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Mental Chats

Mental Chats

By: Crossroads Psychology
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In this podcast Alice, Clinical Director of Crossroads Psychology, explores how you can use

scientifically proven psychological techniques to improve your life.


From challenging unhelpful thoughts your mind is giving you, to opening up to the guidance of your emotions;

From identifying your personal values, to taking controlled steps towards your life goals.

From navigating crisis, reducing stress and overwhelm, to busting myths, trends and prejudices..


Everything has already been studied in the field of psychology and specific psychological techniques have been proven to really work for the majority of people.


So why trying blindly, with hit and miss, following self elected gurus?

When everything you need to know is already available for you to learn and use right now thanks to science?


The life you want to live it's one podcast away!

That podcast is: Mental Chats.


Happy Listening.

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Episodes
  • Episode 8 - Who you gonna call?

    Episode 8 - Who you gonna call?
    Jan 14 2026

    Did you know not all therapists are created equal?

    From psychologists to life coaches, the landscape can be overwhelming!

    In our latest podcast, Alice unpacks the roles of different mental health professionals so that you can make informed choices.


    For more info about the difference between counselling and psychotherapy click HERE

    For more information about the pathway to psychiatry, click HERE


    And as always, you can access our free resources HERE


    Bye!

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    19 mins
  • Episode 7 - Are we all Chemically Imbalanced?

    Episode 7 - Are we all Chemically Imbalanced?
    Jul 4 2025

    In This episode Alice interviews prof. Joanna Moncrieff, practicing psychiatrist and professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London.


    Together they discuss:

    The origin and evidence for the current theory of mental distress: The Theory of the Chemical Imbalance in the Brain.

    How to chose if to start medications

    How to stop medications

    and the help available


    So that you can make an informed choice!


    You can find the information on antidepressant on the UK Royal College of Psychiatry HERE

    The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines HERE


    More information on prof. Joanna Moncrieff HERE

    and her books:

    Chemically Imbalanced HERE

    Straight Talking about Psychiatric Drugs HERE

    The Myth of the Chemical Cure HERE


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    40 mins
  • Episode 6 - Your Mind Creates Your Reality

    Episode 6 - Your Mind Creates Your Reality
    Apr 14 2025

    The way we interpret reality determines how we feel and how we act in life and the response from the world.


    So by changing our interpretation of reality, we can change how we fee and what we do, and therefore the response of the environment.


    In this episode Alice explains what the Confirmation Bias is and describes a few techniques that you can use to challenge thoughts when unhelpful.


    To know more about the techniques explained in this episode, please have a look at the Living a Meaningful and Successful Life program: https://crossroadspsychology.co.uk/meaningful-successful-life-online-course

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    You can access the FREE resources here: https://crossroadspsychology.co.uk/crossroads-psychology-free-resources


    and to know more about the Confirmation Bias, please read on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

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    25 mins
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