Everything Is Going To Be OK. No Option B.
Everything Is Going To Be OK. No Option B. is a practical psychology podcast hosted by Dr Hanan Bushkin. It features honest, structured conversations on topics like anxiety, trauma, relationships, emotional regulation, discipline, avoidance, self-respect, purpose, and behavioral change. The podcast offers clear psychological insight and practical steps to help listeners feel less stuck and live with more structure, responsibility, and direction.
Episodes
When life refuses to make sense
Sometimes life gives you a reality you cannot explain, cannot fix and would never have chosen.This episode is deeply personal.It is dedicated to a friend I cared about who recently passed, and to the family and people who loved her.Grief can leave us devastated, angry and asking questions that may never receive satisfying answers.Why her?Why now?Why didn’t the treatment work?Why didn’t God interve
The Odyssey: The psychology of Temptation
Odysseus knew that he was going to change his mind.So he made certain that nobody would listen to him when he did.Before sailing past the Sirens, Odysseus ordered his crew to block their ears with wax and tie him tightly to the ship’s mast. He warned them that once he heard the Sirens singing, he would beg to be released.They were not to obey him.They were to tighten the ropes.Odysseus understood
Peter Pan was never free
Peter Pan could fly anywhere.But he could not build a life anywhere.As children, we see Peter Pan as the ultimate symbol of freedom. He never has to grow up, work, accept responsibility or allow anyone to tell him what to do.But look more carefully and Peter Pan becomes a far more tragic character.Everyone around him grows. Wendy builds a life. The Lost Boys find homes. Time gives their lives cont
The psychology of being present
Most of us are constantly moving towards the next thing.The next goal.The next holiday.The next achievement.The next version of ourselves.We tell ourselves that once life calms down, once we earn more, once the children are older or once we finally reach the goal, then we will relax and enjoy our lives.But the finish line keeps moving.In this episode, Dr Hanan Bushkin explores Leo Tolstoy’s famous
The Emperor Is Naked. Now What?
Most people think The Emperor’s New Clothes is a story about vanity.It is also a story about what happens when everyone can see the truth, but nobody is willing to take a position.In this episode, I unpack why people sit on the fence, why indecision feels safer than commitment, and why every serious choice comes with a sacrifice.I also explore the old philosophical idea of Buridan’s ass: a donkey
Which little pig are you?
Why do human beings love stories?Not just because they entertain us.Stories are one of the cheapest ways we learn.Someone else makes the mistake. Someone else ignores the warning. Someone else pays the price. And if we are paying attention, we get to collect the lesson without having to suffer the same consequence ourselves.We don’t have to slip on the banana peel. Sometimes we just need to watch
You Don’t Need Better Boundaries. You Need a Better Life.
Australia has tried to set one of the biggest modern boundaries: no social media accounts for children under 16.And whether you agree with the law or not, the early signs reveal something important:A boundary does not work just because you announce it.You can ban the app.You can remove the phone.You can say no.But if a child’s friendships, boredom, identity, entertainment, status, validation and e
Nina Hastie; Laughter, Rejection, and turning Chaos into Order
Nina Hastie is known for being sharp, funny and impossible to ignore.But this conversation is not about celebrity.It is about the human being behind the humour.In this episode, Dr Hanan Bushkin sits down with Nina for a powerful conversation about laughter, rejection, addiction, sobriety, self-respect and the difficult work of turning chaos into order.They explore what humour can do for pain, why
Fifa World Cup. Have we lost perspective
The 2026 World Cup is the biggest in history — 48 teams, 104 matches, three host countries, and a global machine bigger than ever. But this episode asks a harder question: when does bigger stop meaning better?Dr Hanan Bushkin explores why more money, more success, more status, more achievement, and more scale can still leave a person unanchored. Because if growth destroys your sleep, family, healt
Are you loved, or are you just useful?
Episode 2: Are You Loved, or Are You Just Useful?In this episode of Everything is going to be ok, no option B, Dr Hanan Bushkin explores one of the most uncomfortable questions in relationships, families and everyday life: Are you actually loved — or have you become useful?There is a big difference between being needed and being respected. A mother can become the family Uber driver. A father can b
When the Mirror Becomes the Master
In the first episode of Everything Is Going To Be OK. No Option B., Dr Hanan Bushkin explores what happens when the mirror becomes the master.We all need feedback. We all care, to some degree, how we are seen. But there is a point where reflection becomes identity — where the opinions, approval, applause, rejection, silence, and judgement of others start deciding who we think we are.This episode i
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