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The Thinking Mind Podcast


Join psychiatrists Alex, Rebecca and Anya as they have in-depth conversations all about mental health, psychology, psychotherapy, self-development, the philosophy of psychiatry and related topics - Email: thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com - Hosted by  Dr. Alex Curmi, Dr. Anya Borissova & Dr. Rebecca Wilkinson. 


The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

Mark Horowitz is a training psychiatrist, now working as a Clinical Research Fellow at UCL. He is an Associate Editor of the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology and has edited a collection of papers in the journal on Discontinuing PsychiatricMedication. He has a PhD in psychopharmacology and the neurobiology of depression from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. He also co-wrote the Maudsley Deprescribing guidelines.

Mark has his own blog https://markhorowitz.org/ and has written in the media about his own personal experiences with antidepressant withdrawal syndrome.

Today we discuss:

 • The problems with viewing depression primarily through a biomedical lens 
 • The causes of depression
 • The limitations of anti-depressants, the risks of withdrawal symptoms when stopping them and Mark’s own personal experiences with this
 • Some useful principles in how to wean off psychiatric medications safely if you are considering doing so

Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi, consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training. 

If you would like to invite Alex to speak at your organisation please email thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com with "Speaking Enquiry" in the subject line. 

If you would like to enquire about an online psychotherapy appointment with Dr. Alex, you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com.

Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com - 
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E104 - Deprescribing Anti-Depressants and Challenging "Biological Depression" (w/ Dr. Mark Horowitz)

Dr Hamilton Morrin is a psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and an NIHR academic clinical fellow at King's College London researching neuropsychiatric disorders using neurotechnology. He is a Trustee for Gaming the Mind, a charity that promotes positive mental health within the gaming community and the games industry by raising awareness of mental health challenges and reducing the stigma surrounding these issues.

Find out more here:

gamingthemind.org

BlueSky/X: @gamingthemind @HamiltonMorrin
Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi, consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training.

If you would like to invite Alex to speak at your organisation please email thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com with "Speaking Enquiry" in the subject line. 

If you would like to enquire about an online psychotherapy appointment with Dr. Alex, you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com.

Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com - 
Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast

E105 - What do Video Games do to our Minds? (w/Dr. Hamilton Morrin)

This week's episode is a live Q & A recorded at Trinity Rugby Club in South London. Dr. Alex is interviewed by Andrew Edwards the Director of Rugby at the club and they discuss various topics such as:

- Modern problems men face
- Difficulties with dating and relationships
- Preventing anxiety and depression
- Making friends with failure
- The value of introspection 
- The importance of facing conflict directly
- Using aggression in a healthy way 

And much more. Dr. Alex Curmi is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training.

If you would like to invite Alex to speak at your organisation please email thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com with "Speaking Enquiry" in the subject line. 

If you would like to enquire about an online psychotherapy appointment with Dr. Alex, you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com.

Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com - 
Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast

Trinity RFC are a rugby club working hard to promote a positive culture in sport and improve player welfare. You can find out more about Trinity here: https://trinityrfc.com/

Live at Trinity Rubgy Club (Men's Mental Health, Dating Problems, Loneliness, Dealing with Conflict)

This podcast is a guide to making any kind of resolution towards long term behaviour change. It includes a step by step guide to implementing a new behaviour including choosing an area to work on, framing your resolution appropriately, setting an intention, making a plan, measuring your results, leveraging positive and negative emotions to your advantage, anticipating identity level change, and much more. 

Dr. Alex Curmi is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training.

If you would like to work with Alex for a set for coaching sessions you can email alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com and put "New Year's Resolution" in the subject line.

If you would like to enquire about an online psychotherapy appointment with Dr. Alex, you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com and put "Therapy Enquiry" in the subject line. 

Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com - 
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Why New Years Resolutions Fail (and What to Do Instead)

Dr Quinton Deeley is Senior Lecturer in Social Behaviour and Neurodevelopment at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience (IOPPN), King’s College London. He is also Consultant Neuropsychiatrist in the National Autism Unit and Neuropsychiatry Brain Injury Clinic at the Maudsley and Bethlem Hospitals. Dr Deeley also chairs the Maudsley Philosophy Group, and Social and Cultural Neuroscience Group at the IOPPN.

Questions comments and feedback - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com

Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. If you would like to enquire about an online psychotherapy appointment with Dr. Alex, you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com

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Interview #1 Culture and Psychiatry, Religious Experiences and Psychedelics with Dr. Quinton Deeley

Dr. Lisa Conlan is a practising community psychiatrist within the NHS. Alongside her clinical work, she has an academic special interest in both Philosophy of Psychiatry and Medical Education, including philosophy of mind and conceptual analysis. 
Questions comments and feedback - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com

If you find the show valuable here's how you can support it: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast8

Clip #1: On Pathologising Ourselves (with Dr. Lisa Conlan)

Dr. Lisa Conlan is a practising community psychiatrist within the South London and Maudsley NHS foundation trust. Alongside her clinical work, she has an academic special interest in both Philosophy of Psychiatry and Medical Education, and has an M.Sc in Philosophy of Mental Disorder from King’s College London. 

Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi
Questions comments and feedback - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com

If you would like to enquire about an online psychotherapy appointment with Dr. Alex, you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com

If you find the show valuable here's how you can support it: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast8

Interview #2 On becoming a psychiatrist, philosophy of mental disorder, phenomenology & psychotherapy (Dr. Lisa Conlan full interview)

Clinical Psychologist Dr. Charlotte Lemaigre is interviewed about her work in trauma, EMDR therapy, attachement theory and related topics. 

Questions comments and feedback - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com

If you find the show valuable here's how you can support it: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast8

Clip #2: How to heal from Trauma? A discussion about EMDR therapy (Interview #3 Teaser)

In episode #3 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Charlotte Lemaigre is interviewed about her work in trauma, EMDR therapy, attachement theory and related topics 

Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi
Questions, comments and feedback- thinkingmindpocast@gmail.com

If you find the show valuable here's how you can support it: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast8

Interview #3: How to heal from Trauma? A discussion about EMDR therapy

Professor Sir Simon Wessely is Regius professor of psychiatry at King’s College London and a consultant liaison psychiatrist at King’s College and the Maudsley Hospitals, as well as civilian consultant advisor in psychiatry to the British Army. From 2014 to 2017 he was elected president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. For questions, comments and feedback- thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com

If you find the show valuable here's how you can support it: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast8

Interview #4: Professor Sir Simon Wessely

This is an excerpt from interview #2 with Dr. Lisa Conlan, a practising community psychiatrist within the South London and Maudsley NHS foundation trust. Alongside her clinical work, she has an academic special interest in both Philosophy of Psychiatry and Medical Education, and has an M.Sc in Philosophy of Mental Disorder from King’s College London. Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. 

Feedback - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com
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If you find the show valuable here's how you can support it: https://buymeacoffee.com/thinkingmind

Clip #8: Why adopt a philosophical approach in psychiatry? How to think about psychiatric medication?

Clip #8: Why adopt a philosophical approach in psychiatry? How to think about psychiatric medication?

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