Renegade Ape - Psychology, Philosophy, and the Overton Wasteland

Mental health advocate and speaker Paul McGregor tells the story of his father's suicide, how he dealt with immediate aftermath including local media coverage, how it affected him and his family in the long term, what the experience has taught him, and why it inspired him to work in mental health advocacy.

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http://mowe.blog/podcast/standing-up-to-suicide/

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"Man Up, Man Down" by Paul McGregor https://amzn.to/30hr41d

"Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway" by Susan Jeffers https://amzn.to/2YCzCPO

"Quiet: The Power of Introverts" by Susan Cain https://amzn.to/2XwYBHL

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Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little https://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010

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Today I'm joined by two hugely popular social media artists, Haley Weaver (@haleydrewthis) and Kate Allan (@thelatestkate) to explore the links between artistic expression and mental health, how art has the power to ease suffering and build communities, and the pressures and benefits of build a large fanbase on social media.

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https://mowe.blog/podcast/art-as-therapy

*** BOOKS MENTIONED ***

"You Can Do All Things" by Kate Allan https://amzn.to/2X12Qqd

"Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides https://amzn.to/2XuU6wC

"Uprooted" by Naomi Novik https://amzn.to/2IWgPII

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Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010

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Prof. Paul Gilbert, founder of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) joins us to explore the concept of compassion and its importance in both clinical practice and in our everyday lives.

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https://mowe.blog/podcast/cultivating-compassion

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"The Compassionate Mind" https://amzn.to/2WAXxkR

"Mindful Compassion" https://amzn.to/2WxKnVW

"Living Like Crazy" https://amzn.to/2If1JgS

"Man and His Symbols" https://amzn.to/2WjoURi

"Modern Man in Search of a Soul" https://amzn.to/2ENc7vr

"The Evolution of Human Consciousness" https://amzn.to/2HP7VgI

"The Discovery of the Unconscious" https://amzn.to/2MnZwW2

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Andy Fisher joins us to discuss the relatively new field of ecopsychology which explores the relationship between human beings and the natural world through the lens of ecology and psychology.

We explore why human beings have become alienated from nature and why this matters, the difference between ecopsychology and plain old conservation politics, to what extent capitalism helps or hinders our relationship with the natural world, and if and how it's possible for both individuals and civilisation as a whole to reconnect with nature.

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https://mowe.blog/podcast/ecopsychology-and-the-ills-of-modernity

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"Radical Ecopsychology: Psychology in the Service of Life” by Andy Fisher https://amzn.to/2VN9xv2

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Theme Music: Chopping the Piano by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010

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In this latest AMA I cover the following topics as requested by my listeners:

• What are some of your biggest "aha" moments during the podcast?

• Why don't you interview more women or people of color?

• How do you justify giving a platform to a pedophile like Tom O'Carroll?

• Are there any interviews you regret doing or guests you didn't like?

Reintegrative therapist David Pickup joins us to discuss the difference between reintegrative therapy and gay conversion therapy, whether or not homosexual feelings are innate or the result of socialization or trauma, how reintegrative therapy supposedly works, the quality (or lack thereof) of studies supporting these kinds of therapies, and whether or not therapies addressing homosexual feelings should be banned.

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*** BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS ***

"Born This Way?" by J. Alan Branch https://amzn.to/2GKjMuG

"A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality" by Joseph Nicolosi https://amzn.to/2XSgxbQ

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Joe Strike, author of "Furry Nation", joins us to explore the subculture of furry fandom and the people who like to dress-up as their anthropomorphic animal alter-egos.

We trace the the origins of furry fandom, how furries develop their "fursona" and design their fursuits, the psychological motivations behind the lifestyle, and how much, or how little, furry fandom is related to sex and sexuality.

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"Furry Nation" by Joe Strike https://amzn.to/2OUrLct

"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon https://amzn.to/2UCfNt9

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Today we explore the evolutionary psychology of violence with Prof. Todd Shackelford, in particular the sorts of violence that, on the face of it, appear to run counter to the Darwinian drive for survival and replication such as infanticide, spousal abuse, and suicide.

Along the way we also tackle the subject of "toxic masculinity", dodgy statistics, the benefits of watching other men have sex with your wife, rape fantasies, and BDSM.

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"The Evolution of Violence" https://amzn.to/2FFrsxL

“The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War” https://amzn.to/2UoXBmC

"Sperm Wars" https://amzn.to/2UbfCWA

"Ordinary Men" https://amzn.to/2CKkgA6

"American Holocaust" https://amzn.to/2TIhvET

"The Evolution of Suicide" https://amzn.to/2U7CIwW

"Angst: Origins of Anxiety and Depression" https://amzn.to/2HNxb8k

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In today's episode we discuss the nature of introspection with Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel and his contention that we can never reliably grasp the true nature of our inner selves.

We explore the inadequacies of our imaginary, emotional, and visual experience, the implications of these shortcomings for things like happiness and mental health, and whether or not introspection is something we can learn to do better.

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https://mowe.blog/podcast/how-little-thou-can-know-thyself/

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"A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures" by Eric Schwitzgebel https://amzn.to/2UbGeWk

"Perplexities of Consciousness" by Eric Schwitzgebel https://amzn.to/2U6SrLY

"Describing Inner Experience? Proponent Meets Skeptic" by Eric Schwitzgebel & Russell T. Hurlburt https://amzn.to/2FzxG2v

"Labyrinths" by Jorge Luis Borges https://amzn.to/2WpLYJP

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*** CREDITS ***

Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010

Elevator Music: "Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com

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Author of "The Psychology of School Bullying" Prof. Peter Smith joins us to examine the causes and motivations for bullying, whether the stereotypical image of the bully as cowardly brute and the victim as lonely misfit hold any truth, the long term effects of bullying on both the victim and the perpetrator, the uncomfortable conclusions of some studies which claim that bullying can be beneficial, and what needs to be done to prevent and deal with bullying in schools.

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"The Psychology of School Bullying" by Peter Smith https://amzn.to/2F1fOy9

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