After decades of talking therapy and other treatment methods, renowned social researcher Rebecca Huntley was plagued by PTSD stemming from her childhood experiences. Unsure where else to turn, she seeks out an unconventional option: supervised MDMA therapy. In 2023, Australia became the first country to legalise the use of psychedelics to treat some mental health conditions. This is one woman’s experience of treatment delivered by an underground healer, which would change her life and radically alter how she saw her past, present and future.
About Rebecca Huntley:
Dr Rebecca Huntley is one of Australia's foremost researchers on social trends. She holds degrees in law and film studies and a PhD in gender studies. For nearly nine years, Rebecca was at the global research firm Ipsos.
She is the author of numerous books including How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way that Makes a Difference (2020), Still, Lucky: Why you should feel optimistic about Australia and its people (2017) and Australia Fair: Listen to the Nation, the first Quarterly Essay for 2019.
Rebecca is Director of Research at the agency 89DegreesEast.
The Fitzroy Writers Festival is only made possible through the generous support of the Thomas, Samuel and George Ewing Trust, a fund that fosters literacy, libraries, and a lifelong love of learning for the benefit of Fitzroy residents and visitors.
All sessions at the Fitzroy Writers Festival will be Auslan interpreted.
The venue is wheelchair accessible via a lift in the rear courtyard - enter off Moor Street just outside the Fitzroy Library entrance.
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