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Ep 89: Bridging Communication, Art, and Health - The Journey
Episode 10
Sunday, 18 January, 2026
Today, we continue interviewing Beth Amato, a public health research communicator and writer at the University of Witwatersrand and Wits Health consortium in South Africa. In her early days, Beth truly disliked science and preferred poetry and storytelling. It wasn’t until she was much further in her education that she saw the link between captivating stories and science, and was really intrigued. Beth’s childhood memories were deeply touched by her mother who struggled with mental illness and ultimately took her own life. Through this tragedy, Beth began to ask several questions on trauma, psychology, and brain development and how this could also link to generational trauma and violent crime in South Africa. Her unique lens for understanding violence and crime through science led to an award and fellowship at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma for Early Childhood Development. Given the tumultuous history of her home country and the current state of high violence in South Africa, Beth wanted to get a more nuanced and granular perspective for such behavior and decision making. This curiosity led Beth to use her hustler instinct to seek out researchers in developmental biology and work with them, planting her start in science communication. Looking back, Beth wishes she could tell her younger self, “I don’t think I’m the best storyteller or best writer in the world, but I do it anyway. . . . You must just do it anyway . . . Tell the story. Make the mistake.” From her journey, Beth’s unique vision of success is rooted in showing the beauty of humanity through her work—of complexity and nuance connecting science to health. When she is not writing, Beth enjoys practicing yoga, sewing dolls, crafting origami, and experiencing childhood again through her 2 children. In case you missed it, learn about Beth’s work as a public health communicator—https://www.buzzsprout.com/1720419/episodes/18258926Check out more about Beth’s journey in the latest episode—https://welovesciencepodcast.com. Tune into this episode to learn more about Beth’s journey and:What personal tragedy helped guide her path to storytelling How she was influenced by mentors who recognized her early talent What she would do differently looking back Reach out to Beth: Email: Beth.amato3@wits.ac.zaIG: @sweetlittlefrida If you enjoyed this episode, also listen to:Ep 21: Who Should Art Represent? - The JourneyEp 40: The Art of Science with Laura Canil - The Journey Support the showVisit our store: WeLoveSciencePodcast.comSuggest a guest Reach out to Fatu:www.linkedin.com/in/fatubmInstagram: @thee_fatu_band LoveSciencePodcast@gmail.com Reach out to Shekerah:www.linkedin.com/in/shekerah-primus and LoveSciencePodcast@gmail.com Music from Pixabay: Future Artificial Intelligence Technology 130 by TimMoorMusic from https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes: Hotshot by ScottHolmesMusic
