Melanie Dimmitt is an author, broadcaster, publisher and founder of Heart Out Media, an independent company telling stories from disability and chronic illness communities. Its mastheads include The Blend, the world’s only glossy lifestyle title for the tube-feeding and TPN communities, and In Crowd, for those with bowel and bladder challenges.

A journalist who has written for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, she launched Heart Out after her first child was born with profound disability. Her book Special was published by Ventura Press. Melanie frequently shares caregiver perspectives across major media, including The Project, ABC Radio National and the BBC, and delivered the opening keynote at the Oley Foundation 2026 conference in Madison, Wisconsin.