This post examines how a lack of postpartum care affects mothers’ sense of safety and confidence in their bodies and lives. Anyone undertaking a big project will know the last few steps are the hardest and most tedious. Despite how far you have come, it can be...
This post discusses the importance of a house being a home, even if you don’t owe it, and why Australian tenants should have more rights. I awoke at 5 am to the sound of the side gate clattering. I was tired and cold, so I turned over the options in my mind. Did...
This post asks, “Why do we still have trouble acknowledging men’s and women’s experiences in public and private spaces are different?”. Sarah reads this post (unedited). “I think you should take out reference to gender; it’s too inflammatory”,...
This post explores how time pressure can lead to the deprivation of what we most want and need to make a meaningful life. An unedited audio version of the post, read by Sarah. Bonus dogs barking in the background. Whether we realise it or not, how we spend our time...
In this post, I reflect on the role of unpaid care in my childhood. How could we better value and recognise the role of unpaid care, most often undertaken by women, in our public policy? One of the quick wins available to the government is to pay superannuation on the...
I ring my bell, but they don’t hear. I shout, but they don’t hear. I wave my hand, but they don’t see. Eventually, I swerve my bike around them and make tut-tut noises. When I was working with a man with vision impairment, he referred to them as “the...
