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How To Take the Pressure Off and Live Well, with Claudia Hammond

History &
Social Policy

Do you feel as if there is often too much to do in too little time? We are all familiar with overwhelm – an unsettling sense that it is just impossible to keep up with the demands of everyday life.

In January 2026 Claudia Hammond – psychologist, award-winning writer and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind – came to the Intelligence Squared stage to share her scientific insights into how we can all live better and avoid fatigue.

Drawing from her new book, Overwhelmed, she provided a practical toolkit, using the best evidence from psychology and neuroscience, to offer strategies to help us tackle procrastination, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and more.

Speakers for the motion

  • Claudia Hammond

    Psychologist, writer and broadcaster

Against the motion

  • Dr Radha Modgil

    Medical doctor and broadcaster

Speakers are subject to change.

Speakers

Speaker

Claudia Hammond

Psychologist, writer and broadcaster

Claudia Hammond is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. She is Visiting Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Sussex and is the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind. She has been awarded the President’s Medal from the British Academy, the British Psychological Society’s Public Engagement & Media Award, Mind’s Making a Difference Award and the British Neuroscience Association’s Public Understanding of Neuroscience Award. 
Host

Dr Radha Modgil

Medical doctor and broadcaster

Dr Radha Modgil is an award-winning medical doctor and general practitioner with over 20 years of clinical experience. She is the medical expert for BBC Radio 1’s daytime show, Life Hacks, and a regular contributor to BBC Radio 5Live’s weekly Mental Health Clinic show. She has also broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 2 championing mental and emotional wellbeing. She is the author of Know Your Own Power: Inspiration, Motivation and Practical Tools For Life.