A Fluorescent Feeling: How pain is received

Georgia Mill + Beth Atkinson-Quinton for Broadwave (AUS 2021)

24 min Episode 2 of 3

A Fluorescent Feeling explores pain and our bodies – how we talk about them and live inside them.

Over three million Australians live with chronic pain. Being in pain can be lonely, boring, scary and frustrating. But what if it could also be beautiful, colourful and textural? What if we could share it with others? This audio mini-series introduces you to people with lived experiences of pain, illness and disability. Featuring artists, writers, designers and video journalists,

This episode focuses on gaslighting and patronising behaviour as well as the importance of representation when it comes to chronic pain. You’ll hear from London-based filmmaker and video journalist Jameisha Prescod who is the creator and founder of ‘You Look Okay to Me’ – an online space for chronic illness; and listen to an edited excerpt of I’m Not a Good Girl, a performance by Melbourne-based artist Sam Petersen..

Produced and hosted by: Georgia Mill
Produced by Beth Atkinson-Quinton
Sound design: Michelle Macklem

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