia’s leading presenters, writers and educators in the areas of health, high-performance, resilience, self-management, leadership, corporate change, communication, stress management, addiction and personal transformation. Craig has been an integral part of the Australian health and fitness industry since 1982 and in that time has worked as an Exercise Scientist, Corpor...

195: Religion, Death, Drugs and Sexuality in the 21st Century with Gary Laderman 26.06.2023

Gary Laderman is a professor of American religious history and cultures At Emory University. He teaches and writes about death and dying, religion and sexuality, and sacred drugs. He is the author of Don’t Think About Death: A Memoir on Mortality. His other books include an exploration of the sacred in the new American religious landscape: Sacred Matters: Celebrity Worship, Sexual Ecstasies, the L...

194: The Future of Psychotherapy with Dr. Margaret Ross 19.06.2023

Dr. Margaret Ross is a senior clinical psychologist at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne working in Psychosocial cancer care and Palliative Medicine depts. Marg is the Chief Principal Investigator for Australia's first Psilocybin assisted psychotherapy trial to treat depression and anxiety associated with terminal illness. Connect with Dr. Margaret Ross LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

193: Using Music as a Powerful Healing Modality with Rodney Pollak 12.06.2023

Rodney is a Registered Music Therapist who has a passion for connecting people to their internal and external worlds through music. Since completing his Masters of Music Therapy in 2017, Rodney has worked across a multitude of settings in both: Hospitals Community Not for Profit Organisations He has experience providing music therapy to support people within the contexts of: Mental Health Progress...

192: Movement as an Integrative Therapy for Life with Oscar Meerman 05.06.2023

Oscar Meerman is a holistic strength and calisthenics coach who draws on a variety of different fields to get the best out of his clients. Beyond his work, however, he is also a deep thinker, a reflective and wise soul, and someone who sees movement as a pathway to greater learning and self-understanding. Connect with Oscar Meerman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oscarmeerman/ Facebook: https...

191: Three Tools to get the MOST out of your Dog with Jordan Weizman 29.05.2023

Jordan Weizman is an accredited canine behaviourist and trainer and is the founder of chilled & Fulfilled. Chilled & fulfilled are driven by their motto “ teaching people, transforming dogs” and are determined to improve the lives of humans and their dogs through an education in canine psychology, communication, leadership. Jordan’s interest in dog training began in 2011 when he adopted hi...

190: The Infinite Power of the Breath to Create Permanent Life Changes with Siobhan Macleod 22.05.2023

Siobhan Lou is a Breathwork Meditation Healer, all the way from the Scottish Highlands! After involving herself in a few Breathwork classes in Bali—whilst working as a head trainer/coach at a functional training facility—she was deeply moved and is now inspired to help others gain a greater sense of self-awareness, practice being mindful and reconcile with past traumas and “stuck energy”, having c...

189: End Couple Conflict Now! with Renowned Psychotherapist Lissy Abrahams 15.05.2023

Lissy Abrahams is an individual and couples psychotherapist. She was one of four candidates selected into a 4-year couples psychotherapy Masters in London at the world-renowned institute, Tavistock Relationships. Later, she tutored and lectured here. Lissy returned to Sydney, and founded the Sydney-based therapy clinic, Heath Group Practice. She works with clients around the world, has held positi...

188: How to Actually get Unstuck and Achieve your Goals with Alex VanHouten 08.05.2023

Alex VanHouten began his career studying Chemistry and Psychology at Vanderbilt University on the road to becoming an orthopedic surgeon--- But when the medical field failed to provide answers about how to live well with a rare genetic disorder, Alex turned instead to the world of personal training and health coaching. Today, as a Master Trainer, Nutritionist, and Health Coach of 17 years, Alex ha...

187: The Body's Innate Intelligence and Capacity to Heal Itself with Nat Sabaag 01.05.2023

Nathalie completed a Bachelor of Clinical Science in 1999 followed by a Master of Health Science 2001 at Victoria University. Over the past 20 years, Nathalie has worked alongside some notable Osteopaths along the eastern side of Australia - from Launceston to the Gold Coast and Sydney before settling back home in Melbourne in 2012. From a sporting background, Nathalie has enjoyed providing Osteop...

186: How to Achieve Massive Wealth, Financial Freedom and Live Life on your Terms I Jackson Millan 29.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

185: Why You Should Be Scared Sit less when Sitting with Dr. Stefan Zavlin 29.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

184: Finding Meaning at the End of Life with Dr. Chris Kerr 29.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

183: How to Parent your SPICY Kid, Heal your Trauma and Self Sooth with Psychotherapist Heidi Rogers 29.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

182: The Therapeutic Benefits of Gardening with Jonathan Kingsley 29.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

181: How to Take Inspired Action and Stop Procrastinating 28.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

180: Welcome to 2023! Running, AI, Existentialism and the Privilege of Choosing Suffering 28.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

179: Purpose and Meaning in Jewish Culture with Menachaim Wolf 28.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

178: Happy Couples Use THIS Communication Technique 28.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

177: What It Takes To Truly Succeed and Achieve Your Goals 28.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

176: Why you should Entertain Boredom as a Vessel for Self Growth 28.04.2023

Hello and welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast - the podcast within the podcast! Paul, and Tom here, and we are exploring philosophies and strategies for an elevated life. We are so excited to present to you all the hard work that we've been working on behind the scenes. We've been developing great interviews and some really, really excellent podcasts where Tom and also just talk about t...

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