@jamesologhlin.bsky.social
Australia will soon ban many social media platforms for those under 16. Is it a good idea? Will it help young people? Does the evidence in favour of the ban stack up? Will there be unintended consequences? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Australia will soon ban many social media platforms for those under 16. Is it a good idea? Will it help young people? Does the evidence in favour of the ban stack up? Will there be unintended consequences? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Do you have a favourite child? Were you a favourite child? Or the opposite? How can being, or not being, the favourite affect us? Is it really a parent’s fault if they like one kid more than the others? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Do you have a favourite child? Were you a favourite child? Or the opposite? How can being, or not being, the favourite affect us? Is it really a parent’s fault if they like one kid more than the others? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
How do you tie your shoelaces, slice onions and type? Is it just repetition and muscle memory? Or is your brain in charge, directing every movement? How do our brain and body interact to get us through the day? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
How do you tie your shoelaces, slice onions and type? Is it just repetition and muscle memory? Or is your brain in charge, directing every movement? How do our brain and body interact to get us through the day? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
What relationship challenges can those with bipolar disorder and other moods disorders face? What about those in relationships with them? How can those challenges best be dealt with? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What relationship challenges can those with bipolar disorder and other moods disorders face? What about those in relationships with them? How can those challenges best be dealt with? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
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Lots of discussion re safety or otherwise of melatonin preparations; a timely discussion
How can a manic episode affect someone’s sexuality? Plus, new research on Melatonin underlines the importance of taking care of your body clock. New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Lots of discussion re safety or otherwise of melatonin preparations; a timely discussion
As we age, should we accept the fact that we are slowing down, or struggle against it? What is the best mix of fighting and accepting? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
As we age, should we accept the fact that we are slowing down, or struggle against it? What is the best mix of fighting and accepting? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
How can a manic episode affect someone’s sexuality? Plus, new research on Melatonin underlines the importance of taking care of your body clock. New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
How can a manic episode affect someone’s sexuality? Plus, new research on Melatonin underlines the importance of taking care of your body clock. New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Can you make any valid generalisations about national character? Can 25 million people who live in the same country really all share the same values, or is it all a fairy tale? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Can you make any valid generalisations about national character? Can 25 million people who live in the same country really all share the same values, or is it all a fairy tale? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
When someone feels insecure, what does it mean? It is doubting yourself? Not thinking you’re good enough? What is insecurity and how do we deal with it? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
When someone feels insecure, what does it mean? It is doubting yourself? Not thinking you’re good enough? What is insecurity and how do we deal with it? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
"It’s all good." Is it, though? Optimism is good for our mental health, but is the belief that no matter how dire a situation is, we should always be totally 'it's great!!' taking it too far? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"It’s all good." Is it, though? Optimism is good for our mental health, but is the belief that no matter how dire a situation is, we should always be totally 'it's great!!' taking it too far? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
We look at the many types of parents; adopting a child, via IVF, become a step-parent, or be in a same-sex relationship where the child has the DNA of one, but not the other. new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
We look at the many types of parents; adopting a child, via IVF, become a step-parent, or be in a same-sex relationship where the child has the DNA of one, but not the other. new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
2nd ep in our Grief series. How do we deal with losing a job, a career, our health or our home? Is this sense of loss grief, or something else? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
2nd ep in our Grief series. How do we deal with losing a job, a career, our health or our home? Is this sense of loss grief, or something else? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
How do we deal with losing someone we care about, either through death or the end of a relationship? Are there really five stages of grief?
New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social an me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social an me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
How do we deal with losing someone we care about, either through death or the end of a relationship? Are there really five stages of grief?
New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social an me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social an me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Families are wonderful, except when they’re not. How do families become estranged? Should you try to reconcile? How do you do it? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Families are wonderful, except when they’re not. How do families become estranged? Should you try to reconcile? How do you do it? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Some people never lose their keys or run late. Others always do. Why? What is vagueness? Do some people have a different relationship with reality than others? It is just an attitude? Can it be changed? new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Some people never lose their keys or run late. Others always do. Why? What is vagueness? Do some people have a different relationship with reality than others? It is just an attitude? Can it be changed? new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
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Love these listener-questions episodes; please keep sending them in!
Another listener questions ep. How hard should you push your kids? The pros and cons of Tiger Mums. And how do you take care of an ageing parent who doesn’t want to be taken care of? new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Love these listener-questions episodes; please keep sending them in!
How much money you have influences how much freedom and autonomy you have. Money worries can lead to stress, anxiety and depression. How can we best deal with them? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
How much money you have influences how much freedom and autonomy you have. Money worries can lead to stress, anxiety and depression. How can we best deal with them? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Another listener questions ep. How hard should you push your kids? The pros and cons of Tiger Mums. And how do you take care of an ageing parent who doesn’t want to be taken care of? new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Another listener questions ep. How hard should you push your kids? The pros and cons of Tiger Mums. And how do you take care of an ageing parent who doesn’t want to be taken care of? new pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
How are our mind and gut connected? Why does anxiety cause a clenched stomach? Can changing our diet increase our energy, reduce anxiety and improve our mental health? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
How are our mind and gut connected? Why does anxiety cause a clenched stomach? Can changing our diet increase our energy, reduce anxiety and improve our mental health? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Former ABC health journalist and now wellbeing expert @Sophie Scott joins @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me to discuss her mental health journey, the things that help her, how to deal with burnout and what sort of leadership is needed in mental health. New pod at
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Former ABC health journalist and now wellbeing expert @Sophie Scott joins @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me to discuss her mental health journey, the things that help her, how to deal with burnout and what sort of leadership is needed in mental health. New pod at
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
One in 20 Australians have ADHD. Given its prevalence, should GPs be given the power to diagnose and treat ADHD? Or is it a specialised condition that needs specialist treatment? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
One in 20 Australians have ADHD. Given its prevalence, should GPs be given the power to diagnose and treat ADHD? Or is it a specialised condition that needs specialist treatment? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
What is self-talk? Does everyone have a little voice in their head? Or only some of us? How can self-talk help us, and hinder us? Can we control our self-talk? New pod w Ian Hickie and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
What is self-talk? Does everyone have a little voice in their head? Or only some of us? How can self-talk help us, and hinder us? Can we control our self-talk? New pod w Ian Hickie and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
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For those who enjoy the podcast with @jamesologhlin.bsky.social and me, joint us for this latest exercise in improving your mental health and wellbeing
June 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
For those who enjoy the podcast with @jamesologhlin.bsky.social and me, joint us for this latest exercise in improving your mental health and wellbeing
Dissociation occurs when a person feels disconnected from reality. Are those prone to dissociation more likely to have been subject to abuse when young? Did they initially disengage to cope? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Dissociation occurs when a person feels disconnected from reality. Are those prone to dissociation more likely to have been subject to abuse when young? Did they initially disengage to cope? New pod w @ian-hickie.bsky.social and me
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
@ian-hickie.bsky.social and I answer listener questions. How do you deal with tension and conflict at work? Why do some have a fear of vomiting? How do you effectively communicate with a partner who has ADHD, or autism?
New pod out now!
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
New pod out now!
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
Minding Your Mind
Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Mental health expert Prof Ian Hickie and author & broadcaster James O’Loghlin explore all aspects of mental health; the different types of mental health iss...
podcasts.apple.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
@ian-hickie.bsky.social and I answer listener questions. How do you deal with tension and conflict at work? Why do some have a fear of vomiting? How do you effectively communicate with a partner who has ADHD, or autism?
New pod out now!
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...
New pod out now!
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/m...