Balancing Art & Science: The Dual Passions of Yass Rad

Feb 10, 2026

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Hi there and a very warm welcome to Season 6 Episode 43 of People Soup, it's Ross McIntosh here.

In this episode, I welcome Yass Rad to People Soup. Yass is the founder of 'We Were Unpublished', a part-time consultant at Affinity Health at Work, and a PhD student researching perfectionism in the workplace and ACT interventions for well-being at City St. George's, University of London. You'll hear Yass shares pivotal moments from her academic and career journey, discussing her unique combination of interests in psychology and art. She reflects on her early work experiences, the challenges she faced, and how they led her back to academia. The conversation touches on her personal values, her creative pursuits, and her current research involving a four-week online ACT training program for individuals struggling with perfectionism. In fact - there's an opportunity for you to take part in the current research, so if you feel you have perfectionistic tendencies you might want to get involved.

For those of you who are new to People Soup - welcome - it's great to have you here - I aim to provide you with ingredients for a better work life from behavioural science and beyond. For those of you who are regular P Soupers - thanks for tuning in - we love it that you're part of our community.

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