On Sunday, I was invited by Matty Houghton to appear on Radio City Liverpool's 'Scousers abroad' show. In the interview with Pete Price, I spoke about my move to Australia and my views on mental health support, amongst other things. It was an awesome experience going to the top of the Radio City tower (see … Continue reading Interview on Radio City Liverpool
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Leadership and clinical psychology
During my clinical psychology training, I wrote an essay on clinical psychology and leadership which I shared on this blog last year. The post quickly became popular and earlier this year, I was contacted by the course director from the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Queens University Belfast to ask if I would talk with their … Continue reading Leadership and clinical psychology
Authenticity in mental health services
On Thursday 16th May, I presented to a group of peer-workers and other clinicians at The Alfred, Melbourne. The conversation and subsequent discussion was focused on what it means to have authenticity and what implications that has for our work in mental health services. The talk focused on an idea from Charles Guignon that in … Continue reading Authenticity in mental health services
Café Psych: Death – what does it mean to you?
The meaning of life has been debated throughout history from different philosophical and religious perspectives but what about the meaning of death? The topic is somewhat taboo in modern western societies and talking about death can be met with resistance and fear. However, we fundamentally cannot separate life from death as they (along with taxes) … Continue reading Café Psych: Death – what does it mean to you?
No more ideas, thank you
A friend recently told me that she stopped listening to podcasts from a number of self-help gurus because she was fed up of 'being told what I should do'. As someone who reads, listens to podcasts and consumes information from a range of people, I can appreciate the value of a good idea. However, perhaps like my friend, I’m often overwhelmed by … Continue reading No more ideas, thank you
Café Psych: Who’s bad? Can we separate art from the artist?
The recent 'Leaving Neverland' documentary shared the experiences of two men who were claim they were befriended and then abused by Michael Jackson when they were boys. Following this, a number of radio stations removed Jackson's back-catalog from their playlists and The Simpsons withdrew their episode featuring the now deceased pop star. This raises many … Continue reading Café Psych: Who’s bad? Can we separate art from the artist?
Alternatives to psychiatric diagnosis
On Monday 25th Feb, I attended the Power Threat Meaning (PTM) Framework workshop in Sydney, which was hosted by the Blue Knot Foundation. The workshop was presented by Lucy Johnstone and John Cromby, two of the authors that produced the document. The PTM Framework provides an alternative to psychiatric diagnosis (typically found in the DSM-IV and ICD-11). The first part … Continue reading Alternatives to psychiatric diagnosis
