Ruth Clare is the Melbourne-based author of the memoir Enemy: a daughter’s story of how her father brought the Vietnam War home (Penguin, 2016) and a TEDx and keynote speaker. She shares stories about her late-life ADHD diagnosis and the power of owning and rewriting your life stories via Instagram and Facebook.(@ruthclareauthor)
You can also watch her TEDx talk called The Pain of Hiding Your True Self. Find out more at www.ruthclare.com
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