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Increasing humility, suppressing negative thoughts and talking about mental health at work
Showing off might be on trend, but practising humility could bring benefits beyond praise.
Grieving when estranged, musical hallucinations and the benefits of snoozing your alarm
Exploring the complex emotions of losing an estranged parent.
New psychosis drug, why its hard to recall 2021, and counselling in later life
A new psychosis drug, why we forget 2021, and therapy in later life – it’s not too late.
Belief in conspiracy theories, exercising before work, and living with OCD
Do more of us believe in conspiracy theories than ever before?
ADHD medication shortage, life after being a carer and the benefits of keeping positive secrets
With a national shortage of medications, what can people living with ADHD do?
Rowing the Atlantic in the name of science, psychologists tackling poverty, and the scent of fear makes us more observant.
Rowing an ocean for science, psychologists tackling poverty, and how fear helps us see.
The impact of bad news, comion fatigue, and the psychology of whistleblowing
What affect does media exposure to traumatic news events have on our mental health?
What Mastermind can tell us about blinking, how music shapes memory and why anger can be a useful emotion
Emotive music can shape the way we store and recall memories, according to new research.
Eating to improve memory, and a new play about mental health services
Can what we eat improve our cognition? And a new play about NHS mental health services.
What's going on with girls' mental health?
Claudia Hammond looks at the latest research into mental health issues among teenage girls
The science behind screentime, the effect of live music, and can you imagine sounds in your head?
Are we really addicted to our phones? We take a look at the evidence.
How nightmares link to real-life fears, and new research tackling post-cardiac arrest PTSD
The link between phobias and nightmares, and treating PTSD in cardiac arrest survivors.
Seasonality, learning to hope, and the gender citation gap
Seasonal psychology, learning to hope, male psychologists forget their female colleagues.
The psychology of hope
We’re at the Northern Ireland Science Festival, exploring the psychology of hope.
Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe
Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud, psychology of hypocrisy, suicide prevention, awe.
Why is exercise good for your mental health?
Exercise is good for your mental health, but do we know why? And does it always work?
Grief, summer seasonal affective disorder, and anxiety in older people
The links between objects and grief, summer SAD, and how ageing affects anxiety.
Languishing and the search for meaning in the modern world
Languishing; household chaos; an abuse survivor's story; reaching out to old friends
Tetris as therapy; internet addiction and teens; the psychology of secrets
Tetris therapy; teenage brains and internet addiction; the psychology of keeping secrets.
Toxic positivity
A discussion about toxic positivity from the Cheltenham Science Festival.
Smartphones and children, mental health labels and climate anxiety
The scant evidence for smartphone bans; are labels helpful?; coping with climate anxiety.
Joe Wicks launches the All in the Mind Awards, and why music makes us cry
Surfing and mental health, grief for dead celebrities, and being unique
Claudia finds out if surfing can boost mental health, by getting on a board herself!
FND - the most common disorder you’ve probably never heard of; political polarisation; All in the Mind Awards judge ZeZe
FND could be as common as MS or Parkinson's, so why do so many cases go undiagnosed?
Mental health of military drone operators, conspiracy theories, the All in the Mind Awards
The mental health of military drone pilots.
Should we take teens more seriously? And the link between eating disorders and autism
Should we take teens more seriously? And the link between eating disorders and autism.
The Psychology of Nostalgia
How nostalgia shapes our feelings and behaviour, and how we can harness it for wellbeing.
Future Thinking
How thinking about the future shapes our health and happiness.
How to help someone who doesn’t want help, and well-being benefits of holidays
How to help someone who doesn’t want help, and the psychological benefits of a holiday
Adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long?
A special on adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long, and what can we do?
Is ‘are you ok?’ a good question and how your eyes give away memory precision
An intriguing listener question, and the eyes as a window into the precision of a memory.
