About the Author

Chris Cheers is a psychologist and educator with a focus on elevating mental health in the arts and LGBTIQA+ communities. Chris is a university lecturer, an endorsed Educational and Developmental Psychologist Supervisor, member of the Australian Professional Association for Transgender Health (AusPATH), published academic, and PhD candidate at the Centre for Alcohol and Policy Research at La Trobe University. Chris is a regular contributor in the media featured on the 7am podcast, ABC News and Reputation Rehab (ABC TV), his writing appearing in Archer Magazine and featured interviews for The Guardian, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. Chris has also provided workshops and mental health consultation to arts organisations, theatre productions, universities and companies across Australia.