Dr Jane Gregory, author of Sounds Like Misophonia: How to stop small noises from causing extreme reactions
Are you looking for a misophonia specialist to be a guest on TV, radio or a podcast?
Dr Jane Gregory is a clinical psychologist and researcher who loves talking about misophonia! She is a leading researcher on misophonia at Oxford University and the author of the book Sounds Like Misophonia: How to stop small noises from causing extreme reactions. She is a therapist helping patients with misophonia in the NHS in Oxford, and has personal experience of misophonia.
Jane is interviewed regularly in UK papers, radio and TV, talking about misophonia research, tips for sufferers and her own battle with the sounds of ticking clocks and pigeons. Her research in collaboration with King’s College London has been covered in newspapers across the world.
Jane’s TV appearances include BBC Breakfast, The Project New Zealand, Steph’s Packed Lunch, Jeremy Vine’s Extra Show with Storm Huntley and BBC world news. She has been interviewed on Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2, BBC World Service, BBC radio 5 breakfast and drive time, BBC Scotland and regional BBC radio shows.
Contact Jane if you are a journalist, producer or podcast host and would like to have Jane on your show. She is currently doing press for the release of her first book, Sounds Like Misophonia: How to stop small noises from causing extreme reactions (Bloomsbury, September 2023 UK; November 2023 US/Canada/Australia/NZ).
Radio and podcast samples
Jane is well-informed and entertaining podcast and radio guest. She talks about her own experience with misophonia, fascinating lessons from the world of misophonia research, and creative strategies to help people with misophonia. She is currently booking podcasts to discuss the release of her new book, Sounds Like Misophonia: How to stop small noises from causing extreme reactions. For podcast host who have misophonia, she can teach the techniques to that you can see them live in action. If you are a host or producer of a podcast that covers themes of mental health, science, books, parenting, and curious things in the world, Jane would love to chat to you about misophonia. Contact Jane to start the conversation.
Unexpected Elements, BBC World Service
Julia Ravey and I got creative and made a mouth-sound orchestra! She rated the intensity of her reaction before and after learning the technique. Listen here… (Our segment is at 29:50. Yes, it contains mouth sounds.)
Really? No, Really? with Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden
I talk with Jason and Peter about misophonia, the increasingly noisy world we live in, the Queen’s ice cubes and the quietest place on earth. Oh, and Jason casually quoted from Seinfeld and my heart exploded with joy. Listen here…
Probably Science: Misophonia with Jane Gregory and Steve Hall
I returned to Probably Science, this time with my husband in tow to talk about misophonia in relationships. We talk about how we manage sounds in the home and I think I manage to convince everyone that I am definitely subclinical in my level of misophonia! Listen here…
The Misophonia Podcast
I talk to Adeel about how I went from snatching food out of my brother’s hand to researching misophonia at Oxford. The misophonia podcast is the place to go if you feel like you’re the only one going through this, because guaranteed you will find someone else who has experienced something similar to you. Listen here…
The Allusionist: Keep Calm and
Hear me talking to Helen Zaltzman about why I think we should drop the “keep calm” part of the “keep calm and carry on” slogan. Listen here…
Probably Science
Listen to me talking to Matt Kirshen and Andy Wood about how I do CBT experiments on myself (like this one) to understand my patients’ experience better. I also talk about OCD, PTSD, and… cottage cheese for some reason. Listen here…
The Allusionist, episode 14
This is a very old episode of the Allusionist, where I talk about accepting your emotions and distancing yourself from your thoughts. I’ve not listened to this for a while, but I’ve learned a lot since then and I’m pretty sure I would describe a lot of these things differently now. Listen here…
The Allusionist: Novel Remedy
Here I am talking to Helen Zaltzman about why I prescribe reading fiction to my patients. Listen here…