Justine Gatt's guest appearances

Justine Gatt

Harvesting Happiness

Harvesting Happiness Podcasts

The Unforgiving60

OwlTail

Through their work with The Resilience Shield, Ben and Tim have become fascinated with the topic – and in particular, with evidence-based research related to it.  A few months back, they saw an article talking about an Australian academic conducting a range of ground-breaking research into this exact topic and reached out to see if she would be interested in sharing her perspectives with the Unforgiving60.  Associate Professor Justine Gatt is Lead Scientist of the Gatt Wellbeing &amp; Resilience Group at Neuroscience Research Australia and the School of Psychology, UNSW. In this capacity, she leads a research program looking at the neuroscience of wellbeing and resilience to stress and trauma, and the ways that wellbeing and resilience can be promoted via various intervention platforms.  In this episode, she shares some of these findings with Ben and Tim, including a range of practical methods of building resilience that anyone can adopt. 0:25         A very special introduction – some original poetry from Jackson, a participant in Rick Pedley-Smith’s Rite of Passage program.  For more on Rick and the work he is doing to re-engage and support boys who are considered ‘at risk’, see our discussion with him exactly two seasons ago, way back in Season 2, Episode 18. 7:05         Justine’s background – and how she got to her current role as lead scientist of the Gatt Wellbeing and Resilience Group 10:10       Justine’s definition of wellbeing and resilience 12:00       How much – and what parts – of our resilience is hereditary? Plus an explanation of Justine’s COMPAS-W scale 17:24       The impacts of early life stress on our resilience (and the physical structure of our brains!) 23:00       What can we do in our own lives to increase our wellbeing and resilience? 30:30       Social media and resilience – how are our screens impacting our wellbeing (particularly amongst teens)? 34:45       The ‘goldilocks’ effect at play in terms of screen time 38:30       Where to next for Justine? (And, importantly, can twins actually read each others’ minds?!)   43:15       What does Justine do for her own resilience? 45:45       ….and how does she try to build resilience in her daughter?   www.unforgiving60.com   Email us at debrief@unforgiving60.com   Instagram, Twitter: @Unforgiving60   External Links   NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia), where you can find more about Justine’s work, and register your interest for their soon-to-be-released app Justine’s publications   Music The Externals – available on Spotify Ben Frichot - available on Spotify

Through their work with The Resilience Shield, Ben and Tim have become fascinated with the topic – and in particular, with evidence-based research related to it.  A few months back, they saw an article talking about an Australian academic conducting a range of ground-breaking research into this exact topic and reached out to see if she would be interested in sharing her perspectives with the Unforgiving60.  Associate Professor Justine Gatt is Lead Scientist of the Gatt Wellbeing &amp; Resilience Group at <a href="https://www.neura.edu.au/staff/dr-justine-m-gatt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neuroscience Research Australia</a> and the <a href="https://www.psy.unsw.edu.au/contacts-people/research-staff/associate-professor-justine-gatt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">School of Psychology, UNSW</a>. In this capacity, she leads a research program looking at the neuroscience of wellbeing and resilience to stress and trauma, and the ways that wellbeing and resilience can be promoted via various intervention platforms.  In this episode, she shares some of these findings with Ben and Tim, including a range of practical methods of building resilience that anyone can adopt. 0:25         A very special introduction – some original poetry from Jackson, a participant in Rick Pedley-Smith’s Rite of Passage program.  For more on Rick and the work he is doing to re-engage and support boys who are considered ‘at risk’, see our discussion with him exactly two seasons ago, way back in <a href="https://unforgiving60.podbean.com/e/s2e18-%E2%80%93-turning-troubled-boys-into-good-men-with-rick-pedley-smith/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 2, Episode 18</a>. 7:05         Justine’s background – and how she got to her current role as lead scientist of the Gatt Wellbeing and Resilience Group 10:10       Justine’s definition of wellbeing and resilience 12:00       How much – and what parts – of our resilience is hereditary? Plus an explanation of Justine’s <a href="https://www.neura.edu.au/project/the-compas-w-scale-measuring-wellbeing-in-mental-health-inpatients/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">COMPAS-W scale</a> 17:24       The impacts of early life stress on our resilience (and the physical structure of our brains!) 23:00       What can we do in our own lives to increase our wellbeing and resilience? 30:30       Social media and resilience – how are our screens impacting our wellbeing (particularly amongst teens)? 34:45       The ‘goldilocks’ effect at play in terms of screen time 38:30       Where to next for Justine? (And, importantly, can twins actually read each others’ minds?!)   43:15       What does Justine do for her own resilience? 45:45       ….and how does she try to build resilience in her daughter? <a href="http://www.unforgiving60.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.unforgiving60.com</a> Email us at <a href="mailto:debrief@unforgiving60.com">debrief@unforgiving60.com</a> Instagram, Twitter: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unforgiving60/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Unforgiving60</a> External Links <a href="https://www.neura.edu.au/staff/associate-professor-justine-m-gatt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NeuRA</a> (Neuroscience Research Australia), where you can find more about Justine’s work, and register your interest for their soon-to-be-released app Justine’s <a href="https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=WBXhhowAAAAJ&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">publications</a> Music The Externals – available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0bzIKc5TQaJ0DxuVhoCmg0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Ben Frichot - available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/48uOxVr7ZB6jaXxXvMxZGI?iqi=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>

S4E18 – Associate Professor Justine Gatt: Providing a COMPAS to navigate wellbeing and resilience

Lan Cao

Harlan Lan Cao

Resilience

Moving residences, whether elective or forced, is known to be one of the most stressful things humans can do. Dealing with the trauma of new places and new faces can be difficult for both parents and children. Why do some people bounce back after a change and others sink into themselves? What about when a family moves into a different culture? How do individuals maintain a sense of well-being in the face of 180-degree life change? To determine the role genetics and environment have in calculating survival or success, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with three women about the resilience across cultures and the immigrant experience. Justine Gatt is the Lead Scientist at Gatt Wellbeing and Resilience group. She describes the multiple studies she has been a part of that measure wellbeing and resilience in various cultures and with varying stressors. Mother, Lan Cao and Daughter, Harlan Lan Cao, co-authored Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, An American Daughter. Each describes how her experience differed from the other in school, society, and when writing the book.