Stories - More Than Our Stories

Anthea Corbett was always good at school – particularly art and painting. But as her life took a series of twists and turns – having children, suffering from addiction, being incarcerated – it became a struggle to return to the things she had once enjoyed in life.

Due to a spiralling drug addiction and the consequences that followed, Gabby was already incarcerated in Banskia Hill Prison by the time she was fifteen. But it would take a long time for Gabby to realise she was suffering from mental illness too.

After Kelly Campbell experienced a stroke, she lost her job and was suddenly dependent on welfare payments. Shocked to find the system was bureaucratic and unhelpful, she can’t count the number of times she wasn’t listened to.

Lana Moon was always told she had so much potential. Yet the abuse and violence secretly occurring against her at home made her feel worthless. As a way to numb the pain and feel like a “normal person”, Lana turned to alcohol and other drugs.