Thinking Psychologically
Thinking Psychologically is a podcast about people, hosted by practicing psychotherapist Russell Vant. Each episode explores an idea through a psychological lens to help listeners better understand themselves and those around them. It draws on psychology, philosophy, history, psychotherapeutic practice, and lived experience. The show looks beneath the surface of everyday life to examine what it means to be human, with thoughtful and accessible discussions of personal growth, meaning, culture, and human nature. New episodes are released regularly.
Episodes
The Defended Self
What does it mean to be a conscious self in contact with reality?In this third episode of Thinking Psychologically, we begin by exploring the conscious sense of self – the "I" or "me" we experience ourselves as being – and the challenge of maintaining its stability and coherence in the face of realities that may at times be distressing, disturbing, or destabilising.From this foundation, we develop
The Shadowy Wolf (or, An Attempt to Map the Mind)
For several years in my late teens and early twenties I used to wake in the middle of the night, gripped by the chilling certainty that a vast, shadowy wolf had materialised in my room. It would prowl back and forth at the foot of my bed before pouncing, pinning me down as it snarled in my face. Terrified, paralysed, unable to cry out, I would fight desperately to push it away.In this second episo
Is a Tattoo Ever Just a Tattoo
Tattoos have accompanied human beings for thousands of years. But why do we do it? Why willingly endure pain and permanently mark our bodies?In this first episode of Thinking Psychologically, we explore tattoos through a psychological lens, considering the various functions they may serve in our psychological lives.Along the way, the discussion touches on:Permanence, impermanence, and existential
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