Welcome to the nineteenth episode of Season Five of Wisdom for Wellbeing Podcast. In this episode, I am joined by my lovely friend and colleague, Kate Matthew. This was a really fun episode, and we did things a little differently in that Kate decided to switch things up and interview me! This is actually the 99th episode of the Wisdom for Wellbeing podcast. We talked about everything from how the podcast began at the beginning of the pandemic, my PhD research, and psychological flexibility. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!
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What is covered in this episode:
>>My PhD research was in yoga as an intervention for stress that looked into an 8-week yoga therapy training to support individuals with stress and anxiety
>>Our body’s role in suffering – evolution and how we have a stress response from triggers in our environment
>>Allostatic load on our body that causes wear and tear which can affect our psychological physiological health, which is bidirectional and interconnected
>>We have to work with the bodies we have by setting up our environments as best as we can to support us to thrive by deliberately cultivating a version of ourselves we can feel proud of
>>Psychological flexibility – essentially ability to respond to what’s happening internally (private experiences) and externally in a way that’s effective paired with yoga
>>Skill-building in the therapy room and yoga room for when we go out into the world
>>Knowing our strengths and creating an environment that supports them and mitigating areas of struggle and having acceptance for those parts of ourselves
Our Guest Host, Kate Matthew (MPsych)
Senior Clinical Psychologist Kate Mathew conferred her Masters’ Degree in Clinical Psychology in 2008 at the University of Adelaide. She was awarded the Anna Florence Booth prize for her thesis titled “The Long-Term Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy as a Relapse Prevention Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder”. Kate is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Clinical College. Psychology Board of Australia/AHPRA Registered Psychologist with Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology. She is a PBA Board Approved Clinical Psychology Supervisor. Kate has specialised and trained in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Kate has worked at CTAD since 2013 in a Senior Clinical Psychologist role (AHP3) co-facilitating the MBCT program. Kate also works in private practice in the area of adult mood and anxiety disorders.
