15 Mar 2026

The secret to keeping secrets

From Sunday Morning, 10:06 am on 15 March 2026
Dr Val Bianchi

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Secrets can be a burden – especially when they flash back into our minds when we least expect. Should we share them, or is it better to just learn how to cope with them?  

Dr Val Bianchi is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology at the University of Melbourne and her work focuses on the psychological load of carrying secrets. Her latest research is funded by the Australian Office of National Intelligence. 

Dr Bianchi says most people have nine secrets and joins Jim to talk about the type of secrets we keep and how we can more easily live with them. 

Man is silenced with adhesive tape on his mouth.

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