Kevin Silvester is a Naarm-based singer-songwriter who describes himself as "somewhere between a rock star and a pop star" (and a "demon twink", for what it's worth). He joins Liam to talk about good and bad therapy, getting an ADHD diagnosis, and what it's like being a queer artist in the Australian rock scene.

If you need support for any issues raised in this episode, you can contact:

Lifeline (national)
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Call 13 11 14, 24 hours a day

Qlife (national)
https://www.qlife.org.au/
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Rainbow Door (Victoria only)
https://www.rainbowdoor.org.au/
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You can follow Kevin on all platforms @kevinsilvestermusic

You can follow the podcast on Instagram @howsyourheadpodcast

We're often guilty of looking at the vulnerabilities of LGBTQ+ people when it comes to mental health. This episode celebrates the strengths that come with being LGBTQ+, looking at our queer and trans identities as a cure rather than a curse. My guest is provisional psychologist Robert Grigor, and we discuss his research on this topic, as well as how he celebrates his own queer identity. (Full disclosure: I was Robert's research supervisor, and we published a paper together, which you can read below.)

You can participate in Robert's current research here: https://acap.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_beIJsjlGoDFtkeq

You can read the academic paper about Robert's past research here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2025.2480772

If you need support for any issues raised in this episode, you can contact:

Lifeline (national)
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Call 13 11 14, 24 hours a day

Qlife (national)
https://www.qlife.org.au/
Call 1800 184 527, 3pm-9pm

Rainbow Door (Victoria only)
https://www.rainbowdoor.org.au/
Call 1800 729 367 or text 0480 017 246, 10am-5pm

Welcome to How's Your Head?, an LGBTQ+ mental health podcast. In this first episode, your host - clinical psychologist Dr Liam Casey - tackles minority stress, the most influential way of understanding LGBTQ+ mental health.

If you want to read Ilan Meyer's influential 2003 paper on minority stress, you can find it here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2072932/

If you need support for any issues raised in this episode, you can contact:

Lifeline (national)
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Call 13 11 14, 24 hours a day

Qlife (national)
https://www.qlife.org.au/
Call 1800 184 527, 3pm-9pm

Rainbow Door (Victoria only)
https://www.rainbowdoor.org.au/
Call 1800 729 367 or text 0480 017 246, 10am-5pm