Rick Morton: 'We need to guard against the idea that we're in a competition of pain'

At Guardian Australia’s Zoom book club, the journalist and commentator opened up about his diagnosis of complex PTSD and what it taught him about love

“Ultimately, I’m just a kid with daddy issues,” journalist and commentator Rick Morton laughed in conversation with Guardian Australia book club’s host Michael Williams.

After being diagnosed with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), Morton realised that he needed to embark on a journey of self reflection. That journey became his new book, My Year of Living Vulnerably.

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