The further adventures, if we can call it that, of Kate and her mental health struggles. In this episode, we find out that Kate has been welcomed back in to the fold of the hospital as long as she stope threating suicide. She feels well enough to go home for a visit to her mothers and sister, but this has disastrous consequences as Kate breaks all …

de of the medication cart, having been told by many she was going to be famous. Had that gone to her head? In this episode she admits it did. We also find her now, in the long term psychiatric hospital, the notorious Whitby; she starts to feel worse and even threatens to take her own life, the consequences of which are devastating. The ward was loc…

Moving on with Kate journey of her mental illness struggles. We now find Kate in the talked about Psychiatric Unit, Whitby Psychiatric hospital. Here she decides it is not that bad until the night time, when she, for the first time encounters a self harmer. Things get that bad for Kate she stops bathing and doing here laundry, till eventually she r…

More in the story of Kate and how she ended up on the wrong side of the medication cart, having been told by many she was going to be famous. Had that gone to her head? In this episode she admits it did. We also find her now, in the long term psychiatric hospital, the notorious Whitby; only it seems to be not that notorious. But again, Kate feels h…

Another powerful episode in which Kate reveals that she is now very scared of the prospect of being sent to the Notorious Psychiatric Hospital - Whitby. Hospital which is only spoken about in whispers. It is a place where people where sent to and never went home again. She tell us about the tear and about her single bed space, This is a very grippi…

Continuing the story of the Canadian actress, Kate. In this episode we find her at home with her mother and sister, having been discharged from the general hospital, again! But, Kate's road to recovery hits a pot hole when she gets over exited about going to the movies with her brother. Unbeknownst to Kate, she passes in to the world of psychosis w…

Another great podcast about the girl who was going to be the next great Canadian actress and found her self in the psychiatric hospital many many times. In this episode, she finds out that she is being sent to the notorious Whitby psychiatric asylum for long term treatment; on her notes it says for several months plus. Kate has other ideas and agai…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed. Kate, having rejected the idea of living in a psychiatric group hope, again finds herself in hospital. She is only there a short time and goes back to her mother and sisters, again only for a short time as they also send her back to the general hospital and now she finds herself back on the p…

Continuing the story of how the girl most likely to succeed in Canadian theatre, ended up in a psychiatric hospital many times and whilst there the chained her to a bed and given a cocktail of different medications; treatment. They released her from the chains and decided the best thing for her was long term psychiatric medication care. She was the…

Continuing the story of how the girl most likely to succeed in Canadian theatre, ended up in a psychiatric hospital many time and whilst there the chained her to a bed and given a cocktail of different medications; treatment. They released her from the chains and decided the best thing for her was long term psychiatric medication care. She was then…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed to finding herself on the wrong side of the medication cart in the psychiatric system. Here Kate tells the story about her fourth readmission to the psychiatric unit of the general hospital. This time, the admission was not like the other; she found herself heavily sedated and chained by her w…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed to finding herself on the wrong side of the medication cart in the psychiatric system. Here Kate tells the story about her readmission to the psychiatric unit of the general hospital. Kate having been discharged for the third time once again, within two weeks, finds herself back in hospital fo…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed to finding herself on the wrong side of the medication cart in the psychiatric system. Here Kate tell the story about her readmission to the psychiatric unit. Kate has now been admitted for a third time and this time no definite ''go home'' date has been set. She given a cocktail of psychiatri…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed to finding herself on the wrong side of the medication cart in the psychiatric system. Here Kate tell the story about her readmission to the psychiatric unit. She spent two weeks back in hospital and then discharged to go home to her mothers and sisters. She got one big wake up call when she f…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed to finding herself on the wrong side of the medication cart in the psychiatric system. Here Kate tell the story about her readmission to the psychiatric unit. This is the second time she has been in this hospital and it is now becoming clear to Kate, she is mentally ill. Nothing has changed in…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed to finding herself on the wrong side of the medication cart in the psychiatric system. Here Kate tell the story about her readmission to the psychiatric unit. This is the second time she has been in this hospital and it is now becoming clear to Kate, she is mentally ill. Nothing has changed in…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed to finding herself on the wrong side of the medication cart in the psychiatric system. Here Kate tell the story about her readmission to the psychiatric unit. She was now coming to terms that she was mentally ill. She through, the guidance from the staff, started to behave and resigned herself…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed to finding herself on the wrong side of the medication cart in the psychiatric system. Here Kate tell the story about her readmission to the psychiatric unit. She felt alone, afraid and eventual sad when she realised she had lost her reason to fight the illness. She was now coming to terms tha…

Continuing the story of the girl most likely to succeed to finding herself on the wrong side of the medication cart in the psychiatric system. Today we find out about how her brother offered her a lift to down town Toronto only to make a detour to Kate's sisters to pick up a case full of clothes and then finding herself back in the front entrance o…

More about the girl who was told she was going to be the greatest Canadian actress ever only to find herself on the psychiatric ward of the general hospital. In this episode, Kate is now back in Toronto and has been discharged from hospital with a prescription for Haldol, a anti psychotic medication. It cost over $70 and had to be taken everyday bu…

More about the girl who was told she was going to be the greatest Canadian actress ever only to find herself on the psychiatric ward of the general hospital. In this episode, Kate meets some experts who take everything she says literally and Kate still thinks the whole thing is still not real and she continues to have fun and takes the micky out of…

More about the girl who was told she was going to be the greatest Canadian actress ever only to find herself on the psychiatric ward of the general hospital. In this podcast, Kate meets her day nurse and is then sent to have a lesson in bio-energetics, having been told it will be good for her. After that, she goes off to see her phsycocycleist, or …

More about the girl who was told she was going to be the greatest Canadian actress ever only to find herself on the psychiatric ward of the general hospital. In this podcast, Kate is invited to attend a ward meeting. Not knowing what this was, she followed suit and just like every one else, hastily ate someone else's breakfast and joined the others…

More about the girl who was told she was going to be the greatest Canadian actress ever only to find herself on the psychiatric ward of the general hospital. In this podcast, we hear about how Kate, wakes from her psychiatric drug induces sleep to hear someone banging of her room door ordering her to get up now. Kate does not like this, she want's …

More about the girl who was told she was going to be the greatest Canadian actress ever only to find herself on the psychiatric ward of the general hospital. In this podcast, we hear about how Kate, now has been taken up to the top floor of the hospital, the "PSYCH" ward to be given some treatment and be assessed by a night shift nurse, Cathy. Kate…

More about the girl who was told she was going to be the greatest Canadian actress ever only to find herself on the psychiatric ward of the general hospital. In this podcast, we hear about how Kate, who has been pushed to one side in the A and E of a Toronto hospital, hatches a plan to get seen by a doctor and be treated for her chest cold. She fin…

We are now moving on and Kate is now back home. Episode eight, how does the girl most likely to succeed end up on the wrong side of the medication cart. In this episode, Kate is now home in Toronto and has been discovered sunbathing naked on her mothers picnic table. Her family rally round and send her to rest. During her time resting, Kate slips d…

We are now moving on and Kate is now back home. Episode seven of how does the girl most likely to succeed end up on the wrong side of the medication cart. In this episode, Kate is now home in Toronto and has been discovered sunbathing naked on her mothers picnic table. Her family rally round and send her to rest. During her time resting, Kate slips…

The journey continues here is episode six, Seeing the signs, of how does the girl most likely to succeed end up on the wrong side of the medication cart. In episode five, Kate goes back home to Toronto to seek fame and fortune. She does this, but does not spot the signs that she is in the early stages of psychosis. Even thinking she was the second …

The journey continues of how does the girl most likely to succeed end up on the wrong side of the medication cart. In episode five, Kate goes back home to Toronto to seek fame and fortune. She has to do this other wise she fails and this is not an option. Mental health is here to stay and Kate and Bill hope these podcast will offer a better insight…

The journey continues of how does the girl most likely to succeed end up on the wrong side of the medication cart. Mental health is here to stay and Kate and Bill hope these podcast will offer a better insight as to how it can affect and strike at any one; it is not selective. It is hoped that by sharing Kate and Bill's stories, it may help others …

Number 3 -Hitting The Wall. Together Kate and Bill have performed in 29 countries; promoting good mental health through theatre. For the past 5 years we have worked with people in our local Lincolnshire community here in the UK; all of whom have lived experience of mental illness and the everyday challenges they face. Episode three - The story goes…

This is the second Podcast of Both Sides Of The Medication Cart. We, the directors, Bill and Kate Rodgers, each have 35 years’ experience working in theatre as actors, directors, writers, facilitators and mental health advocates. Together we have performed in 29 countries; promoting good mental health through theatre. For the past 5 years we have w…

This is the first Podcast of Both Sides Of The Medication Cart. We, the directors, Bill and Kate Rodgers, each have 35 years’ experience working in theatre as actors, directors, writers, facilitators and mental health advocates. Together we have performed in 29 countries; promoting good mental health through theatre. For the past 5 years we have wo…