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Wisdom for Wellbeing

Weekly podcast episodes exploring the art and science of living well, all underpinned by my intention to integrate modern psychology, ancient wisdom, and lifestyle design each #wellbeingwednesday
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Digestible science, mini coaching sessions, and expert interviews with the brightest minds and biggest hearts guiding you on your path to your best self. Join me and special guests weekly as we discuss the artform of living well, so that you can master your mindset, find your purpose and thrive in your personal and professional life!
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Season 1: Episode 9

Cultivating Psychological Flexibility: The 3 Steps to Live Your Life’s Purpose

with Dr. Steven C. Hayes
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Season 3: Episode 06

The Practice of Living our Ethics

with Dr. Peter Singer
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Season 5: Episode 7

Cultivating The Strength For Compassion

with Professor Paul Gilbert
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Season 3: Episode 15

Yoga + Polyvagal Theory

with Dr. Marlysa Sullivan
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Season 4: Episode 17

Using Tarot Cards As A Psychological Tool In Your Journey to Meaning Making

with Jessica Dore
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Season 1: Episode 2

How to Create a Healthy Life with 5 Exciting (and Evidence Based!) Moves

with Dr. John Arden

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Season 5: Episode 20

What You Need to Know to Use Yoga as a Therapeutic Health Practice

with Professor Holger Cramber
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Therapists on the Mic: Psychological Reflections on the Podcast and Life 

with Kaitlin Harkess, PhD & Kate Matthew, MPsych
Season 5: Episode 18

Valued Living in the Holiday Rush

with Kaitlin Harkess, PhD
Season 5: Episode 17

How to Cope with Change and Uncertainty to Create Vitality in Your Life 

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Season 5: Episode 16

Using Awareness to Understand Unhelpful Thoughts

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Top-Rated Psychology Podcast Reviews

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Wisdom for Wellbeing
Moyie Pete, 16/01/2020
Wisdom for Wellness

Very inciteful episode. I liked the idea that good friends want to be involved when we need help. And yoga is a great helper!

gttthyg, 20/01/2020
Perfectly helpful content

I think everyone should have a little more focus on personal wellness in their lives. This podcast gives concrete and evidence based examples of how we can better integrate wellness and lends helpful insight into why we do what we do. Highly recommend!

jess_shok, 09/04/2020
Fantastic podcast!

I really love the authentic conversations on this podcast between professionals. I also appreciate that it’s easy to follow. I always take away something new to think about or incorporate in my life! Plus it’s well produced so it’s easy to listen to.

goforgrey, 09/05/2020
Great Listen

This is a great podcast for ongoing personal development! I highly recommend anyone who wants to get more out of life subscribe!

Dick Blaze, 09/05/2020
Thank you 🙂

Every step I take towards a meaningful and happy life leads me to new teachers and new ideas.
I am grateful my path led me to this beautifully insightful podcast!
Looking forward to more episodes soon!
Gracias por todo!

Hawtdood69, 09/05/2020
Make time for this podcast!

A podcast worth checking out. Kaitlin has a unique background which includes training in philosophy, psychology and yoga which provides listeners with a unique perspective on work, family, and life purpose. What I personally like about Wisdom for Wellbeing is that it takes a deep dive on important topics, fully exploring ideas and perspectives, and then offering practical advice about how to make positive changes in your own life -- check it out.

Heyamyr, 10/05/2020
Insightful and practical

With interesting guests and useful, relatable and immediately implementable tools and information for wellbeing, I highly recommend this podcast.

youmeyoga, 12/05/2020
Thoughtful and practical bites of wellbeing!

This podcast brings together inspirational conversation with real, practical tips you can use straight after listening to nourish your wellbeing. Dr Kaitlin’s curiosity and conversation leads you through the learning with kindness and a lovely sense of common humanity too. Bring on season 2!

Heather J0hnson, 12/05/2020
Delightful & educational

I found this series to be insightful, inclusive & easy to follow. I appreciate that the knowledge is evidence based and follows a holistic wellbeing approach to self care.
I also really liked that these podcasts were live & related to current global events. Looking forward to season two. ????⭐️♥️????????

Well'nGood, 20/06/2020
Wisdom for our Wellbeing

Dr. Kaitlin uses her clinical experience, evidence-based research, and professional interviewing skills to help her listeners improve their wellbeing. In a series of interviews, she shares the wisdom of other leading clinicians about a broad range of mental health topics. There is something for everyone in this series. Episode 21 provides a good overview of the series, if you want to select particular topics, rather than listen to them in sequence.

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    Travel tools for staying grounded (and hydrated) o Travel tools for staying grounded (and hydrated) on the go ✈️

Between flights, conferences and full days of learning, these are the things that help me feel human:
💆‍♀️ A gua sha + crystal roller with jojoba oil: hydration + nervous system settling in one ritual
👟 Sneakers: because I walked an hour to the conference each day instead of swapping shoes (movement and grounding before presenting = essential)
⌚️ A watch so I could stay present without holding my phone
🧣 Cosy sweater + trackies for evenings to actually rest
🎧 Earbuds (currently living their best life somewhere in Glen Waverley… one of the few Melbourne suburbs I know 🍄😂), but honestly, the walks without them were lovely too
🧘‍♀️ Yoga gear to drop into class when I could
😴 Eye mask + Loop earplugs for sleep in new places

And this little video, me catching the sun through the trees, was one of those grounding pauses that reminded me how much simply getting outside matters.

Next time: bringing bathers. I’ve found a bathhouse I’m very ready to visit 🌿🧼

#traveltools #groundedtravel #somaticpsychology #selfregulation #nervoussystemhealth #mindbodywellbeing #yogateacher #psychologistontheroad
    If you’ve ever wondered how to find your purpose If you’ve ever wondered how to find your purpose in life, think of it like flying an airplane. ✈️

Even planes spend almost no time perfectly on course - yet they still reach their destination.
Because they keep correcting. Tiny adjustments, again and again.

Your values are your destination, the place that feels like heart home.
Your life is the airplane - full of turbulence, detours, and mid-flight recalibrations.

When you live by your values, your purpose naturally unfolds… not all at once, but through steady course corrections.

Because purpose isn’t something you find all at once - it’s something you fly toward, every single day.

#howtofindyourpurposeinlife #values #purpose #psychologist #mindfulness #selfgrowth #ACTtherapy #somaticpsychology #nervoussystemregulation #healingjourney #therapytools
    A little photo dump of the enriching days I’ve j A little photo dump of the enriching days I’ve just had at the ANZ ACBS Conference in Melbourne ✨

From the pre-conference workshop with the brilliant Dr. Emily Sandoz to the open-hearted spirit of this community, I’m so grateful for the chance to learn, share, and connect.

So many brilliant minds with such generosity, both in the formal sessions and the spontaneous conversations over coffee. I’m walking away with new skills and even more learning that I can’t wait to lean into.

Huge thanks to the amazing team that brought this all together -I appreciate the warm and inspiring space you created for us @anz_acbs 💙🧡💚
    What a week… what a decade!? A week ago we cele What a week… what a decade!?

A week ago we celebrated The Somatic Workbook launch, and my dear friend @mariahgates_ hosted so beautifully that she missed the premiere of a film she worked on as Location Manager (check out Penny Lane is Dead!). Such a generous gift of friendship 💛

Earlier this week we did get to go see Penny Lane is Dead and it was wildly funny, creative, and powerful (just like her🥰 and what an amazing script, production and team behind this movie 🤩 I’m so impressed 🎥 ). And this means a lot, as hilarious has got to be the last way I would normally describe a horror movie! Fab locations too- of course!

Then today a memory popped up: me handing in my PhD dissertation on October 14th, the same date The Somatic Workbook was published a decade later.

Life unfolds in ways we can’t always plan, often more beautifully than we imagine. Grateful for the people, projects, and moments that make it all worthwhile.

#TheSomaticWorkbook #FullCircleMoment #AuthorLife #PhDJourney #CreativeFriends #PennyLaneIsDead #BookLaunch #SomaticPsychology #Gratitude #GrowthJourney
    We all have these little betrayals, the moments th We all have these little betrayals, the moments that remind us being human is gloriously imperfect.

Sometimes they’re funny (like the yoga teacher skipping savasana).

Sometimes they’re tender (when your body remembers what your mind forgot).

Either way, they’re invitations to pause, notice, and soften instead of self-blame.

🩵The Somatic Workbook is full of ways to meet those moments with curiosity and compassion, not perfection.

What would make your betrayal list right now?

#thesomaticworkbook #nervoussystemhealing #somatictherapy #selfcompassion #beinghuman #psychologistsofinstagram #healingjou
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