Podcast Episodes

E117 - How Does Pregnancy Affect Mental Health? (w/ Dr. Livia Martucci)

Dr Livia Martucci is a consultant in perinatal psychiatry, and is the clinical lead for perinatal services in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundatio…

9 months, 1 week ago

E116 - What are Mental Disorders? (with Dr. Awais Aftab)

Dr Awais Aftab is a psychiatrist in Cleveland, Ohio and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. He is the auth…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

E115 - Do We Medicalise Unhappiness? (with Prof. Brendan Kelly)

Professor Brendan Kelly is a leading psychiatrist, author, and researcher. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant P…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

E114 - Do Psychiatric Drugs Work? (with Professor David Taylor)

Professor David Taylor is Director of Pharmacy and Pathology at the Maudsley Hospital and Professor of Psychopharmacology at KCL. David is the Editor…

10 months ago

E113 - What were they Thinking? Mentalisation Based Therapy (w/ Peter Fonagy & Anthony Batemen)

Mentalisation-Based Therapy (MBT) is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy designed to enhance a person’s ability to mentalise, especially in em…

10 months, 1 week ago

E112 - The Hidden Cost of Low Self-Esteem

Today Alex discusses the concept of self-esteem; including core components of self-esteem, how poor self-esteem can affect your life and how people's…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

E111 - Why can Relationships be so Difficult? (Attachment, Aggression, Self-Love and more w/Adam Lane Smith)

Adam Lane Smith is a renowned Attachment Specialist with over 15 years of experience in psychology and relationships. Formerly a Licensed Marriage an…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

E110 - Is Sectioning People Ethical? Mental Health Law, Capacity, Assisted Dying, the Insanity Defence (w/ Alex Ruck Keene)

Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) is a barrister at 39 Essex Chambers in London, specializing in mental capacity, mental health, and healthcare law. 

In recogn…

11 months ago

E109 - Is Depression a Medical Illness? (w/ Prof. Joanna Moncrieff)

Joanna Moncrieff is a British psychiatrist, researcher, and professor of critical and social psychiatry at University College London (UCL). She is wi…

11 months, 1 week ago

E108 - What is Psychosis? (with Prof. Richard Bentall)

Richard Benthall is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sheffield in the UK. His research has focusued on the psychological mecha…

11 months, 2 weeks ago