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I Am What You Made Me, A Life with BPD

by Human Book Jasper

What happens when your trauma was not a single event but a long passage of time? Who do you become when you’re finally free?

I’ve been a book since August, 2022. My first school was Montrose Bay high school which I have returned to multiple times since. 

I’m a book because I love storytelling and have faced stigma for a long time for a variety of parts of my identity. I also think it has helped me heal some of my trauma by seeing good come from sharing. 

I grew up amongst the rolling hills of Scottsdale in the north-east of Tasmania. I really enjoy when we attend rural schools. 

I have a 9 year old rescue dog named Honey. I often tell students that she’s a reflection of me as when I got her she was very naughty and had been re-homed a few times – but with care and patience, I now have a completely different dog. 

I can’t single out one experience as I have experienced so much positivity in my years being a book. I think the most rewarding experiences have been when engaging with a group of students who in the beginning are disinterested and rowdy but by the end will come and talk to me about their own experiences of mental health. Being a book has allowed me to reflect more deeply about my own experiences and changed my life. 

Alice Webb

Alice Webb is a passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion, and social justice, bringing over 18 years of leadership experience to her role as CEO of A Fairer World. With a background in education, disability advocacy, and organisational leadership, Alice is dedicated to empowering individuals and organisations to create meaningful change. She holds a Master’s in Education and a Master’s in Business Administration, equipping her with both the strategic insight and educational expertise to drive impactful change. Alice is a skilled facilitator in unconscious bias training, diversity and inclusion programs, and workplace cultural change initiatives. Under her leadership, A Fairer World delivers innovative programs like the Hobart Human Library, where real-life storytellers share lived experiences of bias and discrimination to foster empathy and challenge assumptions. Committed to creating inclusive spaces, Alice believes that awareness leads to action and that education is the key to breaking down barriers. Her engaging training style, combined with real-world case studies and interactive discussions, makes her an inspiring leader in the fight for a fairer, more equitable society.