Mental Health in Practice
Practical conversations about mental health care across Australia’s health system.
Mental Health in Practice is a podcast for health professionals working across the mental health system, featuring conversations grounded in real-world experience.
Each episode brings together perspectives from clinical practice, research, and sector expertise to explore contemporary mental health care.
The show focuses on what thoughtful, collaborative care looks like in practice – and how professionals across disciplines can better support mental health outcomes for Australians.
Mental Health in Practice
In The First Person: Anxiety, Depression and Art Therapy
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In this episode of In The First Person, Trent McWhinney: a creative arts therapist, shares his personal story of anxiety and depression.
In conversation with Professor Mark Creamer, Trent talks about the various interventions he’s tried and what impact they’ve had on his symptoms as well as how his art practice has helped him both personally and professionally.
Trent takes listeners on his journey – how it led him to be involved with radio, leading an LGBTIQA+ mental health network of practitioners and becoming a creative arts therapist.
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