Basically, fuck the patriarchy
I am over being a woman in our society. I am over being sexualised or victimised or swept under the rug. I am over being told to pipe down, that Continue Reading →
Month: October 2013
Paid for by us – providing for us?
Jacqui’s Scott’s story about being denied financial and medical support whilst at her most vulnerable has hit a chord with me on many levels. I do not mean, in any Continue Reading →
Spoons
Knowing that you have only one spoon, and there are 50 spoons worth of things to do, is like watching a tidal wave coming while clutching a single blow up Continue Reading →
High Risk doesn’t mean Help
I’ve written before about mental health services in New Zealand, and about my own health. I talked about how there are three “stages” of coping with mental health. For me, Continue Reading →
MY BODY. MY CHOICE. PART TWO.
This is a followup post to MY BODY, MY CHOICE – yesterday’s story regarding my friend who has been denied the right to remove her contraception. I’m so grateful for Continue Reading →
MY BODY. MY CHOICE.
My friend’s doctors have refused to remove her IUD, on the grounds that, in their opinion, she’s currently financially and mentally unfit to have children. I’ve been wanting to write Continue Reading →
Our National Treasure
Our National Library is in the media this week – due to something it didn’t do, but censure is an issue that relates to all libraries. I worked at the Continue Reading →
Being @PeopleOfNZ
This week, I’m behind the wheel at @PeopleOfNZ, a rotation curation Twitter project. Good morning! I'm Sarah and I'm your host at @PeopleofNZ for the week. Hopefully it'll be fun Continue Reading →
The importance of understanding
It’s very very important, when you’re going through something significant, whether it be illness or otherwise, that you have at least one person in your life who understands. Not just Continue Reading →
A bit about mental health
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week. I didn’t have time to write anything then, so here it is. I hesitated to do this post. I’ve talked a bit about Continue Reading →