As a researcher and advocate in the field of homelessness and mental health, I have spent years working with marginalised populations and studying the structural, social, and psychological factors that contribute to homelessness. One of the most profound, yet often underexplored, factors that significantly impacts individuals experiencing homelessness in Australia is trauma. Trauma, both acute…

Some people have midlife crises in red sports cars. Others pack up and travel Europe to find themselves. Me? I found myself in a forest on the north coast of New South Wales, for the better part of a decade, with nothing but a dry-as-a-bone raincoat, a backpack with a few necessities such as wine,…