Kylie Maslen, author of Show Me Where It Hurts

Differently Brained

In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan interview Kylie Maslen. Kylie Maslen might have the longest list of diagnoses out of the guests we have interviewed so far which makes for an interesting and complex discussion.

We also share a podcast we have been listening to and loving, Beyond 6 Seconds.

About our guest

Kylie Maslen is a writer and critic whose cultural criticism, social commentary and critical essays have appeared in the Guardian, Meanjin, InDaily, Adelaide Review, Crikey, Money Magazine, The Shot, Kill Your Darlings and Junkee, among other outlets. Her first book – Show Me Where It Hurts: Living With Invisible Illness – was shortlisted for the 2021 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards in non-fiction, named in Guardian Australia’s ’20 best Australian books of 2020’, named a Saturday Paper’s ‘Best new talent of 2020’, included in bookseller Readings’ ‘Most talked about books of 2020’ and declared ‘a Millennial masterpiece’ by Columbia University’s Intima Journal of Narrative Medicine. It has received praise in reviews by Australian Book Review, Books+Publishing, Sydney Review of Books, Sydney Morning Herald and Meanjin, among others.

Content warning

In this episode of Differently Brained we discuss bipolar disorder, hypomania and mania, depression, ableism, self-harm, drug and alcohol misuse and addiction and suicidal ideation. Please feel free to skip this episode or reach out to medical professionals if it has brought anything up for you.

Representations & resources

• Beyond Six Seconds podcast
• Kylie's website
• Kylie's Patreon
• Show Me Where It Hurts
• Same Twyford-Moore and The Rapids: Ways of Looking at Mania
• Kanye West
• Maria Bamford, especially Old Baby and Lady Dynamite
• Silver Linings Playbook film
• BoJack Horseman
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• Please Like Me and Josh Thomas
• Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends, the book and the tv series
• Taylor Tomlison, especially her Arm Floaties bit
• SpongeBob SquarePants

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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.

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