The high risk of loneliness
The other night I was mucking round on Twitter and I came across this blog about loneliness. It says that being alone – or feeling alone – carries a mortality risk as high Continue Reading →
Category Archives: About illness
Am I a charity?
I’ve always had a real knee-jerk reaction against accepting anything I see as “charity.” Which is really hard, when you’re in a position where you kind of need it. But Continue Reading →
Let’s get angry (again)
Last night I read a post by a woman named Louise about what it really means to be a student in New Zealand. It really cut me open.
Tig Notaro, C.diff, and laughing about death
A few days ago we watched the documentary Tig, about the comedian Tig Notaro. I first heard of Tig Natoro about a year and a half ago, when someone sent me Continue Reading →
A couple of quick things
Hello! I know I said I wasn’t going to blog while I was in Wellington… but, things change. I realised that was kinda unrealistic. So, here’s some news.
WINZ – How do we force change?
One of the things that has struck me about running this blog is the horror stories I have heard from people having trouble with WINZ. Having trouble is putting it Continue Reading →
Some news
I’ve been accepted into a course at the Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University in Wellington. So the blog will be on hiatus for a few weeks.
What I’ve learned about mindfulness
I’ve just completed a six-session course in mindfulness. It was specifically aimed at helping me manage my pain, but I’ve found it applies to pretty much everything in my life.
GiggleTV update
I’ve had a response from the Ministry of Health, and I actually got up the courage to talk directly to the business owner of the restaurant I was in when Continue Reading →
GiggleTV – what’s next?
I’ve had quite a response to my posts about GiggleTV, which is awesome. I’ve been thinking about what to do next. What’s ethical? What’s effective? What won’t cost me a Continue Reading →