Hear For Each Other - Legends Of Mental Health On The Low Down

What mental health outcomes can we expect with a contracting economy? What about the longer term mental health impacts we are expecting as a result of other changes to our society as a result of Covid, the war in Ukraine, and in the UK, Brexit? During and after economic crashes, a great many people are white knuckling as a result of losing their jobs, or in fear of losing their jobs, and a lot of these people, either attempt to, or sadly take their own lives. In other words, global and l...

Dave and Adam unpick the psychology of Will Smith’s behaviour at the Oscars 2022, his apology to Chris Rock, and the neuroscience of fight, fright or freeze.What was happening psychologically for Will Smith to physically assault comedian Chris Rock in front of millions at the Oscars earlier this year 2022? Did Rock overstep a line, or was he simply doing what comedians have always done? In this episode Dave and Adam unpick the role of the comic in society today, the psychology of narcissism v...

How is mental “illness” a real thing? What causes people to experience psychological distress? According to our guest Professor Peter Kinderman, approximately 95% of the variation in experiences of people diagnosed with depression, anxiety and other forms of psychological distress is explained by differing social factors, with only 5% of the variance explained genetic differences.Professor Kinderman is a former President of the British Psychological Society, an academic at the University of L...

Summary:A compilation of some of the most interesting topics discussed so far on season 1 of Hear For Each Other. In this quick recap, you’ll learn the strategies these leaders use to manage their own mental health and that of others. We’ve got: Australia’s best chef Ben Shewry sharing his top three tips for creating the best possible work environment with the best possible outcomes (03:43);2x surfing world champ Tom Carroll speaking about recovering from addiction (19:08); Actor, a...

For part 2 of our conversation with UFC light heavyweight fighter Khalil Rountree Jr and domestic violence expert Rebecca Lee, do you know someone who struggles to keep it together during a high stakes encounter? Maybe you do. What about understanding when and how it’s ok to be angry and / or violent? Or processing your inner-demons? In this episode we go through techniques for managing anger and other potentially overwhelming emotions from two people who know better than almost anyone on the...

What do you get when you cross a professional UFC cage fighter and a domestic violence expert? Well in this case, a sophisticated and stimulating conversation about men and violence (finally)… In this episode of Hear for Each Other, we are speaking with Khalil Rountree, rank #20 in the UFC light heavyweight division, and Bec Lee, domestic violence expert and men's behaviour change facilitator. Both guests are world class experts on the subject, each coming at it from very different perspectiv...