Podcast Interview With Pete Fleischmann

CO-PRODUCTION WORKS DIRECTOR, PETE FLEISCHMANN, PODCAST INTERVIEW

A 45 minute audio interview with Pete Fleischmann, Director of Co-production Works.

In the interview Pete shares how his own experience of mental health issues and disillusionment with traditional psychiatric care led him to champion co-production and peer support across health and social care.

Pete reflects on:

• Why traditional mental health services didn’t work for him
• The power of co-production to transform systems
• What peer support and psychotherapy offer that services sometimes miss
• How Zen meditation, cycling, and connections keep him grounded
• The story behind Co-production Week and SCIE’s widely-used principles

The interview originally appeared on With-you’s Shoulder to Shoulder Podcast hosted by Cate Munro on 14th September 2025.