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Steph Penny's Writing's title: Steph Penny's Writing – Surviving Chronic Illness, Surviving Childlessness, Surviving Singledom
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‘You should be content with your singledom.’
‘God wants you to use this time to develop yourself.’
‘Enjoy it while it lasts!’
These are just some of the messages I received while I was single. It wouldn’t have been so bad if I had agreed with them. (It also would not have been so bad if everyone my age wasn’t already married, by the way.) But...
A weird thing happened today: I didn’t push myself.
This may not seem like a big deal to you, but trust me, as a recovering perfectionist, and as a person living with chronic illness, self-kindness is kinda miraculous.
I have been accustomed to pushing myself like a work horse for a long time. Probably my whole life. The jury is still out as to whether...
I want to tell you a story.
Nearly four years ago, my calico cat, Portia, died. (Her anniversary is coming up in June.) She hadn’t been well for a few weeks before her death: not eating, not ‘talking’ in her catty way, not peeing right…well, she was peeing, but not inside her litter tray, if you get my drift. The vet told me she was in renal failure. No wonder s...
My friend died a couple of weeks ago. His funeral was last week. I watched online from interstate as his friends, family and wife shared funny and heartwarming stories about his life.
He was a gifted musician, a cellist, among other things. He was the kind of musician who could organise, orchestrate and conduct entire musical events. He was instrumental (sorry n...