215. Are you living in survival mode?
Survival mode is, at its core, a stress response. When our minds and our bodies are put under extreme stress or believe we are in danger, we can enter a state where all we care about is getting throug...
23 Jul 202441min
214. The secret to love? Go SLOW ft. Therapist Moe Ari Brown
We all want long lasting, passionate, meaningful love and in our 20s it can hard to figure out exactly how to find that. With so many 'rules' around what to do, pacing, when to become exclusive, when ...
18 Jul 202449min
213. The psychology of play
Is the secret to a happier, less stressful, more connected life actually play? A lot of the research is telling us so! As we get older sometimes we lose a bit of our joy, awe and wonder, and the time ...
16 Jul 202435min
212. The psychology of self doubt
Our self doubts are what is keeping us in our own way. It is the foundation for our inner critic to tell us: you're not good enough, you're not talented enough, intelligent beautiful, hardworking to h...
13 Jul 202442min
211. The problem with 'toxic' positivity
Today on the podcast we are talking about toxic positivity and the problem with always being positive and putting a fluffy, warm, positive spin on things. Often our unrealistic optimism comes from a g...
9 Jul 202437min
210. The 5 BIGGEST red flags for relationships in our 20s
We all know what red flags are, they tend to be universal at any age, but there are some redflags that are specific to our 20s, certain features of a relationship during this decade to look out for ev...
5 Jul 202433min
209. Navigating post-graduation blues ft. Therapist Liz Kelly
The period after graduation can be really difficult, filled with emotions like grief, anxiety, worry about the future, loneliness and nostalgia as we leave the structure and comfort of college and uni...
2 Jul 202442min
208. Let's talk about coping mechanisms
Very few of us ever receive an education on coping. We are taught bad things happen, we are taught pointless math equations, we are taught to grin and bear it, but not effective psychological ways of ...
28 Jun 202443min
