Mary Hoang at Brisbane Writers Festival (in-person and online)

Don’t miss Mary Hoang (Darkness Is Golden) at the Brisbane Writers Festival! The Indigo Project’s founder and head psychologist will be speaking at virtual and in-person events.

Climate Anxiety (Online)
As the earth faces a critical moment in a climate emergency, Mary Hoang, Dr Jonica Newby and Bec Mac examine ideas around repurposing our anger, despair and grief into hope and courage. It’s about rearranging the messiness of our climate anxiety into determination to act. This session will leave participants with a roadmap created by psychologists and climate scientists to build the emotional fortitude needed for the challenging journey ahead.
Friday 7 May
5 pm | Online
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Silent Battles (Online)
Mental health is a critical public health issue. Mary Hoang, Dr Paul Browning, Shannon Molloy and Christine Jackman discuss the impact of Australia’s mental health crisis and the importance of accepting vulnerability, building trust, and achieving resilience.
Friday 7 May
5 pm | Online
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Changing How We Think to Survive
As much as the world must change in order to survive, how can we change our interior worlds to build resilience? In a world full of noise, what does personal transformation look like? And what sustains us when the world goes dark, in this one wild and precious life? Mary Hoang, Christine Jackman, Sarah Wilson and Sophie Cunningham discuss.
Saturday 8 May
12 pm
The Edge Auditorium
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Darkness Is Golden
In this immersive session, Mary Hoang leads a ‘death meditation’ in which participants are guided through their own death and that of a loved one. It’s an extraordinary experience for those ready to find light amid darkness and trust in their own voice.
Saturday 8 May
5 pm
Auditorium 1
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Mary Hoang is an entrepreneur, artist and the head psychologist and founder of The Indigo Project, Australia’s largest and most progressive psychology practice. Darkness Is Golden is her first book.