Author: Lorna

Closure Optional Ep. 48 – Ego States and Games

I’m on my own this week, finishing my ramblings on motivation as viewed through the Psychological Theory, Transactional Analysis. In this episode, I discuss the ways that we build a personality, how we use it to our advantage and disadvantage, and how we do, in fact, constantly play games with each other even if we […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 47 – Ana Almargo, Psychologist

Ana is a practicing Psychologist who specialises in the mind-body connection, EMDR Therapy and Relationship Counselling. With a Masters degree in Professional Psychology and a background in Neuro-psychology, Ana brings some serious knowledge into the conversation about Motivation, Mental health, and the ways that our brains deal with depression. If you’d like to join us […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 46 – Lucas Stone, Musician

Lucas is a Musician, formerly the frontman for the Aussie Hardcore band, HELM, and currently the guitarist for Hammers. He’s been on the podcast before in Episode 13, and he’s back now to help us un-fuck the world, our own mental health, and our worries about “success”. Also, if you want to hear Lucas and […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 45 – Yolanda Schmidt, Muaythai Fighter

Yolanda is one of the world’s best fighters, and probably one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. She has had 44 fights so far with only 10 losses, and an impressive list of Titles and awards from the Muaythai community, including a Muaythai Angels World Title in 2017. This is a lovely, though unfortunately […]

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Closure Optional, Ep. 44 – Recognition Addiction

In this episode I continue my discussion of some made up and some actual psychological theories on Human Motivation and this time I’m talking about Recognition – why do we sometimes desperately crave recognition from others, and at other times are purely happy on our own? I discuss why loneliness is actually probably a biological […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 43 – Ruckus Lucas, Musician and Woke Bloke

Ruckus is a musician and an unassuming spiritual guru / future cult leader. He currently plays drums in a band called Hammers with our friend Lucas Stone, and he runs an organisation called Woke Blokes that is trying to help men understand themselves better in healthy and constructive ways. He’s not really going to start […]

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Closure Optional, Ep. 42 – Human Motivation and and Introduction to T.A.

In this episode I discuss some made up and some actual psychological theories on Human Motivation – why, the fuck, do we do what we do? What is this “dream” that the Social Media Influencers want us to pursue? What need is your dream actually fulfilling? And a sneak peak into how your unsuspecting partner […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 41 – LIVE With Ben Johnston, WBC Muaythai World Champion

This podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at the Yard Cafe on the Gold Coast, featuring Ben Johnston. Ben has just recently won a WBC World Title in Muaythai, and this is a great conversation about what it takes to become the best in the world at something, how the social media […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 40 – Nick Sun, Comedian and Psychonaut

Nick is an enigma – he walked away from a 13 year career in stand-up comedy to walk the Australian desert and sleep in various forests burning frog secretions into his skin in order to learn how to grow up… this is a great conversation about the power of the mind, how it manipulates us, […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 39 – Iggy McGowan 2, Muaythai Trainer and Mindset Mentor

Iggy specialises in mind and body transformation through his company Via Bellatoris. I brought Iggy back onto the podcast this week because it’s a new year and we’re all saying “Oh yeah, this year I’ll do it!!!” – and I wanted to give you some tangible, specific advise on how to actually do what you […]

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