Tracey Westerman
Nyamal psychologist and Indigenous mental health leader from the Pilbara who founded the Westerman Gillia Institute for Indigenous Mental Health and established a national Indigenous psychology scholarship program; author of the memoir Jilya and a former WA Australian of the Year.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 52min
Encore: the Nyamal woman from the Pilbara transforming how we think about trauma
Dr Tracey Westerman, Nyamal psychologist and Indigenous mental health leader from the Pilbara, founder of the Westerman Gillia Institute and author of Jilya. She talks about growing up remote, adapting to city life, cultural differences in diagnosing distress, tailoring suicide prevention with community-led tools and training Indigenous psychologists. Short, compelling stories and practical approaches shape the conversation.
