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A Conversation with Dr Tracy Westerman AM
September 18 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival
Nala Bardip Mia – Margaret River HEART
Join Dr Tracy Westerman AM in conversation with fellow author Edith Wright for the launch of her ground-breaking memoir, Jilya: How one Indigenous woman from the remote Pilbara transformed psychology.
From her humble beginnings in the remote Pilbara, psychologist and Nyamal woman Dr Tracy Westerman has redefined what’s possible at every turn. She was the first Aboriginal person in Australia to complete a PhD in Clinical Psychology, rising to become one of the country’s foremost psychologists.
Against significant odds, she commenced her own private business to challenge the way the mental health profession responds to cultural difference, and recently established a charitable foundation and scholarship program to mentor Indigenous people from our highest-risk communities to become psychologists.
Drawing on client stories of trauma, heartbreak, hope and connection from her years of practice, Tracy offers a no-holds-barred reflection on how the monocultural, one-size-fits-all approach to psychology is failing Aboriginal people and how she’s healing those wounds.
Book sales and signing will be available on the night.