Vulnerability: What does it mean to you?
Vulnerability is often seen as a weakness, but we know it to be a strength, paving the way for connection. It’s the foundation for empathy and it’s your ability to embrace emotions and open [...]
Jessica Walton: I’m a disabled, queer person. If you like me good, if not, bad luck.
An author, musician and teacher, Jessica Walton wrote the picture book Introducing Teddy, which she came up with the idea for when searching for picture books that reflected the diversity of her [...]
Bethany Robinson: They see me as a vulnerable person because of my Deafness.
As a Deaf, non-binary, queer person Bethany Robinson opens up about the need for accessible spaces - how our society is not designed for Deaf people, or for people with differences, which leads [...]
Julie Shinners: It took real tragedy to open myself up to vulnerability.
A blogger and public speaker based in Toowoomba, Julie Shinners found her voice when she was trying to deal with the fallout from a diagnosis of, and treatment for, breast cancer.
Meena Johnson: I felt like I always had to prove myself.
At the age of 21, Meena Johnson had lost most of her family on her father’s side, including her father, uncle and grandma. Through those experiences, the understanding that you don’t know how [...]