
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 Feb 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Dec 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 Nov 202023min

Interview #13: Psychedelic assisted Psychotherapy (With Dr. James Rucker)
Dr. James Rucker is a consultant psychiatrist currently leading the psychedelic trials group at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. He is currently leading...
9 Nov 20201h 16min

Audio Essay #3: Pain vs Suffering
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...
19 Okt 202013min

Interview #12: The Psychotic Landscape (with Professor Sir Robin Murray)
Professor Robin Murray is a Scottish psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatric Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London. In this episode we discuss...
5 Okt 202059min






















