Category Life
Amanda’s Story
One of the amazing things about writing Day Six is the number of people who have talked to me about their own experiences of mental illness; friends, work colleagues and in some cases complete strangers. I believe the more we share, the more the stigma around mental illness will be reduced. I wanted to share […]
Run, Toddler, Run
The other day I took The Boy to our local Stocklands. The Norwegian was getting a massage, and I’d done the grocery shopping and had just let The Boy free from the child seat on the trolley. I had his sticker book and a supply of raspberries. I sat on the sofa chairs outside Mandarin […]
Mamamia! Here we go again
I recently did a guest post on Mamamia.com as part of post natal depression awareness week. What do you think? http://www.mamamia.com.au/mamamia-cares/post-natal-depression-awareness-week-2/
The curious incident of the elephant salute
Last week I took The Boy to the zoo again. We’ve been teaching him the animals and to help him we’ve been doing baby signs (or our version of them) to go along with the words. His favourites is the elephant which we do with a big floppy arm wave for the trunk, along with […]
“Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.” ― Willa Cather
A few months ago I had the wonderful task of being a judge on the Written Portraits writing competition for thirteen to eighteen year olds. This week I’m going to the launch of the book of the winners. I can’t wait to see who has been chosen. I have my favourite. Fingers crossed for her. […]
Jen S. Wight 