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Why We Should Care About Politicians' Mental Wellbeing
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A politician’s mental wellbeing is as important as a pilot’s. So, why do we pay so little attention to the wellbeing of our leaders? In this episode, Dr Victoria Hasson and Dr Ashley Weinberg talk about why and how we should give politicians the support they need to serve people well, and why politicians' job creates barriers to accessing support.
Dr Ashley Weinberg is an occupational psychologist, who has been studying the psychology of politicians for 30 years. Dr Victoria Hasson is a political wellbeing trainer and the founder of the Silent MP.
Dr Hasson’s Book Recommendation: The Life of an MP: Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics by Jess Phillips
Dr Weinberg’s Book Recommendation: Why We Get the Wrong Politicians by Isabel Hardman
Hot book tip: Dr Weinberg edited Psychology of Democracy: Of the People, By the People, For the People, which was released last year.
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