Your Listener
By John Cuturilo
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John Cuturilo, the counsellor of Your Listener Counselling in Melbourne, Australia, is the host of the Your Listener podcast. Discussing psychological topics including mental health, critical thinking, and social matters, he presents unique insights. Rather than lecturing coercively on what to believe, filling his discussions with provocative language or quotes from famous people, or political rhetoric, John explains how our minds work and the impact of this on how we operate individually and socially. He often helps his audience to realise that what we assume are truths are often ideas resulting from errors in thinking — to which all of us may fall subject. Through this, John encourages critical thinking, accepting responsibility for our flaws, the separation of criticising ideas from judging people, exercising our minds, and finding ways to live in harmony with and learn from each other rather than avoiding those who think differently. He also believes in helping his audience to develop more detailed, complex knowledge, rather than overly simplifying concepts to the extent that they become empty slogans. He maintains that while the quest for truth may never be completed, we should still strive to learn of it as only by doing this will we be the most independent and astute possible thinkers.
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Should you just pretend to agree?
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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The place of energy healing in medicine with Terri-Ann Russell
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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The personal life of a therapist with Dr. Diana Harman
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Opinions on sex and sex education with Erica Rivera
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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What is neurolinguistic programming? With Darcie Burtch
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May 30, 2026 |
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Being broken and beautiful with Tabitha Hart
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May 23, 2026 |
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The epistemology of religion with Valerie Flynn
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May 16, 2026 |
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How do Christianity and sex co-exist? With Angela Griffith.
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May 09, 2026 |
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Do we sometimes try to do too much?
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May 02, 2026 |
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Is division in politics good? With Jack Sezer.
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Spirituality: Past lives, the soul, science, and more with Benjamin Shure
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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How faith can strengthen our relationships during hardship with Tony Martinez
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Autism insights and misconceptions with Lindsay Malkinson
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Family systems with Andreea Pojoga
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Scientific issues with Kouta Hernandez: The replication crisis, file drawer effect, and more
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Am I a controversial counsellor?
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Being nice versus being righteous
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Do I enjoy my job?
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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How A.I. can serve us rather than think for us, with Derek Crager
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Socialism and capitalism: the psychology and caveats with The Wealthy Ironworker
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Being a true disability ally with Daniel Hodges
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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The importance of Estuary, community, and learning from our differences with Valerie Flynn
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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The Society of Child Entrepreneurs: Children are more capable than you think
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Our need for standards and seeking excellence
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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The questionable logic of law
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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The consequences of A.I. for cognition, with Dr. Katrina Andrews
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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How reification often masks the essence of human functioning
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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Authoritarianism, chaos, and why we should choose a third option
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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How children develop virtue with Susanne Gervay
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Nihilism and hedonism: A tempting but dangerous partnership
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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The "both sides" argument settled: The actual psychology of politics
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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When others' beliefs make us uncomfortable, with Eleonora Formato
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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The future of Your Listener — August 2025
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Stop saying "you're overthinking"!
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Is "tough love" compassionate?
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Is being a "kid at heart" ideal for role models?
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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The true secret to motivation
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Can we "measure" psychology?
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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We should examine a person's entire context before judging them
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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The virtue of independence not often discussed
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Am I wrong?
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Is force in communication ever acceptable?
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Intuition vs. empirical evidence — is it real if we can't observe it?
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May 31, 2025 |
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Conspiracy theories and trusting science — are we too judgemental?
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May 24, 2025 |
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Why the drug-free life is best
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May 17, 2025 |
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Your children's academic success, or your success?
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May 10, 2025 |
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Parents, take responsibility! Your children's emotions matter
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May 03, 2025 |
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Henry Kaiser and the importance of being yourself
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Do we actually need rules?
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Artificial intelligence: Removing humanity from humanity?
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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"Influencers" and "customer service stars": Have we really invented new ideas?
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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The desperately-needed conversation about parenting with Ebony Uamaki
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Some thoughts on ethical business activity
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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Podcasthon 2025: Honouring Guide Dogs Australia with Ebony Uamaki
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Unique housekeeping philosophies for a simpler life
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Are quality mental health and disability services really accessible?
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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What is the "inner child"?
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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What do you truly deserve? With Amey Greenaway.
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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The "good old days" and "times are better" fallacies
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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The basic principles of respectful disagreement
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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A reflection on a local community conference
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Extreme beliefs: valid grievances under layers of cognitive distortion
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Am I harming you, or are you infringing my rights?
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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"What's in a name?" The real consequences of defining words
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Is the economy or your spending the problem?
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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Principles of data backup and archiving which nobody knows...
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Therapy is a myth, or myths about therapy?
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Why does everyone hate corporations?
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Collectivism, individualism, or both?
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Is money really the desire at the root of evil?
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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The definitive lesson in politics
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Your Listener Counselling, and the conversation on life coaching we need to have
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Is advice always helpful?
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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"It's not a real mental illness?"
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Why don't I like to "own things"?
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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Why don't I smile much?
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Some business tips for helping professionals
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Personal responsibility in mental illness management with Paris Le Maistre
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Spirituality versus science: Are we so different? With Ebony Uamaki.
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Intellectual honesty with Evan Shapiro
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Can we choose to stop being obnoxious on the Internet already?
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Mental illness – you're using the wrong words!
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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"John, you ask so many questions!"
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Modern therapy blunders with Simon Rinne
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Using humour to discuss mental health with Going Loco
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Making choices in the dangerous game of life with Prue Sulicich
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Life values: just how different are men and women? With Mitch Lowe
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Selection bias: is the world your enemy, or are you seeking trouble?
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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How do you talk to people with different beliefs? With Damien Stewart
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Mental illness, lived experience, and "perfect" therapists: in conversation with Mark Brosnan
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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There's no proxy for competence
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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The cognitively impaired aren't "behaving badly"
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Facets of feelings with photographer Jasmine Bibby
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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Is academia too verbose?
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Some finer points of communication
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Cognitive-behavioural therapy: a brief critical analysis
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May 26, 2024 |
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The problem with theoretical frameworks
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May 19, 2024 |
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My podcast is not life coaching
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May 13, 2024 |
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When we resent the world...
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May 05, 2024 |
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Gender fluidity and dysphoria: let's forget the politics
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Reality isn't subjective
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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We need to talk about work culture...
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Free speech: let's forget the politics
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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The real power of words: will a bird make you racist?
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Ghosting: there's not much to it
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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The debating lesson everyone needs!
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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The “you don’t have experience” retort
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Why isn’t therapy working for me?
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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The “slippery slope” isn’t a fallacy
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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The challenge of saying what they need to hear
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Mental illness: the real phenomenology
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Debunking "positive self-talk"
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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What if all opinions are mistakes (and what can we do about it)?
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Reification, mental illness, and the N.D.I.S.: what do the roles mean?
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Reification: what psychology may miss about mental illness and health
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Life coaching: what is it actually doing (and can it be different)?
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Jan 29, 2024 |