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Can we really know our ancestors?
Almost twelve years ago, a few days after my Dad died, a woman rang my mother and me. Read more
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I met my 21-year-old self today
In one of those rare quiet moments in the evening, I was walking along the footpath to pick up my son from daycare. Read more
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How to survive travelling with a toddler
Tips for making the most of your holiday with a toddler, brought to you from our summer holiday in Nelson-Marlborough. Read more
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Letting go of 2020
Reflecting on the year that was 2020: the good bits, the shit bits, and knowing whether to say yes or no. Read more
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Book review: Pain and Prejudice – chronic illness, pain and its disproportionate impacts on women
Pain and Prejudice is a book about the structural prejudice that the health system displays towards women’s pain. It’s a memoir about having endometriosis and a powerful history of how medicine has treated women through the ages, and failed to take women’s pain seriously, with often dire outcomes. Read more
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A petition to fund a biologic drug for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Why another biologic would help the estimated 20,000 New Zealanders living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (including me) achieve a better quality of life. Read more
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A reading list for resilience in uncertain times
Here are the top three books I’ve read over the years that have given me resources for resilience or taught me about mental strength. Read more
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Flexible working arrangements in a post-COVID world
COVID-19 gave many of us the experience of working from home full time. Will organisations allow us to continue this practice? Read more
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What I’ve learned from lockdown
I’m reflecting on what I can take from the Alert level 4 lockdown into this brave new world. Read more
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Life in the lead-up to Lockdown
In twenty years time, our families might ask us what we were doing in March 2020, when the whole world stopped, and homes became our safe haven. Who were we living with, what were we worried about? I’ve put together this letter for my son, to give him some idea of life in the lead-up… Read more