Psychology and More

The Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s ever-excellent All In The Mind radio show has two excellent recent episodes on the podcast. Have a listen.

All In The Mind – 22September2007 – The psychological power of forgiveness in South Africa:

Psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela was on South Africa’s historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission, chairing many of its tortuous public hearings about atrocities committed in the apartheid era. In an unprecedented dialogue she met with one of apartheid’s most abhorrent killers, in jail, to explore forgiveness, psychological redemption and the symbolic language of trauma.

All In The Mind – 15September2007 – Carer Couples: when a partner has a mental illness:

Lover or carer? Partner or dependant? This week, when a partner is afflicted with a severe mental illness, how is the relationship redefined? Do they feel like the body and soul you first fell in love with? Two couples — Lana and Paul, Gerard and Brendon — share the trials and triumphs of confronting illness and prejudice together.

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