All In The Mind

Sally Gould was a couple of years into her dream job as a paramedic when it all started to fall apart.It wasn’t the trauma and injury she was exposed to on shifts that was getting to her. It was everything else - the hours, the nonsense callouts, the bullying.The experience would leave her isolated and thinking of suicide. But she found a way back.Today, an episode for those of you who fear you’re burning out - or have burnt out.We hear about the personality traits that put you at higher risk of burnout, how to protect yourself and getting back on the path back to good health.
Guests:
Sally Gould
Paramedic; Author, Frog: The Secret Diary of a Paramedic
Gordon Parker
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
Credits:
Presenter: Sana Qadar
Senior Producer: James Bullen
Producer: Rose Kerr
Sound Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
More info:
Frog: The Secret Diary of a Paramedic (Simon & Schuster).Burnout: A Guide to Identifying Burnout and Pathways to Recovery (Allen & Unwin).
Defining burnout: What is this syndrome and what sets it apart from other labels? (RACGP).
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Meditation sickness, meditation-related adverse effects or meditators in distress – you probably haven't heard these terms, even if you do meditate.
Yet research finds adverse effects occur in half of all meditators. For one in 10, it impairs their functioning or lasts more than a month.
Experts say many people can benefit from meditation, but it can also come with harms.
Today, the second episode of a two-part special on the research into those harms and the personal stories of those who've experienced them. You can hear part one of the series here.
Guests:
Willoughby BrittonAssociate Professor, Brown University Medical School; Director of the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab
Nicholas Van DamAssociate Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences; Director of the Contemplative Studies Center at the University of Melbourne
Willem KuykenProfessor of Mindfulness and Psychological Science, University of Oxford
Jane ReedExperienced adverse effects from meditation and the author of First Telling
SueExperienced adverse effects from meditation
Credits:
Presenter: Sana Qadar
Reporter/Producer: Fiona Pepper
Senior Producer: James Bullen
Producer: Rose Kerr
Extra info:
Defining and measuring meditation-related adverse effects in mindfulness-based programs
The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of universal school-based mindfulness training compared with normal school provision in reducing risk of mental health problems and promoting well-being in adolescence: the MYRIAD cluster randomised controlled trial
Cheetah House
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Meditation has a lot of benefits, but could it also have risks?
Over the past decade, meditation and mindfulness have been promoted to reduce stress and increase relaxation.
But there is another story of meditation that rarely gets told... one that involves anxiety, insomnia — even psychosis.
Today, how one person went from being an evangelical mindfulness meditator, to a leading researcher on the adverse effects of meditation.
Guests:
Willoughby BrittonAssociate professor, Brown University Medical School and director of the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab
Pawan SharmaAssistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Pattan Academy of Health Sciences School of Medicine
Pierce SalgueroProfessor of Asian History and Health Humanities at Penn State University
Credits:
Presenter: Sana Qadar
Reporter/producer: Fiona Pepper
Senior producer: James Bullen
Producer: Rose Kerr
Extra information:
Defining and measuring meditation-related adverse effects in mindfulness-based programs
Prevalence and 20-year trends in meditation, yoga, guided imagery and progressive relaxation use among US adults from 2002 to 2022
Prevalence and predictors of meditation use in Australia and New Zealand: results from a nationally representative survey
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy improves polysomnographic and subjective sleep profiles in antidepressant users with sleep complaints
Meditation-induced psychosis: a narrative review and individual patient data analysis
Psychiatric Problems Precipitated by Transcendental Meditation
The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists
Cheetah House
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Closure can feel like the ultimate solution to help us heal. But is it all it's cracked up to be?
Today, we learn about ambiguous loss — the type of grief that comes without closure. 
We know navigating uncertainty is tricky, so what practical steps can we take to process this kind of loss?
A heads up, this episode touches on some heavy topics around loss and trauma.
Guests:
Carly DoberPsychologist
Dr Pauline BossProfessor emeritus, University of MinnesotaAuthor, Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic Author, Change and Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief
Credits:
Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
Senior producer: James Bullen
Producer: Rose Kerr
Sound engineer: Roi Huberman
More information:
The psychology of closure — and why some need it more than others
Motivated closing of the mind: "seizing" and "freezing"
Beyond dogmatism: The need for closure as related to religion
Need for cognitive closure, tolerance for ambiguity, and perfectionism in medical school applicants
Ambiguous loss
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Nature is good for our wellbeing. But how much green space does a community need, before you can see a wellbeing boost?
And how do we encourage people to spend more time outdoors?
This episode first aired in September 2023.
In celebration of National Science Week, make sure to vote in ABC Radio National's poll for Australia's most amazing wildflower.
Guests:
Belinda McCawleyFounder, Mindful in Nature
Dr Xiaoqi FengProfessor of Urban Health and EnvironmentSchool of Population Health,University of New South Wales (UNSW)Founding Co-Director of PowerLab
Josh BrownCo-founder, Deadly Ed
Credits:
Presenter: Sana Qadar
Reporter/producer: Rose Kerr
Sound engineer: John Jacobs
To read the transcript for this episode, head to its original webpage.
To explore more great episodes from the award-winning psychology podcast All in the Mind with host Sana Qadar, download the ABC Listen app (Australia) or search 'ABC All in the Mind podcast' wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more episodes on mental health, trauma, attachment theory, wellness hacks, and family relationships. You'll also hear interviews with experts like Esther Perel, Billy Garvey and Ethan Kross. All in the Mind is created for ABC's Radio National by specialist journalists and reporters at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.