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The Uniqueness of Grief

The Uniqueness of Grief

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Last year, I gave birth to my son. I held this perfect little person in my arms and felt complete awe at this deeply personal experience. And yet at the same time, all around the world, women were giving birth to their own children, having their own deeply personal experiences. Something inside of me changed. I no longer looked at women as being “generally p[...]
Why we should we stop labelling women as 'Crazy'

Why we should we stop labelling women as 'Crazy'

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Some years ago I was out with a close male friend when he decided that he wanted to have sex with me. We were both very drunk, and I was a virgin. I didn’t like the way things were going, and told him so. He persisted. I made it very clear that I had no intention of sleeping with him. He pleaded, negotiated, trying to bring me to his way of thinking. He took[...]
Sink or Swim - My Journey into Therapy (Part 1)

Sink or Swim - My Journey into Therapy (Part 1)

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I perched on the edge of a beige chair, staring at a beige collection of files, lining the purposefully nondescript beige walls. Inevitably I would be greeted by a therapist that almost seemed like a Dickensian character match for this office - beige suit, blank personality, indifferent gaze. My friend once dressed as a guru, sat cross-legged on the lounge f[...]