Sharon Lambert and Naoise Ó Caoilte - Mental Health Podcasts-A Force for Good in a Contested Field

According to Edison Research, there are more podcast listeners than ever, with 64% of the US 12+ population having ever listened to a podcast. With over half a million active podcasts available, more time is being devoted to mental health discussions. However, little is known about the motivation and experiences of people listening to mental health related material in podcasts.
Joining us today are Dr. Sharon Lambert and Naoise Ó Caoilte from University College Cork in Ireland, who have studied the motivations and experiences of mental health-related podcast listeners. Their recent paper is entitled "Podcasts as a Tool for Enhancing Mental Health Literacy: An Investigation of Mental Health-Related Podcasts," and it appears in the journal Mental Health and Prevention.
In this interview, we discuss the importance of mental health literacy and ask if the need for honest mental health experiences is being met from the recording studio rather than the consulting room.
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[@stevekaylor5606]

Mental health is the development of a mental + emotional dedication - a cathexis!

[@MichelleyB-zk3eh]

I am also curious if you would consider having a demonstration of real time AI assisted mental health therapy?
For example, have a AI robot in the podcast with you and see how it would conduct a talk therapy session. Perhaps comparing and contrasting different therapeutic approaches. I believe the future of mental health care will include minimizing human contact between clients and " professionals" - and that will be a good thing!

[@stevekaylor5606]

Restoring mental health must include aesthetic talent training, such as that offered by Madan Katara, Howard Glasser and Peter Breggin. Another good series of classes would be with enthusiastic bongo drum music - where everyone starts clapping + stomping. Soon people are laughing, since happiness & physiology are being triggered together - which the subconscious mind takes literally (PBS T.V., 2006). After many such classes, it's on to singing in Glee Clubs, etc.! / Down-and-out people have a lot of negative memories - so they must take up Talent Training and then they can start changing. Since Mozart's mother was a violinist, who played Leopold's compositions - Wolfgang was prenatally trained and did not need other aesthetic training. {He finished his 1st Symphony, K.16 - at age 8, and continued to compose, perform and influence populations of people!}

[@MichelleyB-zk3eh]

Would you consider a role playing type podcast? How do you talk to mental health care providers with a complaint or greivance wirhout them using the tactic of blaming a consumers diagnosis?
Foe example, at a local facility the temperature was so hot a fellow client passed out! First they said it was no big deal, then it was if it is comfortable in the lobby its too cold for the workers in the back. Then they switched tactics and said the ac didn't work ( it obviously worked in the back area though) to saying they can't do anything about it - just deal with it!
Has anyone had success in communicating with them and how did you do it?