Stuff podcast sharing stories of mental illness and treatment has been recognised for its positive contribution to mental healthcare and reducing stigma about illness.
Out of My Mind received the Sound and Vision Journalism Award at the Mental Health Service Awards in Australia on Monday night, an acknowledgement host Adam Dudding said was “heartwarming”. Dudding, who is
Stuff’s podcasts director and also presented and produced
Out of My Mind, said recording the stories was challenging for him and also those who shared their personal expereinces. “It was a real privilege to hear these first-person accounts of mental distress and I’m delighted that the award judges recognised the bravery and honesty of the interviewees who were the heart of
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Writer and essayist Talia Marshall. This Summer my reading is not really for pleasure. Although, I recently stayed in an amazing bach in Aotea where Te Rauparaha had fought against Northern invaders before making his way south from Kawhia on his Musket War heke.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Te Rauparaha. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. The caretaker of the bach said Te Rauparaha is known as a terrorist in these parts as he eyed the old pā to my left. I am meant to be reviewing Te Rauparaha’s son Tamihana’s slickly produced version of his life,
A Record Of The Life Of The Great Te Rauparaha (AUP, edited by another descendant, Ross Calman).