Good Evening Everybody and welcome to The Borderline Podcast. The Borderline Podcast was created as a route of therapy and to raise awareness for Mental Health. From forming as a sole story from the host as now expanded to bring guests on the show to discuss their own stories surrounding mental health. You will not find a more candid, open and honest podcast. It is a way to normalise discussions surrounding mental health and removing the stigmas associated. I hope you enjoy mine and many oth ...
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Michelle Grattan, Chief Political Correspondent at The Conversation, talks politics with politicians and experts.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Australian Minister for Climate Change Chris Bowen greet Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group Innes Willox and Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Sally McManus. 2022 Lukas Coch/AAP Industrial relations will be hotly contested at next year’s election. Labor has introduced a raft of new…
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Finding Validation through Vulnerability - Kevin Palmieri's inspiring journey to
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In this episode of the Borderline Podcast, host Andrew Willox interviews Kevin Palmieri, founder and host of Next Level University. A Top 100 Podcast in which Kevin has created or featured in over 3000 episodes! Kevin shares his inspiring journey from sending a message in a moment of despair that would ultimately reshape his life to becoming a succ…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘It’s going to be a bad result for Labor’ - Antony Green and Michael McKenna on the Qld election
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David Clark/AAP Queenslanders vote on October 26 when, according to the polls, the almost decade-long Labor government is expected to be defeated. Last year, in a bid to improve its chances, Labor dumped long-time premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in favour of Steven Miles. Miles has handed out or promised extensive and expensive cost-of-living support…
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The Weight of Intrusive Thoughts - From Self Talk to Steroids
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Summary In this solo cast of the Borderline Podcast, Andrew Willox reflects on his mental health journey, discussing the challenges of medication, the impact of intrusive thoughts, and the struggles with body image and gym motivation. He candidly shares his experiences with anxiety, the importance of self-reflection, and the complexities of steroid…
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Host Andrew Willox delivers a powerful message on World Mental Health Day 2024 to anyone who is struggling with poor mental health.Af Andrew Willox
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Meditate with me - An Introduction to Self Awareness & Guided Meditation
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In this special episode, host Andrew Willox offers an introduction to guided meditation and offers questions to help the listener become more self aware. We start with a body scan, acknowledging any physical pain before allowing the brain to delve into a deep state of relaxation. Disclaimer: If you are susceptible to traumatic thoughts which may in…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Danielle Wood on the keys to growing Australia’s weak productivity
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original Dean Lewins/AAP “Productivity” might sound a nerdy word to many, but improving it is vital for a more affluent life for Australians in coming years. At the moment it is languishing. Investigating ways in which our national productivity can be improved is at the heart of the work of the Productivity Commission, headed by Danielle Wood. Wood…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Bornstein on how big companies are taking away employees’ private rights
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David Crosling/AAP Governments around the world are battling to regulate big tech companies. As the world becomes more interconnected, people are increasingly aware of the vast, often negative, influence these companies play in our lives. More generally, many corporations extend their power over their employees to their non-work lives. Josh Bornste…
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Summary In this episode of the Borderline Podcast, host Andrew Willox reflects on the past year of podcasting, sharing insights on personal growth, mental health, and the importance of open conversations. He discusses the impact of the podcast on his life, the significance of community and connection, and the need to break the silence surrounding m…
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Chris Terzakos - A Warrior for Change
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Summary In this episode of the Borderline Podcast, Chris Terazakis shares his inspiring journey from a challenging childhood in New York City to becoming a successful leader in construction and an author of three impactful books. He discusses the importance of resilience, leadership, and mentorship, as well as his personal experiences with overcomi…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Richard Holden says no interest rate fall likely for 12 months
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Joel Carrett/AAP For many Australians, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a fading memory as the world has moved away from lockdowns and masks. However, its lasting impacts, including persistent inflation, remain. Academic economists Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden, in their just-published book, Australia’s Pandemic Exceptionalism, examine how Aus…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Adam Bandt on why the Greens are playing hardball on housing
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Mick Tsikas/AAP The government has found many of its key measures stuck in a legislative quagmire, with both Greens and Coalition playing hardball with Labor’s plans. This week the government’s housing legislation has stalled in the Senate. The Greens are pitching for radically expanded initiatives such as scrapping negative gearing and support for…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Robert French on the realities of a social media age ban
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Lukas Coch/AAP The Albanese government has announced it will ban children from accessing social media. This follows work by the South Australian government, which commissioned a report on implementing a ban. That report was done by Robert French, the former High Court Chief Justice and current chancellor of the University of Western Australia. Thou…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ghaith Krayem on Muslim votes mattering
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David Crosling/AAP It is almost been a year since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Since then, the conflict in the Middle East has increasingly impinged on our domestic politics, despite Australia having no direct role in it. The horrific death toll in Gaza and the increase in both antisemitism and Islamophobia in Australia have focused the a…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Reserve Bank’s Andrew Hauser says don’t read too much for Australia from US rates message
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Discussion between Deputy Governor of The RBA Andrew Hauser and Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood during Australia's Economic Outlook business luncheon. Britta Campion/AAP Inflation remains top of mind as the Reserve Bank of Australia continues to keep interest rates on hold at a time when the United States Federal Reserve signals that it wil…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joe Hockey says Kamala Harris and Anthony Albanese share views
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Gabrielle Lurie/AP This year’s Democratic National Convention has been an event filled with excitement and optimism, a far cry from where the Democrats were just weeks when Joe Biden was their presidential candidate. With Kamala Harris as their nominee, the Democrats have gained support in the polls and with a big surge in donations and volunteers.…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers flags deal on Reserve Bank’s new structure is close
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Mick Tsikas/AAP Cost of living remains at the top of people’s minds as inflation stays sticky. With an election in less than a year, the government has been doing what it can to address some of the pressures. But the Reserve Bank doesn’t envisage an interest rate cut this year, and has suggested spending by governments is keeping inflation higher f…
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Politics With Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie says government ‘scared stiff’ of gambling companies
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Mick Tsikas/AAP Gambling reform has become a major issue of tension for the government as it prepares to respond to a cross-party committee inquiry led by former Labor member, the late Peta Murphy. The inquiry’s report, released last year, unanimously recommended a ban on gambling advertising within three years. There is strong public and backbench…
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Understanding Burnout & Neuroplastic Pain with Gabby Wnek
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This week on The Borderline Podcast: Gabby Wnek, a mental health therapist and life coach specializing in fatigue, burnout, and anxiety, shares her personal experience with burnout and chronic pain. She discusses the reasons why humans exceed the point of fatigue and go into burnout, including overachieving and perfectionism. Gabby explains that bu…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership
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Mick Tsikas/AAP Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s address to the weekend Garma festival had a different tone from last year’s, when the Voice referendum was approaching. The Prime Minister is resetting policy, moving the focus to the economic empowerment of Indigenous communities as a path to reducing Indigenous disadvantage and “closing the gap”. …
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Transforming my Mental Health with Remedial Hypnosis - The Control Practitioners & Sarah Wellband
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Good Evening and Welcome To The Borderline Podcast!! Tonight Sarah Wellband discusses the Control Practitioners, a collaboration of trained and qualified control practitioners offering a unique form of therapy called remedial hypnosis. The Control Practitioners aim to provide a fast and accessible service for individuals struggling with mental heal…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘Teal’ Zoe Daniel on political donations, representing Jewish voters and Kamala Harris’ prospects
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Mick Tsikas/AAP The 2022 election brought the “teal wave” into parliament. The next election will test whether teals, who occupy what were Liberal seats, and other independents can maintain their momentum. Joining us on the Podcast is one of those teals, Zoe Daniel, member for the Melbourne seat of Goldstein. Daniel, previously a veteran reporter a…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Lester Munson on Kamala Harris’s style and a changed Trump
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Erin Schaff/AP The 2024 US election took another dramatic turn when President Joe Biden withdrew his re-election bid, endorsing his Vice President, Kamala Harris, to take his place. The quick switch from Biden to Harris has reinvigorated the Democratic Party and their donors behind a younger candidate. It has thrown up a new challenge for Donald Tr…
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Navigating Narcissism - From Victim to Survivor with Chris Wasko
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Summary Chris Wasko, a spiritual counselor, psychic medium, and energy healer, shares her journey of breaking free from an abusive and narcissistic childhood. She discusses the different types of narcissism, with her father being an overt narcissist and her mother being a covert narcissist. Chris explains how her healing journey led her to open up …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joe Hockey on how Australia should navigate a second Trump term
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Mick Tsikas/AAP American politics has become weekly high drama. Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt last weekend. Now Joe Biden has COVID, and is under ever-increasing pressure to stand aside as the Democratic candidate for November’s presidential election. We’re joined on the podcast by former Australian Ambassador to Washingto…
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Fulfilling Potential & Fostering Leadership - Unlock Autism with Taiba Bajar
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This week on The Borderline Podcast we welcome Taiba Bajar, founder of Autism Brain Empowerment and author of Unlock Autism, shares her journey of discovering her son's autism and the challenges she faced in finding support. She discusses the lack of knowledge and resources within the medical community and how she took matters into her own hands to…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Fatima Payman on the challenges and opportunities of being a crossbencher
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Lukas Coch/AAP Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman quit Labor after defying the party’s “solidarity” rule. Her action, spurred by the Gaza issue, has intensified Labor fears about the possible impact of the Muslim vote in some of its safe seats at the election. The now-independent senator joined the podcast to discuss her decision, the challen…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ted O'Brien on reaching for the nuclear button
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Flavio Brancaleone/AAP The Coalition is taking a major political gamble with its nuclear power policy, which is facing criticism from a range of experts. The opposition has announced seven proposed sites for power stations but has yet to provide costings and other details. Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ted O'Brien, who spearheaded t…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on ‘calling out’ claims about the energy transition’s cost
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Lukas Coch/AAP The climate wars have been reignited with the Coalition’s release of its controversial plan for nuclear power, an option totally rejected by the government. Meanwhile, a report this week from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AMEO) has indicated the government needs to speed up efforts in what has become a challenging energy tra…
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Fighting Loneliness - ReEngage Charity with Esther-Lynne
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Summary Esther Lynn, Engagement Officer for the charity Re-engage, discusses their work supporting older people facing social isolation and loneliness. They offer various activities and companionship services facilitated by volunteers. The charity started in 1965 and has grown to support over 8,500 older people with the help of 9,000 volunteers. Es…
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The Borderline Podcast Power Hour with Milque Colin - Self Sabotage and intrusive thoughts.
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In this special episode host Andrew Willox is joined once more by the brilliant Milque Colin. We wanted to try and create an episode where we show the power of having open and honest chats and to engage in areas of our lives which we find most challenging. Milque talks about the damage of self sabotage whilst I relate to this in a way of intrusive …
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Guest 20 - Jill Sitnick - PTSD survivor & MDMA Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Advocate.
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Jill Sitnick shares her experience with MDMA therapy for PTSD and the potential of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. She discusses her childhood trauma, the impact it had on her life, and how she discovered MDMA therapy. Jill explains the process of psychedelic therapy, including preparation, the actual session, and integration. She highlights th…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Peter Malinauskas on political donations, kids on social media, and the nuclear option
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Lukas Coch/AAP After beating a first-term South Australian Liberal government in 2022, Labor premier Peter Malinauskas has gone on to be a reform advocate on issues including social media and politcal donations. His government is looking at a ban on children under 14 accessing social media accounts, with parental consent required for those 14 and 1…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten’s around-the-world trip to discuss peace in Ukraine and NDIS reform
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Mick Tsikas/AAP Bill Shorten, the minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), is currently in New York at a United Nations conference on the rights of people with disabilities. At the weekend, he’ll fly to Europe to represent Australia at a summit in Switzerland aimed at finding international consensus on a peace path for the Ukra…
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Guest #19 Michele Mason - Annihilating Anorexia
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Michele shares her experience with anorexia nervosa, which started when she was 15 years old. She discusses the physical and emotional toll it took on her, including losing 30% of her body weight and the distorted body image that comes with the illness. Michele emphasizes the importance of early intervention and the need for more awareness and unde…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton on how Australians must adapt to ‘Living Hot’
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The debate over climate change mostly focuses on how to best to limit emissions in the effort to prevent disastrous global warming. However in a new book, Living Hot, Clive Hamilton and George Wilkenfeld challenge current priorities, arguing rising temperatures can’t be contained fast enough and we need to turn our attention to “adaptation”. Clive …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Norton on the Albanese government’s interventionist policy to cut foreign student numbers
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shutterstock Migration has become a major battleground between the government and opposition. While they have different policies, each side is targeting foreign students in their plans for cuts in the intake. The government will apply caps, decided by the minister, on the numbers of foreign students for particular universities, with some concession…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Bragg flags a coalition would use ‘coercion’ of the states to get more new houses built
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Housing remains one of Australia’s most pressing issues in both state and federal politics. The RBA keeping rates up and high mortgage repayments have left many Australians struggling. For those Australians who don’t own a home, it’s becoming increasingly hard to get into the housing market. The opposition has blamed the high levels of migration fo…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas
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The energy debate has ramped up, with government and opposition trading blows over their respective plans to secure Australia’s energy future. The budget announced big tax incentives for green energy projects. Earlier the government embraced the importance of gas up to 2050 and beyond. The Coalition is still promising its yet-to-be-announced nuclea…
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Tonight on The Borderline Podcast we welcome Chloe Ditcham to tell her story. Chloe found fitness as a route of therapy for her mental health. Last year she decided to enter a new level of dedication by entering a competition. She tells how this affected her mental health and and her relationship with food. As she explains, she decided to pull out …
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MHAW 2024 Special - If only I had Known
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In this special Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 episode of The Borderline Podcast host Andrew Willox gives information surrounding early signs of developing mental health conditions, how to identify them and how to find a source of treatment and therapy. The episode also covers ways to support others going through a mental health crisis and why w…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Budget fight looms on Future Made in Australia tax breaks
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Mick Tsikas & Lukas Coch/AAP Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday handed down his third budget. It had a second successive surplus and sweeteners, including relief on energy bills, and tax breaks for development of green hydrogen and critical minerals processing. The opposition will back the energy bill subsidy but oppose the tax breaks in the Future …
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Guest #17 - Sarah Wellband - Remedial Hypnosis
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Sarah Wellband, a remedial hypnosis expert, discusses her background and the effectiveness of remedial hypnosis in helping people make positive changes in their lives. She explains the difference between traditional hypnotherapy and remedial hypnosis, highlighting the importance of communicating with the subconscious mind. Sarah also explores the r…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on prospects for passage of the government’s deportation bill
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Mick Tsikas/AAP Next week the government will again next try to get its legislation through to deal with non-citizens who won’t cooperate with efforts to deport them. The bill, which the opposition and crossbench refused to rush through in the last parliamentary sitting, went to a Senate inquiry that reported this week. In dissenting comments, the …
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Guest #16 - Ashley Allen - Clinical Therapist
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Ashley Allen, a licensed clinical social worker, discusses the importance of accessible mental health support and the DIY Therapy Courses she created to address this need. She highlights the challenges of finding affordable and compatible therapy options and the limited capacity of therapists. Ashley explains the four modules of her anxiety course,…
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Chase Warburton shares his personal journey of struggling with addiction, mental health issues, and finding healing through religion. He discusses the impact of his upbringing, including feeling neglected and developing a codependent relationship with his mother. Chase also opens up about his suicidal thoughts and the unhealthy coping mechanisms he…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anne Summers says we need much more information on male perpetrators of violence against women
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Dean Lewins/AAP The Prime Minister and state and territory leaders met on Wednesday as the national cabinet to discuss a crisis gripping Australia – the horrific number of women murdered this year. The killings have shocked the nation and led to mass demonstrations across the country last weekend. In this podcast, we’re joined by Dr Anne Summers, a…
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Guest #14 - Joanna Kacpryzcka - Hypnotherapist, Medium & Quantum Code Channeler
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Tonight on The Borderline Podcast we welcome Joanna Kacpryzcka. Joanna has an incredible unique and inspiring story to which paved the life she lives today. Adapting her love of psychology whilst aligning with her core beliefs Joanna explains from a very early age how she was able to connect with other beings we share our world with and who are not…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
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Lukas Coch/AAP With Jim Chalmers’s third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief – beyond the tax cuts – although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this week’s consumer price index showed, the battle with inflation has not yet been won. The government can’t afford to have an over-gener…
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Independent MP Dai Le on the church attack in her electorate
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Lukas Coch/AAP After the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in an Assyrian Orthodox Church in Wakeley on Monday, and the killings in Bondi Junction shopping centre just two days earlier, many people in Sydney and in Australia more widely are tense. The shopping centre incident, in which the perpetrator was a mentally-ill 40-year-old man, was not …
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