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 →
Author Archives: writehanded
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 →
Wellywood times
This week I went to Wellington. It was totally overwhelming. Thank you to everyone who made it awesome. I used to live in Wellington, so going there feels a lot Continue Reading →
Dealing with invisible illness
“But you don’t look sick…” I’m sure if you’re like me, and you have, or have had, an illness that is essentially invisible, you will have heard this sentence. And Continue Reading →
Liberal Comfort Zone
I’ve read a few things over the past few days that make me grateful for what I call my LCZ – Liberal Comfort Zone. Some people might say I’m sticking Continue Reading →
Surviving what is, to become what will be
My life has been irrevocably changed by illness. I have to let go of what was, to deal with what is, and what will be. I’ve started to realise that, Continue Reading →
Circles
As you might have guessed from my less-than-positive tweets, today has just sucked. I try to stay upbeat. Even though that’s hard when I’m so exhausted, I keep trying, because Continue Reading →
Getting a feminist education
I said I’d do a follow-up to the post about romance novels and feminist porn, so here it is. Thank you to everyone who took a turn at educating me Continue Reading →
Hi, Wellington friends
As you may know, I’ll be visiting Wellington from the 4th til the 11th of October. I really, really want to meet as many of you as I can! I’m Continue Reading →
About the thing
Some of you may have seen the thing my friend has started. I wanted to talk a little bit more about this thing. 1. This thing is amazing. This thing makes Continue Reading →