Portrait of a Londoner

Catriona Maybury and Muna Hassan
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Portrait of a Londoner

We talk to a diverse range of people living and working in London. We explore their early and current influences. We hope our conversations will be interesting, informative and bring our community closer together.

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  1. Director Henry Blake and producer Victoria Bavister discuss County Lines, a film which portrays the vulnerability of the boys recruited to sell drugs in the UK.

    EPISODE 1

    Director Henry Blake and producer Victoria Bavister discuss County Lines, a film which portrays the vulnerability of the boys recruited to sell drugs in the UK.

    In this episode we talk to Sydenham based director Henry Blake and producer Victoria Bavister a husband and wife team who have recently made the feature film County Lines. County Lines is a powerful and moving coming-of-age film about a 14 year old boy who is groomed into a ‘county lines’ criminal network.Inspired by the stories he heard while mentoring young people at an East London pupil referral unit, writer-director Henry Blake’s powerful feature debut boasts a compelling central performance by Conrad Khan as 14-year-old Tyler, with strong supporting performances from Ashley Madekwe and Harris Dickinson.

    33 min
  2. Amina Hassan, psychotherapist on her model of treating depression and anxiety

    EPISODE 2

    Amina Hassan, psychotherapist on her model of treating depression and anxiety

    Amina Hassan is a psychotherapist who has worked in the NHS for more than 25 years. Amina’s specialism is in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy which looks at how each of us is part of a wider network or ‘system’ and looks deeply at our interactions with other people and how the system works. The aim is to help people to understand each other better and develop new ways to talk to each other.

    24 min
  3. Amina Hassan Psychotherapist discusses selecting a therapist and how she looks after her own mental health

    EPISODE 3

    Amina Hassan Psychotherapist discusses selecting a therapist and how she looks after her own mental health

    Amina Hassan is a psychotherapist who has worked in the NHS for more than 25 years. Amina’s specialism is in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy which looks at how each of us is part of a wider network or ‘system’ and looks deeply at our interactions with other people and how the system works. The aim is to help people to understand each other better and develop new ways to talk to each other.

    29 min
  4. Dr Mark Salter, psychiatrist on managing depression, anxiety and substance abuse

    EPISODE 4

    Dr Mark Salter, psychiatrist on managing depression, anxiety and substance abuse

    Mark Salter qualified in East London in 1983. In 1994 he became a Consultant in Adult General Psychiatry at St Bartholomew's and the Homerton Hospitals in London has remained in this post to the present. He is presently responsible for the provision of adult general psychiatric care to a deprived inner city area which is extremely varied in terms of psychopathology and socio-cultural make-up. His day-to-day work routinely brings him into clinical contact with psychiatric disorders including depression, schizophrenia, PTSD and organic cerebral syndromes. His professional areas of special interests include the ethics of psychiatry, the psychopathology of trauma, substance misuse and community care.

    28 min
  5. Dr Mark Salter on changes to Hackney and the East End of London over the last 30 years, and the impact of religion and inequality on mental health

    EPISODE 5

    Dr Mark Salter on changes to Hackney and the East End of London over the last 30 years, and the impact of religion and inequality on mental health

    Mark Salter qualified in East London in 1983. In 1994 he became a Consultant in Adult General Psychiatry at St Bartholomew's and the Homerton Hospitals in London has remained in this post to the present. He is presently responsible for the provision of adult general psychiatric care to a deprived inner city area which is extremely varied in terms of psychopathology and socio-cultural make-up. His day-to-day work routinely brings him into clinical contact with psychiatric disorders including depression, schizophrenia, PTSD and organic cerebral syndromes. His professional areas of special interests include the ethics of psychiatry, the psychopathology of trauma, substance misuse and community care.

    26 min
  6. Rebecca Seal, Food writer and author of new book Solo, (How to work alone) discusses how to work from home well

    EPISODE 6

    Rebecca Seal, Food writer and author of new book Solo, (How to work alone) discusses how to work from home well

    Rebecca Seal is an award-winning food and personal development writer. She has been freelance for over 10 years, and in an attempt to help other solo workers navigate, survive and thrive in the strange world of working alone, she wrote Solo: How To Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind). It's a thoroughly researched, easy to read book, pulling on behavioural science, organisation psychology and economics. She has also written eight cookbooks!!

    31 min
  7. Katty Janneh, owner of the Realness in Business on building business skills for creatives

    EPISODE 7

    Katty Janneh, owner of the Realness in Business on building business skills for creatives

    In this episode we talk to Katty Janneh founder of the Realness in Business, working with Creatives who recognise they need to get real about their businesses so they can build a life they want by doing what they love! Katty started her career making hats before transitioning to a business career. Katty believes that we need more creative people building wealth to create less dependency on a system that currently does not value creativity. Creatives can affect real change for themselves, those around them and the environment by circulating rather than just accumulating their wealth.

    23 min
  8. Emma Gage, Wellbeing campaign manager at Business in the Community on how to improve wellbeing at work

    EPISODE 8

    Emma Gage, Wellbeing campaign manager at Business in the Community on how to improve wellbeing at work

    In this episode we talk to Emma Gage who is Wellbeing Campaign Manager for Business in the Community. Business in the Community is a charity, convening networks to share insight, expertise and create innovative programmes that deliver impact. Emma is passionate about wellbeing in the workplace and works closely with organisations to improve their offering to employees, creating toolkits and policies to help support best practice.

    28 min
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About

We talk to a diverse range of people living and working in London. We explore their early and current influences. We hope our conversations will be interesting, informative and bring our community closer together.

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  • Creator
    Catriona Maybury and Muna Hassan
  • Episodes
    33
  • Seasons
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2020 Portrait of a Londoner
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