All in the Mind Podcast
The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.
Episodes to download
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Smartphones and children, mental health labels and climate anxiety
Tue 3 Sep 2024
The scant evidence for smartphone bans; are labels helpful?; coping with climate anxiety.
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Toxic positivity
Tue 18 Jun 2024
A discussion about toxic positivity from the Cheltenham Science Festival.
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Tetris as therapy; internet addiction and teens; the psychology of secrets
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Tetris therapy; teenage brains and internet addiction; the psychology of keeping secrets.
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Languishing and the search for meaning in the modern world
Tue 4 Jun 2024
Languishing; household chaos; an abuse survivor's story; reaching out to old friends
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Grief, summer seasonal affective disorder, and anxiety in older people
Tue 28 May 2024
The links between objects and grief, summer SAD, and how ageing affects anxiety.
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Why is exercise good for your mental health?
Tue 21 May 2024
Exercise is good for your mental health, but do we know why? And does it always work?
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Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe
Tue 14 May 2024
Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud, psychology of hypocrisy, suicide prevention, awe.
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The psychology of hope
Tue 26 Mar 2024
We鈥檙e at the Northern Ireland Science Festival, exploring the psychology of hope.
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Seasonality, learning to hope, and the gender citation gap
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Seasonal psychology, learning to hope, male psychologists forget their female colleagues.
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How nightmares link to real-life fears, and new research tackling post-cardiac arrest PTSD
Tue 12 Mar 2024
The link between phobias and nightmares, and treating PTSD in cardiac arrest survivors.
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The science behind screentime, the effect of live music, and can you imagine sounds in your head?
Tue 5 Mar 2024
Are we really addicted to our phones? We take a look at the evidence.
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What's going on with girls' mental health?
Tue 27 Feb 2024
Claudia Hammond looks at the latest research into mental health issues among teenage girls
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Eating to improve memory, and a new play about mental health services
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Can what we eat improve our cognition? And a new play about NHS mental health services.
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What Mastermind can tell us about blinking, how music shapes memory and why anger can be a useful emotion
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Emotive music can shape the way we store and recall memories, according to new research.
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The impact of bad news, compassion fatigue, and the psychology of whistleblowing
Tue 12 Dec 2023
What affect does media exposure to traumatic news events have on our mental health?
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Rowing the Atlantic in the name of science, psychologists tackling poverty, and the scent of fear makes us more observant.
Tue 5 Dec 2023
Rowing an ocean for science, psychologists tackling poverty, and how fear helps us see.
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ADHD medication shortage, life after being a carer and the benefits of keeping positive secrets
Tue 28 Nov 2023
With a national shortage of medications, what can people living with ADHD do?
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Belief in conspiracy theories, exercising before work, and living with OCD
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Do more of us believe in conspiracy theories than ever before?
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New psychosis drug, why its hard to recall 2021, and counselling in later life
Tue 14 Nov 2023
A new psychosis drug, why we forget 2021, and therapy in later life 鈥� it鈥檚 not too late.
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Grieving when estranged, musical hallucinations and the benefits of snoozing your alarm
Tue 7 Nov 2023
Exploring the complex emotions of losing an estranged parent.
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Increasing humility, suppressing negative thoughts and talking about mental health at work
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Showing off might be on trend, but practising humility could bring benefits beyond praise.
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All in the Mind Awards Ceremony
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Winners announced in the All in the Mind Awards for groups, individuals and professionals.
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Male friendship
Tue 20 Jun 2023
A discussion from the Cheltenham Science Festival on the issues men face with friendship.
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The perfection trap: do you feel 'good enough'?
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Aiming for perfection: striving for success or risking our mental health?
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Can we fix mental health care?
Tue 6 Jun 2023
Two of the most senior leaders in the field discuss the future of mental health support.
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Stories of Loss and Hope
Tue 30 May 2023
Latest Awards finalists: a supportive boss and an online support group
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Supporting a son with schizophrenia
Tue 23 May 2023
All in the Mind Awards: a mother who supports her musician son, living with schizophrenia.
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How much empathy should doctors have?
Tue 16 May 2023
When it comes to healthcare, is there such a thing as caring too much?
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Do lonely brains see the world differently?
Tue 9 May 2023
Plus a look into the world of research journals that aren鈥檛 quite what they seem.
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Aphasia
Tue 2 May 2023
Communication problems after stroke: intensive speech therapy can make all the difference.
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