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All Episodes

Your Listener — 117 episodes

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The predicament of having a complex relationship with somebody

2

Should you just pretend to agree?

3

The place of energy healing in medicine with Terri-Ann Russell

4

The personal life of a therapist with Dr. Diana Harman

5

Opinions on sex and sex education with Erica Rivera

6

What is neurolinguistic programming? With Darcie Burtch

7

Being broken and beautiful with Tabitha Hart

8

The epistemology of religion with Valerie Flynn

9

How do Christianity and sex co-exist? With Angela Griffith.

10

Do we sometimes try to do too much?

11

Is division in politics good? With Jack Sezer.

12

Spirituality: Past lives, the soul, science, and more with Benjamin Shure

13

How faith can strengthen our relationships during hardship with Tony Martinez

14

Autism insights and misconceptions with Lindsay Malkinson

15

Family systems with Andreea Pojoga

16

Scientific issues with Kouta Hernandez: The replication crisis, file drawer effect, and more

17

Am I a controversial counsellor?

18

Being nice versus being righteous

19

Do I enjoy my job?

20

How A.I. can serve us rather than think for us, with Derek Crager

21

Socialism and capitalism: the psychology and caveats with The Wealthy Ironworker

22

Being a true disability ally with Daniel Hodges

23

The importance of Estuary, community, and learning from our differences with Valerie Flynn

24

The Society of Child Entrepreneurs: Children are more capable than you think

25

Our need for standards and seeking excellence

26

The questionable logic of law

27

The consequences of A.I. for cognition, with Dr. Katrina Andrews

28

How reification often masks the essence of human functioning

29

Authoritarianism, chaos, and why we should choose a third option

30

How children develop virtue with Susanne Gervay

31

Nihilism and hedonism: A tempting but dangerous partnership

32

The "both sides" argument settled: The actual psychology of politics

33

When others' beliefs make us uncomfortable, with Eleonora Formato

34

The future of Your Listener — August 2025

35

Stop saying "you're overthinking"!

36

Is "tough love" compassionate?

37

Is being a "kid at heart" ideal for role models?

38

The true secret to motivation

39

Can we "measure" psychology?

40

We should examine a person's entire context before judging them

41

The virtue of independence not often discussed

42

Am I wrong?

43

Is force in communication ever acceptable?

44

Intuition vs. empirical evidence — is it real if we can't observe it?

45

Conspiracy theories and trusting science — are we too judgemental?

46

Why the drug-free life is best

47

Your children's academic success, or your success?

48

Parents, take responsibility! Your children's emotions matter

49

Henry Kaiser and the importance of being yourself

50

Do we actually need rules?

51

Artificial intelligence: Removing humanity from humanity?

52

"Influencers" and "customer service stars": Have we really invented new ideas?

53

The desperately-needed conversation about parenting with Ebony Uamaki

54

Some thoughts on ethical business activity

55

Podcasthon 2025: Honouring Guide Dogs Australia with Ebony Uamaki

56

Unique housekeeping philosophies for a simpler life

57

Are quality mental health and disability services really accessible?

58

What is the "inner child"?

59

What do you truly deserve? With Amey Greenaway.

60

The "good old days" and "times are better" fallacies

61

The basic principles of respectful disagreement

62

A reflection on a local community conference

63

Extreme beliefs: valid grievances under layers of cognitive distortion

64

Am I harming you, or are you infringing my rights?

65

"What's in a name?" The real consequences of defining words

66

Is the economy or your spending the problem?

67

Principles of data backup and archiving which nobody knows...

68

Therapy is a myth, or myths about therapy?

69

Why does everyone hate corporations?

70

Collectivism, individualism, or both?

71

Is money really the desire at the root of evil?

72

The definitive lesson in politics

73

Your Listener Counselling, and the conversation on life coaching we need to have

74

Is advice always helpful?

75

"It's not a real mental illness?"

76

Why don't I like to "own things"?

77

Why don't I smile much?

78

Some business tips for helping professionals

79

Personal responsibility in mental illness management with Paris Le Maistre

80

Spirituality versus science: Are we so different? With Ebony Uamaki.

81

Intellectual honesty with Evan Shapiro

82

Can we choose to stop being obnoxious on the Internet already?

83

Mental illness – you're using the wrong words!

84

"John, you ask so many questions!"

85

Modern therapy blunders with Simon Rinne

86

Using humour to discuss mental health with Going Loco

87

Making choices in the dangerous game of life with Prue Sulicich

88

Life values: just how different are men and women? With Mitch Lowe

89

Selection bias: is the world your enemy, or are you seeking trouble?

90

How do you talk to people with different beliefs? With Damien Stewart

91

Mental illness, lived experience, and "perfect" therapists: in conversation with Mark Brosnan

92

There's no proxy for competence

93

The cognitively impaired aren't "behaving badly"

94

Facets of feelings with photographer Jasmine Bibby

95

Is academia too verbose?

96

Some finer points of communication

97

Cognitive-behavioural therapy: a brief critical analysis

98

The problem with theoretical frameworks

99

My podcast is not life coaching

100

When we resent the world...

101

Gender fluidity and dysphoria: let's forget the politics

102

Reality isn't subjective

103

We need to talk about work culture...

104

Free speech: let's forget the politics

105

The real power of words: will a bird make you racist?

106

Ghosting: there's not much to it

107

The debating lesson everyone needs!

108

The “you don’t have experience” retort

109

Why isn’t therapy working for me?

110

The “slippery slope” isn’t a fallacy

111

The challenge of saying what they need to hear

112

Mental illness: the real phenomenology

113

Debunking "positive self-talk"

114

What if all opinions are mistakes (and what can we do about it)?

115

Reification, mental illness, and the N.D.I.S.: what do the roles mean?

116

Reification: what psychology may miss about mental illness and health

117

Life coaching: what is it actually doing (and can it be different)?