Mind Hacks: Joel Pearson

Mind Hacks: Joel Pearson

From All In The Mind by ABC Australia

March 11, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

Cognitive neuroscientist Joel Pearson shares his stress management techniques in this episode of Mind Hacks.

Welcome back to All in the Mind's little sister: Mind Hacks. In this episode, cognitive neuroscientist Joel Pearson tells us how he manages his own stress (clue: it involves saunas!) Each week on Mind Hacks, we're bringing you bonus content with special guests, featuring rapid fire questions about their mental health tips and pet peeves. It's like a psychology version of eff, marry kill!We're going to test this format out over the next few weeks, so let us know what you think, or if there's a guest you'd like us to invite back on the program for Mind Hacks. As always, you can reach us on allinthemind@abc.net.au And don't worry, regular All in the Mind episodes will keep dropping every Sunday. Guest: Professor Joel PearsonPsychologist, neuroscientistFounder and Director, Future Minds LabUniversity of New South Wales Credits: Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar Senior producer: James Bullen Producer: Rose Kerr Sound engineer: Harvey O'Sullivan Relevant All in the Mind episodes: Is AI making our brains lazier? "Scarier than killer robots": why your mind isn't ready for AI When to trust your gut instinct, and when to ignore it You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind…

People in this episode

Host: Sana Qadar

Guest: Joel Pearson

Topics covered

  • stress management
  • cognitive neuroscience
  • mental health tips
  • psychology
  • saunas

Keywords

  • stress
  • cognitive neuroscience
  • mental health
  • saunas
  • psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of New South Wales, Future Minds Lab, ABC Australia

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