EPISODE · Sep 14, 2026 · 44 MIN
The Model Patient with Lucy Ashe
from Aspects of History · host Zeb Baker-Smith
In 1963, former model Evelyn Westbrook is secretly beginning psychotherapy to understand a recurring nightmare. But as her relationship with Dr Daley develops, her search for answers becomes increasingly unsettling. In this episode of the Aspects of History podcast, author Lucy Ashe joins Ella Beales to discuss The Model Patient, her psychological suspense novel inspired by her own experience of therapy. Together they examine the complex relationship between patient and therapist in the novel, and the narrative's blurred boundary between care and control. Lucy also discusses her character's struggle for autonomy, shifting expectations of women in the 1960s, the role of art in expressing hidden emotions and poses the question of what happens when we trust someone else to help us understand ourselves. Episode Links The Model Patient Lucy Ashe Links Lucy online Lucy on Twitter/X Lucy on Instagram Lucy on Tiktok Ella Links Ella online Ella on Instagram Aspects of History Links AoH online AoH on Twitter /X AoH on Instagram AoH on Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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