We think we have free will, but do we? When facing with traffic jams, deadlines, or a free weekend, do we behave very predictably? Is will power all it is cracked up to be?

If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.

To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.org.au. Thanks to Future Generation Global.

Narcissism involves inflated self-importance, inability to handle criticism, a need for admiration and a disregard for the feelings of others. But aren’t we are all a bit like that sometimes? How do you deal with narcissists? What to do you do if you have some of those tendencies yourself?

If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.

To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.org.au. Thanks to Future Generation Global.

Your self-esteem is what you think of yourself. Do you think you’re a good person, and capable of doing things? Some people have low self-esteem. Others have very high self-esteem. What determines our self-esteem?  How important is it? If our self-esteem is low, how can we raise it?

If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.

To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspce.org.auThanks to Future Generation Global.

What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? How is it diagnosed and treated? Do kids sometimes grow out of it?

If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.

To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.org.au. Thanks to Future Generation Global.

Who gets nervous walking alone into a party? Many of us are shy and socially anxious. What can we do about it? Kids often have separation anxiety, where they are uncomfortable being separated from parents. How can it be treated?

If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.

To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.org.au. Thanks to Future Generation Global.

What is your subconscious? What is happening in your mind, apart from the thoughts and feelings you are aware of? When you approach a puddle and your steps automatically adjust so your foot lands exactly at the edge, how does that happen? What is instinct? If you think, ‘I don’t trust that guy?’ but don’t know why, is your subconscious analysing tone of voice, patterns of speech, facial expressions and body language, comparing them with previous experience and concluding there is a high chance that guy isn’t trustworthy?

If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.

To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.org.au Thanks to Future Generation Global.

When someone does you wrong, do you hold a grudge? And sometimes quite enjoy it? Is taking the high road and forgiving wrongdoers better for your mental health? Can forgiveness actually be a pragmatic, even selfish, act that we do because we know it will make us feel better? Can we learn to forgive people, even when we don’t want to?

Having a degree of autonomy- the ability to have some control over your life and work- continually comes up as an important factor in good mental health. Why is autonomy so important to us? How can we get more of it?

If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.

To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.org.au. Thanks to Future Generation Global

Why do mental services lag so far behind the demand for them? Why is there so much difficulty turning government plans into reality? Federal/State, Labor/ Liberal. How can we fix it all and provide a mental health system that  we all need and deserve?

If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.

To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.org.au.Thanks to Future Generation Global.

How can our relationship with food become unhealthy? What are the types of eating disorders, and how can each be treated. Ian and James are joined by psychologist, researcher, and director of the Inside Out Institute, Australia’s national institute for research and clinical excellence in eating disorders, Dr Sarah Maguire

The “InsideOut Institute Podcast” can be heard at

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/insideout-institute-podcast/id1454173233

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/insideoutinstitutepodcast

Or via their website https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/podcasts

If you have any questions or comments email Ian and James at [email protected] . Let them know any other topics you’d like them to cover.

To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.org.au. Thanks to Future Generation Global