Psych Spiels and Silver Linings

By Chris and Rowan Mackey

Chris Mackey, a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience gives his top tips and discusses other elements of psychology with his son, Podcaster Rowan Mackey. The discussions involve an op... more

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August 17, 2024 The Snakiness of Psychopaths
Chris and Rowan discuss what it means to be a psychopath and how they most often show up in our everyday life. It's estimated that as much as 1% of the population are psychopaths, so it seems that they are a lot more common than the most extreme criminal type of psychopath that we most often hear about. We look at some of the warning signs that someone might be a psychopath, as well as what we can do to best protect ourselves from harm.
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1h 5min
August 17, 2024 A Recipe of Resources
With waiting times for appointments with psychologists growing all across Australia, Chris and Rowan discuss some of the other options that are available when we cannot get in to see a psychologist or are waiting for an appointment.
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21min
August 17, 2024 The Nastiness of Narcissism
Chris and Rowan discuss the topic of narcissism. Narcissism has come into focus recently with the behaviour of a particular World Leader. We look at how narcissistic personality tendencies develop and what we can do to manage those who have narcissistic tendencies.
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49min
August 17, 2024 Supporting Someone to Seek Help
As a follow-up to last week's episode about finding the right mental health professional, this week Chris and Rowan discuss approaching the subject with a family member or friend who may be in need of some support.
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1h 24min
August 17, 2024 Seeking a Suitable Psychologist
Chris and Rowan give their tips on finding the best mental health professional for your set of circumstances, as well as some ways that you're able to make the most of the therapy experience.
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1h 23min
August 17, 2024 Synchronicity and Psychology
Chris and Rowan discuss synchronicity and how it relates to our well-being, the topic of Chris's book. We share stories of meaningful coincidences and how they've helped people to form some sort of deeper understanding or meaning in their lives.
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44min
August 17, 2024 Positive Psychology, Science and Synchronicity
As a follow-up to last week's introduction to the topic of synchronicity, Chris and Rowan look deeper into the wellbeing benefits of acknowledging synchronicity. We look at some stories of uncanny coincidences and how they have benefitted those involved, as well as what can be lost by ignoring our intuition. We also look at how synchronicity relates to our modern understanding of science including positive psychology and quantum physics. In this episode, we explore some of the theory laid out in Chris's book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence.
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1h 2min
August 17, 2024 Past, Present and Future – Talking about Time
Chris and Rowan explore the second aspect of mindfulness to last week's podcast on arousal management, which is living in the present moment. We look at the idea of living in the present both from the aspect of experiencing our immediate surroundings, but also to not overwhelm ourselves by placing too much emphasis on painful memories or worries about the future.
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36min
August 17, 2024 More Than Mindfulness
Chris and Rowan give some strategies for arousal management. Arousal management is one of the fundamental skills that a psychologist will help someone to bolster as hyperarousal can cause problems related to panic, anger, stress or many other mental health-related challenges.
We also look at what some of the challenges we may face if we don't implement practices to reduce our arousal in these ways.
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51min
August 17, 2024 Drive, Soothing and Threat – Seeking a Synergy of Systems
Chris and Rowan look at the topic of self-compassion in the context of still aiming to achieve our goals and ambitions. With many unforeseeable events having taken place this year, it can be an opportunity to reassess whether our own recipe for achievement is still working optimally for us. In this episode, we consider the interplay between our different systems of behaviour, the drive, soothing and threat systems. We discuss how appreciating the interplay between these systems can help us perform at our best, including at times of greater stress.
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47min

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