It started with a conversation with my mother. I’ve never told her that she started me on my way to being a proud feminist, so I’ll likely be getting a phone call this evening.
Continue reading “Thinking || What International Women’s Day means to me”
I first met Pavan Amara about six weeks ago and remember thinking to myself “are you sure this is Pavan Amara?”. Let me explain – a year or so ago, I read about something called the My Body Back Project. Pavan had set up the project after her own experience with sexual violence, determined to help fellow survivors in reclaiming their bodies.
Continue reading “Thinking || #WEcount: Reclaiming London for Survivors”
February’s reading was at least slightly more diverse (I say that fully acknowledging that two female and one non-white authors does not diversity make) thanks to signing up to a variety of Goodreads challenges.
During my routine Pool perusal, I happened across Ella Risbridger’s blog “Sometimes it’s the Little Things”. It’s a moving, funny, generally wonderful journey through lipstick and loving a man with cancer, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Continue reading “Thinking || The Grounding Power of Touch”
I wrote recently about how I had lost my voice. How Generalised Anxiety Disorder was metaphorically crushing my vocal chords, paralysing my tongue and sewing my lips shut. Continue reading “Thinking || The Tyranny of ‘What If?’”
Trigger warning – mentions of extreme anxiety.
In honour of Time to Talk Day, I thought I’d revisit the story of GAD and Wanda, told through the medium of Inside Out Bitmojis. Because, why the hell not? Continue reading “Thinking || Anxiety Inside Out”
My sole New Year’s Resolution for 2016 was to stop buying books – at the very least until I had read all of the ones sitting on my shelf that haven’t been touched (of which there are quite a few!). Continue reading “Reading || January Reads”
Back in the Spring of 2015, something amazing happened.
While participating in a debate about women in politics at the WoW Festival, journalist Catherine Meyer proposed the creation of a Women’s Equality Party. Continue reading “Thinking || Be the change you want to see in the world”
My first discovery of the Pool was via a presentation at work from a consultant. Said consultant was recommending a slightly dubious strategy that effectively revolved around targeting women like her. Continue reading “Reading || Dive Into The Pool”
When I saw Amber Amour’s distress staring back at me, I looked at my computer screen with a mix of awe and despair. For here we are in 2016, when one woman felt that she needed to live blog her experience of being raped. Continue reading “Thinking || Why is this necessary?”
Martha Is 