Hayley Heartbreak’s take
Paula “Bentoinette” Bennett invites @writehandedgirl to the palace for tea. Cartoon by Hayley Heartbreak.
Category Archives: About illness
A bee in her bonnet
This morning I met with Labour MPs Maryan Street and Sue Moroney to discuss Labour’s plans to address the systemic mistreatment of beneficiaries at the hands of Work and Income New Continue Reading →
My feminist friends
‘Remember. You are an eloquent disabled feminist beneficiary. You are the stuff of their NIGHTMARES and they are SCARED.’ This is what a very good friend of mine said to me a few Continue Reading →
‘Well’ / ‘not well’ – what does it mean?
While I was away, I read this great piece by Emsy about ‘disability inspiration porn’ and the difference between how people perceive someone they’ve always known to be disabled, and Continue Reading →
We’re talking welfare – but how are we talking?
Unfortunately, there are not that many public voices making that much sense on the welfare debate. And when I say ‘debate’ I basically mean the question that underlines all Continue Reading →
‘Is your cane necessary or aesthetic?’
This is a question I got asked recently, and it kind of made me laugh, and it kind of made me angry, and I kind of felt a bit sad. Continue Reading →
‘Jet-setting beneficiaries’ – how lucky are we?!
I’ve struggled to write this piece. Partly because I am exhausted and in pain, partly because I’m so filled with rage and despair that I’m finding it difficult to be Continue Reading →
On Hiatus
I’m continuing my work collecting your stories about WINZ, but the site is on hiatus for two weeks. See you soon. – Sarah
Culture of victimisation just not good enough
I know I said I wasn’t going to write for a bit, but there’s been a couple more news stories about me, and I wanted to share a few thoughts. Continue Reading →
Thank you (again)
Today my story was on the front page of stuff.co.nz, and of my local newspaper, The Nelson Mail. The best thing about this is I’ve had so many more Continue Reading →