All in the Mind Podcast
The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.
Episodes to download
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Stories of Loss and Hope
Tue 30 May 2023
Latest Awards finalists: a supportive boss and an online support group
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Supporting a son with schizophrenia
Tue 23 May 2023
All in the Mind Awards: a mother who supports her musician son, living with schizophrenia.
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How much empathy should doctors have?
Tue 16 May 2023
When it comes to healthcare, is there such a thing as caring too much?
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Do lonely brains see the world differently?
Tue 9 May 2023
Plus a look into the world of research journals that aren’t quite what they seem.
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Aphasia
Tue 2 May 2023
Communication problems after stroke: intensive speech therapy can make all the difference.
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Feeling an unseen presence
Tue 25 Apr 2023
What creates the sensation that someone else is in the room?
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Can you knit away your worries?
Tue 27 Dec 2022
Claudia Hammond ponders whether crochet can help to ease mental health problems.
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Fergal Keane and PTSD
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Fergal Keane on living with PTSD. Daryl O'Connor's Covid and mental health research.
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The sudden rise in teenagers developing tics during the pandemic
Tue 13 Dec 2022
How much is social media behind a rise in involuntary tics in teens during the pandemic?
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Can Mental Health Awareness have unintended consequences?
Tue 6 Dec 2022
Do mental health awareness campaigns help reduce stigma or lead to unintended consequences
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Devices to aid our memories and safe music for driving
Tue 29 Nov 2022
Tips on how best to use devices to aid our memories.
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Diagnosing bipolar disorder and the launch of the 2023 All in the Mind Awards
Tue 22 Nov 2022
2023 All in the Mind Awards, why does getting a bipolar disorder diagnosis take so long?
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Negotiating a crisis
Tue 15 Nov 2022
Claudia meets Elizabeth Stokoe to find out how words can save lives during a crisis.
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Steven Pinker
Tue 8 Nov 2022
Steven Pinker on the current pandemic of poppycock and how to be more rational
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Urban rewilding for wellbeing, oxytocin and kindness, false alarm crowd panic
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Urban rewilding for wellbeing, oxytocin and kindness, and false alarm crowd panic.
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One mother's story of the psychological impact on her children of her ex husband's sexual offences
Tue 21 Jun 2022
The emotional impact of a parent's sexual offences on children
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The Psychology of Regret
Tue 14 Jun 2022
Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of regret at the Cheltenham Science Festival.
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Breastfeeding Trauma and the Psychology of Awkwardness
Tue 7 Jun 2022
Claudia Hammond on the psychological trauma of breastfeeding.
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Post-pandemic mental health; navigation ability; conversations with strangers
Tue 31 May 2022
Post-pandemic mental health, navigation ability and conversations with strangers.
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Gardening and mental health
Tue 24 May 2022
How much evidence is there that nature boosts wellbeing and supports our mental health?
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Manifestation; Overconfidence; Radio drama changing attitudes
Tue 17 May 2022
Evidence for manifestation; Overconfidence; Changing attitudes with radio drama
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Treating refugee mental health; Improving personal growth; Dreamachine
Tue 10 May 2022
Treating refugee mental health, improving personal growth, and Dreamachine.
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Dreams and dreaming; brain scans for personality traits; extrovert listening
Tue 3 May 2022
Dreams and dreaming; brain scans for personality traits; extrovert listening.
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How to cope when your child can't
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Advice for parents on how to cope when their children are having mental health problems.
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The Anatomy of Kindness
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Claudia Hammond looks at the role of empathy and asks who are we kind to.
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The Anatomy of Kindness
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Claudia Hammond asks can we ever be purely kind and do our motivations matter?
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The Anatomy of Kindness Results
Wed 9 Mar 2022
The results of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4’s unique public science project on Kindness.
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Looking inside the minds of our pets - and our relationships with them
Tue 28 Dec 2021
Do our pets care about us, or do we just like to think they do?
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Fish Oils for depression, Pain pleasure and a good life, Kindness, Comedy memory
Tue 21 Dec 2021
Fish Oils for depression, Pain pleasure and a good life, kindness, and memory for comedy.
The All in the Mind Awards 2025
Find full details and how to submit nominations for the Awards.
How to Manage Your Worries
A quick and easy guide on how to cope with the things you worry about.
