Today Steph welcomes back Dr Elise McGlashan to chat deeply about one of her favourite TV shows, Please Like Me. The creation of one of Australia’s beloved comics, Josh Thomas, Please Like Me delves deeply on many mental health issues, including Bipolar Disorder, depression, anxiety, grief, suicide, self harm, as well as abortion, friendship and sexuality. But somehow it is also hilarious??? Join us as we assess how well Josh depicts these topics, and how much he reminds Steph of her husband.*
Please note we recorded this episode a few months back, it is no longer hot :( Also Debra Lawrence (Josh’s Mum) is now on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
*if you know Michael you know this is true.
CONTENT WARNING: ***Suicide, suicidal ideation, self harm**, panic attack, grief, sex, abortion, death, hospitalization, depression, anxiety, ableism.
Follow Elise on instagram @emcglashan and Twitter @elisemcglashan! Also check out her reccos - The Split (TV series) and Normal Gossip (podcast)
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REFERENCES:
- Black Dog Institute
- the National Alliance on Mental Health
- Josh Thomas’s Comedy of Self-Diagnosis | The New Yorker
- Please Like Me Abortion On TV (refinery 29)
- How Please Like Me became one of TV's most honest and devastating shows | Josh Thomas | The Guardian
- 'Please Like Me' Is the Best Show About Mental Illness You're Not Watching (mic.com)
- We still like Pippa, even if she's Rose | The West Australian
- Please Like Me: Josh Thomas explains suicide story line in final season | EW.com
- Debra Lawrance explains why Rose on Please Like Me is the best job she’s ever had | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
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