About this episode
The episode discusses the effectiveness of trigger warnings and features insights from psychotherapist Stephen Grosz and Professor Daryl O’Connor on related psychological topics.
This programme may contain information that you might find to be evidence-based and informative... Trigger warnings are everywhere. They’re used in the news, on social media and in academia to flag potentially distressing material so we can emotionally prepare ourselves or avoid it. But what if they actually make things worse? We interrogate a growing body of evidence that suggests they aren’t working in the way they are intended. So should we still be using trigger warnings? Also this week, we’ll hear from psychotherapist and author Stephen Grosz who'll share what he has learnt about love and gift-giving from four decades of conversations with his patients. And Daryl O’Connor, Professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds, joins us in the studio and brings news of a study on links between discrimination and inflammation in the body, and why carrying out acts of kindness for others comes with benefits for you... Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Gerry Holt Content editor: Ilan Goodman Production coordinator: Jana Holesworth Studio engineer: Bob Nettles
People in this episode
Host: Claudia Hammond
Guests: Stephen Grosz, Daryl O’Connor
Topics covered
- trigger warnings
- psychotherapy
- discrimination
- inflammation
- kindness
- emotional preparation
Keywords
- trigger warnings
- psychotherapy
- Stephen Grosz
- Daryl O’Connor
- discrimination
- inflammation
- kindness
- emotional distress
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Leeds, BBC Radio 4
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