Psychology, Actually
by Dr Marianne Trent
Can Babies Have Mental Health? Infant Mental Health and Attachment…
About this podcast
🎙️ Psychology, Actually with Dr Marianne Trent is a podcast about what’s really going on beneath the surface of our lives.
Through conversations with psychologists, professionals, and inspiring guests, we explore the psychology shaping our work, our relationships, and our inner worlds bringing together clinical insight with genuine human understanding.
This show was previously known as The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, and while it continues to support aspiring and qualified psychologists, it has grown into something broader. Because psychology doesn’t just shape our careers, it influences how we parent, how we grieve, how we connect, and how we cope when life doesn’t go to plan.
Alongside expert interviews, Dr Marianne Trent shares reflective solo episodes - making sense of complex human experiences with compassion, curiosity, and clarity.
Featuring conversations with leading voices in psychology including Professor Paul Gilbert, Dr Lucy Johnstone, and Dr Martha Deiros Collado - the podcast brings together a range of perspectives on what it means to live, work, and think psychologically.
New episodes are released every Monday at 6am (UK time).
Whether you’re an aspiring psychologist, a qualified practitioner, or simply someone interested in understanding yourself and others more deeply, this podcast offers thoughtful conversations that stay with you.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 266 episodes
- Can Babies Have Mental Health? Infant Mental Health and Attachment Explained · 49 min · Episode 255Can a baby have mental health before they can even talk? The earliest months of life may shape far more than most of us realise. In this episode of Psychology, Actually, Dr…
- Gender Disappointment Isn't What You Think | The Truth About Grief & Hope · 38 min · Episode 254Can you deeply love the child you have and still grieve the child you imagined? That shame-filled question is far more common than you think. In this episode of Psychology…
- What Does Your IQ Score Actually Tell You? | WAIS-5 Explained · 1 h 6 min · Episode 253What does an IQ score actually tell us about a person and what can it miss? The answer is far more complicated than a single number, especially when we consider strengths…
- When a Career Step Back Is Actually a Step Forward · 17 min · Episode 252Would you take a pay cut for a job that looks worse on paper? Sometimes the move that feels like a step backwards is exactly what your career needs next. In this episode of…
- Why We Can't Stop Replaying Our Worst Interview Answers · 17 minReplaying your worst interview answer on a loop? You're not alone and it probably says less about you than you think. In this episode of Inner Work, Dr Marianne Trent explores…
- Stressed All the Time? A Psychologist Explains What's Really Going On · 25 min · Episode 251Ever wonder how much of your stress is actually yours or whether you've quietly picked up someone else's expectations along the way? In this episode of Psychology, Actually, Dr…
- Why You've Stopped Trusting Yourself (And How to Start Again) · 8 minWhat if the person you've stopped trusting is yourself? In this episode of Inner Work, Dr Marianne Trent explores why self-doubt often traces back to childhood experiences, and…
- Why Do I Feel Guilty When I’m Off Sick From Work? · 10 minWhy can being signed off work feel like you're doing something wrong, even when you know you're genuinely unwell? Resting can become tangled up with guilt, productivity, and…
- The Psychology Behind The Traitors: Trust, Lies & Human Behaviour - with Dr Ellie · 43 min · Episode 250The Traitors is a game of lies, but what does it really reveal about how our brains decide who to trust? In this episode of Psychology, Actually, Dr Marianne Trent is joined by…
- 5 One-Minute Habits That Help With Depression · 24 min · Episode 249When depression makes even the smallest things feel enormous, knowing where to start can feel impossible. But sometimes, one minute is enough to begin making a small shift. In…
- Why One Piece of Criticism Can Make You Question Everything · 13 minOne piece of criticism. A thousand catastrophic thoughts. Sound familiar? In this episode of Inner Work, Dr Marianne Trent unpacks why work feedback can spiral into self-doubt…
- Fitness to Practice for Trainee Psychologists: What No One Tells You · 50 min · Episode 248Could one badly judged email, social media post, or rough patch at work put your psychology career at risk before it even begins? In this episode of Psychology, Actually, Dr…
- Why Charisma Makes It Hard to See Red Flags · 9 minWhy did no one see who he really was sooner? The answer might be charisma itself. In this episode of Inner Work, Dr Marianne Trent reflects on Netflix's Worst Ex Ever and unpacks…
- Why Psychopaths Are So Charming (And Why That's Dangerous) · 57 min · Episode 247Could you spot a psychopath before it's too late, or does their charm switch off the very part of your brain that would warn you? In this episode of Psychology, Actually, Dr…
- Why We Believe Rejection So Quickly (And What To Do Instead) · 9 minWhat if the answer that changed your life wasn't actually the final answer? Sometimes the biggest breakthrough begins with questioning a single "no". In this episode of Inner…
- How Does the BPS Assessment of Equivalence Help You Get GBC? · 30 min · Episode 246What if the biggest obstacle to becoming a psychologist isn't your qualifications, but simply not knowing all your options? This little-known route could save aspiring…
- Why You're Looking for Safety (Not Confidence) · 7 minWhat if the thing you've been searching for isn't confidence or happiness, but a genuine sense of safety? Feeling safe can transform how you think, connect, and experience the…
- Knitting, Crochet & Mental Health: The Science Explained · 38 min · Episode 245Could one of the most effective wellbeing tools already be sitting in a knitting bag? Sometimes the simplest habits can have a bigger psychological impact than we expect. In this…
- Why We Numb Our Pain | Trauma, Alcohol & Emotional Avoidance · 8 minTrauma doesn't always look the way people expect. Sometimes it shows up as anxiety, depression, emotional numbness or unhealthy coping strategies instead. In the Episode, Dr…
- What Is EMDR Therapy? A Clinical Psychologist Explains · 47 min · Episode 244What if trauma isn't over because your brain still thinks you're in danger? In this episode of Psychology, Actually, Dr Marianne Trent is joined by clinical psychologist and EMDR…
