Trigger warning: this episode discusses falling pregnant naturally and pregnancy. This episode discusses grief around identity and processing falling pregnant and the change and uncertainty of this process. If this is triggering for you in anyway please skip this episode. This episode is also a very emotional, tender and vulnerable one. Hello lovely listeners. We have a very raw and vulnerable episode for you this morning. This is our last episode of the year! We are taking a break and...

Happy Thursday lovely listeners - strap yourselves in!  We are back with the marvellous Maddie to deep dive into the hidden impact of stressors building up and savage self-care!! But first! What is our pit and peak? What is the 411!? The wonderful Maddie shares a delightful up-chuck story of Alfie, her fur baby.  Aimee shares the chaotic reflections of a busy mind and body in her week that was! Kat shares another journey involving our favourite combination - self-deprecation and...

Hello and welcome back to another episode! Psychology is often about relationships and how we navigate them! We have Maddie joining us to deep dive into normal doubts in relationship Vs ROCD  We look to our partners to be everything for us nowadays and this can be an incredibly burden on the relationship and leave us feeling chronically dissatisfied.  It is very normal to have doubts and questions around our relationships.  But when does this turn into something more chronic?   What is...

Hello and welcome back to another episode! Why are we talking about the blahs?  Let us paint you a picture.  You feel different. Tired.  You’re not exactly sad or distressed, but you couldn’t describe yourself as thriving either.  Anhedonia refers to the reduced ability to experience pleasure, it’s not burnout, still had energy. Its not depression. We just felt blah. You have all of the things that you want and you’re doing all the things you “should” do but you just don’t get to experience...

Happy Thursday lovely listeners! We are back in your ears to deep dive into the universal pain of rejection.  Why are we talking about rejection?  Because it is a universal pain and it causes absolute havoc on us. Our biology and the biology of our nervous system is modulated by the people in our lives. When we fear rejection, we run the danger of becoming people pleasers and abandoning ourselves.   Being repeatedly rejected as a child can lead to a belief that you’re inadequate. And...

Tw: psychological and emotional abuse Happy Thursday lovely listeners! We are back to join the conversation around weaponising therapy talk.  As therapists, we explore the 'red flags' in Jonah Hill's texts. We explore: - coercive control vs. boundaries - what are healthy boundaries? - what is controlling behaviour? We hope you enjoy, Aimee + Kat Further resources on this topic: Books: Say What You Mean - Oren J Sofer...

Happy Thursday lovely listeners - strap yourselves in! We are back with the marvellous Maddie to deep dive into core beliefs. We explore: What are core beliefs? How do we develop them? How do they impact our relationships? What does attachment theory have to do with them? Can we change limiting core beliefs? Join us to find out We hope you enjoy :) Aimee, Kat and Maddie Maddie's resource:...

Gooooooood Mooooorrrrrnnniiinnngggg lovely listeners!! Thank you for joining us on this chilly old Thursday! Welcome back to another episode! What is good girl syndrome?  Be quiet, sit still, don’t take up space and look pretty – the good girl narrative makes women feel guilty for being human.  •Getting approval from other people follows us from childhood •Validation that hearing this phrase gives us   •It teaches us from a young age to sacrifice our own wants for others  •Embodying this...

Hellooooooooooooooooooo lovely listeners! We are back with the marvellous Maddie to talk about all of the problems with problem solving.  Problems create tension within us that we often want to get rid of as quickly as possible.  What makes some people better at problem solving than others? How do we get better at solving problems? Listen to find out! We hope you enjoy this episode, Aimee, Kat and Maddie 6 -week anxiety...

Hello lovely listeners, Join us for something a little bit different and a little bit fun this week! This is a question we get often and we wanted to open up about what it's like being psych's. We go into our own professional experience on the world of psych to answer a lovely listener question. We so appreciate everyone that writes in to ask us questions and give us podcast requests! We hope you enjoy this episode, Aimee + Kat 6 -week anxiety...

Ello ello! Join us for something a little bit different and a little bit fun this week! This is a question we get often and we wanted to open up about what it's like being psych's! We go into our own professional experience on the world of psych to answer a lovely listener question.  We so appreciate everyone that writes in to ask us questions and give us podcast requests! We hope you enjoy this episode! Aimee + Kat 6 -week anxiety...

Howdy howdy Listeners!! Welcome back to another episode in which we are talking all things self-esteem! How you feel about yourself impacts how you live your life. We get a lot of messages that we should be working on our self-esteem, yet we are also told that it is arrogant to think to highly of ourselves - so which one is it? Where is the line? Join us as we unpack the conflicting messages around self-esteem, narcissism and what it all means! We hope you enjoy! Aimee + Kat Helpful...

Hello hello!! We are back in your ears to talk about when to go to therapy! This is a question we get often and we wanted to chat about the blockages and thought traps that can hinder us from accessing support. We discuss where to start and what to ask if you're sitting on the fence. We also talk about what to expect when starting this process and wholeheartedly acknowledge how daunting and scary it can be! We hope you enjoy this episode! Aimee + Kat  6 -week anxiety...

Good Morning lovely listeners!! The wonderful Maddie is joining us for an episode on Attachment Styles and dating! We do recommend also listening to our first episode on Attachment: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/attachment-theory-can-our-childhood-impact-on-dating/id1463750699?i=1000439908613 Attachment theory is the term given to our internal template which determines how we love,  our capacity to feel safe, trust and have confidence in our relationships and the world around us....

Howdy friends! This episode hit us in the feels, big time! Why do friendships change? We feel that this is such an under discussed topic which has such a profound impact on our well-being. Join us as we discuss the painful reality of changing friendships! We discuss the experience of grief that accompanies changing friendships. The voluntary nature of friendship makes it subject to life’s ebbs and flows in a way that more formal relationships aren’t. Natural maturation: In adulthood...

Howdy howdy from Aimee, Kat and Maddie! Welcome back to another episode in which we are talking all things Imposter Syndrome. Are we all just faking it?! Impostor syndrome (IS) is a psychological phenomenon in which you feel like you don’t deserve your accomplishments, like you don’t belong, don’t deserve your success, or are “out of place.” You feel constantly worried others will expose you as a fraud and that you have to work harder to mask your underlying inadequacy. This episode was...

Hello hello!! This week we celebrate hitting 1 million downloads and we can't thank you all enough for your continued support! Kat shares an unfortunate series of events that involves foot fungi and an infamous face towel.  Aimee shares the effects of a slow morning and a little too much coffee! Join us as we sit down to talk about the trials and tribulations of modern dating! We chat about the following dilemmas: -  Self-worth when it comes to dating  - The impact of online dating  -...

Hello friends! In this ep we are joined by the lovely Maddie to chat an area of her interest intergenerational trauma. We answer: - what is intergenerational trauma (IT) - impact on indigenous and first nations communities - how it develops - how does it show up in adulthood - some strategies to work through IT We hope you enjoy this episode! Kat+ Aimee Some helpful resources for today's ep: 1. Book: It Didn't Start With You It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma...

Hello! We are back in your ears for the first eQ + A of 2023 talking a whole range of questions including careers and hobbies for ADHD as well as our thoughts about the recent approval of psychedelics for therapeutic use. We hope you enjoy today's ep Kat + Aimee Helpful resources (for ADHD in the workplace)...

Hello!  We are back in your ears for the first episode of 2023 talking about the creeping cost of living and it's impact on our mental health.  Before we dive in to the episode we catch up on our holidays and discuss the launch of our brand spanking new e-course. We are so excited to bring this to our audience (more info in links below) We know that mental health and money problems are often intricately linked. When it comes to the cost of living in 2022, Australia is currently listed as...

Hello lovely listeners, We are back in your ears for the last episode of the year talking all things self-awareness. Self awareness is an incredibly beneficial tool to be able to process emotions, deepen relationships with others and self and move through difficult times. Culturally we see self-awareness as a good thing and with the huge rise in personal development, we know it is so popular to seek self-help. But can we have too much self awareness? At what point does too much...

Hello lovely listeners, We are back in your ears for a deep dive into STUCKNESS. Ever feel at a crossroads in your relationship, career or life in general? Ever feel like no matter what you are doing you can't help but feel stuck? Join us as we answer questions about how to navigate feeling stuck, why this might happen and how to work through the stuckness. We hope you enjoy! Kat + Aimee The Psychology Sisters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepsychologysisters/?hl=en The...

Hello lovely listeners, We are back in your ears with a special episode featuring our wonderful newest employee Maddie! Maddie has started with us at our Private Practice the Psych Collaborative + we are so excited to debut her to our lovely audience. Join us as we talk to Maddie about her role as a social worker, how she decided to go into social work, Uni pathways, and the important role of social workers for supporting mental health. We hope you enjoy this episode Kat + Aimee If...

Hello lovely listeners, We are back in your ears for a crowd favourite a Q+A! Join us as we answer questions about how to navigate uni stressors, understanding our relationship with alcohol and many more. We hope you enjoy! Kat + Aimee We would like to thank our lovely friends at Cambridge University Press for sponsoring this episode with their book, Everything You Need to Know About OCD  written by Lynne Drummond and Laura Edwards. See link below for your...