Big Love with Brooke Blurton

You might know Brooke Blurton as Australia’s first Indigenous, bisexual Bachelorette. Or perhaps as the contestant who walked away from the Honeybadger, on his infamous season of The Bachelor. You might have also seen her on Bach in Paradise. But Brooke is so much more than just a reality television OG. Brooke’s journey to success came out of a childhood filled with unimaginable challenges, enormous loss but most importantly, immense love. Brooke is a podcaster, author and a youth worker, and we sat down for an in-depth conversation about the way that Brooke’s childhood and survival mentality created the hustle mindset that stays with her today. We talked about grief and losing a parent, and our shared experiences in child protection. This led us into a deep conversation about community and culture, and the experience of First Nations Australians. It was such a beautiful conversation and one that I was so excited to be having, after reading Brooke’s brilliant autobiography, BigLove. Brooke also stars in the Audible Original podcast, POWER Talks with Kemi Nekvapil (⁠www.audible.com.au/powertalks⁠), which is free for Audible members and non-members. You’ll hear all about it in this episode, as we unpacked many of the themes that arose through her session with Kemi. You can find Brooke on Insta at⁠ @brooke.blurton.⁠ Follow this show at ⁠@thecuriouslifepodcast⁠ and ⁠@thedaysthatfollow⁠. Thank you to Julie Reynolds at ⁠@audiolemonade⁠ for the VO and a big welcome to the team, to our new editor Luke Hensel! ⁠@lukehensel07⁠. Let us know your thoughts with a rating or review on iTunes!