Self care vs Selfishness: how do we know?
As someone who finds self care really tough to do, but who obviously needs a lot of it, I’m a loud advocate. But it’s tough to fight the voice that Continue Reading →
As someone who finds self care really tough to do, but who obviously needs a lot of it, I’m a loud advocate. But it’s tough to fight the voice that Continue Reading →
TW: suicide, mental illness. I’ve been battling with such a huge amount of anger and sadness over the past few weeks, it’s been impossible to know how to write about Continue Reading →
I am a terrible procrastinator. Or do I mean I’m a good procrastinator? Whichever one means you do it a lot. Once I start writing, I love it, but I will find Continue Reading →
He died from chronic pain. I read this article a few days ago and I’m still reeling. It’s hard to express how important and heartbreaking and overwhelming it is to Continue Reading →
Introducing Skeletal Mosaic – A poetry zine by me. Beautiful cover and design by the ever-talented Jem Yoshioka. I am very proud of this little thing, which took several months to create. You Continue Reading →
Tomorrow, 7 May, is World Ankylosing Spondylitis Day. I guess it’s an awareness-raising thing, which I dunno. For me, I don’t need the whole world to know about AS. What Continue Reading →
Two years ago today, my column launched in the Nelson Mail. I was struggling with my as-yet undiagnosed illness, and was in the midst of a public battle for better treatment from Continue Reading →