106 | The Worst Decision Ever With Richell-Prize-winner Simone Amelia Jordan James And Ashley Stay At Home podcast

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106 | The worst decision ever with Richell-Prize-winner Simone Amelia Jordan

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'That was the most naive, worst decision I've ever made in my life, because the disease came back with a vengeance.'

In episode 106, Ashley speaks to award-winning memoirist Simone Amelia Jordan about the career that took her from Australia to New York City, and the health crisis that changed everything.

We also speak about family heritage and family support, and how writing a memoir helped Simone recover herself and reinvent her career.

Simone Amelia Jordan is Australia's most successful hip-hop journalist, with a career spanning print, radio, TV and digital media. At twenty-three, she founded Urban Hitz, the country's highest-selling rap and R&B publication. Later, in New York City, she served as the content director of The Source, the iconic 'Hip-Hop Bible'. Simone is also an ambassador for Crohn’s Colitis Australia. Her memoir, Tell Her She's Dreamin', won the 2021 Richell Prize winner, and is published in Australia and the United States.

Get your copy of Tell Her She's Dreamin' from Booktopia or your local bookshop or library.

Nothing in this episode is intended as medical advice. If you have health concerns, speak to your GP.

Books & authors discussed in this episode:

The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes by Alya Mooro
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler
Hayley Scrivenor

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