Breaking Free of the Culture Around You

Breaking Free of the Culture Around You

In today's episode we discuss how you can come to understand the psychology of your culture, your society and your zeitgiest, and how this can help you when you are trying to determine your own values. In particular we describe three virtues upheld by Western culture; Freedom, Happiness & Convenience, and we discuss the benefits and dark sides of each. Audio-Essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a consultant general adult psychiatrist with a sub-speciality in addictions who complete...

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E170 - The Unexpected Joy of Sobriety (w/ Catherine Gray)

E170 - The Unexpected Joy of Sobriety (w/ Catherine Gray)

Catherine Gray is the best selling author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober (2017). In addition to her books she has also been published in The Guardian, Stylist, The Telegraph, Grazia and The Lanc...

16 Apr 1h 1min

E169 | From Depression to Elite Athletic Performance (w/ Fergus Crawley)

E169 | From Depression to Elite Athletic Performance (w/ Fergus Crawley)

Fergus is a hybrid athlete and mental health advocate, known for world-first endurance feats including ultra marathons and extreme triathlon challenges. His upcoming Project TENacity will see him comp...

9 Apr 56min

We're on Break this week! Announcements, Future Episodes & Housekeeping

We're on Break this week! Announcements, Future Episodes & Housekeeping

This week, The Thinking Mind is taking a short break. In this brief update, we highlight some recent favourite episodes, including conversations on Nazi psychology, the manosphere, mastering emotions,...

2 Apr 3min

E168 | Thinking Films: Taxi Driver (1976) w/ Tom Shkolnik

E168 | Thinking Films: Taxi Driver (1976) w/ Tom Shkolnik

Today Alex and special guest Tom Shkolnik discuss the 1976 film Taxi Driver directed by Marin Scorcese and starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster. Tom is the director of the 2012 British drama The ...

27 Mar 1h 27min

E167 | Inside the Manosphere (w/ Dr. Rosy Blunstone)

E167 | Inside the Manosphere (w/ Dr. Rosy Blunstone)

Today Alex discusses the Louis Theroux documentary for Netflix Inside the Manosphere with psychiatry and psychotherapy registrar Dr. Rosy Blunstone - who also leads the the Thinking Mind Substack. Th...

20 Mar 48min

E166 | The Nazi & The Psychiatrist (w/ Jack El-Hai)

E166 | The Nazi & The Psychiatrist (w/ Jack El-Hai)

Jack El-Hai is an American journalist and author who focuses most of his work on the history of medicine, the history of science, and other historical topics. He is the author of The Nazi and the Psyc...

13 Mar 55min

E165 | Why Do Your Goals Make You Miserable? (w/ Dr. Paul Goldsmith)

E165 | Why Do Your Goals Make You Miserable? (w/ Dr. Paul Goldsmith)

Dr Paul Goldsmith is a Consultant Neurologist with a special interest in evolutionary biology and its application to the challenges of modern life. In his new book The Evolving Brain, Dr Goldsmith dra...

6 Mar 54min

E164 | Thinking Films: Nightcrawler (2014)

E164 | Thinking Films: Nightcrawler (2014)

Today Alex discusses the 2014 film Nightcrawler directed by Dan Gilroy. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as an unhinged freelancer who seeks out violent events late at night in Los Angeles, so he can film the...

27 Feb 33min

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