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How to change your relationship with alcohol with Annie Grace Mar 06, 2022

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If you’ve ever tried to quit alcohol, or even just dabbled with the idea, you’ve probably come across Annie Grace. She’s one of the world’s leading thinkers on the topic, and author of the hugely successful books This Naked Mind and The Alcohol Experiment.

In this chat with Cass Dunn, Annie discusses:

Her own battle with excessive drinking and how she turned things around
Why asking yourself ‘am I an alcoholic?’ can be so counter-productive, and what questions you can ask yourself instead
Why self-compassion is essential to successfully quitting or reducing alcohol
How to turn all or nothing thinking into curiosity and experimentation
What happened when Annie filmed herself drinking two bottles of wine after quitting drinking
And so much more!

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The Alcohol Experiment: booktopia.kh4ffx.net/alcohol-experiment

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Fair Play: how to divvy up the domestic load (Eve Rodsky Part 1) Feb 06, 2022

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Cass talks with NYT best selling author, Eve Rodsky, whose unique system for gamifying and sharing the domestic workload has taken the world by storm. Women are exhausted and burnt out from carrying the weight of ‘invisible labour’ in most households but rather than accept the status quo, Eve applied her Harvard trained organisational management skills to create a solution to this age-old problem. The result is ‘Fair Play’, a structured process to split tasks fairly, reclaim your time and energy and reduce resentment and conflict.

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Why you can't focus with Johann Hari Jan 23, 2022

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In this episode, Cass talks with Johann Hari, the New York Times best-selling author of “Chasing the Scream” and “Lost Connections” who is also famous for his TED Talks which have garnered over 80 million views.

After experiencing his own declining attention and witnessing people around him being consumed by small screen addiction, Johann has applied his investigative skills to the topic of our inability to pay attention.

In his latest book, “Stolen Focus”, Johann outlines 12 different factors that contribute to our lost attention. He describes the perfect storm of environmental and lifestyle factors that have made us vulnerable to the tech companies that profit from our distractibility. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who feels like their capacity to pay attention is gradually being eroded and would like to get it back!

To learn more about Johann, his books and TED Talks: www.johannhari.com

Connect with Johann: www.twitter.com/johannhari101

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The Power of Psychedelic Assisted Therapies Dec 05, 2021

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In this episode, Cass chats with Tania de Jong AM, who is a social entrepreneur, incredibly talented soprano and co-founder of the not-for-profit, Mind Medicine Australia. MMA’s core mission is to advocate for widespread acceptance and accessibility of psychedelic-assisted therapies to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness in Australia.

Tania shares the remarkable results that are being achieved with psychedelic-assisted therapies for a range of mental illnesses, what the current status is in terms of TGA approval and availability, how therapists can upskill in this area and what consumers can expect in terms of access to these treatments.

And as a bonus, we’ve included Tania’s “Angel Song” in the outro so stay listening for that.

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www.mindmedicineaustralia.org.au

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Whole Brain Living with Dr Jill Bolte Taylor Nov 21, 2021

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This week Cass Dunn chats with Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Dr Taylor is most famous for her fascinating TED talk My stroke of insight, where she talked about her experience of having a stroke that caused her the left hemisphere of her brain to 'go offline'.

In this chat Dr Taylor unpacks her new book Whole Brain Living, where she argues that we don’t just a left and right hemisphere, we actually have four brain quadrants - left thinking, left feeling and right thinking, right feeling.

She explains how getting to know these four ‘characters’ that live inside our brains can bring about life changing improvements to our sense of wellbeing and our ability to live life in a calm, present and playful state.

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Healing from addiction with Alice Williams Oct 03, 2021

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This week Cass talks to freelance writer, yoga teacher and author, Alice Williams who wrote her book, “Bad Yogi” to be a healing memoir for people who hate healing memoirs. After experiencing a quarter life crisis, Alice embarked on a 2-year yoga teacher training program, immersing herself in the wellness industry while simultaneously entering a 12-step recovery program for an eating disorder. Alice shares how those two paths complemented each other and where they differed; Cass and Alice discuss what all addictions have in common and Alice shares from her own experience what helped her to finally be free of her own addiction.

CW: This episode includes discussion of disordered eating behaviour. If you’re experiencing an eating disorder or disordered eating, body image or related issues, confidential support is available by calling the National Butterfly Hotline on 1800 ED HOPE (1800 33 4673).

In addition to “Bad Yogi”, Alice also wrote, “Would it kill you to say please?” and she’s currently working on more writing projects so be sure to follow her on social media.

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facebook.com/writerAVWilliams

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Loving yourself fully with Anita Moorjani Sep 19, 2021

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In this episode, Cass talks with Anita Moorjani, a speaker and NYT bestselling author who recovered from cancer after experiencing a Near Death Experience (NDE) in February 2006. Anita shares the message she received during her NDE about the importance of letting go of fear and being willing to embrace and express your authentic nature in order to live fully.

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Fierce Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part Two Sep 05, 2021

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This episode is Part Two of Cass’ conversation with Dr Kristin Neff about Self-Compassion.

In the previous episode, Dr Neff explained the far-reaching benefits of self-compassion and how to apply it in your life. This week, she digs into the more fierce aspect of self-compassion and how you can use the skill of being kind to yourself to speak up, claim your power and thrive.

To find out more about Dr Neff’s work, head to www.self-compassion.org

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Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff: Part One Aug 29, 2021

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In this episode, Cass talks to Dr Kristin Neff, who is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion. Dr Neff shares how her discovery of Buddhist philosophy including mindfulness and compassion helped her get through a difficult time in her life and how that led her to studying and measuring self-compassion as part of her research as a psychologist. She explains why we struggle to be kind to ourselves and how we can all benefit from learning and applying the skill of self-compassion. This is the first of two conversations with Dr Kristin Neff.

To connect with Kristin: www.self-compassion.org

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