Life Matters - Full program podcast
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 305
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Facing your fears, and toys for grown-ups
Facing your fears is old wisdom, but we're more scared of it than ever. Research is finding that exposure therapy is very effective in tackling anxiety, so why don't we face our fears more? Plus, the…
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Sun 10 Nov 2024
Setting healthy boundaries, and dealing with a bad influence
Boundaries are the lines we draw around ourselves, and our time, that help us feel safe and confident, but they can be easily pushed and crossed by people in our lives if we don't learn how to set an…
00:54:36 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
How donor-conceived people are finding their siblings, and lessons in love from sex work
Most people use DNA ancestry websites to trace their history, but for donor-conceived people, these services can create a map of present families, and trace a network of siblings. Is there a better w…
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Wed 06 Nov 2024
Can relationships survive political disagreement?
On the brink of the US election, many are discovering their partners hold conflicting political beliefs. Does that mean it's over? Hardly. Here's how to persist through political disagreement, and wh…
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Tue 05 Nov 2024
Hangxiety, having something to look forward to and why luxury perfume is so popular
What's the brain chemistry behind hangxiety, those feelings of dread the morning after a big night?
Plus What are you looking forward to? Helen Popovic on the importance of anticipatory happiness fo…
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Mon 04 Nov 2024
Being watched at work and how to do medium talk
How to deal with surveillance in the workplace, and parenting in a time of political polarisation. Plus, not too deep, not too small, learning the gentle art of medium talk.
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Sun 03 Nov 2024
Love in a time of illness and an unusual proposal
In sickness and health is a well known oath but what is the true impact of chronic illness on our relationships? Plus, Ask Aunty ponders whether it is ok to propose marriage at a funeral.
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Thu 31 Oct 2024
What to do about stalking, and the ableist origins of monsters
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
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Wed 30 Oct 2024
Kids held back, and kids made to grow up too fast
Being made to repeat a year of school isn't as common as it used to be. Research is finding it might not have been as helpful as originally thought, and may have had lasting effects on these students…
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Tue 29 Oct 2024
Some needed scam relief, and the myth of a swimming nation
Australians who've been affected by bank impersonator scams might be looking at reimbursement thanks to a recent decision by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority. We look at who should be re…
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Mon 28 Oct 2024
Credit scores, ageing beauty and pets in crisis
How much does your credit score really matter? There's been an uptick in Australians checking their score monthly. We look at how credit scores are actually used in Australia and whether rising credi…
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Sun 27 Oct 2024
How to embrace emotional vulnerability
Being vulnerable with others can lead to stronger connections, but it can fly in the face of our instincts. After all, you wouldn't want to expose your soft gooey centre to just anyone. We look at wh…
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Thu 24 Oct 2024
Getting mentally prepared for bushfires, and how to handle stress in a relationship
Australia is one of the most bushfire-prone places on the Earth, and yet a large proportion of Australians in at-risk areas are not concerned about bushfire safety. How can imagining disaster improve…
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Wed 23 Oct 2024
Outsourcing physical education, and life with synaesthesia
A new report showing that some schools are outsourcing and, as a result, charging extra for physical education is causing concern for parents and researchers alike. How important is PE for kids' deve…
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Tue 22 Oct 2024
The telehealth prescription rush, and poetry slam for empowerment
Specific issue telehealth services are popping up and delivering prescriptions of drugs like cannabis, as well as drugs for weight loss and ADHD, often after just one quick consult. It's left concern…
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Mon 21 Oct 2024
Love ceremonies and other experiments in rituals, gender disappointment and Johann Hari puts Ozempic on trial
A growing cohort of younger couples are feeling like marriage isn't for them, but they still want to celebrate their love with some kind of ritual. We meet a couple who opted for a non-legally bindin…
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Sun 20 Oct 2024
The positives and problems with work friends, and a bridesmaid dress drama
Work friends are almost inevitable, and while there are many benefits to having allies in the workplace, there are also potential pitfalls. We look at how to best navigate friendships at work. And fo…
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Thu 17 Oct 2024
When a village raises a child, and why do we still have exams?
In 2021, Shaun Resnik became the first single man to be approved to have a child through surrogacy. His son Eli is now a toddler, and has a unique family patchwork. We meet some of the parent figures…
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Wed 16 Oct 2024
Going back to sharehousing, and why we aren't eating our veggies
Many of us are happy to have left our sharehouse days behind, but in a cost of living crunch, more older Australians are reopening their doors to housemates. We hear some success stories and find out…
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Tue 15 Oct 2024
Boxing out trauma, supporting new dads, and the story of The Cubbies
Gathering a group of abuse survivors in a boxing class might sound like a cagey exercise, but the Left Write Hook program proves that powerful movement and writing can help process trauma. We meet th…
00:54:26 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
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