Rochelle Siemienowicz

Rochelle Siemienowicz is a Melbourne writer and editor. Her first book Fallen, a memoir was published in 2014 and her second, Double Happiness, a novel, in 2024. She has a PhD in Australian cinema and was previously a journalist at ScreenHub and ArtsHub. ou can find her on Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle or at Substack where she writes a fortnightly newsletter, The Fool and the Queen.

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Helen Garner. Photo: Darren James / Text.
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Why do we love Helen Garner so much?

From Monkey Grip to How to End a Story, Helen Garner has been writing with clear-eyed precision for the better…

Kathleen Chalfant in Familiar Touch. Image: Music Box Films.
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Familiar Touch review: a powerful portrait of life with dementia

In the award-winning Familiar Touch, old age is handled without melodrama or forced tragedy.

Faith in the Artist's Way
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The Artist’s Way Week 12: Recovering a sense of faith

Creativity requires profound trust. We renew our commitment to the tools as we finish the program.

Autonomy in The Artist's Way. A woman wearing a pink hat sits on a swing facing away from the camera in the early morning light.
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The Artist’s Way Week 11: Recovering a sense of autonomy

Acceptance of ourselves and handling success without self-sabotage.

The Artist's Way self-protection. image is a man in a yellow bee keeper's costume carrying an insert from a hive.
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The Artist’s Way Week 10: Recovering a sense of self-protection

What are the perils and toxic patterns we keep encountering on the path towards greater creativity? This week we learn…

Compassion for our own Artist's Way.
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The Artist’s Way Week 9: Recovering a sense of compassion

Procrastination is usually just fear dressed up. This week we heal the shame of past failures and learn how to…

The Artist's Way strength
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The Artist’s Way Week 8: Recovering a sense of strength

This week we look at mourning and surviving creative loss and building the muscles of resilience.

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The Artist’s Way Week 7: Recovering a sense of connection

What's stopping you from hearing the voice of inspiration? This week we look at perfectionism, jealousy and risk-aversion, and how…

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The Artist’s Way Week 6: Recovering a sense of abundance

Money is often the biggest creative block for artists. This week we learn to count, and to splurge on authentic…

Young woman looking up with a sense of possibility, backlit by evening lights.
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The Artist’s Way Week 5: Recovering a sense of possibility

Are self-limiting beliefs holding you back? And what are the pay-offs for staying stuck? This week we dare to dream.

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