Join Dr Rebecca Huntley in conversation with Sarah Macdonald as they discuss her compelling non-fiction, Sassafras: A memoir of love, loss and MDMA therapy, as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival.

Saturday 24 May, 4.30pm at Manly Library.

Where do you turn when conventional treatment hasn’t worked? Can what’s known as a party drug really help those suffering from PTSD find a way forward?

Join author and researcher Rebecca Huntley as she reflects on her journey with post-traumatic stress disorder and how three sessions of MDMA therapy changed her life in conversation with host Sarah Macdonald.

Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Non-alcoholic refreshments and nibbles on arrival.

Enquiries: 8495 5028 or libraryprograms@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Dr Rebecca Huntley is one of Australia's most experienced social researchers, former director of The Mind and Mood Report, the longest running measure of the nation's attitudes and trends and a writer. She holds degrees in law and film studies and a PhD in gender studies, and is a mum to three young children. It was realising she is part of the problem older generation that caused her change of heart and to dedicate herself to researching our attitudes to climate change. She is a member of Al Gore's Climate Reality Corps, carries out social research for NGOs such as The Wilderness Society and WWF, and writes and presents for the ABC. Her latest book is Sassafras: a memoir of love, loss and MDMA therapy.

Sarah Macdonald is a broadcaster, writer and communicator of much experience and passion. Presenting on Triple J and ABC Radio Sydney she has always tried to help us better understand the world and each other. Her best-selling book Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure has been translated into several languages and became a travel bible for India. Sarah has co-hosted The Full Catastrophe storytelling event, podcast and book with Rebecca Huntley. She also edited travel collections and wrote So You're Having a Teenager. She currently writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.