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This episode is all about Ozempic or, more specifically, the GLP-1 receptor agonist medications that have, far beyond their original medical use, taken the dieting and weight loss world like an absolute hurricane and now clinical trials are recruiting children aged 6-18. In the episode I give a very brief outline of their physical targets and actions, but really I want to talk about the PSYCHOLOGY of these drugs and to speculate on what they might mean for body sovereignty and how we relate to weight loss and bodies of different sizes in the future. Newsletter signup https://www.kimberleywilson.co/newsletter-signup Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is part two of the brain health Q&A and I’ll be covering binge eating and the links between stress and dementia. Sign up for my newsletter https://www.kimberleywilson.co/newsletter-signup Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this Q&A episode, I answer your questions including: __ __ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
The concept of Love languages, the five ways we give and receive love, is hugely popular, spawning thousands of posts and articles where people confidently proclaim what their or their spouses PRIMARY LOVE LANGUAGES are. But is it real? In this episode I look at the science - and pseudoscience - behind Love Languages and ask Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hyper independence is described as a trauma-related response that includes behaviours like a fear of relying on others and a reluctance to ask for help even when it is needed. But...says who? Where's the evidence? And what are the harms? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode I describe the phenomenon of regret: the different types of regret, how it is generated in the brain, what our biggest regrets are, and how to reduce the amount of regret you experience in the future. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
There is a growing ideological chasm between the men and women of Gen Z, which is unlike anything we have seen before. What's behind it, what are the implications for society. And what has Joe Rogan got to do with it? REFS King's College Survey https://www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute/assets/emerging-tensions.pdf Change Research Survey https://changeresearch.com/post/young-women-are-more-liberal-than-young-men/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you cannot tolerate your own envy, you will forever make your insecurities someone else’s fault. In this short episode I share some thoughts on understanding and managing a particularly harmful aspect of envy. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Audio from the November 2020 book club Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audio from the October 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audio from the September 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audio from the September 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audio from the July 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audio from the May 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audio from the April 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audio from the March 2020 Book Club. P.s. The transition you hear 10 minutes in is my microphone, not your device! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Good relationships are one of the most important resources for psychological resilience. But toxic relationships can do real harm and seriously undermine mental wellbeing. In this first of two episodes I want to talk about a particularly unhealthy and unhelpful type of friendship: The Frenemy - someone with whom you are friendly or consider a friend but who does not have your best interests at heart. In this episode, my guest, Emmie Harrison-West describes the shocking end of her relationship with her best friend at university and the effects it has had on her. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The evidence of improved behaviour and academic outcomes for children with access to breakfast clubs, of reduced violence with improved nutrition in prison populations, as well as other research from around the world on nutrition, brain and behaviour, is well-established. But we’re still no closer to answering on key question. Why aren’t we doing anything with this information? In this final episode I speak to legal experts to try understand why the UK government and judicial system has failed to integrate biological research into sentencing guidelines. CONTRIBUTORS PROF. NICOLA PADFIELD QC - Professor of Criminal and Penal Justice, University of Cambridge. Life Fellow, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. FABIO TARTARINI – Chartered Psychologist and Ph.D. Candidate - Prisons Research Centre, University of Cambridge. LUIS NAVARRO – Restaurateur, consultant to prison kitchens in association with Learning Together prison education programme. JOHN SAMUELS QC FRSA – Retired judge, former Chairman of the Criminal Sub-committee of the UK Council of Circuit Judges, former Chair of the Prisoners’ Education Trust. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode we move away, temporarily, from the prison studies to consider other research being conducted around the world showing the profound effects of nutrition on behaviour and mental health including decision-making and protection from stress and PTSD. CONTRIBUTORS Prof. Dr. Soyoung Park - Head of department of Decision Neuroscience & Nutrition and Joint professor of Charité – University Hospital Berlin and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Prof. Julia Rucklidge - the Director of the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In 2002, a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial showed that nutritional supplementation could reduce violence in prison by 37%. This study has since been replicated in prison populations in the UK, The Netherlands and Singapore. So why, when violence in UK prisons, including assaults on staff, is at an all time high are we not using this cheap, low-risk, accessible intervention? In this episode I speak to scientists behind this inexplicably ignored research. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode examines the evidence that shows a beneficial effect of nutrition on childhood behavioural disorders, and the surprising and worrying link between hunger and school exclusions. CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Alex Richardson - Founder Director of Food and Behaviour Research, Research Associate, Dept of Physiology, Anatomy Genetics, University of Oxford Carmel McConnell MBE - Activist and Founder of Magic Breakfast Sarah Dove - Strategic Director Phoenix Education Consultancy. President of PRUsAP Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In 2019 acts of self-harm and violence in prisons across England and Wales hit an all time high. There were nearly 60,000 acts of self harm, over 34,000 assaults, and more than 10,000 assaults on staff. There is something going very, very wrong in the prison system. But what if I told that there is already a scientifically proven way of reducing violence in prison by 30%? At current rates that could mean 20,000 fewer acts of self harm, 11,000 fewer assaults, 3000 fewer assaults on staff and perhaps 100 fewer deaths. And what if I told you that the evidence for this cheap, low-risk intervention has been available for nearly 20 years. Wouldn’t you want to know why this treatment wasn’t being used? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
HOW TO BUILD A HEALTHY BRAIN - I realised that while those of you who follow on Instagram will know where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to I hadn’t officially announced it on the podcast. So, in case you didn’t know I have spent the last year writing a book all about taking care of your brain and I thought I would give you a quick audio overview of it. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This is the audio recording of the February 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this session of the Thinking Space Book Club the featured book is by Johann Hari and in the discussion I give an overview of the biopsychosocial model of depression, The Serotonin Hypothesis, the difference between the colloquial ego and the analytical ego, how trauma can become lodged in the body and outline my manifesto for improving GP assessments. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week’s clinic question comes in the form of a podcast because I had a lot to say. In my reply I discuss the difference between acceptance and tolerance, the necessary additional features of true acceptance and round off with some thinking exercises for you to try. I hope this is helpful for some of you. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode is the long-awaited Q&A with specialist performance and eating disorder dietitian Renee McGregor. Renee is the UK’s leading expert in Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport and is on the European Taskforce for Orthorexia. She has managed the nutrition for athletes at the the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics and the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and she is currently working with the Scottish Ballet. In this episode she answers a wide range of questions submitted by you. Everything from how important body fat percentage is for athletic performance, tips on challenging eating disorder beliefs and how to maintain hormonal health during training for sport. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Food and Mood - The October book was by Prof. Felice. Jacka. Felice was kind enough to give some of her time at the end of a very successful ISNPR conference and joins me for a live Q&A where she answered some audience questions. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Timeless advice on the art of living well (Penguin) (Wikipedia) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode is in response to some recent news headlines describing some of the nutrients important for brain health that people could potentially be missing on a diet low in animal foods. I had quite a few questions come in about this and thought it would be good to do a Q&A episode to try to address some of your concerns. I was very grateful to be joined for this episode by Sophie Medlin. Sophie is a consultant dietitian with expertise in colorectal health, and former lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics at Kings College London. She is a passionate advocate for evidence-based nutrition and works with the media to promote safe and accurate nutritional information. You can find Sophie online at citydietitians.co.uk and she is @sophiedietitian on Instagram and Facebook. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
