Physician, psychiatrist, podcaster, and author Richard Gillett received his medical degree from Cambridge University, England, and is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He has published three popular books on psychology. "Overcoming Depression" (Penguin), translated into six languages; "Change Your Mind, Change Your World" (Simon and Schuster); and "It’s a Freakin’ Mess: How to Thrive in Divisive Times." He has been interviewed over 30 times on radio and TV, including on Good Day New York. He was also featured in full length articles in magazines such as Men’s Fitness and Woman’s World.
After the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022, Gillett changed genres to write the memoir of his mother's journey. When his mother, Irena, was a seventeen-year-old Polish schoolgirl, living in present-day Ukraine, she was imprisoned by the Russians, locked in a cattle train for thirteen days, and taken to Siberia. The year was 1940, yet in so many respects, it could be the present day. The memoir is a deeply personal account of the far-reaching effects of Russia’s territorial expansion on one woman and her family. In April 2022, Gillett wrote a 180 word account in FaceBook of his mother's extraordinary ability to carry no bitterness about the trauma of her internment in Siberia. This post was seen by over a million people.
