Wisdom for Wellbeing: Mind-Body Psychology and Somatic Skills for Healing and Growth

In this episode, I dive into how the Default Mode Network (DMN) relates to present moment awareness and happiness and contentment. I discuss the evolutionary science of the DMN and why it is so important. I also talk about how to slow down and circumnavigate unhelpful thoughts and how present moment awareness can be trained through mindfulness and meditation practices.    Shownotes: www.drkaitlin....

On this episode, I discuss an exploration of spiritual wellness and how it fits in with evidence-based frameworks. A secular type of spirituality can be practised through daily rituals or routines like preparing our morning coffee or drinking a cup of tea.    Shownotes: www.drkaitlin.com    

In this episode, Jessica Dore discusses how tarot cards can be used as a psychological tool in creating meaning and finding connections in our lives.  Jessica is a writer interested in meaning-making through symbol and image, with a special focus on Pamela Colman Smith’s art in the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot. Her first book, Tarot for Change: Using the Cards for Self-Care, Acceptance and Growth (Peng...

Dr Anika Rouf talks about how diet culture can be damaging to our overall health, self-worth and self-respect and can create restrictive cycles that can hold us back from living out our values and what's most important to us. She goes on to talk about how we can be more kind and compassionate to ourselves and live out a non-diet approach.  Dr Anika Rouf is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)...

In this episode, Dr Renae Thomas talks about the healing effects of plant-based foods and other healthful lifestyle practices. Dr. Renae Thomas is a board-certified Family Medicine, General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine Physician. She completed medical school in Australia at Monash University. Her residency in Family and Preventive Medicine, and Master’s of Public H...

In this episode, I talk about the differences between compassion and empathy and how it is particularly important to cultivate compassion to protect against empathetic fatigue during these difficult times we're experiencing as a collective to support each other while also taking care of our mental health.    Shownotes: www.drkaitlin.com   

In this episode, Gina Zimmerman shares her experiences with postnatal depression so openly and transparently. Gina has been teaching yoga and meditation for 20 years. She started practicing while living in New York in her early twenties, and life pivoted almost immediately toward practice: she left for an ashram in Argentina and then returned to complete her first teacher training. She has studied...

This episode is particularly fitting Valentine's Day week as Bethany Saltman talks about how the science of attachment can bring us closer to ourselves and those we love. Bethany is an author, editor and researcher, and her work can be seen in magazines like the New Yorker, New York Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Parents, and many others. Bethany's first book, Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey In...

Diana Hill, Ph. D. is a modern psychologist, mom, and co-author of ACT Daily Journal: Get unstuck and live fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She is the founder and host of the new podcast show Your LIfe in Process and a co-founder of the Psychologists Off the Clock podcast, blogs for Psychology Today and offers regular teachings in compassion and ACT for clinicians and the general publ...

In this episode, we talk about how to support our children with navigating the uncertainty that comes with the pandemic and going back to school. Dr Laura Anderson Kirby's book, "Henrietta's Thistleberry Boots" beautifully illustrates the feelings our children might be experiencing during these unpredictable times. Laura Anderson Kirby, Ph. D. is a children’s book author inspired by her work as ch...

In this episode, Dr Patricia E. Zurita Ona, also known as Dr Z, discusses how perfectionist and high achieving tendencies can be balanced and modified.  Dr Z is a Psychologist by training. She has authored six books, co-authored two books, conducted over 140 workshops at national and international conferences, runs a boutique practice, and absolutely loves to create resources for every client she...

In this episode we will be exploring 3 strategies for your most stress relieving yoga practice. This is an important conversation if you have heard about yoga for stress reduction… yet find something gets in the way of you actually getting on the mat. If you’d like to learn more about using yoga as a mindfulness and acceptance-based psychological practice to transform your anxious overwhelm into p...

In this episode, the conversation focuses on supporting parents to take care of themselves, so that they can better nurture their children. Dr Renee Cachia is an experienced Australian psychologist with a passion for empowering children, adolescents, and their parents to reach their full potential. As a bestselling published author with a PhD in psychology and her own private practice, she is best...

In this episode I speak with Thomas Anderson, the author of “The Vulnerable Man – Break your patterns. Master your emotions. Reclaim your life.” Thomas has extensive experience from global companies as a project manager, change manager, and management consultant. In 2015 his life changed, trapped in an emotional prison, stuck in the digital stress and he was on the brink of burnout. That was a sta...

In this episode, I discuss healthy ways to develop and maintain habits for the New Year and beyond. New Year's Resolutions can be difficult to keep up with, so it's important to be kind to ourselves and adapt the ways we integrate habits into our lives with routines that already exist.      Shownotes: www.drkaitlin.com

Dr Joey developed and validated one of world’s first psychometric scales that solely focuses on the construct of equanimity - The Equanimity Barriers Scale [EBS] in 2018. His research (spanning 6 years) includes operational definitions of inner and outer equanimity relevant for clinical psychology, theoretical models of judgement and the validation of the EBS. He has recently published a book enti...

Andrew McGonigle has been studying anatomy for over twenty years, originally training to become a doctor and then moving away from Western medicine to become a yoga teacher, massage therapist and anatomy teacher. He combines all of his skills and experience to teach anatomy and physiology on Yoga Teacher Training courses internationally and runs his own Yoga Anatomy Online Courses. His new book Su...

On this episode, we will be speaking with Jennifer Kemp about the fears that underlie perfectionism and how to navigate these experiences with self-compassion. Jennifer is a Clinical Psychologist who has a special interest in perfectionism from both her own experience and through the work she does with clients. Jennifer integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), clinical behaviour analysi...

Thank you for joining us this season. Season 3 was jam-packed with a range of wonderful guests and topics. On this episode, I discuss an overview of all the topics we covered and where you can find them.     Shownotes: www.drkaitlin.com  

In this episode, Dr Nicole Beurkens talks about children’s mental health and how that’s connected to the foods they’re eating, their movement, and screen time use. Nicole goes on to discuss the importance of modelling the lifestyle we want for our children. She also discusses the importance of parents and caregivers practicing self-care to be able to support the young people in their lives. Nicole...

In this episode, Todd Henry discusses what it means to be an accidental creative. Just by existing in this modern-day and finding inspiration in exploring how to create a meaningful life personal to you, makes you a creative. Todd discusses how to hone in a sense of focus by reconnecting with our sense of self by the practice of disconnecting for as long as it takes for us to feel uncomfortable. T...

​​In this episode, I talk with Daniel Ahearn and am really excited about this interview as Attachment Theory underpins all psychological work, while the mindfulness-based interventions so commonly offered have their home in Buddhist wisdom. Daniel is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT), with a counselling degree in addiction (CADAC). He has over 18 years of meditation studies and is...

In this episode, Dr Delia McCabe rejoins us to discuss how we can support the kids in our lives to eat well. Delia’s research focus shifted from Clinical Psychology to Nutritional Neuroscience upon discovering nutrition’s critical role in mental wellbeing. Her research into female stress has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals and she’s a regular expert in the media. She also has...

In this episode, Marlysa Sullivan discusses how Polyvagal Theory and Yoga are related. Polyvagal Theory is a Western framework introduced by Dr Steven Porges that relates to the nervous system, including what Dr Porges calls the social engagement system. Marlysa discusses the overlap between Eastern and Western philosophy and science and how Gunas, emotional states from Yogic philosophy, pair well...