The William Gomes Podcast
By William Gomes
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In a world torn apart by division, dishonesty, climate catastrophe, and fragmented societies, William Gomes chose to take a more optimistic view of our society and uncover what is steering our destiny in the right path.
The William Gomes Podcast connects people and ideas in order to foster game-changing solutions and movements that address the world's most pressing issues on a local, national, and international level.
On the flagship podcast, the William Gomes Podcast, William Gomes interviews policymakers, professionals, activists, academics, and thinkers who are shaping policies and ideas to address the world's most pressing issues. From climate and ecological breakdown to income and wealth inequality, social care, racial injustice, institutional bias, and land reform, there is something for everyone.
Join freelance journalist and human rights activist William Gomes for an in-depth analysis of a range of contemporary issues that will change your viewpoint.
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Episode 35: Building a Life Organised Around Autonomy (Series Finale)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode 34: Medication and Support - A Nuanced, Non-Ideological Conversation
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Episode 33: Self-Understanding - Helping a Person Map Their Own Nervous System
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Episode 32: Trauma-Informed Care - Healing the History of Coercion
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Episode 31: Why Traditional Therapy Often Fails - The Paradox of Help
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Episode 30: Burnout in Adulthood - The Long Shadow of Masking
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Episode 29: Work, Authority, and Survival in Adult Life
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Episode 28: Relationships and Intimacy - When Another Person Is the Demand
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 27: Risk, Impulsivity, and the Search for Relief
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Episode 26: Puberty and the Second Storm - Why Adolescence Destabilises PDA
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Episode 25: Living Through Meltdowns Without Breaking Trust
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Episode 24: Screens, Gaming, and Digital Worlds - Escape or Regulation?
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Episode 22: When Eating, Sleeping, and Washing Become Battlefields
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Episode 21: The Parent’s Grief - Letting Go of the Parenting Story You Expected
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Episode 20: Supporting the Adults in the System - Why Teacher Stress Becomes Student Distress
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 19: School Trauma and Burnout - Why Recovery Cannot Be Rushed
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Episode 18: Micro-Demands - The Thousand Invisible Pressures of School Life
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Episode 17: Learning Without Teaching - How Curiosity Returns When Safety Returns
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Episode 16: Why Conventional Schooling Is So Often Traumatic for PDA
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Episode 15: Humour, Novelty, and Play as Nervous-System Reset Buttons
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Episode 14: Collaboration Instead of Compliance - The Biology of Dignity
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Episode 13: De-escalation - How Adults Accidentally Make Things Worse
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 12: Offering Without Asking - How to Open Doors Without Pushing
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Episode 11: The Language of Safety - How Words Can Trigger or Soothe the Nervous System
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Episode 10: Identity & Roleplay — Using Imagination as Psychological Armour
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Episode 9: Intolerance of Uncertainty — Why “Maybe” Feels Like Danger
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Episode 8: The “Last Straw” Myth — Demand Saturation & Cumulative Stress
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Episode 7: From Charm to Collapse — The Hierarchy of Avoidance
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Episode 6: The “Coke Bottle” Effect — Masking, Collapse & The Cost of Coping
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Episode 5: The Trust Deficit — Why Compliance Is Not Connection
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Episode 4 — Can’t vs. Won’t: The Difference Between Incapacity and Refusal
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Episode 3: The Neurobiology of “No” — Fight, Flight, Freeze & The Cost of Pressure
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Episode 2: Why Control Is Not a Choice — PDA, Neuroception & The Biology of Defiance
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Episode 1 — The Anxiety of Agency: Redefining PDA Beyond Behaviour
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Episode 20: What It Means to Understand Seminars I and II
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Episode 19: Technique After the Ego
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 18: The Ego as Resistance
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Episode 17: The Emergence of the Symbolic Order
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Episode 16: Repetition, Automatism, and Structure
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Episode 15: Beyond the Pleasure Principle Revisited
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Episode 23: Siblings, Fairness, and the Myth of “Equal”
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Episode 14: Knowledge, Opinion, and Truth in Analysis
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode 13: Narcissism and the Imaginary Dimension
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Episode 12: The Ego Is Not the Subject
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 11: Why the Ego Becomes the Central Problem
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Episode 10: Technique as Ethical Position
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Episode 9: Interpretation as Act, Not Explanation
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Episode 8: Transference Beyond Relationship
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Episode 7: Resistance Reconsidered
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Episode 6: Truth, Error, and the Indirect Path of the Unconscious
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Episode 5: Full Speech, Empty Speech, and Analytic Listening
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 4: Speech as the Medium of Analysis
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Episode 3: Psychoanalysis Is Not Psychology
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Episode 2: Freud’s Discovery and Its Distortion
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Episode 1 — Why Lacan Returns to Freud
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Episode 25: A Whole-System View of Lacanian Subjectivity — Bringing the Theory Together
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 24: Late Lacan — Knots, Links and New Structures of the Mind
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Episode 23: The Analyst’s Position — Silence, Listening and the Desire to Let Speech Unfold
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 22: Transference — How the Past Returns in the Present
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Episode 21: Symptoms and Repetition — Why We Repeat Patterns and What They Reveal
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Episode 20: The Lacanian Body — Imaginary, Symbolic and Real Dimensions of Experience
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Episode 19: The Chain of Signifiers — How Language Shapes the Psyche
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Episode 18: The Subject of the Unconscious — Understanding the Divided Self
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Episode 17: The Real — What Lies Beyond Language and Symbolic Meaning
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Episode 16: Jouissance — The Paradox of Painful Enjoyment
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Episode 15: Castration — Why Limits Shape Desire and Identity
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Episode 14: The Phallus — A Symbol of Desire, Value and Meaning in the Psyche
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Episode 13: The Name of the Father — How Symbolic Authority Takes Shape
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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When Everything Feels Broken | Audiobook by William Gomes
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Episode 12: The Big Other — The Invisible Structure That Shapes Meaning and Desire
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Episode 11: Identification — How We Become Who We Are
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Episode 10: Fantasy — The Frame Through Which Desire Takes Shape
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Episode 9: Objet Petit a — The Elusive Spark That Drives Desire
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode 8: Lack — The Space That Makes Desire Possible
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Episode 7: Desire — The Heart of the Lacanian Subject
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Episode 6: The Real — What Lies Beyond Words and Images
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Episode 5: The Symbolic Order — Entering the World of Language and Law
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Episode 4: The Imaginary Order — How Images Shape the Ego
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Episode 3: The Mirror Stage — How We Come To See Ourselves
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Episode 2: The Unconscious Structured Like a Language
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Episode 1: Why Lacan Still Matters Today
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Episode 35: The Future of Autism – Research, Inclusion and a More Compassionate World
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Episode 34: Seeing the Whole Picture – Understanding Autism Beyond the Traits
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Episode 33: Autistic Ageing – Understanding Autism Across the Lifespan
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Episode 32: Autism in Adulthood – Strengths, Struggles and Self-Understanding
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Episode 31: Autism in Adolescence – Navigating Change, Identity and Social Pressure
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Episode 30: Autistic Identity – Understanding Yourself in a World That Misunderstands You
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 29: Building Supportive Systems – How Families, Schools and Services Can Work Together
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Episode 28: Creating Supportive Environments – What Autistic People Need to Thrive
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Episode 27: The History of Autism – From Misunderstanding to Understanding
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Episode 26: Autism Diagnosis – What It Really Means and Why It Matters
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Episode 25: Understanding Autistic Behaviour – It’s Communication, Not Misconduct
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Episode 24: Autism and Learning – Why Autistic Minds Grow Differently
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Episode 23: Early Development in Autism – The Foundations of a Different Path
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Episode 22: Autism and Gender – Why So Many Girls and Women Are Missed
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Episode 21: The Language of Autism – Words That Shape Identity
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Episode 20: Autism and Anxiety – Understanding the Emotional Load
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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Episode 19: How Autism Shapes Everyday Life – The Invisible Effort Behind Each Day
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Episode 18: The Sensory World of Autism – Why Everyday Life Feels Different
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Episode 17: The Double Empathy Problem – Why Misunderstanding Goes Both Ways
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Episode 16: Social Motivation in Autism – Wanting Connection in a Different Way
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Episode 15: Early Social Attention – How Autistic Development Begins Differently
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Episode 14: Predictability and the Autistic Mind – Why Uncertainty Feels Overwhelming
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Episode 13: Information Processing in Autism – A Different Cognitive Rhythm
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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Episode 12: Detail-Focused Thinking – How Autistic Minds See the World
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Episode 11: Autism and Executive Function – Why Everyday Tasks Can Feel Hard
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Episode 10: Autism and Emotion – Why Feelings Can Be Intense or Hard to Name
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Episode 9: Social Understanding in Autism – A Different Way of Seeing People
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Episode 8: Why Autism Looks So Different in Every Person
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Episode 7: Strengths, Differences and the Autistic Mind
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Episode 6: Autism Across the Lifespan – How Development Shapes Experience
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Episode 5: How Psychologists Build Theories About Autism
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Episode 4: What Biology Can Tell Us About Autism
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Episode 3: Looking at Autism Through Behaviour – What We See and What We Miss
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Episode 2: How Ideas About Autism Have Changed Over Time
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Episode 1: What Autism Really Is – A Whole-System Understanding
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Creating a Life That Fits: Building Environments Where Autistic Children Thrive
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Co-Regulation and Connection: How Adults Support Autistic Nervous Systems
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Low-Demand Living: Why Reducing Pressure Helps Autistic Children Thrive
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Special Interests: Anchors of Joy, Regulation and Identity for Autistic Children
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Understanding Autistic Shutdowns: When the World Becomes Too Much
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Emotional Safety: The Foundation of Autistic Wellbeing
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Rebuilding Identity: Who Autistic Children Become After Masking Falls Away
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Recovering From Autistic Burnout: A Slow and Gentle Return to Safety
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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When School Becomes Too Much: Understanding Autistic Children’s Hidden Struggles
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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The Hidden Work of Masking: Understanding What Autistic Children Carry Inside
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Sensory Life: Understanding the World Through an Autistic Child’s Experience
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Understanding Autistic Burnout: A Parent’s Guide to Recognition and Recovery
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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York City Councillor Bob Webb discusses the Right to Food movement
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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An interview with Dr Hannah Barham-Brown
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Helen Jones discusses York's permanent blue badge parking ban
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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An interview with James Barker, Liberal Democrat's candidate for the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner by-election
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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York Labour's housing spokesman discusses the city's housing problems
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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An interview with Emma Scott-Spivey, Labour's candidate for the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner by-election
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Political representation of ethnic minorities in York’s political parties
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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How will the UK's Nationality and Borders Bill affect migration across the English Channel?
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Aug 23, 2021 |