Media & Podcasts
The Effects of Isolation (with Psychologist Dr Esme Dark)
Many of us live in big cities surrounded by millions of people and with communication at our fingertips due to technology and yet we feel more disconnected from one another than ever before. This experience has been amplified by the the global Covid pandemic for those living with strict social distancing.
In this very topical episode, we interview psychologist Dr Esme Dark about the effects of isolation, what she has experienced in her professional environment and the ways in which we can look after our mental health, wellbeing and realign ourselves with our innate hard wiring for connection.
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Psychology, Psilocybin and the Power of Play
Dr Esme Dark - Esme is a clinical psychologist, originally trained in the UK but now based in Melbourne, Australia.
She has a holistic and somatic based approach and a long interest in working with trauma and transcultural mental health having worked clinically with Refugee and Asylum Seekers in the UK, Thailand and Australia.
Esme is currently working in the worlds first psilocybin clinical trial in the treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder.
In this episode she speaks about hope and resilience in the face of trauma, her work in Psychedelic Research and the importance of play as a method to heal.