Dec 26, 2016
My cousin’s daughter, Amy, is turning 21. As a birthday present for her, I interviewed her grandmother, Carolyn. She told me about a phone call, in 1995, telling her that Amy, her first grandchild, had been born.
The birth of the first grandchild is an important and very happy occasion.
“In the background I...
Dec 19, 2016
Christine met Rodney in a boarding house in Sydney. She introduced herself to him and the two fell in love. That’s as simple, and as complicated, as this story gets. They go bowling and are known to friends as the lovebirds.
He said “I don’t want to lose you.”
They hope to get married. Christine wants to...
Dec 10, 2016
“They’re talking about my brain MRIs and my blood tests and all my clinical symptoms and then just as an aside to me, when something is happening in the discussion, my specialist says ‘Because you tested positive for these antibodies, by the way,’ and this was the first I’d heard of this...
Dec 5, 2016
In her early 20s, Sharnie had a boss who believed women belonged in the kitchen and bedroom. At the time, she felt that she somehow encouraged his attitude and that she should have known how to handle the situation.
Now, Sharnie has a lot of wisdom to offer on self-compassion, letting go of shame, and accepting other...
Nov 30, 2016
What’s it like to be the first in your family or the first in your community to study at university? Kara gathers stories from students who are in that position. Many of the students are Aboriginal.
Kara reflects on what she is learning from listening to these incredibly resilient students about injustice and their...