The Morrison government claims to care about people at risk of suicide but from where I’m sitting it feels like they’re setting me up for a fall. I’m a sexual assault survivor and live with a high risk of taking my own life. Reading the news has become a dangerous activity. Every day the Morrison…More
Spin Busting – What Australia can learn from the US coup
In the face of what’s happening in America, I ask Australia to reflect on our similarities to America as we all reel at the armed insurrection attempted today by Trump supporters. More
Getting Better – Talking with sex workers
https://deboningpower.buzzsprout.com/1498075/7134982-getting-better-talking-with-sex-workers Two days ago I posted on Facebook about a woman who contacted me to ask questions about my sex work for ‘her own personal curiosity’. This episode responds to that and expands on how we talk about sex work. My Facebook post: Woman in the comments of the news conference today asked about how…More
Monday Kink – Pain and Catharsis
For the first Monday Kink of 2021 we are looking at pain and catharsis. More
Getting Better – Snakes and Ladders – Chapter 1 – read by author
I’m taking a break from thinking today to share the first part of my memoir Snakes and Ladders. More
Spin Busting – The experts Gladys is ignoring
This episode cuts through the power web between NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the billionaire funders of the Liberal National Coalition, and shows how the ‘expert opinions’ feeding into decisions are being shaped by this entanglement of money and corruption. More
Spin Busting – NSW’s sick Covid priorities
After watching every press conference with NSW Premier Gladys Berijiklian since 17 December 2020, I have ranked her priorities as I see them. More
Getting Better – Going no contact and keeping yourself safe
Today we are talking about going no contact with your family and how to use that as a transformative tool. More
