Content notification: This essay discusses grief and medical trauma. When my colleague died walking to work one morning, I passed an unexpected sympathy around: ‘When you are dying, you do not know...
Category: Grief
On grieving the body: Fingers and toenails
Feature image: Hilary Wardhaugh Content notification: This post discusses extreme pain and suicidal thoughts. If you need support, call Lifeline: 13 11 44. I can paint a perfect toenail. Seriously,...
Is a world without men a dystopia or a utopia?
It is a remarkable coincidence that both New Zealand black comedy Creamerie and American post-apocalyptic drama Y: The Last Man have arrived on our screens in the middle of a global pandemic. Both...
How and why women become homeless
Coming Home is a narrative and political podcast about women’s homelessness, made in conjunction with Juno, a women's homelessness service. It tells the story of three women from Melbourne’s...
Grieving for someone you have never met
Today marks International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee reveals her private and most recent pain. How do you say goodbye to someone you have never...