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The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

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"If you are interested in your mind, emotions, sense of self, and understanding of others, this show is brilliant."


Learn something new about the mind every week - With in-depth conversations at the intersection of psychiatry, psychotherapy, self-development, spirituality and the philosophy of mental health.


Featuring experts from around the world, leading clinicians and academics, published authors, and people with lived experience, we aim to make complex ideas in the mental health space accessible and engaging.


This podcast is designed for a broad audience including professionals, those who suffer with mental health difficulties, more common psychological problems, or those who just want to learn more about themselves and others.


Hosted by psychiatrists Dr. Alex Curmi, Dr. Anya Borissova & Dr. Rebecca Wilkinson.


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"Every episode is enlightening, the approach, conversations and depth of information is deeply enriching. So refreshing to hear practitioners with this level of insight into human behaviour. Thank you for the work and for sharing."


Podcast related enquiries: thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com.


If you would like to work with Dr. Curmi: alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com


Disclaimer: None of the information in the podcast is intended as medical advice for any one invididual.


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Episodes
  • What Should You Know about Anti-depressants? (feat. the Lively Minds podcast)

    What Should You Know about Anti-depressants? (feat. the Lively Minds podcast)
    Jun 26 2025

    This week Alex goes on the Lively Minds Podcast to chat to hosts Will and Ellie. They take a deep dive into anti-depressants and SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), which is the most commonly prescribed form of antidepressant in the UK.

    They discuss what we know about the effectiveness of SSRIs, what we don't, and why there is so much debate about their use.

    You can check out Lively Minds on Apple, Spotify and every major podcast platform:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lively-minds-the-uk-mental-health-podcast/id1670147948

    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 alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com with "Speaking Enquiry" in the subject line.

    Alex is not currently taking on new psychotherapy clients, if you are interested in working with Alex for focused behaviour change coaching , you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com with "Coaching" in the subject line.

    Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com -
    Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast Tiktok - @thinking.mind.podcast

    Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast
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    48 mins
  • E129 - Living with Bipolar Disorder (w/ Shreevatsa Nevatia)

    E129 - Living with Bipolar Disorder (w/ Shreevatsa Nevatia)
    Jun 19 2025

    Shreevatsa Nevatia is an independent journalist. He has worked as the editor of National GeographicTraveller, and has written for the NationHindustan Times, and the Mumbai Mirror and Outlook. He is the author of How to Travel Light: My Memories of Madness and Melancholia, which among other things describes Shreevata's experiences coming to terms with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in his early twenties.

    Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex 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 alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com with "Speaking Enquiry" in the subject line.

    Alex is not currently taking on new psychotherapy clients, if you are interested in working with Alex for focused behaviour change coaching , you can email - alexcurmitherapy@gmail.com with "Coaching" in the subject line.

    Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com -
    Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast Tiktok - @thinking.mind.podcast



    Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast
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    56 mins
  • E128 - How do we Treat Insomnia? (w/ Dr. Hugh Selsick)

    E128 - How do we Treat Insomnia? (w/ Dr. Hugh Selsick)
    Jun 12 2025

    Dr Hugh Selsick is a consultant psychiatrist treating adults with sleep disorders, he has been involved in Sleep and Sleep Medicine for nearly 30 years. He has also founded and ran the Insomnia and Behavioural Sleep Medicine Clinic at UCLH, having worked for over a decade in the Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals.

    Dr. Selsick founded and chaired the Sleep Special Interest Group in the Royal College of Psychiatrists and he is a past president of the Sleep Section at the Royal Society of Medicine. He has expertise in treating all sleep disorders and has a special interest in the management of insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythm disorders and restless legs.

    Today we discuss:

    - The serious impact of insomnia on quality of life

    - Definition, causes, and prevalence of insomnia

    - Overview of sleep disorders: insomnia, hypersomnia, sleep apnea, circadian disorders, parasomnias, movement disorders

    - CBT for insomnia

    ... and much more!

    Interviewed by Dr. Anya Borissova - Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast Tiktok - @thinking.mind.podcast

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

    Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast
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    1 hr and 11 mins

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