Australian Broadcasting Corporation
What Does Shame Feel Like?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M calls up the squad to talk about what it's like to feel ashamed and self-conscious. Shame Hungry:...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Why is Rejection Painful?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Mo and Dr. M do a science experiment to learn why we're wired to fear rejection like we fear pain. True...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Feeling Anxious
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Despite the encouraging lyrics of her new favourite song, Dr. M is overcome by worry when she learns...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Talking Through the Shame
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Emerson gives some tips on what we can do to feel less shame and not be so hard on ourselves. Dr. M and...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sibling Drama
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Doc Daphne stops by for a surprise visit, making Dr. M even more frustrated. Time for some tips from...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Feeling Like Giving Up?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M considers closing her practice. True Grit: Resilience part 2
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
When Times Get Tough
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Despite recent marketing efforts, Dr. M is still struggling to attract clients. True Grit: Resilience...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Feeling Ashamed
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. A mishap while watering plants takes Mo back to an embarrassing and shameful moment from his childhood....
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
What is Shame?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Shame enthusiasts Timothy and Ursula share the ingredients for a delicious and devastating shame soup....
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Afraid of Trying Something New?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Just the mention of trying something new is enough to give Mo a stomach ache! First Time for...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Just Stick With It
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M decides to tough it out and keep operating her practice. And the office phone finally rings! True...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Working Through Sibling Rivalry
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M calls up Australian sibling pop duo The Veronicas for advice on handling sibling disputes, then...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
From Anxious to Excited
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Mo's friend helps Dr. M convert her anxiety into excitement. And Mo comes up with a new, less stressful...
Financial Times
Techlash' – how big tech is influencing your thinking
The FT's Rana Foroohar assesses the cognitive power of technology, including how time spent on your phone can affect your mood, and how big tech is influencing people's thinking daily.
Healthcare Triage
Shaky Science in the New Rules on Contraceptive Coverage
In a new rule about coverage of contraception, the Trump administration argues that birth control is bad for your health. But it's a claim that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. That's the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Why do we Feel Sad?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M chats with Internet Lady to learn about the science behind emotions and sad feelings. Sad Panda:...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Identity Exploration
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Mo tries on the frosty life and Dr. M asks the teenage expert team about their own identity journeys....
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Can a Friend be a Bully?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Scarlet wastes no time making Dr. M feel awful about herself. Dr. M talks it out with the team. With...
Vlogbrothers
The Extraordinary Story of Hussam: Teenager, Writer, and Syrian Refugee
In which John Green meets Hussam, a 16-year-old Syrian refugee living in the Azraq refugee camp in Northern Jordan with his mother and little brother. Hussam learned English in the camp in three months with help from YouTube videos and a...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Different Types of Sadness
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M is having a hard time dealing with the sudden saddness she started feeling at the memorial...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Feeling Down
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M is excited about her recent psychology award nomination, but Mo is feeling too sad to acknowledge...
Oxford Comma
Love and Time: The Sun Rising
Playing on the tradition of the interrupted lovers (who in this case are interrupted by the sun), Donne creates a metaphor that stretches the length of the poem. Stay tuned for a reading, summary, and analysis of one of my all time...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
When Social Media Goes Wrong
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M aplogizes to Daphne and sets some parameters for future social media use. IRL: Social Media part 6
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
What Does Being Anxious Feel Like?
Mikki vs the World is a creative, funny, and factual series designed to help teens get a grip on what’s happening inside their heads. Dr. M asks the panel of teenage experts for advice about anxiety and its symptoms. Internet Lady...