Episodes

  • Love Island - Results and reunion - boy that was awkward
    Aug 21 2022

    Join Dr Trevor and Dr Jo on their final session on the psychiatrists couch as they analyse the season as a whole, the outcome of the results, and the reunion episode.
    Dr Trevor and Dr Jo explore:
    - Who were the winners and why
    - Why the reunion was so awkward 
    - A look back on this season of Shrinking Reality and what might come next

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    35 mins
  • Love Island Week 7 - tension rising
    Aug 8 2022

    It’s the penultimate week of Love Island and Dr Jo and Dr Trevor look back over the week and look ahead to the final week. 
    In this weeks episode:
    - Snog Marry Pie gets personal - Understanding the hostility?
    - Islanders make plans for the future
    - The things competition makes us do - pancake off

    Dr Trevor and Dr Jo give their predictions for the final!

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    37 mins
  • Love Island Week 6 - There’s no place like home
    Aug 8 2022

    Join Dr Trevor and Dr Jo whilst they are on Holiday, still watching Love Island, still being psychiatrists. 
    In this episode we discuss:
    - Love in all its forms
    - The power and importance of putting yourself first
    - Declarations of love
    - We are all unique in how we present and manage our emotions

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    36 mins
  • Love Island Week 5 - Casa Amor Fallout - What is the ‘Test’
    Jul 20 2022

    Dr Jo and Dr Trevor discuss the fallout from Casa Amor from a mental health perspective. In this weeks episode:
    - All the fallout from Casa Amor discussed and analysed
    - Do relationships need a ‘test’ and who defines what counts as having passed the test
    - Blame lies and shame following Casa Amor
    - Excluded and ostracised new girls and boys
    - The impact of Casa Amor on mental health

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    35 mins
  • Love Island - Week 4 - Sexy Dance Challenge - why a raised heart rate does not equal attraction
    Jul 8 2022

    This week with Dr Trevor and Dr Jo
    We look at this week of love island as only 2 psychiatrists could. 
    We discuss:
    -  Rejections and second chances - Davide and EkinSu, Danica, Antigone
    - Jay’s scramble for survival
    - The Sexy Dance Challenge! Why a raised heart rate doesn’t equal attraction
    - Casa Amor predictions - how the behaviours and emotions of the Islanders will change

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    38 mins
  • Love Island Week 3 - Honesty, vulnerability, bad objects
    Jul 1 2022

    Back on the psychiatrists sofa with Dr Trevor and Dr Jo  to recap on week 3 of Love Island. 

    This week we look at:
    - Jaques making himself vulnerable
    - The benefits and risks of honesty in relationships on the Island
    - Danica being honest and being judged
    - Being ‘pulled for a chat’ - what does this mean?
    - How are the behaviours of the boys and girls judged differently within the group - Danica’s honesty vs Jay’s honesty.
    - Go for it, crack on, bravado

    Plus predictions and scenario planning as two forensic psychiatrists see things - when is Casa Amor coming?

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    34 mins
  • Love Island Week 2 - Anyone for Orange Juice?
    Jun 21 2022

    On the psychiatrists sofa with Dr Trevor and Dr Jo  to recap on the second week of Love Island. 

    This week we look at:
    - The currency of relationships - from Orange Juice, to Smoothies, to Kisses
    - Ideas and expectations of relationships
    - Pressure of the hideaway - what if you just want a good night’s sleep?
    - Hurt in relationships - Davide, Ekin Su and Jay - who is right to be hurt?

    Plus predictions and scenario planning as two forensic psychiatrists see things. 

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    39 mins
  • Love Island Week 1 - Meet and greets - threat, anxiety, pressure.
    Jun 16 2022

    Join Dr Trevor and Dr Jo again to recap on the first week of Love Island. In this episode we give a psychiatric understanding of the first week including:

    - The first impressions of all the contestants
    - What we can learn from the VTs - a birth shaped heart mark!
    - How people respond under threat.
    - Social norms and boundaries out of the window.
    - Anxiety on the island
    - Pressure on relationships for security

    Plus initial formulations on Gemma, Liam, Davide and Ekin Su!

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    44 mins