Welcome back to The Psychology Sisters unfiltered, where we chat all things being human, with a mix of clinical insight, real talk, and a few chaotic tangents. In today’s episode, we’re exploring something that feels especially needed right now: softness. What does it mean to go soft in a world that’s constantly asking us to toughen up, keep going, and stay informed, even when it all feels like a lot? We start with what it means to feel alive, not just functioning, but actually alive in your bod...
Jun 25, 2025•54 min
In today’s episode we are diving deep into the ambivalent attachment style, where it comes from, how it shows up in your relationships and how you can start rewiring it. If you often feel like you’re too much and not enough or constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop in relationships, this one is for you. Understanding Attachment: o Attachment is a biological system, its innate. o Attachment is developed within relationships o People with adverse childhood experiences, experience higher lev...
Jun 12, 2025•48 min
hello psychology sistas and mistas!! Welcome back to another unfiltered episode! Kat's pit was forgetting to press record on the first episode we recorded!! Her Peek is taking herself out on dates and having treats with herself, savouring being in her own company and loving time with herself. Aimee's pit was also being a tech tragic! Aimee share's her LOVE for the week is Siren's on Netflix and organising her phone notifications so she is less interrupted and more focused. Is it OK to track my p...
Jun 05, 2025•25 min
hello lovely listeners!! Welcome back to another unhinged/ unfiltered episode! Loves and leaves: Kat's love this week is a fun, easy, watch on Netflix - Ransom Canyon. Aimee has been loving going back to comfort consumption in Grey's anatomy on Disney+. No leaves this week, just love!! Pit and Peak of the week: Aimee discusses being in the tension of trade offs of getting the things you choose. Being in a transition stage can be tricky because it requires re-prioritising things. The reality of t...
May 22, 2025•55 min
Hellooooooooooo and welcome back to a psychology mama's episode! If you grew up in the ’90s or early 2000s, you probably remember it well — low-rise jeans, calorie-counting, and the constant message that thinness equaled beauty, success, and self-worth. Many of us internalised those messages before we even understood them. We learned to shrink ourselves — literally and figuratively — to fit into a version of ‘enough’ that was never really about health or happiness. Now, as adults — and for some ...
May 07, 2025•29 min
Hello lovely listeners! Join us for a very unfiltered chat discussing some concerning trends we are seeing making the rounds on social media. Why are we going back to trends that we know have been so damaging? Before we get into today's episode, Kat shares her pit of struggling with a loud inner critic and her peak of exciting business ventures, feeling aligned with work and enjoying the ride. Aimee shares an embarrassing couch blunder as her pit and a peak enjoying some wholesome time with frie...
Apr 16, 2025•41 min
Hello lovely listeners!! Strap in for a goodie this morning as we have the incredible producer Keeshia joining us to lift the cloud on ADHD! Keeshia may be best known as producer Keeshia on the "Life Uncut" podcast. Recently she has started her own podcast called "Cloud" which she created to discuss ADHD and late age diagnosis; a conversation that was sparked after Keeshia’s own diagnosis. The name Cloud is inspired by the experiences of many late-diagnosed women who describe finally feeling lik...
Apr 07, 2025•58 min
Hello hello! Welcome back for a deep dive into hyper-independence. Independence is praised a lot in our society and often described as a strength, so can you be too independent? Here's a little summary of what we dive into: Signs of hyper-independence, how would you know if you were too independent? Hyper-independence is often a solution to instability and inconsistency e.g. if family is unstable the solution is my own rules for security and certainty. Rules and self-reliance compensate for unme...
Mar 12, 2025•38 min
Welcome back psycho sistas and mistas, we have another unfiltered episode for you! First up we discuss Kat's influential powers over raisin toast, we share our Pit and Peak and “loves and leaves” of the week. Then, we share our thoughts on Let them theory: 1.Radical acceptance 2.Focus on letting go of what you can’t control 3.Cons – avoiding hard important conversations and not trauma informed. Next up we talk about brain fog and what the fuzziness is all about. Let us know your thoughts in the ...
Mar 05, 2025•37 min
Hey Mamas- welcome back to the first episode of The Psychology Mama's for the year! What is Matrescence and WHY did nobody teach us about it?! Well join us as we unpack the language around the fourth trimester and why one word in particular matters sooooo much! We discuss: •Transition to motherhood is forever •The motherhood mask •Anger and rage •Perfectionism and the shift •Expectations Vs social narratives around motherhood: being able to do it all •Guilt •Worldview shifts •A time of healing V...
Feb 19, 2025•54 min
Welcome back psycho sista's and mista's!! It's our first episode of 2025 and we are shakin' it up! The Psychology Sisters Unfiltered episodes are al about chit chatting the high and the lows with a psychological lens. These episodes are dedicated to the catchups, the laughs, discussing what's happening in the world and sharing a little vulnerability along the way. First up we have our pit and peak coming into 2025: Aimee shares welcoming her baby boy into the world, little Oliver and his complic...
Feb 05, 2025•39 min
Please take care while listening to this episode. Especially if you have experienced pregnancy loss, infertility or if you are currently experiencing a high-risk pregnancy, as the content in this episode may be triggering. To our Psychology sista's and mista's, welcome to episode 3 “Birth, baby and becoming - understanding the psychological side of birth”, we want to acknowledge that it is a privilege to carry and birth a healthy baby. We acknowledge our own bias's, privilege, and agency in the ...
Nov 20, 2024•53 min
Please take care while listening to this episode. Especially if you have experienced pregnancy loss, infertility or if you are currently experiencing a high-risk pregnancy, as the content in this episode may be triggering. This episode also discusses eating disorders and body image. Please skip this episode if this is triggering for you. We start this episode with sharing what we wish we knew when we were pregnant that we know now and what would I go back and tell myself? Pregnancy is a really b...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Welcome to The Psychology Mamas – a podcast series brought to you by the Psychology Sisters dedicated to understanding the psychological journey of parenthood. Before we dive into this episode, we want to acknowledge that it is a privilege to have the choice of conceiving a child. We acknowledge our own bias's, privilege and agency in the disclosures we share during this episode. We understand this episode does not speak to all of the layering and nuances in this conversation such as sex, cultur...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Hellllloooooo psycho sista's and mista's!! We have the marvellous Maddie back on the pod today to talk all things understanding your own red flags!! But First! Maddie shares a slithery pit with us! We often talk about red flags in relationships and friendships, but rarely do we open a discussion around red flags in ourselves and that’s exactly what we are here to do today! This episode is not about labelling certain behaviours as wrong or bad or toxic. It’s more about deepening our own understan...
Sep 18, 2024•48 min
Hello lovely listeners!! 🎙️ ✨💛 TW - this episode discusses sexual abuse and child sexual assault. This episode also discusses pregnancy and parenthood- if this is triggering for you in anyway - please skip this episode. Join us for part two of the listener Q&A!! 💕 Aimee and Kat share their pit and peaks of the weeks that have been ✨💛 We also answer YOUR questions on: ✨Why is it when someone tells you not to do something you NEED to do it? ✨How to work through resentment? ✨How to reengage...
Aug 28, 2024•55 min
Hellllloooooo psycho sista's and mista's!! We have the marvellous Maddie back in action for a bit of a different vibe today! We are sharing our hard truths from years of experience in and out of the therapy chair! The episodes starts with a general catch-up and pit and peak - Kat shares a hilarious and relatable pit surrounding motherhood and the ambition of being an appointment girly. Maddie and Aimee empathise over some fur baby related pits before we get into the juicy bit's of the episode!! ...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Hello lovely listeners!! Join us for an old school Q + A! We had so many questions we have broken this up into two parts. We answer your questions on: What is the ultimate goal in therapy? How do you support a friend that withdraws? How to talk to your therapist about therapy not working? What is the ADHD assessment process like? How to rebuild trust after betrayal and being hurt? If YOU have any Qs you'd like to send in, please feel welcome to slide into our dms!! We hope you love this episode!...
Jul 19, 2024•51 min
Hello hello and welcome back to another episode with Maddie!! We are deep diving into grief!! Grief is coming to terms with a huge empty space of something that you have lost – that cannot be replicated. And it’s a necessary process to come to terms with loss -Your grief is unique and it is yours – your relationship to loss is as unique as your finger print. There are no two the same -It’s universal and intensely personal -There is no formula for grief and there is no such thing as the right way...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Hellllllllllllooooooooo lovely listeners!! In this episode we answered a listener question that was sent in to our DMs!! "Why is taking accountability so hard? I'm chronically late, I have a hard time receiving feedback in my personal life, I aware of it I just don't know how to hold myself more accountable." Accountability is defined as taking ownership and responsibility for one's actions, decisions, and outcomes. It is a critical component of personal growth and development, as well as buildi...
Jun 04, 2024•59 min
Hello lovely listeners!! 🎙️ ✨💛 TW - this episode discusses domestic violence, abuse themes and pregnancy - if this is triggering for you in anyway - please skip this episode. The long wait is hopefully worth it, as we have a jam packed episode for you! 💕 Maddie, Aimee and Kat discuss the complexities, nuances and multiplicities of women’s safety and everything thats been happening for an important check-in. We also invite you to check-in with safe and trusted people in your life to have more ...
May 21, 2024•56 min
Disclaimer and TW: this episode was recorded before the recent events in Bondi. If you have been impacted you may like to skip this episode due to themes discussed. Welcome back to another episode psychology sisters and misters! We get vulnerable in our pit and peaks this week! It is a little longer so if you would like to skip to the juicy part of the episode - start at approximately 17:00 minutes We are also talking all things overwhelm and we dive deeper into what it is and why we feel it. In...
Apr 17, 2024•57 min
Hello and welcome back to another episode featuring our marvellous Maddie!! We are noticing that a lot of people are struggling with an identity crisis earlier in life. This can look like: -This can be a painful struggle of internal conflicts and existential crisis -It can feel like chronic unfulfillment even though you seemingly have everything -Things that used to give you joy no longer do -Urgent need for drastic big life changes -Re-evaluating your life -Feeling restless and anxious -Boredom...
Apr 04, 2024•36 min
Hello lovely listeners!! Welcome to the first Psychology Sisters Episode of 2024. It has been a hot minute, but boyyyyyyyyyyy we are glad to be back in your ears. In this episode we discuss the following: Our pit and peaks - please feel welcome to skip ahead as it has been a while since we have caught up!! In summary, very exciting news, Kat welcomes her beautiful baby girl Delilah officially to the Poddy! Aimee and Kat have been working on their new project - The Thriving Therapist and their fi...
Mar 17, 2024•54 min
Trigger warning: this episode discusses falling pregnant naturally and pregnancy. This episode discusses grief around identity and processing falling pregnant and the change and uncertainty of this process. If this is triggering for you in anyway please skip this episode. This episode is also a very emotional, tender and vulnerable one. Hello lovely listeners. We have a very raw and vulnerable episode for you this morning. This is our last episode of the year! We are taking a break and we'll be ...
Nov 01, 2023•45 min
Happy Thursday lovely listeners - strap yourselves in! We are back with the marvellous Maddie to deep dive into the hidden impact of stressors building up and savage self-care!! But first! What is our pit and peak? What is the 411!? The wonderful Maddie shares a delightful up-chuck story of Alfie, her fur baby. Aimee shares the chaotic reflections of a busy mind and body in her week that was! Kat shares another journey involving our favourite combination - self-deprecation and dessert!! We explo...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr
Hello and welcome back to another episode! Psychology is often about relationships and how we navigate them! We have Maddie joining us to deep dive into normal doubts in relationship Vs ROCD We look to our partners to be everything for us nowadays and this can be an incredibly burden on the relationship and leave us feeling chronically dissatisfied. It is very normal to have doubts and questions around our relationships. But when does this turn into something more chronic? What is ROCD? It is a ...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Hello and welcome back to another episode! Why are we talking about the blahs? Let us paint you a picture. You feel different. Tired. You’re not exactly sad or distressed, but you couldn’t describe yourself as thriving either. Anhedonia refers to the reduced ability to experience pleasure, it’s not burnout, still had energy. Its not depression. We just felt blah. You have all of the things that you want and you’re doing all the things you “should” do but you just don’t get to experience joy. We ...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr
Happy Thursday lovely listeners! We are back in your ears to deep dive into the universal pain of rejection. Why are we talking about rejection? Because it is a universal pain and it causes absolute havoc on us. Our biology and the biology of our nervous system is modulated by the people in our lives. When we fear rejection, we run the danger of becoming people pleasers and abandoning ourselves. Being repeatedly rejected as a child can lead to a belief that you’re inadequate. And these false bel...
Aug 23, 2023•59 min
Tw: psychological and emotional abuse Happy Thursday lovely listeners! We are back to join the conversation around weaponising therapy talk. As therapists, we explore the 'red flags' in Jonah Hill's texts. We explore: - coercive control vs. boundaries - what are healthy boundaries? - what is controlling behaviour? We hope you enjoy, Aimee + Kat Further resources on this topic: Books: Say What You Mean - Oren J Sofer https://www.amazon.com.au/Say-What-You-Mean-Communication/dp/161180583X/ref=asc_...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min
