All in the Mind

The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.

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How to help someone who doesn’t want help, and well-being benefits of holidays
How to help someone who doesn’t want help, and the psychological benefits of a holiday
22 Apr 2025,28 mins
Future Thinking
How thinking about the future shapes our health and happiness.
31 Dec 2024,28 mins
The Psychology of Nostalgia
How nostalgia shapes our feelings and behaviour, and how we can harness it for wellbeing.
24 Dec 2024,28 mins
Should we take teens more seriously? And the link between eating disorders and autism
Should we take teens more seriously? And the link between eating disorders and autism.
08 Oct 2024,28 mins
Mental health of military drone operators, conspiracy theories, the All in the Mind Awards
The mental health of military drone pilots.
01 Oct 2024,27 mins
FND - the most common disorder you’ve probably never heard of; political polarisation; All in the Mind Awards judge ZeZe
FND could be as common as MS or Parkinson's, so why do so many cases go undiagnosed?
24 Sep 2024,27 mins
Surfing and mental health, grief for dead celebrities, and being unique
Claudia finds out if surfing can boost mental health, by getting on a board herself!
17 Sep 2024,27 mins
Joe Wicks launches the All in the Mind Awards, and why music makes us cry
Joe Wicks launches the All in the Mind Awards, and why music makes us cry
10 Sep 2024,28 mins
Smartphones and children, mental health labels and climate anxiety
The scant evidence for smartphone bans; are labels helpful?; coping with climate anxiety.
03 Sep 2024,28 mins
Toxic positivity
A discussion about toxic positivity from the Cheltenham Science Festival.
18 Jun 2024,28 mins
Tetris as therapy; internet addiction and teens; the psychology of secrets
Tetris therapy; teenage brains and internet addiction; the psychology of keeping secrets.
11 Jun 2024,30 mins
Languishing and the search for meaning in the modern world
Languishing; household chaos; an abuse survivor's story; reaching out to old friends
04 Jun 2024,28 mins
Grief, summer seasonal affective disorder, and anxiety in older people
The links between objects and grief, summer SAD, and how ageing affects anxiety.
28 May 2024,27 mins
Why is exercise good for your mental health?
Exercise is good for your mental health, but do we know why? And does it always work?
21 May 2024,28 mins
Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe
Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud, psychology of hypocrisy, suicide prevention, awe.
14 May 2024,27 mins
The psychology of hope
We’re at the Northern Ireland Science Festival, exploring the psychology of hope.
26 Mar 2024,28 mins
Seasonality, learning to hope, and the gender citation gap
Seasonal psychology, learning to hope, male psychologists forget their female colleagues.
19 Mar 2024,28 mins
How nightmares link to real-life fears, and new research tackling post-cardiac arrest PTSD
The link between phobias and nightmares, and treating PTSD in cardiac arrest survivors.
12 Mar 2024,28 mins
The science behind screentime, the effect of live music, and can you imagine sounds in your head?
Are we really addicted to our phones? We take a look at the evidence.
05 Mar 2024,28 mins
What's going on with girls' mental health?
Claudia Hammond looks at the latest research into mental health issues among teenage girls
27 Feb 2024,28 mins
Eating to improve memory, and a new play about mental health services
Can what we eat improve our cognition? And a new play about NHS mental health services.
20 Feb 2024,28 mins
What Mastermind can tell us about blinking, how music shapes memory and why anger can be a useful emotion
Emotive music can shape the way we store and recall memories, according to new research.
19 Dec 2023,28 mins
The impact of bad news, compassion fatigue, and the psychology of whistleblowing
What affect does media exposure to traumatic news events have on our mental health?
12 Dec 2023,28 mins
Rowing the Atlantic in the name of science, psychologists tackling poverty, and the scent of fear makes us more observant.
Rowing an ocean for science, psychologists tackling poverty, and how fear helps us see.
05 Dec 2023,28 mins
ADHD medication shortage, life after being a carer and the benefits of keeping positive secrets
With a national shortage of medications, what can people living with ADHD do?
28 Nov 2023,28 mins
Belief in conspiracy theories, exercising before work, and living with OCD
Do more of us believe in conspiracy theories than ever before?
21 Nov 2023,28 mins
New psychosis drug, why its hard to recall 2021, and counselling in later life
A new psychosis drug, why we forget 2021, and therapy in later life – it’s not too late.
14 Nov 2023,28 mins
Grieving when estranged, musical hallucinations and the benefits of snoozing your alarm
Exploring the complex emotions of losing an estranged parent.
07 Nov 2023,28 mins
Increasing humility, suppressing negative thoughts and talking about mental health at work
Showing off might be on trend, but practising humility could bring benefits beyond praise.
31 Oct 2023,28 mins
All in the Mind Awards Ceremony
Winners announced in the All in the Mind Awards for groups, individuals and professionals.
27 Jun 2023,28 mins