Sic Itur Ad Astra
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Ceara is a 37-year-old psychologist living with terminal illness. On this episode, Ceara speaks about facing her death, how she finds hope in uncertainty, and why she supports voluntary assisted dying. *Ceara is our first returning guest, and . Instagram: Twitter: Contact Ceara: Twitter: Instagram:
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The Psychology of a Child Murderer: A Schema Therapy Lens
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Dr Lars Madsen is a forensic psychologist with 20+ years experience in the treatment of sexual and violent offending. On this episode, Lars shares anecdotes and insights from experiences across his career. He also discusses a case where he provided psychological assessment & treatment to a child sex murderer, using Forensic Schema Therapy. Instagram: Twitter: TRIGGER WARNING: This episode describes heavy content. Supports: - 13 11 14 - 1800 737 732 Work by Lars: Article - Upcoming Talk: Lars’ (6-week interactive self-paced...
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Hard Cuddles
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James Harding had his own experiences in the criminal justice system. Now he’s a counsellor, and uses his experience to help criminals change their story. [Episode hosted by Maddie]. Instagram: Twitter: SUPPORTS - 13 11 14 - 1300 22 4636 - 1300 78 99 78 _____ An innovative mental health service that specialises in counselling, forensic counselling, mentoring and peer support facilitated in an outdoor environment.
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Escaping the Diagnosis Trap
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In this episode we talk to on the consequences of medicalising psychological suffering into “mental disorders”. Ray is an independent trainer, speaker and writer, and a long-standing critic of the western diagnostic model of psychiatry. He is a lead trainer in the - a radically different approach to psychological suffering, which abandons diagnoses altogether, and offers an alternative to seeing oneself as "disordered" or "mentally ill". In this episode, Ray shares how his own experiences as a psychiatric patient in the 1990s led to his current work. Instagram: Twitter: ...
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Close Call
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Jess has a background in psychology and criminology, and works in the reintegration space with long term & serious offenders. Jess chats with Jason about the different perspectives of grief, and why we are who we are. *Apologies for the audio quality in this episode - we appreciate your understanding as we work to improve for future episodes :) Instagram:
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A Moment in Time
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In this episode, hosts Jason & Maddie reflect on Brock's episode, sharing their personal reflections on suicide, loneliness and fear. Instagram: WARNING: This episode does contain heavy & potentially triggering content. SUPPORTS - 13 11 14 - 1300 22 4636 - 1300 845 745
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Everything Happens for a Reason
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8 years on from his footy career, Brock McLean opens up about his battles off the field - bulimia, depression, anxiety and attempts at ending his life. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode describes heavy content. Instagram: SUPPORTS - 13 11 14 - 1300 22 4636 - 1300 845 745 - 1300 78 99 78
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Living with Passion
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Emmy van Deurzen is one of the world’s most respected existential psychologists. This is a raw and intimate episode, where Emmy talks about death, love and how she makes meaning of life. Also discussed is society’s obsession with ‘being happy’, the medicalisation of human misery and the need to get to know our darker sides. Instagram:
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The Calm & The Storm
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William Wainwright is a forensic psychologist with over 20 years experience in various settings, with a particular focus on sexual and violent offending. In this episode, we discuss the psychology behind sexually abusing a child, how offenders justify breaking moral standards, and the cycle of shame involved in repeat offending. We also discuss the trauma carried by emergency service workers, and how this is identified and treated within Vic Police. Jason shares some of his personal experiences of trauma working as a police officer, and later as a correctional officer in Parkville...
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This Too Shall Pass (Part 2)
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Part 2: We discuss with Noah Rasheta the notion of impermanence; that uncertainty is the only constant in life. We also discuss suicide, interdependence, doubt and the nature of introspection. Noah Rasheta is a Buddhist teacher, lay minister, and author, as well as the host of the podcast Instagram: TRIGGER WARNING: This episode describes heavy content. SUPPORTS - 13 11 14 - 1300 22 4636 - 1300 845 745
info_outlineGideon Cohen (25) shares his views on life and suffering after the loss of his dad at age 18.
Gideon is Maddie's childhood friend and currently works as a screenwriter and actor.
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