The Talk: Why you’ll need to hold your own hand when I’m sick
Ruby Solly makes the case for radical honesty in friendships with disabled people, and why sometimes you need to give people permission to leave.
Ruby Solly
Ruby Solly (Kāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe) is a taonga pūoro practitioner, writer, musician, and music therapist, living in Poneke. She has published two books: Tōku Pāpā (2020) and The Artist (2024). She has recently completed a doctoral thesis within public health at Massey University, on the use of taonga pūoro for hauora. She tries hard to be a compassionate friend of her bipolar disorder.
