Changing Australia: Craig Hamilton and sparking hard conversations

About this episode

Craig Hamilton discusses his journey with mental health following a psychotic episode and his advocacy work.

Warning: this conversation will talk about mental health and mental illness When the career of coal miner-turned ABC sports broadcaster Craig Hamilton was taking off, "mental health" wasn't something that crossed his mind. In the year 2000 that changed, after a psychotic episode at a Newcastle train station on his way to cover the Sydney Olympics. In the last quarter of a century, he has chosen to talk and write about his experience in the hope that it would change the lives of others. Guest: Craig Hamilton, mental health advocate, former broadcaster and author of Broken Open and A Better Life

People in this episode

Guest: Craig Hamilton

Topics covered

• mental health
• personal experience
• advocacy
• sports broadcasting
• psychotic episode

Keywords

• mental health
• Craig Hamilton
• psychotic episode
• advocacy
• sports broadcasting
• Broken Open
• A Better Life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC

Books & works: Broken Open, A Better Life

Places: Australia, Newcastle

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