The Laughter Clinic
The Laughter Clinic Podcast brings a refreshingly different approach to mental health education. Your host Mark McConville, is an Australian professional Comedian of 25+ years who also has a Masters Degree In Suicidology from Griffith University. Mark delivers you evidence-based self-care strategies, curated research insights, and meaningful conversations that inspire, educate and entertain.
The Laughter Clinic
Latest Episodes
You always think there’s time: Remembering Comedian Andrew Nason | A World Mental Health Day Special
This special episode is dedicated to my friend and fellow comedian Andrew Nason, who sadly passed away recently after a short illness.Andrew Nason (Nas) was a fixture of the Brisbane comedy scene long before I turned up in 1998. He was a...
Laughing Through Leukaemia with comedian Darren Sanders & Robyn Linkhorn
⚠️ A note before you listen: this episode includes a frank discussion of Leukaemia diagnosis and treatment, and of the darker places Darren went to mentally during it. Listener Discretion is advised: Support details are belo...
TLC PULSE on Mental Health: 10 news worthy stories from around the world.
CONTENT WARNIING:Stories 8 & 9 discuss the topics of suicide and suicide prevention, listener discretion is advised. In this PULSE episode I run through ten timely mental health stories, pulling out the practical bits you can u...
A look back at the first year of The Laughter Clinic Podcast
On this day a year ago, I hit publish on the first ever Laughter Clinic Podcast episode. This anniversary wrap-up is me being honest about the wins, the numbers, the standout conversations, and the parts of producing these first 40 episodes tha...
Chatting with Dane Hiser. How family love and a great sense of humour make a life worth living.
This week I chat grief, humour, and family love as Dane Hiser shares the story of his brother Trent and the decades of care that helped him live a full life with Prader-Willi syndrome. We also get honest about anxiety, OCD, medication, loneline...
