Will people like Wellmania? Brigid Delaney isn’t worried

From a bare-it-all memoir to a gut-busting Netflix series, Brigid Delaney's Wellmania has been through as much of a journey as its creator.

In Wellmania: Misadventures in the Search for Wellness, author and Guardian Australia columnist Brigid Delaney recounts her trials and tribulations through the world of wellness – from juice cleanses to yoga retreats, from meditation apps to colonics. Yeah, that thing where they stick a hose in you and rinse your insides out.

‘I’ve been working on it for so long that I had to take a break from watching clips,’ she said. ‘But then I saw it again last night, and I went, “Wow, this is what it’s become”.’

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com