The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
"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 and engaging.
This podcast is designed for a broad audience including professionals, those who suffer with mental health difficulties, more common psychological problems, or those who just want to learn more about themselves and others.
Hosted by psychiatrists Dr. Alex Curmi, Dr. Anya Borissova & Dr. Rebecca Wilkinson.
Listeners have also said:
"Every episode is enlightening, the approach, conversations and depth of information is deeply enriching. So refreshing to hear practitioners with this level of insight into human behaviour. Thank you for the work and for sharing."
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Disclaimer: None of the information in the podcast is intended as medical advice for any one invididual.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 207
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Interview #54: I Hope This Helps (with Jack Arbuthnott)
Jack Arbuthnott is a producer know for his crowd-sourced documentaries Life in a Day and Life in a Day 2020.
His other credits include The Aftermath, Mindhorn, Lords Of Chaos, and Asif Kapadia's VR …
Interview #53: Is it all in Your Head? (Psychosomatic disorders with Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan)
Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan is a neurologist specializing in psychosomatic medicine. O'Sullivan gained recognition for her expertise in diagnosing and treating epilepsy and in improving services for peop…
Interview #52: How does Genetics Affect our Mental Health? (Professor Cathryn Lewis)
Cathryn Lewis, a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Statistics at King's College London, holds the position of Head of Department at the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Instit…
Interview #51: Who Looks After Healthcare Workers? (with Dr. Helen Garr)
Dr Garr is a GP working in Nottingham and is one of the medical directors for NHS Practitioner Health. This is a free, confidential, NHS primary care mental health service with very specific expertis…
Interview #50: The Evolution of Friendships and Dating (With Professor Robin Dunbar)
Professor Robin Dunbar is a British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist and a specialist in primate behaviour. He is currently head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group…
Interview #49: What can Freud tell us about History and Politics? (with Professor Eli Zaretsky)
Eli Zaretsky is Professor of History at The New School for Social Research. He has taught at Lang College since 1999. His interests are in twentieth century cultural history, the theory and history o…
Interview #48: Why Aren't We Using Hypnosis? (With Dr. David Spiegel)
Dr. David Spiegel is an American psychiatrist and Associate Chair of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he is known for his research into psycho-oncology; the neurobiology of…
Announcement: We are Re-Branding! Subscribe to avoid missing any new episodes!
*Announcement! From April 14th 2023 the Maudsley Learning Podcast will be changing its name to The Thinking Mind Podcast and will have a completely new look! Make sure you follow or subscribe on your…
Lived Experience #5: What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder (with Kitty Wallace from the BDD Foundation)
As head of operations for the Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Foundation in the UK, Kitty Wallace supports sufferers and their families, raises awareness of the condition and much more. But she’s also…
Interview #47: When Anxiety gets Severe (with Lisa Williams at the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit)
This week Alex meets with Lisa, a CBT therapist at the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit.
The ADRU specialises in severe cases of anxiety conditions such as social anxiety, obsessive compulsive diso…
A Day in the Life of a Psychiatrist
This week Anya chats with Alex and Rebecca about what training in psychiatry is like: why it's a rewarding speciality to choose for your medical career, what makes it challenging, how to carve out yo…
Interview #46: Sex, Drugs and MRI Scanners (with Dr Matt Wall and Natalie Ertl)
In this week's episode Anya and Alex speak to Natalie Ertl (@NatalieErtl1) who is currently a research assistant at Invicro and PhD candidate at Imperial College London, specialising in functional MR…
Lived Experience #4: Anxiety, Depression, DBT and Navigating the Mental Health System
On our fourth lived experience episode Alex sits down with Katie to talk about her experiences getting treatment from the mental health system, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), psychodyna…
Interview #45: OCD, Meditation, Psychedelics & Trauma work (with Rose Cartwright)
Rose Cartwright is an author and screenwriter. She is the author of the 2015 book Pure about her experiences with OCD which subsequently became a Channel 4 television show with the same name. She is …
Interview #44: How Should We Eat, Sleep and Drink to Improve our Mental Health? (with Kimberley Wilson)
Kimberley Wilson is a psychologist, author and visiting lecturer working in private practice in central London. She's a Governor of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Mental Health Trust and the former Chai…
Best of 2022
In this episode we chose some of our favourite podcast moments from 2022. Happy New Year from the Thinking Mind Podcast team and we look forward to bringing you more content in 2023!
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Bonus: Imposter Syndrome
What is Imposter Syndrome? How does it come about? What are some strategies that can help people deal with it?
Bonus Episode by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a specialist registrar in General Adult psy…
Interview #43: How Does Therapy Work? (with Dr. Martha Stark)
Dr. Martha Stark is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute. She is an Adult and Child Psychiatrist and Integrative Psychoanalyst in private practice in Boston, M…
Interview #42: More about Cannabis - Adolescents, Legalisation, Psychosis (with Professor Valerie Curran and Dr Will Lawn)
This week, Anya and Alex speak to Professor Valerie Curran and Dr Will Lawn about their research into the effects of cannabis on adolescents.
We discuss some surprising results from their recently co…
Bonus: Why Perfectionism is your Enemy
How is Perfectionism best understood? Why does it actually hold you back?
Bonus Episode by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a specialist registrar in General Adult psychiatry in the South London and Mauds…