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I am not a fan of the saying “let’s agree to disagree”, it can be so passive aggressive. But it’s the title of Gabrielle Rifkind’s new book and maybe this pass-agg comment deserves an upgrade. Regular listeners may remember Gabrielle from…
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Dr Sophie Behrman is a is a general adult psychiatrist and works in a community mental health team in Oxford. She’s set up an NHS menopause and menstrual disorders clinic, open to women who fit a certain criteria. She’s also edited a book…
Dissociation with Dr Joanne Stubley

May 28, 2026 · 59 min

I first came across the concept of dissociation when I saw a film called Sybil starring Sally Field and Joanne Woodward. It was about a young woman with multiple personalities. Sybil would dissociate and her various personalities would…

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Why the arts are good for us with Prof Daisy Fancourt

May 21, 2026 · 37 min

Daisy Fancourt is a professor of psychobiology and epidemiology and head of the Social Biobehavioural research group at University College London. She has a Phd in psycho-neuroimmunology and is also director of the World Health…
The Menopause Brain with Dr Sophie Behrman

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I’m very pleased to see the menopause is being discussed more that it ever was. It does, after all, potentially affect a great many of us: directly and by proxy. About fifteen years ago, I wanted to write an article for the Guardian about…
Projection with psychotherapist Ryan Bennett-Clark

February 5, 2026 · 46 min

In the spring of 2020, I got a letter. It was, quite possibly, the worse letter I’ve ever got and I’ve had a few. It was full of bile and unhappiness, unfair and harsh. I recognised immediately that the letter writer was talking about…
Overwhelmed with Claudia Hammond

January 29, 2026 · 42 min

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Facing Fate with Andrew Balfour

January 22, 2026 · 39 min

Hello and welcome to E3 of S11 of Conversations with Annalisa Barbieri. This one is a bit of a potentially scary subject: facing fate. But I’m here to hold your hand through it. I’ve certainly had to do my fair share of facing up to fate…
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs) with Professor Clare Mackay

January 15, 2026 · 47 min

Welcome back to Series 11 and episode 3. What are BFRBs? It's picking, biting or pulling, skin, nails or hair or Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours. Here I’m in conversation with Professor Clare Mackay, Professor of Neuroscience at the…
The Good Enough Mother with Professor Alessandra Lemma

January 8, 2026 · 39 min

Here is episode 1 of Series 11 of my podcast: Conversations with Annalisa Barbieri. I’ve long been fascinated with the idea of good enough, not only in mothering but, actually, for so many things. We tend to live in a world of extremes…

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About the show

Have you ever wanted X-ray specs into human behaviour? Then this is the podcast for you. Listen to ‘brilliant, insightful and wise’ agony aunt and journalist Annalisa Barbieri, as she releases exclusive conversations between her and the trusted specialists she’s consulted over the years, who put a life time’s learning into each conversation. Every week you can learn more about yourself and the people around you. Series 10 launched 1 September 2025. Make a one off donation: https://supporter.acast.com/conversations-with-annalisa-barbieri Want this podcast ad free? Head over to my Substack page: https://pocketannalisa.substack.com/ Insta: @annalisabarbieri Twitter: AnnalisaB Email us: conversationswithannalisa@gmail.com All the links: Linktree. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/conversations-with-annalisa-barbieri. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.