My Thoughts on Psychiatric Medications
Today we discuss prescription psychiatric medications as they are used for major mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and ADHD, and we outline 8 princ...
4 Apr 202427min
E80 - Robin Ince on Comedy, Mental Health, Disagreeement & Almost Everything Else
Robin Ince is a comedian, author, broadcaster and a populariser of scientific ideas. He is best known as the co-host of the BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. He als...
29 Mar 20241h 40min
E79 - All About Narcissism (with Dr. Keith Campbell)
W. Keith Campbell, PhD is a nationally-recognized expert on narcissism, personality, and cultural change. is the author of more than 200 papers and several books including the latest, The New Science...
22 Mar 20241h 3min
E78 - Caffeine: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Caffeine is a central nervous stimulant and one of the most widely consumed drugs in the world. Today Alex, Anya and Rebecca discuss caffeine, their experiences trying to cut down and stop their use o...
15 Mar 202446min
Breaking Free of the Culture Around You
In today's episode we discuss how you can come to understand the psychology of your culture, your society and your zeitgiest, and how this can help you when you are trying to determine your own values...
8 Mar 202422min
E77 - Gestalt Psychotherapy & Training as a Therapist (with Sarah Paul)
Gestalt Psychotherapy is an often under-discussed, yet widely practiced form of therapy that was developed in the 40s and 50s by a psychoanalyst Fritz Perls, his wife Laura Perls and Paul Goodman. Ges...
1 Mar 20241h 2min
E76 - Public Speaking, Acting, Performance & Self-Esteem (with Andy Laithwaite)
Andy Laithwaite is an actor and the co-founder of The Actor Inside, a company which delivers training to companies and organizations on public speaking and performance. Using the lessons learned from ...
23 Feb 202458min
E75 - What is it like to have ADHD? (with Dr. Russell Ramsay)
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 Medic...
16 Feb 20241h 30min
