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Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth has a discussion with Clinical Psychologist and CEO of NovoPsych Dr Ben Buchanan. Together, they discuss how important it is to set the right goals if you want to improve something in your life. They then talk about how we also need to track this progress so that we can see if what we are doing is working and determine how much progress has been made. For more information, please check out: https://novopsych.com.au/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth and Osteopath Dr James Gillard recap on their third Deliberately Better Challenges of reading more books for James and actively rehabbing his right ACL injury in his right knee for Damon. They then discuss their fourth challenge. James is going to try the Wim Hof method of breathwork and cold exposure. Damon is going to try to eat healthy. They discuss the challenges they went through, the lessons they have learned, and the obstacles they hope to overcome. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth and Osteopath Dr James Gillard recap on how they went with their second challenge. James talks about how he went with trying to do a 30-second handstand. Damon then shares his challenges and successes in attempting to lower his blood pressure. James then talks about his desire to read more books and how he hopes to do that. Finally, Damon decides to see how far physical therapy can help him in his rehabilitation from a torn ACL in his right knee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Clinical Psychologist Dr Erin Todd about how people can best change their behaviours and improve their habits. They discuss the biggest barriers to changing habits, and the biggest mistakes when try to, including why most new years resolutions fail. Erin has created a course called 'How to Create Habits for Health' that helps individuals to learn the skills required to create life long sustainable changes. For more information, please go to https://www.erintoddpsychology.com.au/how-to-create-habits-for-healthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews General Practitioner and founder of Southgate Medical Centre Dr Martin Fox. Martin founded the first medical practice in Southbank, Victoria, Australia in 2001. In this episode, they discuss what blood pressure is, what healthy ranges are, the symptoms and consequences of high blood pressure, how to find out if you have hypertension, and how to manage high blood pressure.  Southgate Medical Centre is located in Southgate Centre right on the Yarra river in Southbank opposite Flinders Street Station. They are still seeing patients in person during the COVID-19 pandemic, and are offering telehealth sessions too.  To find out more or make an appointment, please check out https://southgatemedical.com.au/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Natasha Ace, chaos tamer and director of Private Practice Alliance. Natasha works with mental health clinicians to assist them in solving all of their business concerns. Together, they discuss the differences between private practice in the US and Australia, the risk of burnout with working in private practice, and how clinicians can diversify the work they do to reduce their risk of burnout. Natasha has an 8-week course called 'Build Your Passive Income' that runs every 3 months. The next round of the course begins next week. To find out more, please go to https://www.privatepracticealliance.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Educational and Developmental Psychologist Allison Haynes about Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the education system and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Allison is the principal psychologist at Left of Centre in Caboolture QLD, Australia. Left of Centre is dedicated to supporting those with developmental conditions. They do this by providing therapy to individuals, providing supervision, training, workshops and professional development, and lobbying to provide a better education system for these people. Allison has also recently created a course for clinicians called 'Supporting NDIS Clients without registering: take the confusion and fear out of using the NDIS'  To find out more about the course and the services that Left of Centre offers, please visit www.loctherapies.com    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth catches up again with author and motivational speaker Scott Harris to find out what he has been up to over the past two years since our last interview (episode 3). Scott discusses the launch of his book, his top tips for those interested in public speaking, and his new VCAL program that he is launching in schools that teaches the key principles from his book 'Crashing into Potential'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne, Australia is now heading into stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions and the rest of Victoria is now heading back into stage 3 restrictions. Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth catches back up with Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones to discuss Harvey's five key tips on looking after yourself during the lockdown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth and Osteopath Dr James Gillard recap on how they went with their first month Deliberately Better Challenge. James shares his challenges with trying to meditate regularly, and Damon talks about how much his sleep improved once he tried to deliberately improve it. They both share their key take-away tips from their experience for listeners. They then discuss their new challenges and hopes for the next month. James wants to work towards a free-standing handstand for 30-seconds, and Damon hopes to be able to lower his blood pressure through 5 lifestyle changes. They will both try these strategies out for a month and report back next month with how they went and what they want to deliberately focus on next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Clinical Psychologist Dr Jon Finch from the Centre for Clinical Psychology about trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the importance of trauma-focused therapy in helping people to recover from PTSD. Jon has worked with people exposed to a wide range of traumatic events, victims of assault, sexual assault, childhood sexual assault and domestic violence, those involved in motor vehicle accidents, soldiers, war veterans/ peacekeepers, police members, and emergency services workers.  Jon initially trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD in 2007.  He travelled to America in 2014 to complete training with the authors of the Cognitive Processing Therapy manual to reach Cognitive Processing Therapy Trainer status and to train other clinicians.  Jon now provides training and supervision to clinicians. Jon contributes to the Cognitive Processing Therapy website in Australia and is a strong advocate for the use of evidence-based therapy in the field of psychology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Sports Scientist & Prep Coach Michael Moses on all things bodybuilding and working out. Michael shares the biggest myths when it comes to nutrition, working out and lifting weights for men and women. To find out more about Michael, his Instagram is michael_g_moses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth sits down with Jasmine Labrie to discuss what it is like to live with cancer. Jasmine has been through chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, and received treatment in both Canada and Australia. She shares what it was like to be diagnosed with cancer and to go through treatment. The big C word is something that people are often afraid to talk about, but Jasmine highlights that she would rather people ask her about it then never mention it at all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Damon talks with motivational speaker and author Scott Harris, who nearly lost his life in a head-on motorcycle accident with a friend. They discuss the accident, his medically induced coma afterwards, his long rehabilitation process, and how the accident helped him to grow and reach his potential. Scott also talks about the difficulties of continuing to live with a brain injury, and gives advice to people that are going through similar situations and how their friends and family can best support them. For more information or to book Scott for a speaking event, please go to scottbharris.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones about brain injuries. The differences between an acquired brain injury and a traumatic brain injury, their prevalence, and how to help support people with brain injuries. We also talk about the risk of brain injuries in sport and whether or not we should wear helmets in cars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth and Osteopath Dr James Gillard discuss their work and intentions for the Deliberately Better podcast. Damon describes the ten steps of the Deliberately Better process, and Damon and James set their first health targets. Damon wants to apply the skills and knowledge he has learnt about sleep to improve his sleep. James wants to get into a daily meditation practice using the app 10% happier to improve his relationships and reduce his stress. They will review their progress with these goals next month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.