Enthusiastic consent is a model of sexual consent that’s being adopted or considered in many legal jurisdictions. It requires both (or more) parties to enthusiastically consent to sexual interaction. In other words, silence or other stress and trauma responses like freezing or fawning, can’t be taken as implied consent. …

Expertise is an interesting thing in the 21st century. On the one hand, the democratisation of information has opened up the sharing of expertise to so many more people than was possible in the past. ​​​​​​​​ And that’s an amazing thing. ​​​​​​​​ It’s also caused people to assume expertise in…

Oneness, or the notion that all is one, is a spiritual concept taught by many traditions. Over the last few years I’ve seen people — particularly within the yogic tradition —use this teaching as a silencing mechanism which is both harmful and flies in the face of the teaching itself. So, let’s unpack it a little bit, starting with some of the ways I’ve seen it…

“People with ME/CFS face debilitating symptoms but often feel dismissed by doctors. The focus on long Covid could help change that.” Source: ‘The Guardian, 30 June 2021. This is fascinating to me for many reasons. First and foremost because western medicine was of no help to me when I had…

I exist to ignite your genius To remind you that you are more So much more. I exist to expand consciousness Yours, mine, theirs. I exist to stand witness to Shakti rising To shout Her name To embody Her intent. I exist to heal the torn pieces of our heart Yours…

It’s been a rough few weeks for Australian women. We’ve watched Chanel Contos collect the testimonies of girls and women in Sydney — and increasingly across Australia — about the horror show we call ‘sexual relations’ amongst teenagers. We’ve had to endure the painfully ignorant response of our current Prime…

I recently came across this from the Mayan sacred text Popol Vuh; All of you, O my friends! You know it and I know it: our life passes at once, in a single day, in a single night, nothingness. We came only to meet each other. On Earth, life is…

Observations from an evening at the State Theatre… A man five rows in front of me with long, muscular arms, waving and punching the air in pure pleasure at seeing City and Colour play live. Dallas Green’s pitch-perfect voice being used precisely as it was designed — as a celebration…

Heaven’s here in this place.