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Human Cogs Podcast

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  • Humans Cogs brings you stories that matter, and conversations about what's really going on in people's lives right now.

    Hosted by psychologist and media contributor Sabina Read, and award-winning entrepreneur and journalist Madeleine Grummet, each episode features real and raw conversations with extraordinary guests who share dark secrets, silver linings, advice on living and loving well, and will challenge what you think you know about yourself, and the world around you.

    Human Cogs is a point of universal connection for us all, exploring the things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart.

    Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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  • Ep. 85 Corrie Perkin on the Fourth Estate, storytelling and why words do matter.

    Ep. 85 Corrie Perkin on the Fourth Estate, storytelling and why words do matter.
    Apr 23 2024

    It was the poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou who once said ‘there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you’.

    Stories are what help us make sense of the world around us and of ourselves, of great tragedies and fates and fortunes, of buried histories and mysteries, of the untold secrets and human essence of things.

    Journalist Corrie Perkin was born with stories in her blood. Her father, Graham Perkin - the famed journalist and editor of The Age newspaper - was a story that unfolded before her larger than life, as she grew up on a diet of breaking news, of ink and print, and the daily happenings of the world at large playing out in fervoured conversations at her kitchen table.

    But her father’s tragic death when she was aged just 14, set Corrie’s story on a different arc, and changed her life in ways that today are still unfurling.

    In this conversation we talk about grief, how we each make sense of our lived stories, about Corrie’s decades working as a respected journalist, storyteller and champion of novelists and books, and mostly, about why in an increasingly fractured and distracted world, our words really do matter.

    Guest: Corrie Perkin, Journalist, Podcaster and Director of the Sorrento Writers Festival
    Sorrento Writers Festival: https://sorrentowritersfestival.com.au/
    Book tickets: https://sorrentowritersfestival.com.au/artfuel/program
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sorrentowritersfestival
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sorrento-writers-festival/
    Host: Mads Grummet
    Producer: Audio Superstar Daryl Missen

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    46 mins
  • Ep 84. Dr Meg Jay on rethinking your twenties, why this decade isn't necessarily "the best years of your life" and thriving through skills not pills.

    Ep 84. Dr Meg Jay on rethinking your twenties, why this decade isn't necessarily "the best years of your life" and thriving through skills not pills.
    Apr 16 2024
    Being a young person in your 20s is a complicated and challenging time. Whether you’re living through this decade of your life now, or you’re a parent to a twenty something, you likely already know that the 20s are the most uncertain decade of life. In this episode, we talk to the always compassionate and wise Dr Meg Jay, a developmental clinical psychologist, who is on faculty at the University of Virginia and maintains a private practice in Charlottesville where she specializes in twentysomethings. Her first book, The Defining Decade, has sold more than half a million copies, launched one of the most-watched TED talks to date, and is the topic of 13.7 million views on TikTok. Meg has just released her third book, The Twentysomething Treatment: A revolutionary remedy for an uncertain age, which upends the pathologizing of young adult life and offers practical skills and hope as she normalises the hurdles faced by young people, to help navigate this important time of life. Meg shares with us why the 20s isn’t a developmental downtime to be pushed to the side, but rather a transformative time that paves the way for decades to come. She shares how small tweaks in our 20s can metamorphosis our careers, mental health, and relationships for the rest of our life. We also discuss Meg’s fascinating second book, Supernormal: the secret world of the family hero, which details stories of people who have faced adversity in the form of death, divorce, mental illness in a family member, abuse or bullying and who go on to thrive. We deep dive the impact of keeping family pain in the shadows and the power of sharing secrets to help us grow and develop in healthy ways despite the family dynamics we grew up in or the hardships we endured. Meg’s warmth, insights, knowledge and watertight evidence-based research invite us to rethink our 20s, and understand that this decade won’t be the best years of our life. In fact, she states if your 20s are the best years of your life, something has gone terribly wrong! This is a not to be missed conversation for any parent and any 20 something. Guest: Dr Meg JayLatest book: The Twentysomething Treatment: A revolutionary remedy for an uncertain ageLinks: Instagram, LinkedIn,TikTok, X, ThreadsHost: Sabina Read Producer: Daryl Missen Human Cogs is available on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts or via our website where you can also catch great conversations with previous guests :) Got some thoughts on today's episode you'd like to share?Join in the convo at Instagram @human.cogsWe'd love you to support our show! Please follow us or leave a quick review.It helps us get these stories out to more awesome peeps like you! Thanks for listening.Learn more and support the show: https://www.humancogs.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    56 mins
  • Ep 83. Grace Tame on social justice, human connection and sharing our pain.

    Ep 83. Grace Tame on social justice, human connection and sharing our pain.
    Mar 28 2024
    Grace Tame is a name that needs little introduction, but that doesn’t mean you know Grace - or indeed her story - on her own terms. Catapulted into the spotlight as 'Australian of the Year' in 2021, Grace stepped squarely into the public eye and became a powerful catalyst for a tidal wave of conversation, action and policy change for survivor-victims of sexual abuse across Australia. Finally, this was a chance for Grace Tame to find - and use - her voice, after years of shadows and silence. "Let's make some noise Australia" was her catch cry. In this honest and at times confronting conversation, Grace shares with us the findings of a new Australian study - the largest of it’s kind in the world - that validates what victim-survivors have been saying for years; that child sexual abuse is a public health issue and the current statistics are shocking. Child sexual abuse is widespread in this country. According to the study, one in six (15.1%) Australian men report sexual feelings towards children and one in ten (9.4%) Australian men have sexually offended against children. Grace calls for policy change and accountability for the big tech giants who continue to allow online access to child sexual abuse material on their sites, and for intensive education so grooming is implicitly understood by children, parents and bystanders - which means all of us. Like every human on earth, Grace is a work in progress, and is still coming to terms with her experiences of instability, uncertainty and trauma. But she is powerfully reclaiming her narrative by ceding control as an adult in charge of the story of her life. And in Grace’s words: “Peace is not freedom from pain; it is the acceptance of it.” WARNING: This episode is about child sexual abuse, and may be disturbing to some listeners. Please use discretion when considering listening to this episode, and if you do need support please contact Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 or 1800 RESPECT. Guest: Grace TameBook: The Ninth Life Of A Diamond MinerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamepunk/Grace Tame Foundation: https://www.instagram.com/gracetamefoundation/ Hosts: Mads Grummet + Sabina ReadProducer: Audio Superstar Daryl MissenHuman Cogs is available on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts or via our website where you can also catch great conversations with previous guests :) Got some thoughts on today's episode you'd like to share?Join in the convo on Instagram @human.cogsWe'd love you to share the love! Please follow us or leave a quick review. It helps us get these stories out to more awesome peeps like you!Thanks, as ever, for listening. Be well.www.humancogs.comLearn more and support the show: https://www.humancogs.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 hr and 2 mins

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