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For authors working with personal stories, particularly stories involving trauma,the question of how to balance the personal with the public is one which will inevitably be at the forefront of their writing process. Navigating the challenges that arise from writing about the personal, including managing post publication publicity, can be particularly fraught. Dr Olivia Ong is an author, practising physician, and professional speaker who has experienced this firsthand following the 2026 release of her memoir, Back on My Feet. She is particularly passionate about the power of personal storytelling to create connection, meaning and hope, as well as the boundaries between what we choose to make public and what we choose to keep for ourselves.
Join Olivia for this one-hour session, in which she’ll guide you through:
Olivia’s experience and approach will resonate with anyone working on a personal story, no matter if you’re an aspiring writer, looking forward to the publication of your work, or have already established a writing career.
There will be time for questions from the audience.
No problem! Everyone booked in to this event will be emailed a link and passcode to access the recording afterwards. This recording will be available to view for 10 days after the live session. This also means that if you wish to revisit the session after attending it live to take further notes, you can do so!
After 10 days, the link will expire and the recording will no longer be available to view.
