Earlier today, the Winston Churchill Trust shared a quote from Churchill himself: For myself I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use to be anything else. I’ve always been an optimistic person. I’ve always believed that there’s good to be found everywhere in the world – especially in the pursuit… Continue Reading The Meaning of Churchill Fellowship
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I’m now approximately 40 days away from starting my Churchill Fellowship. The first country I’ll be visiting is the United States for three weeks. In preparation, I’ve been keeping an close eye on the news coming out of the US, particularly since the inauguration of the current administration on January 20, 2025. As I will… Continue Reading Preparing for Churchill Fellowship – Thoughts
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In the midst of advocating for the Deaf community and working within the sector, I’ve realised that prioritising my mental health is just as vital as the impact I aim to create and the skills I strive to develop. I genuinely love my work and am constantly seeking opportunities to make a difference and further… Continue Reading Listening to Yourself: Mental Health, Burnout, and the Deaf Experience.
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Today’s the third day of Lockdown 6.0 and I’m still processing how I feel about this. I haven’t written in a while, and I thought it was high time I got back into blogging and doing what I love, writing. There’s nothing more cathartic than writing. Given we only exited Lockdown 5.0 just over a… Continue Reading Sixth time lucky?
Deaf Stories was originally established with a vision of deaf people sharing their experiences as business owners. With Janelle Whalan as my filming assistant, we interviewed four deaf people – Neil Wood, Bobbie Blackson, and Ivan Callaghan & Nicole Cooke about their businesses. The first round of Deaf Stories was funded by Deaf Services’… Continue Reading Storytelling: the foundation of Deaf Stories
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I write about how the outrage of the Deaf community towards Dexterity and his cultural appropriation of Auslan has brought up a number of underlying issues we’ve been experiencing for hundreds of years, and why it’s important for us to need allies so we can keep fighting the good fight. Continue Reading Why deaf people need allies
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I share my story of being in an abusive relationship with a narcissist. Please read at your caution, as this includes themes of sexual abuse, psychological abuse. Continue Reading He Nearly Broke Me
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Dear Stephen, I dreamt of you again last night. It happens during this time of the year – particularly because it was around this time in 2006 when I last saw you. And to be frank, I’m fed up with having these dreams. Despite you not being in my life, I am sick of the… Continue Reading Letters to Stephen: December 18, 2018
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Dear 16 year old me, It’s 2001 and you’re going into Year 10, where you’ll spend most of the year confused about yourself and the world around you. Going through puberty really does your head in, as you deal with your emotions and hormones as a 16 year old girl. You’re very much comfortable being… Continue Reading A letter to my 16yo self
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The deaf community is diverse. We’ve been reminded of that since the Deaf episode of ABC’s You Can’t Ask That went live on Friday morning. Since sharing my thoughts about the episode, I’ve had people notify me that they were hurt by my comments. I’ve had people comment about how they were re-questioning their… Continue Reading Diversity and Deaf
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