The Royal College of Psychiatrists Podcast

On this episode to commemorate World Mental Health Day, Professor Mohammed Al-Uzri, one of the College's Presidential Leads, takes us on a deep dive into his work on the Global Mental Health Strategy.

The College is celebrating Black History Month by exploring the relationship between Mental Health and the Arts. We've teamed up with author, poet, editor of BJPsych Muses, and psychiatrist, Dr. Dami Ajayi to create a series of content exploring the theme.

For this podcast, we're delighted to introduce you to Oluwatunmise Oladapo Kuku, podcaster, life coach, and author of Living Mindfully A Journey to Being. Alongside Tunmise is Ms Praise Ogabi. Listen to their in-depth conversation where they share stories of dealing with mental illness, as well as their relationship with using art as a form of therapy.

In this podcast to celebrate Pride 2023 we speak to Dr Chris Walsh, Chair of the College's Psychiatric Trainees Committee to discuss his journey from Liverpool to Psychiatry, his creative background, and his advice to LGBTQ+ folks looking to choose psychiatry as a career.

Note this is an updated version of the podcast which was reuploaded to correct an issue.

In this podcast to celebrate Pride 2023 we speak to Dr Chris Walsh, Chair of the College's Psychiatric Trainees Committee to discuss his journey from Liverpool to Psychiatry, his creative background, and his advice to LGBTQ+ folks looking to choose psychiatry as a career.

During Mental Health Awareness Week the College is raising awareness of the challenges people with serious mental illnesses, or SMIs, face,

Rehabilitation psychiatry plays a crucial role in helping individuals with serious mental illnesses to achieve their full potential and lead fulfilling lives.

In this podcast we hear from Dr Katie Fergus, an expert in rehabilitation psychiatry with a wealth of experience in this field

The theme for International Women's Day 2023 is 'Embrace Equity'.

We conducted a 2 part podcast with Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE and Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE on the importance of equity for women in the mental health space.

In this podcast we hear from three trainees, who each talk about one way the College encourages and supports flexibility in psychiatry training. We also go into how we'll be making training even more flexible over the next five years.

It was hosted by Dr Declan Hyland, our Associate Dean for Choose Psychiatry (Careers), and we heard from Dr Rachel Kerrigan, Dr Jacqueline Haworth, and Dr Jehan Elturky.

View the transcript on our website: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/podcasts/detail/choose-psychiatry-making-training-flexible

In this podcast, Dr Peter Carpenter is interviewing Dr Angela Rouncefield (a Founder Member of the College) on her involvement in the events leading to the creation of the RCPsych in the 1970s, her experiences as a trainee and new consultant at St Lawrence’s Lunatic Asylum in Bodmin, and the creation of the South West Division.

in this podcast to celebrate Pride 2022, Head of Digital at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Peter Markham, interviews Jesse, a partnerships manager and recovery worker from The Outside Project, as well as Dr Jenny Drife, adviser to the College on homelessness.

In the sixth and final episode of the series, Dr Shevonne Matheiken is joined by Professor Femi Oyebode and Dr Shubulade Smith to discuss their lived experiences as doctors of ethnic minorities living and working in the UK. They discuss white privilege, dealing with micro aggressions, barriers to raising issues and the role of allies in nurturing an inclusive and fair society/workplace.