Always Look on the Bright Side? – The Problem with Toxic Positivity

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1! When I introduced the new route Rewired is taking as an exploration of young minds and the "systems that shape them", I knew it would be important to start with the ver...

10 Heinä 20min

Welcome or welcome back to Rewired!Today's episode is something quite different from the usual. Here, I introduce a few intended changes and developments for the future of the podcast! As I near unive...

14 Huhti 5min

This episode, I break down the psychology behind the Fear of Missing Out, commonly referred to as FoMO. You'll hear about what it is, why it happens, how it generally affects adolescents more than oth...

12 Joulu 202516min

Ever lay in bed with an exhausted body, yet running mind. This episode, I discuss the psychology behind rumination, or overthinking - what it is, how it happens, how it affects us, and how to mitigate...

23 Loka 202512min

This summer, I spent two weeks at Cambridge digging into that question through a psychology project on Theory of Mind, which is our ability to recognize that other people think, feel, and believe diff...

14 Syys 202524min

Why do we lie; even about small things?In this episode, we dive into the psychology behind lying: from white lies to self-deception, what drives us to bend the truth? We explore categories of lies, th...

25 Heinä 202512min

Fear is supposed to keep us safe.. so why do we seek it out for fun? In this short special, I break down the neuroscience and psychology behind thrill-seeking and the strange satisfaction of being afr...

11 Heinä 20259min

From dopamine spikes to identity-building, music does more than sound good—it rewires your brain. This episode unpacks the psychology behind music, emotion, and memory, and why your playlists know you...

5 Heinä 202516min