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3 Earthquakes, 1 Coup d’état and a Handful of Revolutions is a light account of the often ridiculous and sometimes alarming situations the author, Penelope, encountered while working as a psychologist with the United Nations.
Tracing her path from growing up in South Africa and as a young student opposed to the apartheid regime in the 1970s, her subsequent work takes her to a string of humanitarian crises, starting in Albania in 1999 where she meets and falls in love with a younger man, a coup d’état in Madagascar in 2009, the 2010 revolution in Thailand and to places off the beaten tourist track such as Liberia, Haiti, Syria, and Darfur.
The tales of her extraordinary experiences and those of the humanitarian workers she encounters in these challenging contexts reveal the impact this work has on their lives and the toll it takes, highlighting the shortcomings in their protection and care.
Sit back with a cup of tea or glass of wine and join me in conversation with Penelope!
| Date | Finish Time | Hours | Time Zone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2025 | 7:30 pm | 1 | AEST | |
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Penelope Curling is a clinical psychologist. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the fields of traumatic stress, humanitarian aid work, community psychology as well as clinical psychology and psychotherapy. After many years working as a UN staff member and in NGOs, Penelope is currently working as an international consultant in the field of staff care in the international aid work sector. She provides coaching and consultations on staff welfare, facilitate trainings and workshops with a particular focus on traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, stress management and resiliency building, providing mission support to field offices and individual counselling including post-disaster trauma interventions, as well as writing of policies and guidelines of practice.
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