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May 2021
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19: Mental health & pageants

Adrian Kwan
About this episode

Pageantry and mental health sometimes aren't the best of friends.


This episode is a 2017 interview I did with my dear friend Alicia Van Schoonhoven who was vying for the title of Miss Galaxy Australia at the time.


I did a total of ten interviews which were then published in a best-selling book 'From Fear to Freedom'. The interviews were all with women who had survived incredibly traumatic times and gone on to thrive regardless.


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