Why Turia Pitt wants you to be selfish and tell it straight
The Briefing10 Loka 2025

Why Turia Pitt wants you to be selfish and tell it straight

Turia Pitt is one of those names everyone in Australia knows. In 2011, she was caught in a grassfire during a 100-kilometre ultramarathon and suffered burns to 65 percent of her body.

Since then, she’s become much more than a survivor. Turia is an overachiever in the best way possible, she’s earned accolades, built a massive following and written multiple books, with her latest titled Selfish.

In this chat with Antoinette Lattouf, Turia explains why it’s time to be a little more selfish and why people from migrant backgrounds or those living with disabilities shouldn’t have to constantly prove they belong.

Weekend list with Helen Smith

  • TO READ: Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
  • TO READ: Accessory by Felicia Djamirze and Erin O’Dwyer
  • TO EAT: Single serve tin-tray meals
  • TO DO: 21 day wellbeing journal

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