406. How to romanticise your 20s (even when they suck)
Your 20s are sold to you as the “best years of your life” - which is hilarious, considering how many of us spend them underpaid, overthinking, heartbr...
405. The psychology of betrayal
Betrayal doesn’t just ‘hurt your feelings.’ It shatters your nervous system, hijacks your sense of reality, and rewires your brain for fear and hyperv...
404. I want to do everything, so I do nothing
Why is it that we can have a million visions, dreams and goals for how we want our life to be, but we can't seem to execute any of them? Is it lazines...
403. How to do hard things (using psychology)
The best things in life aren't always the easiest and it's often this exertion and extra effort that holds us back from diving in or fully committing....
402. Why trauma bonding feels so much like love ...
We’ve all heard the phrase trauma bonding, often used in jest to talk about two people who became friends after meeting in difficult circumstances. Bu...
401. The psychology of microtrends
We all want to feel that we fit into a social group. But how does this play out when it comes to trends? From ‘mob wife energy’ to ‘cottagecore’, rapi...
400. 15 things everyone should do in their 20s
It's our 400th episode! Today is a special episode. Feeling stuck, behind, or like you’re wasting your 20s is not a rare experience. But you might jus...
399. The psychology of exercise
We all know exercise is ‘good for us’, but why is it that a walk can calm your brain, why a workout can feel like emotional release, or why movement c...
398. 5 ways to get unstuck in your 20s
Feeling stuck in your 20s is a rite of passage, but it's can also feel deeply hopeless when nothing in your life seems to be moving or changing in the...
397. The psychology of office politics
When we think about office politics, you might think gossip, favouritism, or power plays - the kind of behind-the-scenes drama that makes work feel dr...