Woman of Substances by Jenny Valentish whistleblowing the speech set the tone

the speech set the tone for the idiosyncratic career that was to follow

She thus embarks on an entirely new career path: Patience becomes ‘the Godmother’

punchlines are explosive

which have not lost their relevance

Woman of Substances by Jenny Valentish whistleblowing the speech set the toneJournalist Jenny Valentish investigates the female experience of drugs and alcohol, using her own story to light the way. Her travels around Australia take her to treatment facilities and AA groups. Mining the expertise of leading researchers, she explores the early predictors of addiction, such as childhood trauma and temperament, and teenage impulsivity. Drawing on neuroscience, she explains why other self destructive behaviours such as eating