MOWE - Psychology, Philosophy, Mental Health

Professor Benjamin Bergen joins us to discuss the history, biology and cognitive psychology of swearing. Support the Podcast: https://renegadeape.com/support Ben's Website: http://www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/~bkbergen/ Buy Ben's Book "What the F?": https://amzn.to/3lsUOD6

Dr. Hani Miletski joins us for a doggie-style deep dive into the world of Bestiality and Zoophilia. Support the Podcast: http://renegadeape.com/support Hani's Website: http://drmiletski.com Buy Hani's Book: http://www.drmiletski.com/information.html

Holocaust revisionist Carolyn Yeager joins us to discuss the claim made in her book “Auschwitz: The Underground Guided Tour", that not only did the holocaust not happen, but that "for some, life in Auschwitz seemed luxurious compared to their own...". Carolyn's websites: https://carolynyeager.net/ http://www.eliewieseltattoo.com/ https://jan27.org/ Read the book for free: https://carolynyeager.net/auschwitz-underground-guided-tour Support the podcast: http://renegadeape.com/support

Philip Nitschke, founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International, joins us to discuss some of the controversies around the issue of voluntary euthanasia. Philip's Website: http://exitinternational.net Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/renegadeape

Jeremy Waldron, professor of legal and political philosophy at NYU School of Law and the author of "The Harm in Hate Speech" joins us to discuss the concept of "hate speech", what it means, who it affects, and whether or not it really even exists. Buy Jeremy's book: https://amzn.to/3eX3rBX Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/renegadeape

Harry James from Bald Cafe joins us to discuss the psychological impact (as well as some potential causes, cover-ups, and remedies) of male pattern baldness. Bald Cafe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBM95HF8Wjnf36i86w3ZQg Harry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baldcafe Harry's website: http://baldcafe.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/renegadeape

In this episode we're joined by a personal friend of mine, Elise, to discuss her experiences working in the sex industry as an escort and parlour girl. https://patreon.com/renegadeape

Dr. Diana Fleischman joins us to discuss whether or not there are any significant biological or psychological sex differences between men and women. Spoiler Alert (and Postmodern Neo-Marxist trigger warning)... there are! Diana's Website: https://www.dianafleischman.com/ Diana's Blog: https://dianaverse.com/ Diana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sentientist Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/renegadeape Music: "Bender V Panda" by Pandaraps https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/gsGe8XWXjz

Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel joins us to discuss the concept of the "Overton Window" and the potential consequences of engaging in unacceptable discourse. Buy Eric's Book, "A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures": https://amzn.to/3d2LKjw Eric's Blog: http://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/renegadeape Music: "Monkey Business" by Mike Franklyn https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/nc340keROg

Long time no see. Shameless plug: http://williamtuke.org

A "farewell and f*ck you" sermon to the mental health industry. *** CREDITS *** Podcast Image: Kyle Boganwright https://flic.kr/p/6xLqCH

Part 3 in a trilogy of previously unpublished Quick Fire Questions featuring Vincent Felitti, MD, Dr. Charles Strozier, Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel, Joe Strike, Prof. Paul Gilbert, Haley Weaver (aka @haleydrewthis), and Kate Allan (aka @thelatestkate).

Part 2 in a trilogy of previously unpublished Quick Fire Questions featuring Prof. Linda Gask, Prof. Graham Davey, Dr. Tomasz Witkowski, Prof. Patrick Corrigan, and Prof. Yoel Inbar.

Part 1 in a trilogy of previously unpublished Quick Fire Questions featuring Dr. Brian King, Dr. William Epstein, Prof. David Benatar, Juliet Grayson, and Dr. Joanna Moncrieff.

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Juliet Grayson joins us to discuss (get ready for it...) Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor, a unique form of therapy designed to help clients identify emotional deficits and create ‘new memories’ using therapeutic role play scenarios known as "structures". *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.blog/podcast/making-new-memories/ *** PATREON *** https://patreon.com/mowe *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Landscapes of the Heart: The Working World of a Sex and Relationship Therapist" https://amzn.to/2KXcsOx *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little https://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Marco Nürnberger https://flic.kr/p/FvQrxX DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

In today's episode Dr. Sara Tai joins us for an oft requested, and long overdue, delve into how people with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder can take control of their own recovery.  Based on the recent paper "Living the Life You Want Following a Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder", we explore the ten most important aspects of recovery as reported by people previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder. *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.blog/podcast/a-survivors-guide-to-bipolar-disorder/ *** PATREON *** https://patreon.com/mowe *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Wild Swans" by Jung Chang https://amzn.to/2SQfRCj *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little https://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Mattia Merlo https://flic.kr/p/f99jNR DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Mental health advocate and speaker Paul McGregor tells the story of his father's suicide, how he dealt with immediate aftermath including local media coverage, how it affected him and his family in the long term, what the experience has taught him, and why it inspired him to work in mental health advocacy. *** SHOW NOTES *** http://mowe.blog/podcast/standing-up-to-suicide/ *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Man Up, Man Down" by Paul McGregor https://amzn.to/30hr41d "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway" by Susan Jeffers https://amzn.to/2YCzCPO "Quiet: The Power of Introverts" by Susan Cain https://amzn.to/2XwYBHL *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little https://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: eflon https://flic.kr/p/74z4DB DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Wendy Yellen joins us to explore the rather esoteric field of eidetic imagery and eidetic psychotherapy. We discuss some of the history and theory behind the practice, why Wendy feels it to be a superior to any other form or psychotherapy, and then we try it out for real by having Wendy guide us through an eidetic imagery session in real time. *** SHOW NOTES *** http://mowe.blog/podcast/eidetic-imagery/ *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Basic Concepts in Eidetic Psychotherapy" by Akhter Ahsen https://amzn.to/2Xhp6AN *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Franzisko Hauser https://flic.kr/p/D22d2Z DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Today I'm joined by two hugely popular social media artists, Haley Weaver (@haleydrewthis) and Kate Allan (@thelatestkate) to explore the links between artistic expression and mental health, how art has the power to ease suffering and build communities, and the pressures and benefits of build a large fanbase on social media. *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.blog/podcast/art-as-therapy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "You Can Do All Things" by Kate Allan https://amzn.to/2X12Qqd "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides https://amzn.to/2XuU6wC "Uprooted" by Naomi Novik https://amzn.to/2IWgPII *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 "Blah blah blah" soundbyte by Unfa: https://freesound.org/people/unfa/sounds/165539/ Podcast Image: Marco Verch https://flic.kr/p/2ermcFm DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Prof. Paul Gilbert, founder of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) joins us to explore the concept of compassion and its importance in both clinical practice and in our everyday lives. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe ***

Andy Fisher joins us to discuss the relatively new field of ecopsychology which explores the relationship between human beings and the natural world through the lens of ecology and psychology. We explore why human beings have become alienated from nature and why this matters, the difference between ecopsychology and plain old conservation politics, to what extent capitalism helps or hinders our relationship with the natural world, and if and how it's possible for both individuals and civilisation as a whole to reconnect with nature. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe ***

In this latest AMA I cover the following topics as requested by my listeners: • What are some of your biggest "aha" moments during the podcast? • Why don't you interview more women or people of color? • How do you justify giving a platform to a pedophile like Tom O'Carroll? • Are there any interviews you regret doing or guests you didn't like?

Reintegrative therapist David Pickup joins us to discuss the difference between reintegrative therapy and gay conversion therapy, whether or not homosexual feelings are innate or the result of socialization or trauma, how reintegrative therapy supposedly works, the quality (or lack thereof) of studies supporting these kinds of therapies, and whether or not therapies addressing homosexual feelings should be banned. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.blog/podcast/curing-gayness *** BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS *** "Born This Way?" by J. Alan Branch https://amzn.to/2GKjMuG "A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality" by Joseph Nicolosi https://amzn.to/2XSgxbQ *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: karendesuyo https://flic.kr/p/6CLK5z DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Joe Strike, author of "Furry Nation", joins us to explore the subculture of furry fandom and the people who like to dress-up as their anthropomorphic animal alter-egos. We trace the the origins of furry fandom, how furries develop their "fursona" and design their fursuits, the psychological motivations behind the lifestyle, and how much, or how little, furry fandom is related to sex and sexuality. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.blog/podcast/unleash-the... *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Furry Nation" by Joe Strike https://amzn.to/2OUrLct "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon https://amzn.to/2UCfNt9 *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Spirou333 https://flic.kr/p/24Qmnv2 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Today we explore the evolutionary psychology of violence with Prof. Todd Shackelford, in particular the sorts of violence that, on the face of it, appear to run counter to the Darwinian drive for survival and replication such as infanticide, spousal abuse, and suicide. Along the way we also tackle the subject of "toxic masculinity", dodgy statistics, the benefits of watching other men have sex with your wife, rape fantasies, and BDSM. *** SUPPORT THE SHOW *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** http://mowe.blog/podcast/on-the-origins-of-violence-and-freaky-sex/ *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Evolution of Violence" https://amzn.to/2FFrsxL “The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War” https://amzn.to/2UoXBmC "Sperm Wars" https://amzn.to/2UbfCWA "Ordinary Men" https://amzn.to/2CKkgA6 "American Holocaust" https://amzn.to/2TIhvET "The Evolution of Suicide" https://amzn.to/2U7CIwW "Angst: Origins of Anxiety and Depression" https://amzn.to/2HNxb8k *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Paul Keller https://flic.kr/p/49cqr8 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

In today's episode we discuss the nature of introspection with Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel and his contention that we can never reliably grasp the true nature of our inner selves. We explore the inadequacies of our imaginary, emotional, and visual experience, the implications of these shortcomings for things like happiness and mental health, and whether or not introspection is something we can learn to do better. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.blog/podcast/how-little-thou-can-know-thyself/ *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures" by Eric Schwitzgebel https://amzn.to/2UbGeWk "Perplexities of Consciousness" by Eric Schwitzgebel https://amzn.to/2U6SrLY "Describing Inner Experience? Proponent Meets Skeptic" by Eric Schwitzgebel & Russell T. Hurlburt https://amzn.to/2FzxG2v "Labyrinths" by Jorge Luis Borges https://amzn.to/2WpLYJP *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Elevator Music: "Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Podcast Image: SpankyNew https://flic.kr/p/neQ6U9 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Author of "The Psychology of School Bullying" Prof. Peter Smith joins us to examine the causes and motivations for bullying, whether the stereotypical image of the bully as cowardly brute and the victim as lonely misfit hold any truth, the long term effects of bullying on both the victim and the perpetrator, the uncomfortable conclusions of some studies which claim that bullying can be beneficial, and what needs to be done to prevent and deal with bullying in schools. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** http://mowe.blog/podcast/bullying-sticks-stones-and-stereotypes/ *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Psychology of School Bullying" by Peter Smith https://amzn.to/2F1fOy9 *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Tiomax80 https://flic.kr/p/225eDMx DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Dr. Charles Strozier, author of "The Fundamentalist Mindset" joins us for an experimental leap into the realm of social and political psychology by exploring the topic of fundamentalist thinking from both a religious and secular perspective, and why each and every one of us have the potential to fall prey to it. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.uk/2IA3JUq *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Fundamentalist Mindset" by Charles Strozier https://amzn.to/2U5VHnw "Apocalypse: On the Psychology of Fundamentalism in America" by Charles Strozier https://amzn.to/2T7T0Vz "Young Man Luther" by Erik Erikson https://amzn.to/2Np3qeb "Milkman: A Novel" by Anna Burns https://amzn.to/2XiaVYF *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: shando. https://flic.kr/p/byfJv6 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites. Category

Traumatic loss counselor and founder of the MISS Foundation, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore joins us to discuss traumatic grief, and more specifically the experience of losing a child. Joanne shares her own experience of losing her baby daughter, and how this fuelled her desire to help other families going through the same. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.uk/2E11pS6 *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief" by Joanne Cacciatore https://amzn.to/2E0KEqk *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Paul Sableman https://flic.kr/p/qQK6cc DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Dr. Vincent Felitti joins us to discuss the history of the famous Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, how childhood trauma can later manifest as physical illness such as cancer and heart disease, why things like obesity and smoking are often protective reactions to childhood trauma, how people with an ACE score 6 or higher have a 5000% greater risk of suicide, and how doctors and mental health professionals can better care for people suffering the consequences of childhood trauma.  *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.uk/2FWGO3s *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Judging Me" by Mary Elizabeth Bullock https://amzn.to/2G4wdTF "Fear: Trump in the White House" by Bob Woodward https://amzn.to/2WnI5pq "Enlightenment Now" by Steven Pinker https://amzn.to/2WoIvvz "Journeys From Childhood to Midlife" by Emmy Werner https://amzn.to/2WjO6Ud "Inscribed Bodies: Health Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse" by Anna Luise Kirkengen https://amzn.to/2DDGuV6 *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Linus Eklund https://flic.kr/p/fnywF DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Prof. Yoel Inbar joins us to discuss why Social and Personality Psychology is dominated by political liberals, how one-in-three academic psychologists admit that they would willingly discriminate against their conservative colleagues, how ideological homogeneity affects psychological research, the benefits of encouraging more diversity of thought, and how to make the field of psychology more welcoming to political conservatives. Check out Yoel's podcast: https://fourbeers.fireside.fm/ *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.uk/2TGqgQ8 *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Identity Crisis" by Sides, Tesler & Vavreck https://amzn.to/2RuiI5R "Pale Fire" by Vladimir Nabokov https://amzn.to/2SHSnOK "Basic Economics" by Thomas Sowell https://amzn.to/2RCOQUG *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Wikimedia https://bit.ly/2H7eugs DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

With 2019 looming, Dr. John Norcross joins us to explore the science of personal change and the most effective ways to plan, commence, and - most importantly - stick to(!) your news years resolutions. *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions" by John Norcross https://amzn.to/2VhmA9m "Self-Help That Works" by John Norcross https://amzn.to/2GOVe79 *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Marco Verch https://flic.kr/p/21zG3qJ DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

In this years Christmas episode we explore the issue of bitterness – and the proposed diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder (PTED) – by examining the character and story arc of Ebenezer Scrooge from the famous Charles Dickens Christmas tale “A Christmas Carol”. Along the way we discuss issues related to bitterness such as childhood trauma, romance, grief, nostalgia, meaning, mortality, and personal redemption. *** LEAVE US A REVIEW *** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mowepod/reviews/ iTunes: https://mowe.uk/itunes *** BECOME A PATRON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Anger, Madness, and the Daimonic" by Stephen Diamond https://amzn.to/2V1tejX "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens https://amzn.to/2V5Arze "Man and His Symbols" by Carl Jung https://amzn.to/2CvezG8 *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://fb.me/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Internet Archive Book Images https://flic.kr/p/otZGPQ DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Prof. Patrick Corrigan joins us to revisit the topic of stigma. In today's episode we explore the origins of stigma and the various ways it tends to manifest, whether there is any truth in the stereotypes of people with mental illness being dangerous and/or incompetent, examples of anti-stigma campaigns that are either ineffective or counterproductive and some more effective alternatives, and why mental health professionals should step aside and allow people with lived experience to lead the charge against stigma. *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Stigma Effect" by Patrick Corrigan https://amzn.to/2BEWMen "Insane Consequences" by DJ Jaffe https://amzn.to/2UW4CsF "Apt Pupil" by Stephen King https://amzn.to/2ShvRfm "Tao Te Ching" by Lao Tzu https://amzn.to/2BuZO4t *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Christian Siedler https://flic.kr/p/CqAnKE DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

How corrupt is academic psychology? In today's episode Tomasz Witkowski joins me to discuss why the results of almost half of all psychological studies are false or misleading, why 7% of academics in the field admit to fabricating data, why psychology journals are unwilling to publish negative study results and the effect this has on subsequent research, why the increase in mental health professionals results in worsening mental health statistics, and ultimately why the field of psychological research is merely a pale imitation of real science. *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Psychology Gone Wrong" by Tomasz Witkowski https://amzn.to/2QiVY92 "Psychology Led Astray" by Tomasz Witkowski https://amzn.to/2KYG3qz "The Better Angels of Our Nature" by Steven Pinker https://amzn.to/2Pn4BKp "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway https://amzn.to/2QeO6VY *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Dierk Schaefer https://flic.kr/p/ngNLqa DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Psychiatrist and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Nassir Ghaemi joins us to explore the link between leadership and mental illness. We discuss the subject of Psychobiography and the methods involved in learning to understand the psychology of historical figures, we explore the link between manic depressive illness and leadership through examples such as Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, why mentally normal politicians make for good peacetime leaders but poor crisis leaders, and how people with mental illness can learn to channel their illness into something positive. *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "A First Rate Madness" https://amzn.to/2FtqUhE *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Nasir Ghaemi / Penguin Press / Nicole Laroche DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Anxiety expert Prof. Graham Davey joins us to discuss his forthcoming book "The Anxiety Epidemic". In this episode we discuss the difference between anxiety disorder and plain old worry, the evolutionary origins and advantages of anxiety, how the nature of our anxiety has changed across the generations, why anxiety tends to manifest in different ways in different people, common causes of anxiety in the modern world and whether or not there really is an anxiety epidemic, and of course some tips and advice on what you can do to reduce your own anxiety. *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Anxiety Epidemic" https://amzn.to/2RIyMwZ "Managing Anxiety with CBT for Dummies" https://amzn.to/2RK3gPw "A Brief History of Time" https://amzn.to/2PLOeLx "A Briefer History of Time" https://amzn.to/2SXJxNC "Cider with Rosie" https://amzn.to/2RGhdOf *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Mark Turnauckas https://flic.kr/p/agQ2FP DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Musician and photographer Mark Hunter joins us to discuss his journey from a heavy metal fan to a heavy metal icon as lead singer of the heavy metal band Chimaira, his experience with a specific form of bipolar know as "hypomania", the relationship between art and mental illness, the power of music to both represent and relieve emotional distress, the evolution of Mark's artistic expression from music to photography, and whether of not creativity inspired by personal darkness is worth the price of admission. Marks latest project, in collaboration with award winning director Nick Cavalier, is a documentary film entitled “Down Again” in which Mark shares his personal story about utilizing art to combat mental illness. Check it out at http://downagainfilm.com *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** MUSIC RECOMMENDATIONS *** "Chimaira" by Chimaira https://amzn.to/2z1TYqi "The Impossibility of Reason" by Chimaira https://amzn.to/2OPxByP "Reign in Blood" by Slayer https://amzn.to/2OMEv8a "Mechanical Animals" by Marilyn Manson https://amzn.to/2OReogo *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Matt Davis https://flic.kr/p/9huqH2 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Julia Samuel MBE joins us to discuss her work as a grief counsellor and how encountering death so frequently affects her own mental health, why death is such a taboo subject and the price we pay for this, whether it’s justified to classify prolonged grief as a mental illness, and we also explore some of the most and least helpful ways to deal with the death of a loved one. *** PATREON *** https://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Grief Works" by Julia Samuel https://amzn.to/2ympaAc *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Marcela https://flic.kr/p/tWtrS6 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

World renowned psychological skeptic and evidence-based treatment advocate Scott Lilienfeld joins us to explore the topic of pseudoscience and misleading claims in the field of mental health. *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology" by Scott Lilienfeld (co-author) https://amzn.to/2zoyQff "Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience" by Scott Lilienfeld (co-author)https://amzn.to/2Nx28ks "Facts and Fictions in Mental Health" by Scott Lilienfeld (co-author) https://amzn.to/2MR4ZQ4 "The Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: DJ Spiess http://www.fermentarium.com/ DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Dr. Peter Langman joins us to discuss myths and misconceptions about school shooters, some of the common traits, histories and motivations of the perpetrators, the influence of trauma and mental illness in shaping their personalities, and what can be done at the social and psychological level to prevent such incidents. *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "School Shooters: Understanding High School, College, and Adult Perpetrators" by Peter Langman https://amzn.to/2oRacxI "Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters" by Peter Langman https://amzn.to/2wVt1DD *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: mabi2000 https://flic.kr/p/kDhyv DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Prof. Linda Gask shares her experience of walking the tightrope between both sides of the therapeutic process; as a practising psychiatrist helping clients through their darkest days whilst simultaneously engaged in a lifelong battle with her own recurrent bouts severe of depression. *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Other Side of Silence" by Linda Gask https://amzn.to/2PlTulW "A Short Introduction to Psychiatry" by Linda Gask https://amzn.to/2OPUMF4 "Admissions - Life as a Brain Surgeon" by Henry Marsh https://amzn.to/2Mr58OU "Middlemarch" by George Eliot https://amzn.to/2BtNOUj "The Compossionate Mind" by Paul Gilbert https://amzn.to/2N572ko *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Peter Burka https://flic.kr/p/x2Ek1D DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Critical psychiatrist joins us to explore the history and development of psychiatric medication, why there is little, if any, evidence to support the idea that psychiatric medication is correcting a “chemical imbalance” or any other underlying cause of mental illness, why the disease-centred model of mental health issues is both misleading and disempowering to service users, and ultimately, why much of the “science” supporting psychiatric medication is based more on ideology than evidence. *** PATREON *** https://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Myth of the Chemical Cure" by Joanna Moncrieff https://amzn.to/2MxG5po "A Straight Talking Guide to Psychiatric Drugs" by Joanna Moncrieff https://amzn.to/2nlq6j9 "The Bitterest Pills" by Joanna Moncrieff https://amzn.to/2vwpgob "A Woman in Berlin" by Anonymous https://amzn.to/2Miosgc "Das Kapital (Capital Vol. 1)" by Karl Marx https://amzn.to/2KL9cnv "Manufacturing Depression" by Gary Greenberg https://amzn.to/2MiOTCt "Crazy Like Us" by Ethan Watters https://amzn.to/2MBZLZ6 *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: IGypsyWoman https://flic.kr/p/NtCRK3 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

In today’s episode we're joined by Juliet Grayson, the director of StopSO (Specialist Treatment Organisation for Perpetrators and Survivors of Sexual Offences) to discuss the causes and treatment of pedophilia. We explore the origins of sexual attraction to minors in adults, what causes a pedophile to move from a sexual attraction to minors to actually committing an offence, how and why we should change public perception towards non-offending pedophiles. We discuss the importance of providing people who are attracted to children with access to treatment, what therapy for pedophilia consists of and how it can help, and why preventing the first offence is not only more ethical, but more cost effective than punishment. *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Landscapes of the Heart" by Juliet Grayson: https://amzn.to/2M3CsqE "Infant Losses, Adult Searches" by Glyn Hudson Allez: https://amzn.to/2LB21Dq "The Killing Woods" by Lucy Christopher: https://amzn.to/2LO32rc "Intimacy" by Hanif Kureishi: https://amzn.to/2mThVKO "Understand and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Children" by Sarah Goode: https://amzn.to/2M3557L *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: theshutterbug https://flic.kr/p/zuJRGE DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Prof. David Benatar joins us to explore the concept of antinatalism, the philosophical idea that procreation is morally bad because of the inevitable suffering that beings will experience as a result of their being brought into existence. We examine David's assertion that "even the best lives, contrary to popular opinion, ultimately contain more bad than good", why the negative aspects of life tend to go unrecognized, whether the scale of immorality for bringing life into the world is culturally dependant, why the testimonials of people who claim to have lead a happy life ought not be to taken at face value, the anti-natalist position on sex and abortion, and whether or not there's anything we can do as a species to make coming into existence worthwhile. *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Human Predicament" https://amzn.to/2NyPgpk "Better Never to Have Been" https://amzn.to/2uPcCQ1 "The Second Sexism" https://amzn.to/2NAJLXB *** BECOME A PATRON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: RANT 73 https://flic.kr/p/BBxPX2 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

On the June 23rd 2018, my father, David Whittaker, passed away. He was my best friend, my idol, and it was an genuine honor to call him my father. This episode is just me sharing my experience of losing a parent, and some of the many confusing and conflicting thoughts and emotions it's conjured up. As well as being somewhat cathartic for me, I hope this episode manages to be of some use to you guys as well.

The first in a brand new series of live YouTube debates with audience Q&A for the MOWE podcast. The topic up for debate today... Is antidepressant medication ever useful? Featuring two of the UK's most eminent psychiatrists, Dr. Joanna Moncrieff and Prof. Carmine Pariante, for the MOWE podcast! Submit your questions or join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #PsychLiveQandA *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: sayo ts https://flic.kr/p/SSga5W

Clinical Psychologist and sexual predation expert Dr. Anna Salter joins us to explore the psychology of sexual assault from the perspective of both the victims and the perpetrators. What causes somebody become a sex offender? Are they born that way, or are they the products of culture? Do sex offenders share any characteristics that make them stand out from the crowd? How do perpetrators choose their victims? And is there any hope of redemption for these people? From the victims perspective we discuss the women who tend to be most vulnerable to sexual assault, why many women who have been sexually assaulted are reluctant to come forward, the manipulation tactics employed by sex offenders to control their victims perception of the assault, and some of the counterintuitive victim behaviours which often lead to perpetrators walking free. *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders" by Anna Salter https://amzn.to/2HBwg6B "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" by Annie Dillard https://amzn.to/2HAG40D "Without Conscience" by Robert Hare https://amzn.to/2HDeorE "Betrayal Trauma" by Jennifer Freyd https://amzn.to/2sKqxqb "The Witch-Hunt Narrative" by Ross Cheit https://amzn.to/2JxNEe1 *** DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE *** http://myownworstenemy.org/support *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Luigi Tiriticco https://flic.kr/p/MUsVLN DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

In today's episode Dr. William Epstein joins us to explain why he believes psychotherapy is not only ineffective and possibly even harmful, but why it is little more than a civil religion reflecting the principles of radical self-invention and self-reliance deeply embedded in the modern psyche. *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Illusion of Psychotherapy" by William Epstein https://amzn.to/2xvDxVu "Psychotherapy as Religion" by William Epstein https://amzn.to/2LKvbMT "The Denial of Death" by Ernest Becker https://amzn.to/2JqOOLq "On Bullshit" by Harry G. Frankfurt https://amzn.to/2sqM6w6 "Power, Interest and Psychology" by David Smail https://amzn.to/2Hhdwc2 "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov https://amzn.to/2JgnaNS "The Discovery of the Asylum" by David Rothman https://amzn.to/2HfDNb0 "The Shrinking of America" by Bernie Zilbergeld https://amzn.to/2Jk8u3V *** DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE *** http://myownworstenemy.org/support *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Jenavieve https://flic.kr/p/88PSfA DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Comedian and psychologist Dr. Brian King joins us to discuss the evolutionary origins of humor, whether being funny is a natural ability or a skill that anyone can learn, the mental and physical benefits of laughter, and why humor can be the perfect antidote to some of life's darkest moments. This episode has 22 minutes of bonus content available exclusively for subscribers: https://mowe.uk/2wJJ9eF *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Laughing Cure" by Brian King: https://amzn.to/2IjH1eJ "A Field Guide to the North American Bloody Mary" by Brian King: https://amzn.to/2rFgulQ "Pumping Irony" by Andrew Ginsberg: https://amzn.to/2IhUVhs "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig: https://amzn.to/2IfelHT *** DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE *** http://myownworstenemy.org/support *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Petful http://www.petful.com/ DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.