Everything's Psychology

Have you seen it yet? The film of the summer? Have you forked out for the most padded seats in the cinema to watch Christopher Nolan’s three-hour bum-numbing epic of Matt Damon struggling to get home in a world without satnav?
If you have, did you sit there thinking: 
Why has a three thousand year old story got any relevance to today?
Is there real psychology in here?
Did the Greeks work something out about being human that we've ignored ever since?

Well, these are exactly the questions my guest asks in their new book: The Odyssey Mindset. So, with me in this episode to discuss the psychology of The Odyssey is Dr Sam Akbar, clinical psychologist, Oxford classicist and author of the wonderful new book The Odyssey Mindset.
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The Odyssey Mindset (Amazon UK): https://amzn.eu/d/0hprLgcy
The Odyssey Mindset (Amazon US): https://a.co/d/07gDDhrD

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Are you on a diet? Have you got a shelf full of books to help you shed the pounds and get that summer beach bod or are you considering a weight loss jab such as Ozempic or Mounjaro? When the world seems to focus on the need to have a fit and firm body, what is this doing to people’s self-esteem and body image?
 
With me on this episode are Dr Joanna Silver, a leading psychologist specialising in eating disorders, body image & mental health; and Matt White, author of The Snack Monkey: How to Stop Eating the Whole Packet.
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Guests
You can find more about Dr Joanna Silver on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-joanna-silver/
Or at Orri, the eating disorder clinic: https://www.orri-uk.com/team/dr-joanna-silver/
You can buy your copy Matt's book, The Snack Monkey, on Amazon or visit https://therealsnackmonkey.com/
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Other resources
Get a copy of the book 'Self-Help Without The Hype' by Robert Epstein as a paperback here or as an eBook on Amazon.
Share your email with me to have the chance of getting a physical copy of my new book, Behaviour First, when it comes out in October. Visit behaviourfirst.co.uk
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In a world of screens, social media, climate anxiety, and mental health awareness, what does the future of childhood and education look like?

With me to discuss the psychology of childhood are Sue Roffey, founder of Growing Great Schools Worldwide and one of the UK's foremost voices on student, school, and community wellbeing, and Charlie Lewis, Professor of Psychology at Lancaster University, whose research spans child development, autism, the influence of advertising on children, and the future of childhood.
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Guests
More about Sue Roffey:
https://www.sueroffey.com/
https://www.growinggreatschoolsworldwide.com/

Sue's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Sue-Roffey/author/B001HPB3TY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1782313230&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

ASPIRE Culture Cards: http://www.atmybest.com/aspire

More about Charlie Lewis
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology/about-us/people/charlie-lewis

Charlie has co-written the book 'Developmental Psychology: A Sociocultural Approach‘ available from Sage Publishing in 2027.
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What kind of person is James Bond? What do audiences want from a Bond actor? What traits make someone convincing as the world's most famous spy? And how realistic is James Bond when compared to the psychological make-up of real-life spies?

With me to discuss the psychology of James Bond are Calvin Dyson, one of the world's leading Bond commentators and the creator of one of YouTube's most-watched 007 channels, and Professor Adrian Furnham, Professor of Psychology and co-author of The Psychology of Spies and Spying.
https://www.youtube.com/@calvindyson⁩ 

https://adrianfurnham.com/

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In season two, I'll be chatting with some fascinating guests about topics such as the psychology of childhood, the psychology of Harry Potter, the psychology of weight loss, and, by popular demand after last season’s episode on cats, the psychology of dogs.

And this time, I need your help. If you have a question you’d like to ask a psychologist about any of the topics I’ve just mentioned, you can leave a voicenote which I’ll then play out on the episode. 
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