Life Matters - Full program podcast ABC listen
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- Society & Culture
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.
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People pleasing and odd neighbour behaviour
Many of us want to please those around us, but if we fail to recognise our own needs we can be left feeling burnt out. So how can we meet the needs of others without compromising our own?
And in Ask Aunty - a neighbour you like starts copying your choices, should you be flattered or worried? -
Turning to history for solutions and rethinking housework
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
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Why age inclusive language matters and parenting after having cancer
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
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Changes to preterm baby guidelines, and Alex Noble on nobility
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
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Jonathan Haidt (and Australian parents) on giving young people a smartphone-free adolescence
In the last year, there's been a surging interest from parents around the country to limit their children's access to smartphones and social media, due to concerns for their mental health.
Much of this momentum has been motivated by the research outlined in a new book by social scientist Jonathan Haidt, 'The Anxious Generation'.
So what does Haidt's work show about the link between smartphones, social media and the youth mental health crisis? And how are parents in Australia already taking collective action to give their children a smartphone-free adolescence? -
Talking about death and hot desking woes
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.