Kerwin DatuA coming-of-age storyThe following is being published for International Non-Binary People’s Day (14 July 2021) but was written some months earlier, when Sydney…Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021
Kerwin DatuR U OK, Instagram? Your mental health policy needs this one tweakTrigger warning: The article you are about to read contains discussion of suicidal and self-harm ideation. Go back now if you do not wish…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Kerwin DatuAccepting limitationsMarch 30th is World Bipolar Day. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder around October 2014 though the precipitating event was an extended…Mar 28, 2019Mar 28, 2019
Kerwin DatuIf you ever see me standing on a street corner staring at the groundBipolar disorder is most commonly known as a mood disorder, but at the root of it is a reduced number of synaptic connections in the cool…Mar 4, 2018Mar 4, 2018
Kerwin DatuReleasing mood disorders from the spectre of suicideIt is undeniable that people who suffer from mood disorders have a risk of suicide. But a number of recent insights bring me to the…Oct 15, 2017Oct 15, 2017
Kerwin DatuIf you want to show that someone is always listening, listen to thisA guide for everyone who wants to turn that Facebook meme into genuine attentiveness to suicide risksOct 15, 2017Oct 15, 2017
Kerwin DatuFor anyone who genuinely wonders what all this transgender stuff is aboutMost people who are adults today were taught in school that we are male or female as a result of whether our sex chromosomes are XX or XY…Sep 28, 2017Sep 28, 2017
Kerwin DatuGrenfell Tower: the banality of negligenceI am visiting my dear old London during a fortnight bookended by tragedy and bisected by farce — the London Bridge terror attack, the…Jun 15, 2017Jun 15, 2017
Kerwin DatuAn unnecessarily long essay on Filipino food, occasioned by a trip to Mate Burger in BlacktownPretty much every international write-up of Filipino food starts out by describing it as something like “a fusion of Spanish, Chinese…Feb 26, 2017Feb 26, 2017
Kerwin DatuThe antidote to suicide is selfishnessWe all need breaks from our obligations from time to time.Nov 3, 20161Nov 3, 20161