Disability Has Meant Finding My Tribe
While disability comes in different forms, I have found there’s a collective sense of empathy in the disability community. Putting my condition in a…
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On People Chasing And Just Doing My Thing
This post was originally published on Tune into Radio Carly and has been republished here with full permission. Until recent years, I was a…
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Online Deception: the One Who Never Was
I have wanted to tell this story for a long time. I’ve told some people in my life about it and I’ve written about…
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I Have Never…
When I was 20, I was diagnosed with asthma. As my colds deteriorated, I found myself wheezy and tight chested. Once I ended up…
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My Sonic Youth is Fading
If I never heard a new song on commercial radio, I’d be ok. I am only really happy listening to the music that I…
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The Power of Blogging About Illness
I’ve been telling my story on my various blogs on and off for 12 years. It’s been seven years since I revealed my face…
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Real Beauty and My Ideal World
Last week a Dove ad went viral and while Mandi has given her opinion, I wished to give mine. It features a forensic artist drawing…
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Then The Bill Came… And It Stopped Being Fun
This piece was supposed to be just about fun. Not artificially engineered creative workplace thinking or playing tetris on your iPhone while on the…
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Disaster Chef
I love cooking. I’d consider myself as a good cook – not MasterChef quality as I lack the ability to plate up. But I…
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Unsolicited Advice from strangers
A couple of weeks back I met a woman for the first time. Our conversation went like this. Me: “Hi, I’m Carly.” Her: “Hi….
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