The Psychology Sisters

Please take care while listening to this episode. Especially if you have experienced pregnancy loss, infertility or if you are currently experiencing a high-risk pregnancy, as the content in this episode may be triggering. This episode also discusses eating disorders and body image. Please skip this episode if this is triggering for you.  We start this episode with sharing what we wish we knew whe...

Welcome to The Psychology Mamas – a podcast series brought to you by the Psychology Sisters dedicated to understanding the psychological journey of parenthood. Before we dive into this episode, we want to acknowledge that it is a privilege to have the choice of conceiving a child. We acknowledge our own bias's, privilege and agency in the disclosures we share during this episode. We understan...

Hellllloooooo psycho sista's and mista's!! We have the marvellous Maddie back on the pod today to talk all things understanding your own red flags!! But First! Maddie shares a slithery pit with us!  We often talk about red flags in relationships and friendships, but rarely do we open a discussion around red flags in ourselves and that’s exactly what we are here to do today!  This episode...

Hello lovely listeners!! 🎙️ ✨💛 TW - this episode discusses sexual abuse and child sexual assault. This episode also discusses pregnancy and parenthood- if this is triggering for you in anyway - please skip this episode. Join us for part two of the listener Q&A!! 💕  Aimee and Kat share their pit and peaks of the weeks that have been ✨💛 We also answer YOUR questions on: ✨Why is it when som...

Hellllloooooo psycho sista's and mista's!! We have the marvellous Maddie back in action for a bit of a different vibe today! We are sharing our hard truths from years of experience in and out of the therapy chair! The episodes starts with a general catch-up and pit and peak - Kat shares a hilarious and relatable pit surrounding motherhood and the ambition of being an appointment girly. ...

Hello lovely listeners!! Join us for an old school Q + A! We had so many questions we have broken this up into two parts.  We answer your questions on:  What is the ultimate goal in therapy?  How do you support a friend that withdraws?  How to talk to your therapist about therapy not working?  What is the ADHD assessment process like?  How to rebuild trust after betrayal and being hurt?  If YOU ha...

Hello hello and welcome back to another episode with Maddie!! We are deep diving into grief!!  Grief is coming to terms with a huge empty space of something that you have lost – that cannot be replicated.  And it’s a necessary process to come to terms with loss  -Your grief is unique and it is yours – your relationship to loss is as unique as your finger print. There are no two the same  -It’s uni...

Hellllllllllllooooooooo lovely listeners!! In this episode we answered a listener question that was sent in to our DMs!! "Why is taking accountability so hard? I'm chronically late, I have a hard time receiving feedback in my personal life, I aware of it I just don't know how to hold myself more accountable." Accountability is defined as taking ownership and responsibility for...

Hello lovely listeners!! 🎙️ ✨💛 TW - this episode discusses domestic violence, abuse themes and pregnancy - if this is triggering for you in anyway - please skip this episode. The long wait is hopefully worth it, as we have a jam packed episode for you! 💕 Maddie, Aimee and Kat discuss the complexities, nuances and multiplicities of women’s safety and everything thats been happening for an import...

Disclaimer and TW: this episode was recorded before the recent events in Bondi. If you have been impacted you may like to skip this episode due to themes discussed.  Welcome back to another episode psychology sisters and misters!  We get vulnerable in our pit and peaks this week! It is a little longer so if you would like to skip to the juicy part of the episode - start at approximately 17:00 minu...

Hello and welcome back to another episode featuring our marvellous Maddie!! We are noticing that a lot of people are struggling with an identity crisis earlier in life. This can look like: -This can be a painful struggle of internal conflicts and existential crisis  -It can feel like chronic unfulfillment even though you seemingly have everything -Things that used to give you joy no longer do -Urg...

Hello lovely listeners!! Welcome to the first Psychology Sisters Episode of 2024. It has been a hot minute, but boyyyyyyyyyyy we are glad to be back in your ears. In this episode we discuss the following: Our pit and peaks - please feel welcome to skip ahead as it has been a while since we have caught up!! In summary, very exciting news, Kat welcomes her beautiful baby girl Delilah officially to t...

Trigger warning: this episode discusses falling pregnant naturally and pregnancy. This episode discusses grief around identity and processing falling pregnant and the change and uncertainty of this process. If this is triggering for you in anyway please skip this episode. This episode is also a very emotional, tender and vulnerable one. Hello lovely listeners. We have a very raw and vulnerable epi...

Happy Thursday lovely listeners - strap yourselves in!  We are back with the marvellous Maddie to deep dive into the hidden impact of stressors building up and savage self-care!! But first! What is our pit and peak? What is the 411!? The wonderful Maddie shares a delightful up-chuck story of Alfie, her fur baby.  Aimee shares the chaotic reflections of a busy mind and body in her week that was! Ka...

Hello and welcome back to another episode! Psychology is often about relationships and how we navigate them! We have Maddie joining us to deep dive into normal doubts in relationship Vs ROCD  We look to our partners to be everything for us nowadays and this can be an incredibly burden on the relationship and leave us feeling chronically dissatisfied.  It is very normal to have doubts and questions...

Hello and welcome back to another episode! Why are we talking about the blahs?  Let us paint you a picture.  You feel different. Tired.  You’re not exactly sad or distressed, but you couldn’t describe yourself as thriving either.  Anhedonia refers to the reduced ability to experience pleasure, it’s not burnout, still had energy. Its not depression. We just felt blah. You have all of the things tha...

Happy Thursday lovely listeners! We are back in your ears to deep dive into the universal pain of rejection.  Why are we talking about rejection?  Because it is a universal pain and it causes absolute havoc on us. Our biology and the biology of our nervous system is modulated by the people in our lives. When we fear rejection, we run the danger of becoming people pleasers and abandoning ourselves....

Tw: psychological and emotional abuse Happy Thursday lovely listeners! We are back to join the conversation around weaponising therapy talk.  As therapists, we explore the 'red flags' in Jonah Hill's texts. We explore: - coercive control vs. boundaries - what are healthy boundaries? - what is controlling behaviour? We hope you enjoy, Aimee + Kat Further resources on this topic: Book...

Happy Thursday lovely listeners - strap yourselves in! We are back with the marvellous Maddie to deep dive into core beliefs. We explore: What are core beliefs? How do we develop them? How do they impact our relationships? What does attachment theory have to do with them? Can we change limiting core beliefs? Join us to find out We hope you enjoy :) Aimee, Kat and Maddie Maddie's resource: htt...

Gooooooood mooooorrrrrnnniiinnngggg lovely listeners! Thank you for joining us on this chilly old Thursday - welcome back to another episode. What is the good girl syndrome? ‘Be quiet, sit still, don’t take up space and look pretty’ – the good girl narrative often makes women feel guilty for being human.  In this episode we explore how:  •  getting approval from other people follows girls from chi...

Hellooooooooooooooooooo lovely listeners! We are back with the marvellous Maddie to talk about all of the problems with problem solving.  Problems create tension within us that we often want to get rid of as quickly as possible.  What makes some people better at problem solving than others? How do we get better at solving problems? Listen to find out! We hope you enjoy this episode, Aimee, Kat and...

Hello lovely listeners, Join us for something a little bit different and a little bit fun this week! This is a question we get often and we wanted to open up about what it's like being psych's.  We go into our own professional experience on the world of psych to answer a lovely listener question.  We so appreciate everyone that writes in to ask us questions and give us podcast requests! ...

Howdy howdy listeners!  Welcome back to another episode in which we are talking all things self-esteem. How you feel about yourself impacts how you live your life.  We get a lot of messages that we should be working on our self-esteem, yet we are also told that it is arrogant to think to highly of ourselves - so which one is it? Where is the line?  Join us as we unpack the conflicting messages aro...

Hello hello! We are back in your ears to talk about when to go to therapy. This is a question we get often and we wanted to chat about the blockages and thought traps that can hinder us from accessing support. We discuss where to start and what to ask if you're sitting on the fence. We also talk about what to expect when starting this process and wholeheartedly acknowledge how daunting and sc...

Good Morning lovely listeners! The wonderful Maddie is joining us this week for an episode on attachment styles + dating. We do recommend also listening to our first episode on Attachment: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/attachment-theory-can-our-childhood-impact-on-dating/id1463750699?i=1000439908613 Attachment theory is the term given to our internal template which determines how we love, ...