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Two Old Psychologists Talking About Stuff

Two Old Psychologists Talking About Stuff

著者： Dr Richard Bennett and Dr Ray Owen
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 Between them, Richard Bennett and Ray Owen have accumulated over 70 years of experience working in healthcare. As clinical psychologists, they have a long history of helping people navigate the many challenges of life, providing both therapy for individuals and psychological support for organisations. In a departure from their more academic pursuits of teaching, training, and writing books, (and, let's face it, in one last desperate attempt to try and remain current) they have decided to make a podcast to share their personal and professional reflections on life. If you're interested in wellbeing, psychotherapy, or just looking at life through a psychological lens, then there may be something here for you, especially if you're the wrong side side of fifty (or the right side, depending on your perspective). The show will publish episodes on a monthly basis. If you want to send feedback, suggest topics for future episodes or make contact for any other reason, you can do so at 2oldpsychspod@gmail.com
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  • What are values and why do they matter?

    What are values and why do they matter?
    2025/07/28

    In this episode, Rich and Ray discuss the concept of values, which is a core component of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). They explore how to define personal values, and how they are different from goals, rules, or the kind of 'values' that corporations like to display in their marketing. Our two old psychologists demonstrate a few quick and easy experiential exercises that can help clarify values, and talk about how values might translate into actions. Be aware that this episode is not all sweetness and light as the pair also have a bit of a rant about call centres, automated checkout machines, and the behaviour of pesky young people at gigs.

    If you want to send feedback, suggest topics for future episodes or make contact for any other reason, you can do so at 2oldpsychspod@gmail.com
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    55 分
  • Fans, fanaticism, and fandom

    Fans, fanaticism, and fandom
    2025/06/02

    Rich and Ray, take a psychological angle on what it means to be a fan of something. Where does the word come from? What does it really mean? This episode dives into the function of fan behaviour and the wider context of fandom, exploring a little of our hosts' own history with fanaticism. Listeners should be warned that the episode contains more than the occasional reference to 1970s Doctor Who. Never have our old psychologists sounded so old.

    If you want to send feedback, suggest topics for future episodes or make contact for any other reason, you can do so at 2oldpsychspod@gmail.com
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    55 分
  • That 'free will' episode

    That 'free will' episode
    2025/04/17

    Are you interested in understanding why you have no control over what you do and why that might even be a good thing? This episode explores the age old philosophical and scientific question regarding to what extent human beings are able to exercise free will. Are we free agents doing whatever we choose, or are our actions largely determined by biological drives and environmental influences beyond our control? After teasing the audience for several episodes, Rich finally lays out the argument for determinism, and asks Ray to consider that seeing the world in this way might just make it a better place for everyone.

    There are a few 'deeper dive' recommendations made in this episode, and these are as follows:

    Determined by Robert Sapolsky

    The Brain by David Eagleman

    Free Will by Sam Harris

    Living BIG by Brené Brown & Ashley Brown Ruiz

    If you want to send feedback, suggest topics for future episodes or make contact for any other reason, you can do so at 2oldpsychspod@gmail.com
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