WINZ’s relationship rules are breaking people

Posted on November 25, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

Hi all! I have to make this quick because I’m currently recovering from a head injury, which means extremely limited screentime. I’ve been pretty quiet lately, even before the injury. Continue Reading →

HEADLANDS is coming to the big screen – with your help

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Headlands was published last year – a book of people’s real life experiences of anxiety. I was one of the contributors. Now, the book is being made into a series of films – but we need your help to make it happen. Continue reading →

On anger

Posted on September 30, 2019 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

I remember vividly the episode of The Simpsons where Homer, attempting to suppress his rage, causes golf ball-sized lumps to erupt under the surface of his skin. Like a fury-fuelled Continue Reading →

“Not having access [to medicinal cannabis] is ‘barbaric.'”

Posted on September 18, 2019 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

By the time I finish writing this, Part Two of Patrick Gower’s documentary On Weed will have aired. I have watched Part One, which focuses on medicinal cannabis, about five Continue Reading →

Balancing on a thimble holding water balloons

Posted on August 28, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

“Everything Happens So Much” was one of the best tweets to survive from the infamous horse e-books, a parody account that was always too smart to be fake. Everything does Continue Reading →

A love letter to my doctor

Posted on August 21, 2019 by writehanded — 1 Comment ↓

Grief can hit in all sorts of weird ways. This week, I cried convulsively when I received the news that my GP of seven years is moving on. Then I Continue Reading →

My hot best friend

Posted on August 9, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

I’m not in the habit of looking at my own back. So it was a shock to get a glimpse in the bathroom mirror and see a flush of rash-like Continue Reading →

Please help BUWT help our most vulnerable

Posted on July 25, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

BUWT – the Beneficiary and Unwaged Workers Trust – are a vital intermediary between vulnerable people and failing systems. Myself and thousands of other beneficiaries have relied on them at crucial Continue Reading →

Life after WINZ: Week One

Posted on July 19, 2019 by writehanded — 1 Comment ↓

Technically, this will be the second week I do not get a welfare payment. I… cannot overstate the changes in my life.

“Love has consequences” – why I’ve lost my benefit

Posted on July 5, 2019 by writehanded — 19 Comments ↓

As of this week, I don’t qualify for a benefit. Why? Did I suddenly get healthy enough to work fulltime? Did a distant cousin leave me their millions in Apple Continue Reading →