About The SoP Podcast
SoP explores the science of mental health, human connection, and living well in a complex world. Blending neuroscience, biology, and psychotherapy, we offer clear explanations, grounded insights, and simple daily practices for professionals and curious individuals alike. Join us to think clearly, feel grounded, and navigate life with greater awareness.
- Psychological sense-making of current world events — Reflections on social, cultural, or global happenings that quietly shape our nervous systems, attention, stress, and wellbeing.
- Clear, accessible explanations of neuroscience and biology — Explained simply with metaphors and everyday language, showing how the brain, body, and biology influence mental health and behaviour.
- Practical, small daily practices for wellbeing — Simple, experiment-based actions that you can try immediately to regulate the nervous system, reduce overload, and gain agency.
- Bridging current affairs to everyday life — Taking contemporary issues and applying a psychological lens to offer grounded, useful takeaways for personal living and relationships.
Meet the Team
Richard Hill
Mirroring Hands Guru
Richard is a practicing psychotherapist taking practical neuroscience around the world with his workshops and seminars while being the Education Director at SoP.
Matthew Dahlitz
Behind the Scenes Guy
Psychotherapist, author, and all-round curious guy, Matt runs things behind the scenes while juggling any number of entrepreneurial ventures
Typically Richard will be talking about what’s happening under the hood, while Matt asks a lot of questions!
Latest Episodes
Why we like protocols over deep knowledge
Matt and Richard talk about protocols vs deep and broad knowledge for therapists. Mentioned in this episode: Brainstorm – the film about bipolar: https://brainstormthefilm.com/world-bipolar-day-screening/ Matt’s book on the left-hemisphere: Course that…
Political Ponerology
Matt talks with Harrison Koehli, editor of the second edition of Andrew Lobaczewski’s “Political Ponerology: The Science of Evil, Psychopathy, and the Origins of Totalitarianism”. Harrison has studied psychopathy, particularly in the political realm…