
About the event
Wellington-based author Dr Kerry Makin-Byrd shares an excerpt from her new book, Start Here: A Practical Guide for the Overwhelmed.
Dr. Kerry Makin-Byrd is a clinical psychologist who translates science into practical non-fiction. She is the author of the newly released START HERE: A Practical Guide For The Overwhelmed and the memoir The Ballad of Burnout. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, she divides her time between writing, providing trauma therapy, and consulting with doctors and therapists. Her favorite types of rest are cold swims with her family and caring for foster cats.
Tuesday 23rd June, 12:30pm
Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui | Central Library
65 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington
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