The Mental Elf Podcast
1) From Trauma to Trust: a Journey in Psychotherapy.
Exploring Power Imbalance, Systemic Racism, and Dialogue in Mental Health. A conversation with Maxine Dennis for the 2025 BIGSPD conference.Join André from The Mental Elf for episode three of the BIGS...Show More
2) Cultivating Democratic Mental Health: Relational Practice and Cooperation
Relational Practice: making hope possible rather than despair convincing. Join André from The Mental Elf for episode two of the BIGSPD 2025 Podcast as he discusses relational practice and democratic m...Show More
3) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Past, Present, and Future
Exploring DBT: Techniques, Efficacy, and Lived Experience #BIGSPD25Welcome to episode 1 of the BIGSPD 2025 podcast, hosted by André from the Mental Elf. This episode dives deep into Dialectical Behavi...Show More
4) Darren Williams - Bridging Disciplines: Highlights from the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival
In the final episode of the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival podcast, André from The Mental Elf welcomes Dr. Darren Williams from Kings College London to discuss the upcoming festival. Dr. Williams shares...Show More
5) Juliet Foster - The ‘whole university’ approach to mental health and well-being.
Welcome to episode 2 of the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival Podcast! In this episode, André from The Mental Elf speaks with Professor Juliet Foster, Professor of Social Psychology from the Institute of P...Show More
6) Edmund Sonuga-Barke: RE-STAR - multidisciplinary adventure in participatory translational science
Welcome to the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival Podcast! In this first episode, we hear from Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke, a leading expert in developmental psychology at King’s College London. He introd...Show More
7) Rob Waller: Using routine clinical data to support mental health research
The Mental Elf previews the NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Network Annual Scientific Meeting with Dr. Rob Waller, Consultant Psychiatrist from NHS Lothian. They discuss the rapid digital transfor...Show More
8) Deborah Cairns: Addressing the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities
Join Douglas Badenoch and Prof. Deborah Cairns from the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory as they delve into the health disparities faced by those with learning disabilities. In this podcast ...Show More
9) Veenu Gupta: The Evolution of Lived Experience Roles #NRSMH24
This Mental Elf podcast is part of the NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Network's Annual Scientific Meeting, 7th November 2024. Host Douglas speaks with Dr. Veenu Gupta, Assistant Professor at...Show More
10) Eco-anxiety to agency: mental health in the age of climate change
As climate change accelerates, so does the mental distress it causes. In this episode, we interview Dr. Elizabeth Marks and Dr. Kris De Meyer to explore the critical intersection between mental health...Show More