E134 - Is Psychiatry Making Things Worse? (w/ Marieke Bigg)

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 Maj 202156min

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 Mars 202125min

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 Mars 20211h 14min

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

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

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 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

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