All or Something: Recent Episodes
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When your "all or nothing" attitude to life gets exhausting, it's ok to try something new. Tune in to hear highly-practical mental health tips and tricks from a meme-obsessed millennial with a definite Netflix addiction.
I've been loving the book The 5 Second Rule by lawyer, author, and speaker Mel Robbins on how this simple tool beats procrastination, hesitation, and self-doubt and helps you push through and take actions that will change your life. In this episode I explain exactly what the rule is, why it works, examples of how to use it, and whether the book is worth reading!
In this week's episode, I explain what selfishness really means and why it's important to stop using this label on healthy behaviours, as well as a few common examples of behaviours often erroneously referred to as "selfish".
In today's episode, I discuss the problems that can arise when we consider mental health as too separate from concepts of "health" and/or physical health.
It's very on-trend to start a side hustle these days, and I'm all for it. In fact, I've done it. But turning a hobby into a job isn't always a good thing. In this episode I list 5 important reasons why having a hobby that is just a hobby is so important and is no less valid than doing the same thing for financial reward.
This week I summarise more of my favourite inspiring and useful messages from the book Rework, which can be applied to many aspects of life to make us more efficient and effective.
In this week's episode, I share some of my favourite learnings from the book "Rework" and how its easily-digestible messages can be applied in many different areas of life to quickly overcome our hesitations and boost our motivation towards achieving goals.
In this episode I reflect on Brenee Brown's "The Call to Courage", why our avoidance of vulnerability holds us back, and why it's important to change your thinking so that you can finally Do the Thing and achieve your goals.
In this episode, I discuss why certain comments I've seen a lot lately about strangers and their mental conditions/disorders (such as characters on Love is Blind and MAFS) are uninformed and harmful. I also explain the indirect impact they have on a certain rarely-considered stakeholder group, and my take on what we should do differently.
This week I provide some short and snappy thoughts on Netflix's new show Inventing Anna (based on a true story) and how I believe we can benefit from abandoning our habit of expecting people's credentials to speak for them before we allow them to speak for themselves.
In this week's jam-packed episode, my guest Mika joins me from the health industry to discuss the role of medication in mental health and the most common hesitations in this area. I also offer a personal anecdote on this topic before taking the opportunity to get Mika's perspective on work-life balance in the health industry and the need for improvement in our productivity-obsessed culture.
This week my guest Tash and I discuss all things body image - from the conflicting messages in media to the effect of "jokes" and even our favourite shows on our perceptions of social expectations. We also discuss the influence of everything from business marketing priorities, peer comments, stereotypes about the desirability of youth, and other social factors on our body image, and how to proactively manage these pressures so that we can protect and support our mental health.
So much of our life is determined by our thoughts - but do we give our thoughts too much weight? This week I talk about the power we unlock by challenging our own beliefs and offer an easy and practical first step for rebuilding the logic we use to set our expectations, make decisions, and generate motivation to achieve our goals.
Working from home is a double-edged sword - whilst it delivers the unique benefit of complete control over your office air-conditioning, it can have an unwanted effect on mental health. This week I discuss the positive and negative sides of working from home and the actions we can take as both individuals and employers to get the most out of it. I also explain my strong personal opinion on whether it should be offered by employers moving forward.
You've already got enough on your to-do list without adding new, unnecessary items that will just make you feel guilty. In this week's episode, I give ideas for adjusting your expectations around the New Year's Resolution and goal-setting so you can use the new year as an opportunity to liberate yourself from burdensome clutter, find easy ways to make tangible progress, and welcome 2022 with a fresh mindset.
This week I have a quick rant about why I love the trending and award-winning show "Love on the Spectrum" and discuss why representation of everyone in media is SO important.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen had some very astute insights into the human condition. Whether you're a diehard fan or you've never read a page of her books in your life, you'll gain some useful lessons from this week's look at how a beloved story of fictional characters from hundreds of years ago can teach us what to do - and what not to do - to support balanced mental health.
Unpopular opinion: technology can be really good for mental health. Often we hear about the harm it can do (and yes, I will admit there is a lot of harm it can do) - but there's more than one side to the story, and it's vastly under-discussed. This week, I give a number of highly practical suggestions for how to take control of technology and use it in aid of your mental health.
This week I discuss what "mental health" actually means; warning phrases that can foreshadow the brewing of a future mental health concern; and why common suggestions for boredom cures can be so annoying. I also explain the universal appeal of the "life-changing solution" and propose a useful exercise to figure out which needs are really driving your decisions.
Welcome to the first episode! This week I explain why we all need to be talking about mental health even when there's no "crisis"; how addressing issues is not just about seeking happiness; and the unexpected benefit of memes for mental health.