The Proper Mental Podcast
1) Sophie Scott on how to support a loved one's mental health without losing your own
Welcome to episode 230 with Sophie Scott, who is a practicing transpersonal psychotherapist and the Founder of Balance, an award-winning wellness media brand working to bring mental and physical wellb...Show More
2) "Labels are for jars mate!" Glyn Butcher and the life saving power of true peer support
Welcome to episode 229 with Glyn Butcher, who is a member of the People Focused Group in Doncaster and an Ambassador for the Citizen Network. Growing up Glyn experienced racism, abuse, poverty and dis...Show More
3) Dr Eugene Lipov and the medical awakening that’s upending everything you thought you knew about trauma and PTSD
Welcome to episode 228 with Dr Eugene Lipov, who is an anaesthesiologist and pain physician and a leading expert in treating post-traumatic stress. When advanced brain scans revealed trauma’s invisibl...Show More
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) 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
9) 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
10) 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