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The Locked up Living Podcast: Surviving and thriving in prisons and other challenging environments

Podcasters David Jones & Dr Naomi Murphy

Can institutional culture challenge your mental health? What if your job makes you feel shame, sadness, grief, disgust and fear? What if you are expected not to feel? Or you are expected to be relentlessly competitive? What it’s like to live or work in a prison? Does working with people who commit murder, child abuse and rape affect people who work in prisons and the wider criminal justice system? How do people survive and thrive when facing significant challenges to our emotional health over a

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170. Natalia Galicza: Abuse of power in California’s...

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2023/10/18

Key points from the conversation; - Natalia Galicza is a journalist who specializes in narrative non-fiction writing. - She wrote an article titled "The Women That Me Too Left Behind" about abuse in federal prisons for women in California. - The article focuses on the case of a former inmate named Melissa, who experienced abuse from the warden at the Federal Correctional Institution of Dublin. - The abuse included sexual and physical misconduct, as well as grooming and manipulation. - The article

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44:04

169: Sarah Turner: Benefits of red light...

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2023/10/11

While Sarah is a co-founder and CEO of CeraThrive she emphasises the imprtance of early morning and evening as a natural way to take the red light that we all need. Sarah Turner has a postgraduate degree in Clinical Neuroscience from Roehampton University in London. She also holds BSc degrees in Psychological Sciences and Nutritional Medicine from Westminster University and Thames Valley University, respectively. Currently, she is pursuing a diploma in Photobiomodulation at the University of

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36:56

168. Rebecca Morgan. Sex and sexuality among...

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2023/10/04

Rebecca Morgan is a trainee clinical psychologist who's exploring how people in hospital express their sexuality. We spoke with Rebecca after seeing an advert she posted for research participants, and it really made us wonder why we'd taken so long for this subject to be explored.

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01:03:56

167. Jamie Bennett. New Managerialism and prisons

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2023/09/27

See key points at the bottom. Dr. Jamie Bennett has worked in prisons and wider criminal justice system since 1996 and held a number of senior positions. He is currently Chief Strategy Officer at the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales. He was previously Governor of HMP Long Lartin, a high security prison; HMP Grendon, the only prison to operate entirely as a series of therapeutic communities; HMP Springhill, an innovative open prison which helps men to prepare for their release and resettle

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01:04:12

166. John Adlam and Chris Scanlon. Psycho-Social...

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2023/09/20

Today's conversation is with Chris Scanlon and John Adlam. Chris and John are both psychotherapists and they worked together at the Henderson Hospital which was sadly and unjustly defunded in 2008. They prefer to think of themselves as working and thinking as inter-professional and trans-disciplinary. They have worked together for about twenty years and written a number of papers around the theme of the unhoused mind. In 2022 they published the highly praised book ‘Psycho-Social Explorations of

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50:10

165. Kym Staton, Filmaker: Tragedy and injustice of...

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2023/09/13

This conversation features award winning film director Kym Staten, who's based in Australia. Kim has devoted nine years to the documentary industry. He's the founder and director of Films4Change, an educational enterprise that's been operating since 2014. And initially Films4Change was a hybrid distributor bringing live in person cinema screenings. of documentary films to 90, 90 cities across the world, including Australia, New Zealand, New Zealand, the UK and America. During the pandemic,

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37:24

164. Joseph Davies: food and obesity in psychiatric...

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2023/09/06

Dr Joe Davies, Chartered Psychologist, and lecturer in Applied Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Joe’s research primarily explores the causes and consequences of obesity within secure psychiatric inpatient services. Following his PhD, Joe worked for the National Collaborative Commissioning Unit of NHS Wales on Welsh Government commissioned projects aimed at improving care for secure inpatients, subsequently publishing the national review of secure inpatient services: Making Days Count

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162. Julian Reid: Addiction, Recovery and prisons

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2023/08/30

In this episode, we hear from Julian Conor Reid, an NHS drug and alcohol recovery worker at HMP Grendon. Julian shares his personal journey of addiction and recovery, highlighting how his own experiences have shaped his career path. He discusses the challenges of alcoholism and the inability to control or moderate drinking. Julian's story offers valuable insights into the world of addiction and the importance of recovery. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of addiction and the work being done

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01:07:06

163. Eileen Chubb: Founder of Compassion in Care on...

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2023/08/30

See the main points at the bottom. Eileen is one of the BUPA7 whistleblowers, the first case to use uk whistleblowing law. As a result of her experiences She founded the charity 'Compassion in Care' to help protect vulnerable elderly people and whistleblowers. They have to date supported13k whistleblowers and 9k families of abuse victims. Eileen has written three books 'Dismantling the façade'

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160. Harry Maguire: Restorative justice in Northern...

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2023/08/23

See the conversation highlights at the bottom Harry Maguire was the Director of Community Restorative Justice Ireland from 2011-2022. He has a long record in peace work since being released from prison in 1998. A Republican ex-prisoner Harry has spent 25yrs working on peace building projects across Belfast, from Chairing Interaction Belfast a cross community interface project through to spearheading engagement between Nationalist communities and the Criminal Justice System. The work of developing

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47:27

161. Gael Cochrane and David Russell: Can Restorative...

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2023/08/23

See show highlights below. David Russell is Community Safety & Justice Manager at Midlothian Council and the lead for the development of Restorative Justice. Prior to this he was a senior practitioner with Barnardo's specialising in work with children and young people with harmful sexual behaviour and / or who had experienced sexual abuse or exploitation. David has extensive experience in providing assessments and interventions for vulnerable children, adolescents and adults within the field

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158. Tamara Cherry: Ethical journalism and Trauma

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2023/08/16

Welcome back to Locked Up Living Podcast, Today we are joined by Tamara Cherry, who's a trauma researcher, author, and communications consultant who spent the bulk of her career as an award-winning crime reporter in some of Canada's largest newsrooms, including the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun, and CTV News Toronto. In 2019, she left journalism to launch Pick Up Communications, a public relations firm that supports trauma survivors and relevant stakeholders. She is also the author of the Trauma

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159 Jan Rosenthal:How does a career in elite sport...

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2023/08/16

It is not often that we get to talk to an elite sportsperson (Tanni Grey Thompson excepted) but Jan Rosenthal, midfield giant from the German League talks about his life on the field, the culture enveloping elite and yound players and the challenges of an empty life after retirement or career failure. Jan talks about his own work in helping players and others in making these adjustments. Jan is also notable for being a rare example of an outfield player in a major league, saving a penalty. He didn't

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41:41

156. Eyal Press: What’s the cost of Dirty Work?

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2023/08/09

Eyal has spent his life thinking about the kind of dilemma we mostly seek to avoid. What is it like to work in a prison or a meat packing plant? How does this affect the way you relate to others? https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374140182/dirtywork https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/books/review/dirty-work-eyal-press.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/16/podcasts/the-daily/the-sunday-read-the-moral-crisis-of-americas-doctors.html Eyal Press is a writer and journalist who contributes to The New

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157 Jens Binder: Causes and Consequences of online...

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2023/08/09

Jens is a psychologist working in collaboration with HMPPS to understand online radicalisation. 'One of the more sobering findings is the prevalence of mental health issues (in the widest sense) among those labelled as radicalised extremists. Prevalence is quite high, and it is highest among those who got radicalised through online influences. And, as many have expected, autism spectrum condition is at the top of the list, but is by no means the only entry.' Jens is Associate Professor of

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155. Leah Dawang. What is the Safe & Sound Protocol?

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2023/08/02

Leah Dawang serves as Unyte’s Partnership Cultivation Manager, envisioning all members of the helping and healing communities linking arms in Love and transforming the world. She supports Unyte in cultivating integrated relationships with partners aiming to impact the world for good through nervous system health and wellbeing. After departing a career in tech start-ups, traveling the world and embarking on her own healing journey, Leah rediscovered her love for Love and founded Clear The Way,

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154. Dr Peter Duffy.Whistleblowing and retaliation in...

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2023/08/02

Peter Duffy is a very honest and straight talking man. Since this conversation he has retired from his job in the Isle of Man and the NHS. What a tragic loss. But this, often painful, conversation, tells why he thinks now is the time. Dr Peter Duffy is a consultant Urological surgeon. He was lead clinician of the department in Morecambe Bay Trust from 2003 and in about 2008 they won a major national award for the quality and efficiency of this speciality service. He began to be concerned about the

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152. Jessica Pandian. Death in Custody.

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2023/07/26

Jessica Pandian is the author of 'Deaths of racialised people in prison 2015 – 2022: Challenging racism and discrimination.' (link below) She has an MPhil in Latin American Studies from the University of Cambridge, in which she researched anti-Black policing, gang violence, and racial resistance across Latin America and the Caribbean. Jessica joined INQUEST at the beginning 2021 as a researcher with specialist focus on state violence and structural racism. She now works as a policy and research

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153. Terry Hyde Can a career in ballet harm?

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2023/07/26

Terry Hyde is a Psychotherapist/counsellor. Terry started dancing aged 6, gaining a 5 year scholarship to the RAD aged 10. He joined the Royal Ballet at age 18 and subsequently joined London’s Festival Ballet as a soloist, playing roles such as, Dr Coppelius in Coppelia, Sancho Panza in Don Quixote and The Headmistress in Graduation Ball. Terry left the ballet world to explore other artistic genres, and performed in musicals in London’s West End, in Film and TV. On retiring from performing, Terry

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150. Dr Chris James - How to sleep better

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2023/07/19

Dr. Chris James is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and sleep specialist. Chris has over 15 years of clinical experience in the NHS working across a range of mental health and sleep services, providing specialist assessments, therapy and training. He now runs an online-based Clinical Psychology Practice & Sleep Clinic, and is the CEO and Founder of Sleep Athletic, providing specialist sleep services to elite athletes and sports teams. Sleep Athletic’s clients include Canada Men’s football

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