Guest Sandy Jeffs speaks to her poetry and experiences in Larundel

Wednesday, 3 June 2015 - 5:00pm to 5:30pm

Guest Sandy Jeffs reads from her two latest poetry collections "The Mad Poets Tea Party" and "poems from the Madhouse" relates her poetry as a documentation of her journey with mental illness. In particular Sandy discusses her experiences of, and research into, Larundel psychiatric facility, her work as an advocate and speaker on mental health issues.

Wednesday 5:00pm to 5:30pm
Challenging the mainstream, negative stereotypes of people with a mental illness, Brainwaves actively engages those living with a mental illness as researchers, interviewers, performers and program designers while promoting community mental health awareness.

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Members of Wellways Australia

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