Differently Brained

More with Samuel Leighton-Dore, author of Wow It’s All A Lot


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In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan ask more questions of Samuel Leighton-Dore. 

 

About our guest

Samuel Leighton-Dore is a visual artist and writer. His book How To Be A Big Strong Man brought accessibility and humour to topics of masculinity and mental health. Samuel has explored these themes at great length, particularly as experienced by members of the LGBTIQ+ community across his multifaceted creative practice, winning Visual Artist of the Year at the 2019 Honour Awards and producing work for organisations including Equality Australia, ACON, Twenty10, ReachOut and, most recently, writing and producing a series of short animations for men’s health organisation Man Cave. His ceramic work has featured on the cover of the Journal of Australian Ceramics and exhibited as part of the North Queensland Ceramic Awards. 

 

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Representations & resources

  • Samuel's website, instagram, twitter and newsletter
  • Sad Man Studio website
  • Samuel's books How To Be A Big Strong Man and Wow It's All A Lot
  • You Can't Ask That Obsessive Compulsive Disorder episode
  • Australian Survivor episodes
  • How Villains Are Made by Parvati Shallow
  • Adult Fantasy by Briohny Doyle
  • You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience. 

     

    About the podcast

    Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.

    The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.

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