It’s not you, says Dr Joanna Cheek, it’s the world
Standard Issue Podcast
Standard Issue
4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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| 0:31.0 | Hello, welcome to a brand new week here at Standard Issue. |
| 0:35.1 | Jen here to tell you all about today's episode, but before I do, |
| 0:38.6 | here's what else we've got coming up this week. Tomorrow, Mick's been chatting with Meg Maloy |
| 0:43.4 | about the importance of making space for working class arts professionals and how her |
| 0:48.2 | excellent working arts club is doing just that. On Wednesday, Mick and Hannah will be rating |
| 0:53.8 | or dating 1961's The Misfits. On Wednesday, Mick and Hannah will be rating or dating 1961's The Misfits. |
| 0:57.1 | On Thursday, Mick and I are on Bush Telegraph Duty and on Friday, Hannah will be chatting to |
| 1:02.2 | writer Catherine Dyson about dogs, Dark Times and her new play The Last Picture. But back to |
| 1:09.3 | today, look, we talk about the news every week here on |
| 1:13.0 | standard issue and I can tell you it is a constant source of anxiety, rage and misery. And it's |
| 1:18.7 | probably no coincidence, says psychiatrist, psychotherapist and clinical professor at the University |
| 1:23.9 | of British Columbia, Dr. Joanna Cheek, that rates of mental health problems are |
| 1:28.5 | skyrocketing. I caught up with Joanna to talk about her new book. It's not you, it's the world, |
| 1:33.8 | a mental health survival guide for us all, why triggers are actually kind of useful, the perils |
| 1:39.7 | of living in a world we weren't really designed for, and whether or not the younger generation |
| 1:44.4 | really are just less hardy. If you're a £5 or above Patreon, there's a little extra for you, |
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