This week on the Confident Mind I talk about research that suggests that Facebook use is related to depression, and how a recent study suggests that these results are driven by the impact of social comparisons.  I explore w

On The Confident Mind this week I spoke with Aaron Jarden.  Aaron is a Senior Lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology, President of the New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology, lead investigator for the Int

On The Confident Mind this week I spoke with Aaron Jarden.  Aaron is a Senior Lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology, President of the New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology, lead investigator for the

Do you have a problem with anger?  On this episode of The Confident Mind I discuss how to best manage anger, the ways we respond to anger that donand#8217;t tend to work, and those that do.  In this research focussed but p

On The Confident Mind this week I talk with Hamish Lou, a survivor of Social Anxiety, and a blogger. Hamish is a 4th year pharmacy student who has had success dealing with his social anxiety. He loves to write and is launchi

This week on The Confident Mind I talk about the problem of perfectionism, and how to think about being and#8220;perfectand#8221; as a way to avoid failure, feeling wrong or anxious.  I introduce some ideas from mindfulness

In this, the first episode of The Confident Mind of 2016, I talk about how to have a good day and how to do a series of small things that help to keep our mood on track and not leave space for anxiety.  I talk about how to

Over the next five weeks Iand#8217;ll be taking a break for the Southern Hemisphere Christmas and Summer Holiday.  So each week Iand#8217;ll be posting one of my interview podcasts from the last year.  New Episodes from th

Over the next five weeks Iand#8217;ll be taking a break for the Southern Hemisphere Christmas and Summer Holiday.  So each week Iand#8217;ll be posting one of my interview podcasts from the last year.  New Episodes from th

Over the next five weeks Iand#8217;ll be taking a break for the Southern Hemisphere Christmas and Summer Holiday.  So each week Iand#8217;ll be posting one of my interview podcasts from the last year.  New Episodes from th