White is from Dublin and studied Sculpture at National College of Art and Design.
[1] She is the daughter of Sunday Independent columnist and features editor Mary O'Sullivan and Kevin Linehan, who was head of entertainment for RTÉ.
[2] White's writing deals with themes of motherhood, mental illness, addiction and feminism.
[3] She has spoken about how taking a pill at Electric Picnic in 2007 triggered a significant psychological episode [4][5] and how she was committed to the St John of God facility in Dublin.
[7] Corpsing was nominated for an Irish Book Award and the Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction.