Psychologist Tony Bates and Editor Neil Astley in conversation with Thomas McCarthy.
Dr Tony Bates is a clinical psychologist and adjunct professor of Psychology at UCD. Graduated from UCD and completed his postgraduate research and training at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Oxford University. Head of Psychology for 30 years in St James’s Hospital. Established and directed the MSc in Cognitive Psychotherapy in Trinity College Dublin. Founded Jigsaw – The National Centre for Youth Mental Health (2006) and was CEO until 2016. Author of the best-selling book on depression, Coming through Depression: A Mindful Approach to Recovery (2012) and most recently, Breaking the Heart Open: The Shaping of a Psychologist (2023).
Neil Astley is the editor of Bloodaxe Books which he founded in 1978. His books include many anthologies, most notably those in the Staying Alive series: Staying Alive (2002), Being Alive (2004), Being Human (2011) and Staying Human (2020), along with four collaborations with Pamela Robertson-Pearce, Soul Food (2007) and Soul Feast (2024), and the DVD-books In Person: 30 Poets and In Person: World Poets. He received
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