<p>Dr Benji Waterhouse sits at an intersection of acute psychiatry and stand-up comedy. A consultant psychiatrist and comic, his book <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=you+don%27t+have+to+be+mad+to+work+here&amp;oq=you+don%27t+have+to+be+mad+to+work+here&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyBwgBEC4YgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBggHEEUYPNIBCDQ0MzZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>You Don't Have To Be Mad To Work Here</em></a><em> </em>offers a sharp, humane account of what really happens inside our mental-health system – and the toll it takes on those working within it.</p><br><p>In this episode, recorded live at the Aye Write 2025 book festival in Glasgow, we explore the thin line between illness and ordinary life, how humour becomes a coping tool, and why some of our most familiar stories about "chemical imbalance" may be causing more harm than good.</p><br><p><strong>Contact: seanmcdonald.podcast@gmail.com</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Blethered

Sean McDonald

Laughing In The Dark // with Dr Benji Waterhouse: Live in Glasgow

NOV 18, 202566 MIN
Blethered

Laughing In The Dark // with Dr Benji Waterhouse: Live in Glasgow

NOV 18, 202566 MIN

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<p>Dr Benji Waterhouse sits at an intersection of acute psychiatry and stand-up comedy. A consultant psychiatrist and comic, his book <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=you+don%27t+have+to+be+mad+to+work+here&amp;oq=you+don%27t+have+to+be+mad+to+work+here&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyBwgBEC4YgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBggHEEUYPNIBCDQ0MzZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>You Don't Have To Be Mad To Work Here</em></a><em> </em>offers a sharp, humane account of what really happens inside our mental-health system – and the toll it takes on those working within it.</p><br><p>In this episode, recorded live at the Aye Write 2025 book festival in Glasgow, we explore the thin line between illness and ordinary life, how humour becomes a coping tool, and why some of our most familiar stories about "chemical imbalance" may be causing more harm than good.</p><br><p><strong>Contact: [email protected]</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>