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Stories of people reaching in, to find the right words, and reaching out, to start a difficult conversation.
‘The Shape of Sadness’ by Bridget Judd
Bridget Judd lives in a world of language. As a journalist, her public role is to survey the events of our world and give them shape through words. But when her beloved father took his own life, Bridget found herself in silence: surrounded by a community afraid to talk of what had happened, and for once herself unable to find the words.
Bridget Judd. Photo supplied by Helen Orr.
This story was first told at SPUN, a live storytelling night presented by StoryProjects in the Northern Territory.
You can subscribe to the SPUN Stories podcast, and find out more about the SPUN storytelling project by visiting spunstories.net. You can also look for Spun Stories on Facebook and Twitter.
Storyteller: Bridget Judd
Producer: Sam Carmody
‘Lips’ by Prue Dawson
Lips, lips, lips… Labia are everywhere once you start looking.
Image supplied by Katie Lloyd.
Producer: Prue Dawson
Supervising producer: Eugenia Zoubtchenko
Sound design by Martha Dawson
Music: “Lost City” by XYR, “Typical Girls” by The Slits, “Jasper of static Entropy” by Arcane Waves, “Parlour Palm” by Greenhouse, “For you I try” by Acopia, “Just fine” by Acopia, “Innermost Lustre” by Ylang Ylang.
‘In A Loop’ by Danni Stewart, Daniel Semo and Ryan Pemberton
Sophie wouldn’t wish OCD on anyone. But she wishes people understood it better, and stopped perpetuating harmful stereotypes and stigma.
Producers: Danni Stewart, Daniel Semo and Ryan Pemberton
Original music by Danni Stewart
Additional music: “Gra Landsby’ and “Villa” by Blue Dot Sessions.
All The Best credits:
Executive Producer: Ryan Pemberton
Victorian State Coordinator: Jordan Fennell
Host: Maddy Macquine
Episode mix and compile: Elina Godwin
Community Coordinators: Chloe Gillespie and Danni Stewart
SYN Community Coordinator: Lee Robinson
Social Media Producers: Matilda Fay and Angela Moran
Photo: Devin Avery via Unsplash