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Why is Ketamine being used to treat depression and anhedonia? In this science-y episode I'm going through the neuroscience of Ketamine and the brain, the chemical makeup of the drug, and why it's being used in many trials to treat people with treatment resistant depression and anhedonia.

BRAIN FACT:
ECT therapy – what is It, how does it work, what type of mental disorders is it used as a treatment for. Read more about ECT from the Mayo Clinic https://mayocl.in/3sfPN9W . 

EXTRA READING

• Read Understanding Anhedonia https://bit.ly/anhedonia-explained .
• Mandal S, Sinha VK, Goyal N. Efficacy of ketamine therapy in the treatment of depression. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019 Sep-Oct;61(5):480-485. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_484_18. PMID: 31579184; PMCID: PMC6767816.

LISTENER QUESTION:rr

I’m doing my PHD and have realised I don’t think I want a career in the thing I’m studying. After listening to your episode on the Sunk Cost Fallacy (https://bit.ly/46TyOJs ) I’m looking for advice on whether or not I should finish the PHD or not.

LINKS:

• Send your Listener question to [email protected] 
• Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership .
• Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course .
• Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram 
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• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
• Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram 

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez         
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  
DYFM Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh

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Do you know if you are setting the bar too low for yourself, your relationships and your career / abilities? In this episode, I cover what happens when you do that, and why it is important to turn that around so you can start expecting and receiving more out of life.

Brain Fact: Explaining Urbach-Wiethe disease. of people who don't experience the physiological aspects of the fear response.

• Urbach-Wiethe disease on Wikipedia https://bit.ly/urbachwiethe .
• Koen N, Fourie J, Terburg D, Stoop R, Morgan B, Stein DJ, van Honk J. Translational neuroscience of basolateral amygdala lesions: Studies of Urbach-Wiethe disease. J Neurosci Res. 2016 Jun;94(6):504-12. doi: 10.1002/jnr.23731. PMID: 27091312.

LINKS

• Send your Listener question to [email protected] 
• Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership .
• Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course .
• Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram 
• Follow @alexispredez on Instagram  
• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
• Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram 

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez 
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  
Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adult friendships can be harrrrrd – and being in business with a mate is even harder. In this episode I’m joined by two friends who seem to have it figured out! Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw, founders of KIC – the wellbeing and lifestyle community that’s an app and a podcast (kinda like us!). They talk all about the friendship, their relationships with their bodies, and how they got to where they are today.

PLUS Steph and Laura are offering my beans 1 month FREE on the KIC app using the code DYFM. Sign up at https://kicapp.com/  select the monthly subscription and enter DYFM to redeem. The Code will only work via the website, then once you have an account, download the app and Log in to enjoy!

LINKS

• Use code 'DYFM' to get one month free on the KIC app (sign up via website  https://kicapp.com/  )
• Listen to KICPOD with Steph and Laura
• Follow @laura.henshaw on IG
• Check out @stephclairesmith on IG
• Follow @kicpod on Instagram https://bit.ly/ig-kicpod .
• Play the DYFM Card game https://www.dyfmpod.com/shop .
• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez 
Guests: Laura Henshaw and Steph Claire Smith
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  
DYFM Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’m on holidays beans! For some listening to fill your ears check out some of your favourite episodes below;

• 'Why discipline is the ticket to the life you want'
• 'Chase change, don’t let change chase you'
• '10 things I learnt in my 20s'
• '10 ways to show up for yourself'
• 'Motivation, Purpose and Body Image'
• 'Self love – finding your worth'  

LINKS

• Send your Listener question to [email protected] 
• Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership .
• Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course .
• Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram 
• Follow @alexispredez on Instagram  
• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
• Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram 

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez 
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  
Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can spend your whole life thinking about a bad decision that you mad . or the opportunity you didn’t take, or mistakes you made. In fact most people do! It can be crippling, so I want to take you through the ways you can live a life without regret, and reclaim contentment in your decisions.

PET LOVE: 

Watch 'Lupin' on Netflix https://bit.ly/lupin-trailer  .

SBS Podcasts ‘Learn a Language’ https://bit.ly/sbspodcasts-language .

BRAIN FACT:  

Some of the ways you can inherit a genetic trait from your parents, basically an explainer on Dominant Vs Recessive genes (and how they impact your genetic makeup).

LISTENER QUESTION:How do I get over the heartbreak of someone who was perfect for me but the timing was wrong. AND they were a stunning traveller who made me realise that Aussie guys are just boring in comparison. HELP!

LINKS:

• Send your Listener question to [email protected] 
• Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership .
• Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course .
• Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram 
• Follow @alexispredez on Instagram  
• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
• Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram 

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez 
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  
DYFM Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do we struggle to be aware of ourselves? It’s hard to turn the lense on yourself, particularly during the bad shit. I’m going to take you through how to practice self awareness and level up your life (and how to stop being the kind of person to throw blame instead of apologise).

Pet Love: Listen to The Dream Podcast https://bit.ly/thedream-podcast .

Brain Fact: Exploring Corpus Callosum https://bit.ly/corpus-callosum .

LINKS

• Send your Listener question to [email protected] 
• Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership .
• Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course .
• Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram 
• Follow @alexispredez on Instagram  
• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
• Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram 

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez 
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  
Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I'm diving DEEP into your questions beans – and there's a breakup theme coming through!

These are the topics/listener questions I’m covering;

• How to commit to breaking up with someone who doesn't take you seriously when you try to break up with them
• Feeling regret over ending a relationship once an ex has a new partner
• Going through a difficult break up
• An unhealthy sister-in-law relationship

LINKS

• Send your Listener question to [email protected] 
• Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership .
• Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course .
• Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram 
• Follow @alexispredez on Instagram  
• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
• Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram 

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez 
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  
Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Overthinking? Me? Never (lol absolutely yes). I’m going to take you through what’s happening in your brain when you’re overthinking. Plus I’ll give you some steps for how to overcome it and get out of that overthinking spiral.

Listener Question: I’ve repeatedly been excluded from group gatherings of my boyfriend’s friends. Is this normal? And how do I figure out if I’m being left out on purpose or if it’s just a misunderstanding.

LINKS

• Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership .
• Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course .
• Listen to Ep 184 on Epigenetics https://bit.ly/184-epigenetics .
• Send your Listener question to [email protected] 
• Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram 
• Follow @alexispredez on Instagram  
• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
• Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram 

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez 
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  
Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The phrase Sunk Cost Fallacy is going to help you stop wasting your time on shit that doesn’t work. In this episode I’m explaining this concept where you keep putting money and time and effort into something that isn’t working, but you don’t want to quite cause of all the effort you’ve already put in.

Brain Fact: Cyclooxegenase and reducing pain and inflamation in the body 

Listener Question: I have been cheating on my wife for 7 years, and the woman I was cheating with recently broke up with me. How can I get over that heartbreak while not telling my wife about the affair because I don’t want her to leave me.

LINKS

• Send your Listener question to [email protected] 
• Read 'How susceptible to the Sunk Cost Fallacy are you?' from Harvard Business Review https://bit.ly/sunkcost-fallacy .
• Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram 
• Follow @alexispredez on Instagram  
• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
• Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram 

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez 
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Oscar Gordon 
DYFM Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello my beautiful beans! In this episode I’m gunna talk you through how to get closure in your life; primarily about romantic relationships but you could also apply a lot of this to friendships or even losing a job or opportunity.

Brain Fact: Borderline Personality Disorder

Listener Question: My ex has said they want to keep the door open on our relationship now that we've broken up. What should I do?

LINKS

• Send your Listener question to [email protected] 
• Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram 
• Follow @alexispredez on Instagram  
• Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group .
• Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram 

CREDITS

Host: Alexis Fernandez 
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Digital Producer: Oscar Gordon 
Social Producer: Shania Magua
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.