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Lively Minds: the UK mental health podcast

@livelymindspod.bsky.social

A monthly podcast about mental health challenges that go beyond the ebb and flow of the everyday. Hosted by @willsadlerne.bsky.social and @elliepage.bsky.social

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New episode!

We spoke to the wonderful Dr Judith Joseph about her research into High Functioning Depression and her latest book, High Functioning: Overcome Your Hidden Depression and Reclaim Your Joy

livelymindspod.com/listen/

#MentalHealth #HighFunctioningDepression #MentalHealthPodcast

01.08.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Series 3 Episode 13 is here!

We talked to expert ethologist, Professor Melissa Bateson, about the evolutionary basis for anxiety; its biological functions, its evolutionary importance, and how it prepares humans and animals to detect and respond to threats.

Listen now!

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04.07.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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13.06.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Series 3 Episode 12 has landed!

We take a deep dive into SSRIs, which are the most commonly prescribed form of antidepressant in the UK. We talk to Dr Alex Curmi from Thinking Mind podcast about their evidence base, what we don't know, and why there is so much debate about their use.

#MentalHealth

13.06.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our latest guest @markfabian.bsky.social on how aligning our actions with our personal values & finding like-minded individuals to share them with, can help us towards a fulfilling life.

His book 'Beyond Happy' is available now

Listen by searching Lively Minds wherever you get your podcasts

15.05.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A two part series on the podcast I co-host... What is happiness? How does it differ between cultures? And what does it mean to live a 'happy' life?

08.05.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lively Minds is an outstanding podcast about mental health centring people with lived experience and exploring mental health in a wholistic way.

They occasionally talk to academics, and I was lucky enough to be interviewed about my new book, Beyond Happy.

08.05.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We chat to @markfabian.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Warwick University about his book 'Beyond Happy' and what it means to live a 'happy' life.

Listen to the whole conversation at livelymindspod.com/listen or search Lively Minds in your favourite podcast app!

08.05.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
At the top left is the Lively Minds - the mental health podcast logo. On the right, some text reads: Rethinking Happiness, with Professor William Tov and Professor Mark Fabian. There are portrait images of these two people which accompany the text.

At the top left is the Lively Minds - the mental health podcast logo. On the right, some text reads: Rethinking Happiness, with Professor William Tov and Professor Mark Fabian. There are portrait images of these two people which accompany the text.

Our latest episodes are a 2 part series called 'Rethinking Happiness'.

In part 1, Prof William Tov discusses the definition of 'happiness'. In part 2 Prof @markfabian.bsky.social chats to us about what it means to live a 'happy' life.

🎧 at livelymindspod.com/listen or your favourite podcast app!

08.05.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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