Dr Kathy Weston's Get a Grip! Parenting Podcast

About Dr Kathy Weston's Get a Grip! Parenting Podcast

Welcome to Get a Grip, the Tooled Up podcast, where we explore the research behind the issues shaping childhood, adolescence and education today. Tune in to hear interviews with the biggest influencers and most eminent researchers working in the areas of mental health, wellbeing, psychology and education.

Publisher

Tooled Up Education

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jan 2019

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

239 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Researcher of the Month: Dr Holly Bear Discusses How Young People Encounter Self-Harm Content Online

   New research from Dr Holly Bear and colleagues has found that one in three young people responding to a large survey had encountered self-harm content online in the previous month, with most not actively looking for it. In this interview, Dr Bear explores how this content reaches young people, what the findings reveal about passive and active exposure, and why understanding how young people encounter self-harm content matters. She offers practical advice for parents and educators on starting supportive conversations, responding calmly if a young person has seen this content, and helping young people navigate their online lives safely. Dr Holly Bear is a researcher in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. She studies young people's mental health and the online worlds they grow up in, from social media to AI chatbots and how young people look for support online.

2. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Researchers of the Month: Teaching Billy Waters – Black British History, Identity and Belonging

   Billy Waters was a Black sailor, disabled veteran and celebrated street performer in Regency London, but his remarkable story has largely disappeared from popular history. In this interview, our Researchers of the Month, Professor Mary Shannon, Dr Ben Marsh and PhD student Himan Heidari, discuss their innovative new, free teaching resources and explore how Billy's life can open up rich classroom conversations about Black British history, identity, disability, belonging and representation.

3. 

   20 Aug 2026

   Dr Kathy Weston Talks with Professor Nick Haslam: How the Language of Mental Health Is Changing

   In this wide-ranging interview, Professor Nick Haslam explores ‘concept creep’, mental health awareness and the risks of over-pathologising everyday experiences. He considers why younger people may be more likely to self-diagnose and how we might promote mental health literacy without encouraging young people to view ordinary distress through a clinical lens. He also touches on what this might mean for resilience, empathy and our sense of belonging, and reflects on the challenges facing young people as they transition to university.

Who has been a guest on Dr Kathy Weston's Get a Grip! Parenting Podcast

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• Kyleigh Melville
• Roxana Pomplun
• Lewis Wedlock
• Dr Tara Porter
• Kim Griffin

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

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81

Social presence

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YouTube

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Engagement

85

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