Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The paperback of Overwhelmed comes out on Dec 31st, but here’s a lovely discount if you order from bookshop.org by Sept 27th using code SEPT20 at checkout. And every sale supports independent bookshops. 020
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 28/05/2026On Saturday 30th May I'll be at Derby Book Festival talking about my book Overwhelmed and how to take the pressure off. Looks like a lovely festival. Do come along! www.derbybookfestival.co.uk/events/claud...derbybookfestival.co.ukClaudia Hammond: Overwhelmed: Ways to Take the Pressure OffSaturday 30 May 5:15pm, QUAD DE1 3AS This event will be filmed and made available as a digital recording after the Festival. Available for purchase here. We are all familiar with the unsettling sen... 000
Reposted by Claudia HammondBen Alderson-Day @aldersonday.bsky.social · 17/05/2026This Saturday at Hay Festival - I'll be chatting to @claudiahammond.bsky.social about reading and the brain for #AllInTheMind. Come along at 5.30pm! www.hayfestival.com/p-25581-bbc-...hayfestival.comBBC Radio 4: All in the Mind - Hay Festival<p>Why do novels make us more human? Claudia Hammond hosts a live recording of Radio 4's <em>All in the Mind</em>.</p> 074
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 07/05/2026If you can’t stand the sound of people eating, you could be the perfect person to take part in my colleagues’ study on misophonia at Sussex University. You can see if you can take part here universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 031
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 07/04/2026If you're #jobhugging and wondering how to make work more enjoyable, come along to Think Again from Sussex University on Mon April 13th at 7pm. With the latest evidence on the 4 day week, annoying emails & neurodivergent-friendly workplaces. Ironworks Studios, Brighton.Tickets: tinyurl.com/w95rrs5heventbrite.co.ukThink Again! The Psychology of a Better WorkdayBroadcaster Claudia Hammond hosts THINK AGAIN! 021
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Would you like to have a better day at work? Do join me & a panel of @sussexuni psychologists for Think Again at the Ironworks Studios in Brighton Mon April 13th. Avoiding burnout, 4-day working week, neurodivergent-friendly workplaces & dealing with rude emails. Tickets here: tinyurl.com/3puu3def 012
Reposted by Claudia HammondKevin Fong @drkevinfong.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Everything you ever wanted to know about anaesthesia but were too afraid to ask. Presented by the always amazing @claudiahammond.bsky.social feat. @brucebiccard.bsky.social @estamatakis.bsky.social, Jennifer Hunter & me! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe Evidence - Anaesthesia - BBC SoundsWhat happens to our brains and our consciousness when we’re put to sleep? 22615
Reposted by Claudia HammondLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 28/01/2026#BBC presenter+ #psychologist @claudiahammond.bsky.social#BBC has just written a book: #Overwhelmed. She breaks down the data on #stress, explains what triggers it+gives tips on how to deal with it when it all gets too much. Hear from listeners worldwide who share what’s overwhelming them now...bbc.co.ukBBC World Service - What in the World, Why are we all so stressed?And how to feel better 062
Reposted by Claudia HammondEmmanuel A. Stamatakis @estamatakis.bsky.social · 25/01/2026A pleasure to join a BBC world service The Evidence panel at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social on anaesthesia & consciousness. Great discussion with @drkevinfong.bsky.social @brucebiccard.bsky.social & Jennifer Hunter, expertly chaired by @claudiahammond.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe Evidence - Anaesthesia - BBC SoundsWhat happens to our brains and our consciousness when we’re put to sleep? 083
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 21/01/2026There are just 13 days left to listen to me reading an abridged version of Overwhelmed @bbcsounds. Thank you for all the lovely messages about how calming you've found it. That is so nice to hear. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Overwhelmed by Claudia HammondClaudia Hammond reads from her new book examining the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm 010
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Did you know that 82% of us experience the imposter phenomenon at some point in our lives? In this video here are three things we need to know about it. And there's a whole chapter on it and lots of tips for overcoming it in my new book Overwhelmed: Ways to Take the Pressure Off 120
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 08/01/2026There's a lovely interview with me in the Psychologist @bpsofficial.bsky.social by @daryloconnor.bsky.social where he asks some very good questions about stress. And somehow he managed to make it not stressful being interviewed by such an eminent expert in the field. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...bps.org.uk‘People can build their own personalised anti-overwhelm prescription’ | BPSDaryl O’Connor, Professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds, hears from broadcaster, author and Psychology graduate Claudia Hammond about her new book, ‘Overwhelmed: Ways to Take the Pressure O... 141
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 04/01/2026If you've made any New Year's resolutions this year then be kind to yourself and remember not to expect perfection. In this video I talk about ways that you can release yourself from perfectionism. I go into this in more depth in my new book, Overwhelmed - Ways to Take the Pressure Off. 110
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 01/01/2026A new book for a new year! Overwhelmed: Ways to Take the Pressure Off is out today. From procrastination to regret and perfectionism to the imposter phenomenon, there are sixteen chapters all based on the best psychological evidence. Here's to a calmer, overwhelm-free 2026! 182
Reposted by Claudia HammondHugo Spiers @hugospiers.bsky.social · 29/11/2025A joy to speak to @claudiahammond.bsky.social for her show 'All in the Mind' for BBC Radio4 about our field work in the Marshall Islands Here I got the chance to share some sound recordings from the sea shore of Aur Atoll and the singing of the villagers who met us with a banquet when we visited. 061
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 07/11/2025A few tickets left if you’d like to know how to spot a liar, why we laugh and what makes us gamble with @SussexUni psychologists on Nov 18th at Ironworks studios in Brighton. You can get them at onlineshop.sussex.ac.uk/product-cata... 000
Reposted by Claudia HammondJon Simons @jonsimons.bsky.social · 21/10/2025The brilliant @kasiamojescik.bsky.social and Martha McGill join @claudiahammond.bsky.social and @catherineloveday.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 All in the Mind this morning to launch our new public survey of vivid memories. You can take part here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, Are there multiple subtypes of autism, and how vivid are your memories?A new study suggests that autism’s genetic profile differs with age at diagnosis. 01411
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Delighted to announce that my new book "Overwhelmed: ways to take the pressure off" will be published by Canongate on Jan 1st 2026. And for the rest of this week only Waterstones has it on sale at a 25% discount if you pre-order with the code OCTOBER25. tinyurl.com/52bd9fwe 031
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Our new Think Again show with @SussexUni psychologists is on laughter, lies & gambling. Nov 18th at Ironworks Studios in Brighton @IronworksBTN Tickets available here: tinyurl.com/avr5fnzz 020
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 08/10/2025If you’re watching #thetraitors tonight do have a listen to this week’s All in the Mind @BBCRadio4 where you may discover that everything you thought you knew about spotting a liar is wrong www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, What is beliefism, and can you spot a liar?How can we learn to get along with people we disagree with? 020
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 30/09/2025All in the Mind is back! We kicked off today by finding out what AI therapists actually say to you and what the evidence says about them. Every Tues at 9.30am @bbcradio4 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, The rise of AI therapyWhy are people turning to human-like AI chatbots for therapy - and are they any good? 174
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 28/09/20251/2 I’m honoured to host this week’s @BBCRadio4 Appeal for @WarChildUK, shining a light on their vital work in Ukraine, where children are living through the devastating mental health consequences of war. You can hear the appeal & donate here if you can www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Radio 4 AppealHighlighting a charity and appealing for donations. The presenters donate their time. 030
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 28/09/20252/2 The war may continue, but we can help children to recover from their experiences. Your donation will make a life-changing difference. Thanks to two generous supporters, every donation will be doubled, up to £15,000! War Child works in many other war-torn countries too. 020
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Delighted to be chairing the judging panel for the #UnwinAward @PublishersAssoc. It's a book award for non-fiction authors in earlier career stages, whose books have had an impact on the world (just that!). Only 10 days left for publishers to enter their authors tinyurl.com/UnwinAward. 021
Reposted by Claudia HammondBryan F. Singer @bfsinger.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Interested in learning about the psychology of laughter, lies, and gambling? Come to Think Again!, hosted by broadcaster @claudiahammond.bsky.social on 18th Nov in Brighton, UK. I'll be joined by @gillyforrester.bsky.social & Tom Ormerod from Sussex Uni. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/think-agai... 043
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 04/06/2025On Friday I’ll be at @CheltSciFest recording a special episode of All in the Mind @BBCRadio4 on the psychology of curiosity. Great panel including astronaut Tim Peake, which is exciting. Tickets here www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/all-i... 050
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Fancy using a bit of science to transform your garden? On Thursday I’ve be discussing this with a lovely panel at 6.30pm at Cheltenham Science Festival @CheltSciFest. www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/trans... 030
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 17/05/2025On June 2nd I’ll be chatting to @robinince.bsky.social about his new book, his life and ADHD at the How to Academy @theconduitlondon.bsky.social do come along! howtoacademy.com/events/ 0356
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 28/04/2025All in the Mind is back with a new series @BBCRadio4 and we have the first of our All in the Mind Awards finalists. Also how best to help someone who is reluctant to get help and how long do the benefits of a good holiday last? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukAll in the Mind - How to help someone who doesn’t want help, and well-being benefits of holidays - BBC SoundsHow to help someone who doesn’t want help, and the psychological benefits of a holiday 031
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Why do our senses give us such different experiences of the world and is there a way of having supersenses? Come to Think Again at Ironworks Studios in Brighton at 7pm on Mar 13th where 3 brilliant Sussex University psychologists will explain all to me. www.ironworks-studios.co.uk/whats-onironworks-studios.co.ukWhat's On in Brighton - Ironworks Studios BrightonWant to know what’s on in Brighton? Ironworks Studios is the home of top-quality entertainment and live music in Brighton. We showcase the best names in drag 041
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 08/03/2025How come we experience the world is such different ways? Why do sounds really annoy some people? Why are some people unable to picture things in their minds? Three brilliant psychologists from Sussex University have some answers for us. Come to our show 7pm March 13th Ironworks Studios in Brighton 021
Reposted by Claudia HammondGilly Forrester @gillyforrester.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Imagine an apple... what does it look like? Imagine the months of the year... what shape do they take? We'll discuss how we sense the world in the next Think Again! at Ironworks Studios #Brighton hosted by @claudiahammond.bsky.social with expert psychologists @sussex.ac.uk Tickets from Ironworks 032
Reposted by Claudia HammondBritish Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Get ready for #WorldImmunologyDay2025! 🌎 Join us at The Francis Crick Institute on 24 April to explore "The immune system and your brain" 🧠 Hosted by @claudiahammond.bsky.social and run by @britsocimm.bsky.social, @natureportfolio.nature.com and @crick.ac.uk Register for FREE now: bit.ly/41m8kP9 02214
Reposted by Claudia HammondGilly Forrester @gillyforrester.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Think Again! is back 13 March looking at how we experience the world. Why do some people taste words or get overwhelmed by certain sounds? Can we only dream about animal senses? BBC's @claudiahammond.bsky.social chats with @sussexuni.bsky.social psychologists. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/think-agai...eventbrite.co.ukThink Again- Sense The DifferenceClaudia Hammond hosts THINK AGAIN! -a talk series that gives an insider’s look at the psychology behind the way we think, feel & behave. 075
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 20/01/2025My Pick of the Week is up. I had SO many brilliant programmes to choose from @bbcradio4 @bbcradio3 and @bbcworldservice that at one point I had a list of about twenty must-haves. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m....bbc.co.uk 030
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 20/01/2025I've not reposted my #bluemonday is nonsense column @bbc_future for a while because it seemed to get mentioned less in the last couple of years. But this year I've had masses of press releases about it again. So here it is www.bbc.com/future/artic...bbc.comDoes 'Blue Monday' really exist?It is the most miserable day of the year, we are told, but is there any data to supports the claim? 0103
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 14/01/2025I'm presenting Pick of the Week @bbcradio4 on Sunday, so I'm listening out for special moments of radio. If you've heard anything brilliant since Saturday anywhere on BBC audio do let me know. 211
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 13/01/2025My new series started @BBCRadio4 today. 30 years ago I made a list of science ideas for an interview as BBC trainee science producer. Found the list in my pile of paper to recycle in the printer. So I followed up the ideas. 30 years late, but shows no idea is wasted. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe Ideas List - 1. Mondex - BBC SoundsClaudia Hammond revisits a bold experiment in digital cash, launched in Swindon 070
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 12/01/2025This week I was a guest on The Archers Podcast with @emmafreud, the actor Paul Copley who as well as being in everything plays Leonard and @robdrummond who was brilliant on accents in the Archers. It was good fun www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 030
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 09/01/2025The three good things mood boost. My latest column @bbcfuture is on one of psychology's most well-known interventions. www.bbc.com/future/artic...bbc.comThe small exercise that's a powerful mood boosterCounting our blessings is an age-old piece of advice – but it turns out that writing lists of good things that happen to us actually does help improve our mood. 050
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Luckily this Dalek can’t get me because it’s behind a rope. Just one day left to nominate a project or person for an All in the Mind Award @BBCRadio4 for supporting your #mentalhealth. Closes at 1pm on Wed 8th Jan 2025 www.bbc.co.uk/allinthemindawards 030
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 07/01/2025How do we think about the future? And why there's a reason your New Year's resolutions may not be working. Special New Year All in the Mind is up online @BBCRadio4 031
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 06/01/2025If there’s a group or a person who deserves an award for supporting you through a mental health problem there are just two days left to nominate them for an All in the Mind Award @BBCRadio4 Closes 1pm on Wed Jan 8th www.bbc.co.uk/allinthemind... 020
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Here's a special episode of Health Check @bbcworldservice which we recorded in Malawi talking to vets about #onehealth and the links between the health of humans, other animals and the environment. talk of hippos too! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...bbc.co.ukBBC World Service - Health Check, One Health in MalawiClaudia meets the vets who are treating animals in order to protect people from disease. 121
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Three days left to make someone’s day by nominating them for an All in the Mind Award for supporting you through a mental health issue. Do nominate groups or individuals or professionals by going to this link. www.bbc.co.uk/allinthemindawards. Closes at 1pm on Jan 8th 2025 0137
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 04/01/2025How many days are left to nominate a person or a group for an All in the Mind Award @bbcradio4? Answer in video below. Do enter here: www.bbc.co.uk/allinthemindawards 020
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 03/01/2025If there’s someone who has supported you through a mental health issue - could be an individual, could be a group - there are just 5 days left to nominate them for an All in the Mind Award @BBCRadio4 www.bbc.co.uk/allinthemindawards 042
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Six days left to delight someone you know by nominating them for an All in the Mind Award @BBCRadio4 . Entry form and terms are here: www.bbc.co.uk/allinthemindawards 041
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 01/01/2025How many days left to nominate someone for an All in the Mind Award @BBCRadio4 ? That’ll be seven. So if you would like to recognise the group or person who made a real difference to your mental ill health do nominate them here: www.bbc.co.uk/allinthemindawards 054
Claudia Hammond @claudiahammond.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Eight days left to nominate someone for an All in the Mind Award @BBCRadio4 bbc.co.uk/allinthemindawards 042