Published inTalkLife BlogSometimes It Just Gets Better(NB: In what follows I’m going to talk about my anxiety, depression, and eating disorder more or less interchangeably. It’s not that I…Aug 9, 2017Aug 9, 2017
Published inTalkLife BlogWhat I think about when I think about EatingContext: a few people on twitter were talking about their eating disorders on Friday, and it made me think it might be useful to talk about…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Mental Health Isn’t Just about TreatmentOk, so, Theresa May’s going to try to tackle the stigma around mental health. “It’s not a five minute job” she says, and she’s right, but…Jan 9, 2017Jan 9, 2017
Published inTalkLife BlogBreathing SpaceAt 4am on the 9th of November, eyes aching in the light of my laptop screen, I felt my stomach crater as the US election results came in…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Some Numbers On Sexual AssaultIt’s now twelve days since tape surfaced of Donald Trump bragging he could grab women’s genitals without their consent and get away with it…Oct 19, 2016Oct 19, 2016
Talking and Living(A version of this was originally published on my personal blog last year. I’m reposting here because people following this medium feed…Oct 13, 20161Oct 13, 20161
Published inTalkLife BlogOk, screw it. Let’s Talk About Suicidal IdeationGood morning Internet. How are you? Good? Me too, the sun is shining and it’s a beautiful day.Oct 3, 201613Oct 3, 201613
Write for Yourself. No one else will.A couple of weeks ago Adam Roberts — a friend whose writing I love — wrote a post about failure and his (excellent) novel The Thing Itself…Sep 5, 2016Sep 5, 2016