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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Anna Salleh |Sana Qadar |James Bullen
Imagine you're at a dinner party having a good time chatting to people and then suddenly … splash!You knock your glass of red wine all over the plush cream carpet. You feel awfully embarrassed, and absolutely hate yourself in that moment. You do eventually forgive yourself. After all, you're only human and can be a klutz sometimes. But some people experience a much more toxic form of self-loathing than this.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Anna Salleh |Sana Qadar |James Bullen |Rose Kerr
At the end of last year, I was doing some research for this story when I stumbled upon an online quiz inviting me to test for ADHD — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It looked legit, being on the same page as an academic article I was reading, among other things. But after working through the questions I wasn't so sure.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Norman Swan |James Bullen
Have you been invited to join a running group lately? It's likely, in part because of the growing popularity of events like parkrun. It's one thing to cave under peer pressure and drop into a single Sunday sesh, and another to become a regular attendant. Thanks to a three-year study of parkrun data, we now know more about why some people stick with it.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sana Qadar |James Bullen
How many hours have you spent on your phone today? And do you feel like it's too many? A growing movement of people are going without their smartphones and computers in favour of just about anything that doesn't have a screen. They say it's giving their lives more meaning — and improving their mental health. This week, meet the digital minimalists ditching their devices, and how you can do it too. Want to hear more about the impact social media is having on your mental health?
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sana Qadar |James Bullen
We know running is good for the body, but what about the brain? Hear from people who love running about the psychological tools they use to stay active, including some advice from a professor who's taught their entire class to run a marathon. Looking for something to listen to next? Check out our episode Why being a beginner is good for you.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Anna Salleh |Sana Qadar |James Bullen
The streaming series Baby Reindeer has been in the news a lot this year, most recently for scooping a bunch of Emmy Awards. If you haven't seen the Netflix smash hit, it's intense. It's one person's story of being stalked over several years, inspired by the real-life experience of series creator and star Richard Gadd. Although certain elements of the program are now in dispute, the show does effectively demonstrate how insidious the day-to-day effects of stalking can be on a victim.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Anna Salleh |Sana Qadar |James Bullen |Rose Kerr
By Anna Salleh, Sana Qadar, James Bullen and Rose Kerr for ABC's All in the MindCertain corners of TikTok and Instagram love talking about people's "attachment styles" - analysing and dissecting them and giving us dating advice based on them. Looking at some social media comments you would be forgiven for thinking that if you can identify someone's attachment style, you can work out if they are a good prospect, or whether your relationship is doomed from the start.
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Aug 31, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Anna Salleh |Sana Qadar |James Bullen |Rose Kerr
Certain corners of TikTok and Instagram love talking about people's "attachment styles" — analysing and dissecting them and giving us dating advice based on them. Looking at some social media comments you'd be forgiven for thinking that if you can identify someone's attachment style, you can work out if they are a good prospect, or whether your relationship is doomed from the start. Partners with a "secure attachment style" are seen as the holy grail.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Tim Symonds |Ariel D. Gross |Brendan O'Neill |Petria Ladgrove |James Bullen |Claire Slattery | +1 more
Join Natasha Mitchell for a live discussion to hear why we need to cherish dark skies. And share the night sky with RN listeners from around Australia to celebrate Science Week. When did you last see a truly dark sky? Light pollution in our cities and thousands of satellites are making the night sky brighter and brighter but what impact is this having on animals and on our health and wellbeing?
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | James Bullen
Under the dancing lights of the aurora borealis, Heather Allansdottir finally felt at peace. It was 2019. She'd left the UK for Iceland in a bid to put behind a tough decade working as a journalist and legal scholar of the Arab revolutions in the 2010s. But it wasn't until she found herself beneath the aurora that her mind stilled. Loading... "I felt like I'd witnessed a miracle," Dr Allansdottir says. "Finally, it eased all of my anxiety."Dr Allansdottir isn't alone in her experience, either.
