Depression
We need to talk about loneliness: researcher
Auckland University research into loneliness has just been made into an animated short film. The research, by Professor of Health Sciences Dr Merryn Gott, found significant loneliness and social… Audio
Yes, wisdom and happiness really do come with age
Dilip Jeste is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at UC San Diego and director of the UCSD Center for Healthy Aging, and he's challenging people to take another look at their perceptions of… Audio
What science can teach us about happiness
Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos teaches the university's renowned happiness course. She offers up a few small things that can help bring more happiness to our everyday lives. Video, Audio
Hinemoana Baker is inspired by her years in Berlin
A year long residency in Berlin in 2015 has turned into a much longer stay for poet, singer-songwriter and editor Hinemoana Baker. The German capital has been a mecca for New Zealand artists for a… Audio
Running uphill for the good of the mind
Sometimes you really do have to climb every mountain. New Zealand adventurer, mountain runner and mental health advocate Mal Law is no stranger to taking on extreme challenges in order to fundraise… Audio
Professor Cal Newport: Living better with less technology
Cal Newport's latest book Digital Minimalism calls out our enslavement to digital devices. He explains why there is nothing natural about the engineered behaviour of checking your phone every five… Audio
People who eat dark chocolate less likely to be depressed
A new study suggests eating dark chocolate may positively affect mood and relieve depressive symptoms. Dr Joseph Firth was involved in the research and joins the show to discuss the findings. Audio
Dr Xand van Tulleken: Stopping Male Suicide
Dr Xand van Tulleken joins the show to discuss his new documentary Stopping Male Suicide and why his brother now regularly calls him to ask if he's thinking about ending his life. Audio
Shane O'Mara: walking can help combat depression
Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara is an avid walker who has just released a new book that is something of a hymn to the most basic of exercises, In Praise of Walking. He joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Pacific women in NZ more vulnerable to depression
A new study has found Pacific women in New Zealand face higher rates of depression during pregnancy than any other group. Audio
Matt Brown: A haircut and a friendly ear
Matt Brown is a barber - but he does much more than cut hair. After the Christchurch earthquakes he set up a barber shop - in a shed in his backyard. Audio
It's in your head: ideas for treating insomnia, anxiety and depression
Dr Giresh Kanji has spent a decade exploring stress-related conditions and how to fix them. His interest was piqued by his own childhood trauma that led to nearly 40 years of stress symptoms. Audio
Treating addiction, depression with hallucinogenics
LSD and psilocybin (better known as magic mushrooms) are still listed as Class A's under the Misuse of Drugs Act, but the idea of using these mind altering drugs as a therapy for alcohol, drug… Audio
From protein powder to protea flowers
Jessica Cooke was a personal trainer in Christchurch before returning home to Banks Peninsula six years ago to take over her mother's floriculture business on the family's steep seven hectare property… Audio, Gallery
What's going on behind the scenes in medicine?
They're tasked with helping us get better when we're sick, but what about the health and wellbeing of doctors themselves? Author Lucy Mayes was prompted to look at the pressures doctors are under when… Audio
Professor Tony Dowell: Poverty and mental health intertwined
Otago University Professor of Primary Healthcare, Tony Dowell, talks about research in the U.S which pointed to a drop in male suicides when there was an increase in the minimum wage. He has… Audio
Healing words: Mental health terms turned into Te Reo
Te Reo Hapai, a glossary of 200 mental health terms translated into Maori, was the brainchild of Keri Opai. Created two years ago, it's being used in kaupapa Maori mental health, addiction and… Audio
Dads, don't tell your sons to 'toughen up'
Aaron Hendry has worked as a youth worker for a number of years and says fathers need to be particularly careful about the messages they give their sons. He says the "get hard" or "toughen up" message… Audio
The evolutionary purpose of depression and anxiety
We live in an age of anxiety with rates of depression skyrocketing all over the world. But there may be an evolutionary purpose for all this suffering says Dr Randolph Nesse. Audio
Rowing solo - Isaac Giesen
26 year old Isaac Giesen is all about rowing solo, so you don't have to. Known as 'the blue rower' he became the first New Zealander to row the Atlantic solo to raise awareness about depression. Audio, Gallery