How can a manic episode affect someone’s sexuality? Plus, new research on Melatonin underlines the importance of taking care of your body clock. New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
How can a manic episode affect someone’s sexuality? Plus, new research on Melatonin underlines the importance of taking care of your body clock. New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
Can you make any valid generalisations about national character? Can 25 million people who live in the same country really all share the same values, or is it all a fairy tale? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
When someone feels insecure, what does it mean? It is doubting yourself? Not thinking you’re good enough? What is insecurity and how do we deal with it? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
"It’s all good." Is it, though? Optimism is good for our mental health, but is the belief that no matter how dire a situation is, we should always be totally 'it's great!!' taking it too far? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
We look at the many types of parents; adopting a child, via IVF, become a step-parent, or be in a same-sex relationship where the child has the DNA of one, but not the other. new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
2nd ep in our Grief series. How do we deal with losing a job, a career, our health or our home? Is this sense of loss grief, or something else? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
Some people never lose their keys or run late. Others always do. Why? What is vagueness? Do some people have a different relationship with reality than others? It is just an attitude? Can it be changed? new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Another listener questions ep. How hard should you push your kids? The pros and cons of Tiger Mums. And how do you take care of an ageing parent who doesn’t want to be taken care of? new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
How much money you have influences how much freedom and autonomy you have. Money worries can lead to stress, anxiety and depression. How can we best deal with them? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Another listener questions ep. How hard should you push your kids? The pros and cons of Tiger Mums. And how do you take care of an ageing parent who doesn’t want to be taken care of? new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
How are our mind and gut connected? Why does anxiety cause a clenched stomach? Can changing our diet increase our energy, reduce anxiety and improve our mental health? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
Former ABC health journalist and now wellbeing expert @Sophie Scott joins @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me to discuss her mental health journey, the things that help her, how to deal with burnout and what sort of leadership is needed in mental health. New pod at podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
One in 20 Australians have ADHD. Given its prevalence, should GPs be given the power to diagnose and treat ADHD? Or is it a specialised condition that needs specialist treatment? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
What is self-talk? Does everyone have a little voice in their head? Or only some of us? How can self-talk help us, and hinder us? Can we control our self-talk? New pod w Ian Hickie and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
For those who enjoy the podcast with @jamesologhlin.bsky.social and me, joint us for this latest exercise in improving your mental health and wellbeing
Dissociation occurs when a person feels disconnected from reality. Are those prone to dissociation more likely to have been subject to abuse when young? Did they initially disengage to cope? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
@ian-hickie.bsky.social and I answer listener questions. How do you deal with tension and conflict at work? Why do some have a fear of vomiting? How do you effectively communicate with a partner who has ADHD, or autism? New pod out now! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
More listener questions. How do you deal with tension and conflict at work? Why do some have a fear of vomiting? How do you effectively communicate with a partner who has ADHD, or autism? New pod with @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
With mental illness, sometimes medication, therapy and lifestyle changes lead to recovery. Other times, people just get better, and no one quite knows why. Do some types of mental illness come and go episodically? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
With mental illness, sometimes medication, therapy and lifestyle changes lead to recovery. Other times, people just get better, and no one quite knows why. Do some types of mental illness come and go episodically? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
