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On Wired for Hope we explore the brain, behaviour, and mental health with people who have lived with brain injury and those who have studied it.I'm Dr.
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Assisted Dying and Psychology: The Conversation We Need to Have (Part One) | Wired for Hope (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Wired for Hope podcast, Dr Jess meets Paul Beadon, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with more than two decades of experience in palliative and end-of-life care. They discuss one of the most charged and nuanced topics in healthcare today: assisted dying. This conversation is not a debate for or against, but an attempt to have the thoughtful, clinically grounded discussion that the public discourse so often lacks. Paul describes the global and historical landscape of assis
What Works for Whom? The Golden Question in Mental Health Technology (Part Two) | Wired for Hope (opens the original)
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In part two of this conversations, Dr Melinda Rees turns her attention to the future: technology, AI, and what mental health services could and should look like. She and Dr Jess explore the rise of chatbots as informal mental health support for young people, and the real concerns around alienation, stickability, and whether digital tools can genuinely touch the sides for people who need embodied care. Melinda shares what she's building at Psyomics - a platform called Be Seen, designed to slash r
Three Decades in NHS Mental Health: A Clinical Psychologist's Perspective (Part 1) (opens the original)
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In this episode, Dr Jess spends some time with Dr Melinda Rees, a consultant clinical psychologist with more than three decades of experience across clinical, leadership, and commercial roles in mental health. Melinda is now CEO of the mental health technology company Psyomics. She opens up about her own journey: from her first day as a newly qualified psychologist arriving at a struggling GP practice in East London in 2000, to the culture war that erupted within psychology services when outcome
Nature Therapy, Poetry, and Healing (Part 2) (opens the original)
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In part two, Dr Mary Delaney picks up with the neuroscience of nature, exploring how natural environments reduce activity in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, restore attentional capacity, and boost creativity. She highlights why that matters profoundly for people living with brain injuries and neurological conditions. Mary describes what a typical adapted forest bathing session looks like for Neuro in Nature's groups, including indoor and even online versions for those who can't easily get ou
Nature Therapy and the Brain (Part 1) (opens the original)
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In this episode, Dr Jess meets Dr Mary Delaney, a consultant clinical neuropsychologist in Greater Manchester and co-founder of the social enterprise Neuro in Nature. Mary shares the story of how she and her colleague Claire McDonald came to set up the enterprise, after noticing, during the Covid lockdowns, just how differently their clients with brain injuries engaged in sessions held outside, and how much calmer and more communicative they became. The conversation explores what distinguishes i
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