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Minding Your Mind

James O"Loghlin

Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health issues we can experience, their causes, how they affect us, and what we can do to get help and find solutions.

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00:36:51

MYM – Brain stimulation treatments for mental illness

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/09/02

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treats depression and other mental illnesses by stimulating parts of the brain. How does it work? Do TMS and other brain stimulation treatments have the potential to improve the way mental illness is treated? Professor Paul Fitzgerald from ANU joins us.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

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00:35:02

MYM – Being Controlling

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/08/26

Being able to make decisions about our life is good for our mental health, but the desire to control everything – our environment and other people – can become unpleasant. Where does the urge to be controlling come from? What are the signs you’re in a relationship with someone controlling? What is the right balance between being in control of life, but not becoming a control freak?If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James

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00:36:23

MYM – Obesity and Mental Health

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/08/19

Obesity rates in Australia are 8 percent for children and 32 percent for adults. Plus, another 18 percent of children and 34 percent of adults are overweight. What is the relationship between our weight and our mental health? Is there a link between obesity and poor mental health, especially depression and 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

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00:31:52

MYM – Sanity and Insanity

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/08/12

In old books and films, sometimes people "go insane" as if a switch had flicked. Now we know that mental health is a spectrum, not a switch. So, what relevance do the terms "sanity" and "insanity" have today? 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

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00:40:08

MYM – How to make good decisions

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/08/05

Through life we are regularly confronted with tricky decisions. What do I do after school ends? What job should I apply for? What career? What partner? Where do I live? Should I have kids? How should we make decisions?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

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00:41:16

MYM – Does depression have an evolutionary purpose?

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/07/29

Most things humans do have some purpose. Anxiety helps us identify threats and prepare for them. Depression, though, does not seem like something that aids our survival. But does 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

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00:34:30

MYM – Irritability

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/07/22

Ever feel really irritated with everyone, about everything? What is irritability? Why can it descend on us? What can we do about it? How do you deal with someone who is irritable?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

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00:29:27

MYM – Embarrassment

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/07/15

Being embarrassed is surely one of the worst feelings in the world. You say or do something wrong, then feel incredibly self-conscious, and wish the ground would swallow you up. What is embarrassment? Why does it happen? What’s going on with the red cheeks?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

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00:41:05

MYM – Active Listening

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/07/08

There’s listening, and then there’s active listening. When we talk to someone who has a mental health issue, active listening is much better than normal listening. In fact, active listening is better whenever we’re talking to anyone. What is it, and how do we do 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,

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00:45:27

MYM – Chris Gambian and Australians for Mental Health

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/07/01

What role can a community organisation play in improving the mental health of people? Can solving local problems within communities improve the mental health of those who live in them? How well are governments doing in responding to mental health challenges in communities? Executive director of Australians for Mental Health Chris Gambian joins us.If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics

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00:29:56

MYM – Peace and Contentment

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/06/24

It’s good to have a busy, active life, but for good mental health, we also need to find some peace and contentment. Is that harder now than it was in simpler times? How do we find those moments of peace? When life is challenging, how can we find contentment? 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

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00:38:12

MYM – Should we always support our friends?

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/06/17

People often say their friends will always support them. But should they? When a friend does something you think is bad, should you be an uncritical source of support? Or is a good friend someone who can tell you when you’re making bad decisions? 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

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00:37:13

MYM – Novelty

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/06/10

Routines and habits are comforting, but the human mind need novelty. Doing new things, going new places, meeting new people makes us feel alive. How do we find the right mix between novelty and predictability? What effect can a lack of novelty have on our mental health?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,

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00:43:13

MYM – Annie Buist

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/06/03

We speak with psychiatrist and author Annie Buist about her novel The Glass House, the story of a young psychiatrist working in a busy hospital and trying to cope. The book sheds light on the pressures and difficulties faced by mental health doctors, nurses and patients.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,

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00:29:51

MYM – Can stimulants help treat depression?

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/05/27

Depression is an illness that drains us of energy. Can stimulants play a role in treating 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 Blue at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beyondblue.org.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Lifeline

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00:35:32

MYM – Panic Attacks

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/05/20

What causes panic attacks? If you have had one, are you likely to have more? What should you do if you have one? Can they be prevented?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 Blue

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00:43:40

MYM – Does therapy work?

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/05/13

The three pillars of mental health treatment are medication, changing behaviour and therapy. How did therapy develop? What are the different types? Does it work? How do you find the best therapist for you? 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

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00:53:16

MYM – Violence against women

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/05/06

Why are men violent toward women? Can those at highest risk of offending be identified early? What is the connection between controlling behaviour in a relationship, and violence? What strategies and services will help reduce the rate of violence against women? 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

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00:48:37

MYM – Autism

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/04/29

Is the recently released Draft National Autism Strategy a game-changer that will radically improve the way governments assist those with autism? Or just another well-intentioned, waffly, non-specific document that will go nowhere? What specific things should governments do to better assist those with autism? Nicole Rogerson, CEO of Autism Awareness Australia, joins us. If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them

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00:38:27

MYM – Why do people stop taking medication?

Minding Your Mind ·

2024/04/22

The killing of six people by 40-year-old Joel Cauchi at Bondi Junction horrified the nation. Cauchi started taking medication for schizophrenia aged 17, but at some point stopped. Why do people stop taking medication that can help them control and recover from mental illness? When someone with a serious mental health condition loses contact with the health system, how can the health system be more active in trying to re-establish contact? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James

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