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Potential Psychology Podcast

The show in which we explore what it is to be human and how we, as humans, can fulfill our potential

I am your podcast host, Ellen.

Finalist in the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards, Australian psychologist Ellen Jackson interviews experts from psychology, well being, neuroscience, leadership, parenting and high performance so that you can learn from the best, flourish and fulfil your potential.

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Podcast Episode 128

In this episode, Ellen introduces systems thinking as a powerful tool for personal and professional growth and development. She provides a worksheet and an example to help you start applying systems thinking in your life. Ellen also shares her personal journey and the reasons behind her decision to pivot the podcast towards systems thinking.

Links and Resources:

  • Download the systems thinking worksheet here

Podcast Episode 127

Our guest for this episode is a long time friend of the show. This is her third appearance and we love having her here. Dr. Sarah McKay, neuroscientist, science communicator, online educator and author of the new book "Baby Brain: The surprising neuroscience of how pregnancy and motherhood sculpt our brains and change our minds (for the better)".

Podcast Episode 126

In this episode, we take a peek at the fascinating world of sport and performance psychology and dig into:

  • Your values as your guardrails for performing, whatever that looks like for you

  • The evershifting dynamic between performance and wellbeing

  • Why the present moment is critical to achieving your goals

  • Tolerating discomfort in pursuit of your goals

Podcast Episode 125

In this episode, Bea and I continue our conversation about work, purpose and making a contribution with:

  • The importance of empathic connection

  • What is Corporate Social Responsibility and how is it different to job purposing?

  • How to use your strengths to drive success and wellbeing

  • Examples of simple acts that drive purpose and meaning

Podcast Episode 124

In this episode I'm talking about purpose with my fabulous guest Bea Boccalandro, the author of Do Good at Work: How Simple Acts of Social Purpose Drive Success and Wellbeing (New York: Morgan James Publishing, 2021). Her book has received critical acclaim and she is a joy to talk to.

  • In our conversation, Bea and I discuss: Social purpose - What is it and why does it matter?

  • How purpose can be woven into our working lives.