Why We Love to Hate Ourselves

Owen O'Kane is a specialist psychotherapist and one of the UK's leading mental health experts with over twenty-five years of experience in physical and mental health. As a former NHS mental health clinical lead and a Sunday Times bestselling author, Owen has a gift for making complex information accessible and understandable, and is known for his down to earth warmth and sense of humour.

After a stint as resident phone-in expert on Radio 5 Live, Owen featured in the BBC One TV series on therapy Change Your Mind, Change Your Life, and has been interviewed on many leading wellbeing podcasts including Davina McCall's Begin Again and Dr Alex George's Stompcast. He is regularly profiled by the media, speaks at wellbeing festivals and conferences, acts as a script advisor for BBC Drama, and is a content creator for online learning hub BBC Maestro, where his course on anxiety is among their top global performers.

Owen lives in West London with his partner and dog. He has written five books; his most recent is Why We Love to Hate Ourselves.

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