
Interview #17: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (with Michelle Batcock)
Alex chats about DBT with Michelle Batcock, an Accredited DBT Therapist & Member of the Board of Accreditation for the Society for DBT. DBT is a modified form of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with pron...
8 Touko 202156min

Audio Essay #8: What are Emotions for?
How should we think about our emotions? What purpose do they serve? In this podcast we examine 9 common Emotions: Sadness, Anger, Disgust, Joy, Love, Fear, Guilt, Shame and Regret. We also discuss so...
30 Maalis 202125min

Interview #16: Dr. Adrian James - The Current Mental Health Lanscape
Dr. Adrian James is the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. In this episode we discuss the path to psychiatry, the first 6 months of his Presidenc...
10 Maalis 20211h 14min

Audio Essay #7: Marriage Story - Polarities and Collisions
This is an analysis of the Netlfix Film Marriage Story (2019), directed by Noah Baumbach. Audio-essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a specialist registrar in General Adult psychiatry in the South ...
14 Helmi 202118min

Audio Essay #6: Wisdom vs Intelligence
What's the difference between wisdom and intelligence? Why does it matter? Audio-essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a specialist registrar in General Adult psychiatry in the South London and Maud...
18 Tammi 20219min

Interview #15: Mindfulness & Adversity (with Dr. Florian Ruths)
Florian Ruths is a consultant psychiatrist in adult mental health at the Maudsley. He is also clinical lead for mindfulness-based therapy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Florian ha...
6 Tammi 20211h

Audio Essay #5: Failure, Personality and Calibrating One's Mental Compass
Audio-essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a specialist registrar in General Adult psychiatry in the South London and Maudsley NHS foundation trust with a special interest in psychotherapy and mindfu...
24 Joulu 202024min

Audio Essay #4: St. Maud - Psychological Analysis of Horror
What can this disturbing contemporary horror film teach us about ourselves and others? St. Maud Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXs2-TY9qok Audio-essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a spe...
23 Marras 202023min





















