michelleaw3

I went to school in the UK and I'll never forget our bizarre jumper rule. You could only move around the school with your jumper on underneath your blazer, or just wearing your shirt, or shirt and blazer, but never allowed to wear just your shirt and jumper. In class you could wear… Read More

I struggle with mental illness, and had had some time off for counselling appointments and grief counselling following the death of my father 2 years prior. I was currently on a teaching secondment, and when the position came up full time I was pretty much told not to bother applying… Read More

#13 In the funeral car, leaving the crematorium of my father's burial I saw a gravestone with my first and middle name on it. I wouldn't say my names are overly common and it still shakes me every time I see it.

Hands down-To Kill a Mockingbird. I read it in year 10 and it's definitely my favourite book of all time. So much about what is wrong with the world could be fixed if everybody read and learnt from that book. Other favourites that will always be up there also include Pride and Prejudice… Read More

I've struggled with depression for many years and have been on a variety of different anti-depressants. Most of them worked for a while but seemed to plateau out and I kept going downhill. Eventually I was put on venlafaxine and then was diagnosed with bpd. Despite having my doses… Read More