'It was meant to be me' — the teenage TV star who feels 'lucky to be paraplegic'

Conversations

Louise Philip had just scored her breakout role on Australian television, in Bellbird, when a horrific car crash threatened to derail the life she was forging for herself.

Louise Philip was 15 years old when she convinced her parents to let her drop out of high school to become an actress.

She had just scored her breakout role on Australian television, but within a few months a terrible car crash threatened to derail the life that she was forging for herself.

Louise broke her back and permanently lost the use of her legs, and she was told that the silver screen was no longer a place for her.

But Louise fought to get back to work, and thrived on Australian television sets for years until she did something else that people told her was impossible -- she became a mother.

This episode of Conversations discusses disability, acting, paraplegia, wheelchair users, love, family dynamics, guilt, personal stories, origin stories, love, reflection,. motherhood, parenting with a disability, pregnancy with a disability, creativity, Bellbird, Cop Shop.