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Podcast: The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
Episode: Can Psychotherapy Defend Free Speech?
Description: What can psychotherapy tell us about the importance of free speech? In this episode we explore how free speech promotes psychological health, and the parallels between the health of the individual and the health of wider society. Audio-Essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a consultant General Adult Psychiatrist who completed his training in the South London and Maudsley NHS foundation trust. In addition to general adult psychiatry he has a special interest in psychotherapy and mindfulness meditation.Intro Excerpt from: George Carlin - Doin' it Again (1990)If you would like to...