Wellbeing Explained
By Be Well Co
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Wellbeing Explained brings in the experts to answer the questions others won't, bust myths, and go deeper into the science of wellbeing.
On the podcast, Be Well Co's Head of Research Dr Matthew Iasiello sits down with academics from different fields to unpack their work, the challenges they're facing, and what it actually means for the rest of us. Formerly Researching Happy.
For workplace wellbeing practitioners, HR and people and culture teams, psychologists, coaches, and anyone in the wellbeing research space.
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What has Beyond Blue actually achieved? (A lot) | Dr Luke Martin
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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Uncomfortable truths about wellbeing (and what we can do about it) | Prof Carol Ryff
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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Why does wellbeing science ignore the sacred? | A/Prof Vic Counted
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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What if work was the solution not the cause of poor wellbeing? | Dr Kat Page
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Is it Possible to Live Well with Cancer?
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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What If Asking the Right Question Could Improve Someone's Wellbeing? | Prof Christian van Nieuwerburgh
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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LIVE from ECPP26: Cleaning up the Mess of Measures in Positive Psychology
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Flourishing with AI: Virtue Ethics and the Risks of Outsourcing Our Humanity
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Building Societies for Human Wellbeing: Stress, Social Conditions, and Flourishing | Dr. Matthew Fisher
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Time for a Reset: The Future of Positive Psychology | Prof Aaron Jarden
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May 25, 2026 |
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Are We Preventing Suicide in One Room and Assisting It in Another? A/Prof Kristin Collier
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May 11, 2026 |
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Compassion Isn't Weak or Soft, but What Is It? | A/Prof James Kirby
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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The Engineer Who Built a Single Network of Every Wellbeing Concept | Dr Reuben Rusk
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Beyond symptom reduction: wellbeing in psychosis research | A/Prof Ana Blasco-Belled & Kiira Sarasjärvi
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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061 - BACK in 2026
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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060 - Researching Unhappy: The Harsh Reality of Research Funding in Australia | Dr Shane Huntington CEO of Australian Society of Medical Research
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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059 - We need to rehumanize the workplace | Dr Denise Quinlan
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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058 - Why don't governments take wellbeing seriously? Diane Bowles & Dr Kate Sollis
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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057 - Facebook VP to Stand-up Comedy: a search for reasonable happiness | Paul Ollinger
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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056 - The Science of Wellbeing, Resilience, and Health | Prof Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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055 - WHO gets to define flourishing? And what are the stakes? | Professor Sarah Willen
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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054 - Self-care redefined, balancing the system and individual responsibility | Prof Narelle Lemon
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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053 - How grateful parents can transform family dynamics | A/Prof Katherine Nelson-Coffey
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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052 - A Call to Action for Positive Psychology | Prof Mike Steger
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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051 - Stop Phubbing Up Our Happiness: Smartphones, Social Connection, and School Bans | Dr Carli Ochs
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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E50! DEBATE: Are we LYING to ourselves in Positive Psychology? Prof Todd Kashdan, Dr Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley & Dr Matthew Iasiello
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May 20, 2025 |
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049 - Could pro-social behaviour be the FOURTH psychological need? A/Prof Frank Martela
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May 06, 2025 |
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048 - How can we avoid positive psychology's blindspots? Empathetic collaboration | A/Prof Mark Fabian
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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047 - Mental health crisis, politicians asleep: commentary on the Australian Federal budget | Dr Stephen Carbone
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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046 - The Wellbeing Revolution in Europe, social safety nets, and the Easterlin paradox | Dr Kelsey O'Connor
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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045 - LIVE from SPSP: A taxonomy and item bank of positive mental health | Dr Matthew Iasiello
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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044 - Does wellbeing have a marketing problem? Celebrating the LAUNCH of Be Well Co’s LANGUISHING campaign
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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043 - The hidden truth about mental health | Dr Matthew Iasiello
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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042 - New Year Same Me? Setting consistent habits for achievable goals | Dr Naomi Kakoschke
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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041 - Why is wellbeing science like the UFC?
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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040 - Childhood maltreatment is a public health emergency | Dr Lucy Grummitt
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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039 - Flourishing at the end of life (and dying) | Dr Xavier Symons
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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038 - Neural mechanisms that promote resilience to trauma | A/Prof Sanne van Rooij
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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A dedication to life-changing teachers
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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037 - Concept creep and the inflation of mental health language | Prof Nick Haslam
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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036 - Mental health literacy and priorities for prevention
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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035 - What happens when you use the right methodology | A/Prof Mohsen Joshanloo
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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E.34 Disillusioned about prevention? I want to hear from you!
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May 28, 2024 |
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E33. We MASSIVELY undervalue mental health | James Lathe
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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E32. Wellbeing as the core role of economics | Prof Arthur Grimes
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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E31. Implementing mental wellbeing promotion | Prof Margaret Barry
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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E30. Next steps for a stronger positive psychology | A/Prof Aaron Jarden
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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E29 | Life Coaching from a Clinical Psychologist? Dr Suzy Green
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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E28. Aquinas on Happiness | Dean Jennifer Frey
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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E23. Designing Eudaimonia using Architecture, Engineering, and the Built Environ | Dr Jenna Mikus
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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E27. All things FLOW | A/Prof Marta Bassi
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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E26. Workplace as an opportunity to shift population mental health
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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E25: EVERY QUESTION about coaching explained | Yannick Jacob
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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E24. Should we be more CONNECTIVIST? | Paul Tupou-Vea
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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E22. Want thriving at work? Let Good Work Design help! | Prof Karina Jorritsma
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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E21. Human rights, wellbeing, lived experience, and the LAW | Simon Katterl
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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E20. Scientism, wellbeing, and the future of education | Dr Jonathan Beale
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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E19. Lay conceptualisations of wellbeing | Annalise Roache
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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E18. Happiness through suffering and existential positive psychology | Dr Paul Wong
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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E17. Gad Saad on Happiness: A Book Review
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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E16. LIVE from IPPA World Congress 2023 and two of Matt's presentations
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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E15. Could wellbeing literacy be the key to population mental health? | Dr Lindsay Oades
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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E14. What’s God got to do with wellbeing? Theology, love of enemy, and more | Dr Brendan Case
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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E13. How to be practically more mindful | Dr Craig Hassed
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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E12. A wellbeing science repository for government, business, and community | Nancy Hey
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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E11. Eating Disorders, Help-seeking, Wellbeing, and Border Closures | Dr Kathina Ali
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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E10. Can wellbeing therapy and eudaimonia prevent relapse? | Dr Chiara Ruini
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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E9. What do YOU mean by Flourishing? | Dr Eri Mountbatten-O’Malley
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May 27, 2023 |
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E8. The many many benefits of wellbeing | Dr Ziggi Santini
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May 20, 2023 |
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E7. Genetics of wellbeing, and improving the scientific quality of positive psychology | Dr Meike Bartels
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May 11, 2023 |
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E6. A theory of wellbeing from psychology, philosophy, and economics | Dr Mark Fabian
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May 06, 2023 |
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E5. Researcher to CEO for real-world change | Dr Addie Wootten
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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E4. Fighting for prevention in mental health | Dr Stephen Carbone
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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E3. Social Anxiety, purpose, and upsetting the wrong people | Dr Fallon Goodman
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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E2. Turning research into sustainable real-world benefits | Joep van Agteren
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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E1. Languishing and the origins of Positive Psychology | Dr Corey Keyes
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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E0: Welcome to Researching Happy
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Feb 26, 2023 |