In a thought provoking piece for The Guardian, journalist Eleanor De Jong wrote a deeply personal article under the heading, “Nobody I’ve been locked up with in a psychiatric hospital felt ‘proud’ of their illness”. 

Former Australian of the Year Pat McGorry’s tweet called the piece “brilliant”, adding “It’s a scandal that despite all the “awareness” of mental illness in recent years that severe mental illness like schizophrenia and bipolar are so neglected still.” 

Guest: Eleanor De Jong