mental health by talklink

Conversations with mental health experts. We speak to psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, doctors, therapists and more. Their stories highlight the importance of thinking and talking about the mind - both for ourselves and to better understand those close to us.
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Episode 49
Training The Next Generation of Psychedelic Assisted Therapists with Peter Hunt from Mind Medicine Australia
On 1 Feb the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced that - from the 1st July 2023 - the medical use of MDMA and Psilocybin will be rescheduled from Schedule 9 (prohibited substances) to S...
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Episode 48
Psychedelic Therapy Research in Australia With Dr. Stephen Bright from PRISM
Dr Stephen Bright is a clinically trained psychologist and senior lecturer on addiction at Edith Cowan University. Dr. Bright is the director of PRISM, the Psychedelic Research in Science and Medic...
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Episode 47
Shift Work and Sleep with Dr. Tracey Sletten
Today we’re speaking with Dr. Tracey Sletten, a senior research fellow from the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University.
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Episode 46
I Shot Myself at 16 and Survived - Emma Benoit’s Story
At 16 Emma attempted suicide and was left paralyzed. Now, at 21, Emma is a passionate mental health advocate. She take us on a journey of what led up to her attempt and her thought processes immedi...
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Episode 45
Can Poor Sleep Cause Mental Illness? with Prof Sean Drummond
Today we continue speaking with Professor Sean Drummond, a Cognitive Neuroscientist and Clinical Psychologist at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University.
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Episode 44
Four Tips for Better Sleep with Sleep Expert Prof Sean Drummond Part 1
Today we’re speaking with Professor Sean Drummond, a sleep expert, Cognitive Neuroscientist and Clinical Psychologist at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University.
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Episode 43
How Culture Affects Trauma with Dr. Jarrod White
Today we’re speaking with Dr. Jarrod White, a Clinical Psychologist working in private practice at The Viewpoint clinic in Caulfield Melbourne. During Dr. White's research he had the opportunity to...
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Episode 42
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Prof Paul Fitzgerald
Today we speak with Professor Paul Fitzgerald who has been involved in the development, evaluation and clinical implementation of new treatments for mental health disorders for 2 decades. He pionee...
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Episode 41
If You Fall In Love With Your Therapist with Phil Armstrong of the ACA
Today we talk to Phil Armstrong, CEO of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), about the ethics of client patient dynamics and what happens when a clinician develops romantic feelings toward...
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Episode 40
Year End Message
We’ll be taking a break over December and Jan and will post our next podcast in Feb.
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