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.


    © 2025 The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
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Episodes
  • E123 - Are You the Victim of your Own Ambition? (w/ Stefan Stern)

    E123 - Are You the Victim of your Own Ambition? (w/ Stefan Stern)
    May 8 2025

    Stefan Stern has been writing about management and leadership for over two decades. He has worked for the BBC, Management Today magazine and the Financial Times, He continues to write for the FT, the Guardian and other publications.

    He is Visiting Professor in management practice at Bayes Business School, City University, London. He was previously the director of the High Pay Centre, a think tank which focuses on the causes and consequences of economic inequality.

    Stefan is the author of How To Be A Better Leader, the co-author of Myths of Management and most recently has written Fair or Foul: The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition.

    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

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    58 mins
  • E122 - Why is an ADHD diagnosis helpful? (w/ Robin Ince)

    E122 - Why is an ADHD diagnosis helpful? (w/ Robin Ince)
    May 1 2025

    Robin Ince is a comedian, author, broadcaster and a populariser of scientific ideas. He is best known as the co-host of the BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. His new book Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal: My adventures in neurodiversity is out now.

    Interviewed by Dr. Anya Borissova and Dr. Alex Curmi - Give feedback here - thinkingmindpodcast@gmail.com Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast

    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

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious Lust for Control (w/ Dr. Alan Baban)

    E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious Lust for Control (w/ Dr. Alan Baban)
    Apr 24 2025

    Dr Alan Baban is a writer, psychiatrist and BPC registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and he is the Chair of the Art and Psychiatry Special Interest Group at the Royal College of Psychiatry.

    Today we discuss:

    - What makes psychoanalysis different from other therapies

    - Different unconscious drives people have

    - What a psychoanalytic session looks like

    - The many benefits of free association

    - How art can help people understand the human experience

    - The acclaimed Netflix series Adolescence

    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

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    1 hr and 10 mins

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