Published in 1999, her autobiography, Bent Not Broken, was number 4 spot on New Zealand's Bestseller List. Bent Not Broken is available in six countries and five languages and has been adapted into a stage play.[2]Life on the Line, a sequel to Bent Not Broken, was published in 2001.
In 2009, Bent Not Broken was released as an audiobook by Expanded Technologies Incorporated.
In the late 1990s, Dr. Roche and Sharon Raynor hosted the weekly one-hour radio talk show, Doctor, Doctor. The show fielded a wide span of questions from the listeners encompassing topics such as medical issues, sexual orientation, depression, and discrimination.
Roche served as the physician for the Hutt Valley Special Olympics Team and has been columnist for New Zealand's Bella Magazine. She was a practicing physician and motivational public speaker.
Roche retired from practising medicine in 2019.[1] She subsequently achieved a Diploma in Advanced Applied Writing through NorthTec, then a Masters in Creative Writing - 1st Class Hons - from Auckland University of Technology in 2021.[3]
Lauren released her debut novel Mila and the Bone Man - published by Quentin Wilson Publishing - in September 2022.
Publicationsedit
Autobiographyedit
1999. Bent Not Broken (Autobiography 1). New Zealand ISBN1-877228-33-8
2001. Life on the Line (Autobiography 2). New Zealand ISBN1-877228-40-0
^ abFallon, Virginia (8 October 2022). "From stowaway to sex worker; doctor to athlete, Lauren Roche has finally stopped running". Stuff. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^The Lumiere Reader review of Bent Not Broken 18 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^Roche, Lauren (2021). Can dead dogs eat chocolate in the underworld? (MA thesis). Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology.
External linksedit
Lauren Roche from troubled teen stowaway to GP and author. Interview on RNZ, 20 September 2022
December 18, 2023
lauren, roche, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, topic, this, article, meet, wikipedia, notability, guideline, biographies, please, help, demonstrate, not. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for biographies Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Lauren Kim Roche news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Lauren Kim Roche news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Lauren Kim Roche born 5 November 1961 is a New Zealand author and physician Lauren Kim RocheBorn 1961 11 05 5 November 1961 age 62 Miramar New ZealandOccupationPhysician writer speakerGenreAutobiography Non fictionNotable worksBent Not BrokenWebsitelaurenkimroche wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 2 1 Autobiography 2 2 Autobiography Audio Book 2 3 Articles 2 4 Novel 3 References 4 External linksBiography editRoche was born in Miramar New Zealand a suburb of Wellington In 1991 she obtained her medical degree 1 from the University of Otago and a Diploma in Obstetrics at the University of Auckland in 1994 Published in 1999 her autobiography Bent Not Broken was number 4 spot on New Zealand s Bestseller List Bent Not Broken is available in six countries and five languages and has been adapted into a stage play 2 Life on the Line a sequel to Bent Not Broken was published in 2001 In 2009 Bent Not Broken was released as an audiobook by Expanded Technologies Incorporated The autobiographies chronicle Roche s life experiences which include child sex abuse rape travel from New Zealand to United States as a ship stowaway 1970 s music groupie prostitution homosexuality depression suicide bankruptcy drug abuse alcoholism med school author radio personality medical doctor and special needs children In the late 1990s Dr Roche and Sharon Raynor hosted the weekly one hour radio talk show Doctor Doctor The show fielded a wide span of questions from the listeners encompassing topics such as medical issues sexual orientation depression and discrimination Roche served as the physician for the Hutt Valley Special Olympics Team and has been columnist for New Zealand s Bella Magazine She was a practicing physician and motivational public speaker Roche retired from practising medicine in 2019 1 She subsequently achieved a Diploma in Advanced Applied Writing through NorthTec then a Masters in Creative Writing 1st Class Hons from Auckland University of Technology in 2021 3 Lauren released her debut novel Mila and the Bone Man published by Quentin Wilson Publishing in September 2022 Publications editAutobiography edit 1999 Bent Not Broken Autobiography 1 New Zealand ISBN 1 877228 33 8 2001 Life on the Line Autobiography 2 New Zealand ISBN 1 877228 40 0 2011 Bent Not Broken Autobiography 3 Kindle USA ISBN 978 0 9824167 0 9 2022 Mila and the Bone Man Fiction 1 New Zealand ISBN 978 0 9951438 9 0Autobiography Audio Book edit 2009 Bent Not Broken Autobiography Audio Book United States 1 Articles edit 2000 Depression New Zealand 2 2003 Grief New Zealand 3 Novel edit 2022 Mila and the Bone ManReferences edit a b Fallon Virginia 8 October 2022 From stowaway to sex worker doctor to athlete Lauren Roche has finally stopped running Stuff Retrieved 9 October 2022 The Lumiere Reader review of Bent Not Broken Archived 18 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Roche Lauren 2021 Can dead dogs eat chocolate in the underworld MA thesis Tuwhera Open Access Auckland University of Technology External links editLauren Roche from troubled teen stowaway to GP and author Interview on RNZ 20 September 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lauren Kim Roche amp oldid 1185801773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
