Australia's Black Summer, with Ray Law
Not So Linear
English - July 05, 2021 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement grief bereavement mental health anxiety loss strength Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In the summer of 2019/2020, Australia experienced grief and loss on a national scale. It was one of the most catastrophic bushfire seasons in history, resulting in the loss of 33 people, 3 billion animals and 24 million hectares of land.
In my new season of Not So Linear, I speak with Ray Law, from one of the worst hit regions in New South Wales. I was curious to know what life was like during those months and to my surprise, I learnt of the sheer negligence that the community experienced and how the volunteer firefighters were ignored by those in power.
I wanted to explore how that traumatic season impacted the people, their mental health and their ability to rebuild their lives again.
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