Story Doula — Belinda Lopez

The past is back again

Populists, 'boat people' and why we need to remember it all

Jun 21 • Belinda Lopez

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99 Problems: Joyride by Susan Orlean, with science author Starre Vartan

I have always been ready to be lucky...

Jun 11 • Belinda Lopez and Starre Vartan

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May 2026

It's official. I am human.

Saving my creative brain in the age of AI.

May 6 • Belinda Lopez

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March 2026

99 Problems But a Book Ain't One: Melissa Sharman, 'Crazy Love'

'Sometimes brokenness isn't the end'

Mar 30 • Belinda Lopez

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Hope in the dark

Story Doula March 2026

Mar 18 • Belinda Lopez

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99 Problems But a Book Ain't One: Benjamin Law, 'On Failure'

A new exploration of the healing power of books

Mar 4 • Belinda Lopez

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February 2026

Find your story + new ways to connect

Keen to hear what you think

Feb 18 • Belinda Lopez

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September 2025

How to ask the right questions

For the last two decades, I’ve crafted conversations that I call ‘deep dive interviews’, and I’m going to crystallise what I’ve learned

Sep 25, 2025 • Belinda Lopez

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John Martinkus and what we've got wrong about journalism

The pecking order in Australian journalism still remains, and how to challenge it.

Sep 17, 2025 • Belinda Lopez

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Be a verb, not a noun

Story Doula is a newsletter exploring why we tell stories and how we stay connected— with our communities, with each other, with ourselves.

Sep 10, 2025 • Belinda Lopez

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April 2025

March 2025

The hero's journey of telling stories

Yes, there will be death. There will be rebirth.

Mar 6, 2025 • Belinda Lopez

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