In this episode I speak to Clinical Psychologist Dr Tony Bates. Tony was a lead author on the Vision for Change policy, a lead clinical psychologist and founder of headstrong. He is a strong advocate for the clients he has worked with over the years and an early adopter of the power threat meaning framework which is an alternative model of mental distress, beyond the medical model. 

Three (but actually five) things in Tony's mental health tool box;

Whiskey

A walk along the head land

Mindfulness

His chickens

Playing the piano

Mentions on this podcast;

Tony's award winning podcast episode with Helen Shaw on The Family of Things;

https://soundcloud.com/athena-media/tony-bates?in=athena-media%2Fsets%2Fthe-family-of-things

That’s fried podcast;

https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/16-minding-our-minds-with-tony-bates/id1510125651?i=1000506103179

Wilhelm Wundt;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Wundt

Best Catholics in the World by Derek Scally;

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/308/308251/the-best-catholics-in-the-world/9781844885275.html

R.D. Laing;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._D._Laing

Jacques Lacan;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Lacan

The Power Threat Meaning Framework

https://www.bps.org.uk/power-threat-meaning-framework