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How do you make the best of the rest of the year? Today’s episode is all about how to feel like you have milked the last few weeks of out of life. There is so much that you can do in this final month of to really make the most of it. Brain Fact: The story of the woman who had a worm in her brain! The 4 ways you can get a parasite living inside you (skip ahead to around 11 minutes if you’re squeamish) Listener Question: I’ve come home from travelling and feel like I hate the life I’ve returned to. Please help! LINKS: Listen to my episode on Soft VS Bold action https://bit.ly/soft-bold-action . Follow @dyfmpodcast on IG  Follow @alexispredez on IG   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on IG  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez           Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This ep is a juicy one. I’m talking about getting comfortable because it’s easy, rather than challenging and pushing yourself toward a life you actually want. We’re talking about the signs you’re slipping into a pattern, living up to someone else’s ideals instead of your own, not knowing what you want, feeling lost and frustrated, and how to start to turn it all around. Listener Question: I’ve struggled to set boundaries my whole life and people often walk all over me. I've done a LOT of work on myself to unlearn these unhelpful beahviours including cutting out my toxic friends who took advantage of me. Recently an old friend has moved to my city but things feel different, and I can feel the blame creeping in from her that I am not doing enough in our friendship. Please help me before it blows up! LINKS: Listen to my episode on Sunk Cost Fallacy here https://bit.ly/46TyOJs . Follow @dyfmpodcast on IG  Follow @alexispredez on IG   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on IG  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez           Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why does turning 30 come with so much pressure to have your shit together? I’m going to explore WHY we feel like we need to have our life sorted by 30, and how to get out of that comparison loop and just live your life no matter your age or stage. Listener Question:I'm from England but have established a life in Australia. My long distance boyfriend has put it to me that I should come back to England to start our lives together and I don't know what to do. Please help!  LINKS: Listen to my episode with my cousin Giselle called “Shit Happens (Literally)” https://bit.ly/dyfm-giselle . Follow @dyfmpodcast on IG  Follow @alexispredez on IG   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on IG  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez           Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's talk reputation my beans: what it is, how you get one and MOST importantly how you can change your reputation if you've got a baaad one. Brain Fact: The Ceiling Effect in pharmacology  . Listener Question:Me and an ex bestie had a falling out a few years ago but I still have to interact with them in group settings. It’s hard but I do it cause I don’t wanna miss out on group things with mates. It’s awkward but I get on with it. I’m getting married soon and feel like it’ll be awkward and dramatic if I don’t invite them because I’m literally inviting our whole friendship group EXCEPT them. On the other hand, this person has done nothing but been a bad friend and not a good person so I really don’t want her making things awkward on my wedding day. What do I do? LINKS: Follow @dyfmpodcast on IG  Follow @alexispredez on IG   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on IG  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez           Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I'm joined by the QUEEN of podcasting and social media and being hot and clever – Abbie Chatfield. I really wanted to dive into a chat all about being trolled on social media, navigating friendships, and how to talk to someone whose beliefs are SO different to your own. LINKS: Listen to It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield https://linktr.ee/itsalotpod . Follow @itsalotpod on Instagram https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Listen to Abbie’s podcast episode with her mum about the little cockroach https://bit.ly/3SBVwlc . Listen to Abbie’s interview with Bassem Youssef https://spoti.fi/3G7YQgd . Follow @dyfmpodcast on IG  Follow @alexispredez on IG   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on IG  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Guest: Abbie Chatfield           Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're holding grudges in a relationship, if you're keeping score for when someone let you down, I want you to STOP. Here's how to stop grudges getting in the way of forming long lasting, meaningful relationships.   BRAIN FACT:Nerve Growth Factor (NGF): A type of protein that places a key role in growth, development, and the maintenance of nerve cells in the nervous system. EXTRA READING Nerve Growth Factor Explained from Science Direct https://bit.ly/nervegrowthfactor . Watch ‘Response of Cells to Nerve Growth Factor’ (NGF) from University of Massachusetts YouTube channel -  https://bit.ly/ngf-umass . LISTENER QUESTION: My mother has taken to undermining me in front of my partner and it’s really upsetting. I am worried about my partner leaving me because of how my mother treats me. DO you have any advice on what I can do? LINKS:  Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Follow @dyfmpodcast on IG  Follow @alexispredez on IG   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on IG  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez           Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos and Nick BarrettDYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listrnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Like Ru Paul said - If you can't love yourself how in the hell you gonna love somebody else can I get an AMEN up in here?! In this episode I’m refreshing my tips for boosting your self-worth to live the bad ass life you deserve. BRAIN FACT:RBD: REM sleep disordered: characterised by the absence of normal muscle atonia during REM sleep EXTRA READING REM Behaviour Disorder explainer from Stanford Medicine: Health Care - https://shc.is/3u2wmSp . Read ‘RACGP - REM sleep behaviour disorder – more than just a parasomnia’ from RACGP https://bit.ly/remsleepdisorder . LISTENER QUESTION: My wife has asked for an open marriage, but I don’t feel the same way. WE have a child and I really don’t want to let this go. What do I do? LINKS: Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Follow @dyfmpodcast on IG  Follow @alexispredez on IG   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on IG  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez           Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos and Nick BarrettDYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listrnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My beautiful BEANS this episode we're diving into how to turn your desperation into true attraction; we're talking in romantic relationships, your career, your friendships. BRAIN FACT:How does local anaesthetic work? Did you know that cocaine was one of the first local anaesthetics discovered and used! EXTRA READING Read 'Basic pharmacology of local anaesthetics' from BJA Education https://bit.ly/3SqoRPA . Watch this explainer on how local anaesthetic works from Armando Hasudangan on YouTube https://bit.ly/localanaesthetic-explainer . LISTENER QUESTION: I broke up with my bf 2 months ago after I found out he had been reacting to other girls’ stories in Instagram and heart reacting to hot photos of other women. He was shocked. He's so distraught and I’m now feeling regret over the break up. How do I move on because I feel not good enough and wondering what he's up to. LINKS: Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership . Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course . Follow @dyfmpodcast on IG  Follow @alexispredez on IG   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on IG  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez           Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is Ketamine being used to treat depression and anhedonia? In this science-y episode I'm going through the neuroscience of Ketamine and the brain, the chemical makeup of the drug, and why it's being used in many trials to treat people with treatment resistant depression and anhedonia. BRAIN FACT:ECT therapy – what is It, how does it work, what type of mental disorders is it used as a treatment for. Read more about ECT from the Mayo Clinic https://mayocl.in/3sfPN9W .  EXTRA READING Read Understanding Anhedonia https://bit.ly/anhedonia-explained . Mandal S, Sinha VK, Goyal N. Efficacy of ketamine therapy in the treatment of depression. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019 Sep-Oct;61(5):480-485. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_484_18. PMID: 31579184; PMCID: PMC6767816. LISTENER QUESTION:rr I’m doing my PHD and have realised I don’t think I want a career in the thing I’m studying. After listening to your episode on the Sunk Cost Fallacy (https://bit.ly/46TyOJs ) I’m looking for advice on whether or not I should finish the PHD or not. LINKS: Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership . Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course . Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez          Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you know if you are setting the bar too low for yourself, your relationships and your career / abilities? In this episode, I cover what happens when you do that, and why it is important to turn that around so you can start expecting and receiving more out of life. Brain Fact: Explaining Urbach-Wiethe disease. of people who don't experience the physiological aspects of the fear response. Urbach-Wiethe disease on Wikipedia https://bit.ly/urbachwiethe . Koen N, Fourie J, Terburg D, Stoop R, Morgan B, Stein DJ, van Honk J. Translational neuroscience of basolateral amygdala lesions: Studies of Urbach-Wiethe disease. J Neurosci Res. 2016 Jun;94(6):504-12. doi: 10.1002/jnr.23731. PMID: 27091312. LINKS Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership . Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course . Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adult friendships can be harrrrrd – and being in business with a mate is even harder. In this episode I’m joined by two friends who seem to have it figured out! Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw, founders of KIC – the wellbeing and lifestyle community that’s an app and a podcast (kinda like us!). They talk all about the friendship, their relationships with their bodies, and how they got to where they are today. PLUS Steph and Laura are offering my beans 1 month FREE on the KIC app using the code DYFM. Sign up at https://kicapp.com/  select the monthly subscription and enter DYFM to redeem. The Code will only work via the website, then once you have an account, download the app and Log in to enjoy! LINKS Use code 'DYFM' to get one month free on the KIC app (sign up via website  https://kicapp.com/  ) Listen to KICPOD with Steph and Laura Follow @laura.henshaw on IG Check out @stephclairesmith on IG Follow @kicpod on Instagram https://bit.ly/ig-kicpod . Play the DYFM Card game https://www.dyfmpod.com/shop . Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Guests: Laura Henshaw and Steph Claire Smith Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’m on holidays beans! For some listening to fill your ears check out some of your favourite episodes below; 'Why discipline is the ticket to the life you want' 'Chase change, don’t let change chase you' '10 things I learnt in my 20s' '10 ways to show up for yourself' 'Motivation, Purpose and Body Image' 'Self love – finding your worth'   LINKS Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership . Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course . Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can spend your whole life thinking about a bad decision that you mad . or the opportunity you didn’t take, or mistakes you made. In fact most people do! It can be crippling, so I want to take you through the ways you can live a life without regret, and reclaim contentment in your decisions. PET LOVE:  Watch 'Lupin' on Netflix https://bit.ly/lupin-trailer  . SBS Podcasts ‘Learn a Language’ https://bit.ly/sbspodcasts-language . BRAIN FACT:   Some of the ways you can inherit a genetic trait from your parents, basically an explainer on Dominant Vs Recessive genes (and how they impact your genetic makeup). LISTENER QUESTION:How do I get over the heartbreak of someone who was perfect for me but the timing was wrong. AND they were a stunning traveller who made me realise that Aussie guys are just boring in comparison. HELP! LINKS: Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership . Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course . Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do we struggle to be aware of ourselves? It’s hard to turn the lense on yourself, particularly during the bad shit. I’m going to take you through how to practice self awareness and level up your life (and how to stop being the kind of person to throw blame instead of apologise).Pet Love: Listen to The Dream Podcast https://bit.ly/thedream-podcast . Brain Fact: Exploring Corpus Callosum https://bit.ly/corpus-callosum . LINKS Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership . Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course . Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I'm diving DEEP into your questions beans – and there's a breakup theme coming through! These are the topics/listener questions I’m covering; How to commit to breaking up with someone who doesn't take you seriously when you try to break up with them Feeling regret over ending a relationship once an ex has a new partner Going through a difficult break up An unhealthy sister-in-law relationship LINKS Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership . Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course . Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Overthinking? Me? Never (lol absolutely yes). I’m going to take you through what’s happening in your brain when you’re overthinking. Plus I’ll give you some steps for how to overcome it and get out of that overthinking spiral. Listener Question: I’ve repeatedly been excluded from group gatherings of my boyfriend’s friends. Is this normal? And how do I figure out if I’m being left out on purpose or if it’s just a misunderstanding. LINKS Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership . Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course . Listen to Ep 184 on Epigenetics https://bit.ly/184-epigenetics . Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Zoe Panaretos  Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The phrase Sunk Cost Fallacy is going to help you stop wasting your time on shit that doesn’t work. In this episode I’m explaining this concept where you keep putting money and time and effort into something that isn’t working, but you don’t want to quite cause of all the effort you’ve already put in. Brain Fact: Cyclooxegenase and reducing pain and inflamation in the body  Listener Question: I have been cheating on my wife for 7 years, and the woman I was cheating with recently broke up with me. How can I get over that heartbreak while not telling my wife about the affair because I don’t want her to leave me. LINKS Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Read 'How susceptible to the Sunk Cost Fallacy are you?' from Harvard Business Review https://bit.ly/sunkcost-fallacy . Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Oscar Gordon DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello my beautiful beans! In this episode I’m gunna talk you through how to get closure in your life; primarily about romantic relationships but you could also apply a lot of this to friendships or even losing a job or opportunity. Brain Fact: Borderline Personality Disorder Listener Question: My ex has said they want to keep the door open on our relationship now that we've broken up. What should I do? LINKS Read more about Borderline Personality Disorder from the National Institute of Mental Health https://bit.ly/bpd-mentalhealth . Send your Listener question to info@dyfmpod.com  Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperDigital Producer: Oscar Gordon Social Producer: Shania MaguaManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What makes someone a narcissist? What's the difference between a covert and overt narcissist? and how, oh HOW, do you handle a relationship with a narcissist - particularly narcissistic parents and in-laws; This is what I'm diving into in this episode.  Then I get into a listener question about whether or not to move cities to be with a partner when being mid-way through tertiary study. Specifically how to tell if you actually want to move for yourself and not just because your partner is somewhere you aren't. LINKS Read more about Narcissistic Personality Disorder from National Library of Medicine https://bit.ly/dyfm-narcissistic-pd . Read 'Covert narcissist: Traits, causes, and how to respond' from Medical News Today Medically reviewed by Karin Gepp, PsyD — By Aaron Kandola https://bit.ly/covert-vs-overt . Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram  Follow @alexispredez on Instagram   Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram  CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise CooperExecutive Digital Producer: Oscar Gordon DYFM Social Producer: Shania MaguaAdditional Imaging: Nat MarshallManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lying is normal, but lying pathologically is NOT. I got a listener question specifically around dealing with a liar so I'll jump off with that and then get into the episode of today. Brain fact: Photobleaching your rods (what happens when you suddenly go into a bright light) Read about Rhodopsin https://www.britannica.com/science/rhodopsin  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.