Wellbeing Explained

By Be Well Co

Wellbeing Explained brings in the experts to answer the questions others won't, bust myths, and go deeper into the science of wellbeing at work.

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The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.

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June 26, 2023 E13. How to be practically more mindful | Dr Craig Hassed
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This week we are joined by Professor Craig Hassed OAM from Monash University and the Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies. Hear Dr Hassed’s incredible experience on the topic of mindfulness, having introduced mindfulness into the Monash University medical program since 1992. We discuss the differences between informal and formal mindfulness, and their relative merits in day-to-day life. Find out more on Prof Hassed’s work at https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/general-practice/our-people/craig-hassed

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1h 8min
June 17, 2023 E12. A wellbeing science repository for government, business, and community | Nancy Hey
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This week’s guest is Nancy Hey, Executive Director of the ‘What Works Wellbeing’ centre in the UK, an independent body for wellbeing evidence, policy and practice. They collect well-being data, analyse it, and aim to communicate it to the public and make it consistent, robust, usable and accessible.
Nancy talks about the process for creating a centre which tries to bring together different perspectives on wellbeing from many disciplines and have them speak a consistent language around what they can do to improve wellbeing. She discusses the difficulties around doing this in a setting where everyone is interested in wellbeing but it’s nobody’s core focus. Nancy talks us through why the quality of the research they are collecting is more important than quantity, and how she is attempting to combat the misconceptions that often occur around what is being measured and passed off as wellbeing measurement. She outlines some of the success stories of the centre, and we have some fun pondering the potential for research that looks into the wellbeing of sporting fans with their teams’ wins and losses.
Find more info on the What Works Wellbeing Centre through their website https://whatworkswellbeing.org
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1h 10min
June 08, 2023 E11. Eating Disorders, Help-seeking, Wellbeing, and Border Closures | Dr Kathina Ali
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Today I sit down with a great friend and colleague Dr Kathina Ali. Kathina is a clinical psychologist and researcher, passionate about understanding and breaking down the barriers towards seeking professional help which is such an important (but difficult) step for someone experiencing serious mental illness.

We talk about her work in Eating Disorders, and learn that it’s always more complicated than it may appear! Kathina reflects on her clinical practice, noticing that sometimes the symptoms of Anorexia can produce happiness and a sense of purpose for an individual.

We talk about research team dynamics, suggestions for prospective students, and a study that Kathina and I led on the mental health impact of the International Australian border closure.
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1h 38min
June 04, 2023 E10. Can wellbeing therapy and eudaimonia prevent relapse? | Dr Chiara Ruini
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This week I chat with Associate Professor Chiara Ruini from the University of Bologna. Along with her colleagues, Chiara has been focused on the development and evaluation of Wellbeing Therapy, a clinical approach to supplement traditional therapies with positive psychological interventions with the aim of preventing relapse. We talk Italy, culture, immigration, and what it takes to pull together a European research grant!
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1h 25min
May 27, 2023 E9. What do YOU mean by Flourishing? | Dr Eri Mountbatten-O’Malley
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This week I chat with Dr Eri Mountbatten-O’Malley, Senior Lecturer in Education (Policy) at Bath Spa University.
We discuss a topic that has been largely overlooked, the poor use of language in positive psychology. Namely, Eri has focused is PhD research on the topic of Flourishing, a term that has the risk of becoming an overused buzzword that could ultimately meet the same fate as terms such as grit and resilience. We also discuss an exciting community-based series of Events that Eri has developed, FlourishCafe, aimed at the co-creation of communities, organisations, and institutions where everyone has the opportunity to flourish.
Find out more about Eri’s work:
https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/our-people/eri-mountbatten-omalley/
https://www.flourishcafe.org
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1h 30min
May 20, 2023 E8. The many many benefits of wellbeing | Dr Ziggi Santini
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1h 42min
May 11, 2023 E7. Genetics of wellbeing, and improving the scientific quality of positive psychology | Dr Meike Bartels
This week’s guest is Dr Meike Bartels, Professor in genetics and wellbeing, and president of IPPA - the International Positive Psychology Association.
Meike talks a bit about her background in the study of genetics as it relates to wellbeing, and clears up some of the misinterpretations of the relationship between the two. She talks about what it was like coming from the field of genetics which demanded a high level of scientific rigor and accountability, to positive psychology conferences which focused a lot on subjective experiences. Rather than let this dissuade her, she remained in the positive psychology world to attempt to improve it, and eventually went on to become the president of its largest association.
Meike stresses the importance of collaboration within this type of research, how that can combat the issue of underpowered studies, and allow researchers to combine their expertise. Meike also gives us a little insight into some of the opportunities she has had as president of IPPA, including a project involving Vatican City.

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May 06, 2023 E6. A theory of wellbeing from psychology, philosophy, and economics | Dr Mark Fabian
This week I chat with Dr Mark Fabian, Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. We have a in-depth conversation on all things wellbeing. Topics covered include the challenges of multi-disciplinary research, Mark's efforts to pull together the academic literature from psychology, philosophy, economics and public policy. We hear Mark's clear picture for what he would like to see in the world, and come challenges in wellbeing measurement that we should try and improve in the future.
Mark's book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Theory-Subjective-Wellbeing-Mark-Fabian/dp/0197635261/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3OJ1PGBPFKE8E&keywords=mark+fabian&qid=1683325195&sprefix=mark+fabian%2Caps%2C272&sr=8-5
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1h 32min
April 28, 2023 E5. Researcher to CEO for real-world change | Dr Addie Wootten
This week on Researching Happy I talk to Dr Addie Wootten, CEO of Smiling Mind, a mindfulness-based App.

Addie talks about the power of mindfulness as an intervention for managing mental illness, but also as a strategy for prevention and maintaining mental health. We discuss how strongly research backs the effectiveness of mindfulness across different cohorts, and where Addie would like to see more uptake and implementation from Governments.

Addie goes into the unique opportunities and challenges that come with a web-based format for a wellbeing intervention and being a non-for-profit organisation. She shares her perspective on the world of academia and her decision to move from that space into the business world.

All this and more in Episode 5, find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube.
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1h 12min
April 21, 2023 E4. Fighting for prevention in mental health | Dr Stephen Carbone
This week on the show I talk to Dr Stephen Carbone, CEO of Prevention United.

Stephen brings the nuance that the mental health and wellbeing sector sorely needs, (1) more funding is needed for mental health care services and (2) we need to do much more in terms of mental illness prevention and promotion of wellbeing. Somehow these two points are confused and presented as competing interests. At the heart of this conversation is the Dual-Continua Model of Mental Health (which you may remember from our episode with Prof Corey Keyes).

We discuss the difficulties of advocating to siloed government departments, and Stephen makes the case for serious commitments from State and Federal governments to expand funding for mental health services and promotion and prevention.

Learn more about Prevention United: https://preventionunited.org.au/
Read Matt's review of evidence and implications of the dual-continua model of mental health: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340439425_Mental_Health_andor_Mental_Illness_A_Scoping_Review_of_the_Evidence_and_Implications_of_the_Dual-Continua_Model_of_Mental_Health

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1h 37min

FAQs about Wellbeing Explained:

How many episodes does Wellbeing Explained have?

The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.