Mental illness is expensive, both to the individual and society. How do we reduce those costs? How can governments spend money on treating mental illness more efficiently and effectively?  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.headtohealth.gov.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Beyond Blue at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beyondblue.org.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , L ..read more

The number of people diagnosed with autism has risen dramatically recently. Why? Has diagnosis improved? Are there more people with autism? Does it have anything to do with eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme? What are the best forms of support and treatment for those with autism? How can workplaces and schools better support students and workers with autism? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and ..read more

It’s easy to take the good thing in our life – friends, family, a sunny day, frozen yoghurt – for granted, but taking a minute to actively focus on the things we are grateful can be good for our mental health.  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.headtohealth.gov.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Beyond Blue at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beyondblue.org.au ..read more

Social media can be good (social connection, finding people with similar interests, learning new things) and it can be bad (addictive, bullying, people being mean, time-wasting). So, how do we get the good, and avoid the bad? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.headtohealth.gov.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Beyond Blue at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beyondblue.org.a ..read more

How does being diagnosed with a mental illness affect us, especially when it is a condition that we may need to manage and live with for a long time? Psychologist Zsofi de Haan joins us to discuss the grief she felt after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and how she dealt with it.  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.headtohealth.gov.au ..read more

It’s great to feel you belong, to feel safe and comfortable as part of a family, social, sporting, work or school-based group. But what if you don’t have that feeling? What if you are in groups where you don’t really fit? How do you find where you truly belong? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.headtohealth.gov.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Beyond Blue at  ..read more

Our boundaries are limits we set that establish what we are comfortable with, and what we aren’t. Boundaries can be physical, emotional, sexual, or time-based (e.g. no work/study on Saturdays). How do we work out what our boundaries are? How do we communicate them to others? What should we do if someone violates them? If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.he ..read more

It’s nice to help others, but if you find it hard to say "no" whenever someone asks you to do something, you might be a habitual people pleaser, who puts their own needs second, third or even last. Why are some of us people pleasers? What should we do if we are?  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.headtohealth.gov.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Beyond Blue at  ..read more

It’s good to try to do a task as well as you can, but when you spend an hour rewriting one sentence, things might have gone too far. Are you a perfectionist? If so, should you address it? How can you change?  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.headtohealth.gov.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Beyond Blue at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beyondblue.org.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Lifeline at  ..read more

How can Artificial Intelligence improve the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness? How do bots compare with human therapists? They’re definitely cheaper, with shorter waiting times for an appointment.  If you have any questions or comments, email Ian and James at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindingyourmind2@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover. To find out more about depression and support services, you can contact Head to Health at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.headtohealth.gov.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Beyond Blue at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beyondblue.org.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Lifeline at  ..read more