Why do we crave closure?
Closure can feel like the ultimate solution to help us heal. But is it all it's cracked up to be?
Today, we learn about ambiguous loss — the type of grief that comes without closure.
We know navigating uncertainty is tricky, so what practical steps can we take to process this kind of loss?
A heads…
When meditation goes wrong: part one
Meditation has a lot of benefits, but could it also have risks?
Over the past decade, meditation and mindfulness have been promoted to reduce stress and increase relaxation.
But there is another story of meditation that rarely gets told... one that involves anxiety, insomnia — even psychosis.
Today…
When meditation goes wrong: part two
Meditation sickness, meditation-related adverse effects or meditators in distress – you probably haven't heard these terms, even if you do meditate.
Yet research finds adverse effects occur in half of all meditators. For one in 10, it impairs their functioning or lasts more than a month.
Experts sa…
Burnout: the warning signs and how to stop it
Sally Gould was a couple of years into her dream job as a paramedic when it all started to fall apart.It wasn’t the trauma and injury she was exposed to on shifts that was getting to her. It was everything else - the hours, the nonsense callouts, the bullying.The experience would leave her isolated…
Practical Magic 2: Just Use Your Damn Magic!
Fiona Williams, Sana Qadar and Natalie Hambly are talking Practical Magic 2, now in cinemas and already dividing critics and audiences spectacularly. The critics hate it (30% on Rotten Tomatoes). The fans love it (90%). We land somewhere in the middle, and we have thoughts. We get into what the seq…
Trying to read more? Your brain will thank you
Reading is good for you, but fiction has added benefits.
So how does reading work in the brain? Why are stories so impactful?
And why, in this era of book clubs and booktok, are literacy rates not thriving?
Get your votes in for Radio National's Top 100 Books Countdown before October 1st.
Guests:…
Podcast Critic: Where is Austin Tice? and All in the Mind
A good podcast is like good radio .. you can't stop listening! Joining Jesse to share what she's been listening to is our Podcast Critic Jemima Huston. This week she's looking at: Where is Austin Tice? by Josh Baker (BBC and NPR) and All in the Mind with Sana Qadar (ABC)
Is AI the end of creativity and cognition?
As the headlines get scarier, a neuroscientist and an English professor weigh in on some of our big questions about AI.
From cognitive offloading to memory and creativity, we'll examine what AI can offer and what should be kept for human minds.
Sophie Gee and Reuben Rideaux appear in Where's the AI…
What self-help advice is actually useful?
Today, we're making sense of the tips, tricks and treatments that the self-help landscape has to offer.
So whether you're keen to try exposure therapy, tackle your need for validation or restructure your thinking, we'll unpack the psychology so you can improve your life.
Guests:
Dr Jeremy Stevenson…
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