Potential Psychology
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Reboot Your Mindset: Introducing Systems Thinking for a New Chapter
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ellen introduces systems thinking as a powerful tool for personal and professional growth and development. She provides a worksheet a...
The Good News about 'Baby Brain' with Dr. Sarah McKay
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, neuroscientis...
Focusing on the most important thing with Performance Psychologist Michael Inglis
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Performance is about focusing on the most important thing at the most important time" My guest today on the Potential Psychology Podcast is sports a...
Part 2 - Finding Purpose and Doing Good at Work with Bea Boccalandro
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of my interview with Bea Boccalandro, author of Do Good at Work: How Simple Acts of Social Purpose Drive Success and Wellbeing. Bea and I disc...
Part 1 - Finding Purpose and Doing Good at Work with Bea Boccalandro
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I'm talking about purpose with my fabulous guest Bea Boccalandro, the author of Do Good at Work: How Simple Acts of Social Purpose Dri...
We're back and we're celebrating!
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for season 14 and celebrating this month as the Potential Psychology Podcast has now been on the air for 5 years. Half a decade of great co...
The Future of Work: What might future jobs look like?
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Will the robots replace us? The future is very hard to predict, but we're very adaptive." It's a wrap! This is our last episode on our mini-series o...
Future of Work: The Role Parents Play in Preparing Children for the Future of Work
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Antifragility is more than just resilience. It means you can lean into uncertainty and stress and that you've got what it takes to be able to embrace...
Future of Work: How hope gives our children an edge in the future workplace
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We have the components of psychological hope to drive and motivate us - the will and the way" We're at the half-way point of our podcast series on "...
Future of Work: Are the robots taking over?
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Artificial intelligence can change the world and that's not entirely a bad thing." In our study on "parenting, education, and the future of work", w...
Future of Work: What skills will kids need to thrive in the future workforce?
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"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?" D...
Future of Work: Are your kids ready for the future of work?
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Hope, in the psychological sense, is a combination of pathways and agency. What we're doing is creating HOPE. " Welcome to our new podcast series: "...
REVISITING How to Thrive: Nurture and Getting Splendid Sleep
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re revisiting our How to Thrive series co-hosted with positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod for Mental Health Month.This series initially went li...
REVISITING How to Thrive: Optimism and Creating Jolts of Joy
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re revisiting our How to Thrive series co-hosted with positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod for Mental Health Month. This series first went to ai...
REVISITING How to Thrive: Compassion and Being Your Own Best Friend
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re revisiting our How to Thrive series co-hosted with positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod for Mental Health Month. This series first went to ai...
REVISITING How to Thrive: Accountability and Walking the Line between Grit and Grace
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re revisiting our How to Thrive series co-hosted with positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod for Mental Health Month.This series initially went li...
REVISITING How to Thrive: Engagement and Getting Into a State of Flow
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re revisiting our How to Thrive series co-hosted with positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod for Mental Health Month.This series initially went li...
REVISITING How To Thrive: Belonging and Cultivating Your Thrive Tribe
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re revisiting our How to Thrive series co-hosted with positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod for Mental Health Month.This series initially went li...
REVISITING How to Thrive: Exploring What's Strong Instead of What's Wrong
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re revisiting our How to Thrive series co-hosted with positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod for Mental Health Month.This series initially went li...
Fun & Wellbeing - Creating A Habit of Fun
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"In order to make progress when we're working towards meaningful goals - we need to stop and celebrate our wins." This is my last conversation with D...
Fun & Wellbeing - Mastery, Growth and the 'Art of Fun
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Growth and mastery happen when you don't hit the mark." Sometimes fun doesn't feel that fun. Not in that exact moment anyway. It's only later, when ...
Fun & Wellbeing - How to Amplify Fun's Power by Relishing and Reminiscing
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We have the autonomy to take moments of fun and expand and magnify their usefulness." We're at the half-way point of our "Fun and Wellbeing" mini-se...
Fun & Wellbeing - Time for Work and Time for Play
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"If we keep doing what we've always done - we can't expect brilliance to appear." In the 3rd episode of our brand new mini-series 'Fun and Wellbeing,...
Fun & Wellbeing - The Importance of Wonder and Delight
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Stack the decks in your favour - make sure that what you're doing are things that you are going to enjoy."In the 2nd episode of our brand new mini-se...
Fun & Wellbeing - Escaping the Happiness Trap
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Emotions, if we sit with them, help us start to understand their purpose. To be emotionally healthy, you should have a wide range of emotions. We can...
Welcome to Season 12!
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Potential Psychology Podcast is BACK! We've been off the air since January 2022 due to pandemic disruptions but the hiatus gave us an opportunity...
How to Thrive: Hope and Getting Ready for a New Year
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Hope is believing that the future will be better than what life is today and believing that we have the power to make that so."Who else needs to hear...
How to Thrive: Nurture and Getting Splendid Sleep
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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How to Thrive: Optimism and Creating Jolts of Joy
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"When we feel a moment of hope, pride, love, serenity, gratitude, inspiration... we actually open up and quite literally. We broaden our peripheral vi...
How to Thrive: Compassion and Being Your Own Best Friend
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"If only each of us realized the full extent to which all our problems, fears, and desires are shared by the rest of humanity, we'd all be so much mor...
How to Thrive: Accountability and Walking the Line Between Grit and Grace
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Thriving is not a spectator sport. You can't sit back and watch it happen."This is the 4th episode of our new weekly podcast series "How To Thrive", ...
How to Thrive: Engagement and Getting into a State of "Flow"
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Flow requires us to use our strengths. Sadly many of us don't really know what those are. One of the first things that you must do is to identify the...
How to Thrive: Belonging and Cultivating Your Thrive Tribe
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with another episode of our new weekly podcast series "How To Thrive", a collaboration with positive psychology coach Marie McLeod. This se...
How To Thrive: Exploring What's Strong Instead of What's Wrong
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're shaking things up a bit in season 11 of the show with a new format. I am co-hosting this series with positive psychology coach Marie McLeod - ou...
Smashing the Stigma Around Mental Health at The Mind Room with Jo Mitchell
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Go and see a psychologist because you want to be premium" - Dr Jo MitchellIn our world the number 100 is of great significance. 100 is the basis of p...
Working In Your Zone of Genius with Kristy Smith
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"The key thing is to know if it's in your 'zone of genius' or if you could actually hand that down to someone who can do it 10x faster. Let go of the ...
Examining the "Power Posing" Phenomenon with Tom Loncar
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"At its core, this study emphasises that our bodies are important. Anything that gets you out of your head and creating an in-the-moment kind of aware...
How to Thrive with Marie McLeod
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Thriving is not a spectator sport. Sometimes, showing up is enough but you have to hold yourself and other people in your space accountable for thriv...
How to Flourish Outside Your Comfort Zone with Dr. Diana Hill
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's show we're getting curious about psychological flexibility - the skill of not getting sidetracked or bogged down when difficult thoughts, f...
Exploring How Hypnosis Can Unlock the Power of the Mind with Erika Flint
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Most humans have been training for anxiety their whole life. We live in a mostly anxious society where it's all about hustling, getting straight A's....
Job Crafting and Creating More Meaning in Work with Cassandra Dunn
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast guest is the energetic Cassandra Dunn. Cass is a clinical & coaching psychologist and mindfulness meditation teacher. She is also a po...
Demystifying Sleep with Siobhan Banks
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have conversations about sleep in your workplace? Do you know what shift work, working across time zones or catching up on work into the night ...
Developing the Indomitable Gift of Compassion with Dr. Stan Steindl
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all struggle at times with our relationships, in parenting, at work. We all get sad, stressed and worried. We might feel lonely or isolated. We mig...
Getting Your Mind and Body Fit For Life with Andrew May
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, everyone! After a restful and well deserved break, we're back for Season 10 and we've got a very timely topic: training our body and b...
Inside the Dynamic PPP Team with Jaie Obillo, Andy Maher, and Tamsin Parry
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's international episode is an extra special one and got me thinking "why haven't done this earlier?" It explores the dynamics of remote working ...
Turning Challenges Into Our Most Rewarding Experiences with Eric Winters
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest today is self leadership coach, speaker and author Eric Winters. His book, "Swipe Right on Your Best Self: Simple steps to a bolder life wit...
Exploring the Complex Power of Physical Intelligence with Dr. Scott Grafton
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you move your body to improve your mind?We are all aware the mind and body connection and how one affects the other, but this connection goes well ...
Dispelling Anger Fallacies with Dr. Steven Laurent
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are your beliefs about anger?Is it a 'negative' emotion? The cause of distrust and destruction? Does it equate in your mind to aggression? Indign...
Don't Blame The Reptilian Brain with Dr. Sarah McKay
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, speaker, media personality, and Australian-based neuroscientist Dr. Sarah McKay, returns to our podcast to talk about our emotions, our brain, ...
Facing Your Fears and Learning to Grow with Dr Patricia Zurita Ona
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is a licensed clinical psychologist from sunny California. Dr Patricia Zurita Ona, fondly known as Dr. Z, is talking to us about overco...
A quick catch up: The latest news from Potential Psychology HQ
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After taking a long-ish hiatus from the Potential Psychology Podcast to focus on introspection, self-care, and exploring available opportunities in th...
Finding Antifragility in a World Afraid of Failure
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"As complex adaptive systems, it's actually struggle that helps us thrive."I am so pleased to be joined in this episode by Dr. Paige Williams to chat ...
Adapting to Change with Professor Andrew Martin
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am joined by Andrew Martin, Scientia Professor, Professor of Educational Psychology, and Co-Chair of the Educational Psychology Research Group...
Self Care Is The New Health Care With Suzy Reading
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Sometimes, the true act of self-care is the thing you least feel like doing. It's tying up incompletions. It's looking at what's depleting you and ta...
Screen Time Strategies In A Global Pandemic with Martine Oglethorpe
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There are some fundamental principles that parents want kids to follow: respect themselves, respect other people, and, in a nutshell, if they're doin...
The Perks and Pitfalls of Working from Home with Dr Joe Sweeney
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is working from home working for you? Are you running staff meetings from your kitchen? Home schooling in the lounge? Have you discovered your partner...
Keeping Well When We're Stressed and Anxious with Ellen Jackson
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello wonderful humans. I'm mixing things up for this episode of the Potential Psychology Podcast. I had planned an episode on Personality and How It ...
Telling Important Stories with Naomi Hunter and Jeremy Hunter
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the midst of COVID-19 uncertainty and the anxiety it is provoking it can do the heart and mind good to be distracted with positive stories of peopl...
Prioritising Positivity with Dr Suzy Green
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I'm delighted to have Dr Suzy Green back on the show today. Suzy was one of my lecturers when I completed the Masters of Coaching Psychology at The Un...
Bringing Behaviour to a Bigger World with Ryan O'Donnell
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joining me on the show for this episode is science communicator and content creator Ryan O'Donnell, a.k.a RyanO. Ryan wakes up daily trying to fill th...
Building a Bigger Life with Thomas Igeme
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do we learn, grow and fulfil our potential today and into the future?My guest for today's conversation arrived in the United States from Kenya at ...
Getting Curious About Jobs and the Future with Tess Walton
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I was introduced to Tess Walton at an event late in 2019 and we clicked straight away. We got talking about her specialist topic - the future of work ...
Finding Joy Through Exertion with Sanjay Rawal
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we're talking a bit about exercise, a bit about spirituality, a bit about indigenous cultures and quite a bit about a very select gr...
Bushfires, Kids and Staying Safe Through Trauma with Psychologist Karen Young
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The one in which I share my family's brush with bushfires on New Years Eve 2019 and then explore the effects of calamity and catastrophe on children w...
The Summer Series: Living Well and Having Impact with Dr Adrian Medhurst
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Potential Psychology Podcast is brought to you by PAFOW and their upcoming Sydney event, PAFOW20 Sydney: Honoring the Human Experi...
The Summer Series: Revisiting Flipping the Switch to Positive Parenting with Professor Lea Waters
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's week three of our Summer Series of the Potential Psychology Podcast. While the team and I are busy behind the scenes prepping Season 8 of the sho...
The Summer Series: Revisiting Sleeping Well with Dr Kate Sprecher
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's week two of our Summer Series of the Potential Psychology Podcast. Over the next few weeks while the team and I have a short break and get starte...
The Summer Series: Revisiting Motivation As We Prepare for 2020
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our Summer SeriesWe're back after a slight delay due to the Australian bushfires. My family and I were caught up in the bushfire drama on the NSW Sout...
Merrymaking with Emma and Carla Papas
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we meet Emma and Carla Papas, The Merrymaker Sisters.These real-life sisters are Yoga, Pilates and Meditation teachers, entrepreneurs, podcaster...
Conquering Procrastination with Ellen Jackson
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hands up if you procrastinate.Okay, hands down.Of course you procrastinate. You're human aren't you? The question is, are you one of the 80 per cent w...
Tales from the Valley of Death with Rachel Menzies
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tales from the Valley of Death: Reflections from psychotherapy on the fear of death. It sounds morbid but it's not. It's fascinating.Tales introduces ...
Building a Workplace in Which We Thrive with Associate Professor Peggy Kern
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is it like to thrive and flourish at work? Not just survive, but really have the opportunity to be your best self? My guest for this episode is D...
Thriving Through Struggle and Suffering with Dr Sarah Sarkis
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Potential Psychology Podcast is brought to you by the Wellbeing Evidence and Horizons Conference, Australia's leading multi-discip...
Building Your Best Day with Professor Tim Olds
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If we have the same 24 hours as Beyonce, how should we use them if we want to be happy and well?Do we pour our time into work? Do we sacrifice sleep f...
Psychologists, Horses and Helping with Naomi Rossthorn
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Potential Psychology Podcast is brought to you by the Wellbeing Evidence and Horizons Conference, Australia's leading multi-discip...
Future Possibilities in Mental Health with Dr Jarrod White
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Potential Psychology Podcast is brought to you by the Wellbeing Evidence and Horizons Conference, Australia's leading multi-discip...
Motivating Yourself to Exercise with Dr Gordon Spence
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Potential Psychology Podcast is brought to you by the Wellbeing Evidence and Horizons Conference, Australia's leading multi-discip...
The Portal to Transformation with Tom Cronin
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people's lives.Tom Cronin knows first-hand the power of meditation in overcoming menta...
Hacking Your Life Admin for Family Harmony with Mia Northrop and Dinah Rowe-Roberts
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My guests on the podcast today are the living embodiment of 'testing and learning', particularly when it comes to life admin - everything from getting...
Positive Conversations about Aged Care with Dr Julie Bajic Smith
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Australian men over 85 have the highest rate of suicide in the country"Wellbeing in older adults. It's a conversation we don't often have, but we nee...
Calming Stormy Minds with Ariel Garten
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine controlling the world directly with your mind. That was my guest's dream - and she and colleagues brought that dream to life.Ariel Garten has ...
The Life and Trials of an Early Career Psychologist with Glen Tanner
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How does a psychologist become a psychologist? What does the training involve? How long does it take? And could YOU last the distance?In this episode...
A Year Long Adventure in Brain Hacking with James Garrett
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you could upgrade yourself to 'You Version 2.0' what would that look like? Who would you be? What would you do? And how would you get there?Our gue...
Why Everything You Know About Motivation Is Wrong
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My first ever SOLO episode and we're talking motivation. Where does it come from? How do we create it in ourselves and others? And why is everything y...
Revisiting Brain By Design with James Garrett
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I have been talking to several clients recently about productivity, attention, focus, our expectations of ourselves and the feelings that come along w...
Connecting You with the World of Positive Psychology & the IPPA World Congress
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join me behind the scenes at the IPPA 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology in Melbourne, AustraliaIf you follow Potential Psychology on social me...
Fears, Phobias and Obsessions with Dr Celin Gelgec
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
'If the 5 trillion spiders in the Netherlands took to eating humans rather than insects, they'd consume all Dutch people in just three days.' Not a ni...
A Kidnapped Teacher Talks About Health After Hurt with Rob Hunter
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine this. You're 20 years old and a newly minted teacher with sole responsibility for a small rural primary school and the nine students who atten...
Should Parents Really Worry About Video Games? with Research Professor Peter Gray
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
'It's 'digital heroin': How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies' That was the NY Post headline that sent the internet into meltdown in 2016. The ...
Revisiting Digital Parenting with Martine Oglethorpe
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're doing something a little different on the podcast today. For the first time, we are revisiting a past episode. In fact it's episode two of the p...
Judges, Magistrates, Scrutiny and Mental Health with Lawyer and Psychologist Carly Schrever
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you imagined what it's like to be a judge presiding over a court? To maintain calm in the court room, absorb and synthesise complex information, ...
The Talking Cure, Transformation and Being a Little Bit Mad with Professor Gillian Straker & Dr Jacqui Winship
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What do you know about therapy?Did the producers of The Sopranos get it right? And are we all a little bit mad?The answer is 'yes' according to my gue...
Winners at the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NEWS We're taking a break from regular programming for a special mini episode celebrating the winners at the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards!Australian...
The Power of Music to Boost Your Mood with Dr Sandra Garrido
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Music and our moods are intrinsically linked. We seek sad songs when we're blue, upbeat vibes to work out, maybe classical for a bit of zen. But how d...
Keeping Well as an 'Allergy Parent' with Callie Mackenzie
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With an increasing number of children in the western world diagnosed with life threatening food allergies, the parents of these kids can find themselv...
Stress and Self Care for Our Junior Doctors with Dr Rebekah Hoffman
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our doctors help to keep us well, but who looks after the doctors when they're struggling with stress, exhaustion and overwhelm?My guest today is Dr R...
Thriving Through Cancer with Dr Jodie Fleming
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Potential Psychology Podcast.My guest today once specialised in psycho-oncology, the human side of cancer. In 2010 at the age of 3...
The Resilience Paradox with Dr Brock Bastian
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for Season 5 and we have some exiting news! The Potential Psychology Podcast is up for an award. I'll give you the low down in this episode...
Happier Together with Our Listeners and Guests as We Celebrate the International Day of Happiness
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our special event celebratory podcast episode! We are celebrating because today, March 20, is the UN's International Day of Happiness and t...
Building a Flourishing Workspace with Dr Jacqueline Vischer
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How does where you work affect how you feel and behave? And is there a better way to build workspaces so that we can thrive and flourish at work?These...