Culture Chanel Miller: ‘Putting Pen To Paper Is My Way Of Being Loud’ The New York Times bestselling author discusses advocacy, trauma and overcoming shame. By Jamila Rizvi Published 13 March, 2020 Culture Chanel Miller: ‘Putting Pen To Paper Is My Way Of Being Loud’ The New York Times bestselling author discusses advocacy, trauma and overcoming shame. By Jamila Rizvi Published 13 March, 2020 Previous article White Women Have A Glass Ceiling To Break, Women Of Colour Have A Cement One Next article Emma-Louise Pritchard On Environmental Activism: ‘Action Is The Right And Only Option’ It’s hard to imagine that an event centred around the themes of trauma, shame and loneliness could be uplifting. Yet, this week’s gathering of hundreds of Future Women members and avid Penguin Random House Australia readers, proved to be exactly that. An evening filled with raw realities, honest storytelling – and even a few tears.Our local Australian panellists were Rebekah Robertson, author of About a Girl, mother to actress Georgie Stone, and advocate for transgender kids and their families; Stella Prize shortlisted author, Caro Llewellyn, who has written Diving into Glass, an autobiography about growing up with a father with disabilities and then being diagnosed with MS herself. IWD Best Of Future Women Culture Nobody wants this type of transaction By Melanie Dimmitt Culture “I lost everything” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture He cut her off from the world By Melanie Dimmitt Culture He met her success with abuse By Melanie Dimmitt Culture This support system is being weaponised By Melanie Dimmitt Culture Have you heard of sexually transmitted debt? By Melanie Dimmitt Culture What kind of world are you building? By Sally Spicer Culture ‘Carry her strength forward’: What legacies ignite By Odessa Blain Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
