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
A look back at the first year of The Laughter Clinic Podcast
A year ago I hit publish on the first Laughter Clinic Podcast episode and hoped it might reach a few people who needed a lift, a laugh, or a practical mental health tool that actually works. Twelve months later, I've put out 40 episodes with li...
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...
Chatting with Craig Heslop, CEO of BUDDYUP Australia about supporting our first responders and defence personnel.
CONTENT WARNIING:This episode does discuss the topics of suicide and suicide prevention, listener discretion is advised. This week host Mark McConville chats with Buddy Up Australia CEO Craig Heslop, about how laughter, communit...
Chatting with Comedian Danny McGinlay. Weird Comedy Gigs, The Art of TV Audience Warm Up, and Sport as a Practical Antidote to Loneliness.
This week I catch up with Australian comedian Danny McGinlay. We unpack Danny's comedy career, acting gigs, his behind the scenes work as a TV audience warm-up guy, along with his role writing the banners for his beloved Western Bulldogs. We al...
Chatting with film maker Medhavi Fernando about her upcoming docuseries 'Seriously Unserious'
In this episode, Mark chats with filmmaker Medhavi Fernando about her upcoming docuseries Seriously Unserious, a project exploring the real-life power of humour and laughter. They discuss documentary storytelling, therapeutic humour, c...
