Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchE94 - Flow States for Athletes, Wrexham football and Youth Boxing (w/ Sam Kotadia)
Sam Kotadia is a Chartered Sports Psychologist. He has worked with high profile clubs such as Colchester United and currently Wrexham AFC, and has fe…
1 year, 9 months ago
Insecure Overachievers, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Simone Biles & Self-Esteem
In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of the Insecure Overachiever—a driven, high-performing individual whose success is rooted in insecurit…
1 year, 10 months ago
E93 - How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World (with Prentis Hemphill)
Prentis Hemphill is a writer, an embodiment facilitator, political organiser and
therapist. Prentis has offered embodied practice during moments of so…
1 year, 10 months ago
E92 Psychiatry, Privatisation, Psychotherapy, the DSM & Trump (with Professor Allen Frances)
Allen Frances is an American psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He is currently Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Scie…
1 year, 10 months ago
American Beauty & the Power of Denial
This week Alex dissects the 1999 Sam Mendes classic "American Beauty", exploring the lives of the Burnham family and their neighbors, delving into th…
1 year, 10 months ago
It's Not Your Fault, But it is Your Responsibility
Alex chats about how our backgrounds shape us and how we can use different ideas psychiatry, psychotherapy and philosophy to make sense of it all. We…
1 year, 11 months ago
Coaching vs Therapy (Accelerator vs Brake)
Alex chats about the distinctions between coaching and therapy through the lens of the "accelerator vs. brake" analogy. Whether you're trying to over…
1 year, 11 months ago
E91: Body Dysmorphic Disorder Revisited (with Arie Winograd)
Psychotherapist Arie Winograd (LMFT) has spent the vast majority of his 25-year psychotherapy career treating clients with body dysmorphic disorder. …
1 year, 11 months ago
E90: Neuropsychiatry, the Biopsychosocial Model and the Role of Psychiatry in Society (with Professor Anthony David)
Professor Anthony David trained in neurology before entering psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital in London. He was the Vice Dean for Academic Psychia…
1 year, 11 months ago
E89 - What do we need to be Mentally Healthy? (with Dr. Benji Waterhouse)
Dr. Benjiman Waterhouse is a consultant psychiatrist. He is also an award-winning stand-up comedian. He has written for the Guardian and Independent …
2 years ago