We exist because the standard wasn’t good enough.
Heart Out Media was born from lived experience – and a firm belief that disability, chronic illness and medical communities deserve media that actually reflects their lives. We create publications, podcasts, video and social content that leads with real stories, because the people living them are the real experts.
Everything we make is built on hope, connection and heart.
Founded by
Melanie Dimmitt
Heart Out Media founder and caregiver advocate Melanie Dimmitt spent over a decade as a journalist in mainstream media, freelancing for The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Broadsheet, and working as a senior writer for Collective Hub magazine.
When Melanie’s first child was born with profound disability, she couldn’t find stories that gave her hope for the future. So she hunted them down, interviewing dozens of people and families in the disability community to write her internationally acclaimed book, Special, published by Ventura Press.
Now she’s the founder of Heart Out Media – home to The Blend, the world’s only tube-feeding and TPN lifestyle magazine, and a growing stable of titles and shows including In Crowd magazine, for the global bladder and bowel club, and the Tubie Talks podcast.
Alongside a team of creatives with lived experience of chronic illness, disability and caregiving, Melanie gives stories from underrepresented communities the premium platforms they deserve. Because a medical pamphlet just doesn’t cut it.