Writer

“They carry that extra weight of emotional labor, which can be debilitating. There is no question that this is true.”
— Understanding the Hidden Suicide Problem Among Women in Medicine
~Winner of the 2017 Australian Mental Health Services Text Journalism Award~

“Faaark, my whole life’s a lie.”
— Inside a very expensive men’s group, and their demigod ‘authentic masculinity’ coach

“We go to our doctors, we go to our psychologists, but we’re being dismissed. Please help.”
— The complex world of “Maladaptive Daydreamers”, and the professor legitimising their plight

“Not many people realise there are adult sufferers. It scares me to think how many lost voices are out there.”
— What it’s like to be mute as an adult

“Unbalanced, squeamish sentimentalists, hypersensitive, almost hysterical.”
A look at women’s sport in 1920s New Zealand

“I don’t ever think, will fans like this or not? I don’t care if they like it.”
— An interview with Outlander author, Diana Gabaldon

“Opinion was divided: while fashion sorts gazed on in moonstruck awe, critics felt the tutu’s high waist made the dancer look plump, as though that were actually possible.”
— The rich, avant-garde history of fashion and ballet

“My diagnosis is that people agonise because they are saddled with this false assumption that there really is a best option.”
— How to make really hard choices: an interview with philosopher Dr Ruth Chang, decision expert.

“My face burned as he pretended, in a gesture of fatherly kindness, not to have seen at all.”
— Barbie and Me: Writers share their childhood memories of the stiff-legged muse.

“The defences we use with each other were developed in childhood, and now we’re hurting each other.”
— An interview with Harville Hendrix, pioneer couples therapist and Oprah favourite.