Sugarcoated
5 essays
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Food, Friends & Growing Up
How writing became a way to move forward, not just reflect.
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The Constant in the Variable
You can't wing it with Type 1 diabetes and coeliac. You also can't control it. An interactive essay about the mental load — and appreciating when against all odds it starts to lift.
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Blessing in the unexpected
When I first got diagnosed with coeliac disease, it came off the back of years of chronic health issues. Since I was 18, I'd struggled with psoriasis —...
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Letting God work in me
Friction gives you the traction to run, and the grip to stop. Without it, you spin in place or drift off course. I’ve come to see that friction isn’t just...
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Sugarcoated
Living with chronic illness isn’t always what people imagine. It’s not always constant pain or obvious disability. Sometimes, it’s just… friction. Quiet,...