The Proper Mental Podcast
1) Redefining failure and men's mental health with Angus Collins
Welcome to episode 227 with Angus Collins, an endurance athlete and adventurer who has rowed across the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans, setting multiple records in the process. He is the younges...Show More
2) Embracing Nature's healing touch. Nick Ray on dealing with depression through a lifetime of adventure.
Welcome to episode 226 with Nick Ray, who is a sea kayaker, wild walker and adventurer who also lives with treatment resistant depression and is a suicide attempt survivor. Nick has undertaken many ad...Show More
3) Psychosis or spiritual awakening? with Phil Borges
Welcome to episode 225 with Phil Borges, a documentary photographer and filmmaker, recognised for his documentation of indigenous peoples and tribal cultures, with a particular focus on Tibet, human r...Show More
4) Depression, identity and creativity as an outlet with Karla Chubb (Sprints)
Welcome to episode 224 with Karla Chubb, who is a singer, guitarist and songwriter in Sprints. Sprints formed in Dublin in 2019 and quickly became known for their explosive, cathartic, and incredibly ...Show More
5) Healing trauma and reclaiming joy with Dr MaryCatherine McDonald
Welcome to episode 223 with Dr MaryCatherine McDonald, who is a research professor and life coach who specialises in the psychology and philosophy of trauma. Her work focuses on thinking critically ab...Show More
6) Anthony Kavanagh on fame, addiction and the dark side of 90’s pop
Welcome to episode 222 with Anthony Kavanagh, a singer and author who exploded onto the pop music scene in the late 90’s when his song ‘I Can Make You Feel Good’ was a huge hit all over the world. At...Show More
7) Kaila Yu and the intersection of race, body image and mental health.
Welcome to episode 221 with Kaila Yu, a journalist, travel writer and the author of Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty. A former model, Kaila became closely associated wit...Show More
8) Changing the mental health system from the inside out with Miranda Arieh and the HEROES Programme
Welcome to episode 220 with Miranda Arieh, who is a mental health educator and founder of the pioneering HEROES Programme, a holistic, transformation-focused and trauma-informed approach to mental hea...Show More
9) Lobotomy, Asylums, Madness and Lunacy. A History of Mental Illness with Andrew Scull
Welcome to episode 219 with Andrew Scull, who is a sociologist whose research has centred on the social history of medicine and particularly psychiatry for more than 50 years. He is a recipient of the...Show More
10) Addiction, sobriety and brutal recovery with Lauren McQuistin
Welcome to episode 218 with Lauren McQuistin, who is a musician, opera singer and author of No Lost Causes Club, a memoir that explores what navigating sobriety looks like in our modern world. She is ...Show More