Stronger Minds

175. Nutritional Interventions for Depression - New Guide!

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing my brand new evidence-based guide on nutritional interventions for depression.Listeners get £2 off until December 1st 2025. Click here.__...

174. Alexithymia

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How not having words for your feelings affects your physical and mental health - and what you can do about it. ___SubstackCorporate Speaking How ...

173. Brain Bite: Emotion Granularity

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Researcher - Serena WilsonAssistant Producer - Serena Wilson___SubstackCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed: What Yo...

172. Grudges & Grievances - Part 2

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Difficult Conversations___ SubstackCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*...

171: Brain Bite: How Food Texture Affects Ultra-Processed Eating

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A report on a new study on how texture affects eating speed and total food intake.NotesEpisode 99 - The Science of SatietyPsychology of Food - Waitlis...

170. Grudges & Grievances - Part One

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you a grudge holder o do you find it relatively easy to forgive and forget? In this part one episode I'm getting to grips with grudges; what they ...

169. Brain Bites: The Sustaining Phantasy

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shining the spotlight on a special kind of daydream used as a source of comfort at times of high stress.Read the essay_____SubstackCorporate Speaking&...

168. Introducing 'Complex'!

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Head on over to BBC Sounds to listen to the first episode!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

167. Something New Is Coming!

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Keep your ears peeled this Wednesday!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

166. Brain Bite: Spooky Night Visions - Sleep Paralysis

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Old Hag in Newfoundland, kanashibari in Japan. Cultures across the world have given this phenomenon a spiritual or supernatural connotation But wh...

165. Understanding & Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SAD isn’t a simple lack of motivation or laziness; it’s a circadian timing problem. In this episode we unpack the biology, the common signs, and t...

164. Brain Bite: Morning Sunlight & Your Mood

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some practical tips for making the most of thr sun's anti-depressant effects.Check out my free training here.___SubstackCorporate Speaking How to...

163. Breaking the Paywall

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when the science you’ve already paid for is locked behind a paywall?In this sponsor supported episode I trace how academic publishing s...

162. Brain Bite: Why We Dream

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What, if anything, do our dreams mean?___Newsletter sign upCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed: What Your Diet is D...

161. Denial: The Knowledge We Refuse to Know

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week I explore this most common yet most slippery states of mind, and the harms of getting stuck in it.___SubstackCorporate Speaking How to ...

160. Brain Bite: What Oedipus Can Tell You About Yourself

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is primer on Oedipus and why this tragic mythical king is so important to psychology.___SubstackCorporate Speaking How to Build a He...

159. Sugar-Coated Anger: Understanding Passive Aggression

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Passive aggression is conflict in disguise, characterised by indirect resistance, sugar-coated jabs and strategic delays. In this episode, we unpack w...

158. Brain Bite: Why We Can't Accept That Life Isn't Fair - The Just World Belief

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why we cling to ideas about cosmic fairness, and how they hurt empathy. ___SubstackCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unproces...

157. B12 & the Brain

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From brain development during pregnancy to dementia risk in later life, get to know one of the most important nutrients for brain health.___Join me on...

156. Brain Bite: Don’t Cling to a Mistake Because You Spent a Long Time Making It

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why we feel compelled to cling to past mistakes and justify past investments even when it would be better to cut our losses - and how to shift away fr...

155. Understanding & Overcoming Perfectionism

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SubstackCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*  Original music by Ju...

154. Brain Bite: Why We Misread Each Other - The Fundamental Attribution Error

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How this common cognitive bias is harming your relationships and wellbeing, and how to shift it.___SubstackCorporate Speaking How to Build a Heal...

153. Stop Bottling It Up: Why We Suppress Feelings and How to Start Letting Them Go

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when we push feelings down long enough to forget we had them? In this episode, I unpack emotion suppression: how it develops, the hidden ...

152. Brain Bite: Fats, Alzheimer's & Women's Brains

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An important finding in the search for better brain healthOmega level testing - OmegaQuant___SubstackCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Br...

151. The Dos & Don'ts of Looking for a Therapist

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My top tips from both sides of the coffee table. ___SubstackCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed: What Your Diet is ...

150. Brain Bite: Hydration & Cortisol

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How underhydration is stressing you out. ___SubstackCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to...

149. The Science Behind Why We Fall Apart at the End of the Day (and what you can do about it)

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whether it’s a child melting down after school or you snapping at your partner after work, self-regulation takes a toll on the brain. In this episod...

148. The Psychology of Waiting

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why your brain doesn't like it nd how to make it (slightly) better.___Newsletter sign upCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unp...

147. Brain Bites: An Egg-A-Day Keeps Alzheimer's Away?

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Research on how eggs protect memory in children and older adults. ___Newsletter sign upCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unpr...

146. Procrastination

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I explain the roots or procrastination and offer some practical strategies to get yourself moving. ---Newsletter sign upCorporate Spea...

145. Brain Bites: Revenge Bedtime Procrastination

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why it's so hard to go to bed, even when you're exhausted.___Newsletter sign upCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed:...

144. Learned Helplessness

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Learned helplessness is when someone begins to believe that their actions have no impact on the outcome of a situation, even though, objective there a...

143. Brain Bites: Deprivation Sensitivity

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For some people, just the feeling of going without can lead to impulsive or irrational behaviour.___Newsletter sign upCorporate Speaking How to B...

142. Black Sheep - The Identified Patient

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt like you were the problem in your family?Like no matter how hard you tried, no matter how consistently you showed up with your best...

141. Brain Bites: RBC DHA

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

OmegaQuant*The StudyNewsletter sign upCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*&n...

140. How to Improve Your Memory & Attention

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you feel like you've got a sieve for a brain these simple, practical strategies could make all the difference to your memory function today and for...

139. "How Can I Help My Husband?"

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Does a strong family history mean that it is inevitable that someone will develop dementia?No. Not only are these complex conditions where genes are j...

138. Emotions & the Body

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we’re diving into something that might just change the way you think about your feelings. We’re talking about how your body, your ...

137. Brain Bites: The MIND Diet

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

New data showing that adherents to this way of eating saw a 25% decrease in dementia risk, regardless of their starting age. Listen on to find out how...

136. Why Invisible Work is Burning You Out - And What To Do About It

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode:Understand 'invisible work' and its unique impact on mental healthLearn effective strategies to help reduce the burden of invisible wo...

135. Brain Bites: People Pleasing

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How 'people pleasing' hurts everyone. ___Newsletter sign upCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed: What Your Diet is D...

134. Nutrition & Neurodegeneration

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode:The seven foods and nutrients shown to promote and protect long term brain healthWhere should you save your moneyWhat a day of neuro-n...

133. Introducing 'Brain Bites'!

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing the new fun-size episodes!___Newsletter sign upCorporate Speaking How to Build a Healthy Brain* Unprocessed: What Your Diet is D...

132. How to Deal with Conflict

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode: Learn the six common reason that we become conflict averseDiscover what really makes for a stronger relationshipLearn how to go from ...

131. Recovery from Burnout

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve done it. You made it through a period of prolonged stress—maybe it was caregiving, a difficult job, medical treatment, or even burnout. It ...

130. How to Tackle Fatigue and Reclaim Your Energy

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your alarm goes off on another Tuesday morning. You’ve been asleep for seven hours. You wore the eye mask and the ear plugs and listened to whale so...

129. The Big Conversation Toolkit

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Big Conversation ToolkitSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

128. How to Have a Difficult Conversation

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Big Conversation ToolkitI’ve created a step-by-step toolkit to accompany this podcast. The 26 page guide contains:My tried-and-tested 10-step pr...

127. Nutrition & Sleep

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s one of the most common questions that I get asked. 'Is there anything I can eat that will help me sleep?' And, listen, it’s not as simple as ...

126. Nutrition & Prison Violence

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prison violence is a chronic global crisis. With rates rising in the UK, US and around the world. Prison violence can have a devastating effect on pri...

125. Gestational Diabetes & Baby's Brain Development

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You may have read recent articles discussing new data linking maternal diabetes and ADHD and autism in children. Maybe you’re planning a pregnancy o...

124. Magnesium & the Brain

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the episodes on stress and burnout I mentioned how magnesium played a role in the stress response and how an adequate intake of magnesium can suppo...

123. How to Feel Bad

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whether it's a difficult breakup, a stressful job, or an unexpected crisis, our ability to handle distressing situations without becoming overwhelmed ...

122. How Stress Affects the Gut

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 You’ve probably experienced the sensation of butterflies in your stomach, or the urge to rush to the toilet when you are nervous. These are so...

121. Stress

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I know, I know. You have felt stress enough times to know what it is. But do you really? Maybe you think stress ius all in your head or that a couple ...

120. Guided Breathwork

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the previous episode we looked at burnout, the physical and emotional exhaustion associated with chronic workplace stress. One of the supportive to...

119. Burnout

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been feeling exhausted, detached from your work, or like no matter how hard you try, you’re running on empty—this episode is for you. ...

118. Decision-Making - Part 2: Audience Q&A

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the previous episode we looked at the process of decision-making, the brain areas involved, your brain as a simulator creating alternate futures ba...

117. Decision-Making

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Get the guide! Overcome Decision ParalysisThe simple truth is that the quality of your decisions determines the quality of your life. So getting bette...

116. Blood Sugar & the Brain

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Data published last week shows that more Brits than ever have high blood sugar and diabetes. The charity Diabetes UK is calling for government action ...

115. 8 Ways to Tackle Brain Fog

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How are you feeling right now? Tired? Flat? A bit…meh? Maybe you can’t really remember the last time you felt mentally sharp, fresh and raring to ...

114. Inflammation 101

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Inflammation is one of the big buzzwords in health and wellness. It’s been linked to everything from skin complaints to cancer. But do you really kn...

113. Alcohol & The Brain

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the last week of Dry January. Some people will be looking forward to the first sip of their favourite tipple. While other will perhaps be think...

112. Hydration Q&A

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the New Year and we’ve all pledged to stay hydrated. This week, I answer your question on water and hydration including, whether hot drinks c...

111. Water & the Brain

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Proper hydration helps to prevent constipation and kidney stones, and some even claim that it will help plump out your wrinkles. But what about your b...

110. Introducing: Hack Your Body, Heal Your Mind!

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!I hope you had a little time to rest and restore. I am back at work this week and I can finally reveal the podcast t...

109. Managing Loneliness During the Holidays

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One in four adults around the world describes themselves as lonely, and loneliness can feel even more acute during the holidays when the cultural emph...

108. Surviving Your Family During the Holidays

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I often meet people for whom this time of year is incredibly difficult. Maybe family relationships aren’t where they’d like them to be, maybe they...

107. Ultra-Processed Foods - Part 2: Audience Q&A

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We now know the technical definition ultra-processed foods. These ready to eat or ready to heat products whose ingredients have individually gone thro...

106. Ultra-Processed Foods - Part 1: A Beginner's Guide

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

According to the news headlines, ultra processed foods (UPF) can do everything from increasing your cancer risk to giving you dementia. But most peopl...

105. The Science of Food Cravings

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ninety percent of us experience food cravings – the intense desire to eat a specific food that is often distinct from physiological hunger. But if t...

104. The Gut-Brain Axis

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last few years you may have heard a lot of talk about the gut-brain axis. But do you know what it is? And more to the point, why should you c...

103. AI Vs Therapy

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A report from Goldman Sachs estimates that generative AI like ChatGPT could expose the equivalent of 300mn full-time jobs to automation. Therapy is on...

102. AI Vs The Human Brain

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial intelligence permeates the full range of our lives, from something as casual as a song recommendation to matching us with our perfect partn...

101. Blowing Off Steam

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anger is an emotion that a lot of people struggle with. We find it uncomfortable, overwhelming and unwelcome. Many people simply don’t know what to ...

100. The Food Programme Episode Round Up

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here are the episodes of BBC Radio 4s The Food Programme (and Start the Week) that I have appeared on, in case you would like to listen.Food and Mood:...

99. The Science of Satiety

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The signal to stop eating comes from your stomach when it is full, right? Well…kinda but that’s not the whole story. This week’s episode is all ...

98. Managing Horror

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Greater social and political awareness, mediated by social media, has allowed more of us to participate in important social movements. But it’s also...

97. Why I'm Starting a Beef with the NICE People

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The average full term baby weighs just over 7lbs. One pound of that is the baby’s brain. Nature, via the mother’s body, devotes enormous amounts o...

96. Vitamin D for Black and Brown People

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Called ‘the sunshine vitamin’ vitamin D is the only vitamin that the UK Department of Health and Social Care recommends that adults and child...

95. Psychological Hunger Q&A

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a link between childhood trauma and stress eating? And what’s the deal with emotional hunger? I’m answering your questions on the psychol...

94. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Self-Care

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Going for a walk. Having a mindful cup of coffee. Keeping a gratitude journal. These common self-care practices can be helpful and have their place. B...

93. My 9 Simple Daily Habits for Better Brain Health

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I talk a lot about the importance of building a brain healthy lifestyle, but what does it look like in practice? In this episode, I share how I transl...

92. Research Bite - Antioxidants & Alzheimer's

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Getting your five servings of fruit and vegetables a day good for you. But why exactly? And more specifically, what are some of the nutrients in fruit...

91. Physical Hunger Q&A

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why am I hungrier before my period? Am I addicted to cheese? And is it true that we confuse hunger and thirst? I’m answering your questions on hungr...

90. Hunger

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your stomach’s rumbling. You can’t concentrate. And if one more person annoys you… We experience hunger every day but what is it all about and h...

89. The Psychology of Food Choice

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you choose what you are going to eat? Do you think about it for a long time? Do you plan it in advance? Or do you wait for inspiration in ...

88. Manifesting

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Manifesting, the idea that you can bring the things you want into being through controlling your thoughts, is hugely popular around the world, with pe...

87. Magical Thinking

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you knock on wood for good luck? Throw a pinch of salt over your shoulder? Maybe you’re someone who avoids opening an umbrella indoors just in ca...

86. How to Apologise

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us can think of someone in our lives that we own an apology, but put it off because of shame, embarrassment, or not knowing where to start. Bu...

85. The Hardest Word

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Even when we know we should, even when we want to, apologising can feel impossible. In this week’s episode , I present six psychological barriers to...

84. The Prevalence Inflation Hypothesis

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new idea in psychology suggests that mental health awareness campaigns and activities are driving up the recorded incidence of mental illness in bot...

83. Coping with the Death of a Child

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is in response to a request from someone whose family has been bereaved by the death of a child.So I reached out to Dr. Martha Deiros Col...

82. Shame & Conformity

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Conformity, the act of adjusting your behaviour to fit in with group norms or expectations, is one of the strongest, most consistent and yet subtle so...

81. Dementia Prevention

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dementia is the disease that most adults are frightened of and global rates are set to triple by 2050. But too few of us know that there is anything w...

80. The Big Five

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Five Factor Model of Personality is the most empirically supported paradigm for personality assessment, with five traits that have been identified...

79. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over 50 million people have taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to profile their personality. What can it tell you about yourself and is it worth th...

78. “For Nestlé, not all babies are equal” - The (Latest) Nestlé Baby Food Scandal

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The world’s largest food and drink company, Nestlé, hit the headlines recently due to unethical practices with baby foods in countries in the globa...

77. Leaky Gut

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a follow-up to the previous episode: Prebiotics, Probiotics, Postbiotics & Psychobiotics. This time I want to talk to you about le...

76. Prebiotics, Probiotics, Postbiotics & Psychobiotics

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is all about microbes. Specifically, the ones in your gut that we are discovering play important roles in supporting your overall health,...