
Events

Disability Writing Group - April to June 2025
The disability writing group will begin in April 2025 and will meet six times, with a maximum of four participants. Sessions will focus on building writing skills and connections, including workshopping participants' own writing pieces, and discussions on topics like providing feedback, writing about disability, building community, maintaining practice, writing resumes, and pitching writing. Sessions will be held on Mondays at 1pm (AEST) on specified dates in April, May, and June.

2025 APS Festival of Psychology
Liel Bridgford, a disabled psychologist from Melbourne, presenting at the 2025 APS Festival of Psychology. Her presentation will focus on Integrating lived experience of disability with modern psychology practice, as a part of the theme Inclusion and Diversity/ Culture perspectives / Neurodiversity.

Writing Workshop
Join this writing workshop led by experienced writer and psychologist Liel Bridgford, focusing on managing ableism, internalized ableism, and writing consistency. Explore your experiences and triumphs through introspective exercises and discussions, confronting societal pressures for narrative consistency. Whether you're a seasoned writer or just beginning, discover invaluable insights and guidance. Join us to amplify disabled voices and advocate for authentic representation in literature and beyond.

Thriving with Imposter Syndrome
A practical course on recognising imposter syndrome in yourself and learning to manage it. You will practice useful tricks to make imposter syndrome your writing friend. Using successful techniques drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, you will learn how to thrive as a creative with imposter syndrome. Facilitated by a writer and mental health professional, this course will leave you confident to start working towards your writing goals and dreams.

Psychology & Disability for Medical and Health Professionals
Join Liel Bridgford in this webinar to Kultivate your understanding about how psychology can help people who live with disabilities live a more meaningful life.
Topics covered:
Social model of disability vs the medical model
How disability & mental health interact
How psychological therapy can help disabled people adjust to an existing or new diagnosis
How to find the right support for your clients
Q & A

Hannah Diviney in conversation with Liel Bridgford
Join Hannah Diviney, writer, actor, disability advocate, and editor-in-chief of Missing Perspectives, in conversation with writer and podcaster, Liel Bridgford, as they discuss I’ll Let Myself In: Breaking Down Doors, Claiming Space and Finding your Wheels.