Published in Conscious Being

·Jul 20, 2021

An unrealistic representation of autism: BBC’s Dinosaur misses the mark

[ID: A woman with long brown hair, wearing a striped shirt and burgundy lipstick, is smiling and grimacing. Behind her are ferns and other plants.] by guest writer Isla Whateley. From the creators of Fleabag, Dinosaur is a sitcom about an undiagnosed autistic young woman, Nina, entering the world of…

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An unrealistic representation of autism: BBC’s Dinosaur misses the mark

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Published in Conscious Being

·Jun 24, 2021

Our 1st issue of our mag is the bomb; have you grabbed your copy yet?

It has been nearly a month since we launched our first issue of our digital magazine. A MONTH!!! What? I swear this year is flying by. And what a 1st issue it is — we have exclusive interviews with disabled women change makers, Tara Moss, Amy Kavanagh, Kate Stanforth and…

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Our 1st issue of our mag is the bomb; have you grabbed your copy yet?

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Published in Conscious Being

·Jun 7, 2021

DWP Reform is Needed for Autistic Women.

guest writer Lydia Wilkins explains why the benefits system isn’t working for women like her. — [ID: A woman with long brown hair and wearing a jumper and jacket, gazes out a window. She is holding a black phone and a coffee cup sits on the table in front of her.] by guest writer Lydia Wilkins “Oh for God’s sake, this is too much!” Tim is a man who telephoned me abruptly — and…

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DWP Reform is Needed for Autistic Women.

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Published in Conscious Being

·Jun 6, 2021

The Writer — meet activist Tara Moss.

Human rights activist, “forensic tourist,” and author… [ID: An illustration of Tara Moss. She is wearing a red dress and black boots. She sits in her wheelchair which has skulls and flowers on the wheel plates. She is writing on paper that is swirling around her.] (This article is from…

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Published in Conscious Being

·May 31, 2021

One day to go till CB launches into the stratosphere!

[ID: A Black woman wearing black trousers and a deep green blazer jumps in the air with her arms up and a huge grin on her face. Glitter sparkles all around her.] Have you booked on yet for our digital magazine launch? Yep, we are turning ourselves into a fully…

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One day to go till CB launches into the stratosphere!

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Published in Conscious Being

·May 27, 2021

The Sensory Friendly Handbag Is Coming Your Way.

by guest writer Lydia Wilkins. — [ID: A white handbag is slung across a woman’s body. It is open and the woman is slipping her phone into it. She has turquoise nail polish on and behind her is a wall with red and green graffiti.] by guest writer Lydia Wilkins. Disability tropes are made to be…

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The Sensory Friendly Handbag Is Coming Your Way.

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Published in Conscious Being

·May 26, 2021

1 week to go to our launch party!

Calling all disabled women and allies! On the 1st of June we are launching our first Conscious Being digital magazine — featuring interviews with Tara Moss, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, Dr Amy Kavanagh, Hortense Julienne, and Kate Stanforth. We also introduce our regular columns — Accessible fashion and beauty, reviews, travel, sex…

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Disability

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1 week to go to our launch party!

[ID: A white square sits on a pink rectangle, inside the square is music playing…

Calling all disabled women and allies!

On the 1st of June we are launching our first Conscious Being digital magazine — featuring interviews with Tara Moss, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, Dr Amy Kavanagh, Hortense Julienne, and Kate Stanforth. We also introduce our regular columns — Accessible fashion and beauty, reviews, travel, sex…

Published in Conscious Being

·May 21, 2021

We Already Have a Name for That: why “zoom” fatigue is nothing new.

by guest writer Charlotte Hyde. — [ID: A woman wearing jeans and a black top lies face down in grass. A bush with flowers are behind her.] by guest writer Charlotte Hyde. The rise in the use of video conferencing platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to people feeling fatigued. …

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We Already Have a Name for That: why “zoom” fatigue is nothing new.

Disability

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Published in Conscious Being

·May 18, 2021

We are having a launch party!

[ID: The Conscious Being logo which is an illustrated rainbow in pinks and golds, below is the text Conscious Being.] We are having a party and we want you to come along! With a fresh rebrand AND plan for the future, we are blossoming into an actual magazine (we will still be here on Medium where we will showcase some of our…

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May 18, 2021

…er women, I felt that blanket of latent awkwardness begin to fall from my experience of friendship. The term “romantic friendship” surfaced during the 19th century and has been described as a relationship between friends that is typically non-sexual though marked by the physical closeness and emotional intimacy akin to what is reserved for contemporary romantic relationships.

Sex is Cool but Have You Ever Been Touched by the Romance of Queer Friendships?

Tšhegofatšo Ndabane

This is such a wonderful article Tšhegofatšo.

This is such a wonderful article Tšhegofatšo. Over the years I have explored these different ideas of love that go beyond the binary of sexual romantic or platonic. Love can't be fenced in really. I have such solid friendships with my girlfriends that I would describe as romantic friendship. I love them deeply and have that sense of companionship that, to be honest, I have never had with any of my boyfriends. Thank you so much for sharing this.

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An unrealistic representation of autism: BBC’s Dinosaur misses the mark

Our 1st issue of our mag is the bomb; have you grabbed your copy yet?

DWP Reform is Needed for Autistic Women.

The Writer — meet activist Tara Moss.

One day to go till CB launches into the stratosphere!

The Sensory Friendly Handbag Is Coming Your Way.

1 week to go to our launch party!

1 week to go to our launch party!

We Already Have a Name for That: why “zoom” fatigue is nothing new.

We are having a launch party!

This is such a wonderful article Tšhegofatšo.

Elizabeth Wright