Renegade Ape - Psychology, Philosophy, and the Overton Wasteland

Julia Samuel MBE joins us to discuss her work as a grief counsellor and how encountering death so frequently affects her own mental health, why death is such a taboo subject and the price we pay for this, whether it’s justified to classify prolonged grief as a mental illness, and we also explore some of the most and least helpful ways to deal with the death of a loved one.

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World renowned psychological skeptic and evidence-based treatment advocate Scott Lilienfeld joins us to explore the topic of pseudoscience and misleading claims in the field of mental health.

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"Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience" by Scott Lilienfeld (co-author)https://amzn.to/2Nx28ks

"Facts and Fictions in Mental Health" by Scott Lilienfeld (co-author) https://amzn.to/2MR4ZQ4

"The Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan

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Dr. Peter Langman joins us to discuss myths and misconceptions about school shooters, some of the common traits, histories and motivations of the perpetrators, the influence of trauma and mental illness in shaping their personalities, and what can be done at the social and psychological level to prevent such incidents.

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"Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters" by Peter Langman https://amzn.to/2wVt1DD

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Prof. Linda Gask shares her experience of walking the tightrope between both sides of the therapeutic process; as a practising psychiatrist helping clients through their darkest days whilst simultaneously engaged in a lifelong battle with her own recurrent bouts severe of depression.

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"The Compossionate Mind" by Paul Gilbert https://amzn.to/2N572ko

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Critical psychiatrist joins us to explore the history and development of psychiatric medication, why there is little, if any, evidence to support the idea that psychiatric medication is correcting a “chemical imbalance” or any other underlying cause of mental illness, why the disease-centred model of mental health issues is both misleading and disempowering to service users, and ultimately, why much of the “science” supporting psychiatric medication is based more on ideology than evidence.

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"A Woman in Berlin" by Anonymous https://amzn.to/2Miosgc

"Das Kapital (Capital Vol. 1)" by Karl Marx https://amzn.to/2KL9cnv

"Manufacturing Depression" by Gary Greenberg https://amzn.to/2MiOTCt

"Crazy Like Us" by Ethan Watters https://amzn.to/2MBZLZ6

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In today’s episode we're joined by Juliet Grayson, the director of StopSO (Specialist Treatment Organisation for Perpetrators and Survivors of Sexual Offences) to discuss the causes and treatment of pedophilia.

We explore the origins of sexual attraction to minors in adults, what causes a pedophile to move from a sexual attraction to minors to actually committing an offence, how and why we should change public perception towards non-offending pedophiles.

We discuss the importance of providing people who are attracted to children with access to treatment, what therapy for pedophilia consists of and how it can help, and why preventing the first offence is not only more ethical, but more cost effective than punishment.

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In today’s episode we're joined by Juliet Grayson, the director of StopSO (Specialist Treatment Organisation for Perpetrators and Survivors of Sexual Offences)to discuss the causes and treatment of pedophilia.

We explore the origins of sexual attraction to minors in adults, what causes a pedophile to move from a sexual attraction to minors to actually committing an offence, how and why we should change public perception towards non-offending pedophiles.

We discuss the importance of providing people who are attracted to children with access to treatment, what therapy for pedophilia consists of and how it can help, and why preventing the first offence is not only more ethical, but more cost effective than punishment.

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"Landscapes of the Heart" by Juliet Grayson: https://amzn.to/2M3CsqE

"Infant Losses, Adult Searches" by Glyn Hudson Allez: https://amzn.to/2LB21Dq

"The Killing Woods" by Lucy Christopher: https://amzn.to/2LO32rc

"Intimacy" by Hanif Kureishi: https://amzn.to/2mThVKO

"Understand and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Children" by Sarah Goode: https://amzn.to/2M3557L

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Prof. David Benatar joins us to explore the concept of antinatalism, the philosophical idea that procreation is morally bad because of the inevitable suffering that beings will experience as a result of their being brought into existence.

We examine David's assertion that "even the best lives, contrary to popular opinion, ultimately contain more bad than good", why the negative aspects of life tend to go unrecognized, whether the scale of immorality for bringing life into the world is culturally dependant, why the testimonials of people who claim to have lead a happy life ought not be to taken at face value, the anti-natalist position on sex and abortion, and whether or not there's anything we can do as a species to make coming into existence worthwhile.

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On the June 23rd 2018, my father, David Whittaker, passed away. He was my best friend, my idol, and it was an genuine honor to call him my father.

This episode is just me sharing my experience of losing a parent, and some of the many confusing and conflicting thoughts and emotions it's conjured up.

As well as being somewhat cathartic for me, I hope this episode manages to be of some use to you guys as well.

The first in a brand new series of live YouTube debates with audience Q&A for the MOWE podcast.

The topic up for debate today... Is antidepressant medication ever useful? Featuring two of the UK's most eminent psychiatrists, Dr. Joanna Moncrieff and Prof. Carmine Pariante, for the MOWE podcast!

Submit your questions or join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #PsychLiveQandA

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