Matt Ball is a Nurse Practitioner, Psychotherapist and founder of Humane Clinic and Just listening Community. Matt speaks internationally on humane approaches to working with a person in distress as an alternative to pathologizing, diagnosis led, mental health systems. Matt was awarded Australian Mental Health Nurse of the year in 2017 for his work providing alternatives and has developed the theory of Dissociachotic!
I chat to Matt about different forms of emotional distress and question whether the bio medical model is helpful for people in those distressful situations. We cover perceptions of 'Mental Illness' and 'Psychosis' and what Matt is currently doing to break down barriers and stigma's.
