#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Reset & Reconnect
Dr Ahona Guha (How We Relate), David Gillespie (The Attention Recovery Plan), Dr Rebecca Ray (How to Stop Spiralling), Madonna King (Screen Wise).
Chair: Christine Jackman
3:30–4:30pm, Sunday 11 October, Parkside Marquee
If you’re navigating tricky family or workplace politics, trying to ditch the doomscrolling or feeling as though you’re living life in survival mode, this panel is for you. Join four experts whose warm, practical and clear advice on relationships, parenting, trauma and digital dependence can help you steer your way through life’s hairpin turns with both hands firmly on the wheel.
#Artists
David Gillespie
David Gillespie is the acclaimed author of 14 non-fiction books including the bestsellers Sweet Poison and Teen Brain. His latest release is The Attention Recovery Plan, an evidence-based roadmap to reclaim our focus in a distracted world.
Madonna King
Madonna King is an award-winning author, whose understanding of children's lives is valued through speaking and writing engagements for school communities across Australia. As a journalist and commentator, she works across TV, radio and online, and all her books are based on hundreds of expert interviews. In August 2026 she will release her latest book Screen Wise – Take back control of screentime for toddlers to teens. Previous titles include Being 14, Fathers and Daughters, Ten-Ager and Saving Our Kids.
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