In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Dr Olivia Hollingdrake to talk about stigma. Olivia is a Senior Lecturer with Queensland University of Technology. While working as a nurse with people living with blood borne diseases, Olivia stumbled into an interest in patient experience of stigmatised conditions. This lead her down a path of research that informed her PhD work.

Olivia’s Five Things:

1. What is stigma?
2. Language is crucial in stigma.
3. Pearls and pitfalls of tearoom conversations.
4. Get to know people with lived experience.
5. Why cultural safety is essential and it’s not about understanding everyone’s culture.