Life Matters - Full program podcast Folgen

Our awareness of death develops in stages, which can be distressing for young children and that fear of death continues to shape the way we behave in later life, but tapers off as we are closer to dying. Anxiety about death has shaped every aspect in human society, from religion to our use of social media platforms like instagram and TikTok, so how can we learn to come to terms with it in a way that is less frightening?

Psychologist Adam Grant explains why languishing has become the dominant emotion of 2021. Why we’re still drawn back to our childhood comfort food in adulthood. And how to talk to young children about grief and loss.

Will the tens of thousands of Australians who are still trying to come home be able to make it for Christmas? Plus drifting off to sleep while learning about Indigenous history and culture through bedtime stories.