Dr Pete Olusoga
@dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social
BPS Chartered Psychologist & Senior Lecturer in Psychology (stress, burnout & well-being). Host of the EightyPercentMental Podcast. Occasionally writes things. Sometimes smiles.
Some stuff here, innit: https://linktr.ee/PeteOlusoga
Some stuff here, innit: https://linktr.ee/PeteOlusoga
What's behind door No.7️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
It's Dr Marina Harris on the Eighty Percent Mental podcast!
We talk about disordered eating, diet culture, & how social media shapes body image.
Get it at eightypercentmental.com or wherever you normally listen 🎧🎙️
It's Dr Marina Harris on the Eighty Percent Mental podcast!
We talk about disordered eating, diet culture, & how social media shapes body image.
Get it at eightypercentmental.com or wherever you normally listen 🎧🎙️
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
What's behind door No.7️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
It's Dr Marina Harris on the Eighty Percent Mental podcast!
We talk about disordered eating, diet culture, & how social media shapes body image.
Get it at eightypercentmental.com or wherever you normally listen 🎧🎙️
It's Dr Marina Harris on the Eighty Percent Mental podcast!
We talk about disordered eating, diet culture, & how social media shapes body image.
Get it at eightypercentmental.com or wherever you normally listen 🎧🎙️
What's behind door No.6️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
It's the brilliant Dr. Kate Hays on the Eighty Percent Mental podcast.
Get this episode by visiting eightypercentmental.com
Or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎙️🎧
It's the brilliant Dr. Kate Hays on the Eighty Percent Mental podcast.
Get this episode by visiting eightypercentmental.com
Or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎙️🎧
December 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
What's behind door No.6️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
It's the brilliant Dr. Kate Hays on the Eighty Percent Mental podcast.
Get this episode by visiting eightypercentmental.com
Or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎙️🎧
It's the brilliant Dr. Kate Hays on the Eighty Percent Mental podcast.
Get this episode by visiting eightypercentmental.com
Or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎙️🎧
The words potato incident can only mean one thing.
I assume this is pre-potato incident. #totp
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The words potato incident can only mean one thing.
Back down in London, doing London things. Talking burnout with Kimberly Wilson for her podcast 'Complex' on BBC Sounds.
This episode will be out Dec 17, so see if you can hold on to your excitement until then!
This episode will be out Dec 17, so see if you can hold on to your excitement until then!
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Back down in London, doing London things. Talking burnout with Kimberly Wilson for her podcast 'Complex' on BBC Sounds.
This episode will be out Dec 17, so see if you can hold on to your excitement until then!
This episode will be out Dec 17, so see if you can hold on to your excitement until then!
Reposted by Dr Pete Olusoga
Donald Trump winning the ‘FIFA Peace Prize’ is like when I didn’t win at school sports day so my mum made me a medal out of a yoghurt lid.
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Donald Trump winning the ‘FIFA Peace Prize’ is like when I didn’t win at school sports day so my mum made me a medal out of a yoghurt lid.
Kings Cross/St Pancras
4 hours to kill
Suggestions?
4 hours to kill
Suggestions?
a man in a suit is holding a brown jacket
ALT: a man in a suit is holding a brown jacket
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Kings Cross/St Pancras
4 hours to kill
Suggestions?
4 hours to kill
Suggestions?
What's behind door No.5️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
The key to immortality... apparently.
Doing this one simple trick every day will help you become "more indestructible!"
So that's nice.
The key to immortality... apparently.
Doing this one simple trick every day will help you become "more indestructible!"
So that's nice.
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
What's behind door No.5️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
The key to immortality... apparently.
Doing this one simple trick every day will help you become "more indestructible!"
So that's nice.
The key to immortality... apparently.
Doing this one simple trick every day will help you become "more indestructible!"
So that's nice.
What's behind door No.4️⃣ of the EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
It's another episode of the EPM podcast... in which we talk with David Smith about using psychology to help us deal with all of the 💩 that's going on right now!
Visit eightypercentmental.com or listen wherever you like 🎧 🎙️
It's another episode of the EPM podcast... in which we talk with David Smith about using psychology to help us deal with all of the 💩 that's going on right now!
Visit eightypercentmental.com or listen wherever you like 🎧 🎙️
December 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
What's behind door No.4️⃣ of the EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
It's another episode of the EPM podcast... in which we talk with David Smith about using psychology to help us deal with all of the 💩 that's going on right now!
Visit eightypercentmental.com or listen wherever you like 🎧 🎙️
It's another episode of the EPM podcast... in which we talk with David Smith about using psychology to help us deal with all of the 💩 that's going on right now!
Visit eightypercentmental.com or listen wherever you like 🎧 🎙️
What's behind door No.3 of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
It's PLANET MIKE, showing us how to open a bottle without making a fool of ourselves, and unintentionally demonstrating the Spotlight Effect for us.
Thanks for your service, Mike.
It's PLANET MIKE, showing us how to open a bottle without making a fool of ourselves, and unintentionally demonstrating the Spotlight Effect for us.
Thanks for your service, Mike.
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
What's behind door No.3 of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
It's PLANET MIKE, showing us how to open a bottle without making a fool of ourselves, and unintentionally demonstrating the Spotlight Effect for us.
Thanks for your service, Mike.
It's PLANET MIKE, showing us how to open a bottle without making a fool of ourselves, and unintentionally demonstrating the Spotlight Effect for us.
Thanks for your service, Mike.
What's behind door No.2 of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
A little self-compassion. Emotions are neither good nor bad. They're just... you know... there.
A little self-compassion. Emotions are neither good nor bad. They're just... you know... there.
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
What's behind door No.2 of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
A little self-compassion. Emotions are neither good nor bad. They're just... you know... there.
A little self-compassion. Emotions are neither good nor bad. They're just... you know... there.
What's behind door No.1 of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? 🌲🎁🧑🏿🎄
A brilliant episode feat. Dr Kristin McGinty-Minister and Dr Laura Swettenham on how to look after our mental health in the online age💻
Visit eightypercentmental.com or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎙️🎧
A brilliant episode feat. Dr Kristin McGinty-Minister and Dr Laura Swettenham on how to look after our mental health in the online age💻
Visit eightypercentmental.com or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎙️🎧
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
What's behind door No.1 of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? 🌲🎁🧑🏿🎄
A brilliant episode feat. Dr Kristin McGinty-Minister and Dr Laura Swettenham on how to look after our mental health in the online age💻
Visit eightypercentmental.com or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎙️🎧
A brilliant episode feat. Dr Kristin McGinty-Minister and Dr Laura Swettenham on how to look after our mental health in the online age💻
Visit eightypercentmental.com or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎙️🎧
The main problem I have with Season 5 of Stranger Things is that I stopped giving anything even remotely resembling a shit about 4 years ago.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The main problem I have with Season 5 of Stranger Things is that I stopped giving anything even remotely resembling a shit about 4 years ago.
Reposted by Dr Pete Olusoga
Thanks @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social for inspiring me to change my career!!!
Today was (another) graduation day! Delighted to add MSc Psychology to the list ☺️
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thanks @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social for inspiring me to change my career!!!
Does anyone else get email subject anxiety?
Like seriously, writing the email... no problem.
Thinking of what to put in the subject line... absolute nightmare.
Like seriously, writing the email... no problem.
Thinking of what to put in the subject line... absolute nightmare.
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Does anyone else get email subject anxiety?
Like seriously, writing the email... no problem.
Thinking of what to put in the subject line... absolute nightmare.
Like seriously, writing the email... no problem.
Thinking of what to put in the subject line... absolute nightmare.
Reposted by Dr Pete Olusoga
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
Just fixed a door handle like some sort of proper bloke.
That's what Alpha males do right?
Fix door handles and stuff?
That's what Alpha males do right?
Fix door handles and stuff?
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Just fixed a door handle like some sort of proper bloke.
That's what Alpha males do right?
Fix door handles and stuff?
That's what Alpha males do right?
Fix door handles and stuff?
Acne drugs for schizophrenia?
Opposer's Loss Effect?
Mental Health impact of Asylum Hotels?
And maybe a little bit of Traitors talk if you're lucky!?
All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4
Tue 9.30
Wed 21.30
Or catch up on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Opposer's Loss Effect?
Mental Health impact of Asylum Hotels?
And maybe a little bit of Traitors talk if you're lucky!?
All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4
Tue 9.30
Wed 21.30
Or catch up on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Acne drugs for schizophrenia?
Opposer's Loss Effect?
Mental Health impact of Asylum Hotels?
And maybe a little bit of Traitors talk if you're lucky!?
All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4
Tue 9.30
Wed 21.30
Or catch up on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Opposer's Loss Effect?
Mental Health impact of Asylum Hotels?
And maybe a little bit of Traitors talk if you're lucky!?
All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4
Tue 9.30
Wed 21.30
Or catch up on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Reposted by Dr Pete Olusoga
Terrific thread on the ‘Christmas is being cancelled by people we don’t like’ shock horror.
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
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November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Terrific thread on the ‘Christmas is being cancelled by people we don’t like’ shock horror.
Tommy Lee Jones in Blown Away.
B2B Don Cheadle in the Oceans films…
The low-hanging fruit here is Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Tommy Lee Jones in Blown Away.
Reposted by Dr Pete Olusoga
Apparently UKIP are coming to Sheffield tomorrow. So that's nice. Hopefully Sheffield will carry on the proud tradition of telling fascist wankers to fuck the fuck off back to fuckoffsville.
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Apparently UKIP are coming to Sheffield tomorrow. So that's nice. Hopefully Sheffield will carry on the proud tradition of telling fascist wankers to fuck the fuck off back to fuckoffsville.
Reposted by Dr Pete Olusoga
Lots of new content this week in The Psychologist app. See you Monday for more!
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Lots of new content this week in The Psychologist app. See you Monday for more!
Don't forget to check out the latest episode of the #eightypercentmental🎙 podcast, featuring the incomparable, Susie Chan, and the most excellent Dr Julie Johnston, as we discuss 'How to run an Ultramarathon'
Check out eightypercentmental.com, or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎧
Check out eightypercentmental.com, or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎧
November 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Don't forget to check out the latest episode of the #eightypercentmental🎙 podcast, featuring the incomparable, Susie Chan, and the most excellent Dr Julie Johnston, as we discuss 'How to run an Ultramarathon'
Check out eightypercentmental.com, or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎧
Check out eightypercentmental.com, or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎧
The drive to the airport today was both fast and furious.
October 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The drive to the airport today was both fast and furious.