Lived
Experience Media Training + Story Telling
Let me be your media coach!
My two-hour media training workshop is delivered via Zoom or in-person. It’s designed to guide people with lived experience of drug use in sharing their story with the media. I’ve delivered it on behalf of SMART Recovery Australia; UnHarm (StoryLab campaign); Uniting Church (Fair Treatment campaign) and more.
I wear two hats here: as a journalist and as someone who has spoken publicly about their lived experience. We’ll cover how to create a compelling story, how to brief producers and journalists, how to do your research into a media outlet, how to deal with difficult questions and what kind of language to best use.
I've written about drug use and treatment – or talked about my own – in The Age, the ABC, Vice, The Saturday Paper and Guardian Australia, and was a core member of AOD Media Watch, which responds to stigmatising, inaccurate and salacious reporting on drug use in the media. For five years I was a board director for SMART Recovery Australia, and I was an ambassador for Monash University's BrainPark. I have a graduate certificate in Alcohol and Other Drugs from Turning Point/Monash University, and have delivered talks at Turning Point and Uniting, which operates Australia's first safe injecting room.
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Please contact me to discuss how I can help with this workshop.
Session Cost
$550 for Zoom workshop
$550 plus expenses for an in-person workshop
I also have a two-hour storytelling workshop specifically aimed at people with lived experience, be they AOD clients or workers. Exploring our own stories is vital for sense-making and growth.
Testimonial
"I really enjoyed the workshop and recommend anyone taking up this opportunity, next time it is offered. I gained a real benefit from participating in this training, sharing ideas with others and being inspired by people’s creativity. Thank you to Hepatitis SA for suggesting this workshop to me"
Kath (SANDAS, participant)