One activist recounts her experiences with an insatiable anger against the world, the burnout that followed and why she finally decided to give up.
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Feminism and the Fitness Industry
Being a feminist and working in the fitness industry often feels like something of an oxymoron.
MyHealth Memories
The doctor doesn’t eye me suspiciously before printing the prescriptions like I expected he would; he just flat-out refuses while staring at the screen. He says he wants a letter from my previous GP. How do I explain that I don’t have a GP? How can I detail my thirteen-year career as a consumer of mental health service – from Canberra to Newcastle, Sydney to Cooma, and back to Canberra.
18 Months and Counting
Instead of looking for strength, what I wish someone had told me is to find a way to be content again and to just do the thing that makes you happy. Strength can wait.
A Reason to Wake Up in the Morning: A Memoir of Motherhood
In that moment, I heard my daughter’s heartbeat for the first time, and even though I was afraid to admit it until later, I knew then that I was going to be someone’s mother. It was the right decision for me, even though it was difficult and even though it isn’t the right decision for everyone. So, I made it work.
Dear John
CW: sexual assault, sexual harassment, victim-blaming A Dear John letter to her abuser that explores the difficulty of saying “me too.
7 Days of Earl Grey: A Week of Confronting My Spending Habits
An anonymous money diary.
Because of Her, We Can
I am a daughter, a sister, a niece, a nana, an aunty, a friend, a colleague, a scholar, Aboriginal, a mentor and a woman. I love being the woman I am and because of her I can.
A Week in the Life of a Nap-Obsessed On-Campus Student
An anonymous money diary.