Anxiety
Canine DNA and 'Darwin's Dogs'
Kiwi canine DNA has been collected as part of a global project, called Darwin's Dogs, investigating the genes behind the personalities of dogs.
AudioParenting an anxious teen
Now is not an easy time to be a teenager and those who have anxiety need help from their parents to manage it, parenting consultant Nathan Mikaere-Wallis says. Audio
Helping anxious kids in a troubled world
Children have different fears at different ages and should never be given the message their anxious feelings are wrong or bad, clinical psychologist Kirsty Ross says. She answers listeners' questions… Audio
Dr Neha Sangwan: stress, communication and healthcare
Dr Neha Sangwan is a physician and international speaker who teaches people how to deal with stress by reading their own body signals and communicating better. Audio
Making anxiety more than a disorder
Sydney author Sarah Wilson shares her experiences in dealing with anxiety and harnessing it to find the positives. Audio
How much back-to-school anxiety is too much?
For some children nervousness about returning to school can turn into fully-fledged anxiety. A Massey University psychologist says parents have a key role in helping kids manage these feelings. Audio
Death, religion and anxiety
Many of us have experienced the fear of death - but does religious belief mitigate that anxiety? It's a big question that two academics, Professor Jamin Halberstadt and Dr Jonathan Jong, have tried to… Audio
Anxiety for beginners
Eleanor Morgan has suffered from crippling anxiety for at least fifteen years. Audio
Felicity Ward - Funny Business
Australian comedian Felicity Ward can find the funny in anything; anxiety, even Irritable Bowel Syndrome. She joins Wallace ahead of her upcoming show at the International Comedy Festival. Audio
Roy Irwin
Roy Irwin on obsession, boredom and disassociation on his new album S.O.D.A. Audio
Treating phobias with virtual reality
At the heart of VR technology's appeal is its ability to simulate the real world in an entirely immersive, realistic and coherent way. This makes it a powerful tool for psychologists, who are using it… Audio
Fear of Flying
Grant Amos is a psychologist who has been running courses to combat people's fear of flying across New Zealand for the past 30 years. We join him for a course, meet the participants and go on a trial… Audio
Exercise in physical and emotional endurance
Antenatal depression affects at least one in eight mothers according to research undertaken by Auckland University's, 'Growing up in New Zealand' study, while other research suggests that one in six… Video, Audio
Probiotics and the brain
A team of researchers led by Professor Ted Dinan of University College Cork has found that people taking a specific kind of probiotic bacteria experienced reduced stress levels and also an improvement… Audio
Groeni
Melody Thomas talks to Groeni about their creative process, group dynamics and the ways that mental health struggles informed their latest EP, Hinde. Audio
Leto Xavier - The Kingdom of Spacemoths
Leto Xavier is a Canterbury raised, Wellington based painter and multi-media artist. He has used his paintings to express his passion for physics and astronomy, as well as his struggles relating to… Audio, Gallery
Parenting - Anxiety in children
Dr Kaylene Henderson is an Australian child psychiatrist, parenting specialist and mother of three. Dr Henderson has created the research-based online course series for parents called 'Raising Good… Audio
Social Anxiety - Jennifer Trew
New research shows that helping an old lady across the street may help you cope better at a party. A study has found that small acts of kindness like giving to charity, or cooking dinner for a friend… Audio
New books to be given to Canterbury children
Two new books to help children still struggling to manage anxiety after the Canterbury earthquakes are being provided to more than twenty-thousand children for free. Audio
