As I write this, the weather is cooler, the leaves are turning wonderful colours of orange, yellow and brown and with it the stickiness of summer that befell Melbourne this year has gone. I have already had the fire on in the formal lounge, feeling its heat warm up my cheeks, and my toes. It…
Category: CHRONIC ILLNESS
Oh my word, where are you?
I have been trying to write a post for months. Where once I had so much to say – some would argue too much – now, words no longer come. They stumble, get stuck in my throat, or in the case of writing a post, my fingers. I miss being able to write. I miss…
Masking is life
This morning, this study landed in my inbox. Masking is Life: Experiences of Masking in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults I don’t know how we learn this, but from a very early age, we are taught that what we choose to do as a career as adults forever defines who we are as people. People who…