The Trauma & Mental Health Report Podcast

E21: Listening to Boredom


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Feeling bored can be uncomfortable, often something we prefer to avoid. However, boredom, like any other feeling, has a message for us if we listen carefully. In this episode, Trauma Report writer Azin Dastpak interviews Dr. John Eastwood about boredom. Dr. John Eastwood is a clinical psychologist and associate professor and runs the Boredom Lab at York University. He recently published a book titled “Out of My Skull” about the psychology of boredom. Tune in and listen to Dr. Eastwood as he unravels the cause of boredom and the important messages it communicates to us about our inner and outer environments.

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