I have written about my preoccupation with love. As a discipline, or an intentional practice, love continues to bring meaning to my days and keeps me up at night. Quite literally I often find myself awake when I should be sleeping, locked into fictional romances unlike anything I’ve ever experienced, dreaming of the day I […]
Last Valentine’s Day, I started to read All About Love by Gloria Jean Watkins better known as ‘bell hooks’. My first response was to write the Indy article Loving Yourself When No One Else is Around and advocate for “remembering love in a time of social isolation, self-care, and wellness days.”I didn’t realise that this […]
Moving across the world to ‘find yourself’ is not a clever paradox.
It’s hard to exist in this semi-digital reality without hearing of “strategies to avoid Zoom fatigue” and “the importance of daily walks.” The self-care suggestions come from our family and the news, and they are all over the internet—even TikTok recommends you take a break and get some fresh air when you’ve been scrolling for […]