Left Write Hook in the media
ABC Shepparton
Left Write Hook screening
(Starts at 1hr06mins) Dr Donna Lyon joins Jo Printz to introduce the upcoming screening of the Left Write Hook documentary in Benalla.
ABC Melbourne Drive
(Starts at 2h18mins) Dr Donna Lyon joins Justin Smith to talk about the impact of childhood sexual abuse and how much boxing and writing helped her. She introduces Left Write Hook and how it impacts survivors.
ABC Listen Central Victoria
Left Write Hook, the documentary
(starts at 39mins) Pixie, Left Write Hook film participant and Kate Wright, CASA CV CEO, join Fiona Parker to talk about the program and the documentary, ahead of the Bendigo screening.
Pressing:On with Claudia Nankervis
Empowering Survivors through Boxing and Creative Writing
Tune in to hear how Donna drew on her own lived experiences as a trauma survivor to create this unique and rapidly expanding charity. Learn more about Left, Write, Hook's flagship 8-week workshop, which was first held in 2019 and has led to a published book of survivor stories and more recently an award winning documentary now screening on Netflix.
What I Wish I Knew At 30:
Turning Trauma Into Purpose Through Creativity & Empowerment
Discover how filmmaker and charity CEO Donna Lyon transformed trauma, addiction, and adversity into a life of purpose, creativity, and empowerment. In this compelling episode host Fran Harper dives into Donna’s journey from “surviving” to “leading,” and how her organisation Left Write Hook helps survivors heal through storytelling, movement, and community.
Radio New Zealand:
How a boxing and writing programme helps
A trauma-informed boxing course in Melbourne is helping women who've survived sexual abuse reclaim their bodies and rewrite their stories. Left Write Hook was founded by Donna Lyon - who was herself a survivor of abuse. She'd turned to boxing as a way to channel her anger - but instead discovered its power as a mindfulness practice.
Reflect Reclaim & Liberate
Storytelling, Movement & Healing with Donna Lyon of Left Write Hook
In this special bonus episode of Reflect, Reclaim & Liberate, I share an incredibly powerful and important conversation with Dr Donna Lyon—a producer, associate professor at the University of Melbourne, and survivor-advocate who is reshaping the conversation around trauma recovery.
The Indomitable Spirit
Dr. Donna Lyon of Left Write Hook
In this podcast, I sat down with Dr Donna Lyon, the Founder of the Left Write Hook. Left Write Hook is the name of her charity, book series and now an award-winning documentary that Donna produced. It is a 8-week boxing and creative writing program for victims of child sexual abuse and complex trauma with the goal of empowering its participants.
The CinefestOZ Podcast
In conversation with the Left Write Hook team
Hosted by Joel Jackson. Featuring director Shannon Owen, producer Donna Lyon and film participant Nikki. A discussion on the journey from program to book to documentary, recorded at Cinefest Oz Film Festival 2024.
Roll with the punches
Left, Write, Hook…Boxing, Writing, Healing
Dr. Donna Lyon chats to Tiffanee Cook on the Roll With The Punches Podcast, about survivor experiences, recovery, the Left Write Hook Program and the Left Write Hook Film.
ABC Radio National
Life Matters: Releasing trauma from the body through words and punches
An experimental recovery program that uses a unique combination of boxing and creative writing to process childhood trauma is the subject of a new documentary, Left Write Hook.
The film follows the harrowing stories of seven survivors of childhood sexual abuse as they move through the eight-week program.
The 286 Project
Donna Lyon - 'People's lives have been changed'
Dr Donna Lyon runs a support group in Melbourne to help women who suffered from abuse when they were a child. The support group is called Left Write Hook and uses boxing and writing as a way to help women overcome the complex trauma they are going through.
ABC Melbourne
New boxing program helps sexual assault survivors process trauma
A ground-breaking new support group is combining boxing and writing to help victims of childhood sexual assault.
The founder of Left Write Hook, Donna Lyon, developed the project as mixed-method pilot, but was so successful she expanded into a full-fledged program.
ABC Radio Melbourne
A ground-breaking new support group is combining boxing and writing to help victims of childhood sexual assault.
The founder of Left Write Hook, Donna Lyon, developed the project as mixed-method pilot, but was so successful she expanded into a full-fledged program.
Wag Tails
Dr Donna Lyon, Left Write Hook
In this episode, Megan and Donna talk about what happens in the program and reflect on their own engagement in creative writing practices and their embodied experiences of boxing. Donna shares some of the results of the program so far, seeing benefits like a reduction in PTSD and increases in markers of wellbeing.
Magic Hour
Left, Write, Hook with Dr Donna Lyon and Dr Shannon Owen
Director Shannon Owen and Producer Dr. Donna Lyon talk about the trials and tribulations of "Left, Write, Hook" a feature-length documentary about seven women who responded to a call-out to participate in an 8-week experimental recovery program.
My Body Masterclass by Donna Aston
Donna Lyon PhD: her journey to heal trauma
Left Write Hook isn't your average charity. It stands out with its unique approach, combining physical training and creative expression to help women reclaim their bodies and narratives after sexual abuse. At the heart of this organisation is the indomitable spirit of Donna Lyon, whose own journey of resilience has inspired countless others to embrace their strength and craft their own stories of survival.
What I've Learnt with Donna Lyon
Documentary Left Write Hook follows eight female survivors of childhood sexual abuse who participate in a 2-year experimental recovery program that combines the physicality of boxing with the emotional power of expressive writing.
The program provides survivors of sexual assault a space to release their memories, reclaim their bodies and imagine new lives for themselves.
The Trauma Therapist
Left Write Hook with Donna Lyon
Donna Lyon, PhD, is one of the amazing people! She's the founder and CEO of Left Write Hook – an evidence based boxing and creative writing program for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and trauma.
She is the editor of the book ‘Left / Write // Hook: Survivor Stories from a Creative Arts Boxing and Writing Project’ and producer of a documentary film that is in post production about the program.
Published... Or Not
Donna Lyon and Fin J Ross
'Left/Write/Hook' is an anthology of works generated in Donna Lyon's writing workshop which is giving voice to victims of abuse.This year Fin J Ross won the highly prized trophy from the Sisters in Crime. Her short story ‘Tuesday Jocks’ is one of the winning stories in ‘Scarlet Stiletto: The Fourteenth Cut’.