Childhood Trauma

Australian fiction highlights reconciliation, mental health and historical trauma, using storytelling to foster cultural healing and self-awareness

Books

Australian Fiction Tackles Reconciliation As Writers Bridge Cultural Divides Through Storytelling

May 29, 2025

Stacey Ellis was born into chaos. Far from the support of a firm foundation that should be the staple in every child’s life, Stacey found herself born to an addicted father, and an addicted mother suffering from mental illness. Some of her earliest childhood memories consist of her mother feeding her alcohol at the age of five because she thought it was funny to watch a young one stumble around, obviously drunk. Her mother was often gone for days, leaving Stacey to attend to her younger sister, and become a mother figure at such a young age.

Inspiration Philanthropic Minds

Stacey Ellis: Homeless and Addicted To Helping Others

March 29, 2024

In this article Kevin P. Donaldson shares the extraordinary story of Amanda Coleman: an Irish Angel for First Responders and Vets.
In a world often filled with challenges, Amanda Coleman rises above adversity and inspires us all.

Inspiration

Amanda Coleman- An Irish Angel for First Responders and Vets

December 12, 2023

In this interview Kevin Donaldson talks with Angela Pisano and together they explore the complexities of identity, family ties, her childhood and the challenges she faced in life as a Mob daughter.

Culture & Society

Angela Pisano, Mob Daughter: Healing from Childhood Trauma

November 22, 2023