The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

The Thinking Mind Podcast
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The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

Join psychiatrists Alex, Rebecca and Anya as they have in-depth conversations all about mental health, psychology, psychotherapy, self-development, the philosophy of psychiatry and related topics - Email: thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com - Hosted by  Dr. Alex Curmi, Dr. Anya Borissova & Dr. Rebecca Wilkinson. 

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    We're on Break this week! Announcements & Housekeeping

    This week we're taking a well deserved break, so if you're looking for something to listen to you can check out one of our recent episodes - including our episode last week breaking down the factors that make for successful psychotherapy, our recent conversation exploring the fundamentals of self-development, and our November episode illustrating 8 lessons we learned making our first 100 episodes, which are applicable to anyone considering embarking on a change in their career, or a creative ...

    3 min

  2. 22 NOV

    Sixteen Ways Psychotherapy Can Help You

    Today Alex discusses 16 factors common to most kinds of therapy which help people to improve the quality of their lives including skills development, gaining new insights about old patterns, forming a reparative relationship with the therapist, being challenged, having their experiences normalised and much more.The book referenced in this podcast is Integration in Counselling & Psychotherapy by Lapworth, Sills and Fish (2001). Dr. Alex Curmi is a consultant general adult psychiatris...

    23 min
  3. E102 - Fundamentals of Self-Development (Fear of failure, Procrastination, Breaking Patterns, Self-Acceptance)

    15 NOV

    E102 - Fundamentals of Self-Development (Fear of failure, Procrastination, Breaking Patterns, Self-Acceptance)

    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 fundamentals of self-development including how to audit your time, break out of unhelpful patterns, some of the problems of modern living, the importance to cultivating your intuition, why play is fundamental to our lives, and much more. If you would like to invite Alex to speak at your organisation please email thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com...

    1h 17m

  4. 8 NOV

    E101- How Does Nature Help us Heal? (with Prof. Chris Dayson & Dr. Annette Haywood)

    What is the effect of nature on our mental health? Today Alex speaks with Prof. Chris Dayson & Dr. Annette Haywood, who have conducted research involving 8000 people, who were given nature-based interventions (such as nature walks, community gardening, tree planting and wild swimming) to help them with their mental health difficulties across seven different sites in the UK.See below link to an article about their work: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/04/better-tha...

    54 min

  5. 1 NOV

    E100 - 8 Lessons from 100 Episodes

    In this episode Alex discusses 8 lessons he learned from making the first 100 episodes of the podcast, including how to deal with success and failure, internal and external obstacles, creativity, peristence and much more. Audio-Essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a consultant general adult psychiatrist with a sub-speciality in addictions who completed his training in the South London and Maudsley NHS foundation trust. He is also a UKCP registered training psychotherapist, and has a special ...

    25 min

  6. 24 OCT

    Five Maddening Things About the Modern World

    In this week's podcast we discuss five different problems facing the modern world, including the decline in critical thinking, political polarisation, the overreliance on technology and more, and how they are contributing to a rise in mental health problems. Audio-Essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a consultant general adult psychiatrist with a sub-speciality in addictions who completed his training in the South London and Maudsley NHS foundation trust. In addition to general adult ps...

    31 min

  7. 17 OCT

    E99 - Should we Prescribe Pets for Mental Health Problems? (with Prof. Nancy Gee)

    Nancy Gee, Ph.D is a Professor of Psychiatry in Human Animal Interaction, and the Director of the Centre for Human Animal Interaction at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA. The Centre is the only one of its kind to be housed in a School of Medicine, and in addition to research and educational activities it also houses the “Dogs On Call” therapy dog program. With over 90 DOC volunteer dog-and-handler teams, this program engages in upwards of 100,000 meaningful interactions ...

    1h 1m

  8. 10 OCT

    Ask Me Anything #2: Men's Mental Health, Addiction, Burnout, Grief, Dating apps and Critical Thinking

    This is a recording of a Q & A session at Riddlesdown collegiate, a secondary school in South London. For this session, specifically aimed at male staff, Alex was interviewed by Deputy Head of College Andrew Edwards. Today we cover topics including male mental health issues, lifestyle factors influencing mental health, work life balance, the economics of discomfort, the signs of burnout, cultural trends affecting dating & relationships, criticial thinking and much more.Dr. Alex Curmi ...

    1h 14m
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Join psychiatrists Alex, Rebecca and Anya as they have in-depth conversations all about mental health, psychology, psychotherapy, self-development, the philosophy of psychiatry and related topics - Email: thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com - Hosted by  Dr. Alex Curmi, Dr. Anya Borissova & Dr. Rebecca Wilkinson. 

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