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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.


Listeners have also said:


"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
  • E162 | Training Your Mind to Break World Records (w/ Neil Agius)

    E162 | Training Your Mind to Break World Records (w/ Neil Agius)
    Feb 13 2026

    Neil Agius is a Maltese former Olympian and world record-breaking ultra long-distance swimmer. Neil has completed some of the longest unassisted open-water swims in history, including record-breaking crossings between Sicily and Malta and a 142km non-stop world record in 2024. Most recently Neil completed the Gozo 7, swimming around the island of Gozo 7 times in 7 days.

    Expect to learn:

    - What it takes physically and psychologically to swim for 24 - 60 + hours

    - The role of micro-goals, radical acceptance, visualisation, breathwork

    - How a sense of purpose and social connection can sustain performance when the body is nearly depleted

    - The importance of embracing failure, persistence, and much more.

    You can find out more about Neil here: https://neilagius.com/

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

    Check out The Thinking Mind Blog on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-174371597

    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
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • E161 | How do Psychedelics Help with Depression? (Professor Emma Robinson)

    E161 | How do Psychedelics Help with Depression? (Professor Emma Robinson)
    Feb 5 2026

    Professor Emma Robinson is Professor of Psychopharmacology at the University of Bristol. Professor Robinson conducts research with rodents, which can help us to better understand how emotions get formed by the brain and how novel fast-acting antidepressants like ketamine and psilocybin (aka the active ingredient of magic mushrooms) could cause antidepressant effects.

    We discuss how animal research can help us understand human emotions and very human conditions like depression, and why psychedelics might work to treat it.

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

    Check out The Thinking Mind Blog on Substack:

    https://substack.com/home/post/p-183600902

    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
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    48 mins
  • E160 | How AI Hacks Your Mind (w/ Jacob Ward)

    E160 | How AI Hacks Your Mind (w/ Jacob Ward)
    Jan 30 2026

    Jacob Ward is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience covering technology, power, and the unintended consequences of innovation. He’s currently a reporter-in-residence at Omidyar Network and the founding editor and host of The Rip Current, a newsletter and podcast about the hidden forces shaping modern life.

    He previously served as a technology correspondent for NBC News and Al Jazeera, and has featued as a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience and the Don Lemon Show. He was editor-in-chief of Popular Science, and is the author of The Loop: How Technology is Making a World Without Chocies , a book on how artificial intelligence influences human decision-making.

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

    Tickets to Mental Health Re-Imagined with Rose Cartwright on 3rd Feb 2026:

    https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-health-reimagined-beyond-the-medical-model-tickets-1978111353307?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

    Check out The Thinking Mind Blog on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-174371597

    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
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    1 hr and 6 mins
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