The Generation Next Podcast with Andrew Fuller

In this episode:

• Mental health assessments may be overlooking key struggles
• Limited internal dialogue can quietly intensify anxiety and emotional dysregulation in young people facing communication challenges
• Transition to high school dramatically amplifies the academic and social pressures
• New intervention approaches are uncovering how teaching the language of emotion can unlock better coping and self-advocacy for vulnerable t...

In this episode:

• Adolescents and young children in a technology dependent world
• Is there a link between mental illness and technology?
• Effects of over-exposure to screen time in young people
• Emerging behaviours and changes in teens and adolescents
• Practical advice for parents, carers and teachers for mobile phone usage

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and Creator of Learning Streng...

In this episode:

• Mental health and our relationship with food in a post-COVID era
• Raising the issue with someone you suspect has an eating disorder
• How to support someone who denies having the condition and is reluctant to accept help
• Managing emotions in someone with an eating disorder

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and Creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Dr Karen Spielman, Pri...

In this episode:

• Why is 'attention' a super-skill?
• Experiencing rapid growth in technology in recent years, how has this effected young people (i.e distractions, attention-span, reliance)?
• How effective is multi-tasking in a digital space?
• Computer gaming overuse
• Digital strategies and recommendations for families and young people

Host: James Driver, Psychotherapist, Black Dog Psychotherapy and Counselling

Guest: Dr Kris...

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In this episode:

• 'Red' and 'green' flags in relationships
• Understanding the area surrounding consent
• How to provide support to a young person when they have been sexually harmed

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and...

In this episode:

• Tracking and intruding on relationships via technology
• Password protection advice
• Protecting devices and accounts
• What to do if you believe you've been hacked, and how to prevent it

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and Creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Brett Lee, Founder of Internet Safe Education, Speaker and Author, Former Queensland Police Detective, Child Ex...

In this episode:

• Upskilling to be safe online
• What young people should avoid doing online
• How and where young people are targeted by predators
• Teaching young people the dangers and practices to avoid predators

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and Creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Brett Lee, Founder of Internet Safe Education, Speaker and Author, Former Queensland Police Detectiv...

In this episode:

• Rites of passage and how this applies to young people
• How young people deal with difficult times during teenage-hood and transitioning to adulthood
• Strategies to include parents in the rites of passage transition for young people

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and Creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Dr Arne Rubinstein, CEO and Founder of Rites of Passage Institu...

In this episode:

• The changing role of parents over the course of development
• Helpful and unhelpful things to say to teenagers
• The art of listening
• How to effectively connect and check-in with young people as they transition to young adulthood

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and Creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Marie Vakakis, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker at The Therap...

Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Prof Con Stough on understanding emotional intelligence and how it can contribute to wellbeing

• Understanding a model of emotional intelligence
• Findings from the Aristotle Emotional Intelligence Program
• How we can develop emotional intelligence in children, adolescents, teachers, school staff and parents/carers
• Understanding how EI and Positive Education approaches to wellbeing compleme...

Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest John Hendry OAM on understanding attachment as it relates to teenagers

• The cognitive and emotional effects of attachment
• Whether teenager life inevitably disrupts family attachments
• How we can re-secure less-attached teenagers
• Identity formation and attachment

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and Founder of My Learning Strengths

Guest: John...

In this episode:

• Gratitude builds on positive feelings and can help with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, immune function, and optimism
• How letting go of everyday resentments and using gratitude tools can build positive work and education environments
• Gratitude is an action rather than a feeling

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: D...

In this episode:

• How to promote the wellbeing of teenagers through positive music listening
• Music is not directly causative but has a powerful resonance in our lives - the dangers of teenagers using music in the wrong ways
• Using playlist construction as a tool to create optimism and change mood

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Prof Ka...

In this episode:

• Social and emotional benefits of music and how it can help children with their personal expression
• How educators can use music as a form of play to engage children and address their needs
• Long term benefits of music therapy
  
  

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Prof Katrina Skewes McFerran, Director, National Music Therap...

In this episode:

• Clinical anxiety is on the rise due to dramatic changes: School, friends, online social interaction, family stress, home environment and more
• The increase in screen usage and its health ramifications
• Practical approaches to manage anxiety: how effective are medications in young people?

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: A...

In this episode:

• How loneliness affects young people
• Parents can turn their child’s boredom into an opportunity to develop contemplation & independent thinking
• Talking about uncertainties with our young people is important
• Important life skills on how to navigate through loneliness

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Maggie Hamilton, ...

In this episode:

• Improving learning approaches for boys
• Should schools be organising classes based on development rather than chronological age?
• The importance of kindness and good role models

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Dr Michael Nagel, Researcher and Author; Educator, University of Sunshine Coast

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In this episode:

• Neurological development
• Optimising educational approaches: learning strengths, STEM, career preferences, social and emotional needs
• The importance of a nurturing environment – finding a balance between supporting and allowing girls to develop their own voice and identity

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Dr Michael Nag...

In this episode:

• The prevalence of ADHD in Australia and the importance of diagnosis
• Diagnosing ADHD, its effect on children, and treatment options
• Strategies and resources for parents, teachers and those who support children and adolescents with ADHD

Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical psychologist and family therapist, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths

Guest: Marie Vakakis, Accredited Mental Health Social W...