Kate and Bill - Both Sides of the Medication Cart - The Beginning

Both Sides Of The Medication Cart - With Bill and Kate

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 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. Through theatre workshops we have developed a theatre company for services users and people with mental health challenges called Stepping Stone Theatre For Mental Health. Together we have created several testimonial plays which have been written by our members. Our members have then performed these shows at the local Arts Centre, Gainsborough and other venues, such as mental health conferences and mental health groups in and round the Greater Lincolnshire area. All our shows have received great accolades and feedback from the general public and health professionals alike. So much so we are now a multi award winning community group. We have received the High Sheriff of Lincolnshire award for services to well being in the community, the West Lindsey Council Well Being in the Community Award and the Small Charity Big Impact Award in the East Midlands Charities Awards.

https://www.steppingstonetheatre.co.uk

This all came about because Kate has an extensive history of mental health problems, including bipolar, anxiety, psychos and sometimes severe depression. She has had these symptoms for the last 30 years. Bill is her husband and sometimes, when needed, carer. Together they fill a much needed gap in their field. Someone to speak not only for the sufferer of mental health issues but also we need to hear the voice of the carer. Who, in Bill's case, has had a lot to learn and understand. This is where our stories will come form. The voice of lived experience, from "Both Sides Of The Medication Cart". Please sit back, take off your shoes, grab a cuppa tea and join Kate and Bill as we share our open, often witty, wry and frank stories "From Both Sides Of The Medication Cart".