Cyber Synapse Podcast

Today I'm joined by a self confessed Nerd and Anorak in all things data protection. Yes its that four letter word that you've been seeing in your mailbox for some time. This is another full on say it as it is episode and talks real data and why you need to know this. We discuss the unwanted/unsolicited emails, we talk consent and evidence of consent, overkill in terms of the numbers of emails and...

Matt and I discuss the polyvagal theory in easy to digest bites and go into the world of burnout, self care, resilience and most importantly breathing and why you need to notice and track this for effective changes. We talk apps, books and practical applications. Biohacking can be as simple as using this most basic life function.

Today I’m joined by Mike Roberts of Frama RMail. A product that is so much more than an encryption tool. This product is one I personally use and todays discussion reveals why. After many recent contacts and questions about GDPR compliance I thought it was a timely episode. This is based on the back of a number of unsecured and sensitive emails I receive regarding some of my clients and their issu...

Today I'm joined by Justin Sherman once again. As the podcast was recorded a week before the recent ICO discussion on some of the issues in cyberspace we may be feeling slightly ahead of the game this week and for further information go back to our last episode too! This time we are discussing consent in terms and conditions, privacy and security issues and how would anyone know whether really und...

Today I'm joined by Lynn Findlay. We go into why foster carers can be presented with some much more complicated issues around online safeguarding compared to families where children are either natural or families who have adoptees. We discuss parenting styles in terms of digital devices and our approach to them and we have quite a bit of discussion about the impact of some of the behaviours of the...

Suzzana Dee joins me today to talk about social media and the music industry. We talk about her return to the industry after ten years so Suzanna really has a before and after understanding. We discuss how the sudden rise to fame for young people can bring about challenges from social media and how this can impact on a persons social media profiles, families and mental health.

We discuss the influence of poor sex education and how young people have been learning about sexual relationships through Pornography and the internet. We dispel myths about psychosexual therapy and what it looks like. Why people wait until they are in a desperate place to access this therapy. Why current methods of training for child therapists misses out this huge factor and topic and why childr...

This week I'm joined by Pat Markey who is one of two authors of the book Moral Combat: Why the war on violent video games is wrong. This episode tries to squeeze the synopsis of the book into 30 minutes and I don't think we do a bad job. With recent media coverage and Presidential 'blaming' of the recent school shooting in the U.S. on VVG Pat quickly runs through the evidence to highlight this is...

This weeks episode takes a look into the ethics of machine learning (not AI) and why this is an area for consideration. We discuss how facial recognition software has some great benefits and where it has issues and potential problems and ethics in warfare. This episode is packed full of really interesting stuff and one of my favourite topics

A quick update on what's happening! The snow interrupted play over the last episode so I thought I would check in with you and keep you updated. please feel free to feedback about topics you would like me to cover! Here is the link to the Facebook live video where I covered pornography use in CYP https://www.facebook.com/onlinevents/videos/1583079075061510/?t=9 Also there is a lecture on this topi...

Today I'm joined by Pita Marroni, He is a friend and student of biohacking and functional medicine. I am very very excited for this and future episodes as I have been aiming to do this very podcast from the outset & bring technology and performance into the realm of cybersynapse and cybertrauma

Todays episode may be a difficult topic for some listeners however it is absolutely necessary that this topic is borough to the attention of parents everywhere. Today I'm joined by Suzzan Black who is a Researcher, blogger, artist and a survivor of sexual abuse, trafficking, exploitation and depression. She is a campaigner and educator around the topic of Violence in pornography

Today im joined by Bo Pederson. He is an IT manager and has gamed for over 30 years. In this episode he gives his strong opinion about gaming disorder and why he disagrees with the W.H.O. perspective on this issue. Bo brings his perspective to society and parenting alongside this topic so buckle up this one is a lively episode.

Todays episode again crosses the water to the U.S. and im joined by a Psychologist Erick Medina. We take our discussion from parenting to Psychotherapy and how the world of social media has introduced new issues in couples counselling and the phenomenology of their experiences. Erick A. Medina, Psy. D. teaches Psychology at Newbury College in Brookline, MA, USA, and has a private practice of psych...

Todays talk follows on from last weeks episode about the effects of Porn on the brain. Todays conversation is no less than candid and one that addresses the taboo subject of sexual education around consent and pornography  where young children find themselves viewing this material via apps like YouTube. A subject close to my theory of cybertrauma and a fantastic conversation between us both who ar...

Todays episode features Gary Wilson who is the author of the book and website "Your Brain on Porn". This may not be a suitable podcast to listen to with little ones around but lets get the conversation started with adolescents and you'll see why in the conversation This episode contains a serious amount of talk about pornography and the issues associated with it for both men and women, though much...

Gary and I discuss many issues in this podcast ranging from the recent blog I produced after the suicide forest video appeared on Youtube, the Children's commissioners report, digital literacy (whatever that means). We discuss how you are the product of the internet and apps, how its monetised, how Cath despises the new gaming disorder diagnosis and why, we cover varying levels of consent, choice,...

This week brings back Alan Mackenzie for a frank discussion about the YouTube videos that are unsuitable for children. This video has been on hold as the media storm has created a pandemic of both accurate and inaccurate news. We dissect this in this podcast We discuss parenting, e-safety and the impact of these videos on children and their wellbeing (emotional, psychological and mental health) an...

This episode covers what small business owners ought to know about protecting their online data and websites.  From WAF's and firewalls to being hacked this is a really helpful podcast, also getting onto subjects such as the dark web and the C64

Rory from Counselling Tutor joins me to discuss online professionalism from those of us who work with the public. Roles such as counselling/teaching and social work. This conversation gets to the heart of recent behaviours that have been challenging for me to witness (and contravenes the ethical frameworks we are bound by as psychotherapists) and how data regarding professionals profiles affects t...

Oyoty is an online personal safety assistant that helps children learn to navigate social media. This episode discusses how this works and how the AI behind this app helps children. Deepak's idea is one I was personally excited about the I first saw it and I spent much of my time at a conference talking to him about this app. In terms of how we create autonomy, choice and values in children is by...

GDPR what is it? What do I need to know? How does this affect me and my storage of data? When does it come into effect? This episode is slightly longer than usual as theres a whole heap of content to share with you and how this affects you, particularly aimed at professionals and with a slant towards counsellors and psychotherapists as Cath has been commenting on posts on social media for some tim...

Don't stream and drive campaigner Neil Dewson-Smyth joins Cath for a discussion about the perils of using your phone whilst driving. Distractions cost lives and it only takes a moment. Neils discusses his work and passion around this topic and highlights why this is so important.

This episode discusses how you manage some of your data on social media. A discussion about insurance policies and how social media posts can render these null and void? Want to know more- listen to this episode!

This weeks guest is Alan Mackenzie; an e-safety specialist. He talks about how he uses his skills to help teach children about e-safety without scaremongering. Using the lessons Alan helps teachers identify possible safeguarding issues. This is a must hear podcast for teachers and parents. Alan can be found here : Web: www.esafety-adviser.com Twitter: twitter.com/esafetyadviser Facebook: facebook....