The Role of Meaning in Mental Health

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Episode 127 – The Role of Meaning in Mental Health

Chris and Rowan discuss the role of meaning and purpose in mental health and modern psychology.
We talk about how positive psychology has reintegrated the importance of meaning and purpose into the field of psychology and how some of the latest research has backed up the importance of meaning for our mental well-being.
We look at why meaning and purpose were de-emphasised by some of the earlier psychologists like Sigmund Freud and why they later re-emerged through the work of people like Martin Seligman and Michael Steger.

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The Rewards of Meaning – A Geelong Advertiser article, written by Chris, that looks at the role of meaning in a fulfilling life

 

The Presenters

Rowan Mackey is a content producer and digital creative. After studying sports media and law at the University of Canberra, he found himself drawn to digital media after attending the first conference for podcasters in the southern hemisphere, We Are Podcast in 2016. He is also the principal of Easygoing Digital, where he has been involved in over 1,000,000 podcast downloads as a presenter and producer.

He is the technical producer for Tagged, a podcast produced by the AFL and spent five years producing the official Geelong Cats AFL and AFLW podcasts and is a producer of the TV show Destination Happiness airing nationally in Australia on Channel 9 and Internationally with the Discovery Channel. He has also worked with notable organisations such as The Geelong Grammar School and Lifeline.

Rowan is the Digital Media Manager at Chris Mackey and Associates.

Chris Mackey is a clinical and counselling psychologist and Fellow of The Australian Psychological Society with 40 years of psychotherapy experience. The second edition of Chris’s book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence, was released internationally in August 2019.

Chris is also the resident psychologist for TV show Destination Happiness, where he presents the “Happy Mind” segment, involving brief tips based on the science of positive psychology. He also writes a regular opinion column for The Geelong Advertiser and is the resident psychologist on K-Rock radio in the mornings.

Chris was the recipient of the 2019 Australian Allied Health Impact Award for his clinical research and training, media involvement and for authoring a book on positive psychology and synchronicity.

Get in touch with Chris and Rowan – [email protected]

Geelong Psychologist Chris Mackey ad his son Rowan Mackey have a podcast which helps people with lockdown mental health.
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From Surviving to Thriving with Dr Ken Harris

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Episode 126 – From Surviving to Thriving with Dr Ken Harris

Chris and Rowan speak with Dr Ken Harris. Ken is an author, educator, keynote speaker, lecturer and chiropractor, as well as the lead author of the book Second Chances – From Surviving to Thriving, which included a chapter written by Chris. Ken has spent decades dedicated to the exploration, understanding and promotion of the mind, body, spirit connection.
We speak with Ken about what he’s learned as the lead author of Second Chances – From Surviving to Thriving, as well as tap into Ken’s extensive knowledge and enthusiasm that he’s gained from many years working in the field.

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The Rewards of Meaning – A Geelong Advertiser article, written by Chris, that looks at the role of meaning in a fulfilling life

Dr Ken Harris’s website

Second Chances – From Surviving to Thriving – The book that both Ken and Chris contributed to

Synchronicity – The Magic, The Mystery, The Meaning – Ken’s first book on Synchronicity

The Presenters

Rowan Mackey is a content producer and digital creative. After studying sports media and law at the University of Canberra, he found himself drawn to digital media after attending the first conference for podcasters in the southern hemisphere, We Are Podcast in 2016. He is also the principal of Easygoing Digital, where he has been involved in over 1,000,000 podcast downloads as a presenter and producer.

He is the technical producer for Tagged, a podcast produced by the AFL and spent five years producing the official Geelong Cats AFL and AFLW podcasts and is a producer of the TV show Destination Happiness airing nationally in Australia on Channel 9 and Internationally with the Discovery Channel. He has also worked with notable organisations such as The Geelong Grammar School and Lifeline.

Rowan is the Digital Media Manager at Chris Mackey and Associates.

Chris Mackey is a clinical and counselling psychologist and Fellow of The Australian Psychological Society with 40 years of psychotherapy experience. The second edition of Chris’s book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence, was released internationally in August 2019.

Chris is also the resident psychologist for TV show Destination Happiness, where he presents the “Happy Mind” segment, involving brief tips based on the science of positive psychology. He also writes a regular opinion column for The Geelong Advertiser and is the resident psychologist on K-Rock radio in the mornings.

Chris was the recipient of the 2019 Australian Allied Health Impact Award for his clinical research and training, media involvement and for authoring a book on positive psychology and synchronicity.

Get in touch with Chris and Rowan – [email protected]

Geelong Psychologist Chris Mackey ad his son Rowan Mackey have a podcast which helps people with lockdown mental health.
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Logotherapy and the Search for Meaning

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Episode 125 – Logotherapy and the Search for Meaning

Chris and Rowan discuss the contribution of Victor Frankl to psychology. Frankl is the founder of logotherapy, a therapy approach that focuses on meaning. We discuss Frankl’s life and the experiences that he had that led to his ideas, including spending time in 4 different concentration camps during the Second World War, and why Frankl’s ideas are becoming more relevant today.

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The Rewards of Meaning – A Geelong Advertiser article, written by Chris, that looks at the role of meaning in a fulfilling life

Man’s Search For Meaning – Victor Frankl 

The Presenters

Rowan Mackey is a content producer and digital creative. After studying sports media and law at the University of Canberra, he found himself drawn to digital media after attending the first conference for podcasters in the southern hemisphere, We Are Podcast in 2016. He is also the principal of Easygoing Digital, where he has been involved in over 1,000,000 podcast downloads as a presenter and producer.

He is the technical producer for Tagged, a podcast produced by the AFL and spent five years producing the official Geelong Cats AFL and AFLW podcasts and is a producer of the TV show Destination Happiness airing nationally in Australia on Channel 9 and Internationally with the Discovery Channel. He has also worked with notable organisations such as The Geelong Grammar School and Lifeline.

Rowan is the Digital Media Manager at Chris Mackey and Associates.

Chris Mackey is a clinical and counselling psychologist and Fellow of The Australian Psychological Society with 40 years of psychotherapy experience. The second edition of Chris’s book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence, was released internationally in August 2019.

Chris is also the resident psychologist for TV show Destination Happiness, where he presents the “Happy Mind” segment, involving brief tips based on the science of positive psychology. He also writes a regular opinion column for The Geelong Advertiser and is the resident psychologist on K-Rock radio in the mornings.

Chris was the recipient of the 2019 Australian Allied Health Impact Award for his clinical research and training, media involvement and for authoring a book on positive psychology and synchronicity.

Get in touch with Chris and Rowan – [email protected]

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Varied Paths to Wellbeing

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First seen in the Geelong Advertiser 11 March 2024

An article about three top tips for your mental health from three psychologists with over 100 years of combined therapy experience

 

Socrates to Stoicism – Modern Meaning from Ancient Greece, Part 2

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Episode 124 – Socrates to Stoicism – Modern Meaning from Ancient Greece, Part 2

Chris and Rowan finish off the series on ancient Greek philosophy with a look at how stoicism developed out of Socrates’ practices in ancient Athens.
We look at the cynics and their influence on the stoics and their ideas ideas including the fundamental principle in modern psychology that we are not disturbed by things, but by our view of them.

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The Rewards of Meaning – A Geelong Advertiser article, written by Chris, that looks at the role of meaning in a fulfilling life

Stoics Can Guide Us Well – Geelong Advertiser article written by Chris on a similar theme

Jim Carrey’s 2016 Golden Globe Speech

Matt Damon on Winning his first Oscar

Episode 122 of Psych Spiels, Stoicism: The Seeds of Psychological Therapy

Episode 121 of Psych Spiels, Snippets About Stoicism and Psychology

Episode 52 of Psych Spiels, The ABC of CBT

Episode 54 of Psych Spiels, The Intolerance of Irrational Ideas

Awakening From the Meaning Crisis Lecture Series by John Vervaeke – Episodes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14 and 15 formed much of the background material for this podcast, but explore these ideas in more depth.

The Presenters

Rowan Mackey is a content producer and digital creative. After studying sports media and law at the University of Canberra, he found himself drawn to digital media after attending the first conference for podcasters in the southern hemisphere, We Are Podcast in 2016. He is also the principal of Easygoing Digital, where he has been involved in over 1,000,000 podcast downloads as a presenter and producer.

He is the technical producer for Tagged, a podcast produced by the AFL and spent five years producing the official Geelong Cats AFL and AFLW podcasts and is a producer of the TV show Destination Happiness airing nationally in Australia on Channel 9 and Internationally with the Discovery Channel. He has also worked with notable organisations such as The Geelong Grammar School and Lifeline.

Rowan is the Digital Media Manager at Chris Mackey and Associates.

Chris Mackey is a clinical and counselling psychologist and Fellow of The Australian Psychological Society with 40 years of psychotherapy experience. The second edition of Chris’s book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence, was released internationally in August 2019.

Chris is also the resident psychologist for TV show Destination Happiness, where he presents the “Happy Mind” segment, involving brief tips based on the science of positive psychology. He also writes a regular opinion column for The Geelong Advertiser and is the resident psychologist on K-Rock radio in the mornings.

Chris was the recipient of the 2019 Australian Allied Health Impact Award for his clinical research and training, media involvement and for authoring a book on positive psychology and synchronicity.

Get in touch with Chris and Rowan – [email protected]

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Stoics Can Guide Us Well

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First seen in The Geelong Advertiser 15 January 2024

An article about how the stoic philosophers of ancient Greece have influenced modern psychology and how we can benefit from learning about their ideas.

Socrates to Stoicism – Modern Meaning from Ancient Greece

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Episode 123 – Socrates to Stoicism – Modern Meaning from Ancient Greece

Chris and Rowan look back at some of the philosophers from Ancient Greece and how their ideas relate to modern psychology. In this episode, the first part of a two-part series, we look at the ideas of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Epicurus and relate their ideas to modern psychology, which has translated many of these ancient ideas into a modern context.

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The Rewards of Meaning – A Geelong Advertiser article, written by Chris, that looks at the role of meaning in a fulfilling life

Stoics Can Guide Us Well – Geelong Advertiser article written by Chris on a similar theme

Episode 122 of Psych Spiels, Stoicism: The Seeds of Psychological Therapy

Episode 121 of Psych Spiels, Snippets About Stoicism and Psychology

Episode 52 of Psych Spiels, The ABC of CBT

Episode 54 of Psych Spiels, The Intolerance of Irrational Ideas

Awakening From the Meaning Crisis Lecture Series by John Vervaeke – Episodes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14 and 15 formed much of the background material for this podcast, but explore these ideas in more depth.

The Presenters

Rowan Mackey is a content producer and digital creative. After studying sports media and law at the University of Canberra, he found himself drawn to digital media after attending the first conference for podcasters in the southern hemisphere, We Are Podcast in 2016. He is also the principal of Easygoing Digital, where he has been involved in over 1,000,000 podcast downloads as a presenter and producer.

He is the technical producer for Tagged, a podcast produced by the AFL and spent five years producing the official Geelong Cats AFL and AFLW podcasts and is a producer of the TV show Destination Happiness airing nationally in Australia on Channel 9 and Internationally with the Discovery Channel. He has also worked with notable organisations such as The Geelong Grammar School and Lifeline.

Rowan is the Digital Media Manager at Chris Mackey and Associates.

Chris Mackey is a clinical and counselling psychologist and Fellow of The Australian Psychological Society with 40 years of psychotherapy experience. The second edition of Chris’s book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence, was released internationally in August 2019.

Chris is also the resident psychologist for TV show Destination Happiness, where he presents the “Happy Mind” segment, involving brief tips based on the science of positive psychology. He also writes a regular opinion column for The Geelong Advertiser and is the resident psychologist on K-Rock radio in the mornings.

Chris was the recipient of the 2019 Australian Allied Health Impact Award for his clinical research and training, media involvement and for authoring a book on positive psychology and synchronicity.

Get in touch with Chris and Rowan – [email protected]

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Stoicism: The Seeds of Psychological Therapy

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Episode 122 – Stoicism: The Seeds of Psychological Therapy

Chris and Rowan discuss how stoic philosophy is related to modern psychology principles and how we can benefit from drawing upon stoic philosophy as we face different challenges in our lives. This is the first of several episodes on stoic philosophy and how it relates to modern psychology.

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The Rewards of Meaning – A Geelong Advertiser article, written by Chris, that looks at the role of meaning in a fulfilling life

Stoics Can Guide Us Well – Geelong Advertiser article written by Chris on a similar theme

Episode 121 of Psych Spiels, Snippets About Stoicism and Psychology

Episode 52 of Psych Spiels, The ABC of CBT

Episode 54 of Psych Spiels, The Intolerance of Irrational Ideas

The Presenters

Rowan Mackey is a content producer and digital creative. After studying sports media and law at the University of Canberra, he found himself drawn to digital media after attending the first conference for podcasters in the southern hemisphere, We Are Podcast in 2016. He is also the principal of Easygoing Digital, where he has been involved in over 1,000,000 podcast downloads as a presenter and producer.

He is the technical producer for Tagged, a podcast produced by the AFL and spent five years producing the official Geelong Cats AFL and AFLW podcasts and is a producer of the TV show Destination Happiness airing nationally in Australia on Channel 9 and Internationally with the Discovery Channel. He has also worked with notable organisations such as The Geelong Grammar School and Lifeline.

Rowan is the Digital Media Manager at Chris Mackey and Associates.

Chris Mackey is a clinical and counselling psychologist and Fellow of The Australian Psychological Society with 40 years of psychotherapy experience. The second edition of Chris’s book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence, was released internationally in August 2019.

Chris is also the resident psychologist for TV show Destination Happiness, where he presents the “Happy Mind” segment, involving brief tips based on the science of positive psychology. He also writes a regular opinion column for The Geelong Advertiser and is the resident psychologist on K-Rock radio in the mornings.

Chris was the recipient of the 2019 Australian Allied Health Impact Award for his clinical research and training, media involvement and for authoring a book on positive psychology and synchronicity.

Get in touch with Chris and Rowan – [email protected]

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