'Poised on the Pointe of Pain'
Thursday 15 October 2026, 10am – 11am at Carindale Library. Free · Young adults, Adults (30+), Seniors · Library.
Getting to the venue
🚌 5 min walk from Carindale Shopping Centre interchange busway
Details
Where: Carindale Library, Westfield Carindale, 1151 Creek Road (near Millennium Boulevard), Carindale
When: Thursday 15 October 2026, 10am – 11am
Cost: Free
Ages: Young adults, Adults (30+), Seniors
Bookings: Bookings required via Eventbrite.
Within a short walk of the venue
Belmont Private HospitalHospitals · 1220 Creek RoadCarindale Medical ClinicDoctorsGreen Leaves Early Learning CarindaleChildcare · 1190 Creek RoadJim's JerkyFast food · 1151 Creek RoadAldiSupermarketsBig WDepartment StoreCarindale LibraryLibraries · 1151 Creek RoadColesSupermarketsDavid JonesDepartment StoreDavid's NoodleRestaurants
About this event
Bookings required. To reserve your place, visit Eventbrite or call the library. What happens when pain becomes part of everyday life - not only for the person experiencing it, but for the people who love and care for them?Join Kathie Elliot-Scott, author of Poised on the point of pain: Nureyev's Foot and Other Essays, and a panel of authors and advocates as they explore stories of chronic pain and invisible illness and the role storytelling plays in helping people feel seen and understood. Books will be available for purchase, or bring your copy from home to be signed. Presented as part of the Lord Mayor's Writers in Residence series.
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