Podcast Episodes

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…

1 year, 3 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…

1 year, 3 months 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…

1 year, 3 months 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…

1 year, 3 months 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…

1 year, 4 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…

1 year, 4 months 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…

1 year, 4 months ago

E107 - The Evolution of Psychiatry (w/ Dr. Adam Hunt)

Dr. Adam Hunt (PhD) is a post-doc researcher at the University of Cambridge and the host of the Evolving Psychiatry podcast which provides interviews…

1 year, 4 months ago

E106 - Overcoming Cynicism in Mental Health (Anti-Psychiatry, Anti-depressants, Big Pharma, ADHD, Psychotherapy)

Today Alex chats with Dr. Alex Meaburn, a speciality doctor in psychiatry who has been working on the podcast behind the scenes. They discuss some of…

1 year, 4 months ago

Why New Years Resolutions Fail (and What to Do Instead)

This podcast is a guide to making any kind of resolution towards long term behaviour change. It includes a step by step guide to implementing a new b…

1 year, 5 months ago