Katie Pope is a lawyer, a mother and an aspiring storyteller from Boorloo/Perth. Her creative work has been published in places including TEXT, The Suburban Review and The Little Journal (forthcoming).
Katie experienced a significant change in 2012 when she experienced unusual symptoms. Here, she speaks about the importance on starting conversations around complex mental health disorders, by sharing about her own.
ABOUT THE COLLECTION:
City of Stirling Backstories at Perth Festival is a collection showcasing stories from members of the community in City of Stirling. These stories were produced in partnership and made possible by generous funding from City of Stirling and Perth Festival. Storytellers participated in a series of workshops where they worked with our specialist story trainer, Vuma Phiri, to craft first-person narratives about their memorable experiences living in this neighbourhood.
In this collection, you will hear live recordings from five unique voices shared at an intimate Perth Festival event.
This story and corresponding images are owned by the storyteller and have been licensed to the Centre for Stories. For reproduction and distribution of this story/image please contact the Centre for Stories.
To support Centre for Stories in helping more important truths to be told and share, please consider donating or partnering with us. You can find out more about Centre for Stories at www.centreforstories.com.
This episode was narrated and produced by Vuma Phiri from Centre for Stories. Original music and sound engineering by Mason Vellios. Live recording by Mason Vellios
