Aisling Nestor was working as a mental health nurse and had a huge bank of knowledge on how to look after your mind and manage stress but when she found herself burnt out unable to leave her bed she knew something had to change and it did including the focus of her work which she has shifted to focus on helping others manage stress and burnout. She works in ... Show More
Dec 2023
The impact of bad news, compassion fatigue, and the psychology of whistleblowing
Increasing numbers of people are avoiding the news, and a recent update to Ipsos’s Global Trends 2023 report has found that the current state of the world is causing people to focus on their own lives, rather than broader, global problems. Mike Clemence, associate director of tre ... Show More
27m 59s
Jun 2020
Work & Bipolar Disorder | Dr. Lisa O’Donnell | EP. 7 💼
Dr. Lisa O’Donnell (Wayne State University) and mental health educator, speaker, and performer Victoria Maxwell discuss various topics around work and bipolar disorder. This includes returning to work after COVID-19, working from home, and establishing a work-life balance.
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1 h
Nov 2021
Persecutory delusions, engine idling and taxi driver brains
Claudia Hammond talks to Daniel Freeman, a clinical psychologist at the University of Oxford about a trial into a new talking treatment for people experiencing persecutory delusions. Called the Feeling Safe programme, the trial has had positive results and has transformed the liv ... Show More
27m 57s
Dec 2016
ADHD and mindwandering, Treating insomnia helps depression, Think Ahead scheme
ADHD - or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - tends to be characterised by difficulties in concentrating, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Claudia Hammond talks to Philip Asherson, Professor of Clinical and Molecular Psychiatry at Kings College London and a consultant at th ... Show More
28m 1s