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Writing and speaking about my life with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
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What If This Diagnosis Were To Be Creatively (Generously, even Affectionately) Re-written?
The essay 'Choosing The Margin as a Space of Radical Openness' (1989) by bell hooks has been flitting round my mind for a while. In this...
23 hours ago


If I lived in a cave alone the struggles associated with my BPD diagnosis would not exist
So why haven't I run away to live alone in this cave then? It's a question I've been discussing in depth with myself and a couple of...
2 days ago


What I want for People with a BPD Diagnosis: Honesty, Warmth, Acceptance & Choice
Here are some of the things I think are important for people with a BPD diagnosis right now. These are just my thoughts. As I've always...
May 10


What Kind of Relationship Do You Have With Your Phone?
I find messaging on my phone, such as on WhatsApp, incredibly anxiety-provoking in certain circumstances. Whilst it depends on the other...
Apr 25


My Anxiety Has Been Challenging Me This week
Let me tell you what's going on. Absolutely none of this will be a surprise to anyone who knows me well or who reads this blog! I'm...
Apr 21


Visible Vulnerability: 'Zines Forever! DIY Publishing and Disability Justice' At The Wellcome Collection
'Zines Forever! DIY Publishing and Disability Justice' , an exhibition at The Wellcome Collection curated by Dr Lea Cooper (artist and...
Apr 10


I’ve been journaling since I was 11. And I can’t stop.
It’s not that I can’t stop. It’s that I don’t want to stop. And why should I?! When I published a post about my lifelong love of...
Apr 5


Noticing Your Personal Signs of Stress
When I was in the planning stage of my reflective workbook (coming soon!), my publisher, JKP, sent me a few of their titles from their...
Apr 5


Friendship and the 'Moral Languages' of Therapy
'It's a toxic relationship', 'they are so insecure', 'that's so co-dependent', 'you have to have more boundaries'. The language of...
Mar 23


Tentative Thoughts on the Neurodiversity Paradigm
I get excited about ideas and possibilities a lot. Do you? Sometimes it feels like I'm too excited though, too overflowing with ideas and...
Mar 9


'Nearly a third of Adults not comfortable sharing a diagnosis with a friend. Here's Why I Share
A few things collided in my head last week. And that means I need to write about them. On the internet. For people like you to read....
Feb 27


Carpe Diem and Clarity. You've Been Great, 2024.
Evidently, I enjoy a little self-reflection (self-indulgence?). So I thought I would take a moment—with my cup of tea and what may be my...
Dec 31, 2024
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