Talking the Glass House Podcast

Talking the Glasshouse Podcast brings together patients and experts with both clinical and lived experience in acute mental illness to discuss cases from bestselling author Graeme Simsion and psychiatrist Anne Buist’s novel “The Glass House”. Co-hosted by eminent psychiatrist Professor Jayashri Kulkarni and Caroline Kelly.

Latest episodes

25 December 2024

Heidi Everett - Schizophrenia deserves a survival medal

Heidi Everett has written a most beautiful, lyrical and descriptive autobiographical reflection “My Friend Fox” on the sometimes harrowing features of the acute mental health system. Heidi offers unique provoking conversation points, with great consideration and humanity. Heidi's book "MY FRIEND FOX" https://www.amazon.com.au/My-Friend-Fox-Heidi-Everett/dp/1761150154 Heidi's WEBSITE http://www.heidieverett.com.au/writing.html SCHIZY INC. https://www.schizy.org/about.html

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17 December 2024

Yenn Purkis - Welcome to my culture; proudly neurodivergent!

Yenn Purkis is a proud non-binary, autistic, atypical schizophrenic, neurodivergent person who invites us to learn more about their "culture" of neurodiversity, while helping to shed light on the wonderful character of Carey Grant from "The Glass House".

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10 December 2024

S1 Ep4 Elizabeth Best- Beating Anorexia Nervosa

Elizabeth (Eli) Best is an inspirational example of triumph over trauma. In many ways, we are lucky she is still with us, such was her narrow escape with anorexia nervosa. Eli brings honesty, candour and warmth to her understanding of the Chloe character in "The Glass House", and has important and wise information for us all.

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03 December 2024

The Republic of Motherhood and Postpartum Psychosis

Ariane Beeston entered motherhood with the belief that she would experience an instant wave of love upon her son’s birth, expecting a seamless transition into parenting. However, reality unfolded quite differently. Instead of joy, Ariane found herself grappling with terrifying delusions about her own mortality, a deep-seated paranoia that social services would remove her child, and vivid hallucinations that transformed her baby into a menacing dragon.

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26 November 2024

Two Profs and a Glass House Pt. 2

This week, co-author of "The Glass House" Prof. Anne Buist talks to old friend and co-host Prof. Jayashri Kulkarni and Caroline about life and times in "The Glass House" novel, and drill down into the characters in the novel.

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19 November 2024

Two Profs and a Glass House Pt. 1

Co-author of "The Glass House" Prof. Anne Buist talks to old friend and co-host Prof. Jayashri Kulkarni and Caroline about life and times in "The Glass House" novel, and reminisce about their times training in a REAL Glass House acute psych ward.

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