Podcast Episodes

Interview #45: OCD, Meditation, Psychedelics & Trauma work (with Rose Cartwright)

Rose Cartwright is an author and screenwriter. She is the author of the 2015 book Pure about her experiences with OCD which subsequently became a Channel 4 television show with the same name. She is …

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Interview #44: How Should We Eat, Sleep and Drink to Improve our Mental Health? (with Kimberley Wilson)

Kimberley Wilson is a psychologist, author and visiting lecturer working in private practice in central London. She's a Governor of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Mental Health Trust and the former Chai…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Best of 2022

In this episode we chose some of our favourite podcast moments from 2022. Happy New Year from the Thinking Mind Podcast team and we look forward to bringing you more content in 2023!

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Published on 3 years ago

Bonus: Imposter Syndrome

What is Imposter Syndrome? How does it come about? What are some strategies that can help people deal with it?

Bonus Episode by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a specialist registrar in General Adult psy…

Published on 3 years ago

Interview #43: How Does Therapy Work? (with Dr. Martha Stark)

Dr. Martha Stark is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute. She is an Adult and Child Psychiatrist and Integrative Psychoanalyst in private practice in Boston, M…

Published on 3 years ago

Interview #42: More about Cannabis - Adolescents, Legalisation, Psychosis (with Professor Valerie Curran and Dr Will Lawn)

This week, Anya and Alex speak to Professor Valerie Curran and Dr Will Lawn about their research into the effects of cannabis on adolescents. 

We discuss some surprising results from their recently co…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Bonus: Why Perfectionism is your Enemy

How is Perfectionism best understood? Why does it actually hold you back?

Bonus Episode by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a specialist registrar in General Adult psychiatry in the South London and Mauds…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Interview #41: Attachment, Dating, Relationships, Marriage & Psychotherapy (with Adam Lane Smith)

Adam Lane Smith is a psychotherapist, coach and author. In this episode we discuss: dating, attachment, relationship problems, marriage, psychotherapy and much more. 

You can find out more about Adam …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Audio Essay #15: Why Do We Have Personalities?

What is a Personality? How should we think about our Personalities? How can you expand your Personality?

Audio-essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a specialist registrar in General Adult psychiatry…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Audio Essay #14: Getting a More Balanced Perspective

This is an audio-essay about three unhelpful thinking habits, or cognitive distortions, where we think about some examples, why these ways of thinking are unhelpful and what we can do about them.

Ther…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago