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The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

The Thinking Mind Podcast

"If you are interested in your mind, emotions, sense of self, and understanding of others, this show is brilliant."Learn something new about the mind every week - With in-depth conversations at the intersection of psychiatry, psychotherapy, self-development, spirituality and the philosophy of mental health.Featuring experts from around the world, leading clinicians and academics, published authors, and people with lived experience, we aim to make complex ideas in the mental health space accessible

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E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious...

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2025/04/24

Dr Alan Baban is a writer, psychiatrist and BPC registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and he is the Chair of the Art and Psychiatry Special Interest Group at the Royal College of Psychiatry. Today we discuss: - What makes psychoanalysis different from other therapies - Different unconscious drives people have - What a psychoanalytic session looks like - The many benefits of free association - How art can help people understand the human experience - The acclaimed Netfli...

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E120 - How & Why I Stopped Drinking

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2025/04/17

Alex discusses his relationship with alclohol, how and why he chose to go sober, as well as recent cultural trends around drinking and observations on how society deals with the problem of alcohol. He also discussed some tools and mindsets you could adopt in an effort to reduce drinking or any other undesirable habit. Dr. Alex Curmi is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training. If you would like to invite Alex to speak at your organisation please email ...

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E119 - How do we treat ADHD? (with Dr. Russell Ramsay)

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2025/04/10

Dr. Russell Ramsay is a co-founder of the Penn Adult ADHD Treatment and Research Program, and served as professor of clinical psychology in the department of psychiatry of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is author of many books on ADHD, his most recent book is Rethinking Adult ADHD: Helping Clients Turn Intentions into Actions (2020). In addition he has a popular blog on psychology today, rethinking adult ADHD. Find out more about Dr. Ramsay here - https...

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E118 - When do Couples need Therapy? (w/ Mary Morgan)

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2025/04/03

Mary Morgan is an individual and couples psychoanalyst, Fellow of the British Psychoanalytical Society and Honorary Member of the Polish Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. She has written extensively in the field of couple psychoanalysis and teaches and supervises internationally. She is the author of ‘A Couple State of Mind: Psychoanalysis of Couples and the Tavistock Relationships Model’ . In this episode we discuss: - How and why couples commonly run into problems - Typical di...

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51:29

E117 - How Does Pregnancy Affect Mental Health? (w/...

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2025/03/28

Dr Livia Martucci is a consultant in perinatal psychiatry, and is the clinical lead for perinatal services in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. She is experienced in assessment and management of many common and complex mental health problems including anxiety, panic, OCD, depression and other disorders such as Bipolar Disorder as well as psychotic illnesses, both in the perinatal period and more generally in men and women, and has experience of partners/fathers with antenatal an...

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

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2025/03/21

Dr Awais Aftab is a psychiatrist in Cleveland, Ohio and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of Conversations in Critical Psychiatry - a 2024 Oxford University Press book, based on a series in the Psychiatric Times - https://www.awaisaftab.com/conversations-in-critical-psychiatry.html. He also writes Psychiatry at the Margins, a substack newsletter exploring critical, philosophical, and scientific debates in psychiatric p...

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E115 - Do We Medicalise Unhappiness? (with Prof....

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2025/03/14

Professor Brendan Kelly is a leading psychiatrist, author, and researcher. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital. He has authored over 20 books, including, The Science of Happiness, The Modern Psychiatrist's Guide to Contemporary Practice and Resilience: Lessons from Sir William Wilde on Life After Covid. Among other things, in this episode we explore the complex relationship between happiness, society...

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E114 - Do Psychiatric Drugs Work? (with Professor...

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2025/03/07

Professor David Taylor is Director of Pharmacy and Pathology at the Maudsley Hospital and Professor of Psychopharmacology at KCL. David is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. Professor Taylor has been the lead author of the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines since their inception in 1993. David has also authored over 375 clinical papers in journals such as the Lancet, BMJ, JAMA Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Clinical Psychiatry...

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E113 - What were they Thinking? Mentalisation Based...

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2025/02/28

Mentalisation-Based Therapy (MBT) is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy designed to enhance a person’s ability to mentalise, especially in emotionally intense situations. It was developed by today's guests Prof. Peter Fonagy and Prof. Anthony Bateman for treating borderline personality difficulties (BPD) but has since been adapted for other mental health conditions, including anti-social and narcissistic personality difficulties, eating disorders and more. Today we discuss:...

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E112 - The Hidden Cost of Low Self-Esteem

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2025/02/20

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 self-esteem becomes disrupted through the lens of different psychological theories. We also discuss different interventions one could consider to improve their self-esteem, any why good self-esteem is essential for a successful life. Audio-essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist ...

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E111 - Why can Relationships be so Difficult?...

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2025/02/14

Adam Lane Smith is a renowned Attachment Specialist with over 15 years of experience in psychology and relationships. Formerly a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, he has dedicated his career to helping individuals and couples overcome attachment issues and build secure, meaningful connections. Adam has worked with a diverse clientele, including death row inmates and Fortune 500 executives. Adam has his own podcast and youtube channel with over 100k subscribers, though which he aims to e...

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E110 - Is Sectioning People Ethical? Mental Health...

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2025/02/07

Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) is a barrister at 39 Essex Chambers in London, specializing in mental capacity, mental health, and healthcare law. In recognition of his significant contributions beyond the courtroom, Alex was appointed Honorary King's Counsel in March 2022. Beyond his legal practice, Alex is involved in academia and policy development. He serves as a Professor of Practice at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London, and as a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the Institu...

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

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2025/01/31

Joanna Moncrieff is a British psychiatrist, researcher, and professor of critical and social psychiatry at University College London (UCL). She is widely recognised for her critical perspectives on psychiatric medication and the biomedical model of mental health. Her work challenges conventional ideas about the role of drugs like antidepressants and antipsychotics, advocating instead for a nuanced understanding of their effects. She has authored several books, including The Myth of the Chemic...

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

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2025/01/24

Richard Benthall is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sheffield in the UK. His research has focusued on the psychological mechanisms of severe mental illness (such as hallucinations and delusions) and social factors that affect these conditions. His work along with the work of other researchers is responsible for psychological interventions (such as cognitive behaviour therapy) being included in national guidelines for the treatment of psychotic type conditions. Bentall ...

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

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2025/01/17

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, insights and an introduction to evolutionary psychiatry, with guest appearances from leading academics and psychiatrists.His upcoming book Specialised Minds which seeks to explains the existence of long term, common mental disorders, and common personality traits as products of the same evolutionary process, specifically of cognitive specialisa...

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E106 - Overcoming Cynicism in Mental Health...

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2025/01/10

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 the limitations of psychiatry including problems with the biomedical model of depression, social-cultural reasons for mental health problems, crticisms of anti-depressants, dysfunctional attitudes towards suffering, the pros and cons of psychotherapy, the value of medication for ADHD and much more. Dr. Alex Curmi is a consultant psychiatrist and...

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35:04

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

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2025/01/03

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 behaviour including choosing an area to work on, framing your resolution appropriately, setting an intention, making a plan, measuring your results, leveraging positive and negative emotions to your advantage, anticipating identity level change, and much more. Dr. Alex Curmi is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-tra...

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68:48

Live at Trinity Rubgy Club (Men's Mental Health,...

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2024/12/27

This week's episode is a live Q & A recorded at Trinity Rugby Club in South London. Dr. Alex is interviewed by Andrew Edwards the Director of Rugby at the club and they discuss various topics such as:- Modern problems men face- Difficulties with dating and relationships- Preventing anxiety and depression- Making friends with failure- The value of introspection - The importance of facing conflict directly- Using aggression in a healthy way And much more. Dr. Alex Curmi is a consultant psyc...

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E105 - What do Video Games do to our Minds? (w/Dr....

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy ·

2024/12/20

Dr Hamilton Morrin is a psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and an NIHR academic clinical fellow at King's College London researching neuropsychiatric disorders using neurotechnology. He is a Trustee for Gaming the Mind, a charity that promotes positive mental health within the gaming community and the games industry by raising awareness of mental health challenges and reducing the stigma surrounding these issues.Find out more here:gamingthemind.orgBlueSky/X: @gamin...

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E104 - Deprescribing Anti-Depressants and Challenging...

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2024/12/13

Mark Horowitz is a training psychiatrist, now working as a Clinical Research Fellow at UCL. He is an Associate Editor of the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology and has edited a collection of papers in the journal on Discontinuing PsychiatricMedication. He has a PhD in psychopharmacology and the neurobiology of depression from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. He also co-wrote the Maudsley Deprescribing guidelines.Mark has his ow...

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