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Introverted children

Worried that your child is very quiet and keeps to themselves? Don’t be, they may just be an introvert.

Addicted to eating

As obesity rates continue to rise, some scientists are questioning if an addiction to overeating could be at fault.

A cuddle a day

Everybody loves a cuddle, but new research has now proven that hugs are essential to a child’s emotional development.

Triangle of health

Our resident kineseologist, Terese Mudgeway, joins us to discuss the triangle of health – the three core components of what it means to be human – and explains why balancing these components is so important to our overall health.

Can you catch depression? Possibly…

Surrounding yourself with people who are vulnerable to developing depression could put you at a risk of developing it yourself, according to one new study.

Lazing on a Sunday Crafternoon

Eliza Muldoon has created a book dedicated to little projects for people with little time and little skill. She discusses the benefits of art and crafts to our mental health and even the relationships with our kids.

Treating kids’ minds with caution

Doctors have issued a warning about prescribing mood-altering drugs to healthy kids and teens, cautioning that they could have ethical and health implications in the future.

Do you have emotional intelligence?

Do you have emotional intelligence? Master trainer Sue Langley shows you how to harness yours, to become the best you can be.

Observe the Observer

Are you attached to the pleasures of life? Terese Mudgeway shows how through mediation, you can conquer your vices.

Design Your Dream Job

Coffin therapy: Relaxing or depressing?

Casket manufacturer starts ‘coffin therapy’ business, offering customers a chance to lay inside a casket to rest their minds.

Kinesiology. How well does your life work?

What seeds do you need to plant now, to harvest later in life? Kinesiologist Terese Mudgway teaches us how to achieve the perfect balance of energies and seasons in our life.

SAMSN: Men surviving childhood sexual abuse

Men coping with the effects of childhood sexual abuse can have a hard journey ahead of them. SAMSN, run by three male Survivors of childhood sexual abuse, organises psychologist led peer-support groups for men who were sexually assaulted when they were yo

Kids with mental illness

More and more children are suffering from mental health issues. Dr Lyn O’Grady discusses some of the problem behaviours, and the tell-tale signs you should watch out for.

My Story: Sophie Lippell

Sophie Lippell tells us her harrowing story growing up as a victim of sexual abuse and how in telling her story she hopes to help other adults surviving the same devastating past.

Binge Eating: the other eating disorder

It may be lesser known, but binge eating is actually more common than other eating disorders. MiNDFOOD’s leading psychologist Dr Mary Grogan tells us more.

The psychology of alcoholism

Forty per cent of society drink at dangerous levels, psychologist Erika Leonard addresses the problems associated with treating alcoholism and the new treatments available.

Managing post traumatic stress disorder

Professor Mark Creamer is the former director of the Australian Centre for Post Traumatic Mental Health. He discusses this growing mental health concern with us.

MiNDFOOD Radio – Smart Thinking

David Welsh shares winter exercise tips, and Dr Ginni Mansberg teaches us how to get our mojo back.

Emotional intelligence, spring gardening & more

On this week’s show, Sue Langley teaches us how to harness our emotional intelligence, we find out how we can prepare our garden for spring early, and Dean Brettschneider talks to us about his new cookbook dedicated to the mighty pie.

The Big reTHiNK

MiNDFOOD is proud to support The Big reTHiNK, a project that challenges people all over the world to take part in staging creative, community events to shift the way the people think about mental unwellness. We chat to its founder Taimi Allan.

Understanding Death: Yeshe Khadro

Yeshe Khadro is Director of Karuna Hospice Sevice, Windsor Queensland. Ordained as a Buddhist Nun by the Dalai Lama at the age of 23, she helps people at the end of their life.

How to harness your emotional intelligence

From controlling, to suppressing them, everyone has different ways of dealing with their emotions. Emotional intelligence expert Sue Langley teaches us how to harness positive psychology, especially in the workplace.

Interview: Ant Williams

Elite athlete and sports psychologist Ant Williams has pushed through physical and mental barriers to hold his breath for over eight minutes while free diving. MiNDFOOD Radio chats to him about the challenges faced by professional sports men & women today

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