Episodes

• 2021

• Does self-help ... help? The problem with pop psychology

  Have you ever tried a self-help book? Did it… well, help? On All in the Mind this week, why self-help sometimes falls short ... and the problem with pop psychology more generally.
  June 12, 2021

  30 min

• The guru playbook

  On All in the Mind this week, the guru playbook and why we should get smart to their tactics.
  June 5, 2021

  30 min

• The making of a magnificent memory

  Anastasia Woolmer explains the techniques memory athletes use to recall names, facts and figures, and how you can apply them to everyday life.
  May 29, 2021

  30 min

• Super-voice-recognisers

  Are you good at recognising voices?
  May 22, 2021

  30 min

• Screaming fans and overzealous stans — the psychology of fandom

  From the Beatles to the Backstreet Boys, Taylor Swift to BTS – music changes, but screaming fans never seem to fade.
  May 15, 2021

  30 min

• The damage done by emotionally immature parents (and how to heal)

  How would you describe your parents? Nobody's perfect, but some parents leave more of a mark than others.
  May 8, 2021

  30 min

• Phobias, paranoia – and how VR can help

  Virtual reality technology is increasingly being used as a form of therapy – treating everything from the depressive symptoms of dementia to the paranoia people develop as part of psychosis.
  May 1, 2021

  30 min

• Post-partum psychosis

  Having a baby is supposed to be a joyous time, despite the sleep deprivation and constant crying. But for many women, it's an extremely vulnerable period.
  April 24, 2021

  31 min

• The mind of a murderer

  Dr Richard Taylor is a forensic psychiatrist — and he’s assessed well over a hundred accused killers in his career.
  April 17, 2021

  30 min

• The dark side of daydreams

  For two decades of Hannah Byford’s life, she kept a secret. When things at home got too much to bear, she’d retreat to an imagined life, inside her head — an elaborate daydream.
  April 11, 2021

  30 min

• 'I'm going to cook my baby'

  A few years back, Dr Toni Sturdivant was looking for a preschool for her three-year-old daughter. After considering a few schools around their Texas suburb, she thought she’d found the perfect place.
  April 4, 2021

  30 min

• Mood and the magic ion

  It’s the lightest metal on the periodic table. Its origins lie in the very beginnings of our universe. And it's taken, in the form of a pill, by thousands of Australians every day.
  March 28, 2021

  30 min

• No Feeling Is Final — 06 | Now Is The Time For Cake

  Graham doesn't think I am broken, but I still suspect I might be.
  March 21, 2021

  30 min

• No Feeling Is Final — 05 | Emotionally Deluxe

  How to collect your tears, the existential angst of the shampoo aisle, and the boy returns.
  March 14, 2021

  30 min

• No Feeling Is Final — 04 | 60,000 Thoughts

  We have 60,000 thoughts each day. I will try to track every single one of them.
  March 7, 2021

  30 min

• No Feeling Is Final — 03 | A Good Patient

  There are no good snack options in psych hospital. And it’s really hard to not look crazy.
  February 28, 2021

  30 min

• No Feeling Is Final — 02 | The Vast Wasteland

  Hunting for a psychiatrist is a lot like hunting for 'The One'. Only much more expensive and with a tiny dating pool.
  February 21, 2021

  30 min

• No Feeling Is Final — 01 | The Voice

  We all have that voice in our head. The one that is brutally honest. It’s a good thing, right? Except when it really isn’t.
  February 14, 2021

  30 min

• Lived experience, trauma and the 'missing middle': Victoria's mental health royal commission

  On All in the Mind, we look at the problems in Victoria's mental health system and what needs to change going forward.
  February 7, 2021

  30 min

• Music of memory

  Our relationship with music begins at birth, if not before, and plays a role in the formation of our identity when we are young. Now a heart-warming movement called Music & Memory is creating personalised music playlists for residents with dementia in nursing homes—who use their mobile device to hear it.
  January 31, 2021

  30 min