Listening to your body's signals
Interoception and how we can listen to internal signals from our body; how to help someone with mental health issues who might not want help; tuberculosis vaccine trial in Malawi.
Claudia is joined by Caroline Williams to learn about the cutting-edge science of interoception – that’s how the brain interprets signals that come from inside our body. We find out how honing this skill can sometimes be helpful and why at other times it can have a negative impact on us.
Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide but in Malawi a stage 3 trial is under way to develop a new vaccine. Our reporter Carrim Mpaweni checks-in on the trial’s progress.
Also on the show, Claudia speaks to psychotherapist Sophie Scott about how to persuade a loved one to get professional help when they don't want to.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producers: Katie Tomsett & Helena Selby
Studio Manager: Giles Aspen
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- Wed 14 May 202519:32GMTBBC World Service
- Wed 14 May 202522:32GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Thu 15 May 202504:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, South Asia & East Asia only
- Thu 15 May 202512:32GMTBBC World Service
- Sun 18 May 202501:32GMTBBC World Service
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