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E172 | How to Live Courageously (Existential Psychotherapy w/ Emmy van Deurzen)
Apr 30, 2026
1h 13m 57s
E171 - Taking Your Life Back (w/ Tom Shkolnik)
Apr 23, 2026
1h 18m 23s
E170 - The Unexpected Joy of Sobriety (w/ Catherine Gray)
Apr 16, 2026
1h 01m 10s
E169 | From Depression to Elite Athletic Performance (w/ Fergus Crawley)
Apr 9, 2026
56m 02s
We're on Break this week! Announcements, Future Episodes & Housekeeping
Apr 2, 2026
3m 26s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/30/26 |  E172 | How to Live Courageously (Existential Psychotherapy w/ Emmy van Deurzen)✨ | existential therapypsychotherapy+3 | Emmy van Deurzen | United Kingdom Council for PsychotherapyBeginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom | — | existential therapyEmmy van Deurzen+5 | — | 1h 13m 57s | |
| 4/23/26 |  E171 - Taking Your Life Back (w/ Tom Shkolnik)✨ | psychoanalysishappiness tracking+3 | Tom Shkolnik | A Life of One’s Own | — | psychoanalysisMarion Milner+3 | — | 1h 18m 23s | |
| 4/16/26 |  E170 - The Unexpected Joy of Sobriety (w/ Catherine Gray)✨ | sobrietymental health+4 | Catherine Gray | The GuardianStylist+5 | — | sobrietyCatherine Gray+5 | — | 1h 01m 10s | |
| 4/9/26 |  E169 | From Depression to Elite Athletic Performance (w/ Fergus Crawley)✨ | mental healthathletic performance+3 | Fergus Crawley | Project TENacityYouTube | — | depressionmental health+5 | — | 56m 02s | |
| 4/2/26 | We're on Break this week! Announcements, Future Episodes & Housekeeping✨ | Nazi psychologymanosphere+3 | — | A Life of Own's OwnTaxi Driver | — | podcastmental health+3 | — | 3m 26s | |
| 3/27/26 |  E168 | Thinking Films: Taxi Driver (1976) w/ Tom Shkolnik✨ | film analysisTaxi Driver+3 | Tom Shkolnik | Taxi DriverThe Comedian+1 | — | Taxi DriverMarin Scorcese+6 | — | 1h 27m 56s | |
| 3/20/26 |  E167 | Inside the Manosphere (w/ Dr. Rosy Blunstone)✨ | Manospheremasculinity+4 | Dr. Rosy Blunstone | Thinking Mind SubstackNetflix+7 | — | Manospheremasculinity+7 | — | 48m 27s | |
| 3/13/26 |  E166 | The Nazi & The Psychiatrist (w/ Jack El-Hai)✨ | history of medicinepsychiatry+3 | Jack El-Hai | The Nazi and the PsychiatristNuremberg | — | psychiatryNazi+5 | — | 55m 18s | |
| 3/6/26 |  E165 | Why Do Your Goals Make You Miserable? (w/ Dr. Paul Goldsmith)✨ | goalshappiness+3 | Dr. Paul Goldsmith | The Evolving Brain | — | goalshappiness+3 | — | 54m 08s | |
| 2/27/26 |  E164 | Thinking Films: Nightcrawler (2014)✨ | film analysisanti-social personality+4 | — | Nightcrawler | Los Angeles | NightcrawlerDan Gilroy+5 | — | 33m 46s | |
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| 2/20/26 |  E163 | How Can We Master Our Emotions? (w/ Prof Laith Al Shawaf)✨ | emotionscognitive biases+4 | Dr. Laith Al-Shawaf | University of ColoradoOxford Handbook of Evolution and the Emotions | — | emotionscognitive biases+4 | — | 1h 00m 13s | |
| 2/13/26 |  E162 | Training Your Mind to Break World Records (w/ Neil Agius) | 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 ... | 1h 05m 01s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  E161 | How do Psychedelics Help with Depression? (Professor Emma Robinson) | 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 p... | 48m 03s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 |  E160 | How AI Hacks Your Mind (w/ Jacob Ward) | 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 ed... | 1h 05m 33s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | E159 | The Fundamentals of Weight Loss | Today Alex discusses the fundamentals of weight loss and sustainable weight management including: - How to approach the problem of being overweight or obese - The role of nutrition, exercise, sleep and alcohol - Understanding different phases of weight management - How to measure your progress - The psychology of weight loss - How to get started .. and much more. Disclaimer: This podcast is not appropriate for individuals with a previous history of restrictive eating disorde... | 54m 11s | ||||||
| 1/16/26 |  E158 | Thinking Films: Blue Valentine (2010) | Today Alex discussed the 2010 film Blue Valentine, directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Ryan Gosling & Michelle Williams. Including themes of attachment, regret, addiction and unmet potential. With important takeways such as how relationships commonly fail, how to maintian healthy relationships and why you always hurt the ones you love. Presented by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training. Tickets to Mental Health ... | 39m 26s | ||||||
| 1/9/26 |  E157 | How can AI Technology help Therapists? (w/ Sean Ruane) | Sean Ruane is the founder and CEO of Mind Data. A lifelong entrepreneur, Sean's goal is to combine his business accumen with his own experiences of mental health difficulties to form a company than can help practitioners deliver high quality mental healthcare. Disclaimer: The Thinking Mind does not have any financial affiliation with Mind Data. Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training. Tickets to Mental Health... | 1h 03m 18s | ||||||
| 1/2/26 |  E156 | How Should We Prepare for the Future? (feat. the Examined Life Podcast) | This week Alex presents his conversation on the Examined Life podcast with Kenneth Primrose. Alex discusses the more troubling aspects of modern life, and how we might prepare for an uncertain future. The question which formed the spine of our conversation was ‘ In a world where technology has been quite disruptive psychologically for a lot of people, how do we prepare for an increasingly technological future? This conversation examines how modern technology reshapes attention, con... | 1h 09m 39s | ||||||
| 12/26/25 | E155 | A Holistic Approach to Mental Health Treatment (feat. the Lively Minds Podcast) | This week Alex returns to the Lively Minds Podcast to chat to hosts Will and Ellie. They discuss what it means to take a patient-centred approach, and the differences between seeing clients as a psychiatrist, therapist or coach. He elaborates on his diverse experiences across various mental health settings and the importance of recognising biological, psychological, and social inputs in mental health. He also touches on the challenges and methodologies involved in acute and planned ment... | 43m 17s | ||||||
| 12/19/25 |  E154 | Thinking Films: Mulholland Drive (w/ David Shariatmadari) | Today Alex discusses David Lynch's 2001 classic Mulholland Drive with David Shariatmadari. David is a writer and editor at the Guardian and is the author of Don't Believe A Word: The Surprising Truth About Language. Including themes such as splitting, repression, the shadow, and the effects of guilt and moral injury - this film remains a beautiful, dark and enigmatic look at human psychology. Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psyc... | 59m 52s | ||||||
| 12/12/25 |  E153 | Does AI Make us Dumber? (w/ Sophie McBain) | Sophie McBain is an award-winning freelance writer based in Boston. She writes longform narrative nonfiction, profiles, book reviews and essays for the Guardian, the Observer, the Times, New Statesman magazine and others. Today she discusses her recent Guardian article: Are We Living in a Golden Age of Stupidity? - about the potential cognitive affects of AI overuse. Link to article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/18/are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-stupidity-technology... | 47m 05s | ||||||
| 12/5/25 |  E152 | How Brain Stimulation Cured Lifelong Depression (w/ Prof. Ziad Nahas) | Prof. Ziad Nahas is a psychiatrist and researcher who treats adult patients with mood disorders and treatment resistant depression and specializes in performing deep brain stimulation and electro-convulsive therapy. Dr. Nahas is Professor and Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Today we discuss a case study of a 44 year old man with treatment resistant depression treated with PACE (Personalized Adaptive Cortical ... | 58m 14s | ||||||
| 11/28/25 |  E151 | Thinking Films: The Truman Show (1998) | Today Alex discusses the 1998 high-concept drama The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey and directed by Peter Weir, about a man unknowingly trapped in a reality tv show. Including themes such as control, trauma, truth over comfort, paranoia and the price of freedom. Presented 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 ... | 35m 25s | ||||||
| 11/21/25 |  E150 | Addiction, ADHD and the Price of Success (w/ Paul Flynn) | Paul Flynn is the founder and CEO of Harbor London, with over 25 years of experience in building and leading organisations. His core focus is on the clinical management and development of high-performing mental health services, overseeing a multidisciplinary team that includes over 100 Consultants delivering care across a broad range of psychiatric and psychological specialties. Disclaimer: The Thinking Mind does not have any financial affiliation with Harbor London. Interviewed by Dr. ... | 40m 22s | ||||||
| 11/14/25 |  E149 | Cognitive Analytic Therapy (w/ Hilary Beard) | Hilary Beard is a psychotherapist at the South London and Maudsley NHS trust. She is a practicing CAT therapist and trainer. She was a founding member of the Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT) and was the chair for ACAT from 1994 - 1997. 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 "Speakin... | 39m 12s | ||||||
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