Discussing Lived Experience Leadership on 2MCE Radio: PhD Journey | Michael Elwan

🎙️ Tune in tonight! I’m excited to share that my radio interview with Dawn Tukuniu on 2MCE, Charles Sturt University’s community radio station, will air today - Thursday, 21 November 2024, at 5:30 pm AEDT.

During the conversation, we explored my PhD journey and the growing movement of lived experience leadership - a shift where people with personal experiences of mental health challenges help reshape systems through equity, insight, and human-centred design.

These leaders contribute more than perspective; they drive cultural change. Their lived experience informs policies, programs, and services that are more authentic, inclusive, and effective. It is a shift in power that centres empathy, collaboration, and meaningful transformation.

I am grateful for the guidance of my PhD supervisors - Dr Russell Roberts, Dr Belinda Cash, and Dr Tania Pearce - whose mentorship continues to support my work and this research.

📻 Listen on 92.3 or 94.7 FM across Wiradjuri Country (Bathurst, Orange, and Central West NSW), or stream live at www.2mce.org.

LEXs is Michael Elwan's Perth-based practice, working online across Australia. Services include training and workshops, lived experience consultancy, Social Work Supervision, Lived Experience Leadership Supervision, Frontline Supervision, therapy and keynote speaking. Training and workshops can be commissioned for organisational leaders, practitioners and frontline teams, and carers, families and communities. Explore LEXs services.