E155 | A Holistic Approach to Mental Health Treatment (feat. the Lively Minds Podcast)
This week Alex returns to the Lively Minds Podcast to chat to hosts Will and Ellie. They discuss what it means to take a patient-centred approach, and the differences between seeing clients as a psych...
26 Dec 202543min
E154 | Thinking Films: Mulholland Drive (w/ David Shariatmadari)
Today Alex discusses David Lynch's 2001 classic Mulholland Drive with David Shariatmadari. David is a writer and editor at the Guardian and is the author of Don't Believe A Word: The Surprising Truth ...
19 Dec 202559min
E153 | Does AI Make us Dumber? (w/ Sophie McBain)
Sophie McBain is an award-winning freelance writer based in Boston. She writes longform narrative nonfiction, profiles, book reviews and essays for the Guardian, the Observer, the Times, New Statesman...
12 Dec 202547min
E152 | How Brain Stimulation Cured Lifelong Depression (w/ Prof. Ziad Nahas)
Prof. Ziad Nahas is a psychiatrist and researcher who treats adult patients with mood disorders and treatment resistant depression and specializes in performing deep brain stimulation and electro-con...
5 Dec 202558min
E151 | Thinking Films: The Truman Show (1998)
Today Alex discusses the 1998 high-concept drama The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey and directed by Peter Weir, about a man unknowingly trapped in a reality tv show. Including themes such as control...
28 Nov 202535min
E150 | Addiction, ADHD and the Price of Success (w/ Paul Flynn)
Paul Flynn is the founder and CEO of Harbor London, with over 25 years of experience in building and leading organisations. His core focus is on the clinical management and development of high-perform...
21 Nov 202540min
E149 | Cognitive Analytic Therapy (w/ Hilary Beard)
Hilary Beard is a psychotherapist at the South London and Maudsley NHS trust. She is a practicing CAT therapist and trainer. She was a founding member of the Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy...
14 Nov 202539min
E148 | Is Modern Life Making Us Sick? (w/ Prof. Derek Tracy)
Professor Derek Tracy is the Chief Medical Officer of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Derek is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s ...
7 Nov 202546min
