Press and Media

Dr Blumenthal regularly consults to journalists and appears on local and national radio programmes. He has written articles for national newspapers.

TV & Podcasts

Men communicate distress through behaviour rather than words

Podcast with Paul Sutton

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Protecting Young People from Toxic Shame

Podcast with Dr Betinna Hohnen

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loss & hope

Podcast with Annalisa Barbieri

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Forensic Psychotherapy

Podcast with Annalisa Barbieri

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Shame

Podcast with Annalisa Barbieri

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A Question of Trust

Podcast with Annalisa Barbieri

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What is Intimacy?

Podcast with Annalisa Barbieri

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A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand

Does willpower even exist?

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Joey Essex: Grief and Me

BBC Documentary: Available on iPlayer

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Press

They’re taught that showing feelings is shameful

Eight reasons men don’t go to therapy – and why they should

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Compassionate Leadership: an antidote to tyranny

An opinion from Stephen Blumenthal and Deborah Lee.

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Undoing the cycle of violence

Stephen Blumenthal with thoughts on leaders.

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Dispel the myths and metaphors around Covid and learn to live with it

Terms like “freedom day” do not help us make sense of the pandemic – they stop us facing reality

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The pandemic has been tough on everyone – but we can grow from adversity

To overcome trauma we need good social support and to confront our difficulties head on

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Optimism laced with realism is the only way to face our uncertain future

We’re all desperate to go on holiday and meet friends and family again – but a psychologist cautions against unbridled fantasy

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In a world gone mad rationality is more important than ever

As we emerge from lockdown this weekend, we must not let fear drive our decisions

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June could be the cruellest month for some as the psychological cost of Covid-19 reveals itself

We may have passed through the first phase of this pandemic, but as the dust settles the real socioeconomic ordeal begins

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Coronavirus and social claustrophobia: the new psychological frontier

We know the dangers of loneliness. But the drawbacks of living in small spaces with the same people has an impact on emotional self-regulation

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The virtual couch

What happens when psychoanalysis moves onto Zoom?

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Can we adapt to this new reality?

As we attempt a return to a semblance of normality, behavioural strategies to reduce the transmission of infection have never been more important

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Gerald seemed so remote when it came to talking about his feelings

Stephen Blumenthal on gender relations coming out of lockdown.

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A tyranny of its own?

Dr Stephen Blumenthal on the American Psychological Association Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men.

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We know what Rolf Harris did; knowing why is not so simple

We are right to be angry at being duped by the entertainer, but should beware ascribing motives to him

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Contributions

‘I’m worried my boyfriend’s us of AI is affecting his ability to think for himself’

The Guardian

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I tried living the Brad Pitt fantasy: just a man and a van

The Times

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I used to be an escort, and a former client wants to be friends. What should I do?

The Guardian

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My 15-year-old son keeps appearing naked in frontof me ‘accidently’

The Guardian

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How can I overcome the fear that my depression makes me a bad parent?

The Guardian

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Do I have homebuyer’s remorse?

The Financial Times

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My husband has no friends and is too reliant on me. How can I help him?

The Guardian

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I’m in a relationship but joined a dating site using fake photos

The Guardian

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I am one of three women in my lover’s life

The Guardian

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Therapy v medication? How to choose the best treatment for anxiety

The Guardian

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My husband has been in touch with an old flame. Should I confront him?

The Guardian

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‘An apology has to be meaningful’: how to say sorry (and how not to)

The Guardian

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How To Talk To Your Boss About Mental Health

Men’s Health

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How to handle the mental health impact of hair loss

Mr Porter

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The Life-Changing Power of Shaving Your Head on YouTube

Men’s Health

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Countdown to Freedom Day risks building us up for the biggest anticlimax of all

The Telegraph

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My daughter’s barbed comments hurt me. How should I respond?

The Guardian

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‘Yes, I get anxious – but do I really have adult ADHD?’

The Telegraph

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What Will Our New Normal Feel Like? Hints Are Beginning to Emerge

New York Times

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How to protect your mental health in the time of coronavirus

New Scientist

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Before meeting my girlfriend, I saw escorts. How do I get over my past?

The Guardian

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I found secret happiness and its doing something you hate

The Telegraph

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My brother’s in jail for sexually abusing my niece, yet my sons blame her – have I raised two monsters?

The Telegraph

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A man watched porn next to me on publictransport – and it wasn’t the first time

The Telegraph

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On YouTube’s digital playground. With this link to the article

New York Times

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Can you ever change a violent psychopath’s mind?

BBC Futures

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What does it mean to be called a monster? Inside the UK’s leading psychotherapy clinic

Drugstore Culture

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Can you ever change a violent psychopath’s mind?

BBC Futures

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