It's not in your head — It DOES feel better to make choices for another person. This is according to a study on the art of decision making. When making choices for others, people seem to be in a more positive and open mood. This results in less Decision Fatigue. So how can this help us?  

LINKS  

• Read ‘Deciding for others is more fun than doing it for ourselves, research shows’ from the University of Wisconsin 

• Read ‘Psychology Says People Who Give Lots of Advice Secretly Want This 1 Thing’ from Inc.com 

• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram    

CREDITS  
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88  
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy  
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest
Editor: Adrian Walton  

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There's new research that says stress impacts how we talk to each other. It can actually work to our favour - you can kinda play detective if you know this trick! We're going to take you through some stress-tone-of-voice insight can help you to connect with the people in your life. 

LINKS  

• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram    

CREDITS  
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88  
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy  
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest
Editor: Adrian Walton  

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How are you feeling this Monday? Excited? Deflated? Grateful? Already exhausted? We feel so much pressure to start the week running. How would it feel to do the opposite? We've got a meditation to help you land softly at the start of the week. 

LINKS  

• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram    

CREDITS 
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy 
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest 
Editor: Adrian Walton  

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In weight-training workouts, a De-load Day is when you drop the intensity of your weights. You still train, you still make progress, but it doesn’t feel like grunt work. The idea is this: our bodies NEED rest. In fact, pushing through often leads to injury. So what if you applied the same to your mental workload?  

LINKS  

• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram    

CREDITS 
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy 
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest  
Editor: Adrian Walton  

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Today we're talking about "sensation seekers". Not to be confused with thrill-seekers or attention-seekers! Sensation-seeking can occur through joining a new fitness class or conquering a new challenge. But you could get a lil adrenaline boost from simply changing your lunch order!  

LINKS  

• Read ‘Sensation-Seeking Explained’ from Psychology Today Australia 

• Read ‘What We Can Learn from Sensation Seekers’ by Ken Carter for Greater Good Magazine 

• Read ‘Frisky, but more risky’ by Christopher Munsey, Monitor Staff July/August 2006, Vol 37, No. 7, American Psychological Association 

• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram   

CREDITS  
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88  
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy  
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest
Editor: Adrian Walton  

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We spotted the phrase "Microdosing Validation" on @WordsAreVibrations. The thing is validation isn't a bad thing, it's natural to crave it! The problem comes when we start to rely on it, just like any other drug. We’ve got some strategies and simple questions for you to ask yourself next time you find yourself diving into the group chat to bitch about your manager. 

LINKS  

• Follow James McCrae @wordsarevibrations on Instagram 

• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram   

CREDITS  
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88  
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy  
Executive Producer: Elise Cooper  
Editor: Adrian Walton  

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In weight-training workouts, a De-load Day is when you drop the intensity of your weights. You still train, you still make progress, but it doesn’t feel like grunt work. The idea is this: our bodies NEED rest. In fact, pushing through often leads to injury. So what if you applied the same to your mental workload?  

LINKS  

• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram    

CREDITS 
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy 
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest  
Editor: Adrian Walton  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think about when you watch a scary movie.: afterwards your emotions feel heightened — happiness, excitement, love. affection. Those amplified feelings are exactly you feel after a blazing argument. And those intense feelings of anger or fear can be transferred into the bedroom.  The question is: is it really a healthy way to deal? 

LINKS 

• Read ‘Why People Scream and Moan During Sex’ from Psychology Today Australia 

• Read ‘Is makeup sex good or bad for my relationship?’ from Woman & Home 

CREDITS  
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88  
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy  
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest
Editor: Adrian Walton  

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We all know about the Monday blues, but do you really have a reason to feel worse at the start of the week? Science isn’t convinced … and neither are we. One study suggested we're simply more "sensitive" to stress at the start of the week rather than the end. So - What can we do to boost our resilience? This is a visualisation to help you fee less shitty about your Monday.  

LINKS 

• Read ‘Are Monday Blues Real? Here’s What Research Says’ by Kim Elsesser for Forbes.com 

CREDITS  
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88  
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy  
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest
Editor: Adrian Walton  

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CW: This episode contains discussions of eating disorders 

If you've experienced social anxiety before, you'll know it can affect eating in front of others. Whether it's in the workplace, at a party or when you're out for dinner with friends, it can be tough to overcome. In this episode we're sharing a tip you might like to try.  

If this episode has raised any issues for you, help is available through Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via their website lifeline.org.au, as well as The Butterfly Foundation on 1800 334 673 or butterfly.org.au 

LINKS 

• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram    

CREDITS  
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88  
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy  
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest 
Editor: Adrian Walton 

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