Everything I Wish I Knew About Food
Food is difficult. In a world where we wish we could grab hold of the reigns for a minute of control, food can become something people on...
Food is difficult. In a world where we wish we could grab hold of the reigns for a minute of control, food can become something people on...
I was in a service station with my mum the other day, watching an altercation play out between a McDonald’s worker and a man whose first...
Many undiagnosed autistic people are misdiagnosed with an array of mental health disorders before the healthcare professionals arrive at...
Dating in the 21st century is a minefield as it is, without the added complication of an undiagnosed neurological condition. For the...
I recently found myself feeling down, stuck in a hole, and wondering what I could do to scrabble my way out. One of the worst parts of...
Veronica Roth said, ‘This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to.’. I’ve struggled all my...
When I stopped drinking, I seemed to stop having fun. Or so I thought. I’ll admit I stopped socialising, I didn’t want to do much other...
I listened to a discussion on radio four yesterday about whether sex work is feminist. I haven’t come to a conclusion and will leave it...
Just as I’ve heard some trans individuals remark that they wouldn’t feel the need for surgery if the world wasn’t gendered in binary...
The true meaning of feminism is equality, right? We want equality for all. Feminism feels a little binary now. Like we can only fight for...
I’ve had a rough few months. Well, a rough year really, but haven’t we all? Firstly, my wedding was cancelled back in July 2020. Then I...
Following an emotionally exhausting bank holiday weekend, I’ve done a fair amount of reflection. There have been so many men who’ve hurt...
We’ve all heard the saying ‘it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey’. I’ve felt this a lot lately when it comes to my head...
Ah, I could write thousands upon thousands of words about social media and the narcissism it produces. Maybe I will one day write a book...
When you are going through hardship, is it possible to help others? This is an important idea, as we are all facing our own individual...
“I feel in the profoundest sense that nothing can ever be the same – that, as artists, we are traitors if we feel otherwise: we have to...
I’m currently finishing up a memoir I’m writing. I’ve kept quiet about the subject matter for a long time, because it is controversial....
Hope. Such an essential emotion. Perhaps, the most fundamental of human sentiment. Sometimes, the one thing that gets us through the day....
I’ve wanted to write You this letter for years, but only now have I the words to articulate myself authentically. Only now, at the age of...
The sad news of Sgt Matt Ranata being fatally shot on Friday, filled my heart with sadness. To hear that anyone has been murdered is...