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Potential Psychology

Ellen Jackson, Potential Psychology and The Messy Middle

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Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 142

Explore what it is to be human and how to fulfil your potential. Australian psychologist Ellen Jackson interviews experts in the mind, brain, happiness, well-being and high performance. Our conversations are easy and engaging, insightful and fun. Listen in to learn more about living well, mastering your mind and maximising the joy in your life. So much to learn and all you need are your ears! Find us at https://instagram.com/potentialpsychology and https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenjacksonpotential/

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Reboot Your Mindset: Introducing Systems Thinking for a New Chapter

Monday, February 5, 2024 • Duration 24:00

In this episode, Ellen introduces systems thinking as a powerful tool for personal and professional growth and development. She provides a worksheet and an example to help you start applying systems thinking in your life. Ellen also shares her personal journey and the reasons behind her decision to pivot the podcast towards systems thinking.

Links and Resources:

Download the systems thinking worksheet at potential.com.au/podcast

Learn more about systems thinking at https://thesystemsthinker.com/introduction-to-systems-thinking/

Subscribe to Ellen's newsletter for updates and additional resources at https://potentialpsychology.substack.com/

Contact:

Send feedback or questions to podcast@potential.com.au

Social Media:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenjacksonpotential/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/potentialpsychology/

Credits:

This episode is brought to you by Potential Psychology but if you'd like to sponsor the show, let us know - podcast@potential.com.au

Audio editing by Andy Maher

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The Good News about 'Baby Brain' with Dr. Sarah McKay

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 • Duration 01:04:43

Our guest for this episode is a long time friend of the show. This is her third appearance and we love having her here. Dr. Sarah McKay, neuroscientist, science communicator, online educator and author of the new book "Baby Brain: The surprising neuroscience of how pregnancy and motherhood sculpt our brains and change our minds (for the better)"

In this illuminating conversation Sarah and I chat about:

The paradox of 'baby brain' - women's experience versus the science.

The many factors at play in the early life of a new mum

How hormones 'resculpt and rewire' our brains in pregnancy - and why

Those weird intrusive thoughts about 'breaking' your baby - What's that about?

Alloparenting - What is it and why is it important to new parents

Does having a baby affect other caregivers neurologically sense too?

And so much more!

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ABOUT OUT GUEST:

Dr. Sarah McKay is the founder of Think Brain and the Neuroscience Academy which offers a suite of training programs in applied neuroscience and brain health. Sarah has been published extensively for public, academic and professional audiences. She's been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Body & Soul. And she can be seen and heard 'explaining the brain' on SBS's Insight, ABC Radio National, Mamamia, NZ Radio National, ABC's Catalyst, and on stage at Business Chicks, Canberra Writers' Festival and Happiness & Its Causes.

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Future of Work: What skills will kids need to thrive in the future workforce?

Thursday, November 10, 2022 • Duration 44:24

"Job crafting is something we should be teaching to school students. How do I craft my job in the smallest way to maximise my purpose in life?"

Do you worry about your children's ability to thrive in the future workplace?

In the survey that my co-host for this podcast series Dr. Joe Sweeney ran to give us some juicy data for our conversations, an overwhelming 79% of parents answered 'YES' to that very question. Understandably, a key concern that came up was about job security for our future workforce. Parents are asking:

Will my kids have the same secure work experience that I had or will their life be constantly adapting, changing jobs, scrambling to find employment?

To answer this question, Joe and I embarked on a conversation about "the dynamic nature of the future of work" and the skills that kids (and all of us) will need as the nature of work changes into the future.

And because the joy of podcast conversations is that they are rarely linear, we also explore:

The purpose of purpose at work and the role that employers can play in helping us to thrive at work through social contribution

Why it's important that we get involved in policy making to make the future what we want it to be

Motivation and the mechanisms that drive it

The top, timeless skillsets we need to cultivate in our children for them to thrive in the future including communicating effectively, empathy, stress management, complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity and self-regulation.

Neurodiversity, where it works well at work and while we're all neurodiverse in some ways.

Sleeping Well with Dr Kate Sprecher

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 • Duration 51:42

Today we are talking about one of my favourite topics - Sleep! My guest is Dr Kate Sprecher and she is speaking to me from Colorado, in the United States, where she a is post-doctoral researcher in the Sleep and Chronobiology Lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Kate's passion is understanding how sleep affects our physical and mental health with her guiding question being, 'How we can get the best sleep possible?'

In this conversation I ask Kate about:

•The impact of sleep (or lack of it) on our health and wellbeing
•How she and her team study sleep in the lab
•Her tips for better sleep, and
•Her recommended resources for learning more about better sleep and how to get it.

We also discuss:

•The impact of our natural and unnatural environments on our sleep cycles
•The role of sleep for the human body, from how we think and feel to the impact on our hormones and even deep down to our mollecular level
•The simple strategies we can use to maximise the quality of our sleep for greater happiness and wellbeing.

Sleep (or lack of it) affects us all and Kate explains the science of sleep in such an easy to understand, engaging way.

Join me for this very important conversation about something we all do, every day.

You can find out more and see the show notes for this episode at Potential Psychology

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Coping with Stress and Burnout as a Veterinarian with Dr Nadine Hamilton

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 • Duration 52:40

Today I am kicking off the first of a few conversations specific to well being within particular professions.

My guest for this episode has spent 10 years researching why the mental health of Veterinarians has become so compromised and what can be done about it.

Dr Nadine Hamilton is a psychologist who has worked with Vets in her private practice to help them develop better coping strategies and get on top of stress and psychological fatigue to avoid burnout and prevent suicide. She also works with veterinary practice managers and owners to increase wellbeing, productivity and the retention of vets in the workplace - and she is the author of a new book, 'Coping with Stress and Burnout as a Veterinarian'

Listen in as Nadine and I discuss:

•The 'Dark Side' of the Veterinary Profession
•Sources of stress for Vets and their colleagues
•The ways in which Positive Psychology and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy can help
•Nadine's Coping and Wellbeing Program for Veterinary Professionals

A 'must listen' conversation for Veterinarians and those who love them, Vet Science students and those who teach them, and pet owners everywhere.

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Identity, Vulnerability and Everyday Leaders with Psychologist Matthew Condie

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 • Duration 56:47

I'm delighted to have Matthew Condie on the podcast for this episode.

Matt is the kind of eclectic psychologist that I love talking to. He's held several key roles in clinical psychology including child protection, youth and adult mental health, forensic drug and alcohol, emergency psychiatric services, perinatal and infant mental health, and refugee mental health working in refugee camps overseas. But Matt also has sport in his veins and he works with athletes and as an educator in the United States, teaching in the area of Sport and Performance psychology and leadership.

In this conversation Matt and I traverse the terrains of identity, vulnerability, self compassion and leadership.

•We explore the different identities that we possess - worker, family member, child, sibling, partner, parent - and how it's easy to get lost in these to the detriment of who we are as individuals.
•We discuss values and how knowing your core values helps you stay true to yourself
•Matt introduces us to self-compassion and its importance in complex situations and emotions.
•Brene Brown's book, Dare to Lead, comes up and we examine what we means by leaning in to vulnerability in order to experience our full range of emotions and possibilities.
•And we demonstrate our own vulnerability as we grapple with some tech challenges and accept that failure and struggle is part of life and success.

Join me for this thoughtful and thought-provoking conversation.

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Ageing Smart with Psychologist & Neuroscientist Dr Desiree Dickerson

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 • Duration 57:11

Do you know how to keep your brain healthy and well as you age?

That's what we're talking about in this episode of the Potential Psychology Podcast. My guest is psychologist and neuroscientist Dr Desiree Dickerson who joins me from a little Spanish town near Denia. Desiree's passion is sharing up-to-date, science-backed tools and lifestyle strategies to stay mentally sharp and improve your brain health today and for the years to come.

She gives public talks on brain health and well-being and runs workshops on how to rewire your brain for effective behaviour, habit change and lifelong wellbeing.

In this episode I ask Desiree,

'Why should we keep our brain healthy?'
'How do we do it?'
And
'What does it take to keep our brain resilient to reduce the risk of dementia in later life?'

Desiree shares her five strategies for staying mentally sharp and building a resilient brain. She also recommends some great resources for learning more about the vital but often overlooked power centre we possess between our ears.
Join me for life changing insights into caring for your brain and wellbeing.

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Mashing Movies with Wellbeing and Counting What Counts with Anna Box

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 • Duration 01:17:32

My guest today has found a way to take the human experiences that we're often not great at talking about openly and make them accessible through story and story telling.

Her name is Anna Box. She is a psychologist and story strategist and on any given day she might be working with screenwriters and actors on unpacking a character's psychology, or working with an elite sport organisation on narrative, or working with a school to bring together positive psychology with spirituality and faith based messaging - or maybe teaching leaders about The Hero's Journey.

Anna's work explores stories and film and research and well being and performance and thriving. She is passionate about everything she does and that passion spills forth in every word of this conversation.

Join me and Anna as we discuss:

•The stories we tell ourselves - how they help and how they hinder us
•Unpacking and understanding our stories in order to grow and flourish
•Qualitative research and understanding what counts and what doesn't
•Branding, strategy, values and stories in organisations
•Recognising your shadow side and doing the work to be the best that you can be - for yourself and for others
•Recognising and thinking critically about the stories we swim around in each day
•How Anna principles of Positive Psychology and Acceptance Commitment Therapy to brands, strategies and stories in organisations
•Movies, narrative and their emotional impact on us
•How movies, TV and stories can help us to understand ourselves better
•Anna's Screen + Soul workshops and her passion for sharing the intersection of stories and the science of thriving.

We delve deeply into everything from parenting to personal development to therapy and finish up with a fun chat about Anna's favourite movies. It's a fascinating, insightful and very enjoyable conversation.

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Flipping the Switch to Positive Parenting with Professor Lea Waters

Tuesday, January 29, 2019 • Duration 01:00:27

Tired of nagging and arguing with the kids? Today's guest suggests that you flip the switch to positive for happier, healthier kids and greater harmony for the whole family.

Professor Lea Waters is one of the world's leading experts on Positive Education, Positive Organizations and Strength-Based Parenting and Teaching. She's a psychologist, the president of the international positive psychology association, the Founding Director of Positive Psychology Centre at the University of Melbourne.

Lea is also author of The Strengths Switch: How the new science of strength-based parenting can help your child and your teen to flourish

Now before you imagine her as someone so impossibly smart and talented and therefore nothing like you and I, she is also a parent, who due to a difficult upbringing herself, was determined to parent differently, successfully and with a wealth of research behind her approach.

Join me as I talk to Lea about:

•Strength-based parenting - What are strengths and how do you identify them in your child?
•The benefits of strength-based parenting for parents
•Why we default to finding weakness rather than strength and how to counteract this
•Stopping the cycle of criticism and the benefits of a strength-based approach for teens
•How to create harmony at home, and
•Practical strategies for building a strength-based approach in your family.

It's a refreshing, fun and positive conversation about parenting and kids!

Learn more at Potential Psychology or follow Ellen and Potential Psychology on Facebook or Instagram

Thanks for listening.
Ellen

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Don't Pursue Happiness, Prepare for Wellbeing. Intellectual Adventuring & Thrivability with Professor Lindsay Oades

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 • Duration 01:04:51

Has the mental health pendulum swung too far?

Distress is a contentious topic. We no longer accept 'toughen up, don't cry' as the appropriate message for our kids, schools, even workplaces but my guest today argues that 'medicalising' distress and jumping too quickly to diagnoses and clinical support might not be helping either.

Professor Lindsay Oades is the Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology at The Melbourne Graduate School of Education. He firmly believes that "wellbeing is everybody's business" and his mission is to enable others to enable others.

In this episode of The Potential Psychology Podcast Lindsay and I discuss:

•How we learn to thrive and the complexity of well being
•Sharing the language of well being
•Putting well being on the agenda at a national and international level
•Aiming for more than the prevention of illness
•How our schools and communities act as a lever for healthier generations
•Lindsay's 'thrivability theory'.

It's a conversation that will inspire you to think about preparing future generations for mental health, happiness and well being.

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