the destructive power of conditions of worth

Face glitched vertically in slices

Everyone is impacted upon by conditions of worth but most people are completely unaware of them – what they are, how they affect us.

demedicalising difference

Groups of people with shared interests or aims. Concept of the diversity of people's talents and skills associated with different brains.

I have been reflecting on the value of transposing ‘recognition’ in preference to ‘diagnosis’ in relation to neurodivergencies, in the context of avoiding the ‘othering’ … read more

say my goodbye: a grief poem

Rich blue sky over water

I say my goodbyestaring out the window sky so blue and so big you are smallI am tall but I am your sonnonetheless I am … read more

the perils of empathy

Teddy wearing Sending Big Hugs t-shirt

Empathy is the ability to sense and fully grasp what another living being is experiencing from their perspective. Being an empath can be a wonderful … read more