Strypey on Nostr: Listening to Guyon Espiner interviewing John Kirwan about his work as a mental health ...
Listening to Guyon Espiner interviewing John Kirwan about his work as a mental health champion;
https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/30-with-guyon-espiner?share=62b1152d-ab4d-4702-bbc4-e73847232c9f
He talks about avoiding mental health care, because One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest being his model for what it was like. That wasn't far off the mark in NZ, even into the 1980s, and in some parts of the country, well into the 90s/ 2000s.
But that enduring cultural image of mental health care is a double-edged sword.
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#podcasts #RNZ #30 #GuyonEspiner #JohnKirwan
https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/30-with-guyon-espiner?share=62b1152d-ab4d-4702-bbc4-e73847232c9f
He talks about avoiding mental health care, because One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest being his model for what it was like. That wasn't far off the mark in NZ, even into the 1980s, and in some parts of the country, well into the 90s/ 2000s.
But that enduring cultural image of mental health care is a double-edged sword.
(1/?)
#podcasts #RNZ #30 #GuyonEspiner #JohnKirwan