Two Old Psychologists Talking About Stuff

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Podcast by Dr Richard Bennett and Dr Ray Owen

Two Old Psychologists Talking About Stuff

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

Latest episodes

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17 March 2025

Why it's important to talk about death

Rich and Ray join Podcasthon 2025, focusing on Winston's Wish, a charity centered on supporting children childhood through grief. Drawing particularly upon Ray's extensive experience of working as a clinical psychologist with people at the end of their life, this episode explores the psychological themes around mortality, dying, and grief. Our hosts discuss why these issues can be so difficult for people to talk about, and just why it is so important for people to do so. As ever with this podcast, this episode filters the issues of loss and grief through the lens offered by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Here are links to the books mentioned in the episode:

The End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix

Healthy Habits Suck by Dayna Lee Baggley

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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26 February 2025

It's the end of the world as we know it...

Rich and Ray catch up on recent developments in world politics, most notably, the apparent rise of populism and the re-election of Donald Trump to the US presidency.

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19 February 2025

Get ready for that difficult second season...

After a short break, our two old psychologists are gearing up for a second season. Here's a quick outline of what they've got planned.

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20 December 2024

Four psychologists talking about Christmas

It's Christmaaaaaaas! In this bonus episode to round off season one, Rich and Ray are joined by Dr Rachel Black and Dr Dawn Johnson for a discussion of all things Christmassy. This episode discusses the enduring cultural popularity of Christmas as a festival, with reference to both religious and secular traditions. The group discuss all the highs and lows of the festive season, sharing some views on how people might usefully navigate Christmas and look after their wellbeing at the same time. You can even find out their favourite Christmas song choices and Christmas present experiences. So, come and join a bunch of psychologists talking about Christmas!

Dr Rachel Black appears courtesy of Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust and you can find more information about Dr Dawn Johnson at https://www.dawnjohnson.uk/

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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11 November 2024

'Stuff', or, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

Our hosts, Rich and Ray, explore the idea that humans are not so much distressed by things, but rather, by what we think about things.

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22 October 2024

'About', or, the use of metaphors in therapy

Rich and Ray discuss the human ability to relate different concepts together and why this makes metaphor a potentially useful tool within psychotherapy.

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