All In The Mind
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- Nov 13, 2026
About the podcast
Why do people lie? Why do relationships fall apart? Can trauma change your brain? Every week on All in the Mind, award-winning journalist Sana Qadar explores the psychology behind the biggest questions in our lives — how we think, feel and behave. Featuring leading experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross, you'll hear personal stories and practical insights that will leave you thinking long after the podcast ends. Whether it's debunking pop psychology trends or translating the latest neuroscience research, more than 100,000 listeners join Sana each month to learn the best strategies for surviving life with your mental health intact. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and was awarded Best Health and Wellness podcast at the 2026 Australian Audio Awards
Episodes 1,049
Dopamine, detoxes and donuts
Dopamine feels great, but is it always good for us?The answer is complicated, so today, we get into what dopamine actually does in the brain.How does it affect our motivation, movement and behaviour? And how …
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Dopamine feels great, but is it always good for us?
The answer is complicated, so today, we get into what dopamine actually does in the brain.
How does it affect our motivation, movement and behaviour? And how does our environment influence that?
Plus, should we be detoxing from dopamine ... and why are people raw dogging flights?
This episode first aired in December 2024.
Guest:
Dr Anastasia HronisClinical psychologistLecturer, University of Technology SydneyAuthor, The Dopamine Brain: Your Science-Backed Guide to Balancing Pleasure and Purpose
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Isabella Tropiano
To read the transcript for this episode, head to its original webpage.
Daddy brain: how parenthood changes men
Can a shrinking brain and drop in testosterone levels ever be a good thing? Turns out, yes. We find out why fatherhood forces these neurobiological changes in men, and how they help our species survive. Plus… …
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Can a shrinking brain and drop in testosterone levels ever be a good thing? Turns out, yes.
We find out why fatherhood forces these neurobiological changes in men, and how they help our species survive.
Plus… can the size of new fathers' testicles tell us something about their involvement in parenting?
Guest:
Darby Saxbe, PhDClinical psychologistProfessor of Psychology, University of Southern CaliforniaAuthor, Dad Brain
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Friction-maxxing: does more effort = more value?
Mental map or GPS? Delivery or cooking at home? Scrolling or reading?In a world of convenience, there are plenty of tools that make our lives easier. But is there a benefit to doing things the hard way?Enter …
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Mental map or GPS? Delivery or cooking at home? Scrolling or reading?
In a world of convenience, there are plenty of tools that make our lives easier. But is there a benefit to doing things the hard way?
Enter: friction-maxxing, the act of deliberately choosing slower, analogue options, in order to give daily routines more meaning, purpose and value.
So how does doing things the hard way help us? And isn't life difficult enough — who needs MORE friction?
Guests:
Kathryn Jezer-MortonWriter and essayist
Michael InzlichtProfessor of Psychology, University of Toronto
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Mental health and the manosphere
This week, we unpack the appeal of masculinity influencers and the psychological needs they fulfil, like the need for certainty and a sense of purpose. Because interestingly, boys and men who consume manosphere …
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This week, we unpack the appeal of masculinity influencers and the psychological needs they fulfil, like the need for certainty and a sense of purpose.
Because interestingly, boys and men who consume manosphere content are more optimistic about their futures — but they're also more likely to struggle with their mental health.
We also get advice for parents on how to talk to their kids about some of the more extreme elements of the manosphere (hint: don't lecture, lead with curiosity).
Guests:
Dr Zac SeidlerClinical psychologist
Global Director of Research at Movember
Associate Professor, Orygen, The University of Melbourne
Ben Vasiliou
CEO of The Man Cave
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The State of Man on ABC iviewTo explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
'Task paralysis' and overcoming procrastination
Five years of unpaid taxes. Homework handed in on the last day of an extension. Some people are champion procrastinators.Why? And what does task paralysis (sometimes called ADHD paralysis) have to do with …
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Five years of unpaid taxes. Homework handed in on the last day of an extension. Some people are champion procrastinators.
Why? And what does task paralysis (sometimes called ADHD paralysis) have to do with it?
Today: the personality traits that make you more prone to procrastination, the types of tasks we're most likely to put off, and what to do if your to-do list sends you into fight-or-flight mode.
This episode first aired in August 2025.
Guests:
EvaHigh school student
Dr Catherine HoulihanClinical psychologistSenior lecturer in clinical psychologyDirector of the UniSC Psychology ClinicUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite
To view the transcript for this episode, head to its original webpage.
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
What self-help advice is actually useful?
Today, we're making sense of the tips, tricks and treatments that the self-help landscape has to offer.So whether you're keen to try exposure therapy, tackle your need for validation or restructure your …
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Today, we're making sense of the tips, tricks and treatments that the self-help landscape has to offer.
So whether you're keen to try exposure therapy, tackle your need for validation or restructure your thinking, we'll unpack the psychology so you can improve your life.
Guests:
Dr Jeremy StevensonClinical psychologistCo-author, The 12 Levers: The Complete Psychological Toolkit For Improving Your Life
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
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Is AI the end of creativity and cognition?
As the headlines get scarier, a neuroscientist and an English professor weigh in on some of our big questions about AI.From cognitive offloading to memory and creativity, we'll examine what AI can offer and …
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As the headlines get scarier, a neuroscientist and an English professor weigh in on some of our big questions about AI.
From cognitive offloading to memory and creativity, we'll examine what AI can offer and what should be kept for human minds.
Sophie Gee and Reuben Rideaux appear in Where's the AI Off Switch? on 4 October, co-presented with The University of Sydney, as part of Curious at the Sydney Opera House.
Guests:
Professor Sophie GeeDepartment of English, Princeton UniversityCo-director, Eleos Collaboration, University of Sydney
Dr Reuben RideauxCognitive neuroscientistSenior Lecturer in the School of PsychologyUniversity of Sydney
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Tegan Nicholls
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Trying to read more? Your brain will thank you
Reading is good for you, but fiction has added benefits.So how does reading work in the brain? Why are stories so impactful? And why, in this era of book clubs and booktok, are literacy rates not thriving?Get …
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Reading is good for you, but fiction has added benefits.
So how does reading work in the brain? Why are stories so impactful?
And why, in this era of book clubs and booktok, are literacy rates not thriving?
Get your votes in for Radio National's Top 100 Books Countdown before October 1st.
Guests:
Professor Genevieve McArthurAustralian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, ACUDirector of Research Translation, Dyslexia SPELD Foundation
Dr Lili YuSenior Lecturer, School of Psychological SciencesMacquarie University Centre for Reading
Dr Raymond MarProfessor of PsychologyYork University
J.A. (Jess) StevensAuthor, A Change of Pace
BecJess' partner
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Reporter/producer: Rose Kerr
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Sound engineer: Tim Jenkins
Resources:
More information:
- More than 1 in 3 Australian adults are functionally illiterate. How can we fix this?
- The benefits of reading narrative fiction
- A chapter a day: Association of book reading with longevity
- What Chinese can teach us about reading
- Too many students have 'reading anxiety'. New research suggests it is triggered by problems in primary school
- Reading and associations with brain health, cognition, well-being, and mental health
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Hypochondria and cyberchondria: the many ways to worry about health
How do you know if you have health anxiety?For mental health nurse Sarah, she had real health concerns, but they were coupled with panic, spiralling worries and late nights googling her symptoms. So how can you …
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How do you know if you have health anxiety?
For mental health nurse Sarah, she had real health concerns, but they were coupled with panic, spiralling worries and late nights googling her symptoms. So how can you tell if your concerns are causing more harm than good?Today, we're demystifying health anxiety. From the impact it has on individuals, to family and friends, to the flow on effects it can have on the medical system.
And don't worry, there is good news - it is treatable, so we'll explore what to do if you're feeling overwhelmed by health anxiety.
Guests:
Sarah (pseudonym)Mental health nurse
Professor Jill NewbyClinical psychologistUniversity of New South WalesBlack Dog Institute
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Sound engineer: Isabella Tropiano
More information/resources:
The Black Dog Institute is doing research on digital treatments for health anxiety. If you're interested in participating, you can find more information here.
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Burnout: the warning signs and how to stop it
Sally Gould was a couple of years into her dream job as a paramedic when it all started to fall apart.It wasn’t the trauma and injury she was exposed to on shifts that was getting to her. It was everything else …
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Sally Gould was a couple of years into her dream job as a paramedic when it all started to fall apart.It wasn’t the trauma and injury she was exposed to on shifts that was getting to her. It was everything else - the hours, the nonsense callouts, the bullying.The experience would leave her isolated and thinking of suicide. But she found a way back.Today, an episode for those of you who fear you’re burning out - or have burnt out.We hear about the personality traits that put you at higher risk of burnout, how to protect yourself and getting back on the path back to good health.
Guests:
Sally Gould
Paramedic; Author, Frog: The Secret Diary of a Paramedic
Gordon Parker
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
Credits:
- Presenter: Sana Qadar
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
More info:
Frog: The Secret Diary of a Paramedic (Simon & Schuster).Burnout: A Guide to Identifying Burnout and Pathways to Recovery (Allen & Unwin).
Defining burnout: What is this syndrome and what sets it apart from other labels? (RACGP).
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
When meditation goes wrong: part two
Meditation sickness, meditation-related adverse effects or meditators in distress – you probably haven't heard these terms, even if you do meditate.Yet research finds adverse effects occur in half of all …
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Meditation sickness, meditation-related adverse effects or meditators in distress – you probably haven't heard these terms, even if you do meditate.
Yet research finds adverse effects occur in half of all meditators. For one in 10, it impairs their functioning or lasts more than a month.
Experts say many people can benefit from meditation, but it can also come with harms.
Today, the second episode of a two-part special on the research into those harms and the personal stories of those who've experienced them. You can hear part one of the series here.
Guests:
Willoughby BrittonAssociate Professor, Brown University Medical School; Director of the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab
Nicholas Van DamAssociate Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences; Director of the Contemplative Studies Center at the University of Melbourne
Willem KuykenProfessor of Mindfulness and Psychological Science, University of Oxford
Jane ReedExperienced adverse effects from meditation and the author of First Telling
SueExperienced adverse effects from meditation
Credits:
- Presenter: Sana Qadar
- Reporter/Producer: Fiona Pepper
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
Extra info:
- Defining and measuring meditation-related adverse effects in mindfulness-based programs
- The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists
- Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of universal school-based mindfulness training compared with normal school provision in reducing risk of mental health problems and promoting well-being in adolescence: the MYRIAD cluster randomised controlled trial
- Cheetah House
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
When meditation goes wrong: part one
Meditation has a lot of benefits, but could it also have risks?Over the past decade, meditation and mindfulness have been promoted to reduce stress and increase relaxation.But there is another story of …
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Meditation has a lot of benefits, but could it also have risks?
Over the past decade, meditation and mindfulness have been promoted to reduce stress and increase relaxation.
But there is another story of meditation that rarely gets told... one that involves anxiety, insomnia — even psychosis.
Today, how one person went from being an evangelical mindfulness meditator, to a leading researcher on the adverse effects of meditation.
Guests:
Willoughby BrittonAssociate professor, Brown University Medical School and director of the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab
Pawan SharmaAssistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Pattan Academy of Health Sciences School of Medicine
Pierce SalgueroProfessor of Asian History and Health Humanities at Penn State University
Credits:
- Presenter: Sana Qadar
- Reporter/producer: Fiona Pepper
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
Extra information:
- Defining and measuring meditation-related adverse effects in mindfulness-based programs
- Prevalence and 20-year trends in meditation, yoga, guided imagery and progressive relaxation use among US adults from 2002 to 2022
- Prevalence and predictors of meditation use in Australia and New Zealand: results from a nationally representative survey
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy improves polysomnographic and subjective sleep profiles in antidepressant users with sleep complaints
- Meditation-induced psychosis: a narrative review and individual patient data analysis
- Psychiatric Problems Precipitated by Transcendental Meditation
- The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists
- Cheetah House
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Why do we crave closure?
Closure can feel like the ultimate solution to help us heal. But is it all it's cracked up to be?Today, we learn about ambiguous loss — the type of grief that comes without closure. We know navigating …
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Closure can feel like the ultimate solution to help us heal. But is it all it's cracked up to be?
Today, we learn about ambiguous loss — the type of grief that comes without closure.
We know navigating uncertainty is tricky, so what practical steps can we take to process this kind of loss?
A heads up, this episode touches on some heavy topics around loss and trauma.
Guests:
Carly DoberPsychologist
Dr Pauline BossProfessor emeritus, University of MinnesotaAuthor, Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic Author, Change and Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
More information:
- The psychology of closure — and why some need it more than others
- Motivated closing of the mind: "seizing" and "freezing"
- Beyond dogmatism: The need for closure as related to religion
- Need for cognitive closure, tolerance for ambiguity, and perfectionism in medical school applicants
- Ambiguous loss
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Why should I spend time in nature?
Nature is good for our wellbeing. But how much green space does a community need, before you can see a wellbeing boost?And how do we encourage people to spend more time outdoors?This episode first aired in …
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Nature is good for our wellbeing. But how much green space does a community need, before you can see a wellbeing boost?
And how do we encourage people to spend more time outdoors?
This episode first aired in September 2023.
In celebration of National Science Week, make sure to vote in ABC Radio National's poll for Australia's most amazing wildflower.
Guests:
Belinda McCawleyFounder, Mindful in Nature
Dr Xiaoqi FengProfessor of Urban Health and EnvironmentSchool of Population Health,University of New South Wales (UNSW)Founding Co-Director of PowerLab
Josh BrownCo-founder, Deadly Ed
Credits:
- Presenter: Sana Qadar
- Reporter/producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: John Jacobs
To read the transcript for this episode, head to its original webpage.
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Dark tourism, selfies and moral outrage
Since the days of gladiator battles and public hangings, dark tourism — our attraction to places linked to death and despair — has been a part of human behaviour.But there's something in the 21st century that's …
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Since the days of gladiator battles and public hangings, dark tourism — our attraction to places linked to death and despair — has been a part of human behaviour.
But there's something in the 21st century that's causing debate… Selfies.
Digital media isn't all bad though. It's also creating opportunities for authentic storytelling.
Today, we examine what dark tourism is, if it's ethical, and when it is (and isn't) appropriate to snap a selfie.
This episode first aired in June 2024.
Guests:
- Dr Craig Wight, Associate Professor, Business School, Edinburgh Napier University
- Dr Nicole Basaraba, Assistant Professor, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies and Centre for Digital Humanities, Trinity College Dublin
- Dr Mariko Smith, Head of First Nations Collections & Research, First Nations Division, Australian Museum
Credits:
- Presenter/Producer: Sana Qadar
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Sound engineer: Beth Stewart
Other information:
The Australian Museum's Unsettled exhibitionTo read the transcript from this episode, head to its original webpage.
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
From gaming addiction to healthy gamer: Dr K's story
Why is gaming addictive? How do you know if it's a problem? And what should parents do if they're worried about their kids' gaming habits?This week, psychiatrist and author Dr Alok Kanojia (Dr K) unpacks gaming …
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Why is gaming addictive? How do you know if it's a problem? And what should parents do if they're worried about their kids' gaming habits?
This week, psychiatrist and author Dr Alok Kanojia (Dr K) unpacks gaming addiction.
Long before Dr K was the co-founder of Healthy Gamer, he had his own story of addiction — playing for 20 hours a day and failing out of uni. How did he turn his own struggles into a global online community supporting gamers?
And what practical advice does he have for gamers (and the parents raising them) who want to find a balance?
Guest:
Dr Alok Kanojia (Dr K)PsychiatristAuthor, How To Raise A Healthy GamerCo-founder, Healthy Gamer
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
More information:
Inside Perth's gaming addiction clinic — the first in a public hospital in AustraliaTo explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
How can I become more securely attached?
Whether you're anxious or avoidant, there are steps you can take to make your relationships more secure. And the benefits extend beyond dating — finding secure people can help you build a community and maybe …
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Whether you're anxious or avoidant, there are steps you can take to make your relationships more secure. And the benefits extend beyond dating — finding secure people can help you build a community and maybe even live longer.
Today, neuroscientist, psychiatrist and author Dr Amir Levine joins Sana to discuss all things secure attachment. From tiny meaningful moments with strangers, to prioritising the right people in your life, Amir shares his top advice for anyone wanting to change their attachment style.
Guest:
Dr Amir LevinePsychiatristNeuroscientistAssociate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia UniversitySecure: The Revolutionary Guide to Creating a Secure Life
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Tegan Nicholls
More information:
We're all stressed. What should we do about it?To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Oppositional defiant disorder and bad behaviour in schools
Aggression, not listening, interruptions ... bad behaviour is on the rise in schools. What's causing this trend? Is it parenting styles or the pandemic?Nurse Erin has had plenty of challenges with her son …
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Aggression, not listening, interruptions ... bad behaviour is on the rise in schools. What's causing this trend? Is it parenting styles or the pandemic?
Nurse Erin has had plenty of challenges with her son, leaving her family at the end of their tether. But one therapy just clicked.
Today, a family's story of oppositional defiant disorder and giving Parent-Child Interaction Therapy a go. Can coaching parents through one-way mirrors and ear pieces help build stronger relationships? And why is PCIT so effective for kids with ODD?
Guests:
ErinNurse and motherPCIT participant
Professor Eva KimonisClinical PsychologistDirector of the UNSW Parent-Child Research Clinic
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Sound engineer: Harvey O'Sullivan
More information:
Parent-Child Research Clinic at the University of New South WalesPartnering with schools to better deliver effective therapiesInvestigating Western Australian Teacher Perceptions of Young Children’s Challenging Behaviour in the Early Years (Kindergarten to Year 2): An Exploratory AnalysisLandmark report warns wellbeing of Australian children at a crossroadsSchools PlusSoul Search
The neuroscience of spirituality with Iain McGilchristTo explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
We're all stressed. What should we do about it?
How stressed have you been lately? Are you heading towards burn out?Time and time again, Dr Rangan Chatterjee has seen chronic stress wreak havoc on his patients' lives — contributing to autoimmune disorders …
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How stressed have you been lately? Are you heading towards burn out?
Time and time again, Dr Rangan Chatterjee has seen chronic stress wreak havoc on his patients' lives — contributing to autoimmune disorders, gut problems, low libido and more.
But the most devastating blow struck his own family, when his father's punishing work schedule forced him to medically retire in his 50s. It’s an experience that led Rangan to rethink his own work and approach to medicine.
Today, Dr Chatterjee, a GP and host of a mega popular wellbeing podcast, shares his story, as well as strategies for better managing stress in your own life.
This episode first aired in June 2025.
Guest:
Dr Rangan ChatterjeeGP, author and host of Feel Better, Live More
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Tegan Nicholls
To find the transcript of this episode, head to its original webpage.
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
‘Should have been my birthright’ - the journey to reclaim a lost language
Languages are so much more than words and sounds — they encode culture and shape our identity. So how do you connect to your culture, if language is lost?While many Indigenous languages have already been lost …
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Languages are so much more than words and sounds — they encode culture and shape our identity. So how do you connect to your culture, if language is lost?
While many Indigenous languages have already been lost, and more are at risk of extinction, in Australia, people are increasingly trying to revitalise certain Indigenous languages.
ABC Radio National presenter and Gamilaraay woman Rudi Bremer is on her own journey of reconnecting with her mother tongue, and it's bringing up a mixed bag of feelings — from a profound sense of loss, to deep contentment and belonging.
Guests:
Jade McHughes, PhD candidate and Ngarrindjeri woman
Trinity Clarke, Language worker and Kuku Yalanji woman
Credits:
- Reporter/presenter: Rudi Bremer, Gamilaraay woman
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Producer: Kaylene Langford, Guringai woman
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Senior producer: James Bullen
You can hear more from presenter Rudi Bremer on Word Up and Awaye!
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
From death to divorce: getting through the worst losses of your life
At some point in our lives, we all face the question, "how will I ever get through this?". You know the moments — a sudden loss, a messy break up, an unexpected diagnosis or a career halted…These questions are …
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At some point in our lives, we all face the question, "how will I ever get through this?". You know the moments — a sudden loss, a messy break up, an unexpected diagnosis or a career halted…
These questions are close to Lucy Hone's heart, not just because of her work as a resilience researcher, but also because of her own experiences of life-altering grief.
So today, Dr Lucy Hone shares her tips for navigating the world when it feels like everything is falling apart.
Guest:
Dr Lucy HoneResilience researcherAdjunct Senior Fellow, University of Canterbury in New Zealand Co-director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and ResilienceAuthor, How Will I Ever Get Through This and Resilient Grieving
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
More information:
The three secrets of resilient people, Dr Lucy Hone and TEDxChristchurch
You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
Fame, isolation and terror: inside the mind of a lone mass killer
What is it that drives a person to mass murder?It's a question forensic psychiatrist Professor Paul Mullen has made a life's study of.While these devastating events can at times appear random — he says that …
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What is it that drives a person to mass murder?
It's a question forensic psychiatrist Professor Paul Mullen has made a life's study of.
While these devastating events can at times appear random — he says that taken together, from Port Arthur to Dunblane to Texas — patterns emerge that tell us about the motivations of lone mass killers.
It's often to do with isolation, vengeance and fame. Which is why a growing number of people, including Paul, are pushing never to name the perpetrators of mass killings.
Today on All in the Mind: insights into denying mass killers the glory they seek and preventing future massacres.
Please note, this episode covers some heavy topics including massacres and suicide. Please take care while listening.
Guest:
Professor Paul E. Mullen Monash UniversityForensic psychiatristAuthor, Running Amok: Inside the Mind of the Lone Mass Killer
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Antonia Gauci
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Emotionally immature parents and grandparents: what to do if you have them (or are one)
Should you consider estrangement from an emotionally immature parent? How do you process the grief of realising your more stable parent … might have been a passive enabler? And what should you do if you realise …
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Should you consider estrangement from an emotionally immature parent? How do you process the grief of realising your more stable parent … might have been a passive enabler? And what should you do if you realise you are an emotionally immature parent?
This week, clinical psychologist and author Lindsay Gibson is answering your questions about emotionally immature parents. Each family is different, but she shares some key tips and lessons that can help you navigate difficult relationships.
If you missed last week's episode with Lindsay, you can find it here, or listen to our original 2021 episode with her here.
Guest:
Dr Lindsay GibsonClinical psychologistAuthor, How to Raise an Emotionally Mature Child
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
Handling emotionally immature parents, raising emotionally mature kids
If you've never had good parenting modelled to you, how do you raise emotionally mature kids?Clinical psychologist Dr Lindsay Gibson has thoughts. You might remember Lindsay from our extremely popular 2021 …
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If you've never had good parenting modelled to you, how do you raise emotionally mature kids?
Clinical psychologist Dr Lindsay Gibson has thoughts. You might remember Lindsay from our extremely popular 2021 episode titled 'The damage done by emotionally immature parents (and how to heal)'. This week, she's back on All in the Mind, talking about the next generation.
From the difference between consequences and punishment, to the questionable/cruel videos some parents post on social media, Lindsay has insights, tips and 'absolutes' — her rules on what to definitely not do, in order to raise emotionally mature kids.
Also, keep an eye out for next week's mailbag episode, where we ask Lindsay your questions!
Guest:
Dr Lindsay GibsonClinical psychologistAuthor, How to Raise an Emotionally Mature Child
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Harvey O'Sullivan
You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
How to catch a liar (it's harder than you think)
Rebecca figured out a brilliant way to catch her partner in a lie. It led to a career in forensic psychology…These days, Rebecca studies lie detection, and it turns out, people generally overestimate their …
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Rebecca figured out a brilliant way to catch her partner in a lie. It led to a career in forensic psychology…
These days, Rebecca studies lie detection, and it turns out, people generally overestimate their ability to tell fact from fiction. All the classic clues — body language, eye contact, acting nervous … they don't really hold up when put to the test.
In our fourth and final part of our special series, Forensic, we're discovering the truth about lie detection. Are there any giveaways that someone is lying to us? Can lying show up on a brain scan?
If you've enjoyed Forensic, please leave us a review or share the show with a friend.
And don't forget to send us your questions based on the series, you can reach us at [email protected]
Guests:
Dr Rebecca WilcoxsonLecturer in Forensic and Social Psychology, CQ University
Dr Arthur LeeAssistant Professor, Boston University
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
Ambiguous crimes and inattentional blindness: the science of eyewitness memory
If you saw a crime, how clearly would you remember it? What about if you were questioned years… even decades later?Eyewitness testimony is an important part of the justice system, so how much do we know about …
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If you saw a crime, how clearly would you remember it? What about if you were questioned years… even decades later?
Eyewitness testimony is an important part of the justice system, so how much do we know about our ability to recall details?
In part three of our four-part series, Forensic, we take a deeper look at eyewitness memory. Because it's not just about what we can or can't recall, there's also the risk that we may not even recognise a crime as it's happening. It turns out we're sometimes less observant than we think, because of a phenomenon called inattentional blindness.
Don't forget to send us your questions based on the Forensic series, you can reach us at [email protected]
Guests:
Celine van GoldeAssociate Professor in Legal PsychologyUniversity of Sydney
Hayley CullenLecturerSchool of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer/reporter: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
Confessing to a crime you didn't commit
Imagine police are interrogating you over a crime you didn't commit. If you're innocent, you're safe, right? Wrong.Sometimes, being innocent can make you more likely to confess. How is that possible?In part two …
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Imagine police are interrogating you over a crime you didn't commit.
If you're innocent, you're safe, right? Wrong.
Sometimes, being innocent can make you more likely to confess. How is that possible?
In part two of our four-part series, Forensic, we learn about the police interviewing techniques that make false confessions more likely, and the bizarre cases in which people come to believe they really, truly did commit a crime – despite being innocent.
Guests:
Saul KassinDistinguished Professor Emeritus at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Emeritus at Williams College
Lisanne Adam Lecturer in Law, RMIT University School of Law
Celine van GoldeAssociate Professor in Legal Psychology, University of Sydney
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
Can criminal profiling identify a killer?
Criminal profiling promises a lot — being able to piece together a picture of a suspect through clues, intuition and psychology sounds great. But how reliable is it?In our first episode of Forensic, a four-part …
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Criminal profiling promises a lot — being able to piece together a picture of a suspect through clues, intuition and psychology sounds great. But how reliable is it?
In our first episode of Forensic, a four-part series unpacking the psychological tools used to solve crimes, we examine the history of criminal profiling. How it got popular in the 1950s after bombings in New York City, its shortcomings when scrutinised by researchers, and the techniques it is built on that police deploy today (but with a lot more data).
Guests:
Michael CannellAuthor, Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber and the Invention of Criminal ProfilingFormer Editor, The New York Times
Professor Craig JacksonProfessor of Occupational Health PsychologyBirmingham City University
Dr Victoria BerezowskiLecturer, Forensic Science, Deakin University
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Sound engineer: Isabella Tropiano
You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
Further Information:
- Incendiary - Michael Cannell
- The Organized/Disorganized Typology of Serial Murder: Myth or Model?
- Is criminal profiling dead? Should it be? Psychology Today
- George Metesky, the ‘Mad Bomber’ – Wikipedia
- Unmasking the Mad Bomber – The Smithsonian, 2017
- A 16-Year Hunt For New York’s ‘Mad Bomber’ – NPR, 2011
- An overview of offender profiling – International Journal of Police Science and Management, 2024
- Offender profiling: a review of the research and state of the field – Police Psychology, 2021
- The Grit, Glamour and Gall of Criminal Profiling – The University of Arizona, 2021
- Casebook of a Crime Psychiatrist – James Brussel, 1968
- Dangerous Minds - The New Yorker
INTRODUCING — Forensic
Forget everything you’ve learned from crime dramas.Forensic is a new podcast series from All in the Mind on ABC Radio National that takes you behind the psychological tools used to solve crimes.Across four …
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Forget everything you’ve learned from crime dramas.
Forensic is a new podcast series from All in the Mind on ABC Radio National that takes you behind the psychological tools used to solve crimes.
Across four episodes, we investigate criminal profiling, false confessions, eyewitness memory and lie detection, revealing what actually works, what doesn’t, and the surprising ways things can go wrong.
Forensic gives an evidence-led look at the cracks and complexities inside modern forensic psychology.
Our first episode drops this Sunday!
In the mean time, check out our other true crime themed series from 2025, Criminal Psychology.
You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
Our millennia-long obsession with immortality
Would you want to live forever? The rich and powerful certainly do. There are numerous examples throughout history of people going to extreme lengths in search of immortality. These days, it's Silicon Valley …
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Would you want to live forever? The rich and powerful certainly do.
There are numerous examples throughout history of people going to extreme lengths in search of immortality. These days, it's Silicon Valley tech bros, testing out everything from blood transfusions to merging our brains with the cloud.
Why are they/we so obsessed with dodging death? What is it about extreme wealth that makes people dream of defying biology?
Today, tech journalist and social psychologist Aleks Krotoski takes us into the world of the ‘immortalists’: what they think the future of humanity might look like, and whether the rest of us want to come along for the ride.
Guest:
Aleks KrotoskiInvestigative journalistSocial psychologistAuthor, The Immortalists: The Death of Death and the Race for Eternal Life
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Sound engineer: Tegan Nicholls
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