I put my arse in a thong for research purposes
Have we lost the freedom we once had to be silly, to be outgoing, to be ourselves in public, or is my anxiety stuck on yellow alert?
swimming
Being interviewed for a national newspaper about anxiety
Recently, an article went live on The Guardian looking at people who have faced anxiety head on, so they can enjoy open water swimming. I was one of those people featured in the article. The other stories are incredible, and I can’t recommend the article enough. So how did
My default is AHHHHHHHH. Can I change that?
Standing on the beach seeing the tide washing jellyfish ashore, two men approach and excitedly ask if I’ve seen any jellies. I say yes and point at the large lion’s mane that has just washed up away from a smaller one. The beach is peppered with red blobs
Swimming anxiety
Previously on this newsletter…
When I can, I enjoy swimming in our lake. It’s safe from stingy jellies, and you won’t get swept out to sea. It’s usual a calm space to swim and float at the start of the day, along with chatting with friends and
Autism, anxiety and wild swimming
For the past few weeks, I’ve been struggling to enjoy swimming in my local lake. There are people who will tell you all about how swimming saved them or how wild swimming is their safe space. As an autistic person, it’s complicated. I enjoy swimming. There are times
The Guardian has declared Wild Swimming dead. Oh noes!
After a few years of championing cold water swimming as a mystical healing treatment able to cure;
* mental health issues
* mental illness
* disability
* infertility
* erectile dysfunction
* noisy neighbours
* that sound you occasionally hear
* Daddy issues from never getting that pony. Why daddy, why?
* The gender pay gap
The Guardian has
Things I can do
This week I had a few photos featured in an exhibition at a top UK photography gallery. The project looks at the joy and community of these swimmers in the strange industrial landscape of the River Mersey. My photos were chosen by Sony World Photography Judge, Lindsay Taylor. What? I