The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
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We're on Break this week! Announcements, Future Episodes & Housekeeping
3 mins; April 02, 2026
E168 | Thinking Films: Taxi Driver (1976) w/ Tom Shkolnik
87 hours 56 mins; March 26, 2026
E167 | Inside the Manosphere (w/ Dr. Rosy Blunstone)
48 mins; March 19, 2026
E166 | The Nazi & The Psychiatrist (w/ Jack El-Hai)
55 mins; March 12, 2026
E165 | Why Do Your Goals Make You Miserable? (w/ Dr. Paul Goldsmith)
54 mins; March 05, 2026
E164 | Thinking Films: Nightcrawler (2014)
33 mins; February 26, 2026
E163 | How Can We Master Our Emotions? (w/ Prof Laith Al Shawaf)
60 hours 13 mins; February 19, 2026
E162 | Training Your Mind to Break World Records (w/ Neil Agius)
65 hours 1 min; February 12, 2026
E161 | How do Psychedelics Help with Depression? (Professor Emma Robinson)
48 mins; February 05, 2026
E160 | How AI Hacks Your Mind (w/ Jacob Ward)
65 hours 33 mins; January 29, 2026
E159 | The Fundamentals of Weight Loss
54 mins; January 22, 2026
E158 | Thinking Films: Blue Valentine (2010)
39 mins; January 15, 2026
E157 | How can AI Technology help Therapists? (w/ Sean Ruane)
63 hours 18 mins; January 08, 2026
E156 | How Should We Prepare for the Future? (feat. the Examined Life Podcast)
69 hours 39 mins; January 01, 2026
E155 | A Holistic Approach to Mental Health Treatment (feat. the Lively Minds Podcast)
43 mins; December 25, 2025
E154 | Thinking Films: Mulholland Drive (w/ David Shariatmadari)
59 mins; December 18, 2025
E153 | Does AI Make us Dumber? (w/ Sophie McBain)
47 mins; December 11, 2025
E152 | How Brain Stimulation Cured Lifelong Depression (w/ Prof. Ziad Nahas)
58 mins; December 04, 2025
E151 | Thinking Films: The Truman Show (1998)
35 mins; November 27, 2025
E150 | Addiction, ADHD and the Price of Success (w/ Paul Flynn)
40 mins; November 20, 2025
E149 | Cognitive Analytic Therapy (w/ Hilary Beard)
39 mins; November 13, 2025
E148 | Is Modern Life Making Us Sick? (w/ Prof. Derek Tracy)
46 mins; November 06, 2025
E147 | Thinking Films: The Wolf of Wallstreet (2013)
40 mins; October 30, 2025
E146 | Should We Decriminalise Drugs? (w/ Prof. David Nutt)
48 mins; October 23, 2025
E145 | Surviving a Cult (part 2 of 2 w/ Gillie Jenkinson)
53 mins; October 16, 2025
E144 | Brain Stimulation Headsets for Depression (w/Daniel MÃ¥nsson)
49 mins; October 09, 2025
E143 | Does ChatGPT Make a Good Therapist? (w/ Jared Moore)
42 mins; October 02, 2025
E142 | Thinking Films: Her (2013)
49 mins; September 25, 2025
E141 | Are Dating Apps Ruining Love? (Modern Relationships w/ Prof. Viren Swami)
74 hours 46 mins; September 18, 2025
E140 - Surviving a Cult (part 1 of 2 w/ Gillie Jenkinson)
43 mins; September 11, 2025
E139 - Can Ozempic Cause Depression? (Talking Science with Dr. Anya Borissova)
64 hours 24 mins; September 04, 2025
E138 What Does Science Reveal About Therapy? (w/ Prof. Pim Cuijpers)
70 hours 8 mins; August 28, 2025
E137 - How do Romantic Relationships Work? (w/ Dr. Paul Eastwick)
63 hours 58 mins; August 21, 2025
We're on Break this week! Announcements, Future Episodes & Housekeeping
3 mins; August 14, 2025
E136 - Are we Over-Diagnosing Mental Illness? (w/ Dr. Alastair Santhouse)
57 mins; August 07, 2025
E135 - Are we Failing Patients with Psychosis? (w/ Dr. Patte Randal)
50 mins; July 31, 2025
E134 - Is Psychiatry Making Things Worse? (w/ Marieke Bigg)
52 mins; July 24, 2025
E133 - How Does Your Personality Affect Your Life? - Live at Imperial College
63 hours 43 mins; July 17, 2025
E132 - Does Acceptance Lead to Change? (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy w/Dr. Joe Oliver)
62 hours 59 mins; July 10, 2025
E131 - What if Nothing Felt Real Anymore? (Depersonalisation & Derealisation w/ Dr. Elaine Hunter)
62 hours 43 mins; July 03, 2025
E130 - What Should You Know about Anti-depressants? (feat. the Lively Minds podcast)
48 mins; June 26, 2025
E129 - Living with Bipolar Disorder (w/ Shreevatsa Nevatia)
55 mins; June 19, 2025
E128 - How do we Treat Insomnia? (w/ Dr. Hugh Selsick)
71 hours 18 mins; June 12, 2025
E127 - Can Tony Robbins Cure Depression? (Talking Science with Dr. Anya Borissova)
71 hours 39 mins; June 05, 2025
E126 - Is Social Media Dangerous for Kids?
46 mins; May 29, 2025
E125 - The Path to Productivity with ADHD (w/ Ari Tuckman)
64 hours 12 mins; May 22, 2025
E124 - How can we Prevent and Treat Dementia? (w/ Dr. Ben Underwood)
52 mins; May 15, 2025
E123 - Are You the Victim of your Own Ambition? (w/ Stefan Stern)
58 mins; May 08, 2025
E122 - Why is an ADHD diagnosis helpful? (w/ Robin Ince)
73 hours 29 mins; May 01, 2025
E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious Lust for Control (w/ Dr. Alan Baban)
70 hours 13 mins; April 24, 2025
E120 - How & Why I Stopped Drinking
36 mins; April 17, 2025
E119 - How do we treat ADHD? (with Dr. Russell Ramsay)
85 hours 20 mins; April 10, 2025
E118 - When do Couples need Therapy? (w/ Mary Morgan)
60 hours 10 mins; April 03, 2025
E117 - How Does Pregnancy Affect Mental Health? (w/ Dr. Livia Martucci)
51 mins; March 27, 2025
E116 - What are Mental Disorders? (with Dr. Awais Aftab)
78 hours 10 mins; March 20, 2025
E115 - Do We Medicalise Unhappiness? (with Prof. Brendan Kelly)
68 hours 4 mins; March 13, 2025
E114 - Do Psychiatric Drugs Work? (with Professor David Taylor)
64 hours 18 mins; March 06, 2025
E113 - What were they Thinking? Mentalisation Based Therapy (w/ Peter Fonagy & Anthony Batemen)
58 mins; February 27, 2025
E112 - The Hidden Cost of Low Self-Esteem
41 mins; February 20, 2025
E111 - Why can Relationships be so Difficult? (Attachment, Aggression, Self-Love and more w/Adam Lane Smith)
61 hours 41 mins; February 13, 2025
E110 - Is Sectioning People Ethical? Mental Health Law, Capacity, Assisted Dying, the Insanity Defence (w/ Alex Ruck Keene)
101 hours 19 mins; February 06, 2025
E109 - Is Depression a Medical Illness? (w/ Prof. Joanna Moncrieff)
63 hours 17 mins; January 30, 2025
E108 - What is Psychosis? (with Prof. Richard Bentall)
58 mins; January 23, 2025
E107 - The Evolution of Psychiatry (w/ Dr. Adam Hunt)
84 hours 49 mins; January 16, 2025
E106 - Overcoming Cynicism in Mental Health (Anti-Psychiatry, Anti-depressants, Big Pharma, ADHD, Psychotherapy)
65 hours 59 mins; January 09, 2025
Why New Years Resolutions Fail (and What to Do Instead)
35 mins; January 02, 2025
Why Are Men Suffering with their Mental Health? (Live at Trinity Rugby Club)
68 hours 48 mins; December 26, 2024
E105 - What do Video Games do to our Minds? (w/Dr. Hamilton Morrin)
63 hours 33 mins; December 19, 2024
E104 - Deprescribing Anti-Depressants and Challenging "Biological Depression" (w/ Dr. Mark Horowitz)
61 hours 25 mins; December 12, 2024
E103 - Evidence-Based Parenting (w/ Matilda Gosling)
67 hours 10 mins; December 05, 2024
We're on Break this week! Announcements & Housekeeping
3 mins; November 28, 2024
Sixteen Ways Psychotherapy Can Help You
23 mins; November 21, 2024
E102 - Fundamentals of Self-Development (Fear of failure, Procrastination, Breaking Patterns, Self-Acceptance)
76 hours 54 mins; November 14, 2024
E101- How Does Nature Help us Heal? (with Prof. Chris Dayson & Dr. Annette Haywood)
54 mins; November 07, 2024
E100 - How can I Start my Creative Project? 8 Lessons from 100 Episodes
24 mins; November 01, 2024
Five Maddening Things About the Modern World
31 mins; October 24, 2024
E99 - Should we Prescribe Pets for Mental Health Problems? (with Prof. Nancy Gee)
61 hours 29 mins; October 17, 2024
Ask Me Anything #2: Men's Mental Health, Addiction, Burnout, Grief, Dating apps and Critical Thinking
73 hours 52 mins; October 10, 2024
E98 - What can Neuroscience tell us about Mental Health? (with Dr. Camilla Nord)
54 mins; October 03, 2024
E97 - Novel Treatments for Eating Disorders (with Prof. Ulrike Schmidt)
65 hours 45 mins; September 26, 2024
E96 - Seeing Personality Disorder in the Clinic (with Dr. Tennyson Lee)
56 mins; September 19, 2024
We're on Break this week! Announcements & Housekeeping
1 min; September 12, 2024
ADHD (A Comprehensive Guide)
50 mins; September 05, 2024
E95 - Where are we going wrong with Mental Healthcare? (with Dr. Roberto Mezzina)
68 hours 41 mins; August 29, 2024
Ask Me Anything #1 (Self-Harm, Delusional Disorder, Dark Humour and Addiction)
50 mins; August 22, 2024
E94 - Flow States for Athletes, Wrexham football and Youth Boxing (w/ Sam Kotadia)
51 mins; August 15, 2024
Insecure Overachievers, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Simone Biles & Self-Esteem
23 mins; August 08, 2024
E93 - How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World (with Prentis Hemphill)
51 mins; August 01, 2024
E92 Psychiatry, Privatisation, Psychotherapy, the DSM & Trump (with Professor Allen Frances)
61 hours 35 mins; July 25, 2024
American Beauty & the Power of Denial
24 mins; July 18, 2024
It's Not Your Fault, But it is Your Responsibility
12 mins; July 11, 2024
Coaching vs Therapy (Accelerator vs Brake)
12 mins; July 04, 2024
E91: Body Dysmorphic Disorder Revisited (with Arie Winograd)
78 hours 19 mins; June 27, 2024
E90: Neuropsychiatry, the Biopsychosocial Model and the Role of Psychiatry in Society (with Professor Anthony David)
69 hours 34 mins; June 21, 2024
E89 - What do we need to be Mentally Healthy? (with Dr. Benji Waterhouse)
74 hours 0 mins; June 13, 2024
E88 - Evolutionary Perspectives on Psychosis, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder & ADHD (with Prof. Henry O'Connell)
76 hours 44 mins; June 06, 2024
The Many Paths to Self-Sabotage
25 mins; May 30, 2024
E87 - Carl Jung, the Meaning Crisis, the Red Book & the Apocalypse (with MJDorian)
73 hours 56 mins; May 23, 2024
E86 - Emotional Intelligence & its Dark Side (with Prof. John Wisneski)
66 hours 54 mins; May 16, 2024
E85 - The Psychology of Dating & Relationships in 2024 (w/Andrew Wilkinson)
71 hours 39 mins; May 09, 2024