Best QMUL Podcasts (2024)

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Community Up Research Values, Online Interviewing, and Advocacy (Cervantée Wild) 58:01

2M ago58:01

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Community Up Research Values, Online Interviewing, and Advocacy (Cervantée Wild) On this episode of Thinking In Between, we are joined by Cervantée Wild who is a research fellow at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Cervantée is from New Zealand and her research journey began within a research group…

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Critical Theory, Multiplicity, and Deleuze and Guattari (Jackie Walumbe) 48:11

3M ago48:11

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Critical Theory, Multiplicity, and Deleuze and Guattari (Jackie Walumbe) Welcome back to the podcast! Our guests now come from beyond our research group and university, so we have a new name to reflect this - "Thinking In Between". Our format and focus remain the same: exploring big ideas shaping researchers at the borderlands of social science and…

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Systems Theory, Dialectical Critical Realism, and Boundary Spanning (Sophie Spitters) 45:24

5M ago45:24

45:24

Systems Theory, Dialectical Critical Realism, and Boundary Spanning (Sophie Spitters) Sophie Spitters is a Research Associate in the APOLLO Social Science team at Queen Mary University London, and will soon be taking up a new role within an interdisciplinary team at the University of Birmingham. She speaks about her journey from physics to psycholo…

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Lust 7:08

5M ago7:08

7:08

A series of short podcasts on different emotions, made with researchers from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions. These podcasts were commissioned as part of a Wellcome Trust funded research project, 'Living With Feeling: Emotional Health in History, Philosophy, and Experience', and were produced by Natalie Steed.…

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Shame 7:12

5M ago7:12

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A series of short podcasts on different emotions, made with researchers from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions. These podcasts were commissioned as part of a Wellcome Trust funded research project, 'Living With Feeling: Emotional Health in History, Philosophy, and Experience', and were produced by Natalie Steed.…

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Sympathy 7:00

5M ago7:00

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A series of short podcasts on different emotions, made with researchers from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions. These podcasts were commissioned as part of a Wellcome Trust funded research project, 'Living With Feeling: Emotional Health in History, Philosophy, and Experience', and were produced by Natalie Steed.…

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Unfeeling 7:43

5M ago7:43

7:43

A series of short podcasts on different emotions, made with researchers from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions. These podcasts were commissioned as part of a Wellcome Trust funded research project, 'Living With Feeling: Emotional Health in History, Philosophy, and Experience', and were produced by Natalie Steed.…

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Designing Interactions, The Body Multiple, and Living a Feminist Life (Alison Thomson) 45:51

6M ago45:51

45:51

Designing Interactions, The Body Multiple, and Living a Feminist Life (Alison Thomson) Alison Thomson is a Senior Lecturer in Patient Public Involvement and Public Engagement in Science in the Wolfson Institute of Population Health at Queen Mary University of London. Alison has a background in design and a brilliant example of her work bringing a d…

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Social Representations, Underground Sociabilities, and Participatory Action Research (Natalia Concha) 45:17

7M ago45:17

45:17

Episode Notes Natalia Concha works as a research fellow working in the ActEarly programme at the Centre for Primary Care at Queen Mary University of London. Natalia is from Colombia and has a research background in sociocultural psychology. Both of these elements of her background have influenced her approach to health research, and she brings thre…

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Narrative Medicine, Righteous Dopefiend, and Co-production in Research (Stephen Hibbs) 47:28

8M ago47:28

47:28

Narrative Medicine, Righteous Dopefiend, and Co-production in Research (Stephen Hibbs) Stephen Hibbs is a haematologist by background and recently commenced a PhD in the APOLLO Social Science group, aiming to understand what constitutes good hospital care for people experiencing a sickle cell crisis. In this episode, Stephen is interviewed by Lucie…

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Evidence-based medicine, the Mystery of General Practice, and Bakhtin (Deborah Swinglehurst) 43:06

9M ago43:06

43:06

Evidence-based medicine, the Mystery of General Practice and Bakhtin In our second episode of the APOLLO Social Science podcast, we hear from Professor Deborah Swinglehurst who is Professor of Primary Care and the leader of the APOLLO group. How to read a paper - Trisha Greenhalgh (Wiley Blackwell, first published 1997) The Mystery of General Pract…

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Practice theory, trust and artificial intelligence (Duncan Reynolds) 26:40

10M ago26:40

26:40

Practice theory, trust and artificial intelligence The social sciences give us tools to understand the human and moral dimensions of health care. This podcast explores the borderlands of social theory and health by inviting researchers to share the ideas that have inspired and shaped their own thinking and practice. In this first episode, we hear f…

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Future Feelings 44:58

2y ago44:58

44:58

It's the final episode of the series, but what have we learned about emotions past, present, and future? Thomas Dixon, Sarah Chaney and Richard Firth-Godbehere reflect back on what they have learned from the series, discuss what emotions might look like in the future, whether we should stop telling people “Your emotions are valid”, and what histori…

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Emotional AI 44:21

2y ago44:21

44:21

Do wellbeing apps and emotional mood trackers make you feel nervous, furious, or happy?In this episode, historian of emotions and author Richard Firth-Godbehere goes in search of the science, technology, ethics, and feelings behind emotional AI.Fellow historian Thomas Dixon acts a guinea pig for Richard, trying out some emotion-tracking apps. with …

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Childhood Trauma 42:24

2y ago42:24

42:24

When it comes to childhood trauma, do our bodies keep the score, and with what emotional impacts?Historian of child psychology Emma Sutton finds out about the recent explosion of interest in "trauma-informed" approaches and their impact on family relationships. She tries out some trauma-informed therapy herself, and discusses with therapists and ex…

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Happiness Lessons 48:05

2y ago48:05

48:05

Should mindfulness and happiness take their place on the school curriculum alongside maths and literacy?Thomas Dixon asks whether 200-year-old ideas about love, emotions, and primary education are still relevant today. He visits three schools with different approaches to emotions, and meets experts on mental health and wellbeing - asking whether th…

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Robot Nurses 39:11

2y ago39:11

39:11

Unexpected item in bagging area! Machines can provoke many emotions, including rage and anxiety. But can they also care?In Episode 2 of "Living With Feeling", historian of nursing Sarah Chaney meets some care robots and discusses with experts what these machines are for, and what they can offer. Sarah probes the potential and the limitations of car…

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Rethinking Emotions 44:26

2y ago44:26

44:26

In this first episode of "Living With Feeling" - our new series about emotions in the 21st century - priest and writer Giles Fraser and psychotherapist Philippa Perry join Thomas Dixon for a lively conversation, tackling some big questions about the place of emotions in modern culture.Philippa, Giles, and Thomas discuss whether people are too ready…

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Living With Feeling. Trailer. 1:48

2y ago1:48

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Welcome to "Living With Feeling", our new podcast series about emotions in the 21st Century. Please subscribe via Apple, Spotify, Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Search for "Living With Feeling" or follow one of the links below. APPLE: https://apple.co/3aM5RrbSPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3uWhKSi ACAST: https://shows.acast.com/living-with-fee…

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The Mind 31:37

3+ y ago31:37

31:37

What is the mind? Can we think of it as a ‘space’? Where might we look for the mind and what might be going on inside it when we experience solitude? These are some of the questions addressed in this episode. We hear from neuroscientist Sarah Garfinkel about the mind as an interface between brain and heart, and historian of psychoanalysis Akshi Sin…

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On Spiritual Solitude 36:16

3+ y ago36:16

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As part of the 'Spaces of Solitude' series, Hetta Howes presents a conversation between Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University, and the most Revd Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. Discussion ranges from personal experiences of solitude and silence, to ‘thin-places’ and speaking in tongues.Presented by…

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The Cell 34:00

3+ y ago34:00

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In this episode, Hetta Howes and Charlie Williams look at experiences of imprisonment and solitary confinement, asking how we can understand the effects of enforced isolation on the human psyche? They speak first to Lisa Guenther, who charts the rise and rise of solitary confinement in the United States and the links between this practice and the l…

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On Solitary Confinement 45:43

3+ y ago45:43

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As part of the 'Spaces of Solitude' series, Hetta Howes speaks to researchers Lisa Guenther and Shokoufeh Sakhi. Lisa is a Canadian philosopher and activist who works on critical prison studies; Shokoufeh is a former political prisoner from Iran who writes about imprisonment and the self. In this conversation, they discuss the histories and philoso…

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The City 36:37

3+ y ago36:37

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The German sociologist Georg Simmel famously claimed that ‘one nowhere feels as lonely and lost as in the metropolitan crowd’. Hetta Howes and Charlie Williams take a walk through London to explore this classic idea of loneliness and the many ways of being alone in a city. They hear from Matthew Beaumont about the long tradition of ‘nightwalkers’, …

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Perilous Places 35:59

3+ y ago35:59

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Hetta Howes and James Morland continue their exploration of solitude in this episode, pondering the perilous places we sometimes enter in the search for aloneness. James introduces listeners to the graveyard poets of the 18th century, who sought out places of darkness to explore their biggest fears and deepest anxieties. Hetta then speaks to Josh C…

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The Garden 35:54

3+ y ago35:54

35:54

How did gardens come to play such a key part in the history of solitude? Hetta Howes sets out to answer this question with James Morland, who moves from the idyllic but complex seclusion of Eden to the refuge of queer ecology in Derek Jarman’s garden at Prospect Cottage to offer a reading of gardens as spaces of escape. Laura Seymour discusses how …

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The Sanctum 37:21

3+ y ago37:21

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In the opening episode of our series, Hetta Howes and Barbara Taylor take us on a journey through the history of spiritual solitude. Why have people of faith chosen to be alone throughout the ages and what perils do they face in doing so? Hetta meets Hilary Powell to discuss the secluded lives of medieval anchorites and hermits, and Revd Erica Long…

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Melissa Harrison on Solitude 19:29

4y ago19:29

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An autobiographical essay on solitude, walking, the natural world, and emotions by the novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison.Melissa reflects on what solitude has meant to her - and to others - from her childhood and early adult years to the recent period of lockdown in the summer of 2020. Recorded outside in the Suffolk countryside, this ess…

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Developing Emotions: Feelings in the Classroom 18:45

4y ago18:45

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Developing Emotions is a pioneering programme of lessons designed to promote emotional literacy and emotional awareness in school children. It has been developed as a collaboration between the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary University of London and TKAT Multi-Academy Trust. In February and March 2020 the lessons were piloted i…

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Schadenfreude 9:08

4y ago9:08

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Tiffany Watt Smith looks back to 1930s London to discover what a rumbled drag ball can teach us about schadenfreude – the joy we feel in another’s misfortune. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Nostalgia 7:05

4y ago7:05

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Agnes Arnold-Forster traces the history of nostalgia, from homesick Swiss mercenaries to contemporary US politics, and examines its effects on the professional lives of healthcare practitioners working in the NHS. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.…

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Loneliness 8:30

4y ago8:30

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Join James Morland on his journey through poetic images of loneliness, as he wanders towards its emotional meaning. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Happiness 7:39

4y ago7:39

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In this episode, Ed Brooker finds surprising connections between bank holidays, Charles Darwin, and that most gluttonous of terms, happiness. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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The Sound of Anger. INTERVIEW. Dr Fern Riddell 28:42

5y ago28:42

28:42

As part of 'The Sound of Anger' series, cultural historian Fern Riddell speaks with Thomas Dixon about gender, emotions, and politics. Fern is an expert on the histories of suffragism and sexuality and the author of a biography of the radical suffragette Kitty Marion, called 'Death In Ten Minutes'. Fern and Thomas debate the meaning of 'anger', how…

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The Sound of Anger. DRAMA. Seneca Annoyed 20:06

5y ago20:06

20:06

Do we live in an age of rage? And if so, what can we learn about our furious feelings, and how to control them, from the experiences and ideas of great thinkers in the past? Those are the questions explored in a pair of thought-provoking and darkly funny new audio dramas by playwright Craig Baxter, commissioned by the Living With Feeling project at…

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The Sound of Anger: 3. What is it good for? 37:54

5y ago37:54

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Historian of emotions Thomas Dixon completes his personal odyssey through the history, feelings, and meanings of angry emotions. In this episode, he asks whether domestic, everyday anger is the same thing as political anger, and wonders about the relationship between angry dads, angry protesters, and emotional health. Thomas hates his own anger and…

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The Sound of Anger: 2. How does it feel? 29:15

5y ago29:15

29:15

Historian of emotions Thomas Dixon continues his exploration of angry emotions. In this episodes he tries to discover how anger sounds, feels, and looks. Again, diversity seems to be the norm. Different bodies feel furious in different ways, and not all cultures have the same ways of expressing emotions. Thomas hears from opera singer Lore Lixenber…

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The Sound of Anger. INTERVIEW. Jim Russell 15:54

5y ago15:54

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As part of 'The Sound of Anger' series, psychologist Jim Russell is in conversation with historian of emotions Thomas Dixon about the idea of "anger" and basic emotions. Jim is an internationally recognised expert on the psychology of emotions and explains Paul Ekman's ideas about 'basic emotions' and the problems with the theory, especially in rel…

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The Sound of Anger. DRAMA. Darwin Vexed 21:50

5y ago21:50

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Do we live in an age of rage? And if so, what can we learn about our furious feelings, and how to control them, from the experiences and ideas of great thinkers in the past? Those are the questions explored in a pair of thought-provoking and darkly funny new audio dramas by playwright Craig Baxter, commissioned by the Living With Feeling project at…

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The Sound of Anger: 1. What is it? 27:35

5y ago27:35

27:35

In this opening episode of a new podcast series about anger from the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions, historian of emotions Thomas Dixon sets out to discover what anger really is. He meets experts including psychologists and historians, and confronts his own furious demons, in an attempt to find an answer. Is there a "basic emotio…

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Should universities teach well-being? 1:16:11

5y ago1:16:11

1:16:11

This is a recording of a May 2019 panel discussion at Queen Mary, University of London, on the question 'should universities teach well-being?'There is, apparently, a mental health crisis in higher education. Student referrals for counselling are soaring, and according to one study, 40% of PhDs are depressed or anxious. Students in Bristol took to …

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The Sound of Anger. SHORT. Seneca's De Ira 7:11

5+ y ago7:11

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In this episode, Thomas Dixon reads some extracts from his favourite text about angry emotions, the Roman philosopher Seneca's treatise on rage - De Ira. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions, and also a part of 'The Sound of Anger' podcast series. It was produced by …

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Anxiety 7:12

5+ y ago7:12

7:12

Historian David Saunders talks about his research into the science and experience of anxiety in the twentieth century. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Compassion 5:58

5+ y ago5:58

5:58

Sarah Chaney talks about the history of assumptions made about nursing, gender, and the emotions of care.This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Disgust 7:38

5+ y ago7:38

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Richard Firth-Godbehere talks about the psychology of modern 'disgust' and ask what light history can shed on this emotion. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Ecstasy 12:18

5+ y ago12:18

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Discover some of the surprising meanings of 'ecstasy' with philosopher and emotional explorer Jules Evans.This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Grief 5:46

5+ y ago5:46

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Historian of emotions Edgar Gerrard Hughes reflects on the ways that sounds, or silence, could express grief and mourning, especially in the nineteenth century.This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Gut Feeling 7:10

5+ y ago7:10

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In this episode, historian Evelien Lemmens asks what a 'gut feeling' might be and explores Victorian worries about emotions and indigestion.This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Love 8:10

5+ y ago8:10

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Historian Jane Mackelworth thinks about the place of gifts in loving relationships, including romantic partnerships between women. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions.By The Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL

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Dr Tim Read on archetypal crises 55:26

6y ago55:26

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Dr Tim Read is a consultant psychiatrist who worked for 20 years at the Royal Free Hospital. He's also the author of Walking Shadows: Archetype and Psyche in Crisis and Growth, and a member of the Psychiatry and Spirituality working group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Here, he discusses 'archetypal crises' - moments which can combine aspec…

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