A clinic inside Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital is quietly changing lives through the power of tattoos. 

The Combined Breast Service offers breast reconstruction, including making nipples anew with tattoo ink. It’s an offering that empowers post-mastectomy patients and breast cancer survivors, who often grapple with accepting their new chests. 

Today, author Katherine Wilson will be reading her piece from the May issue of The Monthly.




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Guest: Author Katherine Wilson

Background Reading: Making a point

A clinic inside Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital is quietly changing lives through the power of tattoos. The Combined Breast Service offers breast reconstruction, including making nipples anew with tattoo ink. It’s an offering that empowers post-mastectomy patients and breast cancer survivors, who often grapple with accepting their new chests. Today, author Katherine Wilson will be reading her piece from the May issue of The Monthly. Socials: Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>Guest: Author Katherine WilsonBackground Reading:<a href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/may/katherine-wilson/making-point"> Making a point</a>

Listen to Australia's best writers and thinkers read out longform essays from The Monthly magazine, the country's leading publication on politics, current affairs and culture.

Listen to Australia's best writers and thinkers read out longform essays from The Monthly magazine, the country&apos;s leading publication on politics, current affairs and culture.