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Are you an introvert, extravert or otrovert? You can do the test!

Move over introverts and extroverts - are you an otrovert? Some people are joiners, and some people feel like outsiders their whole lives. We grow up believing that belonging is everything, that happiness depends on finding our people, our tribe, our place in the crowd. But not fitting in is not a flaw says psychiatrist Dr Rami Kaminski. For 40 years he's s...

A really interesting item from RNZ. I recommend!

How positive psychology can transform relationships Wellness is more than the absence of illness. Positive psychology is a growing field that shifts the focus from what's going wrong in our lives, to what's going right. Dr James Pawelski is a pioneer of using evidence-based research to transform education, business and even romance with positive psyc...

Another great item. Highly recommend-

Cambridge University research into how physical and mental health are inseparable

Can you separate out mental from physical health? A neuroscientist at Cambridge University is challenging traditional concepts that illnesses divide into either mental or physical.

Excellent helpful listen today:
Two words to live by: Let them

Two words to live by: Let them Mel Robbins is a global phenomenon, offering millions of people lessons she's learned by messing up her own life, so we don't have to. She says we waste so much energy trying to control what other people think or say when the real power lies in letting go.

This is good. Scientific and evidence-based

Feature interview: The secret to happiness

Feature interview: The secret to happiness Dr Elizabeth Dunn and PhD student Dunigan Folk from the University of British Columbia decided to study the studies that claim to understand what makes us happy and found some surprisingly results.

An excellent item from RNZ in interview with the wonderful Steve Biddulph

How and why you should listen to your feelings There's a reason so many people struggle with anxiety, stress, knowing our boundaries and questioning our worth. We've lost touch with the animal part of our mind says Australian author, psychologist, and family therapist Steve Biddulph. He's best known for his work on parenting and raising boys. Bi...

Interesting and valuable

David Robson: Social connection and health

David Robson: Social connection and health Science journalist and Sunday Morning regular, David Robson, joins us to talk about his latest book, The Laws of Connection.

This is great news!

Dancing is the best exercise for mental health

Dancing is the best exercise for mental health Dr Alycia Fong Yang joins Jim to explain why we should be hitting the dancefloor over the gym.

This is an excellent item. I recommend listening to all

A close look at languishing and how to vanquish it

A close look at languishing and how to vanquish it It's not depression. It's not burnout. Languishing is a sense of low-grade mental weariness. It's a term coined by sociologist Dr Corey Keyes during the pandemic when so many people felt like we were muddling through our days.

Excellent item from RNZ- on the book “Why am I Like This?

Dr Jen Martin on the science behind our weirdest thoughts We all ponder the big questions sometimes, like: Why does time speed up as you get older?; How come we find baby animals so cute? Dr Jen Martin dives into our weirdest thoughts and habits.