Episode 34 – The Hopefulness of the Hero’s Journey
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https://www.chrismackey.com.au/podcast-2This Week’s Links
Positive Force – An article about optimism and mental health services
Optimism Needed for Mental Health – Article
What’s a Mid-Life Crisis and What’s So Good About it? – Article
Help and Support Can Help Lift the Fog of the Black Dog – Article
Health Services Should be More Holistic – Article
Pain can Be Effective Against Trauma – Article
Positive Vibes – An article about overcoming the medical model for mental illness
Positive Power – An article about the importance of optimistic messages
The Call May be Distant but it Will Come – An article about finding and pursuing your calling
Our Practice’s Research Emphasising the Themes in Today’s Episode
Snippet – Why do people experience anxiety and depression (and why it’s not so bad)
Snippet – How does the Call to Adventure stage of the hero’s journey relate to therapy?
Snippet – How does the hero’s journey relate to life experience?
Snippet – The psychological importance of mentors
Snippet – Why the hero’s journey is so important for people facing psychological difficulties
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 400,000 podcast downloads as a presenter and producer.
He currently produces the official Geelong Cats podcast, To the Final Bell 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 Lyons Construction.
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’ 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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