Stories - Backstories 2022

Alexandra shares a story about love, loss, and discovering her father’s dairies after he passed away.

Sandi shares her journey of being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis while also becoming a mother.

After years of feeling ashamed of her mother tongue, Randa’s passion for music and singing allowed her to embrace her Arabic heritage.

Min shares his experience of the ‘great resignation’, sparked during the global Covid pandemic, and how it may have all begun with a mysterious bag of Nando’s chicken.

“To shave or not to shave?” Olivia shares the moments she discovered people’s disgust and fear of women’s body hair.

“My language is my awakening.” Franchesca shares her journey of learning to speak te reo Māori language and how this strengthened her Māori identity.

Gary shares his story of marrying his husband and discovering the fear and messiness of love and marriage.

Michael shares his coming-of-age journey growing up in the surf culture of the southwest of WA and how an altercation with his father led him to forge his own identity and values.

Elisha shares her life experience of having autism and how that’s shaped her as a person today.