The night I reached out
There’s so much messaging in the media about “reaching out” if you need help. But a lot of it doesn’t acknowledge or examine how difficult reaching out can be to do Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Mental health
Don’t tell me to smile
Part of the idea of disability porn – aka inspiration porn – is the concept for ABS: Always Be Smiling. That the person with a disability is not only there Continue Reading →
#keepitkindonline
Keep It Kind Online is a campaign that looks to address bullying and harassment online, and asks participants to pledge to not participate in, and to confront, these behaviours.
This woman stopped taking her medication
… you’ll never believe what happened next!!!
Beastly
Ok, so first of all, let’s just clarify: I am not the Sarah Wilson who wrote ‘First We Make The Beast Beautiful.‘
Five lies about antidepressants
I see a lot of misinformation about antidepressants and how they work., so I wanted to try and address some of that.
OCD is not your quirky fun friend
I have OCD. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. And, bizarrely, it’s one of the few mental health disorders that have been so normalized by current society that, when you tell people you Continue Reading →
I have a headache – no, really
I’ve written a bit about sex and disability before, but that was a long time ago and recently I’ve spoken with few people about their experiences, so I want to talk Continue Reading →
The People’s Mental Health Report
The People’s Mental Health Report, resulting from a review lead by ActionStation, is yet another nail in the coffin of New Zealand’s mental health system. It is damning evidence of what we Continue Reading →
Raising the question
I think it’s amazing, courageous, and important to be a mother, and I’m in awe of the women in my life who have done it and are doing it right Continue Reading →