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All In The Mind — 269 episodes
Burnout: the warning signs and how to stop it
When meditation goes wrong: part two
When meditation goes wrong: part one
Why do we crave closure?
Why should I spend time in nature?
Dark tourism, selfies and moral outrage
From gaming addiction to healthy gamer: Dr K's story
How can I become more securely attached?
Oppositional defiant disorder and bad behaviour in schools
We're all stressed. What should we do about it?
‘Should have been my birthright’ - the journey to reclaim a lost language
From death to divorce: getting through the worst losses of your life
Fame, isolation and terror: inside the mind of a lone mass killer
Emotionally immature parents and grandparents: what to do if you have them (or are one)
Handling emotionally immature parents, raising emotionally mature kids
How to catch a liar (it's harder than you think)
Ambiguous crimes and inattentional blindness: the science of eyewitness memory
Confessing to a crime you didn't commit
Can criminal profiling identify a killer?
INTRODUCING — Forensic
Our millennia-long obsession with immortality
Pretty privilege, surgery stigma and the cosmetic procedure paradox
The psychology behind our moral outrage
Staying sane in space
Mind Hacks with Dr Billy Garvey: "being a bit kinder to myself"
Tantrums, sleep training and anxiety: Dr Billy Garvey answers your parenting questions
The psychology of masturbation
Mind Hacks: Casey Beros
Tough conversations and anticipatory grief: being a carer
Family estrangement and infidelity: Esther Perel answers your questions
Mind Hacks: Joel Pearson
Is AI making our brains lazier?
Mind Hacks: Esther Perel
Couples therapy with an AI partner? Esther Perel's just done it
We want your parenting questions
Why do we choke under pressure?
Can 'normalisation of deviance' help to explain a catastrophe?
Got a question for Esther Perel?
The paradox of petty problems: Why small annoyances can snowball
Grief and guilt: losing a loved one to suicide
Driving me mad: why we get road rage
The cognitive distortions of a high achiever
Healing from self-hatred
The fight for focus in a world of distraction
Got the ick? Dating, disgust and evolutionary psychology
What to know about kids mental health
Difficult people and radical acceptance: answering your questions about tricky relationships
From prohibition to social media - what makes bans succeed ... or fail?
The music that saves us
If everything is traumatic, is anything traumatic? The power of labels
‘What if I’m a paedophile?’ The intrusive thoughts that haunted Uma
Consumer behaviour and the quest for cool
Narcissist, or just a pain? How to deal with difficult people
How borderline personality disorder makes it harder to hold down a job
From school avoidance to food anxieties: navigating neurodiverse parenting
Brain Rot: Meet the people who ditched their smartphones
Brain Rot: Internet addiction
Brain Rot: What is tech doing to your memory?
Brain Rot: Will AI turn us off human relationships?
Brain Rot: Is your phone destroying your attention span?
Why revenge feels good — and what it costs
Task paralysis and procrastination - why it's so hard to get sh*t done
Cruel intentions: how toxic tabloids and celebrity culture changed the way we talk about mental health
Is clutter making you feel bad?
Serial killers: answering your questions about how they think
Depersonalisation — when nothing feels real
Divination isn’t scientific, but can it ever be therapeutic?
Where have all the serial killers gone?
Kleptomania: when compulsive stealing takes over your life
Pyromania vs revenge – why do people light fires?
Munchausen by Proxy: when parents hurt their kids
INTRODUCING — Criminal Psychology
Chronically stressed? These small changes can help
Loneliness — you're not alone, from Ladies, We Need To Talk
The confusion about concussions
Managing your emotions so they don't manage you
Do people really behave differently in a crowd?
Why do we love collecting?
Outwardly impressive, losing it on the inside? The cognitive distortions of a high achiever
Ads, sports and games: how gambling infiltrated Australian culture
A different kind of grief — what true crime pods often overlook
Love us? Hate us? Take our short audience survey and tell us!
The silicon shrink – the worrying side of AI in mental health
Dissecting the brain - live at the World Science Festival Brisbane
How the housing crisis is warping people's view of the future
Fighting for focus in the age of distraction
The magic of memory - live at Podfest
Could AI keep you company as you age?
The ick: dating, disgust and evolutionary psychology
Can humans make it to Mars without losing their minds?
Do you hate yourself? Healing from self-hatred
'Bad behaviour' or just misunderstood? What to know about kids' mental health
The baby decision — how to decide when you can't decide
'My brain snapped': Harry's sudden psychosis
Age of rage: the psychology behind our moral outrage
The promise and perils of manifesting
"Scarier than killer robots": why your brain isn't ready for AI
What influences your inner voice?
Inside a sociopath's mind: "I'm capable of almost anything"
The skills supercommunicators use (and how you can learn them)
The design tricks brands use to get you to buy
When life is too loud: what are sound sensitivities?
Should you do a 'dopamine detox'?
Trauma or a tough time? How our mental health labels are changing over time
Anauralia: what's it like to have no inner monologue?
Can you recognise a love song in any language?
Girl, Interrupted: the extreme emotions of PMDD
Spooky science: What's behind a paranormal experience?
Sick of scrolling? Digital minimalism could help
Can we trust our memories?
Grit and a goal: tricking your brain into loving running
Once taboo, now good for you: the psychology of masturbation
Mates vs strangers — why humans connect and divide
Cranky and depressed: Why bad sleep equals bad mental health
The five types of stalker and how to spot them
What we get wrong about attachment styles
The false promise of love languages
The damage done by emotionally immature parents
Turning sleeplessness into stargazing
The Tetris effect: How we learnt to manipulate dreams
Why people are playing Tetris to treat their trauma
Why do athletes choke under pressure?
Conspiracies: why people change their mind
How bystanders (like you) can help stop domestic violence
Dark tourism + selfie sticks = moral outrage
How to win the battle for better sleep
Can music inspire mania?
When doom scrolling leads to actual harm
Gender euphoria and an untold story of joy
Inside a female sociopath's mind: "I'm capable of almost anything"
No control, no agency. The housing crisis is warping people's view of the future
Searching for awe, when you've never felt it
How to help a conspiracy theorist: an ex believer and an expert weigh in
Stigma, shame and schizophrenia
"Scarier than killer robots": why your mind isn't ready for AI
Being a human lab rat for 30 years: what happens next
The unspoken rules that govern our behaviour
Are animals conscious?
Cults and coercive control
What influences your inner voice? Controlling 'chatter' part two
How (not) to manifest a million dollars
Wanted: Unicorns. Mission: Mars.
The skills supercommunicators use, which you can learn too
Moog became a Youtube megastar — and it messed with his mental health
When to trust your gut instinct, and when to ignore it
Nine big myths about depression — busted
Think like a winner: performance psychology and lessons for everyday life
Babies turn us into non-stop singing machines. Why?
The diagnosis that inspired an album
How The Man Cave talks to teens about toxic masculinity
A dad's attempt to understand toxic masculinity
Gossip is fun! Gossip is bad! Gossip is… Good?
Only as good as your grades – why 'toxic achievement culture' can crush kids
Hot and bothered
The 5 things kids ask when they're grieving
How the drive to be perfect is linked to eating disorders
Mental illness ran in Meg's family. Suicide forced them to talk about it.
Is life coaching legit?
The decades long feud of mind vs brain in AI
ADHD, TikTok, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria — meet Matilda's brain
The confusion around concussions
What psychosis feels like: The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness
A kid can't be diagnosed as a psychopath. Why?
Seeing red — anger and aggression
Introversion vs Extroversion Part II: Genes, gender and leadership
Introversion vs Extroversion
Its not just mums that get perinatal depression and anxiety
Nature prescriptions — just what the doctor ordered
Is Stockholm Syndrome a sexist myth?
Hacking humans: social engineering and the power of influence
Why do we sing to babies?
The psychology of fashion — it's more than just clothes
Murder, trauma and a different kind of grief — what true crime pods often overlook
Toxic positivity — when happiness becomes harmful
Visualisation and values — goal setting like a winner
A winning mindset — how top athletes think
Can you smell yourself happy?
Demystifying menopause
Danger and thrills: inside the mind of a high sensation seeker
The pleasure of pain
'Like a bereavement every month' — the extreme emotions of PMDD
Hook me baby one more time: the psychology of pop music
What's been on Lynne Malcolm's mind (since leaving All in the Mind)
Whispers, taps and tingles — what is ASMR?
What's the deal with EMDR?
The human drive to connect – and divide
Fantasy and make believe — how our brains interpret fiction
The one thing we've never spoken about
Does self-help ... help? The problem with pop psychology
Scam psychology – how scammers get in our heads (and wallets)
The battle for better sleep
Cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics
A musician processes her bipolar diagnosis
Controlling the chatter in your head
Teen boys, modern masculinity and The Man Cave
Why talking about toxic masculinity is getting trickier
Your body, your brain, your self
The Paradoxes of Gossip
The History of Brainwashing
The Art of Negotiation: mind games and emotional intelligence
'Refrigerator mothers' and the history of autism
Humour me: why we laugh and what counts as funny
The vicious cycle of alcohol and anxiety
What happens when our minds wander?
A kid can't be diagnosed as a psychopath. Why?
The toxic effects of rudeness
#TraumaTok: How trauma took over the internet
Treating IBS with... Hypnotherapy?
The Certainty Myth
Trauma, OCD and a PhD
The dark side of fame and what it does to the brain
Milgram Shock and Stanford Prison — what we misunderstand about the most infamous experiments in psychology
Childhood attachment, animal rights and the 'pit of despair': Harry Harlow's unethical experiments
Why being a beginner is good for you
Unethical experiments: the Monster Study
The psychological tricks that make cults so dangerous
Language and loss
The Art of Negotiation: mind games and emotional intelligence
Pleasure, pain, dopamine and the brain
Busting bias: what works and what doesn't
Introversion vs Extroversion Part II: Genes, gender and leadership
Introversion vs Extroversion
Can we 'unlearn' chronic pain?
The making of a magnificent memory
Misadventures in multitasking
Neuromarketing — how brands target your brain
The 'hidden histories' of autistic adults
Taking back control of your time
Not broken, just wired differently: ADHD in adulthood
The secret life of secrets
Does guilt have a silver lining?
How we make up our minds: Sydney Writers' Festival
You've got the music in you
'Refrigerator mothers' and the history of autism
Can you change your personality?
Natural disasters: how floods and fires shape the psyche
The psychology of charitable giving
'I'm going to cook my baby'
The vicious cycle of alcohol and anxiety
Grief and the pandemic
Co-morbidity: why one mental illness can lead to more
What happens when our minds wander?
Why heartbreak hurts so bad
Hacking humans: social engineering and the power of influence
Humour me: why we laugh and what counts as funny
All In The Mind presents... What The Duck?!
The pleasure of pain
'Utterly catastrophic' — life with frontotemporal dementia
Seeing red — anger and aggression
Toxic positivity — when happiness becomes harmful
Controlling the chatter in your head
How our brain chemicals drive our behaviour
Post-partum psychosis
The damage done by emotionally immature parents (and how to heal)
Does self-help ... help? The problem with pop psychology
The making of a magnificent memory
Mood and the magic ion
Misadventures in multitasking
Psychedelics for mental illness
Overcoming resentment with gratitude
How dopamine drives our addictions
Making big decisions
The toxic effects of rudeness
Language and loss
Habits and making them stick
Tears, fears and hope — your pandemic life
'As real as waking life' — exploring lucid dreams
The peculiar power of talking to strangers
The building blocks of wellbeing