I just walked away from Cambridge, one year into my PhD.
Why I won’t apologise for being overweight
What the Guardian got wrong about body positivity, and why I'm prioritising my mental health.
In the fight against sexual violence, it’s okay to step away from triggering content
When trauma is shared so widely on social media, it's okay to switch off your phone and look after yourself.
Sex, trauma, and facing things
I know that the Weinstein’s and the C.K’s, and the Ansari’s are slipping out of popular discourse. But friends, partners, family members and strangers stay abusing.
From mother to daughter
I inferred some messages. Being female means gore, agony and mess. Being adult means having a frightening body that is out of my control.
I’m leaving counselling. What now?
Weeks ago I would will the sessions to be over, but right now I feel almost abandoned, like a small child not ready to let their mother’s hand go.
My father’s daughter
Reflections on how mental illness moves through the family.
On asexuality, intersectionality and the importance of a place at the table
Asexual people who aren’t covered under the letters L, G, B, or T can feel lost in space
My endometriosis, and my pain, is real
Being invalidated by doctors for almost a decade takes a massive toll, and not just on your physical health
